2001–02 in Venezuelan football

The following article presents a summary of the 2001–02 football season in Venezuela.

Primera División



Champions: Caracas FC won the Apertura, while Táchira won the Clausura.

Copa Venezuela: Caracas FC won the tournament.

National Team

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Venezuela participated in the qualifiers for the 2002 World Cup but did not advance to the tournament.

Other Notable Events

- The football scene continued to grow in Venezuela, with more investments and improvements in infrastructure.

- The national team saw developments in their performance, though they didn't qualify for the 2002 World Cup, they were showing signs of progress.

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Torneo Apertura ("Opening" Tournament)

Venezuela national team

Date Venue Opponents Score Comp Venezuela scorers Fixture [1]
2001-08-14 Estadio José Pachencho Romero
Maracaibo, Venezuela 		 Uruguay 2 - 0 WCQ02[2] Morán 52'
Rondón 90' 		188
2001-09-04 Estadio Nacional
Santiago, Chile 		 Chile 0 - 2 WCQ02 Páez 56'
Arango 62' 		189
2001-10-06 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela 		 Peru 3 - 0 WCQ02 Alvarado 53' 67'
Morán 78' 		190
2001-11-08 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela 		 Paraguay 3 - 1 WCQ02 Morán 2'
Noriega 22'
Gonzalez 40' 		191
2001-11-14 Estadio Castelão
São Luís, Brazil 		 Brazil 3 - 0 WCQ02 192
2001-01-13 Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela 		 Cameroon 1 - 1 F[3] Vallenilla 22' Non-official [4]
2002-03-01 Stade Mohamed V
Casablanca, Morocco 		 Iran 1 - 0 F 193
2002-03-03 Stade Mohamed V
Casablanca, Morocco 		 Morocco 2 - 0 F Non-official
2002-05-07 Estadio Olímpico
Caracas, Venezuela 		 Colombia 0 - 0 F 194

Notes

  1. ^ according to the RSSSF-list on https://www.rsssf.org/tablesv/venez-intres.html
  2. ^ 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification in the CONMEBOL-zone for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea
  3. ^ F = Friendly match
  4. ^ According to the FIFA

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