2001–02 French Division 1
Lyon 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
- Auxerre
- Bastia
- Bordeaux
- Guingamp
- Lens
- Lille
- Lorient
- Lyon
- Marseille
- Metz
- Monaco
- Montpellier
- Nantes
- Paris Saint-Germain
- Rennes
- Sedan
- Sochaux
- Troyes
League table
Promoted from Ligue 2, who will play in Ligue 1 season 2002/2003
- AC Ajaccio : champion of Ligue 2
- RC Strasbourg : runners-up
- OGC Nice : third place
- Le Havre AC : fourth place
Attendances
Source:| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
| 1 | Olympique de Marseille | 50,072 | -1.4% | 58,000 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 41,040 | -4.0% | 45,000 |
| 3 | RC Lens | 37,506 | -5.4% | 40,811 |
| 4 | Olympique lyonnais | 34,844 | 0.3% | 42,000 |
| 5 | FC Nantes | 33,385 | 3.0% | 36,000 |
| 6 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 27,867 | -5.5% | 33,000 |
| 7 | FC Metz | 17,935 | -2.5% | 25,697 |
| 8 | Stade rennais | 17,877 | -7.8% | 22,656 |
| 9 | LOSC | 17,837 | 4.4% | 20,380 |
| 10 | CS Sedan | 16,582 | 14.7% | 22,008 |
| 11 | FC Sochaux | 16,477 | 27.2% | 19,907 |
| 12 | ESTAC | 13,926 | -4.9% | 18,000 |
| 13 | MHSC | 13,864 | 57.2% | 30,000 |
| 14 | AJ Auxerre | 12,248 | 16.5% | 20,000 |
| 15 | EA Guingamp | 12,201 | -7.0% | 16,400 |
| 16 | FC Lorient | 12,163 | 79.7% | 18,000 |
| 17 | AS Monaco | 8,543 | -5.5% | 15,000 |
| 18 | SC Bastia | 7,221 | -2.7% | 11,640 |