1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
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
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sileks  |
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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 |
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 |
0–2 | 0–6 |
Beitar Jerusalem  |
5–1 |  B36 Tórshavn |
4–1 | 1–0 |
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4–3 |  Vllaznia Shkodër |
3–01 | 1–3 |
HJK  |
5–0 |  FC Yerevan |
2–0 | 3–0 |
FK Obilić  |
4–1 |  ÍBV |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Zimbru Chișinău  |
2–3 |  Újpest |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Steaua București  |
5–4 |  FC Flora |
4–1 | 1–3 |
- ^ Match forfeited
First leg
Match finished 1–0 after normal time, but later awarded 3–0 by default.
22 July 1998 18:00 |
| ŁKS Łódź |
4–1 | Kapaz |
|---|---|---|
Cebula  12'Trzeciak 50', 76'Wieszczycki 72' |
Report | Süleymanov 82' |
22 July 1998 20:00 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
8–0 | Barry Town |
|---|---|---|
| Rebrov 9', 16', 37', 81' Shevchenko 32', 58'Gerasimenko 48'Byalkevich 65' |
Report |
22 July 1998 19:30 |
| Grasshopper |
6–0 | Jeunesse Esch |
|---|---|---|
| Nkufo 6', 51' Kavelashvili 28'Cabanas 41'Tikva 65' (pen.)Tararache 90' |
Report |
22 July 1998 20:45 |
| Steaua București |
4–1 | Flora Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Ciocoiu 12', 38' Șerban 78'Dănciulescu 90' |
Report | Terehhov 41' |
22 July 1998 19:30 |
| Cliftonville |
1–5 | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Flynn 45' |
Report | Zvara 22', 29' Németh 36'Lyubarskyi 65'Prohászka 76' |
Second leg
Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.
29 July 1998 17:00 |
| Flora Tallinn |
3–1 | Steaua București |
|---|---|---|
| Smirnov 41' Zelinski 46'Oper 80' |
Report | Dănciulescu 70' |
Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.
29 July 1998 17:00 |
| Vllaznia Shkodër |
3–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
| Cungu 14' Miloti 86'Noga 90' (pen.) |
Report | Ashvetia 88' |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.
29 July 1998 19:00 |
| 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.
FK Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.
Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.
29 July 1998 21:00 |
| Anorthosis |
6–0 | Valletta |
|---|---|---|
| Ćirić 16' Charalambous 18'Andreou 45' (pen.)Sotiriou 52', 90'Okkas 71' |
Report |
Anorthosis won 8–0 on aggregate.
Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The 16 winners from the first qualifying round were each paired with one of the 16 teams that received a bye to the second qualifying round. Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup.
| 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 (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.
- ^ Played at Arena Garibaldi in Pisa because Internazionale were temporarily banned from playing at their San Siro stadium in Milan.
- ^ Played at Tsirion Stadium in Limassol because Anorthosis' Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca did not meet UEFA standards.
First leg
12 August 1998 20:00 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
|---|---|---|
| Khomeriki 15' Tskitishvili 30' |
Report | Imaz 46' |
12 August 1998 20:45 |
| Steaua București |
2–2 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Șerban 10' Szekely 76' |
Report | Asanović 6' Liberopoulos 68' |
12 August 1998 21:15 |
| Litex Lovech |
0–5 | Spartak Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Pisarev 55', 86' Leomar 76'Titov 66'Tsymbalar 90' |
12 August 1998 21:00 |
| Benfica |
6–0 | Beitar Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Pembridge 25', 82' Deane 29'Calado 64' (pen.)Schelach 79' (o.g.)Nuno Gomes 85' (pen.) |
Report |
Second leg
26 August 1998 19:00 |
| 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.
26 August 1998 18:00 |
| 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.
26 August 1998 20:00 |
| Grasshopper |
2–3 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Türkyilmaz 50' Vogel 70' (pen.) |
Report | Şükür 17', 46' Hagi 64' (pen.) |
Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
26 August 1998 20:00 |
| 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.
26 August 1998 21:00 |
| Skonto |
1–3 | Internazionale |
|---|---|---|
| Miholaps 21' |
Report | Zamorano 6' Galante 53'Djorkaeff 69' |
Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
26 August 1998 |
| Anorthosis |
2–4 | Olympiacos |
|---|---|---|
| Mihajlović 39' Krčmarević 80' |
Report | Georgatos 48' Đorđević 60', 87'Gogić 90' |
Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
26 August 1998 21:00 |
| 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.
Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.
26 August 1998 20:15 |
| Club Brugge |
4–2 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Fadiga 22' Claessens 47', 83'Schockaert 78' |
Report | Rushfeldt 44', 72' |
Rosenborg 4–4 Club Brugge on aggregate. Rosenborg won on away goals.
26 August 1998 20:15 |
| 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 |
Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on penalties.
Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi 2–2 Athletic Bilbao on aggregate. Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.