| 2001–02 Heineken Cup | |
| Countries: |  France Ireland Italy |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and Knockout |
| Date: | 22 October 2001 – 25 May 2002 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Matches: | 79 |
| Attendance: | 656382 |
| Top Point Scorer: | Ronan O'Gara (Munster) (129 points) |
| Top Try Scorer: | Ugo Mola (Castres) (7 tries) |
| Venue: | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff |
| Attendance2: | 74,600 |
| Champions: | Leicester Tigers |
| Count: | 2 |
| Runner-Up: | Munster |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20080506141030/http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/ |
| Previous Year: | 2000–01 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2000–01 Heineken Cup |
| Next Year: | 2002–03 |
| Next Tournament: | 2002–03 Heineken Cup |
The 2001–02 Heineken Cup was the seventh edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages. Leicester Tigers won the cup, securing back-to-back titles and a third straight victory for the club.
In the pool matches teams received
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Tigers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 175 | 88 | 87 | 10 | |
| Llanelli | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 187 | 99 | 88 | 8 | |
| Perpignan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 182 | 136 | 46 | 6 | |
| L'Amatori & Calvisano | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 58 | 279 | −221 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stade Français | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 213 | 64 | 149 | 10 | |
| Ulster | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 196 | 142 | 54 | 8 | |
| Wasps | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 120 | 186 | −66 | 4 | |
| Benetton Treviso | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 102 | 239 | −137 | 2 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 161 | 56 | 105 | 12 | |
| Biarritz Olympique | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 104 | 95 | 9 | 5 | |
| Swansea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 92 | 142 | −50 | 4 | |
| Edinburgh Reivers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 82 | 146 | −64 | 3 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castres Olympique | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 179 | 125 | 54 | 10 | |
| Munster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 172 | 87 | 85 | 10 | |
| Harlequins | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 119 | 187 | −68 | 4 | |
| Bridgend | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 116 | 187 | −71 | 0 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montferrand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 191 | 100 | 91 | 9 | |
| Cardiff | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 154 | 154 | 0 | 6 | |
| Glasgow Caledonians | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 126 | 198 | −72 | 5 | |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 132 | 151 | −19 | 4 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | Tries for | Tries against | Try diff | Points for | Points against | Points diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 139 | 104 | 35 | 10 | |
| Newport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 151 | 146 | 5 | 6 | |
| Toulouse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 158 | 141 | 17 | 6 | |
| Newcastle | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 117 | 174 | −57 | 2 |
| Seed | Pool Winners | Pts | TF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bath | 12 | 16 | +105 |
| 2 | Stade Français | 10 | 23 | +149 |
| 3 | Castres | 10 | 19 | +54 |
| 4 | Leicester Tigers | 10 | 17 | +87 |
| 5 | Leinster | 10 | 15 | +35 |
| 6 | Montferrand | 9 | 23 | +91 |
| Seed | Pool Runners-up | Pts | TF | +/− |
| 7 | Munster | 10 | 17 | +85 |
| 8 | Llanelli | 8 | 22 | +88 |
| – | Ulster | 8 | 17 | +54 |
| – | Newport | 6 | 17 | +5 |
| – | Cardiff | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| – | Biarritz Olympique | 5 | 11 | +9 |
See main article: 2002 Heineken Cup Final.
The Leicester Tigers became the first team to win the competition more than once.