2001–02 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2001–02 Coventry City F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
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2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-9 record, and tied for the Missouri Valley Conference regular season championship with Southern Illinois. Creighton won the conference tournament to earn a bid to the 2002 NCAA Tournament. The team featured Missouri Valley Player of the Year Kyle Korver.


2001–02 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Crewe Alexandra competed in the Football League First Division, their 79th in the English Football League.


2001–02 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Season summary
A disappointing season for Crewe resulted in relegation after five seasons in the second tier of English football. Despite relegation, there was a momentous occasion where Crewe boss Gradi celebrated his 1,000th game in charge of Crewe on 20 November 2001 – an away fixture at Carrow Road, the home of Norwich City.


2001–02 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Crewe Alexandra F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2001–02 Croatian First Football League
The 2001–02 Croatian First Football League was the eleventh season of the Croatian First Football League since its establishment in 1992. NK Zagreb became champions for the first time, and were the first and until 2017 only league winners from outside the Eternal Derby rivalry. The campaign began on 28 July 2001 and ended on 4 May 2002. The league expanded to 16 teams (from 12 in the previous season), and was contested by all the 12 teams who competed in the previous season plus four newly promoted ones from Croatian Second Football League.


2001–02 Croatian First Football League
The first goal of the season was scored by Dinamo Zagreb's Dario Zahora against newly promoted TŠK Topolovac in the 13th minute of the game on the opening day of the season on 28 July. Miljenko Mumlek of Varteks scored the first hat-trick of the season against Hajduk Split, two of them from penalty kicks, at Poljud on 17 August 2001.


2001–02 Croatian First Football League
NK Zagreb clinched their first ever title after they drew 0–0 against Čakovec and their last competitor for the title Hajduk Split lost 1–0 to Hrvatski Dragovoljac in the penultimate 29th round of the season which took place on 27 April 2002. It was the third Croatian First Football League title for NK Zagreb manager Zlatko Kranjčar, who thus became the first manager to have won the Prva HNL in charge of two different clubs (in 1996 and 1998 he clinched two championship titles with Croatia Zagreb, renamed Dinamo Zagreb in 2000). The top goalscorer of the season was Ivica Olić with 21 goals scored in 29 appearances for NK Zagreb.


2001–02 Croatian First Football League, Promotion and relegation
Since it had been decided that the league would expand to 16 teams for the 2001–02 season, only Marsonia were in danger of relegation, having finished last the previous season. Marsonia then played second level side Solin in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff on 3 and 10 June 2001. The aggregate score was 5–5, but Marsonia won the tie on away goals rule, so no team were relegated.


2001–02 Croatian First Football League, Promotion and relegation, Summaries
The following is an overview of teams which competed in the 2001–02 Prva HNL. The list of managers is correct as of 27 July 2001, the first day of the season.


2001–02 Croatian First Football League, League table, Relegation play-offs
First legs were held on 15 May and second legs on 19 May, 2002.


2001–02 Croatian First League
2000-01 Croatian First A League was the 11th season of the Croatian handball league since its independence and the first season of the First League format. The title was won by the green table.


2001–02 Croatian First League, League table, Relegation play-offs
The league was played by a single-round league system, consisting of the three last placed teams of the First League and three top placed teams of the Second League. The first three teams have been eligible for the 2002-03 Croatian First League.


2001–02 Croatian Football Cup
The 2001–02 Croatian Football Cup was the eleventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions, who retained the title beating Varteks in the final.


2001–02 Croatian Ice Hockey League season
The Croatian Hockey League Season for 2001-2002 resulted with KHL Medveščak winning the title for the sixth time in a row.


2001–02 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs, Finals
Medvescak beat Zagreb in a best of give series, by 3-2.


2001–02 Croatian Ice Hockey League season, Playoffs, Third place
Mladost beat Sisak in a best of five series, winning 3-0. Mladost - INA Sisak 6-4INA Sisak - Mladost 3-6Mladost - INA Sisak 4-2


2001–02 Croatian Second Football League
The 2001–02 Druga HNL was the 11th season of Druga HNL, the second level league in Croatian football. The format of the league changed from the previous three seasons and was contested in two regional groups (North Division and South Division), with 16 clubs each.


2001–02 Croatian Second Football League, South Division, Clubs
In January 2002, Imotska Krajina and Imotski merged into a one club, where Imotski replaced Imotska Krajina in the second part of the Druga HNL season.


2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Crystal Palace F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Season summary
Palace turned to Steve Bruce for the 2001–02 season. A good start to the season gave Palace hope for a promotion challenge, but Bruce attempted to walk out on the club after just four months at the helm to take charge of Birmingham City. After a short spell on 'gardening leave', Bruce was eventually allowed to join Birmingham City, succeeded by Trevor Francis, who had ironically been his predecessor at Birmingham.


2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 Crystal Palace F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2001–02 Cuban National Series
The 41st Cuban National Series saw a surprise champion, as Holguín engineered a strong season to edge Santiago de Cuba and win Group C. The Sabuesos then upended Camagüey, Villa Clara and finally Sancti Spíritus—in a 2-1 seventh game—to take their first title.


2001–02 Cupa României
The 2001–02 Cupa României was the 64th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition.


2001–02 Cupa României
The title was won by Rapid București against Dinamo București.


2001–02 Cupa României, Format
First round proper matches are played on the ground of the lowest ranked team, then from the second round proper the matches are played on a neutral location.


2001–02 Cupa României, Format
If a match is drawn after 90 minutes, the game goes into extra time, where it works golden goal rule. If the match is still tied, the result is decided by penalty kicks.


2001–02 Cupa României, Format
In the semi-finals, each tie is played as a two legs.


2001–02 Cupa României, Format
From the first edition, the teams from Divizia A entered in competition in sixteen finals, rule which remained till today.


2001–02 Cupa României, Semi-finals
The matches were played on 24 April and 8 May 2002.


2001–02 Cymru Alliance
The 2001–02 Cymru Alliance was the twelfth season of the Cymru Alliance after its establishment in 1990. The league was won by Welshpool Town.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup
The 2001–02 Cypriot Cup was the 60th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. 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.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Format
In the 2001–02 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 8 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Format
The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round and in the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Format
The next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Format
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 during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Format
The cup winner secured a place in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Ρreliminary round
All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 8 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first eight of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, First round
The 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties:


2001–02 Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
1The game abandoned at 1-1 in 83' when Omonia fans threw objects on the pitch. Awarded 3-0 to Anorthosis.


2001–02 Cypriot First Division
The 2001–02 Cypriot First Division was the 63rd season of the Cypriot top-level football league. APOEL won their 17th title.


2001–02 Cypriot First Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2001–02 Cypriot First Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The last three teams were relegated to the 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division.


2001–02 Cypriot First Division, Format
The champions ensured their participation in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League and the runners-up in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.


2001–02 Cypriot First Division, Format
The teams had to declare their interest to participate in the 2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup before the end of the championship. At the end of the championship, the higher placed team among the interested ones participated in the Intertoto Cup (if they had not secured their participation in any other UEFA competition).


2001–02 Cypriot First Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2001–02 Cypriot First Division, Changes from previous season
Nea Salamina, Digenis Morphou and Aris Limassol were relegated from previous season and played in the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division. They were replaced by the first three teams of the 2000–01 Cypriot Second Division, Alki Larnaca, Ethnikos Assia and Ermis Aradippou.


2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division
The 2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division was the 17th season of the Cypriot fourth-level football league. AEM Mesogis won their 1st title.


2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format
Fifteen teams participated in the 2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division and the last four teams were relegated to regional leagues.


2001–02 Cypriot Fourth Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2001–02 Cypriot Second Division
The 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division was the 47th season of the Cypriot second-level football league. Nea Salamina won their 3rd title.


2001–02 Cypriot Second Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2001–02 Cypriot Second Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to 2002–03 Cypriot First Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2002–03 Cypriot Third Division.


2001–02 Cypriot Third Division
The 2001–02 Cypriot Third Division was the 31st season of the Cypriot third-level football league. SEK Agiou Athanasiou won their 1st title.


2001–02 Cypriot Third Division, Format
Fourteen teams participated in the 2001–02 Cypriot Third Division. All teams played against each other twice, once at their home and once away. The team with the most points at the end of the season crowned champions. The first three teams were promoted to the 2002–03 Cypriot Second Division and the last three teams were relegated to the 2002–03 Cypriot Fourth Division.


2001–02 Cypriot Third Division, Format, Point system
Teams received three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.


2001–02 Czech 1. Liga season
The 2001–02 Czech 1.liga season was the ninth season of the Czech 1.liga, the second level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic. 14 teams participated in the league, and HC Bili Tygri Liberec won the championship.


2001–02 Czech 2. Liga
The 2001–02 Czech 2. Liga was the ninth season of the 2. česká fotbalová liga, the second tier of the Czech football league.


