2001–02 in Swiss football

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Football in Switzerland
Season2001–02
Men's football
Nationalliga ABasel
Nationalliga BWil
1. LigaGroup 1:
Colombier
Group 2:
FC Schaffhausen
Group 3:
Malcantone
Overall 1. Liga champion
Wohlen
Swiss CupBasel
Women's football
Swiss Women's Super LeagueFC Sursee
Swiss CupFC Sursee
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The following is a summary of the 2001–02 season of competitive football in Switzerland.

Nationalliga A[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Nationalliga A

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Basel 22 13 4 5 52 37 +15 43 Advance to championship round
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
2 Lugano 22 11 5 6 39 33 +6 38
3 Grasshopper Club 22 11 4 7 50 33 +17 37
4 St. Gallen 22 9 8 5 38 32 +6 35
5 Servette 22 9 7 6 36 29 +7 34
6 Sion 22 10 3 9 40 29 +11 33
7 Young Boys 22 8 7 7 35 28 +7 31
8 Zürich 22 7 9 6 24 27 −3 30
9 Aarau 22 7 6 9 28 25 +3 27 Continue to promotion/relegation round
10 Neuchâtel Xamax 22 6 7 9 28 36 −8 25
11 Lausanne-Sport 22 4 4 14 24 49 −25 16
12 Luzern 22 3 4 15 23 59 −36 13
Source: RSSSF

Championship playoff round[edit]

The first eight teams of the regular season (or Qualification) competed in the Championship Playoff Round. They took half of the points (rounded up to complete units) gained in the Qualification as Bonus with them.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Basel (C) 14 11 0 3 36 16 +20 22 55 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
2 Grasshopper Club 14 7 5 2 28 17 +11 19 45 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Lugano[a] (R) 14 7 2 5 23 19 +4 19 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
4 Servette 14 6 3 5 25 23 +2 17 38 Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round
5 Zürich 14 6 2 6 14 17 −3 15 35 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
6 St. Gallen 14 4 4 6 18 20 −2 18 34 Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round
7 Young Boys 14 4 3 7 18 25 −7 16 31
8 Sion[a] (R) 14 1 1 12 10 35 −25 17 21
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Both Lugano and Sion did not obtain a top level license for the 2002/03 season. Neither did Lausanne; all three clubs are relegated to the NLB and their NLA places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern.

Nationalliga B[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Nationalliga A § Nationalliga B

Qualification phase[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wil 22 12 5 5 53 32 +21 41 Advance to promotion/relegation NLA/LNB round
2 Winterthur 22 12 3 7 48 48 0 39
3 Thun 22 11 5 6 42 32 +10 38
4 Delémont 22 11 5 6 33 26 +7 38
5 Yverdon-Sport 22 10 5 7 37 31 +6 35 Continue to relegation round NLB/1. Liga
halved points (rounded up) as bonus
6 Étoile Carouge 22 8 7 7 27 26 +1 31
7 Kriens 22 9 3 10 28 30 −2 30
8 Bellinzona 22 7 4 11 26 33 −7 25
9 Baden 22 5 9 8 40 37 +3 24
10 Locarno 22 6 5 11 28 34 −6 23
11 Vaduz 22 5 7 10 34 43 −9 22
12 Concordia Basel 22 5 4 13 34 58 −24 19
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Promotion/relegation group NLA/NLB[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Xamax 14 8 4 2 26 12 +14 28 Remain in NLA
2 Lausanne-Sport[a] 14 8 2 4 21 14 +7 26 Did not obtain licence for top level
3 Wil 14 6 5 3 17 13 +4 23 Promoted to NLA
4 Thun 14 6 3 5 19 18 +1 21
5 Aarau[a] 14 6 3 5 20 20 0 21 Relegated, but remained in NLA via green table
6 Delémont[a] 14 4 4 6 14 20 −6 16 Promoted on green table
7 Luzern[a] 14 2 5 7 26 28 −2 11 Relegated, but remained in NLA via green table
8 Winterthur 14 1 4 9 11 29 −18 7 Remain in NLB
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Lausanne did not obtain a top level license for the 2002/03 season, neither did Lugano and Sion; these three clubs were relegated to the NLB and their NLA places filled by Aarau, Delémont and Luzern.

