# 2001–02 FC Metz season

The 2001–02 season was FC Metz's 70th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | CMR | Jacques Songo'o |
| — | GK | FRA | Johan Liébus |
| — | GK | FRA | Ludovic Butelle |
| — | GK | TOG | Kossi Agassa |
| — | DF | FRA | Sylvain Marchal |
| — | DF | USA | David Régis |
| — | DF | FRA | Philippe Gaillot |
| — | DF | FRA | Patrick Moreau |
| — | MF | TUR | Kasım Yıldız |
| — | MF | FRA | Mario Espartero |
| — | MF | FRA | Ludovic Asuar |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | FRA | Grégory Proment |
| — | MF | FRA | Stéphane Morisot |
| — | MF | FRA | Grégory Leca |
| — | MF | ARG | Patricio D'Amico |
| — | MF | SEN | Oumar Sané |
| — | FW | CMR | Joseph-Désiré Job |
| — | FW | CRO | Igor Jovićević |
| — | FW | FRA | Gérald Baticle |
| — | FW | TOG | Emmanuel Adebayor |
| — | FW | UKR | Serhiy Skachenko |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| GK | Johan Liébus | Le Mans UC 72 | €6.50m | 1 July 2001 |
| GK | Jacques Songo'o | Deportivo La Coruña | Free | 1 July 2001 |
| FW | Igor Jovićević | NK Zagreb | | 1 July 2001 |
| MF | Oumar Sané | Louhans-Cuiseaux | | 1 July 2001 |
| DF | Patrick Moreau | Bastia | | 1 July 2001 |
| MF | Patricio D'Amico | Wasquehal | Loan | 1 August 2001 |
| GK | Kossi Agassa | Africa Sports | Free | 23 February 2002 |
| FW | Joseph-Désiré Job | Middlesbrough | Loan | 1 January 2002 |

### Out

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
| | GK | Faryd Mondragón | Galatasaray | Loan + €500k | 1 July 2001 | |
| | MF | Ludovic Asuar | Sedan | Free | 5 October 2001 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Division 1 | 28 July 2001 | 4 May 2002 | Matchday 1 | 17th | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 026.47 |
| Coupe de France | 14 December 2001 | 19 January 2002 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 1 December 2001 | 1 December 2001 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 027.03 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Sedan | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 39 | |
| 15 | Monaco | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 39 | |
| 16 | Guingamp | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 35 | |
| 17 | Metz (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 33 | Relegation to Ligue 2 |
| 18 | Lorient (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 64 | −21 | 31 | UEFA Cup first round and relegated to Ligue 2 |
* ↑ Lorient was qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2001–02 Coupe de France.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Division 1

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 13 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |