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The 2001–02 season, covering the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002, was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 98th season in existence and the club's 68th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Liga and the Taça de Portugal (Portuguese Cup), but did not take part in European football due to their league finish in the previous season.
| 2001–02 season | |||
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| President | Manuel Vilarinho | ||
| Head coach | Toni (until 27 December 2001) Jesualdo Ferreira | ||
| Stadium | Estádio da Luz | ||
| Primeira Liga | 4th | ||
| Taça de Portugal | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mantorras (13) All: Mantorras (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 80,000 v Porto (15 September 2001) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,000 v Farense (18 March 2002) | ||
| Biggest win | Benfica 5–0 Farense (18 March 2002) | ||
| Biggest defeat | Benfica 0–2 União de Leiria (3 March 2002) | ||
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Expectations were high with head coach Toni, who had been part of Benfica's wins in 1988–89 and 1993–94, starting his third complete season with the team. In the transfer market, the club shipped out regular starters from the past seasons and brought in new players, mixing the experience of Zlatko Zahovič and Ljubinko Drulović with acquisitions Pedro Mantorras and Simão Sabrosa. By December the team was still in the title race after seven wins and seven draws. However, that month the team suffered its first defeat, a close draw against Sporting, and their exit from the Taça de Portugal. These setbacks caused Toni to resign and be replaced by his assistant, Jesualdo Ferreira. After the change, Ferreira guided the team to third-place by late March, where several injuries in key players impacted their momentum. They finished the season with 17 wins, twelve draws and five losses, putting them in fourth place and keeping them out of the European league for another year.
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Pre-season
After the worst season since the start of the Primeira Liga, Benfica made significant changes, starting with bringing in former president of Futebol Clube de Alverca Luís Filipe Vieira to run all football-related affairs.[1] One of his first decisions was transferring players deemed surplus to the new project,[2] including Serhiy Kandaurov, Ronaldo Guiaro, José Calado, and both strikers of the previous season, Pierre van Hooijdonk and João Tomás.[3] Argel Fucks, Ljubinko Drulović and Zlatko Zahovič, all players who gained notability at Porto, were added to the team,[4] along with the highly expected Pedro Mantorras and Simão Sabrosa, the latter costing a record 12 million Euros.[5][6][7] With Simão's signing, Filipe Vieira stated, "Now we have a dream-team".[8]
The pre-season started on 5 July in Lisbon, followed by four games in Nyon, Switzerland, beginning 14 July. Later in the month, Benfica returned to Portugal for two more games, playing Feyenoord in Guimarães and closing against Fiorentina on 5 August.[9]
August–October
Benfica started the 2001–02 Primeira Liga campaign on the road against Varzim on 11 August 2001.[10] The game ended with a 2–2 draw, after a stoppage time own-goal from Benfico's Paulo Cabral.[11] A week later, Benfica had its opening game at home, defeating Salgueiros 2–0, with both goals in the second half.[12] They closed the month with a second home win, as Mantorras scored three past Vitória Setúbal in a 3–2 win.[13]
Benfica opened September at Estádio Mário Duarte against home team Beira-Mar.[10] The team took a two-goal lead and "looked like the certain winner" according to João Marcelino of Record, but after a penalty committed by Diogo Luís, Beira-Mar took the lead in four minutes. With Benfica trailing by one, Tomo Šokota scored in the 58th minute to make the final score 3–3.[14] Benfico's next game was a Clássico against Porto on 15 September.[10] The match ended with a 0–0 draw but, as João Marcelino commented, Benfica "built more opportunities to score".[15] On the following Sunday, Benfica visited Belenenses, dropping two more points in the rankings with a one-all draw; it had been a full month since their last victory.[16] On 30 September, Benfica received Alverca.[10] The game ended with a 3–2 win for Benfica, finishing the month just three points shy of the leader, Boavista.[17]
Benfica started October on the road against former manager José Mourinho with União de Leiria. A final score of 1–1 made the fifth draw in just eight games for Benfica, but the team still gained a point on the title race, as Boavista and Porto were tied for first.[18] Their second match of October was played in Da Luz against Gil Vicente on the 20th, and resulted in a 2–0 win for Benfica, after João Mawete opened the score in the second half.[19] They played Farense away on the 26th,[20] where a 2–0 win carried Benfica to second place and ended their eight-month streak without winning an away game.[21]
November–February
Benfica played Vitória Guimarães at home in the beginning of November, resulting in a 0–0 draw that brought Benfica down to third place.[22] On the 17th, Benfica made its debut in the 2001–02 Taça de Portugal, playing Infesta at Matosinhos.[23] They won the game 3–0, with two goals right at the end of first half, an own goal and a penalty.[24] In the last week of November, Benfica played visitor to Braga, winning 1–0 after Mantorras unlocked the game in the 69th minute.[20] It was the club's first away win against Braga since November 1995.[25]
December opened with a home game against Santa Clara.[20] The guests took an early lead, but Simão evened the score only fifteen minutes later; Mantorras then set the final score at a 2–1 win.[26] On 8 December, Benfica played Paços de Ferreira on the road.[20] Although they would have reached first place in the Primeira Liga standings if they had won, Benfica "did not perform to expectations, as the defence was a disaster", according to Manuel Queiroz of Record. The game ended in a 1–2 loss, the first loss of the season.[27] Four days later, Benfica played a fifth round Taça de Portugal game against Marítimo.[23] The game went into overtime after no goals from either team in regular time; Two minutes into overtime, Marítimo scored. Benfica evened the score in the 116th minute, narrowly avoiding its second loss in a row.[28] On 15 December, Benfica hosted Sporting.[20] The game ended in a 2–2 draw, despite Benfica leading by two nil until the last five minutes, when Mário Jardel scored a double and saved the cross-town rivals from defeat.[29] On the 19th, Benfica went to Madeira to play in the Portuguese Cup in a rematch against Marítimo.[23] A sole goal from Mitchell van der Gaag knocked Benfica out of the competition.[30] Benfica's last game of 2001 was on the road against Boavista.[31] An early goal from Boavista made the game very difficult, as Manuel Queiroz explained in his match analysis: "It was a game at their [Boavista's] style. Ball in the center, intense fighting, score early and then manage time, free-kicks and bookings... Benfica could not connect two passes, and even make a single imminent goal threat". With that the team took a second league loss.[32] Four days later, Toni resigned, with Benfica looking for Mourinho to return.[33][34] Disagreements over the composition of the technical staff caused Mourinho to decline the invitation, so Benfica turned to assistant manager Jesualdo Ferreira to lead the team.[35][36]
Benfica opened the new year at home, once more against Marítimo; the game ended 1–1 as the eighth draw of the season, sliding Benfica down to fifth place in the league.[37][38] On the 8th, Benfica added Edgaras Jankauskas on loan from Real Sociedad to their roster, strengthening a sector that only had Mantorras as reliable option.[39] In the second week of January, Benfica played Varzim at home.[20] After trailing at halftime 2–0, Benfica scored three in less than fifteen minutes for a final score of 3–2, the first win since 2 December.[40] Three days later, Benfica improved its squad again, signing Tiago Mendes from Braga, with Armando Sá also moving to Lisbon.[41] On 19 January, with Tiago already in the lineup, Benfica played Salgueiros at Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro.[42] The game ended in a 4–1 win for Benfica, defined by Record as the team's "first comfortable win in the league, and the first improvements after the comatose state that led to managerial change".[43] On the final Sunday of the month, Benfica visited Bonfim to face Vitória de Setúbal.[42] Benfica scored first with a goal from Carlitos in the 20th minute, but couldn't keep the lead, resulting in yet another draw.[44]
