2001–02 2. Bundesliga
The 2001–02 2. Bundesliga was the 28th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system. Hannover 96, Arminia Bielefeld and VfL Bochum were promoted to the Bundesliga while SpVgg Unterhaching, 1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Schweinfurt 05 and SV Babelsberg 03 were relegated to the Regionalliga.For the 2001–02 season SV Babelsberg 03, 1. FC Union Berlin, Karlsruher SC and 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 were newly promoted to the 2. Bundesliga from the Regionalliga while SpVgg Unterhaching, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Bochum had been relegated to the league from the Bundesliga.
Results
Top scorers
The league's top scorers:
| Goals | Player | Team |
| 20 |  Artur Wichniarek | Arminia Bielefeld |
| 19 |  Marcus Feinbier | LR Ahlen |
| 18 |  Jan Šimák | Hannover 96 |
| 17 |  Thomas Christiansen | VfL Bochum |
| 16 | Paweł Kryszałowicz | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 16 | Daniel Stendel | Hannover 96 |
| 15 |  Rachid Azzouzi | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| 14 |  Ermin Melunović | FC Schweinfurt 05 |
| 14 |  Blaise Kufo | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| 14 | Sreto Ristić | 1. FC Union Berlin |
