{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox football league season | competition = Reserve League | season = 2001 | dates = 19 April – 27 September 2001 | winners = ''Central League:''<br>Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma<br>''Southern League:''<br>Pohang Steelers<br>''Championship:''<br>Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |matches = 83 |total goals = 268 | best player = Back Young-chul<ref name="MVP">{{cite news |url=https://www.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/10/11/2007101101009.html |script-title=ko:[프로축구] 성남, 2군리그 결승 1차전 포항 꺾고 승리 |lang=ko |publisher=The Chosun Ilbo |date=2007-10-11 |access-date=2023-03-01}}</ref> | league topscorer = Hwang In-soo<br>(10 goals)<ref name="Data">{{cite web |url=https://data.kleague.com/ |title=K League Data Portal |publisher=K League |access-date=2021-06-19 |language=ko}}</ref> | prevseason = 2000 | nextseason = 2002 }} The '''2001 Korean Professional Football Reserve League''' was the third season of the R League.
==Central League== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=20 |Pos !width=230 |Team !width=30 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=30 abbr="Won" |W !width=30 abbr="Draw" |D !width=30 abbr="Lost" |L !width=35 abbr="Goals for" |GF !width=35 abbr="Goals against" |GA !width=35 abbr="Goal difference" |GD !width=40 abbr="Points" |Pts !Qualification |- bgcolor=#ffffbb |1 |align="left"|Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma '''(C)''' |16||10||3||3||39||16||+23||'''33''' |rowspan=2|Qualification for the Championship |- bgcolor=#ffffbb |2 |align="left"|Anyang LG Cheetahs |16||9||1||6||31||29||+2||'''28''' |- |3 |align="left"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings |16||8||3||5||25||18||+7||'''27''' |rowspan="3"| |- |4 |align="left"|Bucheon SK |16||6||3||7||26||32||−6||'''21''' |- |5 |align="left"|Korean Police |16||1||2||13||14||40||−26||'''5''' |}
==Southern League== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=20 |Pos !width=230 |Team !width=30 abbr="Played" |Pld !width=30 abbr="Won" |W !width=30 abbr="Draw" |D !width=30 abbr="Lost" |L !width=35 abbr="Goals for" |GF !width=35 abbr="Goals against" |GA !width=35 abbr="Goal difference" |GD !width=40 abbr="Points" |Pts !Qualification |- bgcolor=#ffffbb |1 |align="left"|Pohang Steelers '''(C)''' |16||13||1||2||35||11||+24||'''40''' |rowspan=2|Qualification for the Championship |- bgcolor=#ffffbb |2 |align="left"|Jeonnam Dragons |16||9||1||6||27||16||+11||'''28''' |- |3 |align="left"|Busan I'Cons |16||5||3||8||20||32||−12||'''18''' |rowspan="3"| |- |4 |align="left"|Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |16||4||5||7||21||26||−5||'''17''' |- |5 |align="left"|Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |16||2||4||10||16||34||−18||'''10''' |}
==Championship playoffs== ===Bracket=== {{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2 |score-boxes=3|3rdplace=no|short_brackets=no|flex_tree=no|widescore=no <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals --> |20 September – Yongin |'''Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma'''|'''3'''|||Jeonnam Dragons|2|| |20 September – Pohang |Pohang Steelers|1|||'''Anyang LG Cheetahs {{aet}}'''|'''3'''|| <!--final --> |24, 27 September – Yongin, Guri |'''Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma''' |2|2|'''4'''|Anyang LG Cheetahs|1|0|1 }}
===Semi-finals=== {{footballbox |date = 20 September 2001 |time = 15:00 UTC+9 |team1 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |score = 3–2 |report = |team2 = Jeonnam Dragons |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Yongin Stadium, Yongin }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 20 September 2001 |time = 15:00 UTC+9 |team1 = Pohang Steelers |score = 1–3 |report = |team2 = Anyang LG Cheetahs |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Pohang Stadium, Pohang }}
===Final=== {{footballbox |date = 24 September 2001 |time = 15:00 UTC+9 |team1 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |score = 2–1 |report = |team2 = Anyang LG Cheetahs |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Yongin Stadium, Yongin }} ---- {{footballbox |date = 27 September 2001 |time = 15:00 UTC+9 |team1 = Anyang LG Cheetahs |score = 0–2 |report = |team2 = Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = Guri Champions Park, Guri }}
''Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 4–1 on aggregate.''
==See also== *2001 in South Korean football
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20010420004612/http://soccer4u.co.kr/2001-2.htm 2001 R League] at Soccer World {{in lang|ko}}
{{R League seasons}}
Category:R League seasons Category:2001 in South Korean football