# 2001–02 Belgian First Division

The 2001–02 season of the Jupiler League began on August 11, 2001, and ended on May 5, 2002. Racing Genk became champions.

## Promoted teams

These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:
* Lommel (second division champion)
* R.W.D. Molenbeek (playoff winner)

## Relegated teams

These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:
* Eendracht Aalst (no license)
* R.W.D. Molenbeek (no license)

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Genk (C) | 34 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 85 | 43 | +42 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Club Brugge | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Anderlecht | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 66 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Gent | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 58 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Standard Liège | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 57 | |
| 6 | Mouscron | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 68 | 40 | +28 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 7 | Sporting Lokeren | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 55 | Qualified for Intertoto Cup first round |
| 8 | Sint-Truiden | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 53 | |
| 9 | Germinal Beerschot | 34 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 49 | |
| 10 | Molenbeek (R) | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 44 | Relegation to 2002–03 Belgian Third Division |
| 11 | La Louvière | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 44 | |
| 12 | Charleroi | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 39 | |
| 13 | Lommel | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 54 | 66 | −12 | 39 | |
| 14 | Westerlo | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 49 | 61 | −12 | 36 | |
| 15 | Lierse | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 65 | −10 | 35 | |
| 16 | Antwerp | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 47 | 67 | −20 | 31 | |
| 17 | Eendracht Aalst (R) | 34 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 73 | −41 | 21 | Relegation to 2002–03 Belgian Third Division |
| 18 | Beveren | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 91 | −61 | 14 | |
* ↑ R.W.D. Molenbeek were relegated to the Third Division as they were refused a Belgian professional licence.
* ↑ Eendracht Aalst were relegated to the Third Division as they were refused a Belgian professional licence.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AAL | AND | ANT | GBA | BEV | CLU | CHA | GNK | GNT | LIE | LOK | LOM | LOU | MOL | MOU | STV | STA | WES |
| Eendracht Aalst | | 1–5 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Anderlecht | 3–1 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 |
| Antwerp | 2–0 | 2–2 | | 2–3 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Germinal Beerschot | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | | 4–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 8–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Beveren | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Club Brugge | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–2 |
| Charleroi | 2–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 |
| Genk | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Gent | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 4–1 |
| Lierse | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 6–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Lokeren | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Lommel | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–4 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| La Louvière | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Molenbeek | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Mouscron | 6–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Sint-Truiden | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Standard Liège | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | | 2–2 |
| Westerlo | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–4 | 0–1 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |

## Top goal scorers

| Scorer | Goals | Team |
| Wesley Sonck | 30 | Genk |
| Paul Kpaka | 25 | Germinal Beerschot |
| Moumouni Dagano | 21 | Genk |
| Rune Lange | 19 | Club Brugge |
| Alexandros Kaklamanos | 17 | Gent |
| Patrick Goots | 16 | Royal Antwerp |
| Andrés Mendoza | 15 | Club Brugge |
| Marcin Żewłakow | 15 | Mouscron |