2001–02 UEFA Champions League

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2001–02 UEFA Champions League
final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
11 July – 8 September 2001
Competition proper:
11 September 2001 – 15 May 2002
TeamsCompetition proper: 32
Total: 72
Final positions
ChampionsSpain Real Madrid (9th title)
Runners-upGermany Bayer Leverkusen
Tournament statistics
Matches played157
Goals scored393 (2.5 per match)
Attendance5,411,714 (34,470 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United)
10 goals
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The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the

final to claim their ninth European Cup title. The final's winning goal was scored by Zinedine Zidane
, with a left-footed volley from the edge of the penalty area into the top left corner.

Bayer Leverkusen eliminated all three English teams on their way to the final: Arsenal in the second group stage, followed by Liverpool in the quarter-finals and Manchester United in the semi-finals.

Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy was the tournament's top scorer, scoring 10 goals from the first group stage through to the semi-final.

Bayern Munich were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals.

Association team allocation

A total of 72 teams participated in the 2001–02 Champions League, from 48 of 51 UEFA associations. Liechtenstein (who don't have their own league) as well as lowest-ranked associations (Andorra and San Marino) were not admitted.

Below is the qualification scheme for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League:[1]

  • Associations 1–3 each have four teams qualify
  • Associations 4–6 each have three teams qualify
  • Associations 7–15 each have two teams qualify
  • Associations 16–49 each have one team qualify (except Liechtenstein)

Association ranking

Countries are allocated places according to their 2000 UEFA league coefficient, which takes into account their performance in European competitions from 1995–96 to 1999–2000.[2]

Rank Association Coeff. Teams
1  Spain 59.599 4
2  Italy 55.927
3  Germany 46.403
4  France 42.727 3
5  England 41.455
6  Netherlands 36.666
7  Russia 29.275 2
8  Czech Republic 29.124
9  Greece 28.866
10  Portugal 24.549
11  Turkey 23.850
12  Ukraine 23.166
13  Norway 22.100
14  Switzerland 21.000
15  Scotland 20.500
16  Austria 20.500 1
17  Belgium 19.050
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
18  Denmark 18.175 1
19  Poland 18.000
20  Romania 17.833
21  Croatia 16.124
22  Sweden 15.533
23  Hungary 15.416
24  Israel 13.541
25  Slovakia 12.832
26  Slovenia 11.831
27  Cyprus 11.498
28  FR Yugoslavia 11.415
29  Bulgaria 10.540
30  Georgia 9.666
31  Latvia 8.332
32  Finland 8.041
33  Belarus 7.583
34  Moldova 6.333
Rank Association Coeff. Teams
35  Iceland 6.332 1
36  Macedonia 5.081
37  Lithuania 4.665
38  Estonia 2.582
39  Wales 2.332
40  Armenia 2.249
41  Republic of Ireland 1.665
42  Malta 1.498
43  Northern Ireland 1.498
44  Faroe Islands 1.415
45  Luxembourg 1.332
46  Azerbaijan 1.249
47  Liechtenstein 1.000 0
48  Albania 0.832 1
49  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.500
50  Andorra 0.000 0
51  San Marino 0.000

Distribution

Since the title holders (Bayern Munich) qualified for the Champions League group stage through their domestic league, the group stage spot reserved for the title holders was vacated. The following changes to the default access list are made:

  • The champions of association 10 (Portugal) are promoted from the third qualifying round to the group stage.
  • The champions of association 16 (Austria) are promoted from the second qualifying round to the third qualifying round.
  • The champions of associations 27 and 28 (Cyprus and FR Yugoslavia) are promoted from the first qualifying round to the second qualifying round.
Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First qualifying round
(20 teams)
  • 20 champions from associations 29–49 (except Liechtenstein)
Second qualifying round
(28 teams)
  • 12 champions from associations 17–28
  • 6 runners-up from associations 10–15
  • 10 winners from the first qualifying round
Third qualifying round
(32 teams)
  • 6 champions from associations 11–16
  • 3 runners-up from associations 7–9
  • 6 third-place finishers from associations 1–6
  • 3 fourth-place finishers from associations 1–3
  • 14 winners from the second qualifying round
Group stage
(32 teams)
  • 10 champions from associations 1–10 (including title holders Bayern Munich)
  • 6 runners-up from associations 1–6
  • 16 winners from the third qualifying round
Second group stage
(16 teams)
  • 8 group winners from the first group stage
  • 8 group runners-up from the first group stage
Knockout phase
(8 teams)
  • 4 group winners from the second group stage
  • 4 group runners-up from the second group stage

