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.

Teams
Key to colours
Qualify for the group stage
Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round
Third qualifying round
TeamCoeff.
Liverpool112.618
Arsenal104.618
Valencia99.374
Sevilla87.374
Benfica67.107
Ajax65.995
Werder Bremen63.640
Celtic62.064
Lazio51.808
Anderlecht41.594
Dynamo Kyiv38.726
Sparta Prague37.851
Fenerbahçe36.791
AEK Athens36.415
Dinamo București34.255
Spartak Moscow27.920
Toulouse17.706
Zürich9.869
Second qualifying round
TeamCoeff.
Steaua București55.255
Rangers47.064
Shakhtar Donetsk44.726
Beşiktaş43.791
Levski Sofia38.112
Slavia Prague32.851
Rosenborg31.509
Red Star Belgrade19.256
Copenhagen19.129
Genk15.594
Debrecen11.675
Red Bull Salzburg9.104
Beitar Jerusalem6.338
Zagłębie Lubin5.609
First qualifying round
TeamCoeff.
Dinamo Zagreb17.533
APOEL6.492
Domžale5.272
Elfsborg4.478
Sarajevo4.190
Ventspils3.860
Žilina3.575
Derry City3.145
FH2.650
FBK Kaunas2.420
Tampere United2.420
Sheriff Tiraspol2.365
Olimpi Rustavi2.035
Pobeda1.925
BATE Borisov1.540
Tirana1.265
Levadia Tallinn1.210
Pyunik1.155
Khazar Lankaran1.045
Astana0.770
Linfield0.715
The New Saints0.660
HB Tórshavn0.550
F91 Dudelange0.550
Marsaxlokk0.550
Rànger's0.000
Murata0.000
Zeta0.000

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.

Seeding
Seeded Unseeded

Dinamo Zagreb
APOEL
Domžale
Elfsborg
Sarajevo
Ventspils
Žilina

Derry City
FH
FBK Kaunas
Tampere United
Sheriff Tiraspol
Olimpi Rustavi
Pobeda

BATE Borisov
Tirana
Levadia Tallinn
Pyunik
Khazar Lankaran
Astana
Linfield

The New Saints
HB Tórshavn
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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Khazar Lankaran 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 Tórshavn 4–1 0–0
The New Saints 4–4 (a) Ventspils 3–2 1–2
Pobeda 0–1 Levadia Tallinn 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 0–2 Pyunik 0–0 0–2
Marsaxlokk 1–9 Sarajevo 0–6 1–3
Domžale 3–1 Tirana 1–0 2–1

Matches
Khazar Lankaran 1–1 Dinamo Zagreb
Ramazanov  58' Report Etto  63'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Meir Levi (Israel)
Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 (a.e.t.) Khazar Lankaran
Vugrinec  56'
Mandžukić  99'
Tadić  116'		 Report Juninho  16'
Attendance: 9,240
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.

APOEL 2–0 BATE Borisov
Michael  42'
Machlas  61'		 Report
Attendance: 10,971
Referee: Olivier Thual (France)
BATE Borisov 3–0 (a.e.t.) APOEL
Stasevich  14'
Platonaw  74'
Bliznyuk  104'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000

BATE won 3–2 on aggregate.

Sheriff Tiraspol 2–0 Rànger's
Kuchuk  45+7'
Gorodetski  79'		 Report
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: István Vad (Hungary)
Rànger's 0–3 Sheriff Tiraspol
Report Balima  68'
Kajkut  77'
Suvorov  89'
Attendance: 280
Referee: Fariz Yusifov (Azerbaijan)

Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.

FH 4–1 HB Tórshavn
Bjarnason  14'
Vilhjálmsson  16', 58'
Ólafsson  52'		 Report Nielsen  44' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,422
Referee: Alan Black (Northern Ireland)
HB Tórshavn 0–0 FH
Report
Attendance: 655
Referee: Petteri Kari (Finland)

FH won 4–1 on aggregate.

The New Saints 3–2 Ventspils
Wilde  14'
Baker  54'
Hogan  90'		 Report Rimkus  26', 89'
Attendance: 649
Referee: Joseph Attard (Malta)
Ventspils 2–1 The New Saints
Ndeki  17'
Kačanovs  53'		 Report Naylor  90+2'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Johannes Valgeirsson (Iceland)

4–4 on aggregate; Ventspils won on the away goals rule.

