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2008–09 UEFA Cup first round

The first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was played from 16 September to 2 October 2008, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.[1]

Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

Teams

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32 teams entered the tournament at the first round, along with the 32 winners from the previous round and the 16 losers from the Champions League third qualifying round.[2][3]

Key to colours
Winners of first round advanced to group stage
First round participants
Team Notes Coeff.
Italy Milan 119.934
Spain Sevilla 102.837
Spain Valencia 83.837
Portugal Benfica 77.176
Germany Schalke 04[CL] 67.078
Russia CSKA Moscow 59.437
England Tottenham Hotspur 55.996
Germany Hamburger SV 52.078
Germany VfB Stuttgart[Q2] 52.078
Netherlands Ajax 51.610
Greece Olympiacos[CL] 51.525
Spain Deportivo La Coruña[Q2] 46.837
England Everton 43.996
Belgium Club Brugge 41.810
Romania Rapid București 41.398
Turkey Beşiktaş[Q2] 40.469
Russia Spartak Moscow[CL] 40.437
France Paris Saint-Germain 37.380
Czech Republic Sparta Prague[CL] 36.496
Romania Dinamo București 36.398
Team Notes Coeff.
Netherlands Heerenveen 35.610
Norway Rosenborg[Q2] 35.400
Italy Udinese 34.934
Netherlands Feyenoord 33.610
Portugal Braga[Q2] 33.176
Bulgaria Levski Sofia[CL] 32.644
Austria Austria Wien[Q2] 31.840
Czech Republic Slavia Prague[CL] 31.496
England Manchester City[Q2] 30.996
Turkey Galatasaray[CL] 30.469
Italy Sampdoria 28.934
Germany Hertha BSC[Q2] 27.078
Serbia Partizan[CL] 25.527
France Nancy 25.380
England Aston Villa[Q2] 24.996
England Portsmouth 24.996
Spain Racing Santander 24.837
France Rennes[Q2] 24.380
Denmark Copenhagen[Q2] 23.748
Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv[Q2] 21.197
Team Notes Coeff.
Germany Borussia Dortmund 21.078
Italy Napoli[Q2] 19.934
Denmark Brøndby[Q2] 18.748
Bulgaria Litex Lovech[Q2] 18.644
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães[CL] 18.176
Croatia Dinamo Zagreb[CL] 17.836
France Saint-Étienne 17.380
Switzerland Zürich[Q2] 16.993
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 16.078
Poland Wisła Kraków[CL] 15.973
Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 15.176
Portugal Marítimo 15.176
Belgium Standard Liège[CL] 14.810
Netherlands Twente[CL] 14.610
Russia FC Moscow[Q2] 14.437
Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka[CL] 14.070
Romania Unirea Urziceni 13.398
Romania Vaslui[Q2] 13.398
Romania Timișoara 13.398
Netherlands NEC 12.610
Team Notes Coeff.
Norway Brann[CL] 12.400
Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 11.496
Turkey Kayserispor 11.469
Scotland Motherwell 11.013
Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 10.932
Austria Red Bull Salzburg[Q2] 10.840
Switzerland Young Boys[Q2] 7.993
Switzerland Bellinzona[Q2] 7.993
Bulgaria Cherno More[Q2] 7.644
Poland Lech Poznań[Q2] 6.973
Denmark Nordsjælland[Q2] 6.748
Serbia Borac Čačak[Q2] 5.527
Sweden Kalmar FF[Q2] 4.518
Slovakia Žilina[Q2] 4.070
Croatia Slaven Belupo[Q2] 3.836
Cyprus APOEL[Q2] 3.327
Cyprus Omonia[Q2] 3.327
Finland Honka[Q2] 3.176
Lithuania Kaunas[CL] 2.640
Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic[Q2] 2.420

Notes

  1. Q2 Winners from the second qualifying round
  2. CL Losers from the Champions League third qualifying round

Seeding

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The 80 teams were split into eight groups of ten teams; five seeded teams and five unseeded teams.[4] The draw was based on their coefficient ranking with one exception: no country can have multiple teams in any group. Teams ranked 108 or higher were seeded, as were unranked teams from England and Spain. The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor, was held on 29 August 2008 at 13:00 CET in Monaco.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

Summary

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The matches were played on 18 September and 2 October 2008.

Nine of the 40 ties were won by the unseeded team. The nine seeded losing teams, with their ranking, were: Everton (50), Rapid București (58), Beşiktaş (60), Sparta Prague (68), Dinamo București (69), Levski Sofia (80), Austria Wien (82), Rennes (97) and Hapoel Tel Aviv (108).

