The first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 16 September 2008, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.
Seeded teams | Group | Unseeded teams | ||||
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Rank | Team | Coefficient rating | Rank | Team | Coefficient rating | |
1 | 119.934 | 1 | 48 | 16.993 | ||
16 | 40.469 | 59 | 13.398 | |||
17 | 40.437 | 62 | 11.496 | |||
32 | 27.078 | 65 | 10.932 | |||
33 | 25.527 | 80 | 2.420 | |||
2 | 102.837 | 2 | 45 | 18.176 | ||
15 | 41.398 | 49 | 16.078 | |||
18 | 37.380 | 63 | 11.469 | |||
31 | 28.934 | 66 | 10.840 | |||
36 | 24.996 | 79 | 2.640 | |||
3 | 83.837 | 3 | 46 | 17.836 | ||
14 | 41.810 | 52 | 15.176 | |||
19 | 36.496 | 64 | 11.013 | |||
29 | 30.996 | 67 | 7.993 | |||
34 | 25.380 | 77 | 3.327 | |||
4 | 77.176 | 4 | 42 | 19.934 | ||
13 | 43.996 | 53 | 14.810 | |||
20 | 36.398 | 60 | 12.610 | |||
30 | 30.469 | 68 | 7.993 | |||
37 | 24.837 | 78 | 3.176 | |||
5 | 67.078 | 5 | 44 | 18.644 | ||
12 | 46.837 | 51 | 15.176 | |||
21 | 35.610 | 61 | 12.400 | |||
27 | 31.840 | 70 | 6.973 | |||
35 | 24.996 | 76 | 3.327 | |||
6 | 59.437 | 6 | 43 | 18.748 | ||
9 | 52.078 | 54 | 14.610 | |||
22 | 35.400 | 58 | 13.398 | |||
28 | 31.496 | 69 | 7.644 | |||
38 | 24.380 | 75 | 3.836 | |||
7 | 55.996 | 7 | 41 | 21.078 | ||
10 | 51.610 | 50 | 15.973 | |||
23 | 34.934 | 55 | 14.437 | |||
26 | 32.644 | 72 | 5.527 | |||
39 | 23.748 | 74 | 4.070 | |||
8 | 52.078 | 8 | 47 | 17.380 | ||
11 | 51.525 | 56 | 14.070 | |||
24 | 33.610 | 57 | 13.398 | |||
25 | 33.176 | 71 | 6.748 | |||
40 | 21.197 | 73 | 4.518 |
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Hertha BSC won 2–0 on aggregate.----Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.----Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.----CSKA Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.----Rosenborg won 5–3 on aggregate.----Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.----Rennes 2–2 Twente on aggregate. Twente won on away goals.----Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.----Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.----Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.----MŠK Žilina won 2–1 on aggregate.----Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Udinese on aggregate. Udinese won 4–3 on penalties.----Braga won 6–0 on aggregate.----Feyenoord 2–2 Kalmar on aggregate. Feyenoord won on away goals.----Hamburg won 2–0 on aggregate.----Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.----Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.----Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.----Aston Villa won 4–2 on aggregate.----Lech Poznań won 5–4 on aggregate.----Heerenveen won 6–3 on aggregate.----Brann 2–2 Deportivo La Coruña on aggregate. Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties.----Slavia Prague 1–1 Vaslui on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals.----Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.----Metalist Kharkiv won 4–2 on aggregate.----Portsmouth won 4–2 on aggregate.----Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on aggregate.----Sevilla won 4–0 on aggregate.----Wolfsburg won 2–1 on aggregate.----Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.----Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.----Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.----Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.----Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.----Nancy won 3–0 on aggregate.----Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.----Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.----Galatasaray won 6–4 on aggregate.----NEC won 1–0 on aggregate.----Racing Santander won 2–0 on aggregate.