2001–02 Czech Cup
The 2001–02 Czech Cup was the ninth season of the annual football knock-out tournament of the Czech Republic. Winners Slavia Prague qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Preliminary round
38 teams were originally scheduled to take part in the preliminary round; however, the match between Rousínov and Dosta Bystrc was not played and both teams advanced to round 1 along with the winners of the other 18 matches.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Round 1
78 teams entered the competition at this stage. Along with the 18 winners from the preliminary round, these teams played 48 matches to qualify for the second round.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Round 3
The third round was played between 6 October and 13 November 2001.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Round 4
The fourth round was played between 5 and 13 March 2002.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were played on 2 and 3 April 2002.


2001–02 Czech Cup, Semifinals
The semifinals were played on 23 and 24 April 2002.


2001–02 Czech Extraliga season
The 2001–02 Czech Extraliga season was the ninth season of the Czech Extraliga since its creation after the breakup of Czechoslovakia and the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League in 1993.


2001–02 Czech First League
The 2001–02 Czech First League, known as the Gambrinus liga for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of top-tier football in the Czech Republic.


2001–02 DEL season
The 2001–02 Deutsche Eishockey Liga season was the 8th season since the founding of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (English: German Ice Hockey League). The league also introduced a new logo, that will stay in use until the 2011-2012 season.


2001–02 DEL season
The Kölner Haie won the DEL Championship the second time in their history, making it the eighth time they held the German Champion title.


2001–02 DEL season
Relegation was reintroduced for this season and after a playdown the Berlin Capitals were relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. This would not be the only teams leaving the league, as the DEL withdrew the license for the Moskitos Essen and Revierlöwen Oberhausen. The Revierlöwen Oberhausen were not able to provide an DEL-sized arena and the Moskitos Essen were insolvent.


2001–02 DEL season, Regular season
The first 8 placed teams qualified for the playoffs. The last two were heading for a playdown series to determine the team to relegate.


2001–02 DEL season, Playdown
The two last placed, Berlin Capitals and Schwenninger Wild Wings played a playdown best-of-seven series to determine who will be relegated.


2001–02 DEL season, Playdown
The Berlin Capitals were to be relegated. Irrespective of their misfortunes on the ice, they would not have been able to join the DEL for the next season, as the league withdrew their license for non-compliance with the regulations.


2001–02 DEL season, Playoff, Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals started on March 22, 2002 with the bestplaced München Barons playing the 8th placed Augsburger Panther; secondplaced Adler Mannheim playing 7th placed Eisbären Berlin; thirdplaced Krefeld Pinguine playing 6th placed Kölner Haie. A curiosity were the 4th placed Nürnberg Ice Tigers playing the 5th placed Kassel Huskies, as this was the same as in the previous season.


2001–02 DEL season, Playoff, Finals
The finals started April 12 with Adler Mannheim playing the first game home due to better regular season placement.


2001–02 DEL season, Playoff, Finals
The Kölner Haie were DEL Champions for the 2nd time and held the German Champion title for the 8th time in their club history.


2001–02 DFB-Pokal
The 2001–02 DFB-Pokal was the 59th season of the annual German football cup competition. 64 teams competed in the tournament of six rounds which began on 24 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002. In the final Schalke 04 defeated Bayer Leverkusen 4–2, defending their title from the previous season and thereby claiming their fourth title.


2001–02 DFB-Pokal Frauen
The Frauen DFB-Pokal 2001–02 was the 22nd season of the cup competition. Germany's second-most important title in women's football. The first round of the competition began on 22 September 2001. In the final which was held in Berlin on 11 May 2002 FFC Frankfurt defeated Hamburg 5–0, thus claiming their fourth title, all consecutive.


2001–02 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 1st round
FFC Frankfurt's 20–0 victory over Karlsruher SC is tied for the highest victory ever in the cup.


2001–02 DFB-Pokal Frauen, 1st round
* FFC Flaesheim-Hillen was declared insolvent after the 2000–01 season. One team thus had to receive a bye which was HSV Borussia Friedenstal.


2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Mavericks' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association. It was also their first season playing at American Airlines Center. During the offseason, the Mavericks acquired All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway from the Miami Heat, and signed free agents Adrian Griffin, Johnny Newman and Danny Manning. The Mavericks continued to play solid basketball winning ten straight games between December and January, then post a 7-game winning streak also in January as they held a 35–14 record at the All-Star break.


2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
At midseason, Hardaway was traded along with Juwan Howard to the Denver Nuggets for Nick Van Exel and Raef LaFrentz. The Mavericks finished fourth in the Western Conference, and second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record, and made the playoffs in back to back seasons for the first time since 1988.


2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash were both selected to the 2002 NBA All-Star Game for the first time in their careers. Nowitzki led the team with 23.4 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Nash averaged 17.9 points and led the team with 7.7 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Third Team. Michael Finley finished second on the team in scoring with 20.6 points per game. In the Western Conference First Round, the Mavericks swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games, but then lost in five games to the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference Semifinals. Following the season, Newman retired while Manning was released to free agency.


2001–02 Dallas Mavericks season
For the season, the Mavericks changed their logo and uniforms, adding dark navy blue and light blue along with grey and black to their color scheme. The home jerseys lasted until 2014, while the road jerseys lasted until 2010. Their primary logo is still present as of 2021.


2001–02 Dallas Stars season
The 2001–02 Dallas Stars season was the Stars' ninth season in Dallas, 35th overall of the franchise. The Stars did not follow up their success from the previous year, only picking up 90 points for 36 wins against 28 losses for 4th place in the division and 10th in the Conference.


2001–02 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2001–02 Dallas Stars season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2001–02 Dallas Stars season, Playoffs
Despite having 90 points, the Stars failed to make the playoffs.


2001–02 Dallas Stars season, Draft picks
Dallas's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.


2001–02 Danish 1st Division
The 2001–02 Danish 1st Division season was the 57th season of the Danish 1st Division league championship and the 16th consecutive as a second tier competition governed by the Danish Football Association.


2001–02 Danish 1st Division
The division-champion and runner-up promoted to the 2002–03 Danish Superliga. The teams in the 15th and 16th relegated to the 2002–03 Danish 2nd Division.


2001–02 Danish Cup
The 2001–02 Danish Cup was the 48th version of the Danish Cup. The final was played on May 9, 2002.


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results
The team listed to the left, is the home team.


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, 1st round
In first round competed 48 teams from the "series" (Denmark's series and lower 2000) and 16 teams from Danish 2nd Division 2000-01.


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, 2nd round
In second round competed 32 winning teams from 1st round and 8 teams from Danish 1st Division 2000-01 (no. 9 to 16).


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, 3rd round
In third round competed 20 winning teams from 2nd round, 6 teams from Danish 1st Division 2000-01 (no. 3 to 8) and 2 teams from Danish Superliga 2000-01 (no. 11 and 12).


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, 4th round
In fourth round competed 14 winning teams from 3rd round, 2 teams from Danish 1st Division 2000-01 (no. 1 and 2) and 4 teams from Danish Superliga 2000-01 (no. 7 to 10).


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, 5th round
In fifth round competed 10 winning teams from 4th round and 6 teams from Danish Superliga 2000-01 (no. 1 to 6).


2001–02 Danish Cup, Results, Semi finals
The semi finals are played on home and away basis.


2001–02 Danish Superliga
The 2001–02 Danish Superliga season was the 12th season of the Danish Superliga league championship, governed by the Danish Football Association. It took place from the first match on July 21, 2001 to final match on May 16, 2002.


2001–02 Danish Superliga
The Danish champions qualified for the second UEFA Champions League 2002-03 qualification round, while the second and third placed teams qualified for the first qualification round of the UEFA Cup 2002-03. The fourth placed team qualified for the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2002, while the two lowest placed teams of the tournament was directly relegated to the Danish 1st Division. Likewise, the Danish 1st Division champions and runners-up were promoted to the Superliga.


2001–02 Denver Nuggets season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Nuggets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 35th season as a franchise. During the offseason, the Nuggets signed free agents Isaiah Rider and Avery Johnson. However, Rider would play in just ten games before being waived on November 20. After finishing just two games below .500 the previous season, the Nuggets suffered another disastrous setback as Antonio McDyess suffered a preseason knee injury, which limited him to just ten games. The Nuggets got off to a 6–5 start, but then lost nine of their next ten games.


2001–02 Denver Nuggets season
Things would only get worse on December 11 after a 99–96 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets, as head coach Dan Issel got into hot water after yelling a racial slur at a Mexican fan. Issel was suspended for four games and was forced to resign, being replaced by his assistant Mike Evans after a 9–17 start. At midseason, Nick Van Exel was traded along with Johnson, Raef LaFrentz and Tariq Abdul-Wahad to the Dallas Mavericks for Juwan Howard, Tim Hardaway and second-year forward Donnell Harvey. The Nuggets went on a 7-game losing streak in March, and finished sixth in the Midwest Division with a 27–55 record. Howard averaged 17.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game with the team, while McDyess averaged 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.


