It began on 7 November 2001 with the preliminary round and concluded on 11 May 2002 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium.
Anorthosis won their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Ethnikos Achna 1–0 in the final.
If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match.
If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.
The 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties: 1The game abandoned at 1–1 in 83' when Omonia fans threw objects on the pitch.