During the 2001–02 season Bologna Football Club 1909 competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

Summary Bologna Football Club 1909 came as close as ever to qualifying for the UEFA Champions League, but some mishaps at the end of the season prevented their qualification. The midfield, led by Fabio Pecchia, Matteo Brighi and Lamberto Zauli, performed well throughout the season, but Bologna's salaries were not high enough to keep those players at the club, and Pecchia signed for newcomers Como, while Zauli went to Serie B club Palermo. That Bologna could not retain players, who could get better pay at smaller but more ambitious clubs, was a worrying sign in spite of the successful season. The club also had to sell defender Salvatore Fresi to champions Juventus, and looked set for a tougher season in 2002–03. During Fresi's 2001–02 season he scored a remarkable eight league goals, despite being a centre-half.

Squad

Transfers In Pos. Name from Type DF Salvatore Fresi Inter Milan MF Matteo Brighi Juventus loan MF Fabio Pecchia S.S.C. Napoli MF Lamberto Zauli Vicenza Calcio (11.62 million lira) FW Claudio Bellucci free FW Marco Negri Glasgow Rangers free GK Ferdinando Coppola S.S.C. Napoli re-purchased DF Fabio Macellari Inter Milan co-ownership DF Cristian Zaccardo Spezia loan ended MF Roberto Goretti Perugia Calcio loan ended Out Pos. Name To Type DF Giovanni Bia Saint-Étienne DF Pasquale Padalino Inter Milan MF Jonathan Binotto Inter Milan co-ownership MF Eriberto Chievo Verona co-ownership (2.5 million lira) MF Francisco Lima A.S. Roma end of contract MF Enzo Maresca Juventus loan ended MF Giovanni Piacentini retired FW Igor Kolyvanov retired FW Luís Oliveira Como end of contract

Winter In Pos. Name from Type DF Vlado Smit Zeleznik F.C. loan (0,15 million €) MF Fabio Firmani Chievo Verona loan Out Pos. Name To Type DF Claiton A.C. Milan FW Marco Negri Cagliari Calcio

Competitions Serie A

League table

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Second round

Eightfinals

Statistics Players statistics

Sources RSSSF – Italy 2001/02

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