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.
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| Qualify for the group stage |
| Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round |
The draw for the first qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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Summary
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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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 |  FBK Kaunas |
1–4 | 1–3 |
Murata  |
0–9 |  Göteborg |
0–5 | 0–4 |
Llanelli  |
1–4 |  Ventspils |
1–0 | 0–4 |
Anorthosis  |
3–0 |  Pyunik |
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 |
Matches
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | Linfield |
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Mandžukić  3' |
Report | Gault 53' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–0 | Valletta |
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| Farkaš 33' |
Report |
Artmedia Petržalka won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | NSÍ Runavík |
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| Kashia 7' Gvelesiani 10'Odikadze 30' (pen.) |
Report |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 3–1 on aggregate.
| FC Santa Coloma | 1–4 | FBK Kaunas |
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| Álvarez 58' (pen.) |
Report | Pilibaitis 12', 41' (pen.) Gaúcho 28', 79' |
| FBK Kaunas | 3–1 | FC Santa Coloma |
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| Pilibaitis 19', 90+2' Zelmikas 22' |
Report | N. Urbani 33' (pen.) |
FBK Kaunas won 7–2 on aggregate.
Göteborg won 9–0 on aggregate.
Ventspils won 4–1 on aggregate.
Anorthosis won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Rabotnički | 1–1 | Inter Baku |
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| Velkoski 47' |
Report | Červenka 77' |
1–1 on aggregate; Inter Baku won on away goals.
| Tampere United | 2–1 | Budućnost Podgorica |
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| Niemi 24' James 51' (pen.) |
Report | Bećiraj 88' |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–1 | Tampere United |
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| Bećiraj 80' |
Report | Myntti 8' |
Tampere United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Domžale won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tirana | 0–2 | Modriča |
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| Report | Miljković 65' Stokić 79' |
| Modriča | 2–1 | Dinamo Tirana |
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| Zafirović 90' Bojić 90+2' |
Report | Xhafaj 72' |
Modriča won 4–1 on aggregate.
Sheriff won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Drogheda United | 2–1 | Levadia Tallinn |
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| Cahill 50' Kuduzović 68' |
Report | Kink 23' |
| Levadia Tallinn | 0–1 | Drogheda United |
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| Report | Gartland 47' |
Drogheda United won 3–1 on aggregate.
BATE won 3–0 on aggregate.
The draw for the second qualifying round took place on 1 July 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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- † 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
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rangers  |
1–2 | FBK 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 |
| 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 |
Aalborg BK  |
7–1 | Modriča |
5–0 | 2–1 |
Matches
| FBK Kaunas | 2–1 | Rangers |
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| Radžius 43' Pilibaitis 86' |
Report | Thomson 33' |
FBK Kaunas won 2–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Brann won on away goals.
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Tampere United | 1–3 | Artmedia Petržalka |
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| Niemi 18' |
Report | Pospěch 10' Obžera 19'Piroska 86' |
| Artmedia Petržalka | 4–2 | Tampere United |
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| 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 |
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| Skopelitis 35' Sosin 47', 90+2' |
Report |
| Rapid Wien | 3–1 | Anorthosis |
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| Hoffer 22' Maierhofer 63', 66' |
Report | Laban 13' |
Anorthosis won 4–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Ivanschitz 23' Salpingidis 45', 74' |
Report |
Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 2–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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| Voříšek 45' Slepička 49' |
Report |
Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Drogheda United | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Hughes 47' |
Report | Mykhalyk 23' Aliyev 86' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–2 | Drogheda United |
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| Aliyev 13' Milevskyi 73' (pen.) |
Report | Robinson 42' (pen.) Gartland 88' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–2 | BATE Borisov |
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| Gillet 66' |
Report | Krivets 69' (pen.) Nyakhaychyk 88' |
| BATE Borisov | 2–2 | Anderlecht |
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| Bliznyuk 18' Rodionov 83' |
Report | Biglia 22' (pen.) Polák 87' |
BATE won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Beitar Jerusalem | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
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| Baruchyan 60', 79' |
Report | Brożek 29' |
| Wisła Kraków | 5–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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| Cantoro 9' Cléber 25' (pen.)Brożek 36'Díaz 57'Niedzielan 87' |
Report |
Wisła Kraków won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | MTK Budapest |
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| Roberto Carlos 15' Şahin 58' |
Report |
| MTK Budapest | 0–5 | Fenerbahçe |
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| Report | Şentürk 5', 61', 79', 80' Belözoğlu 66' (pen.) |
Fenerbahçe won 7–0 on aggregate.
Aalborg BK won 7–1 on aggregate.
The draw for the third qualifying round round took place on 1 August 2008 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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- Notes
- † 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
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| 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 | FBK 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 |
Matches
| Anorthosis | 3–0 | Olympiacos |
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| Torosidis 5' (o.g.) Sosin 19'Laban 87' |
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Anorthosis won 3–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Srna 3' Jádson 31' |
Report |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Balaban 57' |
Report | Luiz Adriano 42' Brandão 59'Willian 70' |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Atlético Madrid | 4–0 | Schalke 04 |
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| Agüero 18' Forlán 50'L. García 82'Rodríguez 86' (pen.) |
Report |
Atlético Madrid won 4–1 on aggregate.
Aalborg BK won 4–0 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–1 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 1–1 | Levski Sofia |
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| Sosnovski 14' |
Report | Gadzhev 38' |
BATE won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Liverpool | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Standard Liège |
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| Kuyt 118' |
Report |
Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 4–3 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Spartak Moscow | 1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Bazhenov 5' |
Report | Bangoura 28', 47' Milevskyi 45', 86' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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| Aliyev 4' Bangoura 24'Milevskyi 49', 78' |
Report | Dzyuba 47' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Juventus | 4–0 | Artmedia Petržalka |
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| Camoranesi 8' Del Piero 26'Chiellini 39'Legrottaglie 90' |
Report |
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–1 | Juventus |
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| Fodrek 13' |
Report | Amauri 25' |
Juventus won 5–1 on aggregate.
Marseille won 3–1 on aggregate.
Fiorentina won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 2–2 | Steaua București |
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| Nonda 19', 47' |
Report | Moreno 5' Nicoliță 13' |
| Steaua București | 1–0 | Galatasaray |
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| Nicoliță 57' |
Report |
Steaua București won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 1–2 | Panathinaikos |
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| Kulič 30' |
Report | Kučera 24' (o.g.) Simão 60' |
Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.
- 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.
- Match played at Gundadalur Stadium in Tórshavn, instead of NSÍ Runavík regular home venue Við Løkin in Runavík.
- Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of Anorthosis regular home venue Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
- Match played at Abovyan City Stadium in Abovyan, instead of Pyunik regular home venue Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan due to renovation works.
- Inter Baku played their home games at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium instead of their regulat venue Shafa Stadium.
- Modriča played their home matches at Bilino Polje Stadium in Zenica, instead of their regular home venue Maxima Stadium in Modriča.
- Played in Dublin at Dalymount Park as Drogheda's United Park did not meet UEFA criteria.
- Match played at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Újpest, instead of MTK Budapest regular home venue Hidegkuti Nándor Stadion in Budapest.