Two qualifying rounds comprised the first stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, the 44th season of Europe's premier club football competition and the seventh since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. The stage determined which 16 teams joined the eight automatic qualifiers in the group stage. 32 teams entered at the first qualifying round, with a further 16 teams receiving a bye to the second qualifying round. Among the teams in the first qualifying round was Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition proper, while both finalists – Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany – entered the competition in the second qualifying round, having finished as runners-up in their domestic leagues the previous season.
Teams
The national champions from associations ranked 8 and below, along with all league runners-up, entered the qualifying rounds.[1]
First qualifying round
Seeding
32 champions from associations ranked 16–48 (except Liechtenstein) started in First qualifying round. Champions of nations ranked 16–31 were seeded, while champions of nations ranked 32 and below were unseeded.[2] The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Summary
Notes:
Matches
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.
Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.
Košice won 13–1 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anorthosis Famagusta won 8–0 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.
Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.
Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
16 clubs (champions of nations ranked 8–15 and runners-up of nations ranked 1–8) started in this round and were seeded. 16 winners of the First qualifying round were unseeded.[4] Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland, immediately after First qualifying round draw.
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† Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher association coefficient, thus effectively taking the association coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
Summary
The losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round.
Matches
4–4 on aggregate; Rosenborg won on away goals.
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 11–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on penalties.
Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 8–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 8–5 on aggregate.
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- Note: In 1991–92, the competition was still known as the European Cup, but is included as it was the first to use a group stage format. In that season and 1992–93, there was no knockout phase between the group stage and final.
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