2008–09 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds

The qualifying rounds for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 17 July 2008. In total, there were two qualifying rounds which narrowed clubs down to 80 teams in preparation for the first round.

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

First qualifying round

Summary

The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008.[1] The first legs were played on 17 July 2008 and the second legs were played on 29 and 31 July 2008.

In each region of the draw for the first qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The lower pots contained unranked teams from associations 34–53, together with Vėtra of Lithuania (the 33rd association). The higher pots contained teams from associations 1–32, together with Sūduva of Lithuania, and FH (who had a team ranking, 209).

Three of the 37 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient, all involving teams whose ranking was that of their association: WIT Georgia (Georgia, ranked 38) beat Spartak Trnava (Slovakia, 24); Vllaznia (Albania, 43) beat Koper (Slovenia, 29); and St Patrick's Athletic (Ireland, 35) beat Olimps/ASK (Latvia, 31).

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Cherno More 9–0 Sant Julià4–05–0
Pelister 0–1 APOEL0–00–1
Vaduz 1–5 Zrinjski Mostar1–20–3
Široki Brijeg 3–1 Partizani0–03–1
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 4–1 Mogren1–13–0
Koper 1–2 Vllaznia1–20–0
Zeta 1–2 Interblock1–10–1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 5–0 Juvenes/Dogana3–02–0
Hajduk Split 7–0 Birkirkara4–03–0
Omonia 4–1 Milano2–02–1
Marsaxlokk 0–8 Slaven Belupo0–40–4
Central–East region
Red Bull Salzburg 10–0 Banants7–03–0
Győri ETO 3–2 Zestaponi1–12–1
Ararat Yerevan 1–4 Bellinzona0–11–3
Dacia Chișinău 2–4 Borac Čačak1–11–3
Tobol 1–2 Austria Wien1–00–2
Hertha BSC 8–1 Nistru Otaci8–10–0
Khazar Lankaran 1–5 Lech Poznań0–11–4
Legia Warsaw 4–1 Gomel0–04–1
Spartak Trnava 2–3 WIT Georgia2–20–1
MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2–3 Žilina2–20–1
Shakhter Karagandy 1–2 Debrecen1–10–1
Vojvodina 2–1 Olimpik Baku1–01–1
Northern region
FH 8–3 Grevenmacher3–25–1
Vėtra 1–2 Viking1–00–2
Racing Union 1–10 Kalmar FF0–31–7
Honka 4–2 ÍA3–01–2
Glentoran 1–3 Liepājas Metalurgs1–10–2
Brøndby 3–0 B361–02–0
TVMK 0–8 Nordsjælland0–30–5
EB/Streymur 0–4 Manchester City0–20–2
Olimps/ASK 0–3 St Patrick's Athletic0–10–2
Djurgårdens IF 2–2 (a) Flora0–02–2
Sūduva 2–0 The New Saints1–01–0
Cliftonville 0–11 Copenhagen0–40–7
Cork City 2–6 Haka2–20–4
Bangor City 1–10[a] Midtjylland0–41–6
Notes:
  1. ^ Midtjylland were originally drawn to play at home in the first leg, but the order of the games was reversed.

Matches

TVMK 0–3 Nordsjælland
Report
  • Lundberg 28'
  • Bernburg 49' (pen.), 87'
Attendance: 310
Nordsjælland 5–0 TVMK
 Report
Attendance: 2,518

Nordsjælland won 8–0 on aggregate.

EB/Streymur 0–2 Manchester City
Report
Attendance: 5,400
Manchester City 2–0 EB/Streymur
 Report
Attendance: 7,334
Referee: Augustus Viorel Constanti (Romania)

Manchester City won 4–0 on aggregate.

Olimps/ASK 0–1 St Patrick's Athletic
Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Ararat Tshagharyan (Armenia)
St Patrick's Athletic 2–0 Olimps/ASK
 Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Marco Borg (Malta)

St Patrick's Athletic won 3–0 on aggregate.

