2001–02 Ukrainian First League
The 2001–02 Ukrainian First League was the eleventh season of the Ukrainian First League which was won by SC Volyn-1 Lutsk. The season started on July 17, 2001, and finished on June 16, 2002.
Promotion and relegation
Promoted teams
Three clubs promoted from the 2000–01 Ukrainian Second League.;Group A
- FC Polissya Zhytomyr - champion '
- FC Obolon Kyiv - champion '
- FC Naftovyk Okhtyrka - champion ''''
Relegated teams
Two clubs were relegated from the 2000-01 Ukrainian Top League:- FC Stal Alchevsk - 14th place
- FC Nyva Ternopil - 15th place ''''
Renamed teams
- FC Lviv merged with Karpaty becoming their farm team and changed its name to FC Karpaty-2 Lviv before the season.
- FC Metalurh Nikopol changed its name to FC Elektrometalurh-NZF Nikopol before the season.
- Due to reorganization of FC Arsenal Kyiv, FC CSKA-2 Kyiv changed its name back to FC CSKA Kyiv during winter break.
Teams
In 2001-02 season, the Ukrainian First League consists of the following teams:Final table
| Persha Liha 2001-02 Winners |
| FC Volyn Lutsk First title |
Promotion play-off
''FC Polissya Zhytomyr failed to obtain a berth in the 2002–03 Vyshcha Liha.''Top scorers
Statistics are taken from here.| Scorer | Goals | Team | |
| 1 |  |