1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
European football tournament
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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
The national champions from associations 8 and below, along with all league runners-up, entered the qualifying rounds.[2]
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| Winners of second qualifying round advanced to group stage |
| Losers of second qualifying round entered UEFA Cup first round |
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First qualifying round
Seeding
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]
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Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Derry City  | 0–3 |  Maribor | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Pyunik  | 3–6 |  MTK | 0–2 | 3–4 |
Crusaders  | 2–8 |  Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | 1–5 |
Košice  | 4–0 |  ÍA | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Partizan  | 1–5 |  Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–5 |
Valletta  | 1–2 |  Skonto | 1–0 | 0–2 |
Sileks  | 1–3 |  Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | 0–3 |
Steaua București  | 5–3 |  CSKA Sofia | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Constructorul Chișinău  | 3–4 |  MPKC Mozyr | 1–1 | 2–3 |
Lantana  | 0–3 |  Jazz | 0–2 | 0–1 |
GÍ  | 0–11 |  Rangers | 0–5 | 0–6 |
Neftçi  | 0–10 |  Widzew Łódź | 0–2 | 0–8 |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 6–0 |  Barry Town | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Sion  | 5–0 |  Jeunesse Esch | 4–0 | 1–0 |
Anorthosis Famagusta  | 4–1 |  Kareda | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Matches
| Derry City | 0–2 | Maribor |
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| Maribor | 1–0 | Derry City |
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Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Pyunik | 0–2 | MTK |
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| MTK | 4–3 | Pyunik |
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MTK won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Crusaders | 1–3 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 1–0 | Croatia Zagreb |
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| Croatia Zagreb | 5–0 | Partizan |
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Croatia Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sileks | 1–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Sofia | 0–2 | Steaua București |
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Steaua București won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Constructorul Chișinău | 1–1 | MPKC Mozyr |
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| MPKC Mozyr | 3–2 | Constructorul Chișinău |
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MPKC Mozyr won 4–3 on aggregate.
Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Neftçi | 0–2 | Widzew Łódź |
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| Widzew Łódź | 8–0 | Neftçi |
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Widzew Łódź won 10–0 on aggregate.
| Barry Town | 0–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–1 | Sion |
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Sion won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 3–0 | Kareda |
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| Kareda | 1–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
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Anorthosis Famagusta won 4–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
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]
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- Notes
- † Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.
Summary
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 |
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Beşiktaş  | 3–1 | Maribor | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| MTK | 1–4 |  Rosenborg | 0–1[a] | 1–3 |
| Sion | 2–8 | Galatasaray | 1–4 | 1–4 |
Olympiacos  | 7–2 | MPKC Mozyr | 5–0 | 2–2 |
Wüstenrot Salzburg  | 0–3 |  Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 0–3 |
IFK Göteborg  | 4–1 | Rangers | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Barcelona  | 4–2 | Skonto | 3–2 | 1–0 |
Brøndby  | 3–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–4 | 1–0 |
Newcastle United  | 4–3 | Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
Feyenoord  | 8–3 | Jazz | 6–2 | 2–1 |
Bayer Leverkusen  | 6–2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Košice | 2–1 |  Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 3–5 |  Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0[b] | 0–5 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1–7 |  Parma | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 |  Sporting CP | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–3 |  Lierse | 2–0 | 0–3 |
- The original first leg of the MTK v Rosenborg tie was abandoned in the 68th minute with MTK leading 3–2, and replayed from scratch a day later.
- The match was awarded to Steaua București after Paris Saint-Germain fielded an ineligible player.
Matches
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 5–0 | MPKC Mozyr |
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| MPKC Mozyr | 2–2 | Olympiacos |
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Olympiacos won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Prague | 3–0 | Wüstenrot Salzburg |
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Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 1–1 | IFK Göteborg |
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IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Brøndby | 2–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | Brøndby |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | Croatia Zagreb |
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| Croatia Zagreb | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle United |
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Newcastle United won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 6–2 | Jazz |
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Feyenoord won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
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Bayer Leverkusen won 6–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 3–0 Awarded[note 2] | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Paris Saint-Germain won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Widzew Łódź | 1–3 | Parma |
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Parma won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–0 | Lierse |
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| Lierse | 3–0 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
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Lierse won 3–2 on aggregate.
Notes
- 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.