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1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

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The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League had two qualifying rounds to determine which 16 teams would play in the group stage, along with the eight teams that had qualified automatically. Teams from the higher-ranked UEFA nations received byes to the second qualifying round. Losing teams in the first qualifying round were eliminated from European competition for the season, while the losing teams from the second qualifying round were put into the draw for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Matches took place between 23 July and 27 August 1997.[1]

Teams

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The national champions from associations 8 and below, along with all league runners-up, entered the qualifying rounds.[2]

Key to colours
Winners of second qualifying round advanced to group stage
Losers of second qualifying round entered UEFA Cup first round
Second qualifying round
Assoc. Team
1 Italy Parma
2 Spain Barcelona
3 France Paris Saint-Germain
4 Germany Bayer Leverkusen
5 Netherlands Feyenoord
6 Portugal Sporting CP
7 England Newcastle United
8 Turkey Galatasaray
Turkey Beşiktaş
9 Greece Olympiacos
10 Austria Wüstenrot Salzburg
11 Russia Spartak Moscow
12 Belgium Lierse
13 Denmark Brøndby
14 Sweden IFK Göteborg
15 Norway Rosenborg
16 Czech Republic Sparta Prague
First qualifying round
Assoc. Team
17 Switzerland Sion
18 Poland Widzew Łódź
19 Scotland Rangers
20 Romania Steaua București
21 Croatia Croatia Zagreb
22 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
23 Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta
24 Israel Beitar Jerusalem
25 Hungary MTK
26 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
27 Slovakia Košice
28 Latvia Skonto
29 Slovenia Maribor
30 Finland Jazz
31 Belarus MPKC Mozyr
32 Iceland ÍA
33 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
34 North Macedonia Sileks
35 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai
36 Moldova Constructorul Chișinău
37 Northern Ireland Crusaders
39 Wales Barry Town
40 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
41 Estonia Lantana Tallinn
42 Malta Valletta
43 Republic of Ireland Derry City
44 Armenia Pyunik
45 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
46 Faroe Islands GÍ
48 Azerbaijan Neftçi

First qualifying round

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Seeding

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The 30 teams were divided into seeded and unseeded pots, each containing 15 teams, for the draw based on their association's ranking.[2][3]

Seeded Unseeded

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Derry City Republic of Ireland 0–3 Slovenia Maribor 0–2 0–1
Pyunik Armenia 3–6 Hungary MTK 0–2 3–4
Crusaders Northern Ireland 2–8 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 1–3 1–5
Košice Slovakia 4–0 Iceland ÍA 3–0 1–0
Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–5 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 1–0 0–5
Valletta Malta 1–2 Latvia Skonto 1–0 0–2
Sileks North Macedonia 1–3 Israel Beitar Jerusalem 1–0 0–3
Steaua București Romania 5–3 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 3–3 2–0
Constructorul Chișinău Moldova 3–4 Belarus MPKC Mozyr 1–1 2–3
Lantana Tallinn Estonia 0–3 Finland Jazz 0–1 0–2
GÍ Faroe Islands 0–11 Scotland Rangers 0–5 0–6
Neftçi Azerbaijan 0–10 Poland Widzew Łódź 0–2 0–8
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 6–0 Wales Barry Town 2–0 4–0
Sion Switzerland 5–0 Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch 4–0 1–0
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 4–1 Lithuania Kareda Šiauliai 3–0 1–1

Matches

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Derry City Republic of Ireland0–2Slovenia Maribor
Report Židan 57'
Gajser 75'
Attendance: 3,120
Maribor Slovenia1–0Republic of Ireland Derry City
Drobne 49' Report
Attendance: 5,463

Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.

Pyunik Armenia0–2Hungary MTK
Report Illés 82'
Preisinger 89'
Attendance: 3,000
MTK Hungary4–3Armenia Pyunik
Illés 18'
Halmai 40'
Preisinger 46'
Kuttor 73'		 Report Sanamyan 81', 88'
Shahgeldyan 87'
Attendance: 1,787

MTK won 6–3 on aggregate.

Crusaders Northern Ireland1–3Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Baxter 71' Report Kiknadze 31'
Gogichaishvili 50'
Mujiri 65'
Attendance: 1,500
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)5–1Northern Ireland Crusaders
Iashvili 20', 34'
Mujiri 44', 59'
Khomeriki 79'		 Report G. Hunter 57'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)

Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–2 on aggregate.

Košice Slovakia3–0Iceland ÍA
Semeník 29'
Tóth 47'
Sovič 64'		 Report
Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Aron Huzu (Romania)
ÍA Iceland0–1Slovakia Košice
Report Faktor 66'
Attendance: 600

Košice won 4–0 on aggregate.

Partizan Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–0Croatia Croatia Zagreb
Isailović 84' Report
Attendance: 25,534
Croatia Zagreb Croatia5–0Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan
Marić 12', 42'
I. Cvitanović 15', 68'
Viduka 23'		 Report
Attendance: 40,000

Croatia Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate.

Valletta Malta1–0Latvia Skonto
Galea 15' Report
Attendance: 3,535
Skonto Latvia2–0Malta Valletta
Astafjevs 12'
Miholaps 26'		 Report
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Lars Gerner (Denmark)

Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sileks North Macedonia1–0Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Karanfilovski 54' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Eric Romain (Belgium)
Beitar Jerusalem Israel3–0North Macedonia Sileks
Sallói 5'
Ohana 34'
Hamar 76'		 Report
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.

Steaua București Romania3–3Bulgaria CSKA Sofia
Rotariu 8'
Lăcătuș 72'
Munteanu 83'		 Report Andonov 47'
Nankov 49', 68'
Attendance: 10,000
CSKA Sofia Bulgaria0–2Romania Steaua București
Report Șerban 34'
Reghecampf 49'
Attendance: 20,000

Steaua București won 5–3 on aggregate.

MPKC Mozyr Belarus3–2Moldova Constructorul Chișinău
Denisyuk 7'
Lovchev 50'
Kushnir 65'		 Report Alexa 32'
Comleonoc 69'
Attendance: 5,500

MPKC Mozyr won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lantana Tallinn Estonia0–2Finland Jazz
Report Nieminen 5', 77'
Attendance: 466
Jazz Finland1–0Estonia Lantana
Marco 65' Report
Attendance: 3,760

Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.

GÍ Faroe Islands0–5Scotland Rangers
Report Negri 18'
Durie 25', 80'
McCoist 57', 90'
Attendance: 2,500
Rangers Scotland6–0Faroe Islands GÍ
Durie 22'
Negri 42', 90'
McCoist 48'
Albertz 58'
Ferguson 85'		 Report
Attendance: 44,433
Referee: Romāns Lajuks (Latvia)

Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.

Widzew Łódź Poland8–0Azerbaijan Neftçi
Szarpak 6', 76'
Kobylański 8', 70' (pen.)
Marcin Zając 15'
Dembiński 25', 30'
Curteian 66'		 Report
Attendance: 4,769

Widzew Łódź won 10–0 on aggregate.

Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine2–0Wales Barry Town
Rebrov 19'
Maksymov 79'		 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Oğuz Sarvan (Turkey)
Barry Town Wales0–4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Report Byalkevich 52'
Maksymov 64', 77'
Vashchuk 79'
Attendance: 2,380

Dynamo Kyiv won 6–0 on aggregate.

Sion Switzerland4–0Luxembourg Jeunesse Esch
Lipawsky 5', 45'
Seoane 15'
Derivaz 61'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Amit Klein (Israel)

Sion won 5–0 on aggregate.

