2001–02 Primeira Liga
The 2001–02 Primeira Liga was the 68th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 11 August 2001 with a match between Varzim and Benfica, and ended on 6 May 2002. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Boavista as the defending champions.
Sporting CP won the league and qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, along with Boavista, who qualified for the second round. Porto and Leixões from the third division qualified for the 2002–03 UEFA Cup; in opposite, Salgueiros, Farense and Alverca were relegated to the Segunda Liga. Mário Jardel was the top scorer with 42 goals.
Promotion and relegation
Teams relegated to [Segunda Liga]
- Campomaiorense
- Desportivo das Aves
- Estrela da Amadora
Teams promoted from Segunda Liga
The other three teams were replaced by Santa Clara, Varzim and Vitória de Setúbal from the Segunda Liga.Teams
Stadia and locations
| Team | Head Coach | City | Stadium | 2000–01 finish |
| Alverca |  Carlos Pereira | Alverca | Complexo do Alverca | 12th |
| Beira-Mar | António Sousa | Aveiro | Estádio Mário Duarte | 8th |
| Belenenses |  Marinho Peres | Lisbon | Estádio do Restelo | 7th |
| Benfica | Toni | Lisbon | Estádio da Luz | 6th |
| Boavista | Jaime Pacheco | Porto | Estádio do Bessa | 1st |
| Braga | Manuel Cajuda | Braga | Estádio Primeiro de Maio | 4th |
| Farense |  Alberto Pazos | Faro | Estádio de São Luís | 13th |
| Marítimo | Nelo Vingada | Funchal | Estádio dos Barreiros | 11th |
| Paços de Ferreira |  José Mota | Paços de Ferreira | Estádio da Mata Real | 9th |
| Porto | Octávio Machado | Porto | Estádio das Antas | 2nd |
| Salgueiros | Vítor Manuel | Porto | Estádio Engenheiro Vidal Pinheiro | 10th |
| Santa Clara | Carlos Manuel | Ponta Delgada | Estádio de São Miguel | 1st in Segunda Liga |
| Sporting CP |  László Bölöni | Lisbon | Estádio José Alvalade | 3rd |
| União de Leiria | José Mourinho | Leiria | Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa | 5th |
| Varzim | Rogério Gonçalves | Póvoa de Varzim | Estádio do Varzim Sport Club | 2nd in Segunda Liga |
| Vitória de Guimarães | Augusto Inácio | Guimarães | Estádio D. Afonso Henriques | 15th |
| Vitória de Setúbal | Jorge Jesus | Setúbal | Estádio do Bonfim | 3rd in Segunda Liga |