The first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 16 September 2008, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.
Seeding
edit32 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. The 80 teams were then split into eight groups of ten teams; five seeded teams and five unseeded teams. 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.
Seeded teams | Group | Unseeded teams | ||||
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Rank | Team | Coefficient rating | Rank | Team | Coefficient rating | |
1 | Milan | 119.934 | 1 | 48 | Zürich | 16.993 |
16 | Beşiktaş | 40.469 | 59 | Timișoara | 13.398 | |
17 | Spartak Moscow | 40.437 | 62 | Baník Ostrava | 11.496 | |
32 | Hertha BSC | 27.078 | 65 | Metalist Kharkiv | 10.932 | |
33 | Partizan | 25.527 | 80 | St Patrick's Athletic | 2.420 | |
2 | Sevilla | 102.837 | 2 | 45 | Vitória de Guimarães | 18.176 |
15 | Rapid București | 41.398 | 49 | VfL Wolfsburg | 16.078 | |
18 | Paris Saint-Germain | 37.380 | 63 | Kayserispor | 11.469 | |
31 | Sampdoria | 28.934 | 66 | Red Bull Salzburg | 10.840 | |
36 | Portsmouth | 24.996 | 79 | Kaunas | 2.640 | |
3 | Valencia | 83.837 | 3 | 46 | Dinamo Zagreb | 17.836 |
14 | Club Brugge | 41.810 | 52 | Marítimo | 15.176 | |
19 | Sparta Prague | 36.496 | 64 | Motherwell | 11.013 | |
29 | Manchester City | 30.996 | 67 | Young Boys | 7.993 | |
34 | Nancy | 25.380 | 77 | Omonia | 3.327 | |
4 | Benfica | 77.176 | 4 | 42 | Napoli | 19.934 |
13 | Everton | 43.996 | 53 | Standard Liège | 14.810 | |
20 | Dinamo București | 36.398 | 60 | NEC | 12.610 | |
30 | Galatasaray | 30.469 | 68 | Bellinzona | 7.993 | |
37 | Racing Santander | 24.837 | 78 | Honka | 3.176 | |
5 | Schalke 04 | 67.078 | 5 | 44 | Litex Lovech | 18.644 |
12 | Deportivo La Coruña | 46.837 | 51 | Vitória de Setúbal | 15.176 | |
21 | Heerenveen | 35.610 | 61 | Brann | 12.400 | |
27 | Austria Wien | 31.840 | 70 | Lech Poznań | 6.973 | |
35 | Aston Villa | 24.996 | 76 | APOEL | 3.327 | |
6 | CSKA Moscow | 59.437 | 6 | 43 | Brøndby | 18.748 |
9 | VfB Stuttgart | 52.078 | 54 | Twente | 14.610 | |
22 | Rosenborg | 35.400 | 58 | Vaslui | 13.398 | |
28 | Slavia Prague | 31.496 | 69 | Cherno More | 7.644 | |
38 | Rennes | 24.380 | 75 | Slaven Belupo | 3.836 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 55.996 | 7 | 41 | Borussia Dortmund | 21.078 |
10 | Ajax | 51.610 | 50 | Wisła Kraków | 15.973 | |
23 | Udinese | 34.934 | 55 | FC Moscow | 14.437 | |
26 | Levski Sofia | 32.644 | 72 | Borac Čačak | 5.527 | |
39 | Copenhagen | 23.748 | 74 | MŠK Žilina | 4.070 | |
8 | Hamburger SV | 52.078 | 8 | 47 | Saint-Étienne | 17.380 |
11 | Olympiacos | 51.525 | 56 | Artmedia Petržalka | 14.070 | |
24 | Feyenoord | 33.610 | 57 | Unirea Urziceni | 13.398 | |
25 | Braga | 33.176 | 71 | Nordsjælland | 6.748 | |
40 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21.197 | 73 | Kalmar FF | 4.518 |
Summary
editThe 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).
