Feyenoord again participated in the Champions League in 2001–02, finishing third in a group containing Bayern Munich, Sparta Prague and Spartak Moscow.Champions League 2001/02 Standings and results, zanziball.it This meant Feyenoord continued their European season in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup instead of the second Champions League group stage.Van Hooijdonk fires Feyenoord up, uefa.com The disappointment of failing to reach the second group stage eventually resulted in optimism and celebration. By defeating SC Freiburg and Rangers, Feyenoord faced fellow Dutch club PSV in the quarter-finals. Both matches ended in 1–1 draws, and the clash went into extra time and a penalty shoot-out.UEFA Cup 2002 – Feyenoord-PSV , voetbalstats.nl Pierre van Hooijdonk, who had a superb season by scoring many free-kicks goals, secured Feyenoord's win by scoring a 90th-minute equalizer before finishing PSV off by scoring the last goal in the penalty shoot-out.PSV in de UEFA Cup, planet.nl A 1–0 win in Milan against Internazionale and a 2–2 return match in Rotterdam then earned Feyenoord a spot in the final, against Borussia Dortmund.UEFA Cup Results/Fixtures 2002 , the-English-football-archive.com Coincidentally, the final was held at De Kuip, and as a result, most spectators inside the stadium were Feyenoord fans. Feyenoord took a 2–0 lead thanks to another free-kick goal and a penalty by Van Hooijdonk. Early in the second half, Márcio Amoroso scored a goal to make it 2–1. Jon Dahl Tomasson then made it 3–1. Dortmund only managed to score one more goal and the cup was won by Bert van Marwijk's Feyenoord. It is still the last time a Dutch team won a European Cup.
Feyenoord again participated in the Champions League in 2001–02 finishing third in a group containing Bayern Munich Sparta Prague and Spartak MoscowChampions League 2001/02 Standings and results zanziballit This meant Feyenoord continued their European season in the 2001–02 UEFA Cup instead of the second Champions League group stageVan Hooijdonk fires Feyenoord up uefacom The disappointment of failing to reach the second group stage eventually resulted in optimism and celebration By defeating SC Freiburg and Rangers Feyenoord faced fellow Dutch club PSV in the quarter-finals Both matches ended in 1–1 draws and the clash went into extra time and a penalty shoot-outUEFA Cup 2002 – Feyenoord-PSV  voetbalstatsnl Pierre van Hooijdonk who had a superb season by scoring many free-kicks goals secured Feyenoord's win by scoring a 90th-minute equalizer before finishing PSV off by scoring the last goal in the penalty shoot-outPSV in de UEFA Cup planetnl A 1–0 win in Milan against Internazionale and a 2–2 return match in Rotterdam then earned Feyenoord a spot in the final against Borussia DortmundUEFA Cup Results/Fixtures 2002  the-English-football-archivecom Coincidentally the final was held at De Kuip and as a result most spectators inside the stadium were Feyenoord fans Feyenoord took a 2–0 lead thanks to another free-kick goal and a penalty by Van Hooijdonk Early in the second half Márcio Amoroso scored a goal to make it 2–1 Jon Dahl Tomasson then made it 3–1 Dortmund only managed to score one more goal and the cup was won by Bert van Marwijk's Feyenoord It is still the last time a Dutch team won a European Cup