Teams

League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Champions League title holders).

Group stage
Spain Real Madrid (1st) Germany Bayern Munich (1st)TH England Manchester United (1st) Russia Spartak Moscow (1st)
Spain Deportivo La Coruña (2nd) Germany Schalke 04 (2nd) England Arsenal (2nd) Czech Republic Sparta Prague (1st)
Italy Roma (1st) France Nantes (1st) Netherlands PSV Eindhoven (1st) Greece Olympiacos (1st)
Italy Juventus (2nd) France Lyon (2nd) Netherlands Feyenoord (2nd) Portugal Boavista (1st)
Third qualifying round
Spain Mallorca (3rd) Germany Bayer Leverkusen (4th) Czech Republic Slavia Prague (2nd) Norway Rosenborg (1st)
Spain Barcelona (4th) France Lille (3rd) Greece Panathinaikos (2nd)
1st
)
Italy Lazio (3rd) England Liverpool (3rd) Turkey Fenerbahçe (1st) Scotland Celtic (1st)
Italy Parma (4th) Netherlands Ajax (3rd) Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv (1st) Austria Tirol Innsbruck (1st)
Germany Borussia Dortmund (3rd) Russia Lokomotiv Moscow (2nd)
Second qualifying round
Portugal Porto (2nd) Scotland Rangers (2nd) Croatia Hajduk Split (1st) Slovakia Inter Bratislava (1st)
Turkey Galatasaray (2nd) Belgium Anderlecht (1st) Sweden Halmstads BK (1st) Slovenia Maribor (1st)
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk (2nd) Denmark Copenhagen (1st) Hungary Ferencváros (1st) Cyprus Omonia (1st)
Norway Brann (2nd) Poland Wisła Kraków (1st) Israel Maccabi Haifa (1st) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade (1st)
2nd
) 		Romania Steaua București (1st)
First qualifying round
Bulgaria Levski Sofia (1st) Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol (1st) Wales Barry Town (1st) Faroe Islands VB (1st)
Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi (1st) Iceland KR (1st) Armenia Araks-Impeks (1st)[Note ARM] Luxembourg F91 Dudelange (1st)
Latvia Skonto (1st) North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat (1st) Republic of Ireland Bohemians (1st) Azerbaijan Shamkir (1st)
Finland Haka (1st) Lithuania Kaunas (1st) Malta Valletta (1st)
1st
)
Belarus Slavia Mozyr (1st) Estonia Levadia Maardu (1st) Northern Ireland Linfield (1st) Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar (1st)

Notes

  1. ^
    Armenia (ARM): Armenian Premier League winners Araks Ararat had their rights sold to Araks-Impeks. Thus, Araks-Impeks took Armenia's spot in the Champions League.

Round and draw dates

The schedule of the competition is as follows (all draws are held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, unless stated otherwise).[3]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First qualifying round 22 June 2001
(Geneva) 		11 July 2001 18 July 2001
Second qualifying round 24–25 July 2001 31 July – 1 August 2001
Third qualifying round 20 July 2001 7–8 August 2001 21–22 August 2001
First group stage Matchday 1 23 August 2001
(Monaco) 		11 September & 10 October 2001[a]
Matchday 2 18–19 September 2001
Matchday 3 25–26 September 2001
Matchday 4 16–17 October 2001
Matchday 5 23–24 October 2001
Matchday 6 30–31 October 2001
Second group stage Matchday 1 2 November 2001
(Geneva) 		20–21 November 2001
Matchday 2 4–5 December 2001
Matchday 3 19–20 February 2002
Matchday 4 26–27 February 2002
Matchday 5 12–13 March 2002
Matchday 6 19–20 March 2002
Knockout phase Quarter-finals 22 March 2002 2–3 April 2002 9–10 April 2002
Semi-finals 23–24 April 2002 30 April – 1 May 2002
Final 15 May 2002 at Hampden Park, Glasgow
Notes
  1. ^ All 8 games originally scheduled on 12 September 2001 were postponed to 10 October following the September 11 attacks; matches played on 11 September were allowed to continue and be completed.[4]

