2001–02 Primera División A season
Primera División A is a Mexican football tournament. This season was composed of Invieno 2001 and Verano 2002. Real San Luis was the winner of the promotion to First Division after winning Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz in the promotion playoff. However, Veracruz was also promoted to First Division after defeating Club León in a promotional series.
Changes for the 2001–02 season
- Potros Marte moved to Acapulco and changed its name to Potros Guerrero.
- Yucatán was acquired by new owners, who moved the team to Querétaro and changed its name to Querétaro F.C..
- Real San Sebastián moved to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and changed its name to Atlético Chiapas.
- Lobos UAP was relocated from Puebla to Oaxaca and changed its name to Chapulineros de Oaxaca.
- C.F. Monterrey and Tigres UANL exchanged their Primera A teams. Saltillo Soccer was moved to Ciudad Juárez and changed its name to Cobras Juárez and Tigres de Ciudad Juárez was moved to Saltillo and changed its name to Tigrillos Saltillo.
- Águilas de Tamaulipas was promoted from Second Division. However, before the season started, the team changed its name to Tampico Madero F.C..
- Potros Zitácuaro was promoted from Second Division.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Stadium | Capacity | City |
| Aguascalientes | Municipal de Aguascalientes | 12,500 | Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes |
| Atlético Chiapas | Víctor Manuel Reyna | 25,000 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas |
| Atlético Mexiquense | Nemesio Díez | 35,000 | Toluca, State of Mexico |
| Bachilleres | Jalisco | 60,000 | Guadalajara, Jalisco |
| Cobras Juárez | Olímpico Benito Juárez | 22,000 | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua |
| Correcaminos UAT | Marte R. Gómez | 20,000 | Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas |
| Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 10 de Diciembre | 17,000 | Cruz Azul, Hidalgo |
| Durango | Francisco Zarco | 15,000 | Durango, Durango |
| Nacional Tijuana | Cerro Colorado | 12,000 | Tijuana, Baja California |
| Oaxaca | Benito Juárez | 15,000 | Oaxaca, Oaxaca |
| Potros Guerrero | Unidad Deportiva Acapulco | 13,000 | Acapulco, Guerrero |
| Querétaro | Corregidora | 35,000 | Querétaro, Querétaro |
| Real San Luis | Plan de San Luis | 18,000 | San Luis Potosí, S.L.P. |
| RS Zacatecas | Francisco Villa | 18,000 | Zacatecas, Zacatecas |
| Tampico Madero | Tamaulipas | 30,000 | Tampico - Madero, Tamaulipas |
| Tigrillos | Francisco I. Madero | 10,000 | Saltillo, Coahuila |
| Toros Neza | Neza 86 | 20,000 | Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico |
| Veracruz | Luis "Pirata" Fuente | 33,000 | Veracruz, Veracruz |
| Zacatepec | Agustín Coruco Díaz | 18,000 | Zacatepec, Morelos |
| Zitácuaro | Ignacio López Rayón | 10,000 | Zitácuaro, Michoacán |
Invierno 2001
Group league tables
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
General league table
Results
Reclassification series
First leg
Second leg
Liguilla
- The team was classified by its best position in the general table
Quarter-finals