On 3 February, Benfica received Beira-Mar in Da Luz.[42] António Tadeira characterized the game for Record, complementing the team's effectiveness: "The unprecedented scoring ratio, turned a poor and colourless performance into a satisfying thrashing". The 4–1 win brought Benfica to third place.[45] A week later, Benfica faced Porto at Estádio das Antas for the Clássico.[42] Despite Simão scoring first, Benfica's old rival reversed the game, giving the team a 2–3 loss that dropped them to fourth place.[46] On 17 February, the team played Belenenses at home, winning 2–1 with a last minute goal from Jankauskas.[47] Benfica played the last game of February on the 24th, away at Alverca.[42] They managed to take a two-goal lead halfway through the second half, with goals by Zahovic and João Manuel Pinto Tomé. The last goal in the 3–1 win was netted by Drulovic one minute before regular time ended.[48] With the end of February, Benfica was placed fourth in the league standings.[a][49]
March–May
In the opening match of March, Benfica faced União de Leiria at home.[42] The game ended with a 0–2 loss, the first ever win for the visitors in Da Luz, with José Manuel Delgado and Luís Pedro Sousa criticizing the team for a "really poor game of the home side".[50] Benfica recovered their step when they played Gil Vicente at Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo on the 9th;[42] they took an early lead in the first half with a goal by Argel, with Drulovic doubling the score fifteen minutes later for a 2–0 victory.[51] On 18 March, Benfica played Farense at home.[52] Jesualdo played Simão upfront, and as Joaquim Semeano of Record stated, "the small-great player confirmed his good momentum, giving speed to the game every time he touched the ball". The team won 5–0 and regained third place over Porto.[53] They went on to win their third match in a row against Vitória Guimarães at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques with a score of 4–1, including a double from Miguel Monteiro.[54] However, just days later, Simão was severely injured while playing for the Portugal national football team, and was expected to miss several months.[55] At the last game of the month, Benfica hosted Braga with Jankauskas, Simão and Sokota all sidelined by injuries.[56] Without any firepower, the team took a 1–1 draw, allowing Porto to catch up in the league race.[52]
Benfica opened April in Azores against Santa Clara on the 6th.[52] Lacking attacking options, the team was unable to score and ended with a goalless draw; they remained ahead of Porto only with the goal difference.[57] On 14 April, Benfica received Paços de Ferreira at home. With two goals in the first half and another two in the second, the team won 4–0 and remained in third.[58] A week later, Benfica visited Sporting for the second Lisbon derby of the season. Despite a first score by Jankauskas, a mistake by Armando Sá allowed Sporting's Jardel to score from the penalty spot.[59] With its third draw in just one month, Benfica was overtaken by Porto in the league table, dropping to fourth.[60] On the 28th, Benfica hosted Boavista, knowing that by beating them, they would award the league title to Sporting.[61] The meet ended with a 2–1 win for Benfica, after Mantorras took advantage of an error from Bassey William Andem in the 81st minute, confirming the second title in three years for Sporting.[62]
Benfica played its last game of the season on 5 May, on the road against Marítimo.[52] They closed the season with a 2–3 loss.[63] 17 wins, twelve draws and five losses during the season gave Benfica a league score of 63 points, putting the team 12 behind champion Sporting, but crucially, five behind Porto, placing fourth and missing out on UEFA competitions for a second year in a row.[64][65]
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Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Source | |||
| Primeira Liga | 11 August 2001 | 5 May 2002 | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 50.00 | [66] |
| Taça de Portugal | 17 November 2001 | 19 December 2001 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 33.33 | [66] |
| Total | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 48.65 | |||
Primeira Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Boavista | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 20 | +33 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Porto | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 68 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Benfica | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 63 | |
| 5 | Belenenses | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 57 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 6 | Marítimo | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 56 |
Source: Primeira Divisão
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored
Results by round
Matches
| 11 August 2001 1 | Varzim | 2–2 | Benfica | Póvoa de Varzim |
| 20:30 | Fumo  83' Cabral 96' (o.g.) |
Report | Zlatko Zahovič 15' Fernando Meira 47' Pesaresi  60' Porfirio 95' |
Stadium: Estádio do Varzim Sport Club Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues |
| 19 August 2001 2 | Benfica | 2–0 | Salgueiros | Lisbon |
| 21:15 | Tomo Šokota 54' Zlatko Zahovič 74' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 50,000 Referee: João Vilas Boas |
| 25 August 2001 3 | Benfica | 3–2 | Vitória Setúbal | Lisbon |
| 21:00 | Mantorras 32', 37', 69' |
Report | Marco Ferreira 21' Eliseu  66'  84' Hugo Henrique 87' Costa 89' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 9 September 2001 4 | Beira Mar | 3–3 | Benfica | Aveiro |
| 21:15 | Hugo 44' (pen.) Fary 46', 48' |
Report | Mantorras 2' Drulović 27' Tomo Šokota 58' |
Stadium: Estádio Mário Duarte Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues |
| 15 September 2001 5 | Benfica | 0–0 | Porto | Lisbon |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 23 September 2001 6 | Belenenses | 1–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 20:30 | Marcão 67' |
Report | Mantorras 52' |
Stadium: Estádio do Restelo Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Augusto Duarte |
| 30 September 2001 7 | Benfica | 3–2 | Alverca | Lisbon |
| 21:00 | Júlio César 7', 21' Drulović 82' |
Report | Anderson Luiz 10', 86' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Paulo Costa |
| 13 October 2001 8 | União Leiria | 1–1 | Benfica | Leiria |
| 20:30 | Derlei 41' |
Report | Mawete 46' |
Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 20 October 2001 9 | Benfica | 2–0 | Gil Vicente | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Mawete 50' Fernando Meira 79' |
Report | Sérgio Lomba 58' 79' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 17,800 Referee: Jacinto Paixão |
| 26 October 2001 10 | Farense | 0–2 | Benfica | Faro |
| 21:30 | Report | Hugo Gomes 37' (o.g.) Simão 89' |
Stadium: Estádio de São Luís Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 3 November 2001 11 | Benfica | 0–0 | Vitória Guimarães | Lisbon |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 24 November 2001 12 | Braga | 0–1 | Benfica | Braga |
| 20:30 | Idalécio 60' |
Report | Mantorras 69' Cabral 71' |
Stadium: Estádio 1º de Maio Attendance: 20,000 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 2 December 2001 13 | Benfica | 2–1 | Santa Clara | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Simão 20' (pen.) Mantorras 40' Caneira 74' 89' |
Report | Rui Gregório 4' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 8 December 2001 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 2–1 | Benfica | Paços de Ferreira |
| 21:00 | Zé Manel 10' Leonardo 25' |
Report | João Manuel Pinto 13' |
Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 15 December 2001 15 | Benfica | 2–2 | Sporting | Lisbon |
| 20:00 | Simão 11' (pen.) Andrade 37' 53' Zlatko Zahovič 55' |
Report | Mário Jardel 85' (pen.), 87' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 23 December 2001 16 | Boavista | 1–0 | Benfica | Porto |
| 18:00 | Silva 6' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio do Bessa Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 5 January 2002 17 | Benfica | 1–1 | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 21:15 | Mantorras 25' |
Report | Gaúcho 9' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Paulo Baptista |
| 12 January 2002 18 | Benfica | 3–2 | Varzim | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Simão 47' Jankauskas 53' Carlitos 61' |
Report | Marco Freitas 9' Margarido 44' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bruno Paixão |
| 19 January 2002 19 | Salgueiros | 1–4 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:15 | João Pedro 45' |
Report | Júlio César 18' Jankauskas 48', 73' Simão 88' |
Stadium: Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença |
| 27 January 2002 20 | Vitória Setúbal | 1–1 | Benfica | Setúbal |
| 20:00 | Ico 57' |
Report | Carlitos 20' |
Stadium: Estádio do Bonfim Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 3 February 2002 21 | Benfica | 4–1 | Beira Mar | Lisbon |
| 19:30 | Simão 41' Jankauskas 46', 81' Mantorras 90' |
Report | Juninho Petrolina 6' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Pedro Proença |
| 10 February 2002 22 | Porto | 3–2 | Benfica | Porto |
| 21:15 | Deco 42' Alenichev 49' Capucho 54' |
Report | Simão 18' Mantorras 55' |
Stadium: Estádio das Antas Attendance: 46.225 Referee: João Ferreira |
| 17 February 2002 23 | Benfica | 2–1 | Belenenses | Lisbon |
| 19:30 | Simão 40' Jankauskas 90+6' |
Report | Verona 43' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 24 February 2002 24 | Alverca | 1–3 | Benfica | Alverca |
| 20:00 | Cajú 79' |
Report | Zlatko Zahovič 57' João Manuel Pinto 59' Drulović 89' |
Stadium: Complexo Desportivo do Alverca FC Attendance: 4,000 Referee: José Pratas |
| 3 March 2002 25 | Benfica | 0–2 | União Leiria | Lisbon |
| 17:45 | Report | Maciel 38' Derlei 62' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Paulo Paraty |
| 9 March 2002 26 | Gil Vicente | 0–2 | Benfica | Barcelos |
| 20:30 | Report | Argel 3' Drulović 20' |
Stadium: Estádio Adelino Ribeiro Novo Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Carlos Xistra |
| 18 March 2002 27 | Benfica | 5–0 | Farense | Lisbon |
| 21:00 | Simão 18', 90' Tiago 49' Miguel 52' Drulović 76' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Pedro Henriques |
| 23 March 2002 28 | Vitória Guimarães | 1–4 | Benfica | Guimarães |
| 19:00 | Romeu 37' Fangueiro 48' |
Report | Miguel 34', 90' Simão 70' (pen.) Zlatko Zahovič 77' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 13,680 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 30 March 2002 29 | Benfica | 1–1 | Braga | Lisbon |
| 17:00 | Zlatko Zahovič 71' (pen.) |
Report | Abiodun 52' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Isidoro Rodrigues |
| 6 April 2002 30 | Santa Clara | 0–0 | Benfica | Ponta Delgada |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Estádio de São Miguel Attendance: 10,000 Referee: João Vilas Boas |
| 14 April 2002 31 | Benfica | 4–0 | Paços de Ferreira | Lisbon |
| 19:00 | Andersson 25' Miguel 43', 70' Jankauskas 81' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 12,850 Referee: Vítor Pereira |
| 21 April 2002 32 | Sporting | 1–1 | Benfica | Lisbon |
| 21:30 | Mário Jardel 89' (pen.) |
Report | Jankauskas 73' Argel 61' 89' Zlatko Zahovič 4' 89' |
Stadium: Estádio de Alvalade Attendance: 42,290 Referee: Martins dos Santos |
| 28 April 2002 33 | Benfica | 2–1 | Boavista | Lisbon |
| 20:45 | Argel 54' Pesaresi 61' 76' Mantorras 81' |
Report | Erwin Sánchez 40' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Paulo Baptista |
Taça de Portugal
| 17 November 2001 Fourth Rd | Infesta | 0–3 | Benfica | Infesta, Matosinhos |
| 18:00 | Report | Marcelo 38', o.g.' Drulović 40' (pen.) Hugo Porfírio 90' |
Stadium: Parque de Jogos Manuel Ramos Referee: Paulo Pereira |
| 12 December 2001 Fifth Rd | Benfica | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Marítimo | Lisbon |
| 21:15 | Zlatko Zahovič 116' |
Report | Joaquim Ferraz 92' |
Stadium: Estádio da Luz Referee: Lucílio Baptista |
| 19 December 2001 5R Replay | Marítimo | 1–0 | Benfica | Funchal |
| 16:00 | Van der Gaag 17' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio dos Barreiros Referee: Paulo Paraty |
Friendlies
| 13 July 2001 | Benfica | 3–2 | Alverca | Caldas da Rainha, Portugal |
| 21:00 | Fernando Meira Mantorras Tomo Šokota 88' |
Report | Anderson Luiz 13' Tinaia 90' |
Stadium: Campo da Mata Attendance: 10,000 |
| 17 July 2001 | Gland | 0–13 | Benfica | Gland, Switzerland |
| 19:00 | Report | Fernando Meira 2' Bruno Aguiar 6' Zlatko Zahovič 27', 37' Miguel 29' João Tomás 31'Drulovic 41' Tomo Šokota 50', 60' Rui Baião 57' Porfirio 58' Mantorras 81' Carlitos 90' |
Stadium: Sporting Center En Bord Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Jean-Luc Schmid |
| 18 July 2001 | Bastia | 0–1 | Benfica | Yverdon, Switzerland |
| 19:00 | Report | Mantorras 8' |
Stadium: Stade Municipal Attendance: 5,000 |
| 22 July 2001 | Bordeaux | 2–2 | Benfica | Bordeaux, France |
| 19:00 | Alexey Smertin 12' Paulo Miranda 61' |
Report | Hugo Porfírio 56' Miguel 83' |
Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas |
| 26 July 2001 | Benfica | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Geneva, Switzerland |
| 21:00 | Tomo Šokota 45' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de Genève |
| 2 August 2001 | Benfica | 2–1 | Feyenoord | Guimarães, Portugal |
| 21:00 | Mantorras 6', 84' |
Report | Tomasson 25' |
Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Duarte Gomes |
| 5 August 2001 | Benfica | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 21:00 | Argel 7' |
Report | Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 80,000 |
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The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff members Toni (manager) and Jesualdo Ferreira (manager).[66][67]
Note 1: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 2001–02 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.
