| 2001–02 season | ||||
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| President | Vittorio Cecchi Gori | |||
| Manager | Roberto Mancini (until 7 January 2002) Luciano Chiarugi (until 14 January 2002) Ottavio Bianchi (until 31 March 2002) Luciano Chiarugi  | |||
| Stadium | Artemio Franchi | |||
| Serie A | 17th[1] | |||
| Supercoppa Italiana | Runners-up | |||
| Coppa Italia | Second round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:  Adriano (6) All: Adriano, Enrico Chiesa, Nuno Gomes (6)  | |||
| Average home league attendance | 18,835[2] | |||
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During the 2001–02 season A.C. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.
Summary
Associazione Calcio Fiorentina endured a nightmare season, which proved to be the last for the initial club. The economy was in tatters, and despite the €40 million sale of playmaker Rui Costa, the financial problems just got worse as the season lingered on. Without Rui Costa and vital goalkeeper Francesco Toldo, the remainder of the Fiorentina squad was exposed when striker Enrico Chiesa ruptured his cruciate ligament in the fifth league game of the season.
The ageing defenders had no chance against the strikers of the opposing teams, and the off-pitch trouble clearly affected the performance of some well-known players including Domenico Morfeo and Nuno Gomes. Not even superstarlet Adriano, loaned in from Inter, could save the team, even though the Brazilian scored six goals.
Manager Roberto Mancini was sacked, before joining Lazio and turning his managerial career around. The club was relegated, and filed for bankruptcy in the summer, ensuring the club had to restart in Serie C2 as Florentia Viola. All players bar veteran Angelo Di Livio departed the club, and the remainder of the club was just in ashes.
Despite the weak performance of the club, several of its players were hired by illustrious clubs, including:
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Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| GK | Alex Manninger | Arsenal F.C. | loan | 
| DF | Alessandro Agostini | Ternana Calcio | loan ended | 
| MF | Mirko Benin | Ternana Calcio | |
| MF | Ezequiel González | Rosario Central | |
| MF | Roberto Baronio | S.S. Lazio | loan | 
| MF | Orlando Fanasca | ||
| FW | Maurizio Ganz | A.C. Milan | |
| FW | Anselmo Robbiati | Internazionale | loan | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| MF | Rui Costa | A.C. Milan | |
| GK | Francesco Toldo | Internazionale | |
| DF | Tomas Repka | West Ham United | |
| MF | Mauro Bressan | Venezia F.C. | |
| DF | Saliou Lassissi | Parma F.C. | loan ended | 
| DF | Aldo Firicano | Salernitana | |
Winter
| In | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | from | Type | 
| FW | Adriano | Internazionale | loan | 
| Out | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Name | To | Type | 
| MF | Leandro Amaral | Sao Paulo FC | |
Competitions
Supercoppa Italiana
| 19 August 2001 | Roma | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Rome | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Candela  Montella Totti  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 61,050 Referee: Graziano Cesari  | 
Serie A
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Udinese | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 40[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 15 | Hellas Verona (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 39 | Relegation to Serie B | 
| 16 | Lecce (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 28 | |
| 17 | Fiorentina[lower-alpha 2] (R, E, R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 22 | Phoenix in Serie C2 | 
| 18 | Venezia (R) | 34 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 61 | −31 | 18 | Relegation to Serie B | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[3]
(E) Eliminated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ↑ Brescia finished ahead of Udinese on head-to-head goal difference: Brescia 2–0 Udinese, Udinese 3–2 Brescia.
 - ↑ Fiorentina was denied entry to the 2002–03 Serie B season, having entered administration. It was later admitted to the Lega Professionisti Serie C after bankruptcy.
 
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
| 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 63 | −34 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 
Last updated: 30 December 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 2002–03 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round; = 2002–03 UEFA Cup First round; = 2002–03 Serie B
Matches
| 26 August 2001 1 | Fiorentina | 0–2 | Chievo | Florence | 
| Perrotta  Marazzina  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 2 September 2001 2 | Milan | 5–2 | Fiorentina | Milan | 
| Shevchenko  Laursen Inzaghi Serginho  | 
Chiesa  | 
Stadium: San Siro | 
| 16 September 2001 3 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Atalanta | Florence | 
| Nuno Gomes  Chiesa  | 
Rinaldi  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 22 September 2001 4 | Roma | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Rome | 
| Totti  Panucci  | 
Adani  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico | 
| 30 September 2001 5 | Fiorentina | 3–1 | Venezia | Florence | 
| Chiesa  Nuno Gomes  | 
Maniero  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 7 October 2001 6 | Lecce | 4–1 | Fiorentina | Lecce | 
| Vugrinec  Giacomazzi Chevantón  | 
Mijatović  | 
Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare | 
| 21 October 2001 7 | Fiorentina | 0–2 | Hellas Verona | Florence | 
| Oddo  Mutu  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 28 October 2001 8 | Udinese | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Udine | 
| Muzzi  | 
C. Amoroso  Baronio  | 
Stadium: Stadio Friuli | 
| 4 November 2001 9 | Bologna | 3–2 | Fiorentina | Bologna | 
| Fresi  Zauli  | 
Ganz  Vanoli  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara | 
| 11 November 2001 10 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Torino | Florence | 
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 25 November 2001 11 | Internazionale | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Milan | 
| Kallon  Vieri  | 
Stadium: Stadio San Siro | 
| 2 December 2001 12 | Fiorentina | 1–3 | Piacenza | Florence | 
| Benin  | 
Poggi  Hübner Statuto  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 8 December 2001 13 | Lazio | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Rome | 
| Poborský  Crespo C. López  | 
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico | 
| 16 December 2001 14 | Fiorentina | 1–0 | Brescia | Florence | 
| Ganz  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 19 December 2001 15 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Juventus | Florence | 
| Nuno Gomes  | 
Trezeguet  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 23 December 2001 16 | Parma | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Parma | 
| Bonazzoli  Di Vaio  | 
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini | 
| 6 January 2002 17 | Fiorentina | 1–3 | Perugia | Firenze | 
| Adani  | 
Vryzas  Di Loreto Grosso  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 13 January 2002 18 | Chievo | 2–2 | Fiorentina | Verona | 
| Corini  D'Anna  | 
Nuno Gomes  Adriano  | 
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 
| 20 January 2002 19 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Milan | Florence | 
| Adriano  | 
José Mari  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 27 January 2002 20 | Atalanta | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Bergamo | 
| Pià  Doni  | 
Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia | 
| 3 February 2002 21 | Fiorentina | 2–2 | Roma | Florence | 
| Morfeo  Adriano  | 
Cassano  Emerson  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 10 February 2002 22 | Venezia | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Venice | 
| Magallanes  Maniero  | 
Stadium: Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo | 
| 16 February 2002 23 | Juventus | 2–1 | Fiorentina | Turin | 
| Trezeguet  Del Piero  | 
Adriano  | 
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi | 
| 24 February 2002 24 | Fiorentina | 1–2 | Lecce | Florence | 
| Di Livio  | 
Vugrinec  Chevantón  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 3 March 2002 25 | Hellas Verona | 1–2 | Fiorentina | Verona | 
| Mutu  | 
Morfeo  Adriano  | 
Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi | 
| 10 March 2002 26 | Fiorentina | 0–0 | Udinese | Florence | 
| Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 17 March 2002 27 | Fiorentina | 1–1 | Bologna | Florence | 
| González  | 
Cruz  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 24 March 2002 28 | Torino | 1–0 | Fiorentina | Turin | 
| Scarchilli  | 
Stadium: Stadio delle Alpi | 
| 30 March 2002 29 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Internazionale | Florence | 
| Vieri  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 7 April 2002 30 | Piacenza | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Piacenza | 
| Matuzalém  Volpi Hübner  | 
Stadium: Stadio Leonardo Garilli | 
| 14 April 2002 31 | Fiorentina | 0–1 | Lazio | Florence | 
| Castromán  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 21 April 2002 32 | Brescia | 3–0 | Fiorentina | Brescia | 
| Toni  R. Baggio  | 
Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti | 
| 28 April 2002 33 | Fiorentina | 1–2 | Parma | Florence | 
| Adriano  | 
Di Vaio  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi | 
| 5 May 2002 34 | Perugia | 2–0 | Fiorentina | Perugia | 
| Bazzani  Zé Maria  | 
Stadium: Stadio Renato Curi | 
Coppa Italia
Second stage
| 26 September 2001 | Como | 2-0 | Fiorentina | |
| 17.00 | L.Oliveira  Pedone  | 
| 31 October 2001 | Fiorentina | 0-2 | Como | |
| 20.45 | 
UEFA Cup
First round
| 20 September 2001 First leg |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  | 0–0 |   | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | 
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Shelayev  Shershun Mazyar  | 
Report | Cois  González  | 
Stadium: Meteor Stadium Referee: Philippe Leuba (Switzerland)  | 
| 4 October 2001 Second leg |  Fiorentina  | 2–1 (2–1 agg.)  |   | Florence, Italy | 
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Chiesa  Adani  | 
Report | Slabyshev  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Graham Barber (England)  | 
Second round
| 25 October 2001 First leg |  Fiorentina  | 2–0 |   | Florence, Italy | 
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) | Morfeo  Nuno Gomes  | 
Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden)  | 
| 8 November 2001 Second leg |  Tirol Innsbruck  | 2–2 (2–4 agg.)  |   | Innsbruck, Austria | 
| 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Gilewicz  Kogler  | 
Report | Nuno Gomes  Morfeo  | 
Stadium: Tivoli Neu Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece)  | 
Third round
| 29 November 2001 First leg |  Fiorentina  | 0–1 |   | Florence, Italy | 
| 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) | Agostini  Baronio  | 
Report | Bakari  Bassir  | 
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)  | 
| 13 December 2001 Second leg |  Lille  | 2–0 (3–0 agg.)  |   | Lille, France | 
| 19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) | Cheyrou  Sterjovski  | 
Report | Amoroso  Tarozzi Benin  | 
Stadium: Stade Grimonprez-Jooris Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)  | 
Statistics
Goalscorers
 Adriano 6
 Enrico Chiesa 5
 Nuno Gomes 4
References
- ↑ Fiorentina was denied entry to the 2002–03 Serie B season, having entered administration. It was later admitted to the Lega Professionisti Serie C after bankruptcy.
 - ↑ "Statistiche Spettatori Serie a 2001-2002".
 - ↑ Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.