Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2002 season.
It was contested by 80 teams, and Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship.
Kyoto Purple Sanga won the championship and guaranteed a place in the 2004 AFC Champions League But Sanga was relegeated to the Division 2 in 2003 so this spot was going to Júbilo Iwata the 2003 Emperor's Cup winner.