2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

Teams

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First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Seeding

In the draw for the first qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The lower pot contained the 14 teams from associations 40–53: none of these teams had a team ranking.

Summary

The first legs were held on 15 and 16 July, while the second legs were played on 22 and 23 July 2008.

Two of the 14 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient: Inter Baku (Azerbaijan, country rank 42) beat Rabotnicki (Macedonia, 36); and BATE Borisov (Belarus, 40) beat Valur (Iceland, 37). Of the 28 teams in the first qualifying round, two survived as far as the group stage: Anorthosis Famagusta and BATE Borisov.

|Linfield|NIR|1–3|Dinamo Zagreb|CRO|0–2|1–1 |Valletta|MLT|0–3|Artmedia Petržalka|SVK|0–2|0–1 |Dinamo Tbilisi|GEO|3–1|NSÍ|FRO|3–0|0–1 |FC Santa Coloma|AND|2–7|Kaunas|LTU|1–4|1–3 |Murata|SMR+1862|0–9|IFK Göteborg|SWE|0–5|0–4 |Llanelli|WAL|1–4|Ventspils|LVA|1–0|0–4 |Anorthosis Famagusta|CYP|3–0|Pyunik|ARM|1–0|2–0 |Inter Baku|AZE|1–1 (a)|Rabotnicki|MKD|0–0|1–1 |Tampere United|FIN|3–2|Budućnost Podgorica|MNE|2–1|1–1 |F91 Dudelange|LUX|0–3|Domžale|SVN|0–1|0–2 |Dinamo Tirana|ALB|1–4|Modriča Maxima|BIH|0–2|1–2 |Aktobe|KAZ|1–4|Sheriff Tiraspol|MDA|1–0|0–4 |Drogheda United|IRL|3–1|Levadia Tallinn|EST|2–1|1–0 |BATE Borisov|BLR+1995|3–0|Valur|ISL|2–0|1–0

Matches

• Mandžukić
• Drpić
• Mandžukić
• Gault Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Cišovský
• Farkaš Artmedia Petržalka won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Kashia
• Gvelesiani
• Odikadze
• Elttør Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Álvarez
• Pilibaitis
• Gaúcho
• Pilibaitis
• Zelmikas
• N. Urbani Kaunas won 7–2 on aggregate.

• Söder
• Alexandersson
• Wernbloom
• Jónsson
• Selaković
• Johansson
• Bärkroth
• Wallerstedt IFK Göteborg won 9–0 on aggregate.

• S. Jones
• Kosmačovs
• Rimkus
• Butriks Ventspils won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Frousos
• Tsitaishvili
• Frousos Anorthosis Famagusta won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Velkoski
• Červenka 1–1 on aggregate; Inter Baku won on away goals.

• Niemi
• James
• Bećiraj
• Bećiraj
• Myntti Tampere United won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Benko
• Žinko Domžale won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Miljković
• Stokić
• Zafirović
• Bojić
• Xhafaj Modriča Maxima won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Smakov
• Kuchuk
• Alexeev
• Yerokhin
• Picușceac Sheriff Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Cahill
• Kuduzović
• Kink
• Gartland Drogheda United won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Bliznyuk
• Stasevich BATE Borisov won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland, immediately after the draw for the first qualifying round.

Seeding

In the draw for the second qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients.

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Summary

The first legs were played on 29 and 30 July, while the second legs were played on 5 and 6 August 2008.

Three of the 14 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient: Kaunas (unranked, coefficient 2.640) beat Rangers (ranked 24, coefficient 66.013); BATE Borisov (unranked, 1.760) beat Anderlecht (56, 41.810); and Anorthosis Famagusta (ranked 193) beat Rapid Wien (ranked 166). Of the 28 teams in the second qualifying round, Panathinaikos were the only one to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition.

|Rangers|SCO|1–2|Kaunas|LTU|0–0|1–2 |Brann|NOR|2–2 (a)|Ventspils|LVA|1–0|1–2 |Inter Baku|AZE|1–3|Partizan|SRB+2004|1–1|0–2 |Tampere United|FIN|3–7|Artmedia Petržalka|SVK|1–3|2–4 |Anorthosis Famagusta|CYP|4–3|Rapid Wien|AUT|3–0|1–3 |Domžale|SVN|2–6|Dinamo Zagreb|CRO|0–3|2–3 |Panathinaikos|GRE|3–0|Dinamo Tbilisi|GEO|3–0|0–0 |IFK Göteborg|SWE|3–5|Basel|SUI|1–1|2–4 |Sheriff Tiraspol|MDA|0–3|Sparta Prague|CZE|0–1|0–2 |Drogheda United|IRL|3–4|Dynamo Kyiv|UKR|1–2|2–2 |Anderlecht|BEL|3–4|BATE Borisov|BLR+1995|1–2|2–2 |Beitar Jerusalem|ISR|2–6|Wisła Kraków|POL|2–1|0–5 |Fenerbahçe|TUR|7–0|MTK Budapest|HUN|2–0|5–0 |AaB|DEN|7–1|Modriča Maxima|BIH|5–0|2–1

Matches

• Radžius
• Pilibaitis
• Thomson Kaunas won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Demba-Nyrén
• Menteshashvili
• Rimkus
• Björnsson 2–2 on aggregate; Brann won on away goals.

