2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

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

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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.
  Liverpool 112.618
  Arsenal 104.618
  Valencia 99.374
  Sevilla 87.374
  Benfica 67.107
  Ajax 65.995
  Werder Bremen 63.640
  Celtic 62.064
  Lazio 51.808
  Anderlecht 41.594
  Dynamo Kyiv 38.726
  Sparta Prague 37.851
  Fenerbahçe 36.791
  AEK Athens 36.415
  Dinamo București 34.255
  Spartak Moscow 27.920
  Toulouse 17.706
  Zürich 9.869
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.
  Steaua București 55.255
  Rangers 47.064
  Shakhtar Donetsk 44.726
  Beşiktaş 43.791
  Levski Sofia 38.112
  Slavia Prague 32.851
  Rosenborg 31.509
  Red Star Belgrade 19.256
  Copenhagen 19.129
  Genk 15.594
  Debrecen 11.675
  Red Bull Salzburg 9.104
  Beitar Jerusalem 6.338
  Zagłębie Lubin 5.609
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.
  Dinamo Zagreb 17.533
  APOEL 6.492
  Domžale 5.272
  Elfsborg 4.478
  Sarajevo 4.190
  Ventspils 3.860
  Žilina 3.575
  Derry City 3.145
  FH 2.650
  FBK Kaunas 2.420
  Tampere United 2.420
  Sheriff Tiraspol 2.365
  Olimpi Rustavi 2.035
  Pobeda 1.925
  BATE Borisov 1.540
  Tirana 1.265
  Levadia Tallinn 1.210
  Pyunik 1.155
  Khazar Lankaran 1.045
  Astana 0.770
  Linfield 0.715
  The New Saints 0.660
  HB Tórshavn 0.550
  F91 Dudelange 0.550
  Marsaxlokk 0.550
  Rànger's 0.000
  Murata 0.000
  Zeta 0.000

First qualifying round

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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

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Seeded Unseeded

  Dinamo Zagreb
  APOEL
  Domžale
  Elfsborg
  Sarajevo
  Ventspils
  Žilina

  Derry City
  FH
  FBK Kaunas
  Tampere United
  Sheriff Tiraspol
  Olimpi Rustavi
  Pobeda

  BATE Borisov
  Tirana
  Levadia Tallinn
  Pyunik
  Khazar Lankaran
  Astana
  Linfield

  The New Saints
  HB Tórshavn
  F91 Dudelange
  Marsaxlokk
  Rànger's
  Murata
  Zeta

Summary

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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   2–4   Dinamo Zagreb 1–1 1–3 (aet)
APOEL   2–3   BATE Borisov 2–0 0–3 (aet)
Sheriff Tiraspol   5–0   Rànger's 2–0 3–0
FH   4–1   HB Tórshavn 4–1 0–0
The New Saints   4–4 (a)   Ventspils 3–2 1–2
Pobeda   0–1   Levadia Tallinn 0–1 0–0
Olimpi Rustavi   0–3   Astana 0–0 0–3
Zeta   5–4   FBK Kaunas 3–1 2–3
Murata   1–4   Tampere United 1–2 0–2
F91 Dudelange   5–7   Žilina 1–2 4–5
Linfield   0–1   Elfsborg 0–0 0–1
Derry City   0–2   Pyunik 0–0 0–2
Marsaxlokk   1–9   Sarajevo 0–6 1–3
Domžale   3–1   Tirana 1–0 2–1

Matches

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Khazar Lankaran  1–1  Dinamo Zagreb
Ramazanov   58' Report Etto   63'
Dinamo Zagreb  3–1 (a.e.t.)  Khazar Lankaran
Vugrinec   56'
Mandžukić   99'
Tadić   116'
Report Juninho   16'

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.


APOEL  2–0  BATE Borisov
Michael   42'
Machlas   61'
Report
Attendance: 10,971
BATE Borisov  3–0 (a.e.t.)  APOEL
Stasevich   14'
Platonaw   74'
Bliznyuk   104'
Report
Attendance: 5,000

BATE Borisov won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sheriff Tiraspol  2–0  Rànger's
Kuchuk   45+7'
Gorodețchi   79'
Report
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.


