1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
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Two qualifying rounds comprised the first stage of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, the 44th season of Europe's premier club football competition and the seventh since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League. The stage determined which 16 teams joined the eight automatic qualifiers in the group stage. 32 teams entered at the first qualifying round, with a further 16 teams receiving a bye to the second qualifying round. Among the teams in the first qualifying round was Ukrainian side Dynamo Kyiv, who went on to reach the semi-finals of the competition proper, while both finalists – Manchester United of England and Bayern Munich of Germany – entered the competition in the second qualifying round, having finished as runners-up in their domestic leagues the previous season.
Teams
The national champions from associations ranked 8 and below, along with all league runners-up, entered the qualifying rounds.[1]
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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
32 champions from associations ranked 16–48 (except Liechtenstein) started in First qualifying round. Champions of nations ranked 16–31 were seeded, while champions of nations ranked 32 and below were unseeded.[2] The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sileks  | 1–2 |  Club Brugge | 0–0 | 1–2 |
ŁKS Łódź  | 7–2 |  Kapaz | 4–1 | 3–1 |
Litex Lovech  | 3–2 |  Halmstads BK | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Grasshopper  | 8–0 |  Jeunesse Esch | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Celtic  | 2–0 |  St Patrick's Athletic | 0–0 | 2–0 |
Kareda  | 0–4 |  Maribor | 0–3 | 0–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv  | 10–1 |  Barry Town | 8–0 | 2–1 |
Cliftonville  | 1–13 |  Košice | 1–5 | 0–8 |
Skonto  | 2–1 |  Dinamo Minsk | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Valletta  | 0–8 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 0–2 | 0–6 |
Beitar Jerusalem  | 5–1 |  B36 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Dinamo Tbilisi  | 4–3 |  Vllaznia | 3–0[a] | 1–3 |
HJK  | 5–0 |  Yerevan | 2–0 | 3–0 |
Obilić  | 4–1 |  ÍBV | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Zimbru Chișinău  | 2–3 |  Újpest | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Steaua București  | 5–4 |  Flora | 4–1 | 1–3 |
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Matches
| Sileks | 0–0 | Club Brugge |
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Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Halmstads BK | 2–1 | Litex Lovech |
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Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–2 | Grasshopper |
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Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 8–0 | Barry Town |
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| Barry Town | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Cliftonville | 1–5 | Košice |
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| Košice | 8–0 | Cliftonville |
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Košice won 13–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 0–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
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| Dinamo Minsk | 1–2 | Skonto |
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Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anorthosis Famagusta won 8–0 on aggregate.
| B36 | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
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Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 Awarded[note 2] | Vllaznia |
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Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.
| ÍBV | 1–2 | Obilić |
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Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.
Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 4–1 | Flora |
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| Flora | 3–1 | Steaua București |
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Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
16 clubs (champions of nations ranked 8–15 and runners-up of nations ranked 1–8) started in this round and were seeded. 16 winners of the First qualifying round were unseeded.[4] Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland, immediately after First qualifying round draw.
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- Notes
- † 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 association coefficient, thus effectively taking the association coefficient of their opponent in the draw.
Summary
The losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Rosenborg  | 4–4 (a) | Club Brugge | 2–0 | 2–4 |
Manchester United  | 2–0 | ŁKS Łódź | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Litex Lovech | 2–11 |  Spartak Moscow | 0–5 | 2–6 |
Galatasaray  | 5–3 | Grasshopper | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Celtic | 1–3 |  Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Maribor | 3–5 |  PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 (3–1 p) |  Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Košice | 1–2 |  Brøndby | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Internazionale  | 7–1 | Skonto | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Olympiacos  | 6–3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 4–2 |
Benfica  | 8–4 | Beitar Jerusalem | 6–0 | 2–4 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–2 (a) |  Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| HJK | 2–1 |  Metz | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Bayern Munich  | 5–1 | Obilić | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Sturm Graz  | 7–2 | Újpest | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Steaua București | 5–8 | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | 3–6 |
Matches
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | Club Brugge |
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| Club Brugge | 4–2 | Rosenborg |
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4–4 on aggregate; Rosenborg won on away goals.
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 11–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 2–3 | Galatasaray |
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Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–0 | Croatia Zagreb |
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| Croatia Zagreb | 3–0 | Celtic |
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Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Maribor | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
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| PSV Eindhoven | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Maribor |
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PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | Sparta Prague |
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1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on penalties.
Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 2–1 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
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| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–4 | Olympiacos |
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Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Benfica |
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Benfica won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
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2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Obilić | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
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Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 4–0 | Újpest |
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Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 2–2 | Panathinaikos |
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| Panathinaikos | 6–3 | Steaua București |
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Panathinaikos won 8–5 on aggregate.
Notes
- Played at Stadion Neftochimik in Burgas because Litex Lovech's Gradski Stadion in Lovech did not meet UEFA standards.
- Played at Arena Garibaldi in Pisa because Internazionale were temporarily banned from playing at their San Siro stadium in Milan.[citation needed]
- This match was played at FK Partizan's Partizan Stadium in Belgrade because Obilić's Miloš Obilić Stadium in Belgrade did not meet UEFA standards.