2001–02 Denver Nuggets season
Following the season, McDyess was traded to the New York Knicks, Voshon Lenard signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors, Calbert Cheaney signed with the Utah Jazz, George McCloud was traded to the Washington Wizards, but was released to free agency, Hardaway was released and Evans was fired as coach.


2001–02 Deportivo Alavés season
The 2020–21 Deportivo Alavés season was the club's 81st season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Alavés participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.


2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season
The 2001–02 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 31st season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League.


2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
Javier Irureta's fourth season in charge of Deportivo was another successful one, as they finished as La Liga runners-up for the second consecutive year, seven points behind champions Valencia. Diego Tristán's 20 league goals saw him become the first Depor player to win the Pichichi Trophy since Bebeto in 1992–93. Deportivo also tasted success in the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid in the final to lift the trophy for the second time in their history, and the first since 1994–95.


2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Season summary
In the UEFA Champions League, they progressed as group winners from the first group stage. They were undefeated in their six matches, which included a fine 3–2 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. They received a tough draw in the second group stage, where they faced Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen and Juventus. Despite two defeats by the German side, they progressed as runners-up, level on points with group winners Leverkusen. They once again faced Manchester United in the quarter-finals, but couldn't repeat the success of the group stages as the English side won 5–2 on aggregate. Depor's quarter-final exit matched their performance from the previous year.


2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, Squad
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2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, Squad, Left club during season
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2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Players, Squad, Out on loan for the full season
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2001–02 Deportivo de La Coruña season, Competitions, FIFA Club World Championship
As winners of the 1999–2000 La Liga, Deportivo La Coruña was one of the 12 teams that were invited to the 2001 FIFA Club World Championship, which would be hosted in Spain from 28 July to 12 August 2001. However, the tournament was cancelled, primarily due to the collapse of ISL, which was marketing partner of FIFA at the time.


2001–02 Derby County F.C. season
During the '2001–02 English football season, Derby County competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons).


2001–02 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
Derby started their new season quite well with a 2–1 win over newly-promoted Blackburn Rovers. Manager Jim Smith rejected the offer to become Director of Football and resigned on 7 October after more than six years at the helm. His assistant Colin Todd, who won two league titles with the club in the 1970s, was promoted to the manager's seat, but by this stage the Rams were deep in relegation trouble.


2001–02 Derby County F.C. season, Season summary
A shock 3–1 home defeat against Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers in the FA Cup proved the final straw for the directors and Todd was sacked days later, after a mere three months in charge. By the end of the month, John Gregory had taken over at Pride Park just six days after quitting Aston Villa. Two quick wins and a draw against Manchester United suggested that Gregory might be Derby's saviour, but seven defeats from their final eight games condemned Derby to relegation.


2001–02 Derby County F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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2001–02 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
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2001–02 Derby County F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
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2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
The 2001–02 NBA season was the Pistons' 61st season, the 54th in the National Basketball Association, and the 45th in the Detroit area. After missing the playoffs the previous season, the Pistons selected Rodney White from the University of Charlotte with the ninth pick in the 2001 NBA draft. During the offseason, the team acquired Clifford Robinson from the Phoenix Suns, and Jon Barry from the Sacramento Kings. Under new head coach Rick Carlisle, the Pistons won 14 of their first 20 games, but then suffered a 7-game losing streak in December.


2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
However, after a 19–20 start, they would win 15 of their next 18 games, returning to the playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing first place in the Central Division with a 50–32 record, thanks to a 123–89 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks to close out the season. They won the divisional title for the first time since the 1989–90 season.


2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
Ben Wallace averaged 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game and was named Defensive Player of The Year, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. Corliss Williamson averaged 13.6 points per game off the bench, and was named Sixth Man of The Year, and Carlisle was named Coach of The Year. Jerry Stackhouse led the team in scoring with 21.4 points per game, but was not selected for the All-Star Game. Robinson provided the team with 14.6 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, while rookie center Željko Rebrača was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.


2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pistons would defeat the Toronto Raptors in five games, and advance to the second round for the first time since 1991. However, in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, they would lose in five games to the 3rd-seeded Boston Celtics after winning Game 1. Following the season, Stackhouse was traded to the Washington Wizards, White was traded to the Denver Nuggets, and Dana Barros was released to free agency.


2001–02 Detroit Pistons season
The season saw the team revert to its traditional color scheme of red, white and blue.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
The 2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season was the 76th National Hockey League season in Detroit, Michigan. The Wings scored 116 points, winning the Central Division, their third Presidents' Trophy, and home ice throughout the playoffs. The team is considered one of the greatest teams in NHL history with ten future Hockey Hall of Famers on the team, as well as a Hall of Fame coach in Scotty Bowman.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
After Detroit's shocking upset loss in the first playoff round to the Los Angeles Kings, general manager Ken Holland went out into the trade market to address Detroit's more glaring needs. He quickly filled them by trading for future Hall of Fame goaltender Dominik Hasek and signing Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
These big names joined other future Hall of Fame talents in Chris Chelios, Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov, Nicklas Lidstrom, Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman, as well as important supporting players in Jiri Fischer, former All-Star Steve Duchesne, Tomas Holmstrom, the "Grind Line" of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and Darren McCarty, and Pavel Datsyuk in his rookie season, and rounded out with legendary coach Scotty Bowman, who had decided to return for one more year.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
The Wings were quickly selected as favorites to win the Stanley Cup by pundits and they went on to prove them right. With so much talent on one team — including the first time three 500-goal scorers were on the same team, as well as a fourth to become in Brendan Shanahan that will eventually hit the mark during the season — they quickly got off to a great start, winning 22 of their first 27 games.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
After finishing with 116 points and the best record in the NHL (by 15 points), the Wings had earned the first seed in the Western Conference and met the Vancouver Canucks in the first round. After the Canucks took the first two games, it looked like the Canucks were going to sweep the Red Wings and the Red Wings were going to have their second straight early exit. Captain Steve Yzerman gave a closed-door speech to the team. Only the players in the locker room knew what was said, but the Wings headed to Vancouver and won four straight games to win the series.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
After a quick series against the division rival St. Louis Blues, Detroit met their old nemesis, the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Conference Finals. They battled back and forth during the series, tying the series three times before reaching game seven in Detroit. The Wings came out firing and won the deciding game 7–0. After that, the Wings fought the cinderella story Carolina Hurricanes for the Stanley Cup, winning in game five at home. Over one million people showed up for the victory parade in downtown Detroit on June 17.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
There was no All-Star game this year as the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City took place in February 2002 where eleven Red Wings players represented their countries. Brendan Shanahan and Steve Yzerman represented Canada; Chris Chelios and Brett Hull represented the United States; Dominik Hasek represented the Czech Republic; Sergei Fedorov, Pavel Datsyuk and Igor Larionov represented Russia; and Nicklas Lidstrom, Fredrik Olausson and Tomas Holmstrom represented Sweden.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season
The Red Wings sold out all 41 home games in 2001–02 as 20,058 fans packed Joe Louis Arena for every regular season and playoff game played in Detroit. The season was chronicled by Detroit Free Press sportswriter Nicholas J. Cotsonika's 2002 book, Hockey Gods: The Inside Story of the Red Wings' Hall of Fame Team.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season
The Red Wings tied the Los Angeles Kings for the most power-play goals scored during the regular season with 73.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Regular season, Season standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
The Detroit Red Wings ended the 2001–02 regular season as the Western Conference's first seed and played Vancouver in the first round. After losing the first two games in Detroit, the Wings rallied back to win four straight. Then the Wings made quick work of the Blues before meeting the second-seeded Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Finals. The Wings would beat the Avalanche in a hard-fought seven game series, winning the final game 7–0.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Playoffs
As the final game in the series came to a close, the Neil Diamond song "Sweet Caroline" was played over the Joe Louis Arena loudspeakers, as the victorious Red Wings prepared to head off to a Stanley Cup clinching series with the third-seeded victors of the Eastern Conference, the Carolina Hurricanes. They won the series in five games, defeating the Hurricanes three to one at home in Detroit on June 13 to take home their tenth Stanley Cup.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Player stats, Goaltending
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, 52nd NHL All Star Game
Detroit Red Wings NHL All-Star representatives at the 52nd NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles, California, at the Staples Center.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Transactions
The Red Wings were involved in the following transactions during the 2001–02 season.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Draft picks
Detroit's picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft in Sunrise, Florida. The Wings had the 29th overall pick, however traded it to Chicago in 1999 during the deal to acquire Chris Chelios.