Anorthosis Famagusta won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

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Seeding

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The 32 teams were divided into seeded and unseeded pots, each containing 16 teams, for the draw based on their association's ranking.[2][3]

Seeded Unseeded
Notes
  1. † Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Summary

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The losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Beşiktaş Turkey 3–1 Slovenia Maribor 0–0 3–1
MTK Hungária Hungary 1–4 Norway Rosenborg 0–1[a] 1–3
Sion Switzerland 2–8 Turkey Galatasaray 1–4 1–4
Olympiacos Greece 7–2 Belarus MPKC Mozyr 5–0 2–2
Wüstenrot Salzburg Austria 0–3 Czech Republic Sparta Prague 0–0 0–3
IFK Göteborg Sweden 4–1 Scotland Rangers 3–0 1–1
Barcelona Spain 4–2 Latvia Skonto 3–2 1–0
Brøndby Denmark 3–4 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 2–4 1–0
Newcastle United England 4–3 Croatia Croatia Zagreb 2–1 2–2 (aet)
Feyenoord Netherlands 8–3 Finland Jazz 6–2 2–1
Bayer Leverkusen Germany 6–2 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 6–1 0–1
Košice Slovakia 2–1 Russia Spartak Moscow 2–1 0–0
Steaua București Romania 3–5 France Paris Saint-Germain 3–0[b] 0–5
Widzew Łódź Poland 1–7 Italy Parma 1–3 0–4
Beitar Jerusalem Israel 0–3 Portugal Sporting CP 0–0 0–3
Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus 2–3 Belgium Lierse 2–0 0–3
Notes
  1. ^ The first leg of the MTK Hungária v Rosenborg was abandoned in the 68th minute with MTK Hungária leading 3–2, and replayed from scratch a day later.
  2. ^ The match was awarded to Steaua București after Paris Saint-Germain fielded an ineligible player.

Matches

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Beşiktaş Turkey0–0Slovenia Maribor
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Maribor Slovenia1–3Turkey Beşiktaş
Židan 86' Report Özdilek 45'
Amokachi 60'
Havutçu 62'
Attendance: 7,000

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.

MTK Hungária HungaryAbandoned[note 1]
(3–2)		Norway Rosenborg
Egressy 10', 45'
Kenesei 49'		 Report Rushfeldt 14'
Brattbakk 30'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
MTK Hungária Hungary0–1Norway Rosenborg
Report Rushfeldt 87'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ahmet Çakar (Turkey)
Rosenborg Norway3–1Hungary MTK Hungária
Jakobsen 14' (pen.), 17'
Brattbakk 83'		 Report Kuttor 77'
Attendance: 15,014
Referee: Serge Muhmenthaler (Switzerland)

Rosenborg won 4–1 on aggregate.

Sion Switzerland1–4Turkey Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 12,500
Galatasaray Turkey4–1Switzerland Sion
 Report
Attendance: 24,000

Galatasaray won 8–2 on aggregate.

Olympiacos Greece5–0Belarus MPKC Mozyr
Niniadis 51'
Gogić 61', 68'
Georgatos 77'
Alexandris 83'		 Report
Attendance: 42,000
MPKC Mozyr Belarus2–2Greece Olympiacos
Berishvili 3'
Kushnir 19'		 Report Anatolakis 9'
Niniadis 53'
Attendance: 4,000

Olympiacos won 7–2 on aggregate.

Wüstenrot Salzburg Austria0–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Attendance: 6,500
Sparta Prague Czech Republic3–0Austria Wüstenrot Salzburg
Baranek 28'
Lokvenc 42'
Svoboda 56'		 Report
Attendance: 15,628

Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.

IFK Göteborg Sweden3–0Scotland Rangers
Petterson 55'
Karlsson 57'
Eriksson 89'		 Report
Attendance: 23,126
Rangers Scotland1–1Sweden IFK Göteborg
Miller 23' Report R. Andersson 49'
Attendance: 45,585

IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.

