The qualifying rounds for the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2007. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.

First qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 in Nyon

Nyon

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. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor

David Taylor (Scottish football)

David Taylor is the joint General Secretary of the UEFA.Taylor was appointed to this role on June 1, 2007 after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zurich on May 29, 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary...

 and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The first leg matches were held on 17 July and 18 July, while the second legs were played on 24 July and 25 July 2007.

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First leg

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Second leg

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–2 on aggregate.
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BATE won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Sheriff Tiraspol won 5–0 on aggregate.
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FH won 4–1 on aggregate.
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The New Saints 4–4 Ventspils on aggregate. Ventspils won on the away goals rule.
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FC Levadia won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Astana won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Zeta won 5–4 on aggregate.
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Tampere United won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Žilina won 7–5 on aggregate.
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Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Pyunik won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Sarajevo won 9–1 on aggregate.
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Domžale won 3–1 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 29 June 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor

David Taylor (Scottish football)

David Taylor is the joint General Secretary of the UEFA.Taylor was appointed to this role on June 1, 2007 after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zurich on May 29, 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary...

 and Michele Centenaro, UEFA's head of club competitions. The first leg matches were played on 31 July and 1 August, while the second legs were played on 7 August and 8 August 2007.

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Second leg

Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade 2–2 Levadia on aggregate. Red Star Belgrade won on the away goals rule.
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Rangers won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Elfsborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Steaua won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Genk 2–2 Sarajevo on aggregate. Sarajevo won on the away goals rule.
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Red Bull Salzburg won 7–0 on aggregate.
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Rosenborg won 10–2 on aggregate.
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BATE won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Copenhagen won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague 0–0 Žilina on aggregate. Slavia Prague won 4–3 on penalties.
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Tampere United won 2–0 on aggregate.
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Dinamo Zagreb won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Beşiktaş won 4–0 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

The draw was held on Friday, 3 August 2007 in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor

David Taylor (Scottish football)

David Taylor is the joint General Secretary of the UEFA.Taylor was appointed to this role on June 1, 2007 after the UEFA extraordinary congress in Zurich on May 29, 2007 voted to replace the role of Chief Executive with that of General Secretary...

 and Giorgio Marchetti, UEFA's director of professional football. The first leg matches were played on 14 August and 15 August, while the second legs were played on 28 August and 29 August 2007. Winners in this round qualified for the group stage, while the losing clubs entered the first round of the UEFA Cup. Due to the death of Antonio Puerta

Antonio Puerta

Antonio José Puerta Pérez was a Spanish footballer who played solely for Sevilla.Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an offensive left back, he died on 28 August 2007, affected with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, three days after suffering a series of cardiac...

, the second leg of Sevilla

Sevilla FC

Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...

's game against AEK Athens was postponed until 3 September.

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First leg

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Second leg

Steaua won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Celtic 2–2 Spartak Moscow on aggregate. Celtic won 4–3 on penalties.
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Werder Bremen won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Shakhtar Donetsk won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Valencia won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–0 on aggregate.
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Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Rangers won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Lazio won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
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Sevilla won 6–1 on aggregate.