2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round
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This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.
All times are CEST
(UTC+02:00).
, Switzerland
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Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule
is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout.
In the draw for each round, teams are seeded based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other.
to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round enter the Europa League play-off round and group stage
respectively.
† Trabzonspor
also qualified for the group stage after they replaced Fenerbahçe, which was suspended by the Turkish Football Federation on 24 August 2011 from participating in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League due to the ongoing investigation into match-fixing
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Valletta won 5–1 on aggregate.
† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
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Maribor won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Slovan Bratislava won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Ekranas won 4–2 on aggregate.
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HJK Helsinki won 13–0 on aggregate.
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Litex Lovech won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Wisła Kraków won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.
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APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Zestafoni won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Maccabi Haifa won 7–4 on aggregate.
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Rosenborg won 5–2 on aggregate.
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† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
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Copenhagen won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Odense won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Rubin Kazan won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Twente won 2–0 on aggregate.
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APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Wisła Kraków won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Sturm Graz won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Maccabi Haifa won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Genk won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Maccabi Haifa 3–3 Genk on aggregate. Genk won 4–1 on penalties.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Villarreal won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Lyon won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 5–2 on aggregate.
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.
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All times are CEST
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used...
(UTC+02:00).
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in NyonNyon
Nyon is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva, and is the seat of the district of...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 20 June 2011 12:00 | 28–29 June 2011 | 5–6 July 2011 |
| Second qualifying round | 12–13 July 2011 | 19–20 July 2011 | |
| Third qualifying round | 15 July 2011 12:00 | 26–27 July 2011 | 2–3 August 2011 |
| Play-off round | 5 August 2011 12:00 | 16–17 August 2011 | 23–24 August 2011 |
Format
There are two routes which the teams are separated into during qualifying:- Champions Route, which includes all domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
- League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which includes all non-domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...
is applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time are played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shootout.
In the draw for each round, teams are seeded based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other.
Teams
Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) qualify for the group stage2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage.The group stage will feature 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round ....
to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round enter the Europa League play-off round and group stage
2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage
This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.The group stage will feature 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round....
respectively.
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| Qualified for the group stage 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage.The group stage will feature 32 teams: the 22 automatic qualifiers and the 10 winners of the play-off round .... |
| Eliminated in the play-off round; Advanced to the Europa League group stage 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage This article details the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage.The group stage will feature 48 teams: the 38 winners of the play-off round, and the 10 losing teams from the Champions League play-off round.... |
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† Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
also qualified for the group stage after they replaced Fenerbahçe, which was suspended by the Turkish Football Federation on 24 August 2011 from participating in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League due to the ongoing investigation into match-fixing
2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal
The 2011 Turkish Sports corruption scandal is an ongoing investigation about match fixing, incentive premium, bribery, establishing a criminal organization, organized crime, extortion, threat and intimidation in Turkey's top two association football divisions, the Süper Lig and First League, and...
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Seeding
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 F91 DudelangeF91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:...  VallettaValletta F.C. Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island... |
 FC Santa Coloma Tre FioriSocietà Polisportiva Tre Fiori Società Polisportiva Tre Fiori, also known simply as S.P. Tre Fiori, is a semi-professional football club based in Fiorentino, San Marino. The club, formed in 1949, has been awarded 7 national championship titles and 6 national cup titles, making them one of the most successful clubs in the history... |
Matches
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Valletta won 5–1 on aggregate.