Pobeda 0–1 Levadia Tallinn
Report Nahk  53'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Karen Nalbandyan (Armenia)
Levadia Tallinn 0–0 Pobeda
Report
Attendance: 2,297
Referee: Mihály Fábián (Hungary)

Levadia won 1–0 on aggregate.

Olimpi Rustavi 0–0 Astana
Report
Attendance: 2,900
Astana 3–0 Olimpi Rustavi
Kuchma  12'
Tlekhugov  55'
Zhalmagambetov  84'		 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)

Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zeta 3–1 FBK Kaunas
Korać  34' (pen.)
Tumbasević  36'
Stjepanović  59'		 Report Kvaratskhelia  68'
Attendance: 5,000
FBK Kaunas 3–2 Zeta
Beniušis  6'
Kvaratskhelia  16'
Kšanavičius  20'		 Report Stjepanović  34'
Ćetković  89'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)

Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.

Murata 1–2 Tampere United
Protti  43' Report Niemi  68', 88'
Attendance: 2,686
Tampere United 2–0 Murata
Petrescu  7'
Niemi  21'		 Report
Attendance: 5,638
Referee: Luc Wilmes (Luxembourg)

Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.

F91 Dudelange 1–2 Žilina
Di Gregorio  45+' (pen.) Report Jež  48' (pen.)
Lietava  73'
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Alexander Gonchar (Russia)
Žilina 5–4 F91 Dudelange
Devátý  8'
Lietava  11'
Štyvar  29', 75'
Vomáčka  66'		 Report Di Gregorio  40'
Hammami  49'
Guthleber  71'
Lukić  82'
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Paolo Paraty da Silva (Portugal)

Žilina won 7–5 on aggregate.

Linfield 0–0 Elfsborg
Report
Attendance: 2,009
Elfsborg 1–0 Linfield
M. Svensson  32' Report
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.

Derry City 0–0 Pyunik
Report
Attendance: 2,285
Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)
Pyunik 2–0 Derry City
Avetisyan  28'
Ghazaryan  67'		 Report
Attendance: 5,300
Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)

Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.

Marsaxlokk 0–6 Sarajevo
Report Raščić  5', 9'
Obuća  20', 65'
Maksimović  42'
Bučan  87'
Attendance: 321
Referee: Mario Vlk (Slovakia)
Sarajevo 3–1 Marsaxlokk
Mešić  42'
Šaraba  60'
Turković  76'		 Report Frendo  65'
Attendance: 5,000

Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.

Domžale 1–0 Tirana
Janković  44' Report
Attendance: 824
Tirana 1–2 Domžale
K. Duro  74' Report Ljubijankić  30', 77'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mechalis Germanakos (Greece)

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.

Seeding
Seeded Unseeded

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[†]
Elfsborg[†]
Sarajevo[†]
Ventspils[†]
Žilina[†]

Pyunik[†]
FH[†]
Zeta[†]
Tampere United[†]
Sheriff Tiraspol[†]
Astana[†]
Levadia Tallinn[†]

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

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
Genk 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 (3–4 p) 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

Matches
Pyunik 0–2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Report Hladkyy  45'
Brandão  48'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–1 Pyunik
Brandão  40'
Hladkyy  49'		 Report Ghazaryan  31'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: João Lopes Ferreira (Portugal)

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.

Red Star Belgrade 1–0 Levadia Tallinn
Koroman  35' Report
Attendance: 18,886
Levadia Tallinn 2–1 Red Star Belgrade
Malov  43'
Nahk  67'		 Report Burzanović  37'
Attendance: 3,600
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)

2–2 on aggregate; Red Star Belgrade won on the away goals rule.

Rangers 2–0 Zeta
Weir  55'
McCulloch  73'		 Report
Attendance: 36,145
Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis (Greece)
Zeta 0–1 Rangers
Report Beasley  81'
Attendance: 9,000

Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.

Debrecen 0–1 Elfsborg
Report Mobaeck  65'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)
Elfsborg 0–0 Debrecen
Report
Attendance: 11,952

Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.

