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.
First qualifying round edit
Seeding edit
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.[1] The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Summary edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sileks 
|
1–2 |  Club Brugge
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
ŁKS Łódź 
|
7–2 |  Kapaz
|
4–1 | 3–1 |
Litex Lovech 
|
3–2 |  Halmstad
|
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 Šiauliai 
|
0–4 |  Maribor Branik
|
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 Tórshavn
|
4–1 | 1–0 |
Dinamo Tbilisi 
|
4–3 |  Vllaznia Shkodër
|
3–0 1 | 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 |
- ^ Match forfeited
Matches edit
| Sileks | 0–0 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
| ŁKS Łódź | 4–1 | Kapaz |
|---|---|---|
Cebula  12'Trzeciak 50', 76'Wieszczycki 72' |
Report | Süleymanov 82' |
| Kapaz | 1–3 | ŁKS Łódź |
|---|---|---|
| Smirnov 55' |
Report | Trzeciak 45', 49' Wieszczycki 82' |
ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Litex Lovech | 2–0 | Halmstad |
|---|---|---|
| Bushi 9' Yurukov 90' |
Report |
Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 6–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Nkufo 6', 51' Kavelashvili 28'Cabanas 41'Tikva 65' (pen.)Tararache 90' |
Report |
| Jeunesse Esch | 0–2 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Esposito 36' Türkyilmaz 44' |
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
| St Patrick's Athletic | 0–2 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Brattbakk 12' Larsson 71' |
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Kareda Šiauliai | 0–3 | Maribor |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gajser 42', 87' Filipović 70' |
| Maribor | 1–0 | Kareda Šiauliai |
|---|---|---|
| Balajić 77' |
Report |
Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 8–0 | Barry Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rebrov 9', 16', 37', 81' Shevchenko 32', 58'Gerasimenko 48'Byalkevich 65' |
Report |
| Barry Town | 1–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Williams 30' |
Report | Mykhaylenko 10' Venhlynskyi 49' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.
| Cliftonville | 1–5 | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Flynn 45' |
Report | Zvara 22', 29' Németh 36'Lyubarskyi 65'Prohászka 76' |
| Košice | 8–0 | Cliftonville |
|---|---|---|
| Kozák 4' Janočko 15', 54'Németh 32'Prohászka 58', 73'Lyubarskyi 67'Kožlej 83' |
Report |
Košice won 13–1 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 0–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Valletta | 0–2 | Anorthosis |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elia 49' Okkas 78' |
| Anorthosis | 6–0 | Valletta |
|---|---|---|
| Ćirić 16' Charalambous 18'Andreou 45' (pen.)Sotiriou 52', 90'Okkas 71' |
Report |
Anorthosis won 8–0 on aggregate.
| B36 | 0–1 | Beitar Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamar 68' |
Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Vllaznia Shkodër | 3–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
| Cungu 14' Miloti 86'Noga 90' (pen.) |
Report | Ashvetia 88' |
The first leg was finished 1–0 after normal time, but later awarded 3–0 by default. Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.
| ÍBV | 1–2 | FK Obilić |
|---|---|---|
| Hafliðason 21' |
Report | Vasiljević 61' Grozdić 89' |
FK Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Zimbru Chișinău | 1–0 | Újpest |
|---|---|---|
| Kulik 11' (pen.) |
Report |
| Újpest | 3–1 | Zimbru Chișinău |
|---|---|---|
| Miriuță 18' Kovács 72', 89' |
Report | Kulyk 28' |
Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 4–1 | Flora Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Ciocoiu 12', 38' Șerban 78'Dănciulescu 90' |
Report | Terehhov 41' |
| Flora Tallinn | 3–1 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Smirnov 41' Zelinski 46'Oper 80' |
Report | Dănciulescu 70' |
Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round edit
Seeding edit
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.[2] 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.