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

First qualifying round

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Araks-Impeks Armenia0–3Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol0–10–2
Linfield Northern Ireland0–1Georgia (country) Torpedo Kutaisi0–00–1
Bohemians Republic of Ireland3–0Estonia Levadia Maardu3–00–0
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg2–6Latvia Skonto1–61–0
Levski Sofia Bulgaria4–0Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar4–00–0
VB Faroe Islands0–5Belarus Slavia Mozyr0–00–5
Valletta Malta0–5Finland Haka0–00–5
Sloga Jugomagnat North Macedonia1–1 (a)Lithuania Kaunas0–01–1
KR Iceland2–2 (a)Albania Vllaznia2–10–1
Barry Town Wales3–0Azerbaijan Shamkir2–01–0

Second qualifying round

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Haka Finland3–1Israel Maccabi Haifa0–13–0[a]
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine4–2Switzerland Lugano3–01–2
Omonia Cyprus2–3Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade1–11–2
Ferencváros Hungary0–0 (4–5 p)Croatia Hajduk Split0–00–0 (a.e.t.)
Porto Portugal9–3Wales Barry Town8–01–3
Maribor Slovenia1–6Scotland Rangers0–31–3
Galatasaray Turkey6–1Albania Vllaznia2–04–1
Slavia Mozyr Belarus0–2Slovakia Inter Bratislava0–10–1
Anderlecht Belgium6–1Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol4–02–1
Torpedo Kutaisi Georgia (country)2–4Denmark Copenhagen1–11–3
Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1 (a)Norway Brann0–01–1
Skonto Latvia1–3Poland Wisła Kraków1–20–1
Bohemians Republic of Ireland1–4Sweden Halmstads BK1–20–2
Steaua București Romania5–1North Macedonia Sloga Jugomagnat3–02–1
Notes:
  1. ^ UEFA awarded Haka a 3–0 win due to Maccabi Haifa fielding suspended player Walid Badir in the second leg. The original match had ended in a 4–0 win for Maccabi Haifa.[5]

Third qualifying round

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine1–5Germany Borussia Dortmund0–21–3
Lokomotiv Moscow Russia3–2Austria Tirol Innsbruck3–10–1[a]
Steaua București Romania3–5Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv2–41–1
Haka Finland1–9England Liverpool0–51–4
Hajduk Split Croatia1–2Spain Mallorca1–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Red Star Belgrade Federal Republic of Yugoslavia0–3Germany Bayer Leverkusen0–00–3
Wisła Kraków Poland3–5Spain Barcelona3–40–1
Copenhagen Denmark3–5Italy Lazio2–11–4
Inter Bratislava Slovakia3–7Norway Rosenborg3–30–4
Halmstads BK Sweden3–4Belgium Anderlecht2–31–1
Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–3Greece Panathinaikos1–20–1
Galatasaray Turkey3–2Bulgaria Levski Sofia2–11–1
Ajax Netherlands2–3Scotland Celtic1–31–0
Porto Portugal5–4Switzerland Grasshopper2–23–2
Parma Italy1–2France Lille0–21–0
Rangers Scotland1–2Turkey Fenerbahçe0–01–2
Notes:
  1. ^ UEFA decided to replay the second leg (which originally ended in 1–0 win to Lokomotiv) after accepting Tirol's protest on refereeing mistake, which resulted in Lokomotiv player not being shown a red card after receiving a second yellow card.[6]

First group stage

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League first group stage
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Location of teams of the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League first group stage.
Brown: Group A; Red: Group B; Orange: Group C; Yellow: Group D;
Green: Group E; Blue: Group F; Purple: Group G; Pink: Group H.