Relegation group NLB/1. Liga[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD BP Pts Qualification
1 Yverdon-Sport 14 8 1 5 30 26 +4 18 43 Remain in LNB
2 Vaduz 14 8 3 3 28 18 +10 11 38
3 Bellinzona 14 7 3 4 22 18 +4 13 37
4 Kriens 14 7 0 7 31 24 +7 15 36
5 Concordia Basel 14 6 4 4 23 20 +3 15 37
6 Baden 14 5 2 7 15 21 −6 12 29
7 Locarno 14 4 5 5 17 19 −2 12 29 Relegated to 1. Liga
8 Étoile Carouge 14 1 2 11 10 30 −20 16 21
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) Position in the qualification

1. Liga[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Swiss 1. Liga

Group 1[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Colombier 30 17 7 6 49 37 +12 58 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Serrières 30 15 8 7 45 32 +13 53
3 CS Chênois 30 15 7 8 56 38 +18 52
4 FC Baulmes 30 15 4 11 66 53 +13 49
5 FC Echallens 30 13 6 11 48 36 +12 45
6 FC Naters 30 12 9 9 59 48 +11 45
7 FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 30 12 6 12 50 47 +3 42
8 FC Stade Lausanne Ouchy 30 11 9 10 42 43 −1 42
9 FC Meyrin 30 12 5 13 51 52 −1 41
10 FC Bex 30 9 10 11 39 43 −4 37
11 Vevey Sports 30 10 7 13 43 53 −10 37
12 Grand-Lancy FC 30 9 8 13 46 49 −3 35
13 FC Stade Nyonnais 30 9 8 13 43 51 −8 35
14 Servette U-21 30 9 8 13 41 56 −15 35
15 Lausanne-Sport U-21[1] 30 10 4 16 44 65 −21 34 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 Sion U-21[1] 30 7 4 19 32 51 −19 25
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Group 2[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Schaffhausen 30 19 8 3 52 23 +29 65 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Solothurn 30 16 8 6 60 34 +26 56 Decider for play-off
3 SC Young Fellows Juventus 30 16 8 6 65 46 +19 56 Decider winners, play-off to Challenge League
4 Grasshopper Club U-21 30 14 7 9 62 53 +9 49
5 Basel U-21 30 14 6 10 67 46 +21 48
6 FC Biel-Bienne 30 12 8 10 47 43 +4 44
7 Zürich U-21 30 12 8 10 45 46 −1 44
8 FC Grenchen 30 11 8 11 52 43 +9 41
9 FC Altstetten 30 9 10 11 35 40 −5 37
10 FC Wangen bei Olten 30 8 11 11 56 54 +2 35
11 SV Schaffhausen 30 9 8 13 34 45 −11 35
12 FC Bulle 30 9 8 13 37 52 −15 35
13 FC Münsingen 30 9 8 13 35 51 −16 35
14 FC Fribourg 30 9 7 14 43 47 −4 34
15 FC Red Star Zürich[1] 30 8 6 16 32 52 −20 30 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 FC Schwamendingen[1] 30 4 3 23 24 71 −47 15
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Decider to play-off[edit]

The two teams Solothurn and Young Fellows Juventus ended the season level on points and so they had to play a decision match to resolve second position and the play-off slot. This match was played on May 21, 2002, in Sursee.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Solothurn 1–3 YFJ

SC Young Fellows Juventus win and advance, as group runner-up, to play-offs.


