The 2001 Chatham Cup was the 74th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
National League teams received a bye until the Fourth Round.
Tied matches were decided by golden goal extra time and penalty shoot-outs.
University-Mount Wellington and Central United played out a six-goal draw before the match went to penalties.
The winner of the 2001 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Paul Bunbury of University-Mount Wellington.