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks were Detroit's top affiliate in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2001–02 and were coached by Mike Babcock (who later became Red Wings coach in 2005).


2001–02 Detroit Red Wings season, Farm teams, Toledo Storm
The Storm were the Red Wings' ECHL affiliate for the 2001–02 season. Now known as the Toledo Walleye and still an affiliate to the Red Wings.


2001–02 Division 1 (Senegal)
The 2001-02 Division 1 season was the 37th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal. The tournament was organized by the Senegalese Football Federation. The season began on 20 October 2001 and finished on 6 May 2002. ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the ninth title and participated in the 2002 CAF Champions League the following year. AS Douanes participated in the 2002 CAF Cup of Cups and SONACOS in the 2002 CAF Winners' Cup.


2001–02 Division 1 (Senegal)
ASC Jeanne d'Arc was ten points ahead of SONACOS and thirteen ahead of ASEC Ndiambour. ASC Jeanne d'Arc became the second and recent to have the total of nine, the total national championship wins were shared with Diaraf until Jeanne d'Arc won their tenth in the following season.


2001–02 Division 1 (Senegal)
ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the defending team of the title. The season featured 182 matches and scored 263 goals, more than last season.


2001–02 Division 1 (Senegal), Overview
The league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc again winning the championship.


2001–02 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey)
2001–02 was the third season that Division 1 functioned as the third-level of ice hockey in Sweden, below the second-level Allsvenskan and the top-level Elitserien (now the SHL).


2001–02 Division 1 season (Swedish ice hockey), Format
The league was divided into four regional groups. In each region, the top teams qualified for the Kvalserien till Allsvenskan, for the opportunity to be promoted to the Allsvenskan. The bottom teams in each group were forced to play in a relegation round against the top teams from Division 2 in order to retain their spot in Division 1 for the following season. These were also conducted within each region.


2001–02 División de Honor de Futsal
The 2001–02 season of the División de Honor de Futsal is the 13th season of top-tier futsal in Spain.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines
The 2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines was the 33rd season of the top-tier league of rink hockey in Spain.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines
Barcelona finished the league as champion, after beating Igualada 3–0 in the finals.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines, Competition format
Sixteen teams joined the league and the eight first qualified teams at the end of the regular season joined the playoffs.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines, Playoffs
The quarterfinals were played with a best-of-three format, while semifinals and final were played with a best-of-five series.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines, Playoffs
Seeded teams played games 1 and 3 of the quarterfinals and 1, 2 and 5 of the semifinals and finals at home.


2001–02 División de Honor de Hockey Patines, Copa del Rey
The 2003 Copa del Rey was the 59th edition of the Spanish men's roller hockey cup. It was played in Vic between the seven first qualified teams after the first half of the season and Vic as host team.


2001–02 Divizia A
The 2001–02 Divizia A was the eighty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2001 and ended in May 2002. Dinamo București was crowned as champion for the 16th time.


2001–02 Divizia A, Team changes, Relegated
The teams that were relegated to Divizia B at the end of the previous season (note that although FCM Bacău lost the relegation play–off, it remained in the Divizia A, after it bought the first division place from the promoted team FC Baia Mare):


2001–02 Divizia A, Team changes, Promoted
The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season:


2001–02 Divizia A, Promotion / Relegation Play-off
The teams placed on the 13th and 14th place in the Divizia A faced the 2nd placed teams from both groups of the Divizia B. Sportul Studențesc and Farul Constanța won the relegation play-offs, thus, they've kept their places in the Liga I, while Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare will still play in Liga II in the 2002–03 season.


2001–02 Divizia A, Champion squad
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (22 / 0); Florin Prunea (6 / 0); Alexandru Iliuciuc (2 / 0). Defenders: Mugur Bolohan (26 / 5); Adrian Iordache (1 / 0); Sorin Iodi (11 / 0); Giani Kiriță (28 / 2); Valentin Năstase (13 / 2); Bogdan Onuț (27 / 2); Iosif Tâlvan (26 / 0); Marian Vătavu (11 / 0); Dorin Semeghin (13 / 1); Cristian Pulhac (1 / 0).


2001–02 Divizia A, Champion squad
Midfielders: Romulus Buia (9 / 0); Constantin Ilie (10 / 0); Ioan Lupescu (7 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (19 / 5); Florin Pârvu (20 / 1); Răzvan Pădurețu (1 / 0); Florentin Petre (10 / 1); Cătălin Rață (1 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (18 / 0); Iulian Tameș (29 / 6); Ianis Zicu (16 / 2). Forwards: Bogdan Aldea (1 / 0); Alexandru Bălțoi (4 / 0); Ionel Dănciulescu (13 / 3); Claudiu Drăgan (23 / 4); Sabin Ilie (7 / 3); Adrian Mihalcea (14 / 11); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 15); Ciprian Marica (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2001–02 Divizia A (women's football)
The 2001-02 season of the Divizia A Feminin was the 12th season of Romania's premier women's football league. Two divisions (West/South) with 3/4 teams each played a sextuple round robin. First two places in each division qualified to the final tournament (single-leg semifinals and finals).


2001–02 Divizia B
The 2001–02 Divizia B was the 62nd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.


2001–02 Divizia B
The format has been changed from two series of 18 teams to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the 13th and 14th-placed in the Divizia A and the runners-up of the Divizia B series.


2001–02 Divizia B, Team changes, Other
Electromagnetica București started to be the second squad of Rapid București.


2001–02 Divizia B, Team changes, Other
Metalul Plopeni started to be the second squad of Astra Ploiești.


2001–02 Divizia B, Divizia A play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faced the 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B.


2001–02 Divizia D
The 2001–02 Divizia D was the 60th season of the Liga IV, the fourth tier of the Romanian football league system. The champions of each county association play against one from a neighboring county in a play-off match played on a neutral venue. The winners of the play-off matches promoted to Divizia C.


2001–02 Divizia D, 2001–2002 Promotion Play-Off
The matches was scheduled to be played on 8 June 2002.


2001–02 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel University  during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 1st year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at the Daskalakis Athletic Center and were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).


2001–02 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
The team finished the season 14–14, and finished in 4th place in the CAA in the regular season.


2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University. The head coach was Mike Krzyzewski. The team played its home games in the Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina, and was a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Duke failed to repeat and win their third title in ten years.


2001–02 Duleep Trophy
The 2001–02 Duleep Trophy was the 41st season of the Duleep Trophy, a first-class cricket tournament contested by five zonal teams of India: Central Zone, East Zone, North Zone, South Zone and West Zone.


2001–02 Duleep Trophy
West Zone won the title by finishing first on the points table.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season
Season 2001–02 was the 118th football season in which Dumbarton competed at a Scottish national level, entering the Scottish Football League for the 96th time, the Scottish Cup for the 107th time, the Scottish League Cup for the 55th time and the Scottish Challenge Cup for the 11th time.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Season 2001-02 began with a sense of confidence - this would be the first full season at the new home ground and followed the appointment of Tom Carson as manager which brought about a change of fortunes to Dumbarton's campaign the previous season. The league season itself would be full of ups and downs but in the end it came down to the final game against one of their oldest opponents, Queen's Park. A draw would be sufficient to gain a promotion place, but at 1-1 in stoppage time, Queen's Park were awarded a soft penalty. Fortunes were on Dumbarton's side however, as John Wight made a magnificent save and promotion was secured.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In Scottish Cup, Dumbarton lost out to Alloa Athletic in the first round.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
In the League Cup, an excellent win over near neighbours Clydebank was followed by a second round exit to Premier Division Dundee United.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Finally, in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Dumbarton returned to old habits and lost in their first outing against Ross County.


2001–02 Dumbarton F.C. season, Overview
Locally, in the Stirlingshire Cup, Dumbarton won both of their group ties, and progressed to their first final in six years, but failed in a penalty shoot out against Stenhousemuir.


2001–02 Dundee F.C. season
The 2001–02 season saw Dundee compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 9th position with 44 points.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season
The 2001–02 season was the 93rd year of football played by Dundee United, and covers the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002. United finished the season in eighth place.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season
United were knocked out of both domestic cup competitions in the quarter-finals stages, losing to Hibernian in the Tennent's Scottish Cup and to Ayr United in the CIS Insurance Cup.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
Dundee United played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 2001–02 season. The team finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Match results
In the cup competitions, United were knocked out of the CIS Cup at the quarter-finals stage, losing to Hibernian. Ayr United knocked United out of the Scottish Cup at the same stage. Both matches finished 2–0, although Ayr United won in a replay after a 2–2 draw.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details
During the 2001–02 season, United used 29 different players, with a further two named as substitutes who did not make an appearance on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Goalscorers
Twelve players scored for the United first team with the team scoring 53 goals in total. Steven Thompson was the top goalscorer, scoring ten goals.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Player details, Discipline
During the 2001–02 season, five United players were sent off, and 17 players received at least one yellow card. In total, the team received five dismissals and 68 cautions.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
Three players were signed during the 2001–02 season, with a total (public) transfer cost of around £150,000. One player was also signed for the following season. In addition, one player was signed on loan.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, In
The players that joined Dundee United during the 2001–02 season, along with their previous club, are listed below.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Ten players left the club during the season with only one transfer - Sean O'Connor to Queen of the South - bringing in a fee (£10k). Six players were also loaned out during the season.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Transfers, Out
Listed below are the players that were released during the season, along with the club that they joined. Players did not necessarily join their next club immediately.


