The 2001–02 National Football League was the second season of the country's first football league held on a national scale. The league was also known as the Nitol-Tata National Football League due to sponsorship reasons.
Background The 2nd National Football League began from 10 November 2001 across the country. The preliminary and the qualifying rounds were played on knock-out basis at six divisional headquarters. The league champions from 48 districts participated in the qualifiers of their respective divisions. In Dhaka District, which belongs to Dhaka Division, the top three finishing clubs from the 2000 season of the country's top-tier football league at the time, the Dhaka Premier Division League, were given direct entry to the final round, which began from 16 April 2002.
Qualification round
Rajshahi Division
Semi-final
Final
Khulna Division
Semi-final
Final
Dhaka Division
Semi-final
Final
Chittagong Division
Final
Note: Some matches are unrecorded.
Sylhet Division
Final
Note: Some matches are unrecorded.
Barisal Division
Semi-final
Final
Services Zone
Final
Final round Participating clubs TeamLocation Appearances Qualification methodMuktijoddha Sangsad KCDhaka2nd2000 Dhaka Premier Division League ChampionsDhaka AbahaniDhaka2nd2000 National League ChampionsDhaka MohammedanDhaka2nd2000 National League Runners-upRajshahi Abahani KCRajshahi2ndRajshahi Division qualifiers ChampionsKhulna Abahani KCKhulna2ndKhulna Division qualifiers ChampionsNarayanganj Mohsin ClubNarayanganj1stDhaka Division qualifiers ChampionsChittagong AbahaniChittagong2ndChittagong Division qualifiers ChampionsChaturanga Jubo SanghaSylhet2ndSylhet Division qualifiers ChampionsBarisal T and T ClubBarisal1stBarisal Division qualifiers ChampionsBangladesh Army1stServices Zone qualifiers Champions
Group stage Group A
Matches
Group B
Matches
Super Four
Matches Normal round
Semi-final
Semi-final replay
Final
Champions 2nd Bangladesh National Football League 2001–02 WinnersDhaka Mohammedan First Title
References
External links RSSSF