The qualifying rounds for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League began on 11 July 2001.
In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Levski Sofia Skonto Torpedo Kutaisi Haka
Bohemians Slavia Mozyr Sheriff Tiraspol Kaunas Barry Town Sloga Jugomagnat Levadia Maardu Araks-Impeks Shamkir Valletta Linfield Željezničar F91 Dudelange
The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Galatasaray Porto Anderlecht Rangers Steaua București Brann Shakhtar Donetsk Red Star Belgrade Copenhagen Wisła Kraków Halmstads BK Inter Bratislava Maccabi Haifa Hajduk Split Maribor Lugano Levski Sofia[†] Skonto[†] Omonia Torpedo Kutaisi[†] Haka[†] Vllaznia[†] Bohemians[†] Slavia Mozyr[†] Sheriff Tiraspol[†] Sloga Jugomagnat[†] Barry Town[†] Ferencváros[‡] Haka won 3–1 on aggregate.
The draw for this round was performed on 20 July 2001 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Barcelona Lazio Parma Liverpool Borussia Dortmund Galatasaray[†] Porto[†] Mallorca Bayer Leverkusen Dynamo Kyiv Ajax Lokomotiv Moscow Rosenborg Slavia Prague Anderlecht[†] Rangers[†] Panathinaikos Grasshopper Steaua București[†] Celtic Fenerbahçe Levski Sofia[†] Lille Shakhtar Donetsk[†] Red Star Belgrade[†] Copenhagen[†] Tirol Innsbruck Wisła Kraków[†] Halmstads BK[†] Inter Bratislava[†] Haka[†] Hajduk Split[†] Borussia Dortmund won 5–1 on aggregate.