2008–09 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League began on 15 July 2008. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stages.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
Teams
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| Qualify for the group stage |
| Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round |
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.
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Dinamo Zagreb |
Ventspils |
BATE Borisov |
Llanelli |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Linfield | 1–3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Valletta | 0–3 | Artmedia Petržalka | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–1 | NSÍ | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| FC Santa Coloma | 2–7 | Kaunas | 1–4 | 1–3 |
| Murata | 0–9 | IFK Göteborg | 0–5 | 0–4 |
| Llanelli | 1–4 | Ventspils | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | Pyunik | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Inter Baku | 1–1 (a) | Rabotnicki | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Tampere United | 3–2 | Budućnost Podgorica | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| F91 Dudelange | 0–3 | Domžale | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Dinamo Tirana | 1–4 | Modriča | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Aktobe | 1–4 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Drogheda United | 3–1 | Levadia Tallinn | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| BATE Borisov | 3–0 | Valur | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Matches
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | Linfield |
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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Valletta | 0–2 | Artmedia Petržalka |
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| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–0 | Valletta |
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Artmedia Petržalka won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | NSÍ |
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| NSÍ | 1–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
| FC Santa Coloma | 1–4 | Kaunas |
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| Kaunas | 3–1 | FC Santa Coloma |
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Kaunas won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Murata | 0–5 | IFK Göteborg |
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| IFK Göteborg | 4–0 | Murata |
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IFK Göteborg won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Ventspils | 4–0 | Llanelli |
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Ventspils won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Pyunik | 0–2 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
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Anorthosis Famagusta won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Inter Baku | 0–0 | Rabotnicki |
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| Rabotnicki | 1–1 | Inter Baku |
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1–1 on aggregate; Inter Baku won on away goals.
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–1 | Tampere United |
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Tampere United won 3–2 on aggregate.
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | Domžale |
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| Domžale | 2–0 | F91 Dudelange |
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Domžale won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Modriča | 2–1 | Dinamo Tirana |
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Modriča won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Drogheda United | 2–1 | Levadia Tallinn |
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| Levadia Tallinn | 0–1 | Drogheda United |
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Drogheda United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 2–0 | Valur |
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| Valur | 0–1 | BATE Borisov |
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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.
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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Rangers |
Partizan |
Domžale[†] |
Ventspils[†] |
- Notes
- † 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 coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Rangers | 1–2 | Kaunas | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Brann | 2–2 (a) | Ventspils | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Inter Baku | 1–3 | Partizan | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Tampere United | 3–7 | Artmedia Petržalka | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–3 | Rapid Wien | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Domžale | 2–6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| IFK Göteborg | 3–5 | Basel | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–3 | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Drogheda United | 3–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Anderlecht | 3–4 | BATE Borisov | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–6 | Wisła Kraków | 2–1 | 0–5 |
| Fenerbahçe | 7–0 | MTK Budapest | 2–0 | 5–0 |
| AaB | 7–1 | Modriča | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Matches
Kaunas won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Brann | 1–0 | Ventspils |
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2–2 on aggregate; Brann won on away goals.
| Inter Baku | 1–1 | Partizan |
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| Partizan | 2–0 | Inter Baku |
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Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Tampere United | 1–3 | Artmedia Petržalka |
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Artmedia Petržalka won 7–3 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | Rapid Wien |
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| Rapid Wien | 3–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
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Anorthosis Famagusta won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.
| IFK Göteborg | 1–1 | Basel |
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| Basel | 4–2 | IFK Göteborg |
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Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Drogheda United | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | BATE Borisov |
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BATE Borisov won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
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Wisła Kraków won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | MTK Budapest |
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Fenerbahçe won 7–0 on aggregate.
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.[1]
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.
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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Liverpool |
Panathinaikos[†] |
Atlético Madrid |
Dinamo Zagreb[†] |
- Notes
- † 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 coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
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).
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–1 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Vitória de Guimarães | 1–2 | Basel | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 5–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Schalke 04 | 1–4 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| AaB | 4–0 | Kaunas | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Barcelona | 4–1 | Wisła Kraków | 4–0 | 0–1 |
| Levski Sofia | 1–2 | BATE Borisov | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Standard Liège | 0–1 | Liverpool | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Partizan | 3–4 | Fenerbahçe | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Twente | 0–6 | Arsenal | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| Spartak Moscow | 2–8 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Juventus | 5–1 | Artmedia Petržalka | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Brann | 1–3 | Marseille | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Fiorentina | 2–0 | Slavia Prague | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Galatasaray | 2–3 | Steaua București | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Sparta Prague | 1–3[a] | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | 0–1 |
- ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.
Matches
Anorthosis Famagusta won 3–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Schalke 04 | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid |
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Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
AaB won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Wisła Kraków | 1–0 | Barcelona |
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Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 0–1 | BATE Borisov |
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| BATE Borisov | 1–1 | Levski Sofia |
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BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Liverpool | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Standard Liège |
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Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 2–2 | Fenerbahçe |
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| Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | Partizan |
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Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 4–0 | Artmedia Petržalka |
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| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–1 | Juventus |
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Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Marseille | 2–1 | Brann |
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Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 2–2 | Steaua București |
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| Steaua București | 1–0 | Galatasaray |
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Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Panathinaikos |
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| Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Sparta Prague |
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Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- ^ a b c Artmedia Petržalka played their First and Second qualifying round home matches at Národné tréningové centrum in Senec and Third qualifying round home match at Tehelné pole in Bratislava as their regular home venue Štadión Petržalka in Petržalka did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ Match played at Gundadalur Stadium in Tórshavn, instead of NSÍ regular home venue Við Løkin in Runavík.
- ^ Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of Anorthosis regular home venue Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
- ^ Match played at Abovyan City Stadium in Abovyan, instead of Pyunik regular home venue Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works.
- ^ a b Inter Baku played their home games at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium instead of their regulat venue Shafa Stadium.
- ^ a b Modriča played their home matches at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, instead of their regular home venue Maxima Stadium in Modriča.
- ^ a b Played in Dublin at Dalymount Park as Drogheda's United Park did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ Match played at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Budapest, instead of MTK Budapest regular home venue Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest.
References
- ^ "Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2008.