2001–02 AJ Auxerre season

The 2001–02 season was the 96th season in the history of AJ Auxerre and the club's third consecutive season in the top flight of French football. They participated in the Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.

Auxerre

2001–02 season
President	Bernard Lecomte
Head coach	Guy Roux
Stadium	Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps
Division 1	3rd
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Coupe de la Ligue	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Djibril Cissé (22) All: Djibril Cissé (22)
Average home league attendance	12,206

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	FRA	Fabien Cool
2	DF	FRA	Johan Radet
3	MF	CIV	Lassina Diabaté
4	DF	FRA	Jean-Alain Boumsong
5	DF	FRA	Philippe Mexes
6	MF	TOG	Kuami Agboh
7	MF	SEN	Amdy Faye
8	MF	FRA	Yann Lachuer
9	FW	FRA	Djibril Cissé
10	MF	FIN	Teemu Tainio
11	FW	SEN	Khalilou Fadiga
12	FW	POL	Piotr Wlodarczyk
13	DF	FRA	Jean-Sébastien Jaures
15	DF	FRA	Frédéric Jay
16	GK	FRA	Ronan Le Crom

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	POR	Hélder Esteves
18	MF	FRA	Lionel Mathis
19	MF	FRA	Nicolas Marin
20	FW	FRA	Arnaud Gonzalez
21	DF	FRA	Richard Suriano
23	MF	FRA	Olivier Kapo
24	DF	FRA	Cyrille Magnier
25	DF	FRA	David Recorbet
25	MF	FRA	David Vandenbossche
26	DF	CMR	Jean-Joel Perrier-Doumbé
27	MF	FRA	Pantxi Sirieix
28	DF	CHI	Pedro Reyes
29	DF	FRA	Éric Assati
30	GK	FRA	Jérémy Sopalski

Transfers

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Division 1	28 July 2001	4 May 2002	Matchday 1	3rd	34	16	11	7	48	38	+10	047.06
Coupe de France	15 December 2001		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Coupe de la Ligue	1 December 2001	9 January 2002	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					37	17	12	8	51	39	+12	045.95

Source: Competitions

Division 1

Main article: 2001–02 French Division 1

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Lyon (C)	34	20	6	8	62	32	+30	66	Qualification to Champions League first group stage
2	Lens	34	18	10	6	55	30	+25	64
3	Auxerre	34	16	11	7	48	38	+10	59	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4	Paris Saint-Germain	34	15	13	6	43	24	+19	58	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
5	Lille	34	15	11	8	39	32	+7	56	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	25	8	5	58	25	+33	83	17	1	1	34	7	+27	8	7	4	24	18	+6

Source:

Results by round

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	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L
Position	1	3	2	2	3	1	2	1	2	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Rennes v Auxerre

28 July 2001 1	Rennes	0–5	Auxerre	Rennes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Route de Lorient

Auxerre v Paris Saint-Germain

4 August 2001 2	Auxerre	1–1	Paris Saint-Germain	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Lorient v Auxerre

12 August 2001 3	Lorient	0–1	Auxerre	Lorient
18:00				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir

Auxerre v Sedan

19 August 2001 4	Auxerre	2–1	Sedan	Auxerre
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Bordeaux v Auxerre

25 August 2001 5	Bordeaux	1–1	Auxerre	Bordeaux
17:15				Stadium: Stade Chaban-Delmas

Auxerre v Montpellier

8 September 2001 6	Auxerre	1–0	Montpellier	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Bastia v Auxerre

15 September 2001 7	Bastia	0–1	Auxerre	Furiani
20:00				Stadium: Stade Armand Cesari

Auxerre v Guingamp

22 September 2001 8	Auxerre	2–2	Guingamp	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Lens v Auxerre

29 September 2001 9	Lens	1–1	Auxerre	Lens
20:00				Stadium: Stade Félix Bollaert

Auxerre v Troyes

13 October 2001 10	Auxerre	1–3	Troyes	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Nantes v Auxerre

20 October 2001 11	Nantes	2–2	Auxerre	Nantes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Auxerre v Marseille

26 October 2001 12	Auxerre	2–0	Marseille	Auxerre
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Metz v Auxerre

4 November 2001 13	Metz	2–0	Auxerre	Metz
18:00				Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien

Auxerre v Lille

17 November 2001 14	Auxerre	2–1	Lille	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Lyon v Auxerre

25 November 2001 15	Lyon	3–0	Auxerre	Lyon
18:00				Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Sochaux v Auxerre

28 November 2001 16	Sochaux	1–2	Auxerre	Montbéliard
20:30				Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal

Auxerre v Monaco

8 December 2001 17	Auxerre	2–0	Monaco	Auxerre
17:15				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Paris Saint-Germain v Auxerre

19 December 2001 18	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Auxerre	Paris
20:30				Stadium: Parc des Princes

Auxerre v Lorient

16 January 2002 19	Auxerre	2–2	Lorient	Auxerre
20:30				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Montpellier v Auxerre

23 January 2002 22	Montpellier	0–0	Auxerre	Montpellier
20:30				Stadium: Stade de la Mosson

Auxerre v Bastia

30 January 2002 23	Auxerre	1–0	Bastia	Auxerre
20:30				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Guingamp v Auxerre

2 February 2002 24	Guingamp	0–0	Auxerre	Guingamp
20:00				Stadium: Stade du Roudourou

Auxerre v Lens

6 February 2002 25	Auxerre	1–0	Lens	Auxerre
20:30				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Troyes v Auxerre

16 February 2002 26	Troyes	1–2	Auxerre	Troyes
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Aube

Auxerre v Nantes

23 February 2002 27	Auxerre	2–1	Nantes	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Auxerre v Bordeaux

10 March 2002 21	Auxerre	0–1	Bordeaux	Auxerre
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Auxerre v Metz

16 March 2002 29	Auxerre	3–2	Metz	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Lille v Auxerre

23 March 2002 30	Lille	2–3	Auxerre	Lille
20:00				Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris

Marseille v Auxerre

1 April 2002 28	Marseille	3–0	Auxerre	Marseille
19:00				Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

Auxerre v Lyon

7 April 2002 31	Auxerre	0–1	Lyon	Auxerre
20:45				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Auxerre v Sochaux

13 April 2002 32	Auxerre	2–0	Sochaux	Auxerre
17:15				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Sedan v Auxerre

21 April 2002 20	Sedan	3–3	Auxerre	Sedan
18:30				Stadium: Stade Louis Dugauguez

Monaco v Auxerre

27 April 2002 33	Monaco	1–1	Auxerre	Monaco
20:00				Stadium: Stade Louis II

Auxerre v Rennes

4 May 2002 34	Auxerre	2–3	Rennes	Auxerre
20:00				Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps

Coupe de France

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France

Saint-Priest v Auxerre

15 December 2001 Round of 64	Saint-Priest	0–0 (5–3 p)	Auxerre	Lyon
				Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Coupe de la Ligue

Main article: 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue

Laval v Auxerre

1 December 2001 Round of 32	Laval	0–3	Auxerre	Laval
				Stadium: Stade de Gerland

Lorient v Auxerre

9 January 2002 Round of 16	Lorient	1–0	Auxerre	Lorient
				Stadium: Stade du Moustoir