Seeding
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
 Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...  APOEL Litex LovechPFC Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football...  Slovan BratislavaŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953...  MariborNK Maribor Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from... |
 Borac Banja Luka MogrenFK Mogren FK Mogren is a football club based in Budva, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League.-History:The club was founded in 1920.The Mogren at its inception called Budva FK, and from 1991 was called FK Mogren....  Tobol KostanayFC Tobol FC Tobol is a Kazakh football club based at the Central Stadium in Kostanay. They have been members of the Kazakhstan Premier League since its foundation in 1992, they won Kazakhstan Premier league on 2010, and ended up close in 2nd and 3rd positions in last seven seasons.- Name history :*1967 :... F91 DudelangeF91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange is a football club, based in Dudelange, in southern Luxembourg.Dudelange's team colors are red and yellow vertically-striped shirts, with red shorts and socks.-History:... †  Skënderbeu Korçë |
 Dinamo Zagreb PartizanFK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978...  Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....  Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria Plzen FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....  EkranasFK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010...  Zestafoni |
 Dacia ChişinăuFC Dacia Chisinau FC Dacia Chişinău is a Moldovan football club, playing in the city of Chişinău, the capital of Moldova. They play in the Divizia Naţională, the top division in Moldovan football.- History :1999...  PyunikFC Pyunik Pyunik Football Club , is an Armenian professional football club based in Yerevan. It is one of the most popular football clubs in Armenia. The club owns its private Nairi Stadium in Yerevan, but due to the bad infrastructure of the venue, Pyunik plays its home games in the Republican Stadium of...  VideotonVideoton FC Videoton FC is a Hungarian professional football club based in Székesfehérvár, playing in the Hungarian League as of 2011. Videoton has won one Hungarian League title, one Hungarian Cup title, two Hungarian League Cup titles and one Hungarian Super Cup title... VallettaValletta F.C. Valletta Football Club is a Maltese football club based in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. Valletta F.C. has the strongest support on the island... †  Neftchi Baku Škendija |
 BATE Borisov Rosenborg Wisła Kraków HJK Helsinki Malmö FFMalmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...  Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... |
 SkontoSkonto FC Skonto FC is a Latvian football club, founded in 1991. The club plays at the Skonto Stadium in Riga. Skonto won the Virsliga in the first 14 seasons of the league's existence , and often provides the core of the Latvia national football team...  Bangor CityBangor City F.C. Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....  HB TórshavnHavnar Bóltfelag HB Tórshavn is one of the oldest and most successful football clubs in the Faroe Islands. The club was founded in 1904, and is based in the capital, Tórshavn.Home matches are played at the Gundadalur and they compete in the Faroe Islands Premier League....  LinfieldLinfield F.C. Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....  Flora TallinnFC Flora Tallinn MTÜ JK FC Flora is an Estonian football club that was founded in 1990. FC Flora are a multiple winner of the Meistriliiga title and the Estonian Cup. They have for years been raising the most number of players for the national team, and have also grown players from their successful youth system...  BreiðablikBreiðablik UBK Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was... |
† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
Matches
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- Note 2: MogrenFK MogrenFK Mogren is a football club based in Budva, Montenegro, currently competing in the Montenegrin First League.-History:The club was founded in 1920.The Mogren at its inception called Budva FK, and from 1991 was called FK Mogren....
played their home match at Podgorica City StadiumPodgorica city stadiumPodgorica Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Podgorica, Montenegro.Notable matches played at the stadium include:*SFR Yugoslavia - Luxembourg 0:0 - att: 15,000...
, PodgoricaPodgoricaPodgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
as their own Stadion Lugovi did not meet UEFA criteria. - Note 3: Bangor CityBangor City F.C.Bangor City Football Club are a semi-professional Welsh football club from the City of Bangor. The club compete in the Welsh Premier League, being ever present since the league was founded in 1992....
played their home match at Belle VueBelle Vue (Rhyl)Belle Vue is a multi-purpose stadium in Rhyl, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Rhyl F.C.. The stadium holds 3,000 people....
, RhylRhylRhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south...
as their own Farrar Road StadiumFarrar Road StadiumFarrar Road Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Bangor, Wales. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Bangor City F.C. The stadium holds 1,500 people, with 700 seats....
did not meet UEFA criteria. - Note 4: Sturm GrazSK Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white....
played their home match at Hypo-Arena, KlagenfurtKlagenfurt-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
as their own UPC-ArenaUPC-ArenaThe UPC-Arena in Graz, Styria, Austria, is the home of the football clubs SK Sturm Graz and Grazer AK.- History :...
was one of the venues for the 2011 IFAF World Cup2011 IFAF World CupThe 2011 IFAF World Championship was the fourth instance of the IFAF World Championship of American Football, an international American football tournament. It began on July 8, 2011 with the final games commencing on July 16. It was hosted by Austria, with games taking place in three cities:...