FH  4–1  HB Tórshavn
Bjarnason   14'
Vilhjálmsson   16', 58'
Ólafsson   52'
Report Nielsen   44' (o.g.)
HB Tórshavn  0–0  FH
Report

FH won 4–1 on aggregate.


The New Saints  3–2  Ventspils
Wilde   14'
Baker   54'
Hogan   90'
Report Rimkus   26', 89'
Ventspils  2–1  The New Saints
Ndeki   17'
Kačanovs   53'
Report Naylor   90+2'

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


Pobeda  0–1  Levadia Tallinn
Report Nahk   53'
Levadia Tallinn  0–0  Pobeda
Report
Attendance: 2,297

Levadia won 1–0 on aggregate.


Olimpi Rustavi  0–0  Astana
Report
Attendance: 2,900
Astana  3–0  Olimpi Rustavi
Kuchma   12'
Tlekhugov   55'
Zhalmagambetov   84'
Report

Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.


Zeta  3–1  FBK Kaunas
Korać   34' (pen.)
Tumbasević   36'
Stjepanović   59'
Report Kvaratskhelia   68'
FBK Kaunas  3–2  Zeta
Beniušis   6'
Kvaratskhelia   16'
Kšanavičius   20'
Report Stjepanović   34'
Ćetković   89'

Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.


Murata  1–2  Tampere United
Protti   43' Report Niemi   68', 88'
Tampere United  2–0  Murata
Petrescu   7'
Niemi   21'
Report
Attendance: 5,638

Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.


F91 Dudelange  1–2  Žilina
Di Gregorio   45+' (pen.) Report Jež   48' (pen.)
Lietava   73'
Žilina  5–4  F91 Dudelange
Devátý   8'
Lietava   11'
Štyvar   29', 75'
Vomáčka   66'
Report Di Gregorio   40'
Hammami   49'
Guthleber   71'
Lukić   82'

Žilina won 7–5 on aggregate.


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

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.


Derry City  0–0  Pyunik
Report
Attendance: 2,285
Pyunik  2–0  Derry City
Avetisyan   28'
Ghazaryan   67'
Report

Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.


Marsaxlokk  0–6  Sarajevo
Report Raščić   5', 9'
Obuća   20', 65'
Maksimović   42'
Bučan   87'
Sarajevo  3–1  Marsaxlokk
Mešić   42'
Šaraba   60'
Turković   76'
Report Frendo   65'

Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.


Domžale  1–0  Tirana
Janković   44' Report
Attendance: 824
Tirana  1–2  Domžale
K. Duro   74' Report Ljubijankić   30', 77'

Domžale won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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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

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Seeded Unseeded

  Steaua București
  Rangers
  Shakhtar Donetsk
  Beşiktaş
  Levski Sofia
  Slavia Prague
  Rosenborg

  Red Star Belgrade
  Copenhagen
  Dinamo Zagreb[†]
  Genk
  Debrecen
  Red Bull Salzburg
  BATE Borisov[†]

  Beitar Jerusalem
  Zagłębie Lubin
  Domžale[†]
  Elfsborg[†]
  Sarajevo[†]
  Ventspils[†]
  Žilina[†]

  Pyunik[†]
  FH[†]
  Zeta[†]
  Tampere United[†]
  Sheriff Tiraspol[†]
  Astana[†]
  Levadia Tallinn[†]

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

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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   1–4   Shakhtar Donetsk 0–2 1–2
Red Star Belgrade   2–2 (a)   Levadia Tallinn 1–0 1–2
Rangers   3–0   Zeta 2–0 1–0
Debrecen   0–1   Elfsborg 0–1 0–0
Zagłębie Lubin   1–3   Steaua București 0–1 1–2
Genk   2–2 (a)   Sarajevo 1–2 1–0
Ventspils   0–7   Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 0–4
Astana   2–10   Rosenborg 1–3 1–7
FH   2–4   BATE Borisov 1–3 1–1
Copenhagen   2–1   Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 1–1 (aet)
Žilina   0–0 (3–4 p)   Slavia Prague 0–0 0–0 (aet)
Tampere United   2–0   Levski Sofia 1–0 1–0
Domžale   2–5   Dinamo Zagreb 1–2 1–3
Beşiktaş   4–0   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0

Matches

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Pyunik  0–2  Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Hladkyy   45'
Brandão   48'
Shakhtar Donetsk  2–1  Pyunik
Brandão   40'
Hladkyy   49'
Report Ghazaryan   31'

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.


Red Star Belgrade  1–0  Levadia Tallinn
Koroman   35' Report
Attendance: 18,886
Levadia Tallinn  2–1  Red Star Belgrade
Malov   43'
Nahk   67'
Report Burzanović   37'

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


Rangers  2–0  Zeta
Weir   55'
McCulloch   73'
Report
Attendance: 36,145
Zeta  0–1  Rangers
Report Beasley   81'

Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.


Debrecen  0–1  Elfsborg
Report Mobaeck   65'
Elfsborg  0–0  Debrecen
Report
Attendance: 11,952

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.


Zagłębie Lubin  0–1  Steaua București
Report Goian   55'
Attendance: 7,300
Steaua București  2–1  Zagłębie Lubin
Nicoliță   37'
Zaharia   83'
Report Stasiak   29'
Attendance: 16,287

Steaua won 3–1 on aggregate.


Genk  1–2  Sarajevo
Cornelis   28' Report Raščić   15'
Muharemović   86'
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Sarajevo  0–1  Genk
Report Mikulić   58'

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


Ventspils  0–3  Red Bull Salzburg
Report Aufhauser   20', 27', 83' (pen.)
Red Bull Salzburg  4–0  Ventspils
Aufhauser   9'
Dudić   48'
Ilić   77'
Leitgeb   90+2'
Report
Attendance: 11,665

Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.


Astana  1–3  Rosenborg
Kuchma   30' Report Koné   6', 67'
Iversen   63'
Rosenborg  7–1  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  1–3  BATE Borisov
Ólafsson   4' Report Likhtarovich   31'
Rodionov   50'
Bliznyuk   61'
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
BATE Borisov  1–1  FH
D. Platonaw   90+3' Report T. Guðmundsson   33' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,300

BATE Borisov won 4–2 on aggregate.


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

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.


Žilina  0–0  Slavia Prague
Report

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


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

Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.


Domžale  1–2  Dinamo Zagreb
Žeželj   87' Report Šokota   7'
Modrić   50' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,787
Dinamo Zagreb  3–1  Domžale
Vukojević   18'
Šokota   22'
Sammir   60'
Report Zahora   27'
Attendance: 14,550

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.


Beşiktaş  1–0  Sheriff Tiraspol
İbrahim Toraman   73' Report
Attendance: 17,871
Sheriff Tiraspol  0–3  Beşiktaş
Report Bobô   58', 69'
Koray   90'
Attendance: 13,000

Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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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

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Seeded Unseeded

  Liverpool
  Arsenal
  Valencia
  Sevilla
  Benfica
  Ajax
  Werder Bremen
  Celtic

  Steaua București[†]
  Lazio
  Rangers[†]
  Shakhtar Donetsk[†]
  Beşiktaş[†]
  Anderlecht
  Dynamo Kyiv
  Tampere United[†]

  Sparta Prague
  Fenerbahçe
  AEK Athens
  Dinamo București
  Slavia Prague[†]
  Spartak Moscow
  Rosenborg[†]
  Red Star Belgrade[†]

  Copenhagen[†]
  Toulouse
  Dinamo Zagreb[†]
  Sarajevo[†]
  Elfsborg[†]
  Zürich
  Red Bull Salzburg[†]
  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

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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   2–4   Steaua București 2–2 0–2
Tampere United   0–5   Rosenborg 0–3 0–2
Spartak Moscow   2–2 (3–4 p)   Celtic 1–1 1–1 (aet)
Werder Bremen   5–3   Dinamo Zagreb 2–1 3–2
Red Bull Salzburg   2–3   Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 1–3
Ajax   1–3   Slavia Prague 0–1 1–2
Valencia   5–1   Elfsborg 3–0 2–1
Sarajevo   0–4   Dynamo Kyiv 0–1 0–3
Fenerbahçe   3–0   Anderlecht 1–0 2–0
Rangers   1–0   Red Star Belgrade 1–0 0–0
Toulouse   0–5   Liverpool 0–1 0–4
Benfica   3–1   Copenhagen 2–1 1–0
Lazio   4–2   Dinamo București 1–1 3–1
Sparta Prague   0–5   Arsenal 0–2 0–3
Zürich   1–3   Beşiktaş 1–1 0–2
Sevilla   6–1   AEK Athens 2–0 4–1

Matches

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

Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.


Tampere United  0–3  Rosenborg
Report Koppinen   19'
Koné   20', 81'
Attendance: 16,800
Rosenborg  2–0  Tampere United
Sapara   45'
Ya Konan   48'
Report
Attendance: 14,123

Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.


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

2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won on penalties.


Werder Bremen  2–1  Dinamo Zagreb
Almeida   46'
Jensen   85'
Report Balaban   45+1'
Attendance: 25,474
Dinamo Zagreb  2–3  Werder Bremen
Vukojević   21'
Modrić   40' (pen.)
Report Diego   15' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Sanogo   38'
Attendance: 34,175
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.


Red Bull Salzburg  1–0  Shakhtar Donetsk
Zickler   10' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 23,690
Shakhtar Donetsk  3–1  Red Bull Salzburg
Lucarelli   9'
Castillo   79' (pen.)
Brandão   87'
Report Meyer   5'
Attendance: 26,000

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.


Ajax  0–1  Slavia Prague
Report Kalivoda   75' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Slavia Prague  2–1  Ajax
Vlček   23', 87' Report Suárez   34'

Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.


Valencia  3–0  Elfsborg
Vicente   6'
Silva   58'
Morientes   70'
Report
Attendance: 46,320
Elfsborg  1–2  Valencia
Alexandersson   31' Report Helguera   4'
Villa   90'
Attendance: 13,148

Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.


Sarajevo  0–1  Dynamo Kyiv
Report Shatskikh   13'
Dynamo Kyiv  3–0  Sarajevo
Bangoura   3'
Milošević   75' (o.g.)
Rebrov   90+2' (pen.)
Report

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe  1–0  Anderlecht
Alex   32' Report
Anderlecht  0–2  Fenerbahçe
Report Kežman   4'
Alex   73'

Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.


Rangers  1–0  Red Star Belgrade
Novo   90' Report
Attendance: 35,364
Red Star Belgrade  0–0  Rangers
Report
Attendance: 40,104

Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.


Toulouse  0–1  Liverpool
Report Voronin   43'
Attendance: 30,380
Liverpool  4–0  Toulouse
Crouch   19'
Hyypiä   49'
Kuyt   87', 90+1'
Report
Attendance: 43,118

Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.


Benfica  2–1  Copenhagen
Rui Costa   25', 85' Report Hutchinson   35'
Attendance: 55,722
Copenhagen  0–1  Benfica
Report Katsouranis   17'

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.


Lazio  1–1  Dinamo București
Mutarelli   54' Report Dănciulescu   22'
Attendance: 35,172
Dinamo București  1–3  Lazio
Bratu   27' Report Rocchi   47' (pen.), 66'
Pandev   53'

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague  0–2  Arsenal
Report Fàbregas   72'
Hleb   90+2'
Attendance: 19,856
Arsenal  3–0  Sparta Prague
Rosický   7'
Fàbregas   82'
Eduardo   89'
Report
Attendance: 58,462

Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.


Zürich  1–1  Beşiktaş
Alphonse   90+7' Report Delgado   3'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Beşiktaş  2–0  Zürich
Delgado   56', 64' Report

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.


Sevilla  2–0  AEK Athens
Luís Fabiano   48'
Kanouté   67'
Report
AEK Athens  1–4  Sevilla
Rivaldo   82' (pen.) Report Luís Fabiano   31' (pen.), 45'
Keita   40'
Kerzhakov   53'
Attendance: 37,777

Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.

Notes

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  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. ^ The New Saints played their home match at Latham Park in Newtown as their regular home venue Park Hall in Oswestry did not meet UEFA criteria.
  4. ^ a b 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

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