Djurgårdens IF 0–0 Flora
Report
Attendance: 5,381
Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)
Flora 2–2 Djurgårdens IF
 Report
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Lasha Silagava (Georgia)

2–2 on aggregate; Djurgårdens IF won on away goals.

Sūduva 1–0 The New Saints
  • Kozyuberda 88'
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jouni Hietala (Finland)
The New Saints 0–1 Sūduva
Report
Attendance: 879

Sūduva won 2–0 on aggregate.

Cliftonville 0–4 Copenhagen
Report
Attendance: 829
Copenhagen 7–0 Cliftonville
 Report
Attendance: 10,695

Copenhagen won 11–0 on aggregate.

Cork City 2–2 Haka
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Attendance: 3,791
Haka 4–0 Cork City
 Report
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Romans Lajuks (Latvia)

Haka won 6–2 on aggregate.

Bangor City 1–6 Midtjylland
 Report
Attendance: 700
Midtjylland 4–0 Bangor City
 Report
Attendance: 4,069
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)

Midtjylland won 10–1 on aggregate.

Cherno More 4–0 Sant Julià
 Report
Attendance: 756
Sant Julià 0–5 Cherno More
Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: Albano Janku (Albania)

Cherno More won 9–0 on aggregate.

Pelister 0–0 APOEL
Report
Attendance: 2,500
APOEL 1–0 Pelister
 Report
Attendance: 10,101

APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.

Vaduz 1–2 Zrinjski Mostar
 Report
Attendance: 720
Zrinjski Mostar 3–0 Vaduz
 Report
Attendance: 2,500

Zrinjski Mostar won 5–1 on aggregate.

Široki Brijeg 0–0 Partizani
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Pavel Olsiak (Slovakia)
Partizani 1–3 Široki Brijeg
 Report
Attendance: 1,650

Široki Brijeg won 3–1 on aggregate.

Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–1 Mogren
 Report
  • Nerić 82'
Attendance: 882
Mogren 0–3 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Report
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Michael Svendsen (Denmark)

Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 4–1 on aggregate.

Koper 1–2 Vllaznia
 Report
Attendance: 716
Vllaznia 0–0 Koper
Report
Attendance: 5,375

Vllaznia won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zeta 1–1 Interblock
 Report
  • Jolić 90+1'
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Ghennadi Sidenco (Moldova)
Interblock 1–0 Zeta
 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)

Interblock won 2–1 on aggregate.

Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 Juvenes/Dogana
 Report
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Rusmir Mrkovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Juvenes/Dogana 0–2 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 776
Referee: Csaba Sapi (Hungary)

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 5–0 on aggregate.

Hajduk Split 4–0 Birkirkara
 Report
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)
Birkirkara 0–3 Hajduk Split
Report
Attendance: 964
Referee: David McKeon (Republic of Ireland)

Hajduk Split won 7–0 on aggregate.

Omonia 2–0 Milano
 Report
Attendance: 15,108
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Perez (Spain)
Milano 1–2 Omonia
  • Statovci 17'
 Report
Attendance: 800

Omonia won 4–1 on aggregate.

Marsaxlokk 0–4 Slaven Belupo
Report
Attendance: 540
Slaven Belupo 4–0 Marsaxlokk
 Report
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Vusal Aliyev (Azerbaijan)

Slaven Belupo won 8–0 on aggregate.

Red Bull Salzburg 7–0 Banants
 Report
Attendance: 7,100
Referee: Sokol Jareci (Albania)
Banants 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg
Report
Attendance: 1,500

Red Bull Salzburg won 10–0 on aggregate.

Győri ETO 1–1 Zestaponi
 Report
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Angel Angelov (Bulgaria)
Zestaponi 1–2 Győri ETO
 Report
Attendance: 3,600

Győri ETO won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ararat Yerevan 0–1 Bellinzona
Report
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Philippe Kalt (France)
Bellinzona 3–1 Ararat Yerevan
 Report
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: Haim Jakov (Israel)

Bellinzona won 4–1 on aggregate.