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Milan Italy4–1Switzerland Zürich3–11–0
Timișoara Romania1–3Serbia Partizan1–20–1
Hertha BSC Germany2–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic2–00–0
Baník Ostrava Czech Republic1–2Russia Spartak Moscow0–11–1
Beşiktaş Turkey2–4[a]Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv1–01–4
Portsmouth England4–2Portugal Vitória de Guimarães2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
Kayserispor Turkey1–2France Paris Saint-Germain1–20–0
Sevilla Spain4–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg2–02–0
VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–1Romania Rapid București1–01–1
Sampdoria Italy7–1Lithuania Kaunas5–02–1
Marítimo Portugal1–3Spain Valencia0–11–2
Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–3 (a)Czech Republic Sparta Prague0–03–3
Omonia Cyprus2–4[a]England Manchester City1–21–2
Young Boys Switzerland2–4Belgium Club Brugge2–20–2
Nancy France3–0Scotland Motherwell1–02–0
Everton England3–4Belgium Standard Liège2–21–2
Napoli Italy3–4Portugal Benfica3–20–2
Bellinzona Switzerland4–6Turkey Galatasaray3–41–2
NEC Netherlands1–0Romania Dinamo București1–00–0
Racing Santander Spain2–0Finland Honka1–01–0
APOEL Cyprus2–5Germany Schalke 041–41–1
Litex Lovech Bulgaria2–4England Aston Villa1–31–1
Austria Wien Austria4–5Poland Lech Poznań2–12–4 (a.e.t.)
Vitória de Setúbal Portugal3–6Netherlands Heerenveen1–12–5
Brann Norway2–2 (2–3 p)Spain Deportivo La Coruña2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–1 (a)Romania Vaslui0–01–1
Slaven Belupo Croatia1–3Russia CSKA Moscow1–20–1
Brøndby Denmark3–5Norway Rosenborg1–22–3
Cherno More Bulgaria3–4Germany VfB Stuttgart1–22–2
Rennes France2–2 (a)Netherlands Twente2–10–1
Borac Čačak Serbia1–6[a]Netherlands Ajax1–40–2
Tottenham Hotspur England3–2Poland Wisła Kraków2–11–1
FC Moscow Russia2–3[a]Denmark Copenhagen1–21–1
Žilina Slovakia2–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia1–11–0
Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2 (3–4 p)Italy Udinese0–22–0 (a.e.t.)
Braga Portugal6–0Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka4–02–0
Feyenoord Netherlands2–2 (a)Sweden Kalmar FF0–12–1
Hamburger SV Germany2–0Romania Unirea Urziceni0–02–0
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–4France Saint-Étienne1–21–2
Nordsjælland Denmark0–7Greece Olympiacos0–20–5
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 4 Order of legs reversed

Matches

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Milan Italy3–1Switzerland Zürich
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Attendance: 25,000
Zürich Switzerland0–1Italy Milan
Report
Attendance: 24,600

Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Timișoara Romania1–2Serbia Partizan
 Report
Attendance: 19,000
Partizan Serbia1–0Romania Timișoara
 Report
Attendance: 15,625

Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

Hertha BSC Germany2–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
 Report
Attendance: 13,045
St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland0–0Germany Hertha BSC
Report
Attendance: 7,000

Hertha BSC won 2–0 on aggregate.

Baník Ostrava Czech Republic0–1Russia Spartak Moscow
Report
Attendance: 4,120
Spartak Moscow Russia1–1Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
 Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.

Beşiktaş Turkey1–0Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
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Attendance: 28,500
Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine4–1Turkey Beşiktaş
 Report
Attendance: 37,000

Metalist Kharkiv won 4–2 on aggregate.

Portsmouth England2–0Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
 Report
Attendance: 19,612
Vitória de Guimarães Portugal2–2 (a.e.t.)England Portsmouth
 Report
Attendance: 12,000

Portsmouth won 4–2 on aggregate.

Kayserispor Turkey1–2France Paris Saint-Germain
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Paris Saint-Germain France0–0Turkey Kayserispor
Report
Attendance: 20,000

Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sevilla Spain2–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Rob Styles (England)
Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–2Spain Sevilla
Report
Attendance: 22,500

Sevilla won 4–0 on aggregate.

VfL Wolfsburg Germany1–0Romania Rapid București
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Attendance: 16,245
Rapid București Romania1–1Germany VfL Wolfsburg
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Attendance: 7,000

VfL Wolfsburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sampdoria Italy5–0Lithuania Kaunas
 Report
Attendance: 16,870
Kaunas Lithuania1–2Italy Sampdoria
 Report
Attendance: 1,500

Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.

Marítimo Portugal0–1Spain Valencia
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Valencia Spain2–1Portugal Marítimo
 Report
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Sparta Prague Czech Republic3–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
 Report
Attendance: 11,934

3–3 on aggregate; Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.

Omonia Cyprus1–2England Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 15,907
Manchester City England2–1Cyprus Omonia
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Attendance: 26,600

Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.

Young Boys Switzerland2–2Belgium Club Brugge
 Report
Attendance: 10,204
Club Brugge Belgium2–0Switzerland Young Boys
 Report
Attendance: 17,225

Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.

Nancy France1–0Scotland Motherwell
 Report
Attendance: 16,094
Motherwell Scotland0–2France Nancy
Report
Attendance: 11,300

Nancy won 3–0 on aggregate.

