- Participating teams
- Changes from previous season
- 2001-02 standings Relegation
- Top scorers
- Results
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Maltese Second Division
| season = 2001–02
| winners = Msida SJ
| promoted = Msida SJ
Senglea Athletics
| relegated = Melita
Santa Venera Lightning
| league topscorer = Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza (24)
| total goals = 324
| average goals = 2.45
| prevseason = 2000–01
| nextseason = 2002–03
}}The Maltese Second Division 2001–02 (known as Rothmans Second Division 2001-02 due to sponsorship reasons) started on 29 September 2001 and ended on 19 May 2002.The relegated teams were Tarxien Rainbows and Zurrieq.The promoted teams were Msida SJ and Senglea Athletics. Msida SJ finished as champions, therefore being promoted once again, having just been promoted.Senglea Athletics too were promoted having just been promoted.Melita were relegated alongside Santa Venera Lightning.The latter lost a relegation play-off with Attard 1-0. Participating teamsThese teams contested the Maltese Second Division 2001–02: - Attard
- Dingli Swallows
- Gzira United
- Luqa St. Andrews
- Melita
- Mellieha
- Msida Saint-Joseph
- Senglea Athletics
- Santa Venera Lightning
- Tarxien Rainbows
- Zebbug Rangers
- Zurrieq
Changes from previous season- Mqabba and Balzan Youths were promoted to the First Division.They were replaced with Tarxien Rainbows and Zurrieq, both relegated from Maltese First Division 2000-01
- Santa Lucia and Siggiewi were relegated to the Third Division.They were replaced with Msida Saint-Joseph and Senglea Athletics, both promoted from the Third Division.
2001-02 standings| P | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | 1 | Msida SJ (C) | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 54 | | 2 | Senglea Athletics | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 46 | | 3 | Tarxien Rainbows | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 14 | 44 | | 4 | Zurrieq | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 32 | | 5 | Zebbug Rangers | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 29 | | 6 | Mellieha | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 28 | | 7 | Dingli Swallows | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 27 | | 8 | Gzira United | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 27 | 25 | | 9 | Luqa St.Andrews | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 24 | | 10 | Santa Venera Lightning (R) | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 36 | 22 | | 11 | Attard | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 22 | | 12 | Melita (R) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 10 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
C = Champions; R = Relegated; RP = Relegation playoffs | Champions and promotion to Maltese First Division 2002-03 | | Runners-up and promotion to Maltese First Division 2002-03 | | Relegation Play-Offs | | Relegation to Maltese Third Division 2002-03 |
Relegation- Relegation Play off
| Team #1 | Result | Team #2 |
|---|
| Attard | 1-0 | Santa Venera |
- Santa Venera relegated to Maltese Third Division
Top scorers| Goals | Player | Team |
|---|
| 24 | Malta}} Jean Pierre Mifsud Triganza | Msida | | 11 | MLT}} Aldrin Muscat | Zurrieq | | 9 | MLT}} Jonathan Sapiano | Dingli | | MLT}} Michael Borg Olivier | Dingli | | MLT}} Trevor Thomas | Senglea |
ResultsFor a complete set of results, see 1 {{Maltese Second Division seasons}}{{Maltese football}}{{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Maltese Second Division}} 3 : Maltese Second Division seasons|2001–02 in European third tier association football leagues|2001–02 in Maltese football |