In
| Entry date | Position | Player | From club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 2001 | ST | Pedro Mantorras | Alverca | Undisclosed | [5] |
| 29 May 2001 | FB | Paulo Cabral | Belenenses | Free | [68] |
| 2 June 2001 | CB | Argel Fucks | Palmeiras | Undisclosed | [69] |
| 3 June 2001 | FB | Quim Berto | Sporting | Free | [70] |
| 11 June 2001 | MF | Ronald García | Bolívar | Undisclosed | [71] |
| 13 June 2001 | LW | Ljubinko Drulović | Porto | Free | [72] |
| 21 June 2001 | AM | Zlatko Zahovič | Valencia | Trade for Marchena | [73] |
| 20 June 2001 | ST | Tomo Šokota | Dinamo Zagreb | Undisclosed | [74] |
| 3 July 2001 | CM | Anders Andersson | Aalborg | Undisclosed | [75] |
| 8 July 2001 | CB | João Manuel Pinto | Porto | Free | [76] |
| 11 July 2001 | LW | Hugo Porfírio | Marítimo | Free | [77] |
| 27 July 2001 | LW | Simão Sabrosa | Barcelona | €12M | [78] |
| 11 December 2001 | DM | Fernando Aguiar | Beira-Mar | Undisclosed | [79] |
| 15 January 2002 | CM | Tiago Mendes | Braga | Undisclosed | [41] |
| 15 January 2002 | RB | Armando Sá | Braga | Undisclosed | [41] |
In by loan
| Date from | Position | Player | To club | Date to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 July 2001 | LB | Emanuele Pesaresi | Lazio | 30 June 2002 | [80] |
| 20 July 2001 | CB | Júlio César | Real Madrid | 30 June 2002 | [81] |
| 2 August 2001 | LB | Marco Caneira | Inter Milan | 30 June 2002 | [82] |
| 8 January 2002 | ST | Edgaras Jankauskas | Real Sociedad | 30 June 2002 | [39] |
Out
| Exit date | Position | Player | To club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2001 | LB | Alejandro Escalona | River Plate | Free | [83] |
| 31 May 2001 | RB | Serhiy Kandaurov | Metalist Kharkiv | Free | [84] |
| 8 June 2001 | CM | Chano | None | Retired | [85] |
| 17 June 2001 | DM | Triantafyllos Machairidis | Alki Larnaca | Undisclosed | [86] |
| 20 June 2001 | CB | Carlos Marchena | Valencia | Trade for Zahoviċ | [87] |
| 1 July 2001 | DM | Marco Freitas | Salgueiros | Free | [88] |
| 5 July 2001 | CM | Maniche | Benfica B | Demoted | [3] |
| 13 July 2001 | ST | Pierre van Hooijdonk | Feyenoord | Undisclosed | [89] |
| 14 July 2001 | ST | Toy | Salgueiros | Free | [90] |
| 26 July 2001 | CB | Ronaldo Guiaro | Beşiktaş | Free | [91] |
| 4 August 2001 | DM | Sérgio Nunes | Santa Clara | Free | [92] |
| 9 August 2001 | CM | José Calado | Bétis | Undisclosed | [93] |
| 28 August 2001 | ST | João Tomás | Bétis | Undisclosed | [94] |
| 8 November 2001 | FB | Rojas | River Plate | Free | [95] |
| 28 December 2001 | DM | Fernando Meira | Stuttgart | Undisclosed | [96] |
| 1 January 2002 | CB | Nuno Abreu | Oliveirense | Free | [97] |
| 16 January 2002 | RW | Sabry | Marítimo | Free | [98] |
| 22 January 2002 | CB | José Soares | Istres | Free | [99] |
Out by loan
| Date from | Position | Player | To club | Date to | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2001 | MF | Ronald García | Alverca | 30 June 2004 | [71] |
| 10 July 2001 | AM | Roger | Fluminense | 30 June 2002 | [100] |
| 12 July 2001 | ST | André Neles | Marítimo | 30 June 2002 | [101] |
| 25 August 2001 | GK | Carlos Bossio | Vitória Setúbal | 30 June 2002 | [102] |
| 28 November 2001 | FB | Quim Berto | Varzim | 30 June 2002 | [103] |
| 19 December 2001 | CB | Geraldo Alves | Beira-Mar | 30 June 2002 | [104] |
| 15 January 2002 | DM | Ricardo Esteves | Braga | 30 June 2002 | [41] |
| 15 January 2002 | FW | João Mawete | Braga | 30 June 2002 | [41] |
| 15 January 2002 | CM | Bruno Aguiar | Gil Vicente | 30 June 2002 | [105] |
| 16 January 2002 | LB | Diogo Luís | Alverca | 30 June 2002 | [98] |
| 16 January 2002 | ST | André Neles | Vitória | 31 December 2002 | [98] |
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