Barcelona Spain3–2Latvia Skonto
Giovanni 27', 70'
Stoichkov 90' (pen.)		 Report Babičevs 26'
Miholaps 46'
Attendance: 50,000
Skonto Latvia0–1Spain Barcelona
Report Anderson 50'
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)

Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.

Brøndby Denmark2–4Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
Bagger 21'
Daugaard 88' (pen.)		 Report Husin 7'
Shevchenko 34'
Rebrov 76'
Holovko 78'
Attendance: 10,318
Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine0–1Denmark Brøndby
Report Colding 18'
Attendance: 17,000

Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.

Croatia Zagreb Croatia2–2 (a.e.t.)England Newcastle United
Šimić 58'
Cvitanović 90+2'		 Report Asprilla 44' (pen.)
Ketsbaia 119'
Attendance: 34,000

Newcastle United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Feyenoord Netherlands6–2Finland Jazz
Van Gastel 14' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Vos 22', 39'
Sanchez 58'
Van Bronckhorst 85'		 Report Marco 28', 70'
Attendance: 24,330
Jazz Finland1–2Netherlands Feyenoord
Laaksonen 37' Report Boateng 21'
Van Gastel 90'
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Aron Husu (Romania)

Feyenoord won 8–3 on aggregate.

Bayer Leverkusen Germany6–1Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
Lehnhoff 5'
Ramelow 44'
Meijer 47', 62'
Kirsten 56'
Rink 85'		 Report Iashvili 59'
Attendance: 20,500
Dinamo Tbilisi Georgia (country)1–0Germany Bayer Leverkusen
Mujiri 11' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Paul Durkin (England)

Bayer Leverkusen won 6–2 on aggregate.

Košice Slovakia2–1Russia Spartak Moscow
Kožlej 15'
Kozák 42' (pen.)		 Report Dmitriyev 37'
Attendance: 9,270
Referee: Charles Agius (Malta)
Spartak Moscow Russia0–0Slovakia Košice
Report
Attendance: 22,000

Košice won 2–1 on aggregate.

Steaua București Romania3–0
Awarded[note 2]		France Paris Saint-Germain
Rotariu 53' (pen.)
Şerban 70'
Lăcătuş 77'		 Report Guérin 18'
Maurice 64'
Attendance: 20,500
Paris Saint-Germain France5–0Romania Steaua București
Raí 2', 21' (pen.), 55' (pen.)
Simone 30'
Maurice 40'		 Report
Attendance: 42,585

Paris Saint-Germain won 5–3 on aggregate.

Widzew Łódź Poland1–3Italy Parma
Michalczuk 53' Report Chiesa 28', 47', 49'
Attendance: 12,453
Referee: Marc Batta (France)
Parma Italy4–0Poland Widzew Łódź
Pedros 37'
Sensini 41', 53'
Adaílton 79'		 Report
Attendance: 25,000

Parma won 7–1 on aggregate.

Beitar Jerusalem Israel0–0Portugal Sporting CP
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Sporting CP Portugal3–0Israel Beitar Jerusalem
Yordanov 5'
Leandro 55', 63'		 Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Leif Sundell (Sweden)

Sporting CP won 3–0 on aggregate.

Anorthosis Famagusta Cyprus2–0Belgium Lierse
Okkas 43'
Mihajlović 89'		 Report
Attendance: 7,456
Referee: Alain Sars (France)

Lierse won 3–2 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ^ The first match was abandoned after 68 minutes because the lights went out in the stadium. The leg was replayed from scratch a day later.
  2. ^ The Steaua București v Paris Saint-Germain first leg match, which originally finished 3–2 to Steaua București, was awarded 3–0 to Steaua București because Paris Saint-Germain fielded an ineligible player.

References

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  1. ^ "Champions League Qual. 1997/1998 » Schedule". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "UEFA Country Ranking 1997". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b Protzen, Martin (29 July 1994). "FAQ: Qualification and Seeding for the European Cups". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
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