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.
First qualifying round
The draw was held on Friday, 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. 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Khazar Lenkoran  |
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 |
4–1 | 0–0 |
The New Saints  |
4–4 (a) |  Ventspils |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Pobeda  |
0–1 |  Levadia |
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[1]  |
0–2 |  Pyunik |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Marsaxlokk  |
1–9 |  Sarajevo |
0–6 | 1–3 |
Domžale  |
3–1 |  KF Tirana |
1–0 | 2–1 |
First leg
17 July 2007 20:30 |
| Zeta |
3–1 | FBK Kaunas |
|---|---|---|
Korać  34' (pen.)Tumbasević 36'Stjepanović 59' |
Report | Kvaratskhelia 68' |
18 July 2007 22:00 |
| FH |
4–1 | HB |
|---|---|---|
| Bjarnason 14' Vilhjálmsson 16', 58'Ólafsson 52' |
Report | Nielsen 44' (o.g.) |
Second leg
Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.
BATE won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.
24 July 2007 19:00 |
| FBK Kaunas |
3–2 | Zeta |
|---|---|---|
| Beniušis 6' Kvaratskhelia 16'Kšanavičius 20' |
Report | Stjepanović 34' Ćetković 89' |
Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.
Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.
24 July 2007 20:15 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
3–1 (a.e.t.) | Khazar Lenkoran |
|---|---|---|
| Vugrinec 56' Mandžukić 99'Tadić 116' |
Report | Juninho 16' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.
The New Saints 4–4 Ventspils on aggregate. Ventspils won on the away goals rule.
Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.
FC Levadia won 1–0 on aggregate.
Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
FH won 4–1 on aggregate.
25 July 2007 20:00 |
| 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.
Domžale won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The draw was held on Friday, 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. 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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyunik |
1–4 |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
0–2 | 1–2 |
Red Star Belgrade  |
2–2 (a) | Levadia |
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 |
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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 (3–4p) |  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 |
First leg
Second leg
Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Levadia on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on the away goals rule.
BATE won 4–2 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.
Steaua won 3–1 on aggregate.
Genk 2–2 Sarajevo on aggregate. Sarajevo won on the away goals rule.
8 August 2007 20:30 |
| Red Bull Salzburg |
4–0 | Ventspils |
|---|---|---|
| Aufhauser 9' Dudić 48'Ilić 77'Leitgeb 90+2' |
Report |
Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.
8 August 2007 20:45 |
| Rosenborg |
7–1 | Astana |
|---|---|---|
| Koné 1', 33' Iversen 7'Traoré 17', 50', 53'Sapara 62' |
Report | Suchkov 22' |
Rosenborg won 10–2 on aggregate.
8 August 2007 20:45 |
| Slavia Prague |
0–0 (a.e.t.) | Žilina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Volešák  Tavares  Krajčík Suchý Necid Vlček |
4– 3 | Štrba Štyvar Jež Vladavić Devátý Vomáčka |
Slavia Prague 0–0 Žilina on aggregate. Slavia Prague won 4–3 on penalties.
Third qualifying round
The draw was held on Friday, 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. 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. | 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 (3–4p) | 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 |
First leg
15 August 2007 19:00 |
| BATE Borisov |
2–2 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Radzkow 39' Bliznyuk 90+2' |
Report | Goian 60' Dică 85' |
Second leg
Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.
Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
29 August 2007 18:00 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
3–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| Lucarelli 9' Castillo 79' (pen.)Brandão 87' |
Report | Meyer 5' |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.
29 August 2007 18:00 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
3–0 | Sarajevo |
|---|---|---|
| Bangoura 3' Milošević 75' (o.g.)Rebrov 90+2' (pen.) |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.
29 August 2007 20:30 |
| Dinamo Zagreb |
2–3 | Werder Bremen |
|---|---|---|
| Vukojević 21' Modrić 40' (pen.) |
Report | Diego 15' (pen.), 70' (pen.) Sanogo 38' |
Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.
29 August 2007 20:45 |
| Celtic |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| McDonald 27' |
Report | Pavlyuchenko 45' |
| Penalties | ||
| Caldwell Nakamura Vennegoor of Hesselink Riordan Żurawski |
4–3 | Mozart Titov Pavlyuchenko Șoavă Kalynychenko |
Celtic 2–2 Spartak Moscow on aggregate. Celtic won 4–3 on penalties.
Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.
3 September 2007 20:45 |
| AEK Athens |
1–4 | Sevilla |
|---|---|---|
| Rivaldo 82' (pen.) |
Report | Luís Fabiano 31' (pen.), 45' Keita 40'Kerzhakov 53' |
Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.
References
- ↑ Shelbourne won the League of Ireland but did not apply for a UEFA License to take part in the UEFA Champions League. "Shels relinquish Champions League place". RTÉ Sport. 30 March 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.