Group 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 FC Malcantone Agno 30 19 6 5 63 33 +30 63 Play-off to Challenge League
2 FC Wohlen 30 18 8 4 61 28 +33 62
3 FC Tuggen 30 17 9 4 58 24 +34 60
4 SC Buochs 30 15 7 8 35 29 +6 52
5 St. Gallen U-21 30 10 13 7 38 34 +4 43
6 FC Chiasso 30 11 9 10 39 28 +11 42
7 FC Chur 97 30 12 6 12 58 56 +2 42
8 FC Mendrisio 30 12 5 13 34 38 −4 41
9 FC Schötz 30 9 10 11 44 52 −8 37
10 Luzern U-21 30 9 8 13 42 46 −4 35
11 FC Gossau 30 8 11 11 39 48 −9 35
12 FC Kreuzlingen 30 10 5 15 34 50 −16 35
13 Zug 94 30 9 7 14 35 38 −3 34
14 FC Rapperswil-Jona 30 7 9 14 43 45 −2 30
15 FC Freienbach[1] 30 6 5 19 38 71 −33 23 Relegation to 2. Liga Interregional
16 FC Rorschach[1] 30 5 8 17 31 72 −41 23
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference within the league or play-off for qualifiers.

Promotion play-off[edit]

The three group winners and the three runners-up contested this play-off for the two promotion slots. The U-21 teams were not eligible for this stage.

Qualification round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Wohlen 4–1 Colombier
Colombier 2–2 Wohlen

Wohlen win 6–3 on aggregate and continue to the finals.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
YFJ 1–0 Malcantone
Malcantone 3–2 YFJ

3–3 on aggregate, Young Fellows Juventus win on away goals and continue to the finals.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Serrières 1–4 Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen 1–0 Serrières

Schaffhausen win 5–1 on aggregate and continue to the finals.[2]

Final round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
YFJ 1–2 Wohlen
Wohlen 0–0 Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen 1–1 YFJ

Final table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Wohlen[1] 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Promotion to Challenge League
2 Schaffhausen[1] 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2
3 Young Fellows Juventus 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: Erste Liga official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Play-off

Swiss Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 Swiss Cup

The four winners of the quarter-finals played in the semi-finals. The winners of the first drawn semi-final is considered as home team in the final.

Semi-finals
First semi-final
Lausanne-Sport1–4Grasshopper Club
Meyer 51' (pen.) SFV summary 6' Petrić
22' (pen.) Núñez
87' Baturina
90' Eduardo
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Switzerland Roland Beck, (Triesen)

Source:[3]

Second semi-final
Basel1–1 (a.e.t.)Young Boys
Varela Yellow card 13'
Giménez 23' (1:0)
Yao Yellow card 58'
Cravero Red card 69'
Atouba Yellow card 90'
Koumantarakis Yellow card 114'		 FCB summary 51' (1:1) Joel Descloux
Red card 73' Collaviti
Yellow card 77' Tikva
Penalties
M. Yakin soccer ball with check mark
Zwyssig soccer ball with check mark
Giménez soccer ball with check mark
Koumantarakis soccer ball with red X
Zuberbühler soccer ball with red X
Chipperfield soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Hänzi
soccer ball with red X Tikva
soccer ball with check mark Joel Descloux
soccer ball with red X Petrosyan
soccer ball with check mark Burri
soccer ball with red X Berisha
Attendance: 25,381

Source:[3]

Final
Grasshopper Club1–2 (a.e.t.)FC Basel
Petrić 38', Yellow card 91'
Schwegler Yellow card 28'
Castillo Yellow card 78'
Cabanas Yellow card 82'
Smiljanić Yellow card 42' Yellow-red card 112'		 SFV summary
FCB summary		 5' Tum
Yellow card 43', 113' (pen.) M. Yakin
Yellow card 114' Barberis
Attendance: 30,000 (sold out)
Referee: Switzerland Philippe Leuba (Chexbres)

Source:[3]

Swiss Clubs in Europe[edit]

Grasshopper Club[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round[edit]
8 August 2001 First leg Porto Portugal 2–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Estádio das Antas, Porto
22:00 CET Paredes 6'
Postiga 59'		 Report Núñez 50'
Petrić 57'		 Attendance: 46,142
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
22 August 2001 Second leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 2–3 Portugal Porto Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 CET Petrić 78'
Chapuisat 87'		 Report Clayton 14'
Capucho 43'
Deco 80'		 Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland)

Porto won 5–4 on aggregate.

