# 2001–02 AC Fiorentina season

During the 2001–02 season, Fiorentina competed in the Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

## Summary

Associazione Calcio Fiorentina endured a nightmare season, which proved to be the last for the initial club. The economy was in tatters, and despite the €40 million sale of playmaker Rui Costa, the financial problems just got worse as the season lingered on. Without Rui Costa and vital goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, the remainder of the Fiorentina squad was exposed when striker Enrico Chiesa ruptured his cruciate ligament in the fifth league game of the season.
The ageing defenders had no chance against the strikers of the opposing teams, and the off-pitch trouble clearly affected the performance of some well-known players including Domenico Morfeo and Nuno Gomes. Not even superstarlet Adriano, loaned in from Inter, could save the team, even though the Brazilian scored six goals.
Manager Roberto Mancini was sacked, before joining Lazio and turning his managerial career around. The club was relegated, and filed for bankruptcy in the summer, ensuring the club had to restart in Serie C2 as Florentia Viola. All players bar veteran Angelo Di Livio departed the club, and the remainder of the club was just in ashes.
Despite the weak performance of the club, several of its players were hired by illustrious clubs, including:
* Emiliano Moretti (Juventus)
* Enrico Chiesa (Lazio)
* Roberto Baronio (Lazio)
* Nuno Gomes (Benfica)
* Domenico Morfeo (Inter)
* Daniele Adani (Inter)
* Moreno Torricelli (Espanyol)
* Paolo Vanoli (Bologna)

## Kit

Supplier: Mizuno / Sponsor: Toyota
| Home | Away | Away Alt. | Third |

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ITA | Giuseppe Taglialatela |
| 12 | GK | ITA | Mario Cassano |
| 30 | GK | AUT | Alex Manninger |
| 3 | DF | ITA | Moreno Torricelli |
| 4 | DF | ITA | Daniele Adani |
| 13 | DF | ITA | Emiliano Moretti |
| 15 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Agostini |
| 23 | DF | ITA | Alessandro Pierini |
| 27 | DF | ITA | Andrea Tarozzi |
| 29 | DF | ITA | Luca Ceccarelli |
| 38 | DF | ITA | Giovanni Bartolucci |
| 76 | DF | ITA | Paolo Vanoli |
| 5 | MF | ITA | Sandro Cois |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Amaral |
| 7 | MF | ITA | Angelo Di Livio |
| 10 | MF | ITA | Domenico Morfeo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | ITA | Fabio Rossitto |
| 14 | MF | ITA | Mirco Benin |
| 16 | MF | ITA | Roberto Massaro |
| 17 | MF | ARG | Ezequiel González |
| 18 | MF | ITA | Riccardo Taddei |
| 19 | MF | ITA | Marco Rossi |
| 24 | MF | ITA | Christian Amoroso |
| 25 | MF | ITA | Angelo Palombo |
| 77 | MF | ITA | Roberto Baronio |
| 28 | MF | ITA | Orlando Fanasca |
| 8 | FW | YUG | Predrag Mijatović |
| 20 | FW | ITA | Enrico Chiesa |
| 21 | FW | POR | Nuno Gomes |
| 55 | FW | ITA | Maurizio Ganz |
| 75 | FW | ITA | Anselmo Robbiati |
| 78 | FW | BRA | Adriano |

### Transfers

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| GK | Alex Manninger | Arsenal | loan |
| DF | Alessandro Agostini | Ternana Calcio | loan ended |
| MF | Mirko Benin | Ternana Calcio | |
| MF | Ezequiel González | Rosario Central | |
| MF | Roberto Baronio | SS Lazio | loan |
| MF | Orlando Fanasca | | |
| FW | Maurizio Ganz | AC Milan | |
| FW | Anselmo Robbiati | Internazionale | loan |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Rui Costa | AC Milan | |
| GK | Francesco Toldo | Internazionale | |
| DF | Tomas Repka | West Ham United | |
| MF | Mauro Bressan | Venezia | |
| DF | Saliou Lassissi | Parma | loan ended |
| DF | Aldo Firicano | Salernitana | |

#### Winter

In :
| Pos. | Name | from | Type |
| FW | Adriano | Internazionale | loan |
Out :
| Pos. | Name | To | Type |
| MF | Leandro Amaral | Sao Paulo FC | |

## Competitions
### Serie A
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Udinese | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 40 | |
| 15 | Hellas Verona (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 39 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 16 | Lecce (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 28 | Relegation to Serie B |
| 17 | Fiorentina (R, E, R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 22 | Phoenix in Serie C2 |
| 18 | Venezia (R) | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B |
* ↑ Brescia finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head goal difference: Brescia 2–0 Udinese, Udinese 3–2 Brescia.
* ↑ Fiorentina was denied entry to the 2002–03 Serie B season, having entered administration. It was later admitted to the Lega Professionisti Serie C after bankruptcy.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 December 2015. Source: Competitive matches

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Cup
#### First round
#### Third round
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

* Adriano 6
* Enrico Chiesa 5
* Nuno Gomes 4