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.
First qualifying round
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |  FK Kareda Šiauliai |
3–0 | 1–1 |
First leg
23 July 1997 19:15 |
| Steaua București |
3–3 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
Rotariu  8'Lăcătuș 72'Munteanu 83' |
Report | Andonov 47' Nankov 49', 68' |
Second leg
Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.
FC Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 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(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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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
13 August 1997 20:00 |
| Feyenoord |
6–2 | FC Jazz Pori |
|---|---|---|
| Van Gastel 14' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Vos 22', 39'Sanchez 58'Van Bronckhorst 85' |
Report | Marco 28', 70' |
Second leg
Parma won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 3–0 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 8–3 on aggregate.