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
First round[edit]
20 September 2001 First leg Dinamo București Romania 1–3 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest
16:00 Mihalcea 85' (pen.) Report Chapuisat 28'
Benjamin 81'
Núñez 87'		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dani Koren (Israel)
27 September 2001 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 3–1 Romania Dinamo București Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
19:00 Baturina 18'
Chapuisat 21'
Morales 87'		 Report Mihalcea 52' (pen.) Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Miroslav Liba (Czech Republic)

Grasshoppers won 6–2 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
18 October 2001 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 4–1 Netherlands Twente Hardturm, Zürich
19:15 Núñez 29', 34', 90'
Petrić 57'		 Report Polak 69' Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
1 November 2001 Second leg Twente Netherlands 3–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
18:30 van der Laan 35', 79'
Cairo 45'		 Report Chapuisat 70'
Benjani 85'		 Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Attila Hanacsek (Hungary)

Grasshoppers won 6–4 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
22 November 2001 First leg Grasshopper Club Switzerland 1–2 England Leeds United Hardturm, Zürich
20:15 Chapuisat 17' Report Harte 73'
Smith 78'		 Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)
6 December 2001 Second leg Leeds United England 2–2 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Elland Road, Leeds
21:00 Kewell 19'
Keane 45'		 Report Núñez 42', 89' Attendance: 40,014
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Leeds United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lugano[edit]

Champions League[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Champions League
Second qualifying round[edit]
25 July 2001 First leg Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine 3–0 Switzerland Lugano Shakhtar Stadium, Donetsk
18:00 CET Bakharev 21'
Tymoshchuk 57'
Vorobey 65'		 Report Attendance: 31,714
Referee: Roy Helge Olsen (Norway)
31 July 2001 Second leg Lugano Switzerland 2–1 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano
20:15 CET Gaspoz 53'
Rossi 66'		 Report Aghahowa 13' Attendance: 3,300
Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca (Spain)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–2 on aggregate.

St. Gallen[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) First leg Pelister North Macedonia 0–2 Switzerland St. Gallen Stadion Tumbe Kafe, Bitola
17:30 Report Guido 4'
Dal Santo 89'		 Attendance: 1,664
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)
23 August 2001 (2001-08-23) Second leg St. Gallen Switzerland 2–3 North Macedonia Pelister Letzigrund, Zürich
20:00
Report
Attendance: 3,555
Referee: Tonny Poulsen (Denmark)

3–3 on aggregate. St. Gallen won on away goals.

First round[edit]
20 September 2001 First leg St. Gallen Switzerland 2–1 Romania Steaua București Hardturm Stadium, Zürich
20:00 Batista 33'
Mokoena 53'		 Report Neaga 37' Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Gylfi Orrason (Iceland)
27 September 2001 Second leg Steaua București Romania 1–1 Switzerland St. Gallen Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
20:00 Răducanu 12' Report Guido 59' Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Edo Trivković (Croatia)

St. Gallen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
18 October 2001 First leg Freiburg Germany 0–1 Switzerland St. Gallen Dreisamstadion, Freiburg
20:30 Report Mokoena 90' Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
1 November 2001 Second leg St. Gallen Switzerland 1–4 Germany Freiburg Hardturm, Zürich
16:00 Zellweger 8' Report Tskitishvili 11'
Sellimi 37'
But 73'
Kehl 82'		 Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)

Freiburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

Servette[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
First round[edit]
20 September 2001 First leg Servette Switzerland 1–0 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:15 Oruma 75' Report Attendance: 4,286
Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece)
27 September 2001 Second leg Slavia Prague Czech Republic 1–1 Switzerland Servette Stadion Evžena Rošického, Prague
20:15 Petrouš 89' Report Oruma 13' Attendance: 4,698
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