• Zlatinov
• Bogunović
• Juca
• Diarra Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Niemi
• Pospěch
• Obžera
• Piroska
• Kozák
• Pospěch
• Halenár
• Piroska
• James
• Hjelm Artmedia Petržalka won 7–3 on aggregate.

• Skopelitis
• Sosin
• Hoffer
• Maierhofer
• Laban Anorthosis Famagusta won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Vrdoljak
• Sammir
• Tadić
• Bišćan
• Hrgović
• Drpić
• Brezič
• Zec Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.

• Ivanschitz
• Salpingidis Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Olsson
• Huggel
• Huggel
• Chipperfield
• Ergić
• Wernbloom
• Söder Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

• Kladrubský
• Voříšek
• Slepička Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.

• Hughes
• Mykhalyk
• Aliyev
• Aliyev
• Milevskyi
• Robinson
• Gartland Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Gillet
• Krivets
• Nyakhaychyk
• Bliznyuk
• Rodionov
• Biglia
• Polák BATE Borisov won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Baruchyan
• Brożek
• Cantoro
• Cléber
• Brożek
• Díaz
• Niedzielan Wisła Kraków won 6–2 on aggregate.

• Roberto Carlos
• Şahin
• Şentürk
• Belözoğlu Fenerbahçe won 7–0 on aggregate.

• Johansson
• Jakobsen
• Bræmer
• Due
• Cacá
• Bojić
• Due
• Risgård AaB won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Seeding

In the draw for the third qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The higher pot contained teams ranked 61 or higher. However, the draw was held before the second qualifying round was played, which meant that Kaunas and BATE Borisov effectively moved into the higher pot, replacing the teams they eliminated.

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Summary

The first legs were played on 12 and 13 August, while the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers were seeded into the 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round.

Four of the 16 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient: Anorthosis Famagusta (ranked 193) beat Olympiacos (ranked 44); BATE Borisov (unranked, coefficient 1.760) beat Levski Sofia (ranked 80, coefficient 32.644); Atlético Madrid (ranked 67) beat Schalke 04 (ranked 22) and Dynamo Kyiv (ranked 74) beat Spartak Moscow (ranked 61).

|Anorthosis Famagusta|CYP|3–1|Olympiacos|GRE|3–0|0–1 |Vitória de Guimarães|POR|1–2|Basel|SUI|0–0|1–2 |Shakhtar Donetsk|UKR|5–1|Dinamo Zagreb|CRO|2–0|3–1 |Schalke 04|GER|1–4|Atlético Madrid|ESP|1–0|0–4 |AaB|DEN|4–0|Kaunas|LTU|2–0|2–0 |Barcelona|ESP|4–1|Wisła Kraków|POL|4–0|0–1 |Levski Sofia|BUL|1–2|BATE Borisov|BLR+1995|0–1|1–1 |Standard Liège|BEL|0–1|Liverpool|ENG|0–0|0–1 (aet) |Partizan|SRB+2004|3–4|Fenerbahçe|TUR|2–2|1–2 |Twente|NED|0–6|Arsenal|ENG|0–2|0–4 |Spartak Moscow|RUS|2–8|Dynamo Kyiv|UKR|1–4|1–4 |Juventus|ITA|5–1|Artmedia Petržalka|SVK|4–0|1–1 |Brann|NOR|1–3|Marseille|FRA+1974|0–1|1–2 |Fiorentina|ITA|2–0|Slavia Prague|CZE|2–0|0–0 |Galatasaray|TUR|2–3|Steaua București|ROU|2–2|0–1 |Sparta Prague|CZE|1–3|Panathinaikos|GRE|1–2|0–1

Matches

• Torosidis
• Sosin
• Laban
• Belluschi Anorthosis Famagusta won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Stocker
• Derdiyok
• Fajardo Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Srna
• Jádson
• Balaban
• Luiz Adriano
• Brandão
• Willian Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.

• Pander
• Agüero
• Forlán
• L. García
• Rodríguez Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Cacá
• Curth
• Risgård AaB won 4–0 on aggregate.

• Eto'o
• Xavi
• Henry
• Cléber Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.

• Rzhevsky
• Sosnovski
• Gadzhev BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate.

• Kuyt Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.

• Paunović
• Bogunović
• Alex
• Güiza
• Şentürk
• Alex
• Tošić Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.

• Gallas
• Adebayor
• Nasri
• Gallas
• Walcott
• Bendtner Arsenal won 6–0 on aggregate.

• Bazhenov
• Bangoura
• Milevskyi
• Aliyev
• Bangoura
• Milevskyi
• Dzyuba Dynamo Kyiv won 8–2 on aggregate.

• Camoranesi
• Del Piero
• Chiellini
• Legrottaglie
• Fodrek
• Amauri Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.

• Cheyrou
• Niang
• Sigurðsson Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

• Mutu
• Gilardino Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.

• Nonda
• Moreno
• Nicoliță
• Nicoliță Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.

• Kulič
• Kučera
• Simão
• Souza Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

References

References

1. (22 July 2008). "Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup". Union of European Football Associations.