The 2001-02 Division 1 season was the 37th of the competition of the first-tier football in Senegal.
ASC Jeanne d'Arc won the ninth title and participated in the 2002 CAF Champions League the following year.
ASC Jeanne d'Arc became the second and recent to have the total of nine, the total national championship wins were shared with Diaraf until Jeanne d'Arc won their tenth in the following season.
ASC Jeanne d'Arc was the defending team of the title.
The league was contested by 14 teams with ASC Jeanne d'Arc again winning the championship.