Football league season
| Season | 2001–02 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 November 2001 – 9 March 2002 |
| Champions | Canberra Eclipse 1st title |
| Premiers | NSW Sapphires 2nd title |
| Biggest away win | Adelaide Sensation 0–5 NSW Sapphires (2 December 2000) |
| Highest scoring | NSW Sapphires 5–1 Northern NSW Pride (17 November 2000) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Queensland Sting |
| Longest unbeaten run | 5 matches Queensland Sting |
| Longest winless run | 5 matches Canberra Eclipse |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Canberra Eclipse |
| ← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001–02 Women's National Soccer League was the sixth season of the Women's National Soccer League. The season began on 3 November 2001, and concluded with the grand final on 9 March 2002.
Queensland Sting were the defending champions, as Canberra Eclipse won their first championship in a 1–0 win over NSW Sapphires in the grand final.
Teams
Adelaide SensationCanberra EclipseNorthern NSW PrideNSW SapphiresQueensland StingVictoria Visionclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2001–02 Women's National Soccer League
- Adelaide Sensation
- Canberra Eclipse
- Northern NSW Pride
- NSW Sapphires
- Queensland Sting
- Victoria Vision
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NSW Sapphires | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 7 | +32 | 28 | Qualification for Grand final |
| 2 | Canberra Eclipse | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 20 | |
| 3 | Queensland Sting | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 18 | |
| 4 | Adelaide Sensation | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 9 | |
| 5 | Northern NSW Pride | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 7 | |
| 6 | Victoria Vision | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results
| Home \ Away | ADE | CAN | NOR | NSW | QLD | VIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Sensation | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| Canberra Eclipse | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Northern NSW Pride | 1–3 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 3–0 | |
| NSW Sapphires | 6–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 10–0 | |
| Queensland Sting | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Victoria Vision | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Grand final
| NSW Sapphires | 0–1 | Canberra Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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66'References
- Esamie, Thomas; Persoglia, Tony. "2001-02 Women's National Soccer League". OzFootball.
- Mar, Janene (12 March 2002). "Canberra Eclipse snatch First NSL crown". Australian & British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 23, no. 1078. p. 12.
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