The 82nd Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2002 season.

It was contested by 80 teams, and Kyoto Purple Sanga won the cup.

Kyoto Purple Sanga won the cup and guaranteed a place in the 2004 AFC Champions League But Sanga were relegated to the Division 2 in 2003 so this spot was transferred to Yokohama F. Marinos, the 2002 J.League Division 1 runner-up.