2001–02 Dundee United F.C. season, Playing kit
The jerseys were sponsored by Telewest for the penultimate time.


2001–02 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
The 2001–02 season saw Dunfermline Athletic compete in the Scottish Premier League where they finished in 6th position with 45 points.


2001–02 ECHL season
The 2001–02 ECHL season was the 14th season of the East Coast Hockey League. Before the start of the season, the league saw one expansion franchise and five relocations, three of which were through the buying of the franchise rights of former clubs that had ceased operations. These relocations include the rights to the Columbus Chill moving to Reading, PA, the rights to the Hampton Roads Admirals moving to Columbus, GA, and the rights to the Miami Matadors relocating to the former ECHL market of Cincinnati, OH.


2001–02 ECHL season
The league also saw current franchises Birmingham Bulls move to Atlantic City, NJ and Tallahassee Tiger Sharks move to Macon, GA. The league also welcomed its fourth franchise from the state of South Carolina with an expansion franchise in the state's capital of Columbia, SC. The Louisiana IceGators finished first overall in the regular season, winning the Brabham Cup with the best record in league history. The Greenville Grrrowl won their first Kelly Cup sweeping the Dayton Bombers in four games.


2001–02 ECHL season
During the opening weekend of the ECHL season, the league had a moment of silence for former South Carolina Stingrays player Mark Bavis, who had been killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Ryan Brindley, who was wearing #12 for the Stingrays in the previous season, changed to #55 after the team retired the number that Bavis had worn during his two seasons (1994–96) with the Stingrays.


2001–02 ECHL season, Playoff format, Northern Conference
The top four teams in each division would qualify for the playoffs, with the division champions being ranked first in their brackets and the other qualified teams ranked by points. The first seeds will play the fourth seeds and the second seeds will play the third seeds in best-of-five series in the Division Semifinals. The winners will advance to the best-of-five Division Finals and the playoff winners of each division would play each other in a best-of-five Conference Championship series, with the winner advancing to the Kelly Cup Finals.


2001–02 ECHL season, Playoff format, Southern Conference
The top five teams in each division would qualify for the playoffs, with the division champions being ranked first in their brackets and the other qualified teams ranked by points. The fourth and fifth seeds of each division will play a single-game series in the Division Wild Card, with each winner advancing to play their division leader in the best-of-five Division Semifinal series, while the second seeds will play the third seeds in best-of-five series in the Division Semifinals. The winners will advance to the best-of-five Division Finals and the playoff winners of each division would play each other in a best-of-five Conference Championship series, with the winner advancing to the Kelly Cup Finals.


2001–02 ECHL season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; Green shade = Clinched playoff spot; Blue shade = Clinched division; (z) = Clinched home-ice advantage


2001–02 EEHL season
The 2001–02 Eastern European Hockey League season, was the seventh season of the multi-national ice hockey league. 17 teams participated in the league, and HK Liepajas Metalurgs of Latvia won the championship.


2001–02 EHF Challenge Cup
The 2001–02 EHF Challenge Cup season, was a European club handball tournament running from 6 October 2001 to 28 April 2002. It was won by Skjern Håndbold from Denmark.


2001–02 EHF Champions League
The 2001–02 EHF Champions League was the 42nd edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament.


2001–02 ES Sétif season
The 2001–02 season will be ES Sétif's 32nd season in the Algerian top flight, They will be competing in National 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2001–02 ES Sétif season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 September 2001.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 ES Sétif season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2001–02 EWWL League
EWWL League for the season 2001–02 was the first season of the Adriatic League. Attended by six teams from four countries, a champion for the first time in history, became the team Merkur Celje. In this season participating clubs from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and from Austria. Winner Play Off this season for the team Merkur Celje from Slovenia.


2001–02 EWWL League, Regular season
The League of the season was played with 6 teams and play a dual circuit system, each with each one game at home and away. The three best teams at the end of the regular season were placed in the Play Off.


2001–02 EWWL League, Play Off
Play Off to be played 22 and 23 January 2002 in the Dvorana Baldekin in Šibenik, Croatia. The Play Off teams are playing against each other, and the champion was the team with the most victories achieved.


2001–02 Eastern Counties Football League
The 2001–02 Eastern Counties Football League season was the 60th in the history of Eastern Counties Football League a football competition in England.


2001–02 Eastern Counties Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 20 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division One:


2001–02 Eastern Counties Football League, Division One
Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs:


2001–02 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team
The 2001–02 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by 2nd year head coach Jim Boone. The Eagles played their home games at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 2–16 in MAC play. They finished 6th in the MAC West. They were knocked out in the 1st round of the MAC Tournament by the Toledo Rockets.


2001–02 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team, Roster
The team captains were Ricky Cottrill, Steve Pettyjohn and Ryan Prillman.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season
The 2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season was the Oilers' 23rd season in the National Hockey League, and they were coming off a 39–28–12–3 record in 2000–01, earning 93 points, the highest point total the Oilers had achieved since the 1987–88 season, when they earned 99 points. The Oilers would meet the Dallas Stars in the opening round of the playoffs, and lose in six games.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season
During the off-season, Edmonton traded Doug Weight to the St. Louis Blues, along with Michel Riesen for Marty Reasoner, Jochen Hecht and Jan Horacek. With the trading of the captain, the Oilers named defenceman Jason Smith the new captain of the club.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season
Despite the loss of Weight, the Oilers got off to a great start, and on December 16, they sat at the top of the Northwest Division with 43 points. Edmonton would then slump, going 9–16–7–1 in their next 33 games to drop them out of the playoff picture. The club would then go on a 9-game unbeaten streak, and despite finishing the year with a 38–28–12–4 record, good for 90 points, they would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1996, finishing two points behind the eighth place Vancouver Canucks.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season
Offensively, Edmonton-born Mike Comrie led the club with 33 goals and 60 points, while Anson Carter scored 28 goals and also earn 60 points. Ryan Smyth earned 50 points in only 61 games. Janne Niinimaa led the club with 39 assists, and led the defense with 44 points. Georges Laraque provided the club toughness, earning 157 penalty minutes.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season
In goal, Tommy Salo would have arguably the best season ever by an Oilers goaltender, winning 30 games, posting a club record 2.22 goals against average (GAA) and earning five shutouts. The 182 goals the Oilers allowed was a club record for fewest in a season and the second lowest total in the NHL during the season.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
Divisions: CEN – Central, PAC – Pacific, NW – Northwest


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season, Season standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy; y – Won division


2001–02 Edmonton Oilers season, Schedule and results
Legend:   Win (2 points)  Loss (0 points)  Tie (1 point)  Overtime Loss (1 point)


2001–02 Eerste Divisie
The Dutch Eerste Divisie in the 2001–02 season was contested by 18 teams. FC Zwolle won the championship.


2001–02 Egyptian Premier League
The 2001–02 Egyptian Premier League was the 45th season of the Egyptian Premier League, the top Egyptian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1948. The season began on 21 September 2001 and concluded on 04 July 2002.


2001–02 Egyptian Premier League
Ismaily won their 3rd Egyptian Premier League title in the club history.


2001–02 Egyptian Premier League
Ghazl El Suez, Sohag and El Qanah have entered as the three promoted teams from the Egyptian Second Division.


2001–02 Egyptian Super Cup
The 2001–02 Egyptian Super Cup was the 1st Egyptian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Egyptian Premier League and Egypt Cup competitions, Ismaily (Egypt cup champions) withdrew protesting to play in Cairo instead of playing on neutral stadium, so, Ghazl El Mahalla (Egypt cup runner-up) participated instead. Zamalek won the game 2–1 after extra time.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season
The 2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season was the 102nd season in the club's football history. In 2001–02 the club played in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It was the club's 3rd season  in the 2. Bundesliga after being relegated from the Bundesliga for the second time.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Eintracht Frankfurt II
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-19s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Eintracht Frankfurt season, Players, Under-17s
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Ekstraklasa, Overview
16 teams competed in the 2001–02 season. Legia Warsaw won the championship.


2001–02 Eliteserien season
The 2001–02 Eliteserien season was the 63rd season of ice hockey in Norway. Ten teams participated in the league, and Frisk Asker won the championship.