First leg
editHertha BSC | 2–0 | St Patrick's Athletic |
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Nicu 50' Cícero 77' |
Report |
APOEL | 1–4 | Schalke 04 |
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Mirosavljević 72' | Report | Westermann 25' Rakitić 36' Sánchez 41' Altıntop 88' |
Nordsjælland | 0–2 | Olympiacos |
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Report | Mitroglou 74' Leto 90+1' |
Slaven Belupo | 1–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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Jurić 43' | Report | Vágner Love 81', 89' (pen.) |
Cherno More | 1–2 | VfB Stuttgart |
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Dyakov 42' | Report | Gómez 66', 81' |
Borac Čačak | 1–4 | Ajax |
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Milovanović 50' | Report | Sulejmani 11' Suárez 35' Huntelaar 71', 86' |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków |
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Bentley 33' Bent 73' |
Report | Jirsák 34' |
FC Moscow | 1–2 | Copenhagen |
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Samedov 90+1' | Report | Nordstrand 45' (pen.) Sionko 90+3' |
MŠK Žilina | 1–1 | Levski Sofia |
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Vladavić 49' (pen.) | Report | Joãozinho 64' |
Borussia Dortmund | 0–2 | Udinese |
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Report | Floro Flores 8' Inler 34' |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Saint-Étienne |
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Lala 88' | Report | Payet 7' Feindouno 60' |
Litex Lovech | 1–3 | Aston Villa |
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Popov 10' | Report | Reo-Coker 45+1' Barry 72' (pen.) Petrov 90+2' |
Austria Wien | 2–1 | Lech Poznań |
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Schiemer 64', 76' | Report | Rengifo 65' |
Vitória de Setúbal | 1–1 | Heerenveen |
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Leandro Carrijo 67' | Report | Elyounoussi 90' |
Baník Ostrava | 0–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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Report | Fathi 56' |
Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Metalist Kharkiv |
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Hološko 51' | Report | Report |
Portsmouth | 2–0 | Vitória de Guimarães |
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Diarra 39' Defoe 60' |
Report |
Kayserispor | 1–2 | Paris Saint-Germain |
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Toledo 87' | Report | Kežman 5' Luyindula 89' |
Sevilla | 2–0 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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Capel 6' Adriano 90+2' |
Report |
VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Rapid București |
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Grafite 47' (pen.) | Report |
Omonia | 1–2 | Manchester City |
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Duro 49' | Report | Jô 59', 72' |
Young Boys | 2–2 | Club Brugge |
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Schneuwly 16' Doumbia 87' |
Report | Sonck 36' Clement 73' |
Nancy | 1–0 | Motherwell |
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Berenguer 42' | Report |
Bellinzona | 3–4 | Galatasaray |
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Lustrinelli 32' Sermeter 47' La Rocca 90' |
Report | Kewell 39' Baroš 61', 81' Lincoln 90+5' |
NEC | 1–0 | Dinamo București |
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Van Beukering 57' | Report |
Racing Santander | 1–0 | Honka |
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Pereira 57' | Report |
Second leg
editHertha BSC won 2–0 on aggregate.
Schalke 04 | 1–1 | APOEL |
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Pander 58' | Report | Pinto 6' |
Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.
Olympiacos | 5–0 | Nordsjælland |
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Torosidis 11' Diogo 30', 43' Kovačević 72', 80' |
Report |
Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.
CSKA Moscow | 1–0 | Slaven Belupo |
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A. Berezutski 37' | Report |
CSKA Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg | 3–2 | Brøndby |
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Ya Konan 15' Skjelbred 74' Sapara 87' (pen.) |
Report | M. Rasmussen 26' Kristiansen 36' |
Rosenborg won 5–3 on aggregate.
VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Cherno More |
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Hitzlsperger 83' Gómez 90+3' |
report | Yurukov 48' Iliev 79' |
VfB Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.
Rennes 2–2 Twente on aggregate. Twente won on away goals.
Ajax | 2–0 | Borac Čačak |
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Sarpong 71' Suárez 90+5' |
Report |
Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.
Wisła Kraków | 1–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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Pa. Brożek 83' | Report | Głowacki 58' (o.g.) |
Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.
