2001–02 Divizia B

The 2001–02 Divizia B was the 62nd season of the second tier of the Romanian football league system.

The format has been changed from two series of 18 teams to two series, each of them having 16 teams. At the end of the season, the winners of the series promoted to Divizia A and the last four places from both series relegated to Divizia C. A promotion play-off was played between the 13th and 14th-placed in the Divizia A and the runners-up of the Divizia B series.

To Divizia B
Promoted from Divizia C
 * Petrolul Moinești
 * Dacia Unirea Brăila
 * Inter Gaz București
 * Electromagnetica București
 * Internațional Pitești
 * Minaur Zlatna
 * IS Câmpia Turzii
 * Universitatea Cluj

Relegated from Divizia A
 * Foresta Fălticeni
 * Rocar București
 * Gaz Metan Mediaș

From Divizia B
Relegated to Divizia C
 * Metrom Brașov
 * Apemin Borsec
 * Drobeta-Turnu Severin
 * Corvinul Hunedoara
 * Callatis Mangalia
 * Electro Craiova
 * Juventus București
 * FCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
 * Precizia Săcele
 * Cetate Deva
 * Politehnica Iași
 * Inter Sibiu

Promoted to Divizia A
 * Sportul Studențesc
 * UM Timișoara
 * Farul Constanța

Other
Electromagnetica București started to be the second squad of Rapid București.

Metalul Plopeni started to be the second squad of Astra Ploiești.

Renamed teams
Fulgerul Bragadiru was renamed as AEK București.

Divizia A play-off
The 13th and 14th-placed teams of the Divizia A faced the 2nd-placed teams of the Divizia B.


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Top scorers

 * 18 goals
 * 🇭🇺 Zoltán Csehi (Bihor Oradea)


 * 12 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Daniel Stan (Internațional Pitești)


 * 11 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Alexandru Bălțoi (Poiana Câmpina)


 * 10 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Remus Safta (AEK București)


 * 9 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Marius Safta (ARO Câmpulung)


 * 8 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Virgil Lăscărache (Inter Gaz București)
 * 🇷🇴 Claudiu Boaru (Gaz Metan Mediaș)
 * 🇷🇴 Marius Păcurar (Foresta Suceava)
 * 🇷🇴 Marius Bilașco (Baia Mare)


 * 7 goals
 * 🇷🇴 Mihai Ilie (Cimentul Fieni)
 * 🇷🇴 Viorel Dinu (Electromagnetica București)
 * 🇷🇴 Constantin Romeo Stancu (AEK București)
 * 🇷🇴 Radu Neguț (IS Câmpia Turzii)