Dacia Chișinău 1–1 Borac Čačak
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Borac Čačak 3–1 Dacia Chișinău
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Babak Guliyev (Azerbaijan)

Borac Čačak won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tobol 1–0 Austria Wien
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Austria Wien 2–0 Tobol
 Report
Attendance: 6,404
Referee: Carlos Xistra (Portugal)

Austria Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.

Hertha BSC 8–1 Nistru Otaci
 Report
  • Tcaciuc 78'
Attendance: 12,373
Referee: Richard Liesveld (Netherlands)
Nistru Otaci 0–0 Hertha BSC
Report
Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Anders Hermansen (Denmark)

Hertha BSC won 8–1 on aggregate.

Khazar Lankaran 0–1 Lech Poznań
Report
Attendance: 28,800
Lech Poznań 4–1 Khazar Lankaran
 Report
Attendance: 12,819
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)

Lech Poznań won 5–1 on aggregate.

Legia Warsaw 0–0 Gomel
Report
Attendance: 4,500
Gomel 1–4 Legia Warsaw
 Report
Attendance: 4,185

Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.

Spartak Trnava 2–2 WIT Georgia
 Report
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Johannes Valgeirsson (Iceland)
WIT Georgia 1–0 Spartak Trnava
 Report
Attendance: 1,500

WIT Georgia won 3–2 on aggregate.

MTZ-RIPO Minsk 2–2 Žilina
 Report
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Sinisa Zrnic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Žilina 1–0 MTZ-RIPO Minsk
 Report
Attendance: 5,385

Žilina won 3–2 on aggregate.

Shakhter Karagandy 1–1 Debrecen
 Report
Attendance: 10,050
Debrecen 1–0 Shakhter Karagandy
 Report
Attendance: 4,900
Referee: Lars Christoffersen (Denmark)

Debrecen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Vojvodina 1–0 Olimpik Baku
 Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)
Olimpik Baku 1–1 Vojvodina
 Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sandor Szabo (Hungary)

Vojvodina won 2–1 on aggregate.

FH 3–2 Grevenmacher
 Report
Attendance: 638
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)
Grevenmacher 1–5 FH
  • Hoffmann 30'
 Report
Attendance: 1,124
Referee: Igor Kister (Kazakhstan)

FH won 8–3 on aggregate.

Vėtra 1–0 Viking
  • Ostap 14'
 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Viking 2–0 Vėtra
 Report
Attendance: 5,650
Referee: Yuriy Moseychuk (Ukraine)

Viking won 2–1 on aggregate.

Racing Union 0–3 Kalmar FF
Report
Attendance: 427
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski (Macedonia)
Kalmar FF 7–1 Racing Union
 Report
  • Bilon 90'
Attendance: 2,034
Referee: Ian Stokes (Republic of Ireland)

Kalmar FF won 10–1 on aggregate.

Honka 3–0 ÍA
 Report
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Serhiy Berezka (Ukraine)
ÍA 2–1 Honka
 Report
Attendance: 453
Referee: Hubert Siejewicz (Poland)

Honka won 4–2 on aggregate.

Glentoran 1–1 Liepājas Metalurgs
 Report
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)
Liepājas Metalurgs 2–0 Glentoran
 Report
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Magnus Thorisson (Iceland)

Liepājas Metalurgs won 3–1 on aggregate.

Brøndby 1–0 B36
 Report
Attendance: 7,105
Referee: Christopher Lautier (Malta)
B36 0–2 Brøndby
Report
Attendance: 1,600

Brøndby won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Summary

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland,[4] and featured 16 teams entering directly at the second qualifying round, as well as the 37 winners from the previous round and the 11 third round winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The first legs were played on 14 August 2008 and the second leg on 28 August 2008.

In each region of the draw for the second qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients. The higher pots contained teams with a ranking of 176 or higher, and unranked teams from associations ranked 1 to 15 (or 17 in the Southern region). As there were an odd number of teams in the Central and Northern groups in the 2nd qualifying round, UEFA moved Rennes from the Central-East group to the Northern group. Furthermore, Liepājas Metalurgs and Sūduva were moved from the Northern group to the Central-East group, and Vaslui and Interblock were moved from the Southern-Mediterranean group to the Central-East group.

