# 2001–02 in Croatian football

The following article presents a summary of the 2001–02 football (soccer) season in Croatia, which was the 11th season of competitive football in the country.

## League tables
### Prva HNL

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | NK Zagreb (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 71 | 24 | +47 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 65 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 59 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Varteks | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 57 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | Rijeka | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 51 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 6 | Slaven Belupo | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 42 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 7 | Pomorac | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 40 | |
| 8 | Osijek | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 37 | |
| 9 | Zadar | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 36 | |
| 10 | Cibalia | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 37 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Šibenik (O) | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 36 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 12 | Kamen Ingrad (O) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 46 | −18 | 35 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 34 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
| 14 | Čakovec (R) | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
| 15 | Marsonia (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 30 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |
| 16 | TŠK Topolovac (R) | 30 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 31 | 95 | −64 | 14 | Relegation to Croatian Second Football League |

#### Relegation play-offs

First legs were held on 15 May and second legs on 19 May, 2002.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vukovar '91 | 3–4 | Šibenik | 0–0 | 3–4 |
| Istra Pula | 1–3 | Kamen Ingrad | 0–1 | 1–2 |

### Druga HNL
#### North Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vukovar '91 (C) | 30 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 87 | 30 | +57 | 71 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Belišće | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 74 | 26 | +48 | 68 | |
| 3 | Valpovka | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 51 | |
| 4 | Metalac Osijek | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 51 | |
| 5 | Koprivnica | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 50 | |
| 6 | Grafičar Vodovod | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 44 | |
| 8 | Omladinac Novo Selo Rok | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 54 | 60 | −6 | 43 | |
| 9 | Podravac | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 41 | |
| 10 | Bjelovar (R) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 11 | Mladost Molve (R) | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 40 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 12 | Papuk Orahovica (R) | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 13 | Bedem Ivankovo (R) | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 31 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 14 | Ivančica Ivanec (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 30 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 15 | Sloga Čakovec (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 34 | 82 | −48 | 21 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | NAŠK (R) | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 85 | −55 | 21 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |

#### South Division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Istra Pula (C) | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 46 | 21 | +25 | 59 | Qualification to promotion play-off |
| 2 | Uljanik | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 57 | 26 | +31 | 59 | |
| 3 | Novalja | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 50 | |
| 4 | Uskok Klis | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 32 | +16 | 49 | |
| 5 | Solin Građa | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 48 | |
| 6 | Orijent | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 46 | |
| 7 | Croatia Sesvete | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 45 | |
| 8 | Inker Zaprešić | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 41 | |
| 10 | Imotski (O) | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 40 | Qualification to relegation play-off |
| 11 | Mosor (R) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 37 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 12 | Žminj (R) | 30 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 13 | Segesta (R) | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 35 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 14 | Samobor (R) | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 31 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 15 | Trnje (R) | 30 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 26 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |
| 16 | PIK Vrbovec (R) | 30 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 23 | 64 | −41 | 23 | Relegation to Croatian Third Football League |