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.
| Season | 2001–02 |
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| Champions | Dinamo București[1] |
| Relegated | Petrolul Ploiești UM Timișoara |
| Champions League | Dinamo București |
| UEFA Cup | Național București Rapid București |
| Intertoto Cup | Gloria Bistrița |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 607 (2.53 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Cătălin Cursaru (17) |
| Biggest home win | Rapid 6–0 UMT |
| Biggest away win | Bacău 1–5 Național Argeș 0–4 Național Argeș 0–4 Steaua |
| Highest scoring | Farul 5–3 Universitatea |
| Longest winning run | Rapid, Național, Steaua, Bacău, Dinamo, Argeș, Oțelul (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Dinamo (16) |
| Longest losing run | Farul (6) |
← 2000–01 2002–03 → | |
Team changes
Summarize
Perspective
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):
Promoted
The teams that were promoted from Divizia B at the start of the season:
Venues
| Steaua București | FC U Craiova | Rapid București | FCM Bacău |
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| Steaua | Ion Oblemenco | Giulești-Valentin Stănescu | Dumitru Sechelariu |
| Capacity: 28,365 | Capacity: 25,252 | Capacity: 19,100 | Capacity: 17,500 |
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| 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 |
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Petrolul Ploiești | |
| Cotroceni | Ilie Oană | ||
| Capacity: 14,542 | Capacity: 14,000 | ||
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| Oțelul Galați | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
| Oțelul | Ceahlăul | ||
| Capacity: 13,500 | Capacity: 12,500 | ||
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| FC Brașov | UM Timișoara | Gloria Bistrița | Astra Ploiești |
| Tineretului | UMT | Gloria | Astra |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 9,900 | Capacity: 7,800 | Capacity: 7,000 |
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Personnel and kits
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt Sponsor |
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| Argeș Pitești |  Florin Halagian |
Cristian Bălașa |
Erreà | Dacia |
| Astra Ploiești | Gheorghe Mulțescu |
Marin Dună |
Valsport | Kronos |
| Brașov | Ferenc Bajkó |
Cosmin Bodea |
Valsport | Prescon |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | Marin Barbu |
Florin Axinia |
Ancada | Rifil |
| Dinamo București | Cornel Dinu |
Ioan Lupescu / Giani Kiriță |
Lotto | Cosmorom |
| Farul Constanța | Petre Grigoraș |
Vasilică Cristocea |
Erreà | Cuget Liber |
| FC U Craiova | Florin Marin |
Flavius Stoican |
Erreà | Vincon |
| FCM Bacău | Gheorghe Poenaru |
Radu Ciobanu |
Legea | Sonoma |
| Gloria Bistrița | Constantin Cârstea |
Vasile Popa |
Umbro | Darimex |
| Național București | Cosmin Olăroiu |
Ovidiu Petre |
Kappa | — |
| Oțelul Galați | Marius Lăcătuș |
Bogdan Andone |
Adidas | Sidex |
| Petrolul Ploiești | Victor Roșca |
Dinu Todoran |
Adidas | Petrom |
| Rapid București | Mircea Rednic |
Adrian Iencsi |
Erreà | Connex |
| Sportul Studențesc | Ioan Andone |
Romeo Pădureț |
Valsport | Omniasig |
| Steaua București | Victor Pițurcă |
Marius Baciu |
Adidas | BCR |
| UM Timișoara | Gheorghe Staicu |
Florian Călin |
Valsport | UMT |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Dinamo București (C) | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Național București | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 20 | +24 | 58 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 3 | Rapid București[a] | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 50[b] | |
| 4 | Steaua București | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 50[b] | |
| 5 | Oțelul Galați | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Bacău | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 44 | |
| 8 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 43 | |
| 9 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 41 | −12 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup first round |
| 10 | Argeș Pitești | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 40 | |
| 11 | Brașov | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 34 | −1 | 39 | |
| 12 | Astra Ploiești | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 37 | |
| 13 | Sportul Studențesc București | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 34 | Qualification to relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Farul Constanța | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 32 | |
| 15 | Petrolul Ploiești (R) | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 25 | Relegation to Divizia B |
| 16 | UM Timișoara (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 71 | −47 | 15 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Rapid București had 1 point deducted for walking off in round 13.
Positions by round
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| Argeș Pitești | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Astra Ploiești | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Bacău | 12 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Brașov | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 13 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Dinamo București | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Farul Constanța | 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 16 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Oțelul Galați | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 14 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Național București | 10 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rapid București | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Steaua București | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| UMT Timișoara | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Source: LT (in Romanian)
Results
| Home \ Away | ARG | AST | BAC | BRA | CEA | UCR | DIN | FAR | GBI | OȚE | PET | NAT | RAP | SPO | STE | UMT |
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| Argeș Pitești | — | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–4 | 4–1 |
| Astra Ploiești | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Bacău | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| Brașov | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 6–1 |
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Dinamo București | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Farul Constanța | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–3 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 |
| Gloria Bistrița | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Oțelul Galați | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Național București | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 |
| Rapid București | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| Sportul Studențesc București | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Steaua București | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| UMT Timișoara | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–3 | — |
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've 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.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Cimentul Fieni | 1–5 | Sportul Studențesc | 0–3 | 1–2 |
| Farul Constanța | 1–0 | FC Baia Mare | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 8 June 2002 Leg 1 | Cimentul Fieni | 0 – 3 | Sportul Studențesc | Stadionul Cimentul |
Bălan  36'Mazilu 40'Diniță 90' |
| 8 June 2002 Leg 1 | Farul Constanța | 1 – 0 | FC Baia Mare | Stadionul Farul |
| Voicu 35' |
| 12 June 2002 Leg 2 | Sportul Studențesc | 2 – 1 | Cimentul Fieni | Stadionul Regie |
| Bălan 24' Diniță 54' |
Albulescu 44' |
| 12 June 2002 Leg 2 | FC Baia Mare | 0 – 0 | Farul Constanța | Stadionul Viorel Mateianu |
Top goalscorers
| Position[3] | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 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 București[4] |
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Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobonț (22 / 0); Florin Prunea (6 / 0); Alexandru Iliuciuc (2 / 0). Manager: Cornel Dinu / Marin Ion. |
References
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