2002–03 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2002. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
Teams
This table shows the path of all 57 teams involved in the qualifying phase (starting round shown in parentheses). 16 teams qualified for the group stage to join the 16 automatic qualifiers.
First qualifying round
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 1.498 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F91 Dudelange  |
1–4 |  Vardar |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Hibernians  |
3–2 |  Shelbourne |
2–2 | 1–0 |
Portadown  |
2–3 |  Belshina Bobruisk |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Željezničar  |
4–0 |  ÍA Akraness |
3–0 | 1–0 |
Skonto  |
6–0 |  Barry Town |
5–0 | 1–0 |
FC Flora  |
0–1 |  APOEL |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
4–4 (a) |  Zhenis Astana |
2–1 | 2–3 |
Tampere United  |
0–6 |  Pyunik |
0–4 | 0–2 |
FBK Kaunas  |
2–3 |  Dinamo Tirana |
2–3 | 0–0 |
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6–2 |  B36 |
5–2 | 1–0 |
First leg
17 July 2002 18:00 |
| Skonto |
5–0 | Barry Town |
|---|---|---|
Koļesņičenko  13'Zemļinskis 61'Korgalidze 66'Kšanavičius 87'Jelisejevs 90' |
Report |
17 July 2002 18:00 |
| Tampere United |
0–4 | Pyunik |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Arm. Karamyan 32', 67' Art. Karamyan 47'Ar. Mkrtchyan 72' |
17 July 2002 17:45 |
| FBK Kaunas |
2–3 | Dinamo Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Velička 38', 42' (pen.) |
Report | Ahmataj 55' Pisha 56'Qorri 76' |
17 July 2002 17:00 |
Torpedo Kutaisi  |
5–2 | B36 |
|---|---|---|
| Asatiani 15', 46' Ionanidze 33'Kvetenadze 67'Poroshyn 71' |
Report | Lakjuni 53' Mortansson 74' |
Second leg
Vardar won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hibernians won 3–2 on aggregate.
24 July 2002 17:00 |
| Belshina Bobruisk |
3–2 | Portadown |
|---|---|---|
| Strypeykis 6' Karolik 22', 59' |
Report | Hamilton 39' Fitzgerald 74' |
Belshina won 3–2 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 4–0 on aggregate.
Skonto won 6–0 on aggregate.
APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.
24 July 2002 15:00 |
| Zhenis Astana |
3–2 | Sheriff |
|---|---|---|
| Tlekhugov 32' Lovchev 41'Klishin 52' |
Report | Boret 58' Nesteruk 59' |
Sheriff 4–4 Zhenis Astana on aggregate. Sheriff won on away goals.
Pyunik won 6–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tirana won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Kutaisi won 6–2 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 10.916 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–6 |  GAK |
1–4 | 0–2 |
Maccabi Haifa  |
5–0 | Belshina Bobruisk |
4–01 | 1–0 |
Dynamo Kyiv  |
6–2 | Pyunik |
4–0 | 2–2 |
Zalaegerszeg  |
2–2 (a) |  Zagreb |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Boavista  |
7–3 | Hibernians |
4–0 | 3–3 |
Sparta Prague  |
5–1 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Skonto |
0–2 |  Levski Sofia |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Vardar |
2–4 |  Legia Warsaw |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Hammarby IF  |
1–5 |  Partizan |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Žilina  |
1–4 |  Basel |
1–1 | 0–3 |
NK Maribor  |
4–5 | APOEL |
2–1 | 2–4 |
Lillestrøm SK  |
0–2 | Željezničar |
0–1 | 0–1 |
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4–1 |  Dinamo Bucureşti |
3–1 | 1–0 |
Brøndby  |
5–0 | Dinamo Tirana |
1–0 | 4–0 |
1Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
First leg
31 July 2002 19:30 |
| Sheriff |
1–4 | GAK |
|---|---|---|
| Tarkhnishvili 51' (p) |
Report | Bazina 3', 50' Aufhauser 45'Hastings 71' |
Second leg
GAK won 6–1 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.
7 August 2002 16:00 |
| Pyunik |
2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Art. Karamyan 31' Arm. Karamyan 57' |
Report | Shatskikh 8' Melaschenko 28' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.
Zalaegerszeg 2–2 NK Zagreb on aggregate. Zalaegerszeg won on away goals.
