2007–08 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds explained

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
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112.618
104.618
99.374
87.374
67.107
65.995
63.640
62.064
51.808
41.594
38.726
37.851
36.791
36.415
34.255
27.920
17.706
9.869
Second qualifying round
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55.255
47.064
44.726
43.791
38.112
32.851
31.509
19.256
19.129
15.594
11.675
9.104
6.338
5.609
First qualifying round
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17.533
6.492
5.272
4.478
4.190
3.860
3.575
3.145
2.650
2.420
2.420
2.365
2.035
1.925
1.540
1.265
1.210
1.155
1.045
0.770
0.715
0.660
0.550
0.550
0.550
0.000
0.000
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.

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 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 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.----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

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.

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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.----Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.----Steaua 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 won 4–2 on aggregate.----Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.----0–0 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won 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

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.

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Matches

Steaua București won 4–2 on aggregate.----Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.----2–2 on aggregate; Celtic won 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.

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