| Club: | FC Metz |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | Carlo Molinari |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Albert Cartier (until January) Francis De Taddeo (caretaker) Gilbert Gress (from January) |
| Stadium: | Stade Saint-Symphorien |
| League: | Division 1 |
| League Result: | 17th (relegated) |
| Cup1: | Coupe de France |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| Cup2: | Coupe de la Ligue |
| Cup2 Result: | Round of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Jonathan Jäger (6) |
| Season Topscorer: | Jonathan Jäger (10) |
| Average Attendance: | 17,485 |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 season was FC Metz's 70th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Metz participated in this season's edition of the Coupe de France. The season covered the period from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2002.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Le Mans UC 72 | €6.50m | |||||||||
 Deportivo La Coruña | Free | [1] | ||||||||
| NK Zagreb | ||||||||||
| Louhans-Cuiseaux | ||||||||||
| Bastia | ||||||||||
| Wasquehal | Loan | |||||||||
 Africa Sports | Free | |||||||||
| Middlesbrough | Loan | [2] |
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Galatasaray | Loan + €500k | |||||||||
| Sedan | Free |
See main article: 2001–02 French Division 1.
See main article: 2001–02 Coupe de France.
See main article: 2001–02 Coupe de la Ligue.