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 Key to coloursQualify for the group stageEliminated 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 IF Elfsborg 4.478 Sarajevo 4.190 Ventspils 3.860 Žilina 3.575 Derry City 3.145 FH 2.650 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 0.550 F91 Dudelange 0.550 Marsaxlokk 0.550 Rànger's 0.000 Murata 0.000 Zeta 0.000
First qualifying round
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 SeededUnseeded Dinamo Zagreb APOEL Domžale IF Elfsborg Sarajevo Ventspils Žilina Derry City FH Kaunas Tampere United Sheriff Tiraspol Olimpi Rustavi Pobeda BATE Borisov Tirana Levadia Tallinn Pyunik Khazar Lankaran Astana Linfield The New Saints HB F91 Dudelange Marsaxlokk Rànger's Murata Zeta
Summary
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.
Matches
Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.
BATE Borisov won 3–2 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.
FH won 4–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Ventspils won on away goals.
Levadia Tallinn won 1–0 on aggregate.
Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.
Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.
Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Žilina won 7–5 on aggregate.
IF Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.
Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.
Domžale won 3–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
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 SeededUnseeded 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 IF Elfsborg Sarajevo Ventspils Žilina Pyunik FH Zeta Tampere United Sheriff Tiraspol Astana Levadia Tallinn Notes
Summary
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.
Matches
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on away goals.
Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
IF Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Sarajevo won on away goals.
Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 10–2 on aggregate.
BATE Borisov won 4–2 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won 4–3 on penalties.
Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
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 SeededUnseeded 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 IF Elfsborg Zürich Red Bull Salzburg BATE Borisov Notes
Summary
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.
Matches
Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won 4–3 on penalties.
Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.
Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.
Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.
Notes
References
External links UEFA Competitions Results 2007/08