The 2001–02 UEFA Cup first round was played from 11 to 27 September 2001.
[1] All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
The draw was held on 24 August 2001, 12:30 CEST, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
[2] Teams were divided into geographical groups, each with seeded and unseeded pots.
In the draw, UEFA mistakenly omitted Croatian side Varteks as a seeded team.
UEFA later apologized, but clarified that the draw result was final.
[3] The first round featured the 41 winners of the qualifying round, joined by 36 directly qualified teams, the 16 losers of the Champions League third qualifying round and the 3 winners for the Intertoto Cup.
[4][5][6] Most of the postponed fixtures were rescheduled for 20 September,[7] with all matches observing a moment of silence.
Union Berlin won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 2–1 on aggregate.