The 2001-02 season saw five new clubs in the league, SpVgg Greuther Fürth Amateure, SpVgg Unterhaching Amateure, SpVgg Bayreuth and FC Falke Markt Schwaben, all promoted from the Landesliga Bayern, while TSV 1860 München Amateure had been relegated from the Regionalliga Süd to the league [REF].
Of the four promoted clubs three played their first-ever Bayernliga season in 2001-02 while the fourth, SpVgg Bayreuth, was one of the most successful clubs in the league but had been relegated in 1999.