Copenhagen | 1–1 | FC Moscow |
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Sheshukov 54' (o.g.) | Report | Bracamonte 37' |
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia | 0–1 | MŠK Žilina |
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Report | Adauto 61' |
MŠK Žilina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Udinese | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Borussia Dortmund |
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Report | Hajnal 45+1', 90+2' | |
Penalties | ||
Domizzi Quagliarella Pepe Inler Luković |
4–3 | Hajnal Şahin Kehl Błaszczykowski Valdez |
Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Udinese on aggregate. Udinese won 4–3 on penalties.
Artmedia Bratislava | 0–2 | Braga |
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Report | Aguiar 11' (pen.), 31' |
Braga won 6–0 on aggregate.
Feyenoord 2–2 Kalmar on aggregate. Feyenoord won on away goals.
Unirea Urziceni | 0–2 | Hamburger SV |
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Report | Petrić 27', 51' |
Hamburger SV won 2–0 on aggregate.
Saint-Étienne | 2–1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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Gomis 25', 76' | Report | Yeboah 90+1' |
Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zürich | 0–1 | Milan |
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Report | Shevchenko 70' |
Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Partizan | 1–0 | Timișoara |
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Stevanović 70' | Report |
Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.
Aston Villa | 1–1 | Litex Lovech |
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Harewood 27' | Report | Niflore 53' (pen.) |
Aston Villa won 4–2 on aggregate.
Lech Poznań | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Austria Wien |
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Rengifo 10' Peszko 85' Lewandowski 99' Murawski 120+1' |
Report | Ačimovič 63' (pen.) Hattenberger 100' |
Lech Poznań won 5–4 on aggregate.
Heerenveen | 5–2 | Vitória de Setúbal |
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Paulo Henrique 4' Sibon 11', 24' Elyounoussi 50', 68' |
Report | Gama 57' Chaves 63' |
Heerenveen won 6–3 on aggregate.
Deportivo La Coruña | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Brann |
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Colotto 18', 76' | Report | |
Penalties | ||
Sergio Mista Guardado Verdú |
3–2 | Bjarnson Vaagan Moen Bakke Austin Hanstveit |
Brann 2–2 Deportivo La Coruña on aggregate. Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties.
Vaslui | 1–1 | Slavia Prague |
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Burdujan 21' | Report | Brabec 48' |
Slavia Prague 1–1 Vaslui on aggregate. Slavia Prague won on away goals.
Spartak Moscow | 1–1 | Baník Ostrava |
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Bazhenov 3' | Report | Otepka 32' |
Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
Metalist Kharkiv | 4–1 | Beşiktaş |
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Jajá 20', 74' Dević 30' Gancarczyk 79' |
Report | Nobre 90' |
Metalist Kharkiv won 4–2 on aggregate.
Vitória de Guimarães | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Portsmouth |
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Douglas 19' Alves 32' |
Report | Crouch 105', 111' |
Portsmouth won 4–2 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg | 0–2 | Sevilla |
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Report | Kanouté 38', 57' (pen.) |
Sevilla won 4–0 on aggregate.
Rapid București | 1–1 | VfL Wolfsburg |
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Maftei 70' | Report | Grafite 15' |
VfL Wolfsburg won 2–1 on aggregate.
Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.
Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague | 3–3 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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Kulič 19' Kladrubský 23', 82' (pen.) |
Report | Morales 17' Lovren 30' Badelj 65' |
Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.
Manchester City | 2–1 | Omonia |
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Elano 48' Wright-Phillips 55' |
Report | Alabi 78' |
Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.
Club Brugge | 2–0 | Young Boys |
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Akpala 17' Sonck 29' |
Report |
Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.
Motherwell | 0–2 | Nancy |
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Report | Fortuné 18' Gavanon 23' |
Nancy won 3–0 on aggregate.
Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.
Benfica | 2–0 | Napoli |
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Reyes 57' Nuno Gomes 84' |
Report |
Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.
Galatasaray | 2–1 | Bellinzona |
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Baroš 24' (pen.) Yıldız 86' |
Report | Sermeter 52' (pen.) |
Galatasaray won 6–4 on aggregate.
NEC won 1–0 on aggregate.
Honka | 0–1 | Racing Santander |
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Report | Bedia 4' |
Racing Santander won 2–0 on aggregate.