During the 2001–02 season, FC Tirol Innsbruck played in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the highest tier of the Austrian football league system.[1]
| 2001–02 season | |
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| Manager | Kurt Jara (until 4 October) Joachim Löw (from 10 October) |
| Stadium | Tivoli Stadion Tirol |
| Austrian Football Bundesliga | 1st |
| Austrian Cup | Third round |
| Champions League | Third qualifying round |
| UEFA Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Radosław Gilewicz (11) All: Radosław Gilewicz (13) |
Season summary
editTirol Innsbruck won their third successive league title. However, the club's financial obligations, including an annual wage bill of €10 million, ultimately saw the collapse of the club at the end of the season. The club were unable to post a €4.5 million bond with the league, resulting in the loss of their license to play in the Bundesliga. With debts totaling €16 million, the club went bankrupt.[2] A successor club, FC Wacker Tirol, was formed, and merged with third-tier club Wattens to avoid starting in the bottom tier.
Players
editFirst team squad
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Competitions
editBundesliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Tirol Innsbruck (C, R) | 36 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 20 | +43 | 75 | Relegation to Austrian West League[a] |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 36 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 65 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round[a] |
| 3 | Grazer AK | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 69 | 39 | +30 | 63 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 36 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Kärnten | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup qualifying round |
Source: weltfussball.de (in German)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b c Tirol Innsbruck did not receive a licence for the next season and were excluded from Austrian Bundesliga. Subsequently, they were excluded from the Champions League, while Bundesliga runners-up Sturm Graz were moved from Second to Third qualifying round and 3rd-placed team Grazer AK replaced Sturm in the Second qualifying round.[4]
UEFA Champions League
editQualifying rounds
editThird qualifying round
edit| 7 August 2001 First leg | Lokomotiv Moscow  | 3–1 |  Tirol Innsbruck | Ramenskoye, Russia |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Saturn Stadium Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark) |
| Note: Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Saturn Stadium in Ramenskoye, as their regular home venue Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow was closed for renovation. | ||||
| 22 August 2001 Second leg | Tirol Innsbruck | 0–1 Annulled | Lokomotiv Moscow | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 17:00 CET | Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mario van der Ende (Netherlands) | |
| Note: The second leg was annulled and replayed after UEFA admitted a referee mistake as Lokomotiv player was not expelled after receiving two yellow cards.[5] | ||||
| 8 September 2001 Second leg replay | Tirol Innsbruck | 1–0 (2–3 agg.) | Lokomotiv Moscow | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 17:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 15,500 Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal) |
UEFA Cup
editFirst round
edit| 11 September 2001 First leg | Viktoria Žižkov  | 0–0 | Tirol Innsbruck | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 17:30 CET | Report | Stadium: FK Viktoria Stadion Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
| 25 September 2001 Second leg | Tirol Innsbruck | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Viktoria Žižkov | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 18:00 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Vasyl Melnychuk (Ukraine) |
Second round
edit| 18 October 2001 First leg | Fiorentina  | 2–0 | Tirol Innsbruck | Florence, Italy |
| 20:45 CET |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 10,418 Referee: Martin Ingvarsson (Sweden) |
| 1 November 2001 Second leg | Tirol Innsbruck | 2–2 (2–4 agg.) | Fiorentina | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 20:30 CET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tivoli Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Georgios Douros (Greece) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Tirol Innsbruck 2001/2002". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Austria – Tirol Innsbruck disappear".
- ^ "FC Wacker Innsbruck » Squad 2001/2002". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Sturm replace demoted Tirol". UEFA.com. 19 June 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "Control & Disciplinary Body accepts FC Tirol Innsbruck protest" (PDF). uefa.com. 24 August 2001.