The 2001–02 UEFA Cup first round was played from 11 to 27 September 2001. The round consisted of 48 ties, with the winners advancing to the second round of the 2001–02 UEFA Cup.[1]
The draw was held on 24 August 2001, 12:30 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.[2] Teams were divided into geographical groups, each with seeded and unseeded pots.
In the draw, UEFA mistakenly omitted Croatian side Varteks as a seeded team. UEFA later apologized, but clarified that the draw result was final.[3]
The first round featured the 41 winners of the qualifying round, joined by 36 directly qualified teams, the 16 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round and the 3 winners for the Intertoto Cup. The first legs were played on 11, 18, 19 and 20 September, and the second legs were played on 25 and 27 September 2001.
The matches scheduled for 12 September were postponed due to the September 11 attacks.[4] [5] [6] Most of the postponed fixtures were rescheduled for 20 September,[7] with all matches observing a moment of silence.[8]
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1 Only one leg was played, in a neutral venue in Warsaw, Poland, due to security concerns in Russia.2 PSG won 3–0 because there was a blackout in Bucharest at that time and the match was stopped immediately in favour of the visitors.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3–3 on aggregate. Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.----Paris Saint-Germain were awarded a 3–0 victory for the second leg as Rapid București walked out, therefore winning 3–0 on aggregate----Roda JC won 6–1 on aggregate.----Hertha BSC won 3–0 on aggregate.----Wacker Innsbruck won 1–0 on aggregate.----Hapoel Tel Aviv won 2–1 on aggregate.----Troyes won 6–2 on aggregate.----Wisła Kraków won 3–2 on aggregate.----Internazionale won 6–0 on aggregate.----Copenhagen won 4–2 on aggregate.----Bordeaux won 6–4 on aggregate.----Osijek won 3–1 on aggregate.----Union Berlin won 4–1 on aggregate.----Dynamo Moscow won 1–0 on aggregate.----Utrecht won 6–3 on aggregate.----Parma won 3–0 on aggregate.----Litex Lovech won 3–1 on aggregate.----Slovan Liberec won 2–1 on aggregate.----Zaragoza won 5–1 on aggregate.----Grasshopper won 6–2 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Helsingborg won on away goals.----CSKA Sofia won 4–2 on aggregate----Ipswich Town won 3–2 on aggregate.----Viking won 3–1 on aggregate.----Halmstad won 2–1 on aggregate.----Chelsea won 5–0 on aggregate.----Marila Příbram won 5–3 on aggregate.----SC Freiburg won 2–1 on aggregate.----Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate after only one game was played.----PAOK won 4–0 on aggregate.----CSKA Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.----St. Gallen won 3–2 on aggregate.----Servette won 2–1 on aggregate.----Twente won 4–1 on aggregate.----Ajax won 5–0 on aggregate.----Club Brugge won 9–3 on aggregate.----AEK Athens won 4–3 on aggregate.----Rapid Wien won 5–2 on aggregate.----Brøndby won 4–2 on aggregate.----Milan won 6–0 on aggregate.----Celta Vigo won 7–4 on aggregate.----Legia Warsaw won 10–2 on aggregate.----Leeds United won 3–1 on aggregate.----Standard Liège won 4–2 on aggregate.----3–3 on aggregate. Varteks won on away goals.----Valencia won 6–0 on aggregate.----Sporting CP won 6–2 on aggregate.----Fiorentina won 2–1 on aggregate.