Servette won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
18 October 2001 First leg Zaragoza Spain 0–0 Switzerland Servette La Romareda, Zaragoza
21:00 Report Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Lutz Michael Fröhlich (Germany)
1 November 2001 Second leg Servette Switzerland 1–0 Spain Real Zaragoza Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:30 Oruma 87' Report Attendance: 8,274
Referee: Orhan Erdemir (Turkey)

Servette won 1–0 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
22 November 2001 First leg Servette Switzerland 0–0 Germany Hertha BSC Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
18:00 Report Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
6 December 2001 Second leg Hertha BSC Germany 0–3 Switzerland Servette Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark, Berlin
18:00 Report Hilton 16'
Frei 48'
Obradović 69'		 Attendance: 10,900
Referee: Graham Barber (England)

Servette won 3–0 on aggregate.

Fourth round[edit]
19 February 2002 First leg Valencia Spain 3–0 Switzerland Servette Mestalla Stadium, Valencia
18:00 Hilton 3' (o.g.)
Aimar 48'
Ballesta 58'		 Report Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
28 February 2002 Second leg Servette Switzerland 2–2 Spain Valencia Charmilles Stadium, Geneva
20:15 Robert 37'
Frei 67'		 Report Sánchez 12'
Angulo 45'		 Attendance: 9,018
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Valencia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Basel[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
Second round[edit]
1 July 2001 (2001-07-01) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Iceland Grindavík St. Jakob-Park, Basel
15:00 Magro 4'
Tchouga 18'
Tum 60'
Magro Yellow card 90+2'		 FCB summary
Report		 Attendance: 6,843
Referee: Yuri Klyuchnikov (Russia)
8 July 2001 (2001-07-08) Second leg Grindavík Iceland 0 – 2 Switzerland Basel Grindavíkurvöllur, Grindavík
16:00 Kekic Yellow card 56'
Floventtson Yellow card 75'		 FCB summary
Report		 14' (0:1) Muff
Yellow card 42' Aziawonou
80' (0:2) Muff		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Zbigniew Marczyk (Poland)

Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) First leg Basel Switzerland 2 – 1 Netherlands Heerenveen St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Koumantarakis 12' (1:0)
H. Yakin 20' (2:0)
Cravero Yellow card 33'		 FCB summary
Report		 Yellow card 21' van Gessel
Yellow card 24' Lurling
56' (2:1) Nurmela
Yellow card 68' Hansma
Yellow card 68' Vonk		 Attendance: 8,059
Referee: José Mendes Pratas (Portugal)
21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) Second leg Heerenveen Netherlands 2 – 3 Switzerland Basel Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
19:30 Allbäck 4' (1:0)
Jensen Yellow card 37'
Venena Yellow card 54'
Lurling 75' (2:3)		 FCB summary
ReportBBC report		 10' (1:1) Koumantarakis
24' (1:2) H. Yakin
Yellow card 32' Kreuzer
Yellow card 64' Zuberbühler
69' (1:3) Tum		 Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Stéphane Moulin (France)

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-final[edit]
25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Lausanne St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 19' (1:0)
Giménez 21' (2:0)
M. Yakin Yellow card 42'
H. Yakin 45' (3:0)		 FCB summary
Report		 Yellow card 42' Margairaz Attendance: 14,872
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:30 Thiaw 8' (1:0)
Thiaw 45' (2:1)
Thiaw Yellow card 51' Red card 54'		 FCB summary
Report		 18' (1:1) Tum
62' (2:2) Varela		 Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine)

Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.

Final[edit]
7 August 2001 (2001-08-07) First leg Basel Switzerland 1 – 1 England Aston Villa St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 74' (1:1) FCB summary
Report		 58' (0:1) Merson
Yellow card 76' Vassell
Yellow card 77' Wright		 Attendance: 25,879
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) Second leg Aston Villa England 4 – 1 Switzerland Basel Villa Park, Birmingham
19:45 Vassell 45' (1:1)
Ángel 55' (2:1)
Ángel 78' (3:1)
Stone Yellow card 81'
Ginola 84' (4:1)		 FCB summary
Report		 30' (0:1) Chipperfield
Yellow card 67' Varela		 Attendance: 39,513
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.

