The 2001–02 season of the NOFV-Oberliga was the eighth season of the league at tier four (IV) of the German football league system.
The NOFV-Oberliga was split into two divisions, NOFV-Oberliga Nord and NOFV-Oberliga Süd.
The champions of each, Hertha BSC (A) and Dynamo Dresden, entered into a play-off against each other for the right to play in the 2002–03 Regionalliga Nord.
Dynamo Dresden won 1–0 over two legs and thus gained promotion.