1997–98_UEFA_Champions_League_qualifying_rounds
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.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Derry City  |
0–3 |  Maribor Branik |
0–2 | 0–1 |
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 |
Pyunik  |
3–6 |  MTK Hungária |
0–2 | 3–4 |
Crusaders  |
2–8 |  Dinamo Tbilisi |
1–3 | 1–5 |
Sileks Kratovo  |
1–3 |  Beitar Jerusalem |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Steaua București  |
5–3 |  CSKA Sofia |
3–3 | 2–0 |
Constructorul Chişinău  |
3–4 |  MPKC Mozyr |
1–1 | 2–3 |
Lantana  |
0–3 |  Jazz |
0–1 | 0–2 |
GÍ  |
0–11 |  Rangers |
0–5 | 0–6 |
Neftchi Baku  |
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  |
4–1 |  Kareda Šiauliai |
3–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
| Crusaders | 1–3 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
Baxter  71' |
Report | Kiknadze 31' Gogichaishvili 50'Mujiri 65' |
| Sileks Kratovo | 1–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Karanfilovski 54' (pen.) |
Report |
| Steaua București | 3–3 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Rotariu 8' Lăcătuș 72'Munteanu 83' |
Report | Andonov 47' Nankov 49', 68' |
| Constructorul Chişinău | 1–1 | MPKC Mozyr |
|---|---|---|
| Apachiţei 18' |
Report | Berishvili 23' |
| Neftchi Baku | 0–2 | Widzew Łódź |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Terlecki 23' Dembiński 43' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Barry Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rebrov 31' Maksymov 83' |
Report |
| Anorthosis | 3–0 | Kareda Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|
| Krčmarević 20' Okkas 47', 81' |
Report |
Second leg
Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.
| MTK Hungária | 4–3 | Pyunik |
|---|---|---|
| Illés 18', 41' Preisinger 47'Kuttor 74' |
Report | Sanamyan 81', 86' Shahgeldyan 85' |
MTK Hungária won 6–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Croatia Zagreb | 5–0 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Marić 12', 42' Cvitanović 15', 68'Viduka 23' |
Report |
Croatia Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2-1 on aggregate.
| Beitar Jerusalem | 3–0 | Sileks Kratovo |
|---|---|---|
| Sallói 5' Ohana 34'Hamar 76' |
Report |
Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Sofia | 0–2 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Șerban 34' Reghecampf 49' |
Steaua București won 5–3 on aggregate.
| MPKC Mozyr | 3–2 | Constructorul Chișinău |
|---|---|---|
| Denisyuk 7' Lovchev 50'Kushnir 65' |
Report | Alexa 32' Comleonoc 69' |
MPKC Mozyr won 4–3 on aggregate.
FC Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Widzew Łódź | 8–0 | Neftchi Baku |
|---|---|---|
| Szarpak 6', 76' Kobylański 8', 70' (pen.)Marcin Zając 15'Dembiński 25', 30'Curteian 66' |
Report |
Widzew Łódź won 10-0 on aggregate.
| Barry Town | 0–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Byalkevich 52' Maksymov 64', 77'Vashchuk 79' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Kareda Šiauliai | 1–1 | Anorthosis |
|---|---|---|
| Mikalajūnas 24' |
Report | Mihajlović 16' |
Anorthosis won 4–1 on aggregate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTK Hungária |
1–4 |  Rosenborg |
0–1 | 1–3 |
Beşiktaş  |
3–1 | Maribor Branik |
0–0 | 3–1 |
| Sion |
2–8 | Galatasaray |
1–4 | 1–4 |
Olympiacos  |
7–2 | MPKC Mozyr |
5–0 | 2–2 |
Wüstenrot Salzburg  |
0–3 |  Sparta Praha |
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 (aet) |
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 | 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 |
Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round. Because of the unequal number of teams (15 and 17), Wüstenrot Salzburg and Sparta Prague had to play against each other.
First leg
Note: 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.
| Olympiacos | 5–0 | MPKC Mozyr |
|---|---|---|
| Niniadis 51' Gogić 61', 68'Georgatos 77'Alexandris 83' |
Report |
| Brøndby | 2–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Bagger 21' Daugaard 88' (pen.) |
Report | Husin 7' Shevchenko 34'Rebrov 76'Holovko 78' |
| Newcastle United | 2–1 | Croatia Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Beresford 22', 76' |
Report | Cvitanović 52' |
| Feyenoord | 6–2 | FC Jazz Pori |
|---|---|---|
| Van Gastel 14' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Vos 22', 39'Sanchez 58'Van Bronckhorst 85' |
Report | Marco 28', 70' |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
| Lehnhoff 5' Ramelow 44'Meijer 47', 62'Kirsten 56'Rink 85' |
Report | Iashvili 59' |
| Steaua București | 3–0 | Paris Saint-Germain |
|---|---|---|
| Rotariu 53' (pen.) Şerban 70'Lăcătuş 77' |
Report | Guérin 18' Maurice 64' |
Match awarded because Paris Saint-Germain fielded an ineligible player.
| Widzew Łódź | 1–3 | Parma |
|---|---|---|
| Michalczuk 53' |
Report | Chiesa 28', 47', 49' |
Anorthosis Famagusta  | 2–0 | Lierse |
|---|---|---|
| Okkas 43' Mihajlović 89' |
Second leg
Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
| MPKC Mozyr | 2–2 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Berishvili 3' Kushnir 19' |
Report | Anatolakis 9' Niniadis 53' |
Olympiacos won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Sparta Praha | 3–0 | Wüstenrot Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| Baranek 28' Lokvenc 42'Svoboda 56' |
Report |
Sparta Praha won 3–0 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Croatia Zagreb | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Šimić 58' Cvitanović 90+2' |
Report | Asprilla 44' (pen.) Ketsbaia 119' |
Newcastle United won 4–3 on aggregate.
| FC Jazz Pori | 1–2 | Feyenoord |
|---|---|---|
| Laaksonen 37' |
Report | Boateng 21' Van Gastel 90' |
Feyenoord won 8–3 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen |
|---|---|---|
| Mujiri 11' |
Report |
Bayer Leverkusen won 6–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Paris Saint-Germain | 5–0 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Raí 2', 21' (pen.), 55' (pen.) Simone 30'Maurice 40' |
Report |
Paris Saint-Germain won 5–3 on aggregate.
Parma won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 3–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Yordanov 5' Leandro 55', 63' |
Report |
Sporting CP won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Lierse | 3–0 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
|---|---|---|
| Van Meir 21' (pen.) Hasenhüttl 47'Tomić 84' (o.g.) |
Lierse won 3–2 on aggregate.