2001–02 National Football League (India)

National Football League
Season2001–02
Dates12 December 2001 – 15 April 2002
ChampionsMohun Bagan
3rd NFL title
3rd Indian title
Relegated
AFC Champions LeagueMohun Bagan
Churchill Brothers
Top goalscorerYusif Yakubu (18 goals)[1]

The 2001–02 Indian National Football League, also known as Tata National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Mohun Bagan won the championship under the coach Subrata Bhattacharya and it was their third title after missing the last title by only a point. Churchill Brothers came second and Vasco came third. Punjab Police and FC Kochin were relegated from the National Football League next season.

League standings

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Locations of teams in the 2001–02 National Football League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Mohun Bagan 22 13 5 4 31 19 +12 44
2 Churchill Brothers 22 12 6 4 44 19 +25 42
3 Vasco 22 12 4 6 28 20 +8 40
4 Salgaocar 22 10 9 3 32 17 +15 39
5 East Bengal 22 11 3 8 31 23 +8 36
6 Mahindra United 22 9 6 7 25 19 +6 33
7 Indian Telephone Industries 22 8 6 8 26 26 0 30
8 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited 22 8 4 10 18 26 −8 28
9 Tollygunge Agragami 22 6 5 11 26 37 −11 23
10 JCT Mills 22 5 6 11 18 26 −8 21
11 Kochin 22 4 5 13 12 32 −20 17
12 Punjab Police 22 3 3 16 11 38 −27 12
Source: rsssf.com

References

  1. ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.