2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

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The qualifying rounds for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2007. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.

Teams

Key to colours
Qualify for the group stage
Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round
Third qualifying round
Team Coeff.
England Liverpool 112.618
England Arsenal 104.618
Spain Valencia 99.374
Spain Sevilla 87.374
Portugal Benfica 67.107
Netherlands Ajax 65.995
Germany Werder Bremen 63.640
Scotland Celtic 62.064
Lazio
51.808
Belgium Anderlecht 41.594
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 38.726
Czech Republic Sparta Prague 37.851
Turkey Fenerbahçe 36.791
Greece AEK Athens 36.415
Romania Dinamo București 34.255
Russia Spartak Moscow 27.920
France Toulouse 17.706
Switzerland Zürich 9.869
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.
Steaua București
55.255
Scotland Rangers 47.064
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 44.726
Turkey Beşiktaş 43.791
Bulgaria Levski Sofia 38.112
Czech Republic Slavia Prague 32.851
Norway Rosenborg 31.509
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 19.256
Denmark Copenhagen 19.129
Belgium Genk 15.594
Hungary Debrecen 11.675
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 9.104
Israel Beitar Jerusalem 6.338
Poland Zagłębie Lubin 5.609
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 17.533
Cyprus APOEL 6.492
Slovenia Domžale 5.272
Sweden Elfsborg 4.478
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 4.190
Latvia Ventspils 3.860
Slovakia Žilina 3.575
Republic of Ireland Derry City 3.145
Iceland FH 2.650
Lithuania FBK Kaunas 2.420
Finland Tampere United 2.420
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2.365
Olimpi Rustavi
2.035
North Macedonia Pobeda 1.925
Belarus BATE Borisov 1.540
Albania Tirana 1.265
Levadia Tallinn
1.210
Armenia Pyunik 1.155
Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran 1.045
Astana
0.770
Northern Ireland Linfield 0.715
Wales The New Saints 0.660
Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 0.550
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 0.550
Malta Marsaxlokk 0.550
Andorra Rànger's 0.000
Murata
0.000
Montenegro Zeta 0.000

First qualifying round

The draw was held on 29 June 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions.

Seeding

Seeded Unseeded

Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Cyprus APOEL
Slovenia Domžale
Sweden Elfsborg
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Latvia Ventspils
Slovakia Žilina

Republic of Ireland Derry City
Iceland FH
Lithuania FBK Kaunas
Finland Tampere United
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol

Olimpi Rustavi

North Macedonia Pobeda

Belarus BATE Borisov
Albania Tirana

Levadia Tallinn

Armenia Pyunik
Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran
Astana

Northern Ireland Linfield

Wales The New Saints
Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Luxembourg F91 Dudelange
Malta Marsaxlokk
Andorra Rànger's

Murata

Montenegro Zeta

Summary

The first leg matches were held on 17 July and 18 July, while the second legs were played on 24 July and 25 July 2007.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan 2–4 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–3 (aet)
APOEL Cyprus 2–3 Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova 5–0 Andorra Rànger's 2–0 3–0
FH Iceland 4–1 Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn 4–1 0–0
The New Saints Wales 4–4 (a) Latvia Ventspils 3–2 1–2
Pobeda North Macedonia 0–1
Levadia Tallinn
0–1 0–0
Olimpi Rustavi Georgia (country)
0–3
Astana
0–0 0–3
Zeta Montenegro 5–4 Lithuania FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3
Murata San Marino
1–4 Finland Tampere United 1–2 0–2
F91 Dudelange Luxembourg 5–7 Slovakia Žilina 1–2 4–5
Linfield Northern Ireland 0–1 Sweden Elfsborg 0–0 0–1
Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–2 Armenia Pyunik 0–0 0–2
Marsaxlokk Malta 1–9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 0–6 1–3
Domžale Slovenia 3–1 Albania Tirana 1–0 2–1

Matches

Khazar Lankaran Azerbaijan1–1Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Ramazanov 58' Report Etto 63'

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.


APOEL Cyprus2–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Michael 42'
Machlas 61'
Report
Attendance: 10,971
BATE Borisov Belarus3–0 (a.e.t.)Cyprus APOEL
Stasevich 14'
Platonaw 74'
Bliznyuk
104'
Report
Attendance: 5,000

BATE won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova2–0Andorra Rànger's
Kuchuk 45+7'
Gorodețchi 79'
Report
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 8,800
)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.


