2001–02 A.C. ChievoVerona season

A.C. ChievoVerona contested its first ever Serie A campaign in the 2001–02 season. The club was widely expected to be relegated immediately to Serie B, following a surprising promotion in 2001. Coach Luigi Delneri played a 4–4–2 formation with extremely offensive wingers in the shape of Eriberto and Christian Manfredini. The entire team surpassed expectations, and for six weeks during the autumn Chievo lead serie A. In the end the form dropped off a bit, but Chievo almost qualified for the UEFA Champions League, and thus failed to achieve that sensation. Its players became seriously attractive on the market, but only Manfredini and target man Bernardo Corradi actually left the club, both joining Lazio prior to the 2002–03 season.

Chievo
2001–02 season
ChairmanLuca Campedelli
ManagerLuigi Delneri
Serie A5th
Coppa ItaliaGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Marazzina (13)
All: Marazzina (13)

Season

Following the surprising promotion in Serie A, occurred on 3 June 2001,[1] Chievo was widely expected to be immediately relegated to B.[1] However, the club surpassed expectations making the most profit from his 4–4–2 formation: the main roles were acted by Eriberto and Christian Manfredini, who played like offensive wingers.[2] Chievo lead Serie A table for six weeks during the autumnal months, achieving notable wins and matches.[3]

In the second part of season, the form dropped off a bit but the side almost qualified for the Champions League: the fifth place collected lead - in the end - to the qualification for UEFA Cup.[4]

Results

Serie A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Internazionale 34 20 9 5 62 35 +27 69 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
4 Milan 34 14 13 7 47 33 +14 55
5 Chievo 34 14 12 8 57 52 +5 54 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
6 Lazio 34 14 11 9 50 37 +13 53
7 Bologna 34 15 7 12 40 40 0 52 Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round
Source: 2001–02 Serie A, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[5]
26 August 2001 1 Fiorentina 0–2 Chievo Florence
Report Perrotta  5'
Marazzina  53'		 Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 15,050
Referee: Marco Gabriele
9 September 2001 2 Chievo 2–0 Bologna Verona
Report Corradi  13'
Cossato  85'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 9,852
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
15 September 2001 3 Juventus 3–2 Chievo Turin
Tacchinardi  22'
Tudor  40'
Salas  83' (pen.)		 Report Marazzina  9', 20' Stadium: Stadio Delle Alpi
Attendance: 40,555
Referee: Cosimo Bolognino
23 September 2001 4 Chievo 4–2 Piacenza Verona
Corini  14' (pen.), 68'
Manfredini  37'
Perrotta  47'		 Report Hübner  8', 87' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 6,393
Referee: Marco Gabriele
30 September 2001 5 Udinese 1–2 Chievo Udine
Caballero  38' Report Perrotta  20'
Eriberto  23'		 Stadium: Stadio Friuli
Attendance: 13,153
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino
30 January 2002 6[6] Chievo 3–1 Lazio Verona
Marazzina  46'
Corini  78',  88' (pen.)		 Report López  7' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 10,999
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
14 October 2001 7 Brescia 2–2 Chievo Brescia
Baggio  61' (pen.)
Sussi  83'		 Report Marazzina  11'
Cossato  77'		 Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti
Attendance: 15,447
Referee: Daniele Tombolini
21 October 2001 8 Chievo 1–0 Parma Verona
Corradi  24' Report Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 12,854
Referee: Stefano Braschi
28 October 2001 9 Chievo 3–0 Torino Verona
Marazzina  31'
Manfredini  50'
Eriberto  82'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,521
Referee: Pierluigi Collina
3 November 2001 10 Venezia 0–0 Chievo Venice
Report Stadium: Stadio Pierluigi Penzo
Attendance: 10,755
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
18 November 2001 11 Verona 3–2 Chievo Verona
Oddo  40' (pen.)
Lanna  70' (o.g.)
Camoranesi  73'		 Report Eriberto  33'
Corini  37' (pen.)		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 38,356
Referee: Alfredo Trentalange
25 November 2001 12 Chievo 2–0 Perugia Verona
Corini  27' (pen.)
D'Anna  77'		 Report Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,938
Referee: Stefano Braschi
2 December 2001 13 Milan 3–2 Chievo Milan
Inzaghi  15'
Shevchenko  57' (pen.),  65'		 Report Marazzina  26'
Corradi  29'		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 60,265
Referee: Graziano Cesari
9 December 2001 14 Chievo 2–1 Lecce Verona
Marazzina  22'
Corini  77' (pen.)		 Report Cimirotič  52' Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 8,725
Referee: Domenico Messina
15 December 2001 15 Internazionale 1–2 Chievo Milan
Vieri  25' Report Corradi  20'
Marazzina  54'		 Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance: 63,485
Referee: Roberto Rosetti
22 December 2001 16 Chievo 0–3 Roma Verona
Report Emerson  26'
Samuel  76'
Tommasi  90'		 Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi
Attendance: 16,747
Referee: Graziano Cesari
6 January 2002 17 Atalanta 1–2 Chievo Bergamo
Berretta  5' Report Marazzina  60'
Cossato  77'		 Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia
Attendance: 16,633
Referee: Emilio Pellegrino

Top Scorers

References
  1. Massimo Vincenzi (4 June 2001). "Campedelli e la favola Chievo: "Siamo uno spot per il calcio" [Campedelli and the "Chievo Tale": "We are an example for soccer"]". repubblica.it (in Italian).
  2. Claudio Gregori (14 September 2001). "Chievo col genio di Corini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian).
  3. "Il Torino non basta il Chievo vince e va in fuga [Torino is not enough Chievo wins and runs away]". repubblica.it (in Italian). 28 October 2001.
  4. "Chievo, la vittoria vale un posto in Europa [Chievo's win worths a spot in Europe]". repubblica.it (in Italian). 5 May 2002.
  5. Almanacco Illustrato del Calcio – La Storia 1898-2004, Panini Edizioni, Modena, September 2005 "Norme organizzative interne della F.I.G.C. – Art. 51.6" (PDF) (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. Postponed match

Sources

RSSF – Italian Football 2001–02

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