2001–02 Elitserien (men's handball)
The 2001–02 Elitserien was the 68th season of the top division of Swedish handball. 12 teams competed in the league. The league was split into an autumn league and a spring league. The eight highest placed teams in the autumn league qualified for the spring league, whereas the four lowest placed teams qualified for Allsvenskan along with the highest placed teams from the autumn season of Division I (the second level).


2001–02 Elitserien (men's handball)
The six highest placed teams in the spring season of Elitserien qualified for the quarterfinals, whereas the two lowest placed teams qualified for the preliminary round of the playoffs, along with the two highest placed teams of Allsvenskan. Redbergslids IK won the regular season, but HK Drott won the playoffs and claimed their 10th Swedish title.


2001–02 Elitserien season
The 2001–02 Elitserien season was the 27th season of the Elitserien, the top level of ice hockey in Sweden. 12 teams participated in the league, and Färjestads BK won the championship.


2001–02 England Hockey League season
The 2001–02 English Hockey League season took place from September 2001 until May 2002.


2001–02 England Hockey League season
The men's title was won by Reading with the women's title going to Slough. There were no play offs to determine champions after the regular season but there was a competition for the top four clubs called the Premiership tournament which culminated with men's & women's finals on 6 May.


2001–02 England Hockey League season
The Men's Cup was won by Cannock and the Women's Cup was won by Ipswich.


2001–02 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup (EHA Cup), Final
(Held at the National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 April)


2001–02 England Hockey League season, Men's Cup (EHA Cup), Final
ScorersBen Sharpe (3), Craig Parnham, Andy Humphrey, Simon Ramsden, Matt Taylor


2001–02 England Hockey League season, Women's Cup (EHA Cup), Final
(Held at National Hockey Stadium (Milton Keynes) on 7 April)


2001–02 Eredivisie
The Dutch Eredivisie in the 2001–02 season was contested by 18 teams. Ajax won the championship.


2001–02 Eredivisie (basketball)
The 2001–02 Eredivisie season was the 42nd season of the Eredivisie in basketball, the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. Ricoh Astronauts won their 4th national title.


2001–02 Eredivisie (ice hockey) season
The 2001–02 Eredivisie season was the 42nd season of the Eredivisie, the top level of ice hockey in the Netherlands. Five teams participated in the league, and the Boretti Tigers Amsterdam won the championship.


2001–02 Essex Senior Football League
The 2001–02 Essex Senior Football League season was the 31st in the history of Essex Senior Football League a football competition in England.


2001–02 Essex Senior Football League, Clubs
The league featured 15 clubs which competed in the league last season, along with one new club:


2001–02 Esteghlal F.C. season
The 2001–02 season are the Esteghlal Football Club's 1st season in the Iran Pro League, and their 8th consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They are also competing in the Hazfi Cup and Asian Club Championship, and 57th year in existence as a football club.


2001–02 Esteghlal F.C. season, Player
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour
The 2001-02 Euro Hockey Tour was the sixth season of the Euro Hockey Tour. The season consisted of four tournaments, the Česká Pojišťovna Cup, Sweden Hockey Games, Baltica Brewery Cup, and the Karjala Tournament.


2001–02 Euro Hockey Tour, Tournaments, Sweden Hockey Games
Sweden won the Sweden Hockey Games. Canada also participated in the tournament. The games they participated in did not count towards the final standings of the Euro Hockey Tour.


2001–02 EuroLeague Women
The 2001–02 Euroleague Women was the sixth edition of the Euroleague era of FIBA's premier international competition for European women's basketball clubs, running between 31 October 2001 and 28 April 2002. Last year's runner-up US Valenciennes Olympic defeated Lotos Gdynia in the final to become the second French club to win the competition.


2001–02 Euroleague
The 2001–02 Euroleague was the second season of the professional basketball competition for elite clubs throughout Europe, organised by Euroleague Basketball Company, and it was the 45th season of the premier competition for European men's clubs overall. The season started on October 10, 2001, and ended on May 5, 2002.


2001–02 Euroleague
The Final Four was hosted in the PalaMalaguti in Bologna, Italy. A number of 32 teams competed for the championship, which was won by Panathinaikos. Mirsad Türkcan was named Regular season MVP, while Dejan Bodiroga was awarded EuroLeague Top 16 MVP and EuroLeague Final Four MVP.


2001–02 Euroleague, Team allocation, Teams
The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round (TH: EuroLeague title holders)


2001–02 Euroleague, Regular season
The first phase was a regular season, in which the competing teams were drawn into four groups, each containing eight teams. Each team played every other team in its group at home and away, resulting in 14 games for each team in the first stage. The top 4 teams in each group advanced to the next round, The Top 16. The complete list of tiebreakers is provided in the lead-in to the Regular Season results.


2001–02 Euroleague, Regular season
If one or more clubs were level on won-lost record, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:


2001–02 Euroleague, Top 16
The remaining 16 teams were placed into four groups of four teams each. Each team played every other team in its group twice, once at home and once away. The top teams of each of the four groups advanced to the Final Four.


2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage
The 2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage (known as the Parker Pen Shield for sponsorship reasons) was the opening stage of the sixth season of the European Challenge Cup, the second-tier competition for European rugby union clubs. It began when Connacht hosted Narbonne on 28 September 2001 and ended with four matches on 13 January 2002.


2001–02 European Challenge Cup pool stage
Thirty two teams participated in this phase of the competition; they were divided into eight pools of four teams each, with each team playing the others home and away. Competition points were award for games won (2 points) and drawn (1 point). There were no points for losing, nor were there bonus points as in the more modern bonus point system. The eight pool winners advanced to the knockout stage. These teams then competed in a single-elimination tournament that ended with the final at the Kassam Stadium in Oxford on 26 May 2002.


2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
The 2001–02 European Nations Cup was the third edition of the newly reformed European championship. It was the first to be decided over two years.


2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
Since the format had changed at the end of 2001, Georgia were allowed to keep their 2001 title. The championship simply carried on from 2001 with the standings starting as they had finished and playing the reversed fixtures.


2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
Also new to the championship was the introduction of Promotion/Relegation between Division 1 and 2A. The Netherlands, after three consecutive bottom-placed finishes, were relegated.


2001–02 European Nations Cup First Division
The champions of the first two-year season were Romania, overtaking Georgia's lead from 2001.


2001–02 European Nations Cup Third Division
The 2001 European Nations Cup (ENC) Third Division (a European rugby union competition for national teams)  was contested over a one-year period by 15 teams divided in three pools.


2001–02 European Nations Cup Third Division
The teams were divided in 3 pool according to the results of the first round of 2003 Rugby World Cup – European qualification, played the previous season


2001–02 Everton F.C. season
During the 2001–02 English football season, Everton competed in the FA Premier League.


2001–02 Everton F.C. season, Season summary
The Everton directors finally lost patience with Walter Smith when they sacked him on 13 March after being knocked out by Middlesbrough in the FA Cup quarter final as well as their poor league form with only one win in 13 league games which saw them slip down the Premiership table and one point above the relegation zone. Former Preston and future Manchester United boss David Moyes was named as his successor, and did a good job of steering Everton clear of the drop zone – though they finished 15th in the table.


2001–02 Everton F.C. season, Kit
Everton retained the previous season's home kit, manufactured by Puma and sponsored by one2one. The away kit was Silver and the third kit was pink with black sleeves. Both away and third kits had black shorts.


2001–02 Everton F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Everton F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 Everton F.C. season, Squad, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 FA Cup
The 2001–02 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by AXA for sponsorship reasons) was the 121st season of the world's oldest knockout football competition, the FA Cup. The competition was won by Arsenal with a 2–0 win against Chelsea, courtesy of goals from Ray Parlour and Freddie Ljungberg in the final 20 minutes of the game, completing a domestic Double for Arsenal.


2001–02 FA Cup, First round proper
Matches were played 16, 17 and 18 November, with replays on 27 November and 28 November.


2001–02 FA Cup, Second round proper
Matches were played on 8 December and 9 December, with replays on 18 December and 19 December.


2001–02 FA Cup, Third round proper
Matches played 5 January and 6 January, replays on 15 January and 16 January.


2001–02 FA Cup, Fourth round proper
Matches played on the weekend of 26 January, replay on 6 February. The match between Arsenal and Liverpool was a rematch of the previous year's final.


2001–02 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
Matches played on the weekend of 16 February and 17 February, with the replay on 26 February.


2001–02 FA Cup, Fifth round proper
West Bromwich Albion were the only non-Premiership side to progress to the last eight, at the expense of Cheltenham Town – the last remaining Division Three side in the competition.


2001–02 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
Matches were played on the weekend of 9 March, with the replay on 23 March.


2001–02 FA Cup, Sixth round proper
West Bromwich Albion were the last non-Premiership side remaining in the competition, and their hopes of further progression were ended when they lost the quarter-final tie at home to Fulham.


