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.

First qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	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
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	3–0	Pyunik Yerevan	1–0	2–0
Inter Baku	(a) 1–1	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

First leg

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Notes

• Note 1: Played in Dublin at Dalymount Park as Drogheda's United Park did not meet UEFA criteria.

Second leg

Ventspils won 4–1 on aggregate.

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

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Kaunas won 7–2 on aggregate.

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Sheriff won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Anorthosis Famagusta won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Drogheda United won 3–1 on aggregate.

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IFK Göteborg won 9–0 on aggregate.

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Tampere won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Modriča won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Artmedia Petržalka won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Domžale won 3–0 on aggregate.

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BATE won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Rangers	1–2	Kaunas	0–0	1–2
Brann	(a) 2–2	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	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 Hungária	2–0	5–0
Aalborg BK	7–1	Modriča	5–0	2–1

First leg

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Notes

• Note 2: Played in Dublin at Dalymount Park as Drogheda's United Park did not meet UEFA criteria.

Second leg

Brann 2–2 Ventspils on aggregate. Brann won on the away goals rule.

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Kaunas won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.

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BATE won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Anorthosis won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Aalborg BK won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Artmedia Petržalka won 7–3 on aggregate.

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Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.

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Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Wisła Kraków won 6–2 on aggregate.

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Fenerbahçe won 7–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Anorthosis	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
Aalborg BK	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 (aet)
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	Panathinaikos	1–2	0–1

First leg

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Second leg

Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.

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BATE won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Aalborg BK won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Dynamo Kyiv won 8–2 on aggregate.

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Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Anorthosis won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Arsenal won 6–0 on aggregate.

External links

• Qualifying Rounds Information