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2001–02 Heineken Cup

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Teams
  
24

Matches played
  
79

Countries
  
England  France  Ireland  Italy  Scotland  Wales

Tournament format(s)
  
Round-robin and Knockout

Date
  
22 October 2001 - 25 May 2002

Attendance
  
656,382 (8,309 per match)

The 2001–02 Heineken Cup was the seventh edition of the Heineken Cup. Competing teams from France, Ireland, Italy, Wales, England and Scotland, were divided into six pools of four, in which teams played home and away matches against each other. The pool winners and two best runners-up qualified for the knock-out stages. Leicester Tigers won the cup, securing back-to-back titles and a third straight victory for the club.

Contents

Pool stage

In the pool matches teams received

  • 2 points for a win
  • 1 points for a draw
  • Final

    The Leicester Tigers became the first team to win the competition more than once.

    References

    2001–02 Heineken Cup Wikipedia