7 August 2002 20:00 |
| Hibernians |
3–3 | Boavista |
|---|---|---|
| Mifsud 32', 55' (pen.) Chukunyere 52' |
Report | Jocivalter 38' Luiz Cláudio 38'Turra 41' |
Boavista won 7–3 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 4–1 on aggregate.
7 August 2002 18:30 |
| APOEL |
4–2 | NK Maribor |
|---|---|---|
| Malekkos 33' (pen.) Elia 44'Charalampidis 56'Daskalakis 69' |
Report | Duro 31' (pen.), 81' |
APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 2–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 4–1 on aggregate.
Brøndby won 5–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 36.062 were seeded.[1]
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Matches
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genk |
4–4 (a) | Sparta Prague |
2–0 | 2–4 |
Feyenoord  |
3–0 |  Fenerbahçe |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Maccabi Haifa |
5–3 | Sturm Graz |
2–01 | 3–3 |
| Boavista |
0–1 |  Auxerre |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| APOEL |
2–4 |  AEK Athens |
2–3 | 0–1 |
| Zalaegerszeg |
1–5 |  Manchester United |
1–0 | 0–5 |
| Sporting CP |
0–2 |  Internazionale |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Partizan |
1–6 |  Bayern Munich |
0–3 | 1–3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–2 (1–4p) | Club Brugge |
1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Željezničar |
0–5 | Newcastle United |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Celtic  |
3–3 (a) | Basel |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| GAK |
3–5 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
0–2 | 3–3 |
| Rosenborg |
4–2 | Brøndby |
1–0 | 3–2 |
| Levski Sofia |
0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Milan |
2–2 (a) | Slovan Liberec |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Barcelona  |
4–0 | Legia Warsaw |
3–0 | 1–0 |
1Match played in Sofia, Bulgaria after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
First leg
13 August 2002 19:30 |
| APOEL |
2–3 | AEK Athens |
|---|---|---|
| Ouzounidis 23' Malekkos 90' (pen.) |
Report | Borbokis 44', 47' Nikolaidis 90+3' |
Second leg
27 August 2002 20:30 |
| Sparta Prague |
4–2 | Genk |
|---|---|---|
| Poborský 56' Jarošík 58', 64'Mareš 84' |
Report | Dagano 25' Sonck 57' |
Genk 4–4 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Genk won on away goals.
Feyenoord won 3–0 on aggregate.
28 August 2002 20:30 |
| Sturm Graz |
3–3 | Maccabi Haifa |
|---|---|---|
| Bosnar 11' Szabics 58'Neukirchner 71' |
Report | Roso 26' Keisi 78'Badir 90' |
Maccabi Haifa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 1–0 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.
27 August 2002 21:10 |
| Manchester United |
5–0 | Zalaegerszeg |
|---|---|---|
| van Nistelrooy 5', 75' (pen.) Beckham 14'Scholes 20'Solskjær 83' |
Report |
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 2–0 on aggregate.
27 August 2002 20:30 |
| Bayern Munich |
3–1 | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Ballack 26' Élber 71'Salihamidžić 73' (pen.) |
Report | Čakar 72' |
Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.
28 August 2002 20:30 |
| Club Brugge |
1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Čeh 75' |
Report | Vorobey 13' |
| Penalties | ||
Maertens  De Cock Simons Lange |
4–1 |  Florea Lewandowski Gai |
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Club Brugge on aggregate. Club Brugge won 4–1 on penalties.
Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
Celtic 3–3 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.
28 August 2002 18:00 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow |
3–3 | GAK |
|---|---|---|
| Ignashevich 6' Evseev 32'Júlio César 45' |
Report | Naumoski 38' Bazina 48'Aufhauser 63' |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.
28 August 2002 20:45 |
| Brøndby |
2–3 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Jonson 81' Jørgensen 83' |
Report | F. Johnsen 29', 72' Brattbakk 78' |
Rosenborg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–0 on aggregate.
Milan 2–2 Slovan Liberec on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.
Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.
References
Bibliography
- UEFA Champions League Results Summary Booklet Quarter- and Semi-Finals Season 2002/2003. Union of European Football Associations. 2003.
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 Seeding in the Champions League 2002/2003, UEFA European Cup Football by Bert Kassies.