2001–02 FA Cup, Semi-finals
Matches played at a neutral venue on April 14, 2002.


2001–02 FA Cup, Semi-finals
Gianluca Festa, who had been on the losing side for Middlesbrough in both the FA Cup and League Cup finals five years earlier, endured further misfortune when he scored an own goal that ended his side's hopes of FA Cup glory and handed the initiative to Arsenal.


2001–02 FA Cup, Semi-finals
Fulham, who were playing their first top division season for more than 30 years, had been hoping to compensate for a disappointing Premier League campaign with glory in the FA Cup. These hopes were ended by their neighbours Chelsea, who won the semi-final tie 1–0.


2001–02 FA Cup, Final
Arsenal's 2–0 victory set them up for a third double (which was completed when they sealed the league title four days later) and saw them equal Tottenham's eight FA Cup triumphs – putting them second only to Manchester United (10 trophies) as the most frequent winners of the FA Cup.


2001–02 FA Cup, Media coverage
In the United Kingdom, the BBC were the free to air broadcasters taking over from ITV who had it after four years while Sky Sports were the subscription broadcasters for the fourteenth consecutive season.


2001–02 FA Cup, Media coverage
The BBC had a much-expanded rights package compared to previous terrestrial networks, showing live games from the first two rounds and multiple live matches from rounds 3 to 6. This meant two BBC live matches on a Sunday and matches being played at 7pm on a Sunday evening, which was not popular with travelling supporters and was discontinued after the fifth round; the quarter final between Newcastle and Arsenal was the first FA Cup match other than finals to be shown live by the BBC on a Saturday.


2001–02 FA Cup, Media coverage
The live matches shown on the BBC were: Hereford United 1–0 Wrexham (R1); Canvey Island 1–0 Northampton Town (R2); Macclesfield Town 0–3 West Ham United and Aston Villa 2–3 Manchester United (R3); Arsenal 1–0 Liverpool and Ipswich Town 1–4 Manchester City (R4); Everton 0–0 Crewe Alexandra and Newcastle United 1–0 Manchester City (R5); Newcastle United 1–1 Arsenal and Middlesbrough 3–0 Everton (QF); Fulham 0–1 Chelsea (SF); and Arsenal 2–0 Chelsea (Final).


2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2001–02 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 121st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition.


2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.


2001–02 FA Cup qualifying rounds, 2001–02 FA Cup
See 2001-02 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.


2001–02 FA Premier League
The 2001–02 FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the tenth season of the competition. It began with a new sponsor, Barclaycard, and was titled the FA Barclaycard Premiership, replacing the previous sponsor, Carling. The title race turned into a battle among four sides – Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool and Newcastle United.


2001–02 FA Premier League
Arsenal clinched the title on 8 May 2002 after a convincing win against Manchester United at Old Trafford, in the penultimate game of the season. This new attacking Arsenal side had won the FA Cup five days before and made history by accomplishing their third double, their second under the reign of Arsène Wenger, who showed his commitment by signing a new four-year deal with Arsenal.


2001–02 FA Premier League
The season started on 18 August 2001 and ended on 11 May 2002.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
At the start of 2002 the title race was wide open, with the likes of Newcastle United and Leeds United contesting at the top of the table along with the usual likes of Arsenal and Manchester United. Newcastle, after back-to-back away wins at Arsenal and Leeds during the Christmas period, confirmed themselves as genuine title challengers and led the league at the turn of the year. Leeds had topped the table at Christmas prior to losing at Elland Road to Newcastle.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Despite being top of the table at the start of December – eleven points clear of Manchester United – Liverpool underwent a severe slump, falling to fifth place, five points behind United. Would-be contenders Chelsea, Newcastle United and Leeds United had by this point disappeared into the chasing pack.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
January saw Liverpool travelling to both Highbury and Old Trafford in the space of a fortnight. Liverpool's Danny Murphy scored a late winner to give the Merseyside club all three points against United, and John Arne Riise then salvaged a point for Liverpool against Arsenal, allowing Manchester United to top the table for the first time that season.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
In March, Arsenal were installed as strong favourites for the Premiership title after Liverpool's defeat to Tottenham Hotspur. Arsenal's April triumph against Bolton Wanderers brought them to within three points of a second Premier League title under Arsène Wenger.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Fittingly, the Premiership title would be decided at Old Trafford as Arsenal and Manchester United faced one another in a decisive encounter. Arsenal only required a draw to guarantee their second title in five seasons to go with their FA Cup victory against London rivals Chelsea four days previously; United had to win to take the title race to the last day. In the end, Arsenal emerged victorious as their record signing Sylvain Wiltord scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal was confirmed Premiership champions with a game to spare. Manchester United's disappointment was compounded by Liverpool leapfrogging them into second place by virtue of their 4–3 victory against Blackburn Rovers.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
On the final day of the season Liverpool confirmed second place by trashing soon to be relegated Ipswich Town 5–0 at Anfield. Arsenal rounded off their successful league campaign in style, beating Everton 4–3 at Highbury. Manchester United limped to a poor draw against Charlton Athletic, completing a disappointing campaign for the deposed league champions.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
For the first time in the history of the Premier League, all three promoted teams avoided relegation – Fulham, Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers avoided relegation until 2011–12, when the three promoted teams of 2010–11 coincidentally avoided relegation again, whilst Fulham avoided relegation until the 2013–14 season.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Fulham had splashed out £34 million on new players during the close season, with their owner Mohamed Al-Fayed being one of the wealthiest benefactors in English football. He even boasted that they would win the Premiership title in 2001–02, and most pundits tipped Fulham, managed by former French international Jean Tigana, to push for a place in Europe. However, Fulham finished thirteenth, 47 points away from Arsenal.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Bolton Wanderers went top of the Premiership after winning their first three fixtures of the season, causing an upset by beating Gérard Houllier's Liverpool in the latter stage of the game. Manager Sam Allardyce was boasting that his side were good enough to win their first ever league title, but Bolton's league form slumped after the first two months of the season and they finished 16th place – their survival confirmed in the penultimate game of the season.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Blackburn Rovers were the most successful of the promoted sides. Graeme Souness' men beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 in the League Cup final to lift the trophy for the first time, and then climbed from 18th place in the Premiership in late February to finish in a secure 10th place – higher than any other newly promoted team that season. Blackburn secured a UEFA Cup place for 2002–03.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Leicester City was the first team officially relegated from the Premiership, finishing bottom of table with just five Premiership wins in their last season at 111-year-old Filbert Street before relocation to the new 32 000-seat Walkers Stadium. The club went through the regime of two managers during the season – Peter Taylor was replaced by Dave Bassett in early October; six months later Bassett joined the club's board to be replaced by former assistant manager Micky Adams.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Just after the start of the 2002–03 season, Leicester's relegation (which cost them extensive television revenue) and the cost of their new stadium had created debts in excess of £30 million, and the club went into administration before being taken over by a new owner. Despite this setback, Leicester gained promotion back to the Premiership at the first time of asking, although they slipped back down again after just one season and Adams had since resigned to make way for new manager Craig Levein.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
Next to go down were Derby County, who had been promoted alongside Leicester six years earlier. Manager Jim Smith resigned in early October to be replaced by assistant manager Colin Todd, who was sacked three months later after Derby were knocked out of the FA Cup by Division Three strugglers Bristol Rovers.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
The last team to be relegated were Ipswich Town, who had qualified for the UEFA Cup and earned manager George Burley the Manager of the Year award the previous season after finishing fifth. Ipswich made a terrible start to the season, winning just one of their first 18 Premiership games.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Season summary
They then went on a strong run of form, winning seven out of eight games, which looked to have secured their Premiership survival, but they then suffered another setback which George Burley's men were unable to reverse, and their relegation was confirmed on the final day of the season by a 5–0 thrashing at Liverpool.


2001–02 FA Premier League, Teams
Twenty teams competed in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Division. The promoted teams were Fulham, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers, returning after a top flight absence of thirty-three, two and three years respectively. This was also Fulham's first season in the Premier League. They replaced Manchester City, Coventry City and Bradford City, ending their one, thirty-four and two-year top flight spells respectively.


2001–02 FA Trophy
The 2001–22 FA Trophy was the thirty-fourth season of the FA Trophy. A total of 177 clubs entered the competition.


2001–02 FA Trophy
The competition was won for the first time by Yeovil Town, who defeated Stevenage Borough 2–0 in the Final at Villa Park, Birmingham on 12 May 2002.


2001–02 FA Women's Premier League, Southern Division
1 - Wembley Mill Hill and Queen's Park Rangers merged.


2001–02 FAW Premier Cup
The 2001–02 FAW Premier Cup was the fifth season of the tournament since its founding in 1997.


2001–02 FC Barcelona season
Futbol Club Barcelona's 2001–02 season was the second under the presidency of Joan Gaspart and the single full season of management by Carles Rexach (who had replaced Lorenzo Serra Ferrer in the latter part of the previous campaign).


2001–02 FC Barcelona season
The summer of 2001 saw long-serving team captain Josep Guardiola leave the club, while many transfer deals were concluded to give a new face to the squad with the signings of Roberto Bonano, Javier Saviola, Patrik Andersson, Francesco Coco, Geovanni, Philippe Christanval and Fábio Rochemback. This was also the final season at Barcelona of veteran players like Sergi Barjuán, Abelardo and the talismanic Rivaldo.


2001–02 FC Barcelona season
Barcelona had a mediocre campaign in La Liga, finishing in 4th place, 11 points below eventual champions Valencia; in Europe, on the other hand, they produced some very good performances, reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by fierce rivals (and eventual winners) Real Madrid. Patrick Kluivert was the club's top scorer in all competitions, with 25 goals.


2001–02 FC Barcelona season, Squad
Correct as of 3 October 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 FC Basel season
The 2001–02 season was the Fussball Club Basel 1893's 109th season in their existence and their 8th consecutive season in the Nationalliga A, the top flight of Swiss football. Basel played their home games in the newly constructed St. Jakob-Park complex. Club chairman was René C. Jäggi for the sixth consecutive season.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Overview
Christian Gross was the first team trainer for the third season. The Club's main aim for the 2001–02 season was to win the Swiss Nationalliga A championship title. The second aim was to win the cup title. Their third aim was to stay in the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup as long as possible, if possible win the final and thus to advance to the UEFA Cup.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Overview
New with profession contracts for the new season, and brought up from their reserve team, were Philipp Degen and Marco Streller. Further, Pascal Zuberbühler returned from a one-year loan with Bayer Leverkusen. Basel's biggest signing for the new season were Scott Chipperfield, who came from Wollongong Wolves, and Christian Eduardo Giménez, who was signed from Lugano. Basel started the season of with various warm-up matches. These included teams from the Nationalliga A and the Nationalliga B.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The Qualification Round to the league season 2001–02 Nationalliga A was contested by twelve teams and started on 4 July 2001. The season started in the worst possible way, Basel were beaten 8–1 in the away game against FC Sion in the first game of the season. The afore mentioned Marco Streller was to play his League debut in St. Jakob-Park, being substituted in during the 66th Minute on 11 July 2001, in the 3–1 home win against Servette.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Unluckily in the last minute of the game he headed in an own goal as he tried to clear a corner kick. It was to remain Streller's only game for Basel in this season, because he was loaned to feeder club FC Concordia Basel for the rest of the season. Christian Eduardo Giménez was to play his debut on 18 July in the 3–3 draw with St. Gallen and his first goal for the club was to follow during the 3–1 home win against the Young Boys on the 11 August. Giménez was to end the season as the top scorer in the Swiss league.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
After five games Basel were straggling after achieving just one win and one draw, opposed to three defeats. Hereafter things turned for the better and despite two further defeats, and despite that these were in the two matches against the reigning title holders Grasshopper Club Zürich, Basel ended the qualification leading the league table.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The first eight teams of the qualification then competed in the Championship Playoff Round, which started in the new year. Each team took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained during the Qualification as Bonus with them. With ten wins and just one defeat in the first eleven games, Basel pulled away at the top of the table to win the championship three games before the end of the season. Basel thus achieved their main aim for the season. This was their first title after 22 years of waiting.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
Curiosity to the begin of Scott Chipperfield's career by FC Basel; Chipperfield signed his contract with the club and returned to Australia to pack his suitcases. As he boarded the plane to fly to his new employers, he knew that the would be playing the first game of the season during his time on the flight. When the plane landed in Switzerland the game was over and Basel had lost 1–8. The story goes that Chipperfield asked the driver who collected him, "who the heck have I signed for?


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic League
The only reason I didn't fly straight back home, was because I knew you were waiting for me." At the end of the season Basel were number one and Sion were relegated. And the driver said to Chipperfield, "I'm sure gald that you knew that it was me who was to collect you at the airport."


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Domestic Cup
Basel's clear aim for the Swiss Cup was to win the title, especially because the final was to be played in St. Jakob-Park. In the round of 32 and the round of 16 Basel were drawn with an away game against lower league teams Concordia and Colombier, both games were won without conceding a goal. In the quarter-final Zürich were beaten 4–1 away from home. The semi-final against Young Boys ended in a draw after extra time, but Basel won after penalties. The Final was won in extra time against the Grasshoppers thanks to a penalty scored by Murat Yakin after Boris Smiljanić cleared the ball off the line with his hand. Basel thus also achieved their second aim.


2001–02 FC Basel season, The Campaign, Europe
In the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup, which started for Basel on the first of July, Basel were drawn against Iceland's Grindavík. With two victories Basel won 5–0 on aggregate. The next round saw them matched against SC Heerenveen, a Dutch club from the Eredivisie. Again two straight wins saw Basel advance with a 5–3 aggregate. The semifinal was an all Swiss affair, with their rivals Lausanne being beaten 5–2 on aggregate. The Finals were played against Aston Villa, which the Premier League team won 5–2 on aggregate. Basel achieved their minimum aim for this competition.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Nationalliga A 2001–02, Qualification Round
The Qualification Round to the League season 2002–03 was contested by twelve teams. The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) were then to compete in the Championship Playoff Round. The teams in ninth to twelfth position completed with the top four teams of the Nationalliga B in a Nationalliga A/B Playoff round.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Nationalliga A 2001–02, Championship Playoff Round
The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.


2001–02 FC Basel season, Results and fixtures, Nationalliga A 2001–02, League table championship
The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.


2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season
During the 2001–02 season, FC Bayern Munich failed to defend either the league or Champions League titles won in the previous season, finishing third in Bundesliga and losing out to eventual champions Real Madrid in the quarter-final of the latter competition. Its reaction to the losses was signing Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto from Champions League finalists Bayer Leverkusen, as well as Sebastian Deisler form Hertha BSC, with the midfield being singled out as the key area in which the side needed to improve upon.


2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season, Results, Bundesliga, League results
Source: 1Bayern Munich goals come first. Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Bayern Munich. Pos . = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.


2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season, Reserve team
Bayern's reserve team finished 10th in the Regionalliga Süd and were coached by Hermann Gerland.


2001–02 FC Bayern Munich season, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season
The 2001–02 season was FC Dinamo București's 53rd season in Divizia A. In this season, Dinamo became Romanian champions for the 16th time in history. Dinamo was eliminated quickly from the UEFA Cup, and concentrated only on the internal competition. Thus, after the first half of the season, Dinamo was leader with two points over the revelation FC Național. In March 2002, Dinamo defeated Rapid 3–2, and distanced itself to five points at the front of the standings, and Cristian Borcea, Dinamo's president, launched after the game the famous sentence: "Let us prepare for the Champions League"


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season
Finally, Dinamo won the title in the last round of games, with a win against FC Braşov, and at the same time a defeat for FC Naţional, leader before that round, at Universitatea Craiova.


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season
In the Romanian Cup, Dinamo was defeated in the final by Rapid.


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (22 / 0); Florin Prunea (6 / 0); Alexandru Iliuciuc (2 / 0). Defenders: Mugur Bolohan (26 / 5); Adrian Iordache (1 / 0); Sorin Iodi (11 / 0); Giani Kiriță (28 / 2); Valentin Năstase (13 / 2); Bogdan Onuț (27 / 2); Iosif Tâlvan (26 / 0); Marian Vătavu (11 / 0); Dorin Semeghin (13 / 1); Cristian Pulhac (1 / 0).


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season, Squad
Midfielders: Romulus Buia (9 / 0); Constantin Ilie (10 / 0); Ioan Lupescu (7 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (19 / 5); Florin Pârvu (20 / 1); Răzvan Pădurețu (1 / 0); Florentin Petre (10 / 1); Cătălin Rață (1 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (18 / 0); Iulian Tameș (29 / 6); Ianis Zicu (16 / 2). Forwards: Bogdan Aldea (1 / 0); Alexandru Bălțoi (4 / 0); Ionel Dănciulescu (13 / 3); Claudiu Drăgan (23 / 4); Sabin Ilie (7 / 3); Adrian Mihalcea (14 / 11); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 15); Ciprian Marica (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
New players: Claudiu Niculescu(U.Craiova), Ovidiu Stângă (PSV Eindhoven), Bogdan Lobonţ (Ajax Amsterdam), Ionel Dănciulescu (Steaua), Ionuţ Ilie (Ceahlăul)


2001–02 FC Dinamo București season, Transfers
Left team: Vali Năstase, Mihalcea (Genoa), Buia (Gloria Bistriţa), Lupescu (Al Hilal Riyadh), Semeghin (Petrolul), Sabin Ilie (FC Naţional).