FH Iceland4–1Faroe Islands HB Tórshavn
Ólafsson
52'
Report Nielsen 44' (o.g.)
HB Tórshavn Faroe Islands0–0Iceland FH
Report

FH won 4–1 on aggregate.


The New Saints Wales3–2Latvia Ventspils
Wilde 14'
Baker 54'
Hogan 90'
Report Rimkus 26', 89'
Ventspils Latvia2–1Wales The New Saints
Ndeki 17'
Kačanovs 53'
Report Naylor 90+2'

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


Levadia Tallinn
Report Nahk 53'
Levadia Tallinn Estonia
0–0North Macedonia Pobeda
Report
Attendance: 2,297

Levadia won 1–0 on aggregate.


Astana
Report
Attendance: 2,900
Olimpi Rustavi
Kuchma 12'
Tlekhugov 55'
Zhalmagambetov 84'
Report
Moldova
)

Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.


Zeta Montenegro3–1Lithuania FBK Kaunas
Korać 34' (pen.)
Tumbasević 36'
Stjepanović 59'
Report Kvaratskhelia 68'

Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.


Murata San Marino
1–2Finland Tampere United
Protti 43' Report Niemi 68', 88'
Serravalle
Attendance: 2,686
)

Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.


F91 Dudelange Luxembourg1–2Slovakia Žilina
Di Gregorio 45+' (pen.) Report Jež 48' (pen.)
Lietava 73'

Žilina won 7–5 on aggregate.


Linfield Northern Ireland0–0Sweden Elfsborg
Report
Attendance: 2,009
Elfsborg Sweden1–0Northern Ireland Linfield
M. Svensson 32' Report
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.


Derry City Republic of Ireland0–0Armenia Pyunik
Report
Brandywell Stadium, Derry
Attendance: 2,285
)

Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.


Marsaxlokk Malta0–6Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Report Raščić 5', 9'
Obuća 20', 65'
Maksimović 42'
Bučan 87'
Ta' Qali National Stadium, Ta' Qali
Attendance: 321
)

Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.


Tirana Albania1–2Slovenia Domžale
K. Duro 74' Report Ljubijankić 30', 77'

Domžale won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 29 June 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions.

Seeding

Seeded Unseeded

Steaua București

Scotland Rangers
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Turkey Beşiktaş
Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Norway Rosenborg

Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Denmark Copenhagen

Dinamo Zagreb[†]

Belgium Genk
Hungary Debrecen
Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Belarus BATE Borisov[†]

Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Poland Zagłębie Lubin
Slovenia Domžale[†]
Sweden Elfsborg[†]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo[†]
Latvia Ventspils[†]
Slovakia Žilina[†]

Armenia Pyunik[†]
Iceland FH[†]
Montenegro Zeta[†]
Finland Tampere United[†]
Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol[†]

Astana[†]

Notes
  1. 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 leg matches were played on 31 July and 1 August, while the second legs were played on 7 August and 8 August 2007.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyunik Armenia 1–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 1–2
Red Star Belgrade Serbia 2–2 (a)
Levadia
1–0 1–2
Rangers Scotland 3–0 Montenegro Zeta 2–0 1–0
Debrecen Hungary 0–1 Sweden Elfsborg 0–1 0–0
Zagłębie Lubin Poland 1–3
Steaua București
0–1 1–2
Genk Belgium 2–2 (a) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo 1–2 1–0
Ventspils Latvia 0–7 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–4
Astana Kazakhstan
2–10 Norway Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
FH Iceland 2–4 Belarus BATE Borisov 1–3 1–1
Copenhagen Denmark 2–1 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Žilina Slovakia 0–0 (3–4p) Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Tampere United Finland 2–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 1–0
Domžale Slovenia 2–5 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–3
Beşiktaş Turkey 4–0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0

Matches

Pyunik Armenia0–2Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Report
Hladkyy 45'
Brandão
48'
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine2–1Armenia Pyunik
Hladkyy
49'
Report Ghazaryan 31'

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


Levadia Tallinn
Koroman 35' Report
Attendance: 18,886
Levadia Tallinn Estonia
2–1Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Malov 43'
Nahk 67'
Report Burzanović 37'

2–2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.


Rangers Scotland2–0Montenegro Zeta
Weir 55'
McCulloch 73'
Report
Attendance: 36,145
Zeta Montenegro0–1Scotland Rangers
Report Beasley 81'

Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.


Debrecen Hungary0–1Sweden Elfsborg
Report Mobaeck 65'
Stadion Oláh Gábor Út, Debrecen
Attendance: 10,000
)

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.


