FC Barcelona's 2001–02 season was the second under the presidency of
Joan Gaspart and the single full season of management by
Carles Rexach (who had replaced
Lorenzo Serra Ferrer in the latter part of the
previous campaign).
The summer of 2001 saw long-serving team captain
Josep Guardiola
Josep "Pep" Guardiola Sala (; born 18 January 1971) is a Spanish professional Manager (association football), football manager and former player, who is the current manager of club Manchester City F.C., Manchester City. He is considered one ...
leave the club, while many transfer deals were concluded to give a new face to the squad with the signings of
Roberto Bonano,
Javier Saviola,
Patrik Andersson,
Francesco Coco,
Geovanni,
Philippe Christanval and
Fábio Rochemback. This was also the final season at Barcelona of veteran players like
Sergi Barjuán,
Abelardo
Abelardo is a masculine given name. It is an Italian form of the name ''Abelard''. Sometimes used as a variant of Abel.
As a given name
* Abelardo Aguilar, Filipino doctor and researcher
* Abelardo Aguilú Jr. (c. 1870–c. 1940), Puerto Rica ...
and the talismanic
Rivaldo.
Barcelona had a mediocre campaign in
La Liga, finishing in 4th place, 11 points below eventual champions
Valencia; in Europe, on the other hand, they produced some very good performances, reaching the semi-finals of the
UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by
fierce rivals (and eventual winners)
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid.
Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
.
Patrick Kluivert was the club's top scorer in all competitions, with 25 goals.
Squad
''Correct as of 3 October 2009.''
Transfers
In
Total spending: €90.1 million
Out
Total income: €31.7 million
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Competitions
Pre-season and friendlies
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! GAMES 2001–200
, -
, 28-07-2001 FRIENDLY.
CS Chênois, CHENOIS-BARCELONA 0-3
29-07-2001 FRIENDLY.
LUCERN-BARCELONA 0-5
31-07-2001 FRIENDLY.
GRASSHOPPER
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Grasshopp ...
-BARCELONA 2-4
03-08-2001 FRIENDLY.
SPORTING LISBON-BARCELONA 1-3
10-08-2001 FRIENDLY.
DERBY COUNTY-BARCELONA 0-3
12-08-2001 FRIENDLY.
BLACKBURN ROVERS-BARCELONA 3-2
17-08-2001
Joan Gamper Trophy.
BARCELONA-
PARMA 3-2
29-01-2002
Copa Catalunya (semifinal).
LLEIDA-BARCELONA 1-2
07-05-2002
Copa Catalunya (Final).
TERRASSA-BARCELONA 1-1 (4-1) PENALTY.
29-05-2002 FRIENDLY.
BEC TERO ALL STARS-BARCELONA 0-0 (3-4) PENALTY
La Liga
League table
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 64
UEFA Champions League
Third qualifying round
First group stage
=Group F
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Second group stage
=Group B
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Quarter-finals
=Semifinals
=
Statistics
Players statistics
Top scorers
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CdR , ,
CdC , ,
CL , , Total
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Patrick Kluivert , , align=center, , , align=left, Striker , , 18 , , 0 , , 0 , , 7 , , 25
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Luis Enrique , , align=center, , , align=left, Midfielder , , 5 , , 0 , , 0 , , 6 , , 11
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Xavi
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, , align=center, , , align=left, Midfielder , , 4 , , 0 , , 1 , , 0 , , 5
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See also
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FC Barcelona
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2001–02 UEFA Champions League
The 2001–02 UEFA Champions League was the 47th season of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA's premier club football tournament, and the 10th since its rebranding from the "European Champion Clubs' Cup" or "European Cup". The tournament was won by R ...
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2001–02 La Liga
The 2001–02 La Liga season, the 71st since its establishment, started on 25 August 2001 and finished on 11 May 2002.
As of 2022, this is the last season that neither Barcelona or Real Madrid placed among the top two in the league table.
Team ...
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2001–02 Copa del Rey
The 2001–02 Copa del Rey was the 100th staging of the Copa del Rey.
The competition started on 6 September 2001 and concluded on 6 March 2002 with the final, held at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, in which Deportivo de La Coruña ...
References
External links
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FCBarcelonaweb.co.ukEnglish Speaking FC Barcelona Supporters
ESPNsoccernet: Barcelona Team Page
FC Barcelona (Spain) profileuefa.com - UEFA Champions LeagueWeb Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional*
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