2001–02 Premiership Rugby
The 2001-02 Zurich Premiership was the 15th season of the top flight of the English domestic rugby union competitions.
Leeds Tykes were promoted to replace the relegated Rotherham.
Halfway through the season, with Leicester odds-on to win their fourth title in succession, it was decided that the winners of the playoffs would be crowned champions. After a public outcry at moving the goalposts halfway through the tournament, this was not followed through. Instead, they launched the Zurich Championship, a play off competition involving 8 teams below the champions, providing the winner with a 'wildcard' European qualification. Leicester did finish top of the league and were crowned champions; their fourth title in succession and their sixth overall. Gloucester won the eight team Zurich Championship play-offs in 2001–02.
Leeds Tykes finished bottom of the table but avoided relegation due to the inadequacies of Rotherham's ground.
Participating teams
| Team | Stadium | Capacity | City/Area |
| Bath | Bath | 8,200 | Bath, Somerset |
| Bristol Shoguns | Memorial Stadium | 12,100 | Bristol |
| Gloucester | Kingsholm | 11,000 | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Harlequins | The Stoop | 8,500 | Twickenham, London |
| Leeds Tykes | Headingley Stadium | 22,250 | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| Leicester Tigers | Welford Road | 16,250 | Leicester, Leicestershire |
| London Irish | Madejski Stadium | 24,161 | Reading, Berkshire |
| London Wasps | Loftus Road | 18,439 | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| Newcastle Falcons | Kingston Park | 10,000 | Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear |
| Northampton Saints | Franklin's Gardens | 11,700 | Northampton, Northamptonshire |
| Sale | Heywood Road | 5,400 | Sale, Greater Manchester |
| Saracens | Vicarage Road | 22,000 | Watford, Hertfordshire |
Table
Results
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Week 20
Week 21
Week 22
Week 23
Week 24
Playoff
Seeding
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Total Season Attendances
| Club | Home Games | Total | Average | Highest | Lowest | % Capacity |
| Bath | 11 | 88,531 | 8,048 | 8,200 | 7,656 | 98% |
| Bristol Shoguns | 12 | 63,796 | 5,316 | 10,021 | 3,632 | 44% |
| Gloucester | 12 | 109,145 | 9,095 | 11,000 | 5,776 | 83% |
| Harlequins | 11 | 73,586 | 6,690 | 9,000 | 5,220 | 78% |
| Leeds Tykes | 11 | 45,572 | 4,143 | 7,162 | 2,034 | 19% |
| Leicester Tigers | 12 | 173,997 | 14,500 | 16,251 | 4,771 | 89% |
| London Irish | 12 | 83,127 | 6,927 | 12,873 | 3,336 | 29% |
| London Wasps | 11 | 64,475 | 5,861 | 9,621 | 3,507 | 32% |
| Newcastle Falcons | 11 | 60,215 | 5,474 | 7,490 | 4,248 | 55% |
| Northampton Saints | 11 | 102,300 | 9,300 | 11,700 | 7,873 | 79% |
| Sale Sharks | 13 | 58,109 | 4,470 | 5,678 | 3,283 | 82% |
| Saracens | 11 | 92,272 | 8,388 | 13,257 | 4,325 | 38% |