| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 April – 27 September 2001 |
| Champions | Central League: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Southern League: Pohang Steelers Championship: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Matches played | 83 |
| Goals scored | 268 (3.23 per match) |
| Best Player | Back Young-chul[1] |
| Top goalscorer | Hwang In-soo (10 goals)[2] |
← 2000 2002 → | |
The 2001 Korean Professional Football Reserve League was the third season of the R League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (C) | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 33 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 28 | |
| 3 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | +7 | 27 | |
| 4 | Bucheon SK | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 32 | −6 | 21 | |
| 5 | Korean Police | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohang Steelers (C) | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 11 | +24 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship |
| 2 | Jeonnam Dragons | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 28 | |
| 3 | Busan I'Cons | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 18 | |
| 4 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 17 | |
| 5 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 34 | −18 | 10 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| 20 September – Yongin | ||||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3 | |||||||||
| 24, 27 September – Yongin, Guri | ||||||||||
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2 | |||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 20 September – Pohang | ||||||||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 1 | |||||||||
| Anyang LG Cheetahs (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||||||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 3–2 | Jeonnam Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2–1 | Anyang LG Cheetahs |
|---|---|---|
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma won 4–1 on aggregate.