- Notes
- † Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
Summary edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
|
0–51 | 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 (aet) |
| Dynamo Kyiv
|
1–1 (3–1 p) |  Sparta Prague
|
0–1 | 1–0 (aet) |
| Košice
|
1–2 |  Brøndby
|
0–2 | 1–0 |
Internazionale 
|
7–1 | Skonto
|
4–02 | 3–1 |
Olympiacos 
|
6–3 | Anorthosis
|
2–1 | 4–23 |
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 | FK Obilić
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
Sturm Graz 
|
7–2 | Újpest
|
4–0 | 3–2 |
| Steaua București
|
5–8 | Panathinaikos
|
2–2 | 3–6 |
- ^ Played at Neftochimik Stadium in Burgas because Litex Lovech's Lovech Stadium in Lovech did not meet UEFA standards.[citation needed]
- ^ Played at Arena Garibaldi in Pisa because Internazionale were temporarily banned from playing at their San Siro stadium in Milan.[citation needed]
- ^ Played at Tsirion Stadium in Limassol because Anorthosis' Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca did not meet UEFA standards.[citation needed]
Matches edit
| Rosenborg | 2–0 | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Rushfeldt 62' Skammelsrud 82' |
Report |
| Club Brugge | 4–2 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Fadiga 22' Claessens 47', 83'Schockaert 78' |
Report | Rushfeldt 44', 72' |
4–4 on aggregate; Rosenborg won on away goals.
| Manchester United | 2–0 | ŁKS Łódź |
|---|---|---|
| Giggs 16' Cole 80' |
Report |
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Litex Lovech | 0–5 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pisarev 55', 86' Leomar 76'Titov 66'Tsymbalar 90' |
| Spartak Moscow | 6–2 | Litex Lovech |
|---|---|---|
| Tikhonov 6', 31' Titov 35'Tsymbalar 49'Robson 54', 90' |
Report | Belyakov 27' Bushi 70' |
Spartak Moscow won 11–2 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 2–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Hagi 58' (pen.) Şükür 66' |
Report | Vogel 85' (pen.) |
| Grasshopper | 2–3 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Türkyilmaz 50' Vogel 70' (pen.) |
Report | Şükür 17', 46' Hagi 64' (pen.) |
Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–0 | Croatia Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson 51' |
Report |
| Croatia Zagreb | 3–0 | Celtic |
|---|---|---|
| Marić 22' Prosinečki 45' (pen.), 68' |
Report |
Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Maribor | 2–1 | PSV Eindhoven |
|---|---|---|
| Filipović 12' Breznik 84' |
Report | Marcos 61' |
| PSV Eindhoven | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Maribor |
|---|---|---|
| Van Nistelrooy 8' Bruggink 69'Rommedahl 100'De Bilde 102' |
Report | Filipović 5' |
PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 0–1 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baranek 5' |
| Sparta Prague | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Gabriel 88' (o.g.) |
|
| Penalties | ||
Čížek  Votava  Stracený Baranek |
1–3 | Rebrov Kaladze Shevchenko Konovalov Dmytrulin |
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won on penalties.
Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 2–1 | Anorthosis |
|---|---|---|
| Giannakopoulos 11' Luciano 32' |
Report | Mihajlović 64' |
| Anorthosis | 2–4 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 39' Krčmarević 80' |
Report | Georgatos 48' Đorđević 60', 87'Gogić 90' |
Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Benfica | 6–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Pembridge 25', 82' Deane 29'Calado 64' (pen.)Schelach 79' (o.g.)Nuno Gomes 85' (pen.) |
Report |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 4–2 | Benfica |
|---|---|---|
| Hamar 24' Sallói 26' (pen.)Shitrit 51'Abukasis 79' |
Report | Nuno Gomes 17' (pen.) João Pinto 90+2' |
Benfica won 8–4 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Khomeriki 15' Tskitishvili 30' |
Report | Imaz 46' |
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
| FK Obilić | 1–1 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
| Šarac 67' |
Report | Matthäus 88' |
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 4–0 | Újpest |
|---|---|---|
| Vastić 6', 70' Neukirchner 81'Haas 88' |
Report |
Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 2–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Șerban 10' Szekely 76' |
Report | Asanović 6' Liberopoulos 68' |
| Panathinaikos | 6–3 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Milojević 8' (pen.) Lincar 28'Liberopoulos 34'Warzycha 58', 66'Asanović 87' |
Report | Răchită 12', 16' Belodedici 60' |
Panathinaikos won 8–5 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 1998". Retrieved 11 October 2019.