16 winners from the third qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 1–10, and six second-placed teams from countries ranked 1–6 were drawn into eight groups of four teams each. The top two teams in each group advance to the second group stage, and the third placed team in each group advance to the Third Round of the UEFA Cup.

Celtic, Lille, Liverpool, Lokomotiv Moscow, Mallorca, Roma and Schalke 04 made their debut in the group stage.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA ROM LMO AND
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to second group stage — 1–1 4–0 4–1
2 Italy Roma 6 2 3 1 6 5 +1 9 1–2 — 2–1 1–1
3 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 2 1 3 9 9 0 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–0 0–1 — 1–1
4 Belgium Anderlecht 6 0 3 3 4 13 −9 3 0–2 0–0 1–5 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV BOA DOR DKV
1 England Liverpool 6 3 3 0 7 3 +4 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–1 2–0 1–0
2 Portugal Boavista 6 2 2 2 8 7 +1 8 1–1 — 2–1 3–1
3 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–0 2–1 — 1–0
4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 1–2 1–0 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAN ARS MLL SCH
1 Greece Panathinaikos 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 Advance to second group stage — 1–0 2–0 2–0
2 England Arsenal 6 3 0 3 9 9 0 9 2–1 — 3–1 3–2
3 Spain Mallorca 6 3 0 3 4 9 −5 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–0 1–0 — 0–4
4 Germany Schalke 04 6 2 0 4 9 9 0 6 0–2 3–1 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAN GAL PSV LAZ
1 France Nantes 6 3 2 1 8 3 +5 11 Advance to second group stage — 0–1 4–1 1–0
2 Turkey Galatasaray 6 3 1 2 5 4 +1 10 0–0 — 2–0 1–0
3 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 Transfer to UEFA Cup 0–0 3–1 — 1–0
4 Italy Lazio 6 2 0 4 4 7 −3 6 1–3 1–0 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group E

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JUV POR CEL ROS
1 Italy Juventus 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to second group stage — 3–1 3–2 1–0
2 Portugal Porto 6 3 1 2 7 5 +2 10 0–0 — 3–0 1–0
3 Scotland Celtic 6 3 0 3 8 11 −3 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 4–3 1–0 — 1–0
4 Norway Rosenborg 6 1 1 4 4 6 −2 4 1–1 1–2 2–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Group F

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR LEV LYO FEN
1 Spain Barcelona 6 5 0 1 12 5 +7 15 Advance to second group stage — 2–1 2–0 1–0
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 4 0 2 10 9 +1 12 2–1 — 2–4 2–1
3 France Lyon 6 3 0 3 10 9 +1 9 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–3 0–1 — 3–1
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 0 0 6 3 12 −9 0 0–3 1–2 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group G

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DEP MUN LIL OLY
1 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 2 4 0 10 8 +2 10 Advance to second group stage — 2–1 1–1 2–2
2 England Manchester United 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10 2–3 — 1–0 3–0
3 France Lille 6 1 3 2 7 7 0 6 Transfer to UEFA Cup 1–1 1–1 — 3–1
4 Greece Olympiacos 6 1 2 3 6 12 −6 5 1–1 0–2 2–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY SPP FEY SPM
1 Germany Bayern Munich 6 4 2 0 14 5 +9 14 Advance to second group stage — 0–0 3–1 5–1
2 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 3 2 1 10 3 +7 11 0–1 — 4–0 2–0
3 Netherlands Feyenoord 6 1 2 3 7 14 −7 5 Transfer to UEFA Cup 2–2 0–2 — 2–1
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 0 2 4 7 16 −9 2 1–3 2–2 2–2 —
Source: RSSSF

Second group stage

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League second group stage

Eight winners and eight runners-up from the first group stage were drawn into four groups of four teams each, each containing two group winners and two runners-up. Teams from the same country or from the same first round group could not be drawn together. The top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN BAY BOA NAN
1 England Manchester United 6 3 3 0 13 3 +10 12 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 3–0 5–1
2 Germany Bayern Munich 6 3 3 0 5 2 +3 12 1–1 — 1–0 2–1
3 Portugal Boavista 6 1 2 3 2 8 −6 5 0–3 0–0 — 1–0
4 France Nantes 6 0 2 4 4 11 −7 2 1–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR LIV ROM GAL
1 Spain Barcelona 6 2 3 1 7 7 0 9 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 1–1 2–2
2 England Liverpool 6 1 4 1 4 4 0 7 1–3 — 2–0 0–0
3 Italy Roma 6 1 4 1 6 5 +1 7 3–0 0–0 — 1–1
4 Turkey Galatasaray 6 0 5 1 5 6 −1 5 0–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA PAN SPP POR
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 3–0 1–0
2 Greece Panathinaikos 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8 2–2 — 2–1 0–0
3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 6 2 0 4 6 10 −4 6 2–3 0–2 — 2–0
4 Portugal Porto 6 1 1 4 3 7 −4 4 1–2 2–1 0–1 —
Source: RSSSF

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEV DEP ARS JUV
1 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 11 11 0 10 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 1–1 3–1
2 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10 1–3 — 2–0 2–0
3 England Arsenal 6 2 1 3 8 8 0 7 4–1 0–2 — 3–1
4 Italy Juventus 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 4–0 0–0 1–0 —
Source: RSSSF

Knockout phase

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 2 and 3 April, and the second legs were played on 9 and 10 April 2002.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Panathinaikos Greece2–3Spain Barcelona1–01–3
Bayern Munich Germany2–3Spain Real Madrid2–10–2
Deportivo La Coruña Spain2–5England Manchester United0–22–3
Liverpool England3–4Germany Bayer Leverkusen1–02–4

Semi-finals

The first legs were played on 23 and 24 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April and 1 May 2002.

Team 1
Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 21st leg2nd leg
Barcelona Spain1–3Spain Real Madrid0–21–1
Manchester United England3–3 (a)Germany Bayer Leverkusen2–21–1

Final

Main article: 2002 UEFA Champions League final

The final was played on 15 May 2002 at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland.

Bayer Leverkusen Germany1–2Spain Real Madrid
  • Lúcio 14'
 Report
Attendance: 50,499[7]

Statistics

The top scorers from the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League (excluding qualifying rounds) are as follows:[8]

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Appearances Minutes played
1 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy England Manchester United 10 14 1,207
2 France David Trezeguet Italy Juventus 8 10 841
3 Norway Ole Gunnar Solskjær England Manchester United 7 15 630
France Thierry Henry England Arsenal 7 11 981
5 Brazil Giovane Élber Germany Bayern Munich 6 11 730
Spain Diego Tristán Spain Deportivo La Coruña 6 12 797
Cyprus Michalis Konstantinou Greece Panathinaikos 6 14 955
Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid 6 12 1,080
Netherlands Patrick Kluivert Spain Barcelona 6 15 1,300
Germany Michael Ballack Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 15 1,346

See also

References

  1. ^ "Qualification for European Cup Football 2001/2002". kassiesa.net.
  2. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2000". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ "UEFA European Football Calendar 2001/2002". Bert Kassies.
  4. Newspapers.com
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  5. ^ "Finland's Haka Valkeakoski get Champions League win by default". kassiesa.net. 3 August 2001.
  6. ^ "Control & Disciplinary Body accepts FC Tirol Innsbruck protest" (PDF). UEFA. 24 August 2001.
  7. ^ "2. Finals" (PDF). UEFA Champions League Statistics Handbook 2022/23. Nyon: Union of European Football Associations. 4 June 2023. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Top Scorers – Final – Wednesday 15 May 2002 (after match)" (PDF). UEFA. 15 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 October 2012.
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