2001–02 National Football League (India)

The 2001–02 Indian National Football League, also known as Tata National Football League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of National Football League, the top Indian league for association football clubs, since its inception in 1996.

National Football League

Season	2001–02
Dates	12 December 2001 – 15 April 2002
Champions	Mohun Bagan 3rd NFL title 3rd Indian title
Relegated	Punjab Police Kochin
AFC Champions League	Mohun Bagan Churchill Brothers
Top goalscorer	Yusif Yakubu (18 goals)
← 2000–01 2002–03 →

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Mohun Bagan won the championship under the coach Subrata Bhattacharya and it was their third title after missing the last title by only a point. Churchill Brothers came second and Vasco came third. Punjab Police and FC Kochin were relegated from the National Football League next season.

League standings

JCT Mills

Kochin

Punjab Police

Mahindra United

Kolkata

Kolkata clubs:
East Bengal
Mohun Bagan
Tollygunge Agragami

Goa

Goa clubs:
Churchill Brothers
Salgaocar
Vasco

Bengaluru

Bengaluru clubs:
ITI
HAL

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Locations of teams in the 2001–02 National Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Mohun Bagan	22	13	5	4	31	19	+12	44
2	Churchill Brothers	22	12	6	4	44	19	+25	42
3	Vasco	22	12	4	6	28	20	+8	40
4	Salgaocar	22	10	9	3	32	17	+15	39
5	East Bengal	22	11	3	8	31	23	+8	36
6	Mahindra United	22	9	6	7	25	19	+6	33
7	Indian Telephone Industries	22	8	6	8	26	26	0	30
8	Hindustan Aeronautics Limited	22	8	4	10	18	26	−8	28
9	Tollygunge Agragami	22	6	5	11	26	37	−11	23
10	JCT Mills	22	5	6	11	18	26	−8	21
11	Kochin	22	4	5	13	12	32	−20	17
12	Punjab Police	22	3	3	16	11	38	−27	12

Source: rsssf.com

External links

• 6th "Tata" National Football League at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation