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.

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 118.996
  Barcelona 117.837
  Arsenal 110.996
  Schalke 04 67.078
  Juventus 66.934
  Marseille 63.380
  Steaua București 59.398
  Olympiacos 51.525
  Shakhtar Donetsk 49.932
  Fiorentina 40.934
  Spartak Moscow 40.437
  Atlético Madrid 36.837
  Levski Sofia 32.644
  Slavia Prague 31.496
  Galatasaray 30.469
  Vitória de Guimarães 18.176
  Standard Liège 14.810
  Twente 14.610
Second qualifying round
Team Coeff.
  Rangers 66.013
  Panathinaikos 52.525
  Basel 51.993
  Fenerbahçe 51.469
  Anderlecht 41.810
  Sparta Prague 36.496
  Dynamo Kyiv 34.932
  Partizan 25.527
  Wisła Kraków 15.973
  AaB 12.748
  Brann 12.400
  Rapid Wien 10.840
  Beitar Jerusalem 5.197
  MTK Budapest 4.960
First qualifying round
Team Coeff.
  Dinamo Zagreb 17.836
  Artmedia Petržalka 14.070
  Domžale 5.272
  Göteborg 4.518
  Anorthosis 4.327
  Tampere United 4.176
  Dinamo Tbilisi 3.925
  Ventspils 3.915
  Rabotnički 3.090
  Modriča 2.805
  FBK Kaunas 2.640
  Sheriff Tiraspol 2.475
  Drogheda United 2.420
  Valur 1.980
  BATE Borisov 1.760
  Levadia Tallinn 1.430
  Inter Baku 1.265
  Dinamo Tirana 1.210
  Pyunik 1.210
  Aktobe 0.852
  Linfield 0.770
  Llanelli 0.770
  NSÍ Runavík 0.605
  F91 Dudelange 0.495
  Valletta 0.275
  FC Santa Coloma 0.165
  Budućnost Podgorica 0.165
  Murata 0.082

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Seeding

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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.

Seeded Unseeded

  Dinamo Zagreb
  Artmedia Petržalka
  Domžale
  Göteborg
  Anorthosis
  Tampere United
  Dinamo Tbilisi

  Ventspils
  Rabotnički
  Modriča
  FBK Kaunas
  Sheriff Tiraspol
  Drogheda United
  Valur

  BATE Borisov
  Levadia Tallinn
  Inter Baku
  Dinamo Tirana
  Pyunik
  Aktobe
  Linfield

  Llanelli
  NSÍ Runavík
  F91 Dudelange
  Valletta
  FC Santa Coloma
  Budućnost Podgorica
  Murata

Summary

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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 Rabotnički (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
Linfield   1–3   Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 1–1
Valletta   0–3   Artmedia Petržalka 0–2 0–1
Dinamo Tbilisi   3–1   NSÍ Runavík 3–0 0–1
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)   Rabotnički 0–0 1–1
Tampere United   3–2   Budućnost 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 2–1 1–0
BATE Borisov   3–0   Valur 2–0 1–0

Matches

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Linfield  0–2  Dinamo Zagreb
Report Mandžukić   19'
Drpić   90'
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Thomas Vejlgaard (Denmark)
Dinamo Zagreb  1–1  Linfield
Mandžukić   3' Report Gault   53'

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.


Artmedia Petržalka won 3–0 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tbilisi  3–0  NSÍ Runavík
Kashia   7'
Gvelesiani   10'
Odikadze   30' (pen.)
Report

Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.


FC Santa Coloma  1–4  FBK Kaunas
Álvarez   58' (pen.) Report Pilibaitis   12', 41' (pen.)
Gaúcho   28', 79'
FBK Kaunas  3–1  FC Santa Coloma
Pilibaitis   19', 90+2'
Zelmikas   22'
Report N. Urbani   33' (pen.)

FBK Kaunas won 7–2 on aggregate.


Murata  0–5  Göteborg
Report Söder   20'
Alexandersson   27'
Wernbloom   32'
Jónsson   57'
Selaković   88'
Göteborg  4–0  Murata
Johansson   14'
Bärkroth   53', 73'
Wallerstedt   71'
Report
Attendance: 3,746

Göteborg won 9–0 on aggregate.


Llanelli  1–0  Ventspils
S. Jones   12' Report
Attendance: 942
Ventspils  4–0  Llanelli
Kosmačovs   28'
Rimkus   30', 75'
Butriks   69'
Report

Ventspils won 4–1 on aggregate.


Anorthosis  1–0  Pyunik
Frousos   71' (pen.) Report
Pyunik  0–2  Anorthosis
Report Tsitaishvili   29'
Frousos   86'

Anorthosis won 3–0 on aggregate.


Rabotnički  1–1  Inter Baku
Velkoski   47' Report Červenka   77'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)

1–1 on aggregate; Inter Baku won on away goals.


Tampere United  2–1  Budućnost Podgorica
Niemi   24'
James   51' (pen.)
Report Bećiraj   88'
Attendance: 5,113

Tampere United won 3–2 on aggregate.


F91 Dudelange  0–1  Domžale
Report Benko   47'
Attendance: 1,313
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Domžale  2–0  F91 Dudelange
Žinko   65', 85' Report
Attendance: 615

Domžale won 3–0 on aggregate.


Dinamo Tirana  0–2  Modriča
Report Miljković   65'
Stokić   79'
Attendance: 2,200
Modriča  2–1  Dinamo Tirana
Zafirović   90'
Bojić   90+2'
Report Xhafaj   72'
Attendance: 957
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Modriča won 4–1 on aggregate.


Aktobe  1–0  Sheriff
Smakov   47' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Luc Wouters (Belgium)
Sheriff  4–0  Aktobe
Kuchuk   65'
Alexeev   76'
Yerokhin   78'
Picușceac   90'
Report
Attendance: 5,715

Sheriff won 4–1 on aggregate.


Drogheda United  2–1  Levadia Tallinn
Cahill   50'
Kuduzović   68'
Report Kink   23'
Levadia Tallinn  0–1  Drogheda United
Report Gartland   47'
Attendance: 1,500

Drogheda United won 3–1 on aggregate.


BATE Borisov  2–0  Valur
Bliznyuk   73', 78' Report
Attendance: 5,200
Valur  0–1  BATE Borisov
Report Stasevich   1'

BATE Borisov won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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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

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In the draw for the second qualifying round, teams were divided into two pots, on the basis of UEFA coefficients.

Seeded Unseeded

  Rangers
  Panathinaikos
  Basel
  Fenerbahçe
  Anderlecht
  Sparta Prague
  Dynamo Kyiv

  Partizan
  Dinamo Zagreb[†]
  Wisła Kraków
  Artmedia Petržalka[†]
  AaB
  Brann
  Rapid Wien

  Domžale[†]
  Beitar Jerusalem
  MTK Budapest
  Göteborg[†]
  Anorthosis[†]
  Tampere United[†]
  Dinamo Tbilisi[†]

  Ventspils[†]
  Inter Baku[†]
  Modriča[†]
  FBK Kaunas[†]
  Sheriff Tiraspol[†]
  Drogheda United[†]
  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 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 (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
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

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Rangers  0–0  FBK Kaunas
Report
Attendance: 38,283
FBK Kaunas  2–1  Rangers
Radžius   43'
Pilibaitis   86'
Report Thomson   33'

FBK Kaunas won 2–1 on aggregate.


Brann  1–0  Ventspils
Demba-Nyrén   87' Report
Ventspils  2–1  Brann
Menteshashvili   6'
Rimkus   44'
Report Björnsson   49'

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


Partizan  2–0  Inter Baku
Juca   61'
Diarra   83'
Report

Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.


Tampere United  1–3  Artmedia Petržalka
Niemi   18' Report Pospěch   10'
Obžera   19'
Piroska   86'
Attendance: 9,228
Artmedia Petržalka  4–2  Tampere United
Kozák   9' (pen.)
Pospěch   35'
Halenár   45'
Piroska   78'
Report James   72' (pen.)
Hjelm   79'

Artmedia Petržalka won 7–3 on aggregate.


Anorthosis  3–0  Rapid Wien
Skopelitis   35'
Sosin   47', 90+2'
Report
Rapid Wien  3–1  Anorthosis
Hoffer   22'
Maierhofer   63', 66'
Report Laban   13'

Anorthosis won 4–3 on aggregate.


Domžale  0–3  Dinamo Zagreb
Report Vrdoljak   11'
Sammir   21' (pen.)
Tadić   40'
Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)
Dinamo Zagreb  3–2  Domžale
Bišćan   17'
Hrgović   50'
Drpić   84'
Report Brezič   29'
Zec   81'
Attendance: 4,280

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos  3–0  Dinamo Tbilisi
Ivanschitz   23'
Salpingidis   45', 74'
Report
Attendance: 50,864
Dinamo Tbilisi  0–0  Panathinaikos
Report

Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.


Göteborg  1–1  Basel
Olsson   32' Report Huggel   26'
Attendance: 10,914
Basel  4–2  Göteborg
Huggel   26'
Chipperfield   70'
Ergić   83' (pen.), 90+3'
Report Wernbloom   19'
Söder   53'
Attendance: 18,846

Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.


Sheriff Tiraspol  0–1  Sparta Prague
Report Kladrubský   74'
Attendance: 8,300
Sparta Prague  2–0  Sheriff Tiraspol
Voříšek   45'
Slepička   49'
Report
Attendance: 11,479

Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.


Drogheda United  1–2  Dynamo Kyiv
Hughes   47' Report Mykhalyk   23'
Aliyev   86'
Dynamo Kyiv  2–2  Drogheda United
Aliyev   13'
Milevskyi   73' (pen.)
Report Robinson   42' (pen.)
Gartland   88'

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.


Anderlecht  1–2  BATE Borisov
Gillet   66' Report Krivets   69' (pen.)
Nyakhaychyk   88'
BATE Borisov  2–2  Anderlecht
Bliznyuk   18'
Rodionov   83'
Report Biglia   22' (pen.)
Polák   87'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alan Kelly (Ireland)

BATE Borisov won 4–3 on aggregate.


Beitar Jerusalem  2–1  Wisła Kraków
Baruchyan   60', 79' Report Brożek   29'
Attendance: 17,900
Wisła Kraków  5–0  Beitar Jerusalem
Cantoro   9'
Cléber   25' (pen.)
Brożek   36'
Díaz   57'
Niedzielan   87'
Report
Attendance: 9,500

Wisła Kraków won 6–2 on aggregate.


Fenerbahçe  2–0  MTK Budapest
Roberto Carlos   15'
Şahin   58'
Report
MTK Budapest  0–5  Fenerbahçe
Report Şentürk   5', 61', 79', 80'
Belözoğlu   66' (pen.)

Fenerbahçe won 7–0 on aggregate.


AaB  5–0  Modriča
Johansson   16'
Jakobsen   42'
Bræmer   44'
Due   53'
Cacá   89'
Report
Modriča  1–2  AaB
Bojić   72' Report Due   12'
Risgård   62'

AaB won 7–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round took place on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]

Seeding

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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

  Liverpool
  Barcelona
  Arsenal
  Schalke 04
  Juventus
  FBK Kaunas[†]
  Marseille
  Steaua București

  Panathinaikos[†]
  Basel[†]
  Olympiacos
  Fenerbahçe[†]
  Shakhtar Donetsk
  BATE Borisov[†]
  Fiorentina
  Spartak Moscow

  Atlético Madrid
  Sparta Prague[†]
  Dynamo Kyiv[†]
  Levski Sofia
  Slavia Prague
  Galatasaray
  Partizan[†]
  Vitória de Guimarães

  Dinamo Zagreb[†]
  Wisła Kraków[†]
  Standard Liège
  Twente
  Artmedia Petržalka[†]
  AaB[†]
  Brann[†]
  Anorthosis[†]

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 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 (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
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
  1. ^ Order of legs reversed after original draw.

Matches

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Anorthosis  3–0  Olympiacos
Torosidis   5' (o.g.)
Sosin   19'
Laban   87'
Report
Olympiacos  1–0  Anorthosis
Belluschi   54' Report
Attendance: 27,922

Anorthosis won 3–1 on aggregate.


Basel  2–1  Vitória de Guimarães
Stocker   11'
Derdiyok   54'
Report Fajardo   15' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,002

Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.