Steaua București
Report Goian 55'
Attendance: 7,300
Steaua București Romania
2–1Poland Zagłębie Lubin
Nicoliță 37'
Zaharia 83'
Report Stasiak 29'
Attendance: 16,287

Steaua won 3–1 on aggregate.


Genk Belgium1–2Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo
Cornelis 28' Report Raščić 15'
Muharemović 86'
Cristal Arena, Genk
Attendance: 11,090
)

2–2 on aggregate; Sarajevo won on away goals.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria4–0Latvia Ventspils
Aufhauser 9'
Dudić 48'
Ilić 77'
Leitgeb 90+2'
Report
Norway
)

Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.


Astana Kazakhstan
1–3Norway Rosenborg
Kuchma 30' Report Koné 6', 67'
Iversen 63'
Astana
Koné 1', 33'
Iversen 7'
Traoré 17', 50', 53'
Sapara 62'
Report Suchkov 22'
Attendance: 12,827
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

Rosenborg won 10–2 on aggregate.


FH Iceland1–3Belarus BATE Borisov
Ólafsson
4'
Report Likhtarovich 31'
Rodionov 50'
Bliznyuk 61'
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
BATE Borisov Belarus1–1Iceland FH
D. Platonaw 90+3' Report T. Guðmundsson 33' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,300

BATE won 4–2 on aggregate.


Copenhagen Denmark1–0Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Allbäck 9' Report
Beitar Jerusalem Israel1–1 (a.e.t.)Denmark Copenhagen
Yitzhaki 60' Report Allbäck 97'
Attendance: 16,800

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.


Žilina Slovakia0–0Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Report

0–0 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on penalties.


Tampere United Finland1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Petrescu 15' Report
Attendance: 8,126
Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–1Finland Tampere United
Report Niemi 40'

Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.


Domžale Slovenia1–2Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Žeželj 87' Report Šokota 7'
Modrić 50' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,787
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–1Slovenia Domžale
Vukojević 18'
Šokota 22'
Sammir 60'
Report Zahora 27'
Attendance: 14,550

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.


Beşiktaş Turkey1–0Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol
İbrahim Toraman 73' Report
Attendance: 17,871
Sheriff Tiraspol Moldova0–3Turkey Beşiktaş
Report Bobô 58', 69'
Koray 90'
Sheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
Attendance: 13,000
)

Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.


Third qualifying round

The draw was held on 3 August 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football.

Seeding

Seeded Unseeded

England Liverpool
England Arsenal
Spain Valencia
Spain Sevilla
Portugal Benfica
Netherlands Ajax
Germany Werder Bremen
Scotland Celtic

Steaua București[†]

Lazio

Scotland Rangers[†]
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk[†]
Turkey Beşiktaş[†]
Belgium Anderlecht
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Finland Tampere United[†]

Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Turkey Fenerbahçe
Greece AEK Athens
Romania Dinamo București
Czech Republic Slavia Prague[†]
Russia Spartak Moscow
Norway Rosenborg[†]
Serbia Red Star Belgrade[†]

Denmark Copenhagen[†]
France Toulouse
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[†]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo[†]
Sweden Elfsborg[†]
Switzerland Zürich
Austria Red Bull Salzburg[†]
Belarus BATE Borisov[†]

Notes
  1. 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 leg matches were played on 14 August and 15 August, while the second legs were played on 28 August and 29 August 2007. Winners in this round qualified for the group stage, while the losing clubs entered the first round of the UEFA Cup. Due to the death of Antonio Puerta, the second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score
Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
BATE Borisov Belarus 2–4
Steaua București
2–2 0–2
Tampere United Finland 0–5 Norway Rosenborg 0–3 0–2
Spartak Moscow Russia 2–2 (3–4p) Scotland Celtic 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Werder Bremen Germany 5–3 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 1–3
Ajax Netherlands 1–3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 0–1 1–2
Valencia Spain 5–1 Sweden Elfsborg 3–0 2–1
Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–0 Belgium Anderlecht 1–0 2–0
Rangers Scotland 1–0 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–0
Toulouse France 0–5 England Liverpool 0–1 0–4
Benfica Portugal 3–1 Denmark Copenhagen 2–1 1–0
Lazio Italy
4–2 Romania Dinamo București 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague Czech Republic 0–5 England Arsenal 0–2 0–3
Zürich Switzerland 1–3 Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1 0–2
Sevilla Spain 6–1 Greece AEK Athens 2–0 4–1

Matches

Steaua București
Radzkow 39'
Bliznyuk 90+2'
Report Goian 60'
Dică 85'
Attendance: 5,300
Steaua București Romania
2–0Belarus BATE Borisov
Zaharia 12'
Neaga 54'
Report
Attendance: 24,254

Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.