Lausanne-Sport[edit]

Intertoto Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup
First round[edit]
16 June 2001 (2001-06-16) First leg UE Sant Julià Moldova 1–3 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella, Andorra la Vella
18:00 Jiménez Soria 40' Report Chaveriat 5'
Simon 9'
Lutsenko 87'		 Attendance: 820
Referee: Vladimir Antonov (Moldova)
23 June 2001 (2001-06-23) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 6–0 Andorra UE Sant Julià Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Masudi 24'
Kuźba 45'
Chaveriat 60', 66'
Thiaw 61'
Isaias 81'		 Report Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)

Lausanne-Sport won 9–1 on aggregate.

Second round[edit]
30 June 2001 (2001-06-30) First leg Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Arnold Schwarzenegger-Stadium, Graz
20:00 Report Masudi 64' Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
7 July 2001 (2001-07-07) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 3–3 Austria Sturm Graz Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Masudi 36'
Isaias 61'
Kuźba 69'		 Report Vastić 40' (pen.)
Haas 77', 86'		 Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Oleg Chikun (Belarus)

Lausanne-Sport won 4–3 on aggregate.

Third round[edit]
14 July 2001 (2001-07-14) First leg Publikum Celje Slovenia 1–1 Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Skalna Klet, Celje
18:00 Beršnjak 70' Report Margairaz 78' Attendance: 800
Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)
21 July 2001 (2001-07-21) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 0–0 Slovenia Publikum Celje Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
19:30 Report Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

1–1 on aggregate. Lausanne-Sport won on away goals.

Semi-final[edit]
25 July 2001 (2001-07-25) First leg Basel Switzerland 3 – 0 Switzerland Lausanne St. Jakob-Park, Basel
19:30 Giménez 19' (1:0)
Giménez 21' (2:0)
M. Yakin Yellow card 42'
H. Yakin 45' (3:0)		 FCB summary
Report		 Yellow card 42' Margairaz Attendance: 14,872
Referee: Ferenc Bede (Hungary)
1 August 2001 (2001-08-01) Second leg Lausanne-Sport Switzerland 2 – 2 Switzerland Basel Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne
16:30 Thiaw 8' (1:0)
Thiaw 45' (2:1)
Thiaw Yellow card 51' Red card 54'		 FCB summary
Report		 18' (1:1) Tum
62' (2:2) Varela		 Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Vasily Melnichuk (Ukraine)

Basel won 5–2 on aggregate.

Vaduz[edit]

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Qualifying round[edit]
9 August 2001 (2001-08-09) First leg Vaduz Liechtenstein 3–3 Croatia Varteks Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz
19:30 Niederhäuser 41'
Merenda 53', 75'		 Report Bjelanović 49', 85', 86' Attendance: 1,065
Referee: Loizos Loizou (Cyprus)
23 August 2001 (2001-08-23) Second leg Varteks Croatia 6–1 Liechtenstein Vaduz Stadion Varteks, Varaždin
20:00
Report
Attendance: 2,070
Referee: Sorin Altmayer (Romania)

Varteks won 9–4 on aggregate.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Erste Liga (SFV) (2018). "Statistik der Ersten Liga über Aufstieg und Abstieg ab Saison 1931/32 bis 2018" [First League statistics on promotion and relegation from the 1931/32 season to 2018] (PDF). PDF page 14 (in German). Erste Liga, Abteilung des SFV. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ a b c (red) (2002). "Qualifikationsrunde" [Qualification round] (in German). matchcenter.el-pl.ch. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Switzerland Cup 2002/03". RSSSF. Retrieved 2023-11-16.

Sources[edit]

Preceded by
2001–02 		Seasons in
Swiss football 		Succeeded by
2003–04

{{2001–02 in Swiss football}}

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