# 2001–02 Paris Saint-Germain FC season

The 2001–02 season was Paris Saint-Germain's 32nd season in existence. PSG played their home league games at the Parc des Princes in Paris, registering an average attendance of 41,040 spectators per match. The club was presided by Laurent Perpère and the team was coached by Luis Fernández. Frédéric Déhu was the team captain.

## Players

    As of the 2001–02 season.

### Squad

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 | Lionel Letizi |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Gabriel Heinze |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Lionel Potillon |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Mikel Arteta (on loan from Barcelona B) |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Mauricio Pochettino |
| 6 | MF | FRA | Frédéric Déhu (captain) |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Aloísio |
| 8 | MF | POR | Hugo Leal |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Nicolas Anelka |
| 10 | MF | NGA | Jay-Jay Okocha |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Alex Dias |
| 12 | DF | MAR | Talal El Karkouri |
| 14 | MF | FRA | Fabrice Fiorèse |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | LUX | Stéphane Gillet |
| 17 | DF | FRA | Francis Llacer |
| 18 | DF | FRA | Didier Domi |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Édouard Cissé |
| 21 | MF | BRA | Ronaldinho |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Cristóbal |
| 23 | DF | FRA | Pierre Ducrocq |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Bernard Mendy |
| 26 | FW | NGA | Bartholomew Ogbeche |
| 28 | MF | FRA | Jérôme Leroy |
| 30 | GK | FRA | Jérôme Alonzo |
| 36 | MF | POR | Agostinho (on loan from Málaga) |

### 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 |
| 11 | MF | FRA | Laurent Robert (to Newcastle United) |
| 14 | MF | ALG | Ali Benarbia (to Manchester City) |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Sylvain Distin (on loan to Newcastle United) |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Selim Benachour (on loan to Martigues) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | MF | FRA | Éric Rabésandratana (to AEK Athens) |
| 26 | MF | SEN | Aliou Cissé (on loan to Montpelier) |
| 27 | FW | FRA | Gaël Hiroux (on loan to Martigues) |

## 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 % |
| French Division 1 | 28 July 2001 | 4 May 2002 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 044.12 |
| Coupe de France | 15 December 2001 | 9 March 2002 | Round of 64 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Coupe de la Ligue | 2 December 2001 | 2 March 2002 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1 July 2001 | 21 August 2001 | Second round | Winners | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 062.50 |
| UEFA Cup | 18 September 2001 | 6 December 2001 | First round | Third round | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 56 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 80 | 34 | +46 | 046.43 |
Source: Competitions

### Division 1
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
* ↑ Bordeaux was qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup as winners of the 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: LFP.fr

#### Results by round

| 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 |
| Round | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |