2001–02 Olympique Lyonnais season
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2017) |
2001–02 season | |
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Manager | Jacques Santini |
Division 1 | 1st |
Coupe de France | Round of 32 |
Coupe de la Ligue | Round of 16 |
Champions League | Group stage |
UEFA Cup | Fourth round |
Average home league attendance | 34,838 |
During the 2001–02 French football season, Olympique Lyonnais competed in French Division 1.
Season summary
Lyon won their first ever French top-flight title. The title race came down to the final day of the season, with Lyon needing victory against fellow challengers Lens, who were one point ahead. A 3–1 victory secured Lyon's title win.
At the end of the season, Jacques Santini left to manage the French national team. Former Rennes manager Paul Le Guen was appointed as his replacement.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
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Competitions
Division 1
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Lyon (C) | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
2 | Lens | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 64 | |
3 | Auxerre | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 59 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Lille | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 56 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Champions League
Group stage
18 September 2001 | Lyon ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
20:45 | Report | Kirsten ![]() |
Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Graziano Cesari (Italy) |
25 September 2001 | Fenerbahçe ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |
20:45 | Report | Delmotte ![]() |
Attendance: 10,150 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
10 October 2001 | Barcelona ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Camp Nou, Barcelona |
20:45 | Kluivert ![]() Rivaldo ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 60,757 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
17 October 2001 | Lyon ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
20:45 | Govou ![]() Carrière ![]() Delmotte ![]() |
Report | Derelioğlu ![]() |
Attendance: 37,773 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
23 October 2001 | Lyon ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
20:45 | Luyindula ![]() Carrière ![]() |
Report | Kluivert ![]() Rivaldo ![]() G. López ![]() |
Attendance: 37,800 Referee: Graham Poll (England) |
31 October 2001 | Bayer Leverkusen ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | BayArena, Leverkusen |
20:45 | Sebescen ![]() Berbatov ![]() |
Report | Carrière ![]() Née ![]() Govou ![]() |
Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
UEFA Cup
Third round
22 November 2001 | Club Brugge ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Jan Breydelstadion, Brugge |
19:30 | Englebert ![]() Van Der Heyden ![]() Mendoza ![]() De Brul ![]() |
Report | Luyindula ![]() |
Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain) |
6 December 2001 | Lyon ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
19:30 | Anderson ![]() |
Report | Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway) |
Club Brugge 4–4 Lyon on aggregate. Lyon won on away goals.
Fourth round
21 February 2002 | Lyon ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |
19:15 | Govou ![]() |
Report | Štajner ![]() |
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) |
28 February 2002 | Slovan Liberec ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Letná Stadium, Prague |
17:00 | Nezmar ![]() Štajner ![]() Neumann ![]() |
Report | Müller ![]() |
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
Slovan Liberec won 5–2 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Lyon - 2001/02". footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-06-26.