Shakhtar Donetsk  2–0  Dinamo Zagreb
Srna   3'
Jádson   31'
Report
Attendance: 24,810
Dinamo Zagreb  1–3  Shakhtar Donetsk
Balaban   57' Report Luiz Adriano   42'
Brandão   59'
Willian   70'
Attendance: 13,655
Referee: Mike Riley (England)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.


Schalke 04  1–0  Atlético Madrid
Pander   30' Report
Atlético Madrid  4–0  Schalke 04
Agüero   18'
Forlán   50'
L. García   82'
Rodríguez   86' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 47,321

Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.


AaB  2–0  FBK Kaunas
Cacá   71'
Curth   86'
Report
Attendance: 6,310
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
FBK Kaunas  0–2  AaB
Report Risgård   75', 90+1'

AaB won 4–0 on aggregate.


Barcelona  4–0  Wisła Kraków
Eto'o   17', 83'
Xavi   24'
Henry   49'
Report
Attendance: 56,786
Wisła Kraków  1–0  Barcelona
Cléber   52' Report
Attendance: 12,000

Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.


Levski Sofia  0–1  BATE Borisov
Report Rzhevsky   60'
BATE Borisov  1–1  Levski Sofia
Sosnovski   14' Report Gadzhev   38'
Attendance: 5,603

BATE Borisov won 2–1 on aggregate.


Standard Liège  0–0  Liverpool
Report
Liverpool  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Standard Liège
Kuyt   118' Report
Attendance: 43,889

Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.


Partizan  2–2  Fenerbahçe
Paunović   10'
Bogunović   14'
Report Alex   45' (pen.)
Güiza   50'
Attendance: 22,274
Fenerbahçe  2–1  Partizan
Şentürk   28'
Alex   58'
Report Tošić   76'

Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.


Twente  0–2  Arsenal
Report Gallas   63'
Adebayor   82'
Attendance: 26,000
Arsenal  4–0  Twente
Nasri   27'
Gallas   52'
Walcott   66'
Bendtner   89'
Report
Attendance: 59,583
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Arsenal won 6–0 on aggregate.


Spartak Moscow  1–4  Dynamo Kyiv
Bazhenov   5' Report Bangoura   28', 47'
Milevskyi   45', 86'
Attendance: 32,600
Dynamo Kyiv  4–1  Spartak Moscow
Aliyev   4'
Bangoura   24'
Milevskyi   49', 78'
Report Dzyuba   47'

Dynamo Kyiv won 8–2 on aggregate.


Juventus  4–0  Artmedia Petržalka
Camoranesi   8'
Del Piero   26'
Chiellini   39'
Legrottaglie   90'
Report
Attendance: 23,102
Artmedia Petržalka  1–1  Juventus
Fodrek   13' Report Amauri   25'

Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.


Brann  0–1  Marseille
Report Cheyrou   40'
Attendance: 11,197
Marseille  2–1  Brann
Niang   65', 90' Report Sigurðsson   74'

Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.


Fiorentina  2–0  Slavia Prague
Mutu   3'
Gilardino   57'
Report
Attendance: 32,146
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Slavia Prague  0–0  Fiorentina
Report
Attendance: 14,943

Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.


Galatasaray  2–2  Steaua București
Nonda   19', 47' Report Moreno   5'
Nicoliță   13'
Steaua București  1–0  Galatasaray
Nicoliță   57' Report
Attendance: 22,850

Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.


Sparta Prague  1–2  Panathinaikos
Kulič   30' Report Kučera   24' (o.g.)
Simão   60'
Attendance: 14,478
Panathinaikos  1–0  Sparta Prague
Souza   89' Report
Attendance: 59,659

Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Match played at Gundadalur Stadium in Tórshavn, instead of NSÍ Runavík regular home venue Við Løkin in Runavík.
  3. ^ Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of Anorthosis regular home venue Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
  4. ^ Match played at Abovyan City Stadium in Abovyan, instead of Pyunik regular home venue Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works.
  5. ^ a b Inter Baku played their home games at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium instead of their regulat venue Shafa Stadium.
  6. ^ a b Modriča played their home matches at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, instead of their regular home venue Maxima Stadium in Modriča.
  7. ^ a b Played in Dublin at Dalymount Park as Drogheda's United Park did not meet UEFA criteria.
  8. ^ Match played at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Újpest, instead of MTK Budapest regular home venue Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest.
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  1. ^ "Draws for UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2008.