The 2001–02 Divizia A was the eighty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Season began in August 2001 and ended in May 2002. Dinamo București was crowned as champion for the 16th time.

Team changes Relegated The teams that were relegated to Divizia B at the end of the previous season (note that although FCM Bacău lost the relegation play–off, it remained in the Divizia A, after it bought the first division place from the promoted team FC Baia Mare): Foresta Fălticeni Rocar București Gaz Metan Mediaș

Promoted The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season: Sportul Studențesc București UM Timișoara Farul Constanța

Venues Steaua București FC U Craiova Rapid București FCM Bacău Steaua Ion Oblemenco Giulești-Valentin Stănescu Dumitru Sechelariu Capacity: 28,365 Capacity: 25,252 Capacity: 19,100 Capacity: 17,500 Farul Constanța Dinamo București Argeș Pitești Sportul Studențesc Gheorghe Hagi Dinamo Municipal Regie Capacity: 15,520 Capacity: 15,032 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 15,000 Național București Petrolul Ploiești Cotroceni Ilie Oană Capacity: 14,542 Capacity: 14,000 Oțelul Galați Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Oțelul Ceahlăul Capacity: 13,500 Capacity: 12,500 FC Brașov UM Timișoara Gloria Bistrița Astra Ploiești Tineretului UMT Gloria Astra Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 9,900 Capacity: 7,800 Capacity: 7,000

Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Argeș Pitești Cristian Bălașa Erreà Dacia Astra Ploiești Marin Dună Valsport Kronos Brașov Cosmin Bodea Valsport Prescon Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Florin Axinia Ancada Rifil Dinamo București Ioan Lupescu / Giani Kiriță Lotto Cosmorom Farul Constanța Vasilică Cristocea Erreà Cuget Liber FC U Craiova Flavius Stoican Erreà Vincon FCM Bacău Radu Ciobanu Legea Sonoma Gloria Bistrița Vasile Popa Umbro Darimex Național București Ovidiu Petre Kappa — Oțelul Galați Bogdan Andone Adidas Sidex Petrolul Ploiești Dinu Todoran Adidas Petrom Rapid București Adrian Iencsi Erreà Connex Sportul Studențesc Romeo Pădureț Valsport Omniasig Steaua București Marius Baciu Adidas BCR UM Timișoara Florian Călin Valsport UMT

League table

Positions by round

Results

Promotion / relegation play-off The teams placed on the 13th and 14th place in the Divizia A faced the 2nd placed teams from both groups of the Divizia B. Sportul Studențesc and Farul Constanța won the relegation play-offs, thus, they have kept their places in the Liga I, while Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare will still play in Liga II in the 2002–03 season.

Top goalscorers Position Player Club Goals 1 Cătălin Cursaru Bacău 17 2 Claudiu Niculescu Dinamo București 15 Daniel Pancu Rapid București 4 Claudiu Răducanu Steaua București 14 5 Gheorghe Bucur Sportul Studențesc 13

Champion squad

Dinamo BucureștiGoalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (22 / 0); Florin Prunea (6 / 0); Alexandru Iliuciuc (2 / 0). Defenders: Mugur Bolohan (26 / 5); Adrian Iordache (1 / 0); Sorin Iodi (11 / 0); Giani Kiriță (28 / 2); Valentin Năstase (13 / 2); Bogdan Onuț (27 / 2); Iosif Tâlvan (26 / 0); Marian Vătavu (11 / 0); Dorin Semeghin (13 / 1); Cristian Pulhac (1 / 0). Midfielders: Romulus Buia (9 / 0); Constantin Ilie (10 / 0); Ioan Lupescu (7 / 0); Vlad Munteanu (19 / 5); Florin Pârvu (20 / 1); Răzvan Pădurețu (1 / 0); Florentin Petre (10 / 1); Cătălin Rață (1 / 0); Ovidiu Stîngă (18 / 0); Iulian Tameș (29 / 6); Ianis Zicu (16 / 2). Forwards: Bogdan Aldea (1 / 0); Alexandru Bălțoi (4 / 0); Ionel Dănciulescu (13 / 3); Claudiu Drăgan (23 / 4); Sabin Ilie (7 / 3); Adrian Mihalcea (14 / 11); Claudiu Niculescu (28 / 15); Ciprian Marica (2 / 0). (league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Manager: Marin Ion / Cornel Dinu.

Attendances # Club Average 1 Craiova 8,978 2 FC Rapid 8,333 3 Oțelul 7,833 4 Bacău 7,533 5 Dinamo 1948 7,000 6 Steaua 6,533 7 Brașov 5,567 8 Argeș 5,300 9 Farul 5,020 10 Ceahlăul 4,940 11 Petrolul 4,833 12 UMT 4,367 13 Sportul Studenţesc 4,047 14 Astra 3,940 15 Gloria 3,913 16 Național 3,600Source:

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