Zagłębie Lubin 0–1 Steaua București
Report Goian  55'
Attendance: 7,300
Steaua București 2–1 Zagłębie Lubin
Nicoliță  37'
Zaharia  83'		 Report Stasiak  29'
Attendance: 16,287

Steaua won 3–1 on aggregate.

Genk 1–2 Sarajevo
Cornelis  28' Report Raščić  15'
Muharemović  86'
Attendance: 11,090
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)
Sarajevo 0–1 Genk
Report Mikulić  58'
Attendance: 21,000

2–2 on aggregate; Sarajevo won on the away goals rule.

Ventspils 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg
Report Aufhauser  20', 27', 83' (pen.)
Attendance: 4,000
Red Bull Salzburg 4–0 Ventspils
Aufhauser  9'
Dudić  48'
Ilić  77'
Leitgeb  90+2'		 Report
Attendance: 11,665

Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.

Astana 1–3 Rosenborg
Kuchma  30' Report Koné  6', 67'
Iversen  63'
Attendance: 7,000
Rosenborg 7–1 Astana
Koné  1', 33'
Iversen  7'
Traoré  17', 50', 53'
Sapara  62'		 Report Suchkov  22'
Attendance: 12,827

Rosenborg won 10–2 on aggregate.

FH 1–3 BATE Borisov
Ólafsson  4' Report Likhtarovich  31'
Rodionov  50'
Bliznyuk  61'
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Jacek Granat (Poland)
BATE Borisov 1–1 FH
D. Platonaw  90+3' Report T. Guðmundsson  33' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,300

BATE won 4–2 on aggregate.

Copenhagen 1–0 Beitar Jerusalem
Allbäck  9' Report
Attendance: 21,336
Beitar Jerusalem 1–1 (a.e.t.) Copenhagen
Yitzhaki  60' Report Allbäck  97'
Attendance: 16,800

Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.

Žilina 0–0 Slavia Prague
Report
Attendance: 9,600
Slavia Prague 0–0 (a.e.t.) Žilina
Report
Penalties
Volešák
Tavares
Krajčík
Suchý
Necid
Vlček 		4–3 Štrba
Štyvar
Jež
Vladavić
Devátý
Vomáčka
Attendance: 11,222

0–0 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won 4–3 on penalties.

Tampere United 1–0 Levski Sofia
Petrescu  15' Report
Attendance: 8,126
Levski Sofia 0–1 Tampere United
Report Niemi  40'
Attendance: 11,704

Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Domžale 1–2 Dinamo Zagreb
Žeželj  87' Report Šokota  7'
Modrić  50' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,787
Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 Domžale
Vukojević  18'
Šokota  22'
Sammir  60'		 Report Zahora  27'
Attendance: 14,550
Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.

Beşiktaş 1–0 Sheriff Tiraspol
İbrahim Toraman  73' Report
Attendance: 17,871
Sheriff Tiraspol 0–3 Beşiktaş
Report Bobô  58', 69'
Koray  90'
Attendance: 13,000

Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.


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.

Seeding
Seeded Unseeded

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[†]
Elfsborg[†]
Zürich
Red Bull Salzburg[†]
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

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 (3–4 p) 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

Matches
BATE Borisov 2–2 Steaua București
Radzkow  39'
Bliznyuk  90+2'		 Report Goian  60'
Dică  85'
Attendance: 5,300
Steaua București 2–0 BATE Borisov
Zaharia  12'
Neaga  54'		 Report
Attendance: 24,254

Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.

Tampere United 0–3 Rosenborg
Report Koppinen  19'
Koné  20', 81'
Attendance: 16,800
Rosenborg 2–0 Tampere United
Sapara  45'
Ya Konan  48'		 Report
Attendance: 14,123

Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.

Spartak Moscow 1–1 Celtic
Pavlyuchenko  42' Report Hartley  21'
Attendance: 5,000

2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won 4–3 on penalties.

Werder Bremen 2–1 Dinamo Zagreb
Almeida  46'
Jensen  85'		 Report Balaban  45+1'
Attendance: 25,474
Dinamo Zagreb 2–3 Werder Bremen
Vukojević  21'
Modrić  40' (pen.)		 Report Diego  15' (pen.), 70' (pen.)
Sanogo  38'
Attendance: 34,175
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.

Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk
Zickler  10' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 23,690
Shakhtar Donetsk 3–1 Red Bull Salzburg
Lucarelli  9'
Castillo  79' (pen.)
Brandão  87'		 Report Meyer  5'
Attendance: 26,000

Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.

Ajax 0–1 Slavia Prague
Report Kalivoda  75' (pen.)
Attendance: 30,000
Slavia Prague 2–1 Ajax
Vlček  23', 87' Report Suárez  34'
Attendance: 17,330

Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.

Valencia 3–0 Elfsborg
Vicente  6'
Silva  58'
Morientes  70'		 Report
Attendance: 46,320
Elfsborg 1–2 Valencia
Alexandersson  31' Report Helguera  4'
Villa  90'
Attendance: 13,148

Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.

Sarajevo 0–1 Dynamo Kyiv
Report Shatskikh  13'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)
Dynamo Kyiv 3–0 Sarajevo
Bangoura  3'
Milošević  75' (o.g.)
Rebrov  90+2' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,100

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.

Fenerbahçe 1–0 Anderlecht
Alex  32' Report
Attendance: 37,919
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
Anderlecht 0–2 Fenerbahçe
Report Kežman  4'
Alex  73'
Attendance: 20,722

Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.

Rangers 1–0 Red Star Belgrade
Novo  90' Report
Attendance: 35,364
Red Star Belgrade 0–0 Rangers
Report
Attendance: 40,104

Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.

Toulouse 0–1 Liverpool
Report Voronin  43'
Attendance: 30,380
Liverpool 4–0 Toulouse
Crouch  19'
Hyypiä  49'
Kuyt  87', 90+1'		 Report
Attendance: 43,118

Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.

Benfica 2–1 Copenhagen
Rui Costa  25', 85' Report Hutchinson  35'
Attendance: 55,722
Copenhagen 0–1 Benfica
Report Katsouranis  17'
Attendance: 39,711

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Lazio 1–1 Dinamo București
Mutarelli  54' Report Dănciulescu  22'
Attendance: 35,172
Dinamo București 1–3 Lazio
Bratu  27' Report Rocchi  47' (pen.), 66'
Pandev  53'
Attendance: 40,164

Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sparta Prague 0–2 Arsenal
Report Fàbregas  72'
Hleb  90+2'
Attendance: 19,856
Arsenal 3–0 Sparta Prague
Rosický  7'
Fàbregas  82'
Eduardo  89'		 Report
Attendance: 58,462

Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.

Zürich 1–1 Beşiktaş
Alphonse  90+7' Report Delgado  3'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mike Riley (England)
Beşiktaş 2–0 Zürich
Delgado  56', 64' Report
Attendance: 22,773

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sevilla 2–0 AEK Athens
Luís Fabiano  48'
Kanouté  67'		 Report
Attendance: 34,852
AEK Athens 1–4 Sevilla
Rivaldo  82' (pen.) Report Luís Fabiano  31' (pen.), 45'
Keita  40'
Kerzhakov  53'
Attendance: 37,777

Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. Khazar Lankaran played their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium, Baku as their regular home venue Khazar Lankaran Central Stadium in Lankaran did not meet UEFA criteria.
  2. HB Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
  3. The New Saints played their home match at Latham Park in Newtown as their regular home venue Park Hall in Oswestry did not meet UEFA criteria.
  4. Astana played their home matches at Central Stadium in Kostanay as their regular home venue Kazhymukan Munaitpasov Stadium in Astana did not meet UEFA criteria.
  5. Zeta played their home matches at City Stadium, Podgorica as their regular home venue Stadion Trešnjica in Golubovci did not meet UEFA criteria.
  6. Ventspils played their Second round home match at Skonto Stadium in Riga as their regular home venue Olimpiskais Stadions, Ventspils did not meet UEFA criteria.
  7. Zürich played their home match at Hardturm as their regular home venue Letzigrund was closed for renovation.
  8. The second leg of Sevilla's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September due to the death of Antonio Puerta.[1]

References
  1. Bayern and Ajax given tough ties; UEFA, 31 August 2007
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