The 2001-02 season is River Plate’s 72nd season in the Argentine Primera División. The season was split into two tournaments (format adopted since 1990-91 season) Apertura (Opening) 2001 (from August to December 2001) and Clausura (Closing) 2002 (from February to May 2002).The club’s kit was provided by Adidas and the sponsor was Quilmes beer until December 2001 and Budweiser beer since March 2002.