| Competition: | Macedonian First League |
| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Winners: | Vardar 4th Macedonian title 5th domestic title |
| Relegated: | Makedonija G.P. Osogovo |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Vardar |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Belasica Pobeda |
| Continentalcup3: | Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Cementarnica |
| League Topscorer: | Miroslav Gjokić (22 goals) |
| Dates: | 12 August 2001 – 29 May 2002 |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sileks 7–1 Napredok Sloga 7–1 Kumanovo Cementarnica 6–0 Kumanovo |
| Biggest Away Win: | Sileks 0–7 Rabotnichki |
| Highest Scoring: | Pobeda 7–3 Cementarnica |
| Matches: | 192 |
| Total Goals: | 561 |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 Macedonian First League was the 10th season of the Macedonian First Football League, the highest football league of Macedonia. The first matches of the season were played on 12 August 2001 and the last on 29 May 2002. Sloga Jugomagnat were the defending champions, having won their third title in a row. The 2001–02 champions were Vardar who had won their fourth title, first since 1995. That was the first season in which the league consisted of 12 teams and only season (until the 2014–15 season) which contained the league play-off/play-out system.
Relegated to 2001–02 Second League
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Relegated to 2002–03 Second League
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The first 22 Rounds comprise the first phase of the season, also called the Regular season. In the first phase, every team plays against every other team twice on a home-away basis. The table standings at the end of the Regular season determine the group in which each team is going to play in the Play-offs.
The second phase are the so-called Play-off Rounds which is divided in two groups: Championship and Relegation. The top 6 ranked teams on the table after the Regular Season qualify for the Championship group, while the bottom 6 advance to the Relegation group. The teams will keep only the head-to-head records with the teams which he entered.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miroslav Gjokić | Pobeda | 22 |
| 2 | Vancho Micevski | Pelister | 19 |
| 3 | Argjend Beqiri | Sloga Jugomagnat | 15 |