[1][2] Ajax beat Utrecht 3–2[3] and received the cup for the fifteenth time.
The six Eredivisie teams that had been playing in European competitions after qualification last season, entered the tournament this round.
E six Eredivisie entrants The matches of the quarter finals were played on 31 January 31 and 7 February 2002.
Ajax was granted a life line by a late offside goal by Wamberto sending the game into extra time, the linesman later admitting the mistake saying he had a black out.
They would participate in the Champions League, so finalists FC Utrecht could play in the UEFA Cup.