2001–02 Primeira Liga
The 2001–02 Primeira Liga was the 68th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 11 August 2001 with a match between Varzim and Benfica, and ended on 6 May 2002. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Boavista as the defending champions.
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2001 – 5 May 2002 |
| Champions | Sporting CP 18th title |
| Relegated | Salgueiros Farense Alverca |
| Champions League | Sporting CP (third qualifying round) Boavista (second qualifying round) |
| UEFA Cup | Porto (first round) |
| Intertoto Cup | Belenenses (second round) União de Leiria (first round) Santa Clara (first round) |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 818 (2.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mário Jardel (42 goals) |
| Biggest home win | União de Leiria 7–0 Salgueiros (9 December 2001) |
| Biggest away win | Paços de Ferreira 0–6 Sporting CP (27 October 2001) |
| Highest scoring | 5–3 (2 times) 6-2 (1 time) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
Sporting CP won the league and qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, along with Boavista, who qualified for the second round. Porto and Leixões from the third division qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Salgueiros, Farense and Alverca were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 42 goals. Until 2021, this remained the last season where Sporting CP won the title and where neither Porto nor Benfica won before Sporting CP won the 2020–21 season ending their 19-year drought and 19-year reign of Porto and Benfica.