# 2001–02 Olympique Lyonnais season

The 2001–02 season was the 103rd season in the existence of Olympique Lyonnais and the club's 13th consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the French Division 1, the Coupe de France, the Coupe de la Ligue, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.

## 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. The club would go on to establish a period of dominance over Ligue 1 by winning a further six consecutive league titles.
At the end of the season, Jacques Santini left to manage the France national team. Former Rennes manager Paul Le Guen was appointed as his replacement.

## First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 | FRA | Grégory Coupet |
| 2 | DF | BEL | Éric Deflandre |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Edmílson |
| 4 | DF | FRA | Florent Laville |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Philippe Violeau |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Pierre Laigle |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Sonny Anderson (captain) |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Eric Carrière |
| 11 | FW | FRA | Tony Vairelles |
| 12 | MF | BRA | Juninho Pernambucano |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Jérémie Brechet |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | FW | FRA | Sidney Govou |
| 15 | DF | BEL | Christophe Delmotte |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Marc-Vivien Foé |
| 18 | FW | FRA | Péguy Luyindula |
| 19 | DF | FRA | Jean-Marc Chanelet |
| 20 | DF | SUI | Patrick Müller |
| 21 | FW | FRA | Frédéric Née |
| 22 | MF | FRA | David Linarès |
| 29 | MF | FRA | Florent Balmont |
| 31 | DF | BRA | Caçapa |
| 33 | MF | FRA | Bryan Bergougnoux |

### Left club during season

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 |
| 5 | MF | POL | Jacek Bąk (to Lens) |
| 7 | FW | FRA | Steve Marlet (to Fulham) |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Vikash Dhorasoo (on loan to Bordeaux) |

## 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 | Winners | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 058.82 |
| Coupe de France | 15 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 | 8 January 2002 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Champions League | 18 September 2001 | 31 October 2001 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Cup | 22 November 2001 | 28 February 2002 | Third round | Fourth round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 86 | 54 | +32 | 052.08 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | Qualification to Champions League first group stage |
| 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 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Soccerway

#### Results by match

| Match | 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Matches

Source:

### Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Advance to second group stage |
| 3 | Lyon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 9 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |