| Season | 2001–02 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 31st Greek title | 
| Relegated | Ethnikos Asteras | 
| Champions League | Olympiacos AEK Athens | 
| UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos PAOK Skoda Xanthi Iraklis | 
| Intertoto Cup | Egaleo | 
| Matches played | 182 | 
| Goals scored | 524 (2.88 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Alexis Alexandris (19 goals) | 
| ← 2000–01  2002–03 →  | |
The 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki was the 66th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 22 September 2001 and ended on 8 May 2002. Olympiacos won their sixth consecutive and 31st Greek title.
Teams
Stadia and personnel

Location of teams in 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki
| Team | Manager1 | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens |  Fernando Santos | Athens | Nikos Goumas Stadium | 27,729 | 
| Akratitos |  Giorgos Paraschos | Athens | Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium | 4,944 | 
| Aris |  Bernd Krauss | Thessaloniki | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 23,220 | 
| Egaleo |  Georgios Chatzaras | Athens | Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium | 8,217 | 
| Ethnikos Asteras |  Spyros Livathinos | Athens | Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium | 4,851 | 
| Ionikos |  Oleg Blokhin | Piraeus | Neapoli Stadium | 4,999 | 
| Iraklis |  Angelos Anastasiadis | Thessaloniki | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 27,770 | 
| OFI |  Ioannis Samaras | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,000 | 
| Olympiacos |  Takis Lemonis | Piraeus | Athens Olympic Stadium | 71,030 | 
| Panachaiki |  Nikos Anastopoulos | Patras | Kostas Davourlis Stadium | 11,321 | 
| Panathinaikos |  Sergio Markarián | Athens | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | 16,620 | 
| Panionios |  Dumitru Dumitriu | Nea Smyrni | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,756 | 
| PAOK |  Dušan Bajević | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium | 28,803 | 
| Skoda Xanthi |  Nikos Karageorgiou | Xanthi | Xanthi Ground | 9,500 | 
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 8 May 2002.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 58[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Champions League first group stage | 
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 65 | 28 | +37 | 58[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round | 
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 53 | 25 | +28 | 55 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round | 
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 48 | |
| 5 | Skoda Xanthi | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 42 | |
| 6 | Iraklis | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 36 | |
| 7 | Panionios | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 37 | 33 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | OFI | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 33 | |
| 9 | Aris | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 34 | −9 | 29 | |
| 10 | Egaleo | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 26 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup third round | 
| 11 | Akratitos | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ionikos | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 22 | |
| 13 | Panachaiki | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 | |
| 14 | Ethnikos Asteras (R) | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 44 | −25 | 17 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki | 
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Top scorers
Source: Galanis Sports Data
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexis Alexandris | Olympiacos | 19 | 
| 2 |  Demis Nikolaidis | AEK Athens | 17 | 
| 3 |  Vasilios Tsiartas | AEK Athens | 16 | 
| 4 |  Georgios Georgiadis | PAOK | 15 | 
| 5 |  Abderrahim Ouakili | Skoda Xanthi | 14 | 
| 6 |  Goran Vlaović | Panathinaikos | 13 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Predrag Đorđević | Olympiacos | ||
| 8 |  Ederson Fofonka | Iraklis | 12 | 
| 9 |  Rónald Gómez | OFI | 11 | 
|  Stelios Giannakopoulos | Olympiacos | 
Awards
Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 4 November 2002.[1]
| Award | Winner | Club | 
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season |  Demis Nikolaidis | AEK Athens | 
| Foreign Player of the Season |  Predrag Đorđević | Olympiacos | 
| Young Player of the Season |  Spyros Vallas | Skoda Xanthi | 
| Goalkeeper of the Season |  Antonios Nikopolidis | Panathinaikos | 
| Fair Play of the Season |  Stelios Giannakopoulos  Michalis Kasapis | Olympiacos AEK Athens | 
| Golden Boot |  Alexis Alexandris | Olympiacos | 
| Manager of the Season |  Fernando Santos | AEK Athens | 
References
- ↑ "Ντέμης και ΑΕΚ οι κορυφαίοι της περιόδου 2001-2002". sport.gr (in Greek). 4 November 2002. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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