12 of the 32 ties were won by the team with the lower UEFA coefficient. The 12 teams that lost to a lower team were: AEK Athens, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Aris, Red Star Belgrade, Grasshopper, Slovan Liberec, Viking, Lokomotiv Sofia, IF Elfsborg, Gent, Queen of the South and Debrecen. St Patrick's Athletic were the only team to beat a higher-seeded team in each of the two qualifying rounds.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Southern region
Široki Brijeg 1–6 Beşiktaş1–20–4
Braga 3–0 Zrinjski Mostar1–02–0
Borac Čačak 2–1 Lokomotiv Sofia1–01–1
Vojvodina 0–3 Hapoel Tel Aviv0–00–3
Aris 1–2 Slaven Belupo1–00–2
Litex Lovech 2–1 Ironi Kiryat Shmona0–02–1
Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Hajduk Split0–02–0
APOEL 5–5 (a) Red Star Belgrade2–23–3 (a.e.t.)
Vllaznia 0–8 Napoli0–30–5
Maccabi Netanya 1–3 Cherno More1–10–2
AEK Athens 2–3[a] Omonia0–12–2
Central–East region
Liepājas Metalurgs 1–5 Vaslui0–21–3
Zürich 2–2 (4–2 p) Sturm Graz1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
VfB Stuttgart 6–2 Győri ETO2–14–1
Lech Poznań 6–0 Grasshopper6–00–0
Slovan Liberec 2–4 Žilina1–21–2
WIT Georgia 0–2 Austria WienCanc.[b]0–2
Young Boys 7–3 Debrecen4–13–2
Legia Warsaw 1–4 FC Moscow1–20–2
Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 4–4 (a) Bellinzona3–21–2
Interblock 0–3 Hertha BSC0–20–1
Sūduva 2–4 Red Bull Salzburg1–41–0
Northern region
Djurgårdens IF 2–6 Rosenborg2–10–5
Queen of the South 2–4 Nordsjælland1–21–2
Gent 2–5 Kalmar FF2–10–4
Manchester City 1–1 (4–2 p) Midtjylland0–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Honka 2–1 Viking0–02–1
Haka 0–6 Brøndby0–40–2
Stabæk 2–3 Rennes2–10–2
Copenhagen 7–3 Lillestrøm3–14–2
IF Elfsborg 3–4 St Patrick's Athletic2–21–2
FH 2–5[a] Aston Villa1–41–1
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Order of legs reversed[5]
  2. ^ Due to the current conflict in Georgia and the ensuing safety concerns, UEFA ordered the first leg to be cancelled. The match was held as a single leg tie in Vienna.[6]

Matches

Borac Čačak 1–0 Lokomotiv Sofia
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)
Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 Borac Čačak
 Report
Attendance: 1,357

Borac Čačak won 2–1 on aggregate.

Queen of the South 1–2 Nordsjælland
 Report
Attendance: 4,406
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Nordsjælland 2–1 Queen of the South
 Report
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Nordsjælland won 4–2 on aggregate.

Gent 2–1 Kalmar FF
 Report
Attendance: 6,597
Kalmar FF 4–0 Gent
 Report
Attendance: 2,614
Referee: David Malcolm (Northern Ireland)

Kalmar FF won 5–2 on aggregate.

Manchester City 0–1 Midtjylland
Report
Attendance: 15,693
Midtjylland 0–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester City
Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 9,460

1–1 on aggregate; Manchester City won 4–2 on penalties.

Honka 0–0 Viking
Report
Attendance: 2,230
Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)
Viking 1–2 Honka
 Report
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: David McKeon (Republic of Ireland)

Honka won 2–1 on aggregate.

Haka 0–4 Brøndby
Report
Attendance: 1,912
Referee: Adrian McCourt (Northern Ireland)
Brøndby 2–0 Haka
 Report
Attendance: 5,139

Brøndby won 6–0 on aggregate.

