[1] As winners of the 2000–01 Primeira Liga, Os Axadrezados qualified for the 2001 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira and the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League group stage.

As Panteras lost to Porto at the Estádio do Rio Ave FC in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira after a first half headed goal from central defender Jorge Andrade.

[2] In domestic league action, the Porto-based side were unable to regain the league title for a second consecutive season after finishing second, five points behind Sporting CP.

[3] In the Taça de Portugal, As Panteras' campaign proved to be a disappointing one after being eliminated in the fifth round by Alverca.

[4] In Boavista's European campaign, the side progressed through the first UEFA Champions League group stage round after finishing second with eight points behind English side Liverpool in a group which also contained German side Borussia Dortmund and Ukrainian champions Dynamo Kyiv.