Tampere United Finland0–3Norway Rosenborg
Report Koppinen 19'
Koné 20', 81'
Attendance: 16,800
Rosenborg Norway2–0Finland Tampere United
Sapara 45'
Ya Konan 48'
Report
Attendance: 14,123

Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.


Spartak Moscow Russia1–1Scotland Celtic
Pavlyuchenko 42' Report Hartley 21'
Attendance: 5,000

2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won on penalties.


Werder Bremen Germany2–1Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
Almeida 46'
Jensen 85'
Report Balaban 45+1'
Attendance: 25,474
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia2–3Germany Werder Bremen
Vukojević 21'
Modrić 40' (pen.)
Report Diego 15' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Sanogo 38'
Norway
)

Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg Austria1–0Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk
Zickler 10' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 23,690
Shakhtar Donetsk Ukraine3–1Austria Red Bull Salzburg
Lucarelli 9'
Castillo 79' (pen.)
Brandão 87'
Report Meyer 5'
Attendance: 26,000

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.


Ajax Netherlands0–1Czech Republic Slavia Prague
Report Kalivoda 75' (pen.)
Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
Attendance: 30,000
)

Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.


Valencia Spain3–0Sweden Elfsborg
Vicente 6'
Silva 58'
Morientes 70'
Report
Attendance: 46,320
Elfsborg Sweden1–2Spain Valencia
Alexandersson 31' Report Helguera 4'
Villa 90'
Attendance: 13,148

Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.


Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina0–1Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report Shatskikh 13'
Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium, Sarajevo
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel
)

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Belgium Anderlecht
Alex 32' Report
Anderlecht Belgium0–2Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report Kežman 4'
Alex 73'

Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.


Rangers Scotland1–0Serbia Red Star Belgrade
Novo 90' Report
Attendance: 35,364
Red Star Belgrade Serbia0–0Scotland Rangers
Report
Attendance: 40,104

Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.


Toulouse France0–1England Liverpool
Report Voronin 43'
Attendance: 30,380
Liverpool England4–0France Toulouse
Crouch 19'
Hyypiä 49'
Kuyt 87', 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 43,118

Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.


Benfica Portugal2–1Denmark Copenhagen
Rui Costa 25', 85' Report Hutchinson 35'
Attendance: 55,722
Copenhagen Denmark0–1Portugal Benfica
Report Katsouranis 17'

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lazio Italy
1–1Romania Dinamo București
Mutarelli 54' Report Dănciulescu 22'
Norway
)
Lazio
Bratu 27' Report Rocchi 47' (pen.), 66'
Pandev 53'

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague Czech Republic0–2England Arsenal
Report Fàbregas 72'
Hleb 90+2'
Attendance: 19,856
Arsenal England3–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Rosický 7'
Fàbregas 82'
Eduardo 89'
Report
Attendance: 58,462

Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.


Zürich Switzerland1–1Turkey Beşiktaş
Alphonse 90+7' Report Delgado 3'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Beşiktaş Turkey2–0Switzerland Zürich
Delgado 56', 64' Report

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sevilla Spain2–0Greece AEK Athens
Luís Fabiano 48'
Kanouté 67'
Report
AEK Athens Greece1–4Spain Sevilla
Rivaldo 82' (pen.) Report Luís Fabiano 31' (pen.), 45'
Keita 40'
Kerzhakov 53'
Attendance: 37,777

Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ Khazar Lankaran played their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku as their regular home venue Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium in Lankaran did not meet UEFA criteria.
  2. ^ HB Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
  3. Park Hall in Oswestry
    did not meet UEFA criteria.
  4. ^
    Astana played their home matches at Central Stadium in Kostanay as their regular home venue Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana
    did not meet UEFA criteria.
  5. ^ a b Zeta played their home matches at City Stadium, Podgorica as their regular home venue Stadion Trešnjica in Golubovci did not meet UEFA criteria.
  6. ^ Ventspils played their Second round home match at Skonto Stadium in Riga as their regular home venue Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils did not meet UEFA criteria.
  7. ^ Zürich played their home match at Hardturm as their regular home venue Letzigrund was closed for renovation.
  8. ^ The second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September due to the death of Antonio Puerta.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bayern and Ajax given tough ties; UEFA, 31 August 2007

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