Stabæk 2–1 Rennes
 Report
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Rennes 2–0 Stabæk
 Report
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Rennes won 3–2 on aggregate.

Copenhagen 3–1 Lillestrøm
 Report
Attendance: 13,099
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)
Lillestrøm 2–4 Copenhagen
 Report
Attendance: 2,502
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Copenhagen won 7–3 on aggregate.

IF Elfsborg 2–2 St Patrick's Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 3,918
Referee: Paulius Malžinskas (Lithuania)
St Patrick's Athletic 2–1 IF Elfsborg
 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)

St Patrick's Athletic won 4–3 on aggregate.

FH 1–4 Aston Villa
 Report
Attendance: 8,686
Aston Villa 1–1 FH
 Report
  • Björnsson 30'
Attendance: 25,415

Aston Villa won 5–2 on aggregate.

Široki Brijeg 1–2 Beşiktaş
 Report
Attendance: 4,500
Beşiktaş 4–0 Široki Brijeg
 Report
Attendance: 17,486
Referee: René Rogalla (Switzerland)

Beşiktaş won 6–1 on aggregate.

Braga 1–0 Zrinjski Mostar
 Report
Attendance: 10,032
Zrinjski Mostar 0–2 Braga
Report
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Braga won 3–0 on aggregate.

Vojvodina 0–0 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 Vojvodina
 Report
Attendance: 5,567

Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–0 on aggregate.

Aris 1–0 Slaven Belupo
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez (Spain)
Slaven Belupo 2–0 Aris
 Report
Attendance: 2,800

Slaven Belupo won 2–1 on aggregate.

Litex Lovech 0–0 Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Report
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Petteri Kari (Finland)
Ironi Kiryat Shmona 1–2 Litex Lovech
 Report
Attendance: 700
Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia)

Litex Lovech won 2–1 on aggregate.

Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Hajduk Split
Report
Attendance: 17,427
Hajduk Split 0–2 Deportivo La Coruña
Report
Attendance: 29,768

Deportivo La Coruña won 2–0 on aggregate.

APOEL 2–2 Red Star Belgrade
 Report
Attendance: 10,188
Referee: Rob Styles (England)
Red Star Belgrade 3–3 (a.e.t.) APOEL
 Report
Attendance: 11,609
Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago (Spain)

5–5 on aggregate; APOEL won on away goals.

Vllaznia 0–3 Napoli
Report
Attendance: 11,200
Napoli 5–0 Vllaznia
 Report
Attendance: 21,550

Napoli won 8–0 on aggregate.

Maccabi Netanya 1–1 Cherno More
 Report
Attendance: 345
Referee: Bernhard Brugger (Austria)
Cherno More 2–0 Maccabi Netanya
 Report
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Andrejs Sipailo (Latvia)

Cherno More won 3–1 on aggregate.

AEK Athens 0–1 Omonia
Report
Attendance: 13,472
Omonia 2–2 AEK Athens
 Report
Attendance: 20,265

Omonia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Liepājas Metalurgs 0–2 Vaslui
Report
Attendance: 3,500
Vaslui 3–1 Liepājas Metalurgs
 Report
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Mark Whitby (Wales)

Vaslui won 5–1 on aggregate.

Zürich 1–1 Sturm Graz
 Report
Attendance: 8,700
Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)
Sturm Graz 1–1 (a.e.t.) Zürich
 Report
Penalties
 2–4
Attendance: 15,100

2–2 on aggregate; Zürich won 4–2 on penalties.

VfB Stuttgart 2–1 Győri ETO
 Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Paulo Costa (Portugal)
Győri ETO 1–4 VfB Stuttgart
 Report
Attendance: 9,000

VfB Stuttgart won 6–2 on aggregate.

Lech Poznań 6–0 Grasshopper
 Report
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Grasshopper 0–0 Lech Poznań
Report
Attendance: 2,332

Lech Poznań won 6–0 on aggregate.

Slovan Liberec 1–2 Žilina
 Report
Attendance: 7,700
Žilina 2–1 Slovan Liberec
 Report
Attendance: 7,498

Žilina won 4–2 on aggregate.