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Second leg
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Maribor won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Slovan Bratislava won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Ekranas won 4–2 on aggregate.
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HJK Helsinki won 13–0 on aggregate.
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Litex Lovech won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Wisła Kraków won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.
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APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Zestafoni won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Maccabi Haifa won 7–4 on aggregate.
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Rosenborg won 5–2 on aggregate.
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- Note 5: Škendija played their home match at Philip II Arena, SkopjeSkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
as their own Gradski stadion Tetovo did not meet the UEFA criteria.
Seeding
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 CopenhagenF.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... † Dinamo Zagreb† APOEL† Wisła Kraków† |
Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech PFC Litex Lovech or simply Litex is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech, which currently competes in the Bulgarian A Professional Football Group, the top division of Bulgarian football... † Slovan BratislavaŠK Slovan Bratislava ŠK Slovan Bratislava is a football club based in Bratislava, Slovakia, that plays in the Corgoň liga. Founded as 1. ČsŠK Bratislava in 1919, the club changed its name to Slovan Bratislava in 1953... † MariborNK Maribor Nogometni Klub Maribor , commonly referred to as NK Maribor or simply Maribor, is a professional association football club based in the city of Maribor, Slovenia. Founded on 12 December, 1960, Maribor is one of only three football clubs in the country who have never been relegated from... † HJK Helsinki† Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C. Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24... † |
 RangersRangers F.C. Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses... BATE Borisov† Rosenborg† PartizanFK Partizan Fudbalski klub Partizan is a professional football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. In its long history, FK Partizan won as many as 37 trophies. The club is the holder of 23 national championships, 12 national cups and 1 national supercup, and has also won the Mitropa Cup in 1978... † Sturm GrazSK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... † |
 GenkK.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as... Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria Plzen FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.... † EkranasFK Ekranas Futbolo Klubas Ekranas is a Lithuanian football club, playing in the town of Panevėžys.The club was founded in 1964.It has won Lithuanian championships in 1985 , 1993, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2010, the Lithuanian Cup in 1985 , 1998, 2000, 2010 and 2011 and the Lithuanian Super Cup in 1998, 2006, 2010... † Zestafoni† Malmö FFMalmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... † |
 Benfica Dynamo KyivFC Dynamo Kyiv FC Dynamo Kyiv is a professional football club based in the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv. Founded in 1927, the club currently participates in the Ukrainian Premier League and has spent its entire history in the top league of Soviet and later Ukrainian football...  PanathinaikosPanathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most...  TwenteFC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... Standard LiègeStandard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (Dutch: Standard Luik [], German: Standard Lüttich , is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège.... |
 Rubin KazanFC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...  Zürich Odense TrabzonsporTrabzonspor Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...  VasluiFC Vaslui FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the... |
† Winners of the previous round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw.
Matches
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- Note 6: Zestafoni played their home match at Boris Paichadze National StadiumBoris Paichadze StadiumThe Boris Paichadze National Stadium , also known as the Dinamo Stadium, is a football stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. It is the home stadium of FC Dinamo Tbilisi. The stadium was built in 1976 by Georgian architect Gia Kurdiani. Before then Dinamo's stadium was a smaller ground with a maximum...
, TbilisiTbilisiTbilisi is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Mt'k'vari River. The name is derived from an early Georgian form T'pilisi and it was officially known as Tiflis until 1936...
as it has a greater capacity than their own David Abashidze Stadium. - Note 7: TwenteFC TwenteFC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
played their home match at GelreDomeGelredomeThe GelreDome is a football stadium in the city of Arnhem, in the Netherlands. It serves as the home of the football club Vitesse. It was opened on 25 March 1998, featuring a retractable roof, as well as a convertible pitch, that can be retracted, when unused during concerts or other events held at...
, ArnhemArnhemArnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
as their own De Grolsch Veste was the place of a roof collapse during expansion work on 7 July 2011, killing two workers and injuring 14 people.