Everton England2–2Belgium Standard Liège
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Attendance: 28,312
Standard Liège Belgium2–1England Everton
 Report
Attendance: 27,150

Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

Napoli Italy3–2Portugal Benfica
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Attendance: 51,597
Benfica Portugal2–0Italy Napoli
 Report
Attendance: 56,500

Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

Bellinzona Switzerland3–4Turkey Galatasaray
 Report
Attendance: 12,300
Galatasaray Turkey2–1Switzerland Bellinzona
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Attendance: 19,850

Galatasaray won 6–4 on aggregate.

NEC Netherlands1–0Romania Dinamo București
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Attendance: 11,750
Dinamo București Romania0–0Netherlands NEC
Report
Attendance: 12,000

NEC won 1–0 on aggregate.

Racing Santander Spain1–0Finland Honka
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Attendance: 18,637
Honka Finland0–1Spain Racing Santander
Report
Attendance: 9,100

Racing Santander won 2–0 on aggregate.

APOEL Cyprus1–4Germany Schalke 04
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Attendance: 6,500
Schalke 04 Germany1–1Cyprus APOEL
 Report
Attendance: 52,214

Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.

Litex Lovech Bulgaria1–3England Aston Villa
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Aston Villa England1–1Bulgaria Litex Lovech
 Report
Attendance: 27,225
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Aston Villa won 4–2 on aggregate.

Austria Wien Austria2–1Poland Lech Poznań
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Attendance: 7,500
Lech Poznań Poland4–2 (a.e.t.)Austria Austria Wien
 Report
Attendance: 23,650

Lech Poznań won 5–4 on aggregate.

Vitória de Setúbal Portugal1–1Netherlands Heerenveen
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Attendance: 3,500
Heerenveen Netherlands5–2Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
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Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

Heerenveen won 6–3 on aggregate.

Brann Norway2–0Spain Deportivo La Coruña
 Report
Attendance: 8,777

2–2 on aggregate; Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties.

Slavia Prague Czech Republic0–0Romania Vaslui
Report
Attendance: 7,781
Vaslui Romania1–1Czech Republic Slavia Prague
 Report
Attendance: 8,750
Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

1–1 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.

Slaven Belupo Croatia1–2Russia CSKA Moscow
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Attendance: 3,000
CSKA Moscow Russia1–0Croatia Slaven Belupo
 Report
Attendance: 5,000

CSKA Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.

Brøndby Denmark1–2Norway Rosenborg
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Attendance: 11,909
Rosenborg Norway3–2Denmark Brøndby
 Report
Attendance: 16,450

Rosenborg won 5–3 on aggregate.

Cherno More Bulgaria1–2Germany VfB Stuttgart
 Report
Attendance: 2,000
VfB Stuttgart Germany2–2Bulgaria Cherno More
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mike Dean (England)

VfB Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.

Rennes France2–1Netherlands Twente
 Report
Attendance: 12,893
Twente Netherlands1–0France Rennes
 Report
Attendance: 20,350
Referee: Guenov (Bulgaria)

2–2 on aggregate; Twente won on away goals.

Borac Čačak Serbia1–4Netherlands Ajax
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Ajax Netherlands2–0Serbia Borac Čačak
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Attendance: 18,150

Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.

Tottenham Hotspur England2–1Poland Wisła Kraków
 Report
Attendance: 35,751
Wisła Kraków Poland1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
 Report
Attendance: 12,900

Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.

FC Moscow Russia1–2Denmark Copenhagen
 Report
Attendance: 6,000
Copenhagen Denmark1–1Russia FC Moscow
 Report
Attendance: 18,350

Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.

Žilina Slovakia1–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
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Attendance: 7,581
Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–1Slovakia Žilina
Report
Attendance: 10,150

Žilina won 2–1 on aggregate.

Borussia Dortmund Germany0–2Italy Udinese
Report
Attendance: 52,400

2–2 on aggregate; Udinese won 4–3 on penalties.

Braga Portugal4–0Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka
 Report
Attendance: 9,227
Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia0–2Portugal Braga
Report
Attendance: 1,100

Braga won 6–0 on aggregate.

Feyenoord Netherlands0–1Sweden Kalmar FF
Report
Attendance: 22,000
Kalmar FF Sweden1–2Netherlands Feyenoord
 Report
Attendance: 9,000

2–2 on aggregate; Feyenoord won on away goals.

Hamburger SV Germany0–0Romania Unirea Urziceni
Report
Attendance: 39,010
Unirea Urziceni Romania0–2Germany Hamburger SV
Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

Hamburger SV won 2–0 on aggregate.

Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel1–2France Saint-Étienne
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Attendance: 12,000
Saint-Étienne France2–1Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
 Report
Attendance: 27,350

Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.

Nordsjælland Denmark0–2Greece Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 5,184
Olympiacos Greece5–0Denmark Nordsjælland
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Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.

Notes

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  1. ↑ Played at Alvalade XXI, since Vitória FC's home ground at Setúbal does not meet UEFA criteria
  2. ↑ Played at Borås Arena as Kalmar FF's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.

References

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  1. ↑ "Europa League 2008/2009 » 1. Round". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "2008/09 Access list". UEFA. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Kassies, Bert. "Seeding in the UEFA Cup 2008/2009". UEFA European Cup Football. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "All-star lineup primed for UEFA Cup draw". UEFA. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2025.[dead link]
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