WIT Georgia Cancelled[note 11] Austria Wien
Report
Referee: Sorin Corpodean (Romania)
Austria Wien 2–0 WIT Georgia
 Report
Attendance: 6,181
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)

Austria Wien won 2–0 on aggregate.

Young Boys 4–1 Debrecen
 Report
Attendance: 6,646
Debrecen 2–3 Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 2,844
Referee: Levan Paniashvili (Georgia)

Young Boys won 7–3 on aggregate.

Legia Warsaw 1–2 FC Moscow
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jouni Hyytiä (Finland)
FC Moscow 2–0 Legia Warsaw
 Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy)

FC Moscow won 4–1 on aggregate.

Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3–2 Bellinzona
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Zsolt Szabo (Hungary)
Bellinzona 2–1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
 Report
Attendance: 4,200

4–4 on aggregate; Bellinzona won on away goals.

Interblock 0–2 Hertha BSC
Report
Attendance: 2,020
Hertha BSC 1–0 Interblock
 Report
Attendance: 11,849

Hertha BSC won 3–0 on aggregate.

Sūduva 1–4 Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Serhiy Berezka (Ukraine)
Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 Sūduva
Report
Attendance: 5,152
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

Red Bull Salzburg won 4–2 on aggregate.

Djurgårdens IF 2–1 Rosenborg
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Attendance: 6,947
Rosenborg 5–0 Djurgårdens IF
 Report
Attendance: 7,475
Referee: Sascha Kever (Switzerland)

Rosenborg won 6–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ Played at Tórsvøllur as EB/Streymur's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
  2. ^ Manchester City played their home game at Oakwell Stadium, home of Barnsley, because the pitch at their home ground needed to be relaid after a Bon Jovi concert.[2]
  3. ^ a b Played at Råsunda Stadium as Djurgårdens IF's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
  4. ^ Bangor City's home leg was played at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground, as their own ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
  5. ^ a b Played in Lugano at Cornaredo Stadium as Bellinzona's Stadio Comunale Bellinzona did not meet UEFA criteria.
  6. ^ a b Played in Smederevo at Fortress Stadium as Borac Čačak's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
  7. ^ a b Matches played at Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark because Hertha BSC's usual home ground, Olympiastadion, was occupied with other events.[3]
  8. ^ Played in Chişinău at Zimbru Stadium as Nistru Otaci's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
  9. ^ Played at Excelsior Stadium in Airdrie as Queen of the South's home ground in Dumfries did not meet UEFA criteria.
  10. ^ The return leg was played in AFG Arena, St. Gallen as Grasshopper's home ground, the Letzigrund is occupied by a Golden League athletics meet the following day.[7]
  11. ^ a b The WIT Georgia v Austria Wien first leg match, originally scheduled to be played at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, was initially moved to Rize Atatürk Stadium, Rize, Turkey, a neutral venue, due to the Russo-Georgian War.[8] However, the match was later cancelled due to travel safety concerns and the war's psychological impact on the WIT Georgia players.[9] As a result, what was originally the second leg, hosted by Austria Wien, became the sole match of a single-leg tie.
  12. ^ Played at Arena Petrol in Celje as Interblock's home ground in Ljubljana did not meet UEFA criteria.

References

  1. ^ "Dates for next season's UEFA Cup". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 1 September 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  2. ^ "Oakwell to host Man City tie". BBC Sport. 20 June 2008.
  3. ^ dpa/sid/sh (4 July 2008). "Hertha gegen Nistru im Jahn-Sportpark und im TV". www.morgenpost.de.
  4. ^ "Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 22 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Switch Confirmed". Aston Villa. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League". UEFA.
  7. ^ "UEFA-Cup in der AFG Arena". stadt24.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 2 September 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2006.
  8. ^ "Rize'de UEFA maçı!" [UEFA match in Rize!]. Haber61 (in Turkish). 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Gürcistan ekibi Rize'ye gelemiyor" [Georgian team cannot come to Rize]. Pazar 53 (in Turkish). 12 August 2008. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
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