| Season: | 2001–02 |
| Dates: | 18 August 2001 – 5 May 2002 |
| Competition: | Maltese Premier League |
| Winners: | Hibernians (9th title) |
| Relegated: | Naxxar Lions Lija Athletic |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Hibernians |
| Continentalcup2: | UEFA Cup |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Sliema Wanderers Birkirkara |
| Continentalcup3: | UEFA Intertoto Cup |
| Continentalcup3 Qualifiers: | Valletta |
| League Topscorer: | Danilo Dončić (32 goals) |
| Matches: | 133 |
| Total Goals: | 440 |
| Prevseason: | 2000–01 |
| Nextseason: | 2002–03 |
The 2001–02 Maltese Premier League (known as the Rothmans Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the 22nd season of the Maltese Premier League, and the 87th season of top-tier football in Malta. The league started on 18 August 2001 and finished on 5 May 2002. Valletta were the defending champions.
The following teams were promoted from the First Division at the start of the season:
From the previous Premier League season, the following teams were relegated to the First Division:
The teams placed in the first six positions in the league table qualified for the Top Six, and the points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Birkirkara 20 points, Hibernians 20, Sliema Wanderers 19, Valletta 18, Ħamrun Spartans 12 and Floriana 11.
The teams which finished in the last four league positions were placed in the play-out and at the end of the phase the two lowest-placed teams were relegated to the First Division. The points obtained during the first phase were halved (and rounded up) before the start of second phase. As a result, the teams started with the following points before the second phase: Marsa 11 points, Pietà Hotspurs 8, Naxxar Lions 6, Lija Athletic 4.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | 32 |
| 2 |  Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | 27 |
| 3 |  Chris Oretan | Valletta | 15 |
| Michael Galea | Birkirkara | ||
| 5 | Malcolm Licari | Pietà Hotspurs | 12 |
| 6 | Daniel Bogdanović | Naxxar Lions | 12 |
| Stefan Sultana | Ħamrun Spartans | ||
| 8 | Matthew Calascione | Birkirkara | 10 |
| 9 | Ivan Zammit | Valletta | 9 |
 Eduardo do Nascimento | Floriana | ||
| Ndubisi Chukunyere | Hibernians |
| Player[2] [3] [4] | For | Against | Result | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimezie Nwoke | Naxxar Lions | Lija Athletic | 4–2 | ||
| Chucks Nwoko | Birkirkara | Pietà Hotspurs | 5–2 | ||
| Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | Pietà Hotspurs | 3–1 | ||
| Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | Naxxar Lions | 6–0 | ||
| Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | Valletta | 3–0 | ||
| Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | Ħamrun Spartans | 4–0 | ||
| Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | Sliema Wanderers | 4–2 | ||
| Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | Floriana | 3–2 |
| Month[5] | Player of the Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Club | ||
| August | Sean Sullivan | Valletta | |
| September | Danilo Dončić | Sliema Wanderers | |
| October | Matthew Calascione | Birkirkara | |
| November | Simon Agius | Lija Athletic | |
| December | Daniel Bogdanović | Naxxar Lions | |
| January | Joe Brincat | Birkirkara | |
| February | |||
| March | Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | |
| April | Adrian Mifsud | Hibernians | |
| May | Joe Brincat | Birkirkara | |