2001–02 French Division 1
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Olympique Lyonnais won Division 1 season 2001/2002 of the French Association Football League with 66 points. The title was decided in the very final game of the season when Lyon defeated erstwhile championship leaders Lens at Stade Gerland. Lyon had to win the match to take the title, and won 3–1, ending Lens's title dream. It was Lyon's first league championship, and it began their record seven successive league titles.
Participating teams
Final table
| Position | Club | Points | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | av. attendance | Europe, Ligue 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 66 | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 62 | 32 | +30 | 34838 | Champion of France Champions League |
| 2 | RC Lens | 64 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 30 | +25 | 37336 | Champions League |
| 3 | AJ Auxerre | 59 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 12300 | Champions League Third qualifying round |
| 4 | Paris Saint-Germain | 58 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 24 | +19 | 41040 | UEFA Cup |
| 5 | Lille | 56 | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 17876 | Intertoto Cup |
| 6 | Bordeaux | 50 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 27870 | UEFA Cup (winner of Coupe de la Ligue) |
| 7 | Troyes AC | 47 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 13926 | Intertoto Cup |
| 8 | FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 46 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 16439 | Intertoto Cup |
| 9 | Olympique de Marseille | 44 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 50072 | |
| 10 | FC Nantes | 43 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 33368 | |
| 11 | SC Bastia | 41 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 7210 | |
| 12 | Stade Rennais | 41 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 17854 | |
| 13 | Montpellier HSC | 40 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 13861 | |
| 14 | CS Sedan-Ardennes | 39 | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 16587 | |
| 15 | AS Monaco | 39 | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 8564 | |
| 16 | EA Guingamp | 35 | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 57 | -23 | 12759 | |
| 17 | FC Metz | 33 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 47 | -16 | Relegated to Ligue 2 | |
| 18 | FC Lorient | 31 | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 64 | -21 | Relegated to Ligue 2 and UEFA Cup (winner of Coupe de France) |
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Ligue 1 season 2002/2003
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- AC Ajaccio : champion of Ligue 2
- RC Strasbourg : runners-up
- OGC Nice : third place
- Le Havre AC : fourth place
Top goalscorers
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Djibril Cissé |  France |
AJ Auxerre | 22 |
| 1 | Pauleta |  Portugal |
Bordeaux | 22 |
| 3 | Jean-Claude Darcheville | France |
FC Lorient | 19 |
| 4 | Nicolas Goussé | France |
Troyes AC | 15 |
| 5 | Shabani Nonda |  D.R. Congo |
AS Monaco | 14 |
| 5 | Pierre-Alain Frau | France |
FC Sochaux-Montbéliard | 14 |
| 5 | Sonny Anderson |  Brazil |
Olympique Lyonnais | 14 |
| 5 | Tony Vairelles | France |
SC Bastia | 14 |
| 9 | Daniel Moreira | France |
RC Lens | 11 |
| 9 | Bruno Cheyrou | France |
Lille | 11 |
| 11 | Sidney Govou | France |
Olympique Lyonnais | 10 |
| 11 | El Hadji Diouf |  Senegal |
RC Lens | 10 |
| 13 | Dagui Bakari |  Ivory Coast |
Lille | 9 |
| 14 | Ronaldinho | Brazil |
Paris Saint-Germain | 8 |
| 14 | Fabrice Fiorèse | France |
Paris Saint-Germain | 8 |
| 14 | Lamine Sakho | Senegal |
Olympique de Marseille | 8 |
| 14 | Cédric Bardon | France |
En Avant Guingamp | 8 |
| 14 | Patrice Loko | France |
Troyes AC | 8 |
| 14 | Henri Camara | Senegal |
CS Sedan-Ardennes | 8 |