Second leg
BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.----
Copenhagen won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Odense won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Rubin Kazan won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Twente won 2–0 on aggregate.
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APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Wisła Kraków won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Sturm Graz won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Maccabi Haifa won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Genk won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- Note 8: VasluiFC VasluiFC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club plays in Liga I and was founded in 2002. The best league finishes were achieved in the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons, when they managed to end up third. Since foundation, they finished each season in a higher rank than in the...
played their home match at Stadionul CeahlăulStadionul CeahlaulCeahlăul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The stadium, as well as the local football club takes its name from the Mount Ceahlău, located in the region. The stadium holds...
, Piatra NeamţPiatra NeamtPiatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania...
as their own Stadionul MunicipalStadionul Municipal (Vaslui)Municipal Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Vaslui, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of FC Vaslui. The stadium has 18,000 seats, and it is covered by natural grass. The floodlighting system, with a density of 2000 lux, has been inaugurated in...
did not meet UEFA criteria. - Note 9: TrabzonsporTrabzonsporTrabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
played their home match at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
as their own Hüseyin Avni Aker StadiumHuseyin Avni Aker StadiumHüseyin Avni Aker Stadium is the home ground of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor. The stadium was built in 1951 with a capacity of 2,500 seats. After several renovations, the capacity was increased to 20750 in 2008...
needed maintenance work after the 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival2011 European Youth Summer Olympic FestivalThe 2011 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held in Trabzon, Turkey.-Sports:There were nine sports at the 2011 Festival, two branches, table tennis and water polo, less than compared with the 2007 Youth Olympic Festival's programme...
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Seeding
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| Denmark Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment.... Belarus BATE Borisov Israel Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C. Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups... Croatia Dinamo Zagreb Cyprus APOEL |
Poland Wisła Kraków Austria Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz SK Sturm Graz is an Austrian association football club, based in Graz, Styria, playing in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was founded in 1909 and the club colours are black and white.... Belgium GenkK.R.C. Genk Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as... Czech Republic Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria Plzen FC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country.... Sweden Malmö FFMalmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white... |
 Germany Bayern MunichFC Bayern Munich FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....  England ArsenalArsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...  France LyonOlympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The... Portugal Benfica Spain VillarrealVillarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community... |
Netherlands Twente FC Twente FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys... Russia Rubin KazanFC Rubin Kazan FC Rubin Kazan is a Russian association football club based in the city of Kazan . Rubin won the Russian Premier League championship in 2008 and 2009.-History:...  Italy UdineseUdinese Calcio Udinese Calcio is an Italian football club based in Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and currently plays in the Serie A. Founded in 1896, Udinese is the second oldest club in the Serie A, after Genoa.... Switzerland Zürich Denmark Odense |
Matches
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- Note 10: BATE Borisov played their home match at Stadion Dynama, MinskMinsk- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
as it has a greater capacity than their own Haradzki Stadium. - Note 11: Maccabi HaifaMaccabi Haifa F.C.Maccabi Haifa Football Club is an Israeli football team from the city of Haifa, a section of Maccabi Haifa sports club. The club has won 12 championships, 5 State Cups and 4 Toto Cups...
played their home match at Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan as it has a greater capacity than their own Kiryat Eliezer StadiumKiryat Eliezer StadiumThe Haifa Municipal Stadium , more commonly known as Kiryat Eliezer , is a multi-use stadium in the Kiryat Eliezer neighborhood of Haifa, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Haifa...
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Second leg
APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.----
Maccabi Haifa 3–3 Genk on aggregate. Genk won 4–1 on penalties.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Villarreal won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Lyon won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Viktoria Plzeň won 5–2 on aggregate.
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- Note 12: Viktoria PlzeňFC Viktoria PlzenFC Viktoria Plzeň is a Czech professional football club based in Plzeň. They currently play in the Gambrinus liga, the top division of football in the country....
played their home match at Synot Tip Arena, PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
as it has a greater capacity than their own Stadion města Plzně.
External links
- UEFA Champions League (official website)