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    Svetlana Velmar-Janković

    The first round of the 2008–09 UEFA Cup was played from 16 September to 2 October 2008, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.[1]

    Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

    Teams

    32 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.[2][3]

    Key to colours
    Winners of first round advanced to group stage
    First round participants
    Team Notes Coeff.
    Italy Milan 119.934
    Spain Sevilla 102.837
    Spain Valencia 83.837
    Portugal Benfica 77.176
    Germany Schalke 04 [CL] 67.078
    Russia CSKA Moscow 59.437
    England Tottenham Hotspur 55.996
    Germany Hamburger SV 52.078
    Germany VfB Stuttgart [Q2] 52.078
    Netherlands Ajax 51.610
    Greece Olympiacos [CL] 51.525
    Spain Deportivo La Coruña [Q2] 46.837
    England Everton 43.996
    Belgium Club Brugge 41.810
    Romania Rapid București 41.398
    Turkey Beşiktaş [Q2] 40.469
    Russia Spartak Moscow [CL] 40.437
    France Paris Saint-Germain 37.380
    Czech Republic Sparta Prague [CL] 36.496
    Romania Dinamo București 36.398
    Team Notes Coeff.
    Netherlands Heerenveen 35.610
    Norway Rosenborg [Q2] 35.400
    Italy Udinese 34.934
    Netherlands Feyenoord 33.610
    Portugal Braga [Q2] 33.176
    Bulgaria Levski Sofia [CL] 32.644
    Austria Austria Wien [Q2] 31.840
    Czech Republic Slavia Prague [CL] 31.496
    England Manchester City [Q2] 30.996
    Turkey Galatasaray [CL] 30.469
    Italy Sampdoria 28.934
    Germany Hertha BSC [Q2] 27.078
    Serbia Partizan [CL] 25.527
    France Nancy 25.380
    England Aston Villa [Q2] 24.996
    England Portsmouth 24.996
    Spain Racing Santander 24.837
    France Rennes [Q2] 24.380
    Denmark Copenhagen [Q2] 23.748
    Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv [Q2] 21.197
    Team Notes Coeff.
    Germany Borussia Dortmund 21.078
    Italy Napoli [Q2] 19.934
    Denmark Brøndby [Q2] 18.748
    Bulgaria Litex Lovech [Q2] 18.644
    Portugal Vitória de Guimarães [CL] 18.176
    Croatia Dinamo Zagreb [CL] 17.836
    France Saint-Étienne 17.380
    Switzerland Zürich [Q2] 16.993
    Germany VfL Wolfsburg 16.078
    Poland Wisła Kraków [CL] 15.973
    Portugal Vitória de Setúbal 15.176
    Portugal Marítimo 15.176
    Belgium Standard Liège [CL] 14.810
    Netherlands Twente [CL] 14.610
    Russia FC Moscow [Q2] 14.437
    Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka [CL] 14.070
    Romania Unirea Urziceni 13.398
    Romania Vaslui [Q2] 13.398
    Romania Timișoara 13.398
    Netherlands NEC 12.610
    Team Notes Coeff.
    Norway Brann [CL] 12.400
    Czech Republic Baník Ostrava 11.496
    Turkey Kayserispor 11.469
    Scotland Motherwell 11.013
    Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 10.932
    Austria Red Bull Salzburg [Q2] 10.840
    Switzerland Young Boys [Q2] 7.993
    Switzerland Bellinzona [Q2] 7.993
    Bulgaria Cherno More [Q2] 7.644
    Poland Lech Poznań [Q2] 6.973
    Denmark Nordsjælland [Q2] 6.748
    Serbia Borac Čačak [Q2] 5.527
    Sweden Kalmar FF [Q2] 4.518
    Slovakia Žilina [Q2] 4.070
    Croatia Slaven Belupo [Q2] 3.836
    Cyprus APOEL [Q2] 3.327
    Cyprus Omonia [Q2] 3.327
    Finland Honka [Q2] 3.176
    Lithuania Kaunas [CL] 2.640
    Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic [Q2] 2.420

    Notes

    1. Q2 Winners from the second qualifying round
    2. CL Losers from the Champions League third qualifying round

    Seeding

    The 80 teams were split into eight groups of ten teams; five seeded teams and five unseeded teams.[4] 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.

    Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
    Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded
    Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
    Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded

    Summary

    The 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).

    Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
    Milan Italy4–1Switzerland Zürich3–11–0
    Timișoara Romania1–3Serbia Partizan1–20–1
    Hertha BSC Germany2–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic2–00–0
    Baník Ostrava Czech Republic1–2Russia Spartak Moscow0–11–1
    Beşiktaş Turkey2–4[a]Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv1–01–4
    Portsmouth England4–2Portugal Vitória de Guimarães2–02–2 (a.e.t.)
    Kayserispor Turkey1–2France Paris Saint-Germain1–20–0
    Sevilla Spain4–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg2–02–0
    VfL Wolfsburg Germany2–1Romania Rapid București1–01–1
    Sampdoria Italy7–1Lithuania Kaunas5–02–1
    Marítimo Portugal1–3Spain Valencia0–11–2
    Dinamo Zagreb Croatia3–3 (a)Czech Republic Sparta Prague0–03–3
    Omonia Cyprus2–4[a]England Manchester City1–21–2
    Young Boys Switzerland2–4Belgium Club Brugge2–20–2
    Nancy France3–0Scotland Motherwell1–02–0
    Everton England3–4Belgium Standard Liège2–21–2
    Napoli Italy3–4Portugal Benfica3–20–2
    Bellinzona Switzerland4–6Turkey Galatasaray3–41–2
    NEC Netherlands1–0Romania Dinamo București1–00–0
    Racing Santander Spain2–0Finland Honka1–01–0
    APOEL Cyprus2–5Germany Schalke 041–41–1
    Litex Lovech Bulgaria2–4England Aston Villa1–31–1
    Austria Wien Austria4–5Poland Lech Poznań2–12–4 (a.e.t.)
    Vitória de Setúbal Portugal3–6Netherlands Heerenveen1–12–5
    Brann Norway2–2 (2–3 p)Spain Deportivo La Coruña2–00–2 (a.e.t.)
    Slavia Prague Czech Republic1–1 (a)Romania Vaslui0–01–1
    Slaven Belupo Croatia1–3Russia CSKA Moscow1–20–1
    Brøndby Denmark3–5Norway Rosenborg1–22–3
    Cherno More Bulgaria3–4Germany VfB Stuttgart1–22–2
    Rennes France2–2 (a)Netherlands Twente2–10–1
    Borac Čačak Serbia1–6[a]Netherlands Ajax1–40–2
    Tottenham Hotspur England3–2Poland Wisła Kraków2–11–1
    FC Moscow Russia2–3[a]Denmark Copenhagen1–21–1
    Žilina Slovakia2–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia1–11–0
    Borussia Dortmund Germany2–2 (3–4 p)Italy Udinese0–22–0 (a.e.t.)
    Braga Portugal6–0Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka4–02–0
    Feyenoord Netherlands2–2 (a)Sweden Kalmar FF0–12–1
    Hamburger SV Germany2–0Romania Unirea Urziceni0–02–0
    Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel2–4France Saint-Étienne1–21–2
    Nordsjælland Denmark0–7Greece Olympiacos0–20–5
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b c d Order of legs reversed

    Matches

    Hertha BSC Germany2–0Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
    		 Report
    Attendance: 13,045
    St Patrick's Athletic Republic of Ireland0–0Germany Hertha BSC
    Report
    Attendance: 7,000

    Hertha BSC won 2–0 on aggregate.

    APOEL Cyprus1–4Germany Schalke 04
    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,500
    Schalke 04 Germany1–1Cyprus APOEL
    		 Report
    Attendance: 52,214

    Schalke 04 won 5–2 on aggregate.

    Nordsjælland Denmark0–2Greece Olympiacos
    Report
    Attendance: 5,184
    Olympiacos Greece5–0Denmark Nordsjælland
    		 Report
    Attendance: 27,000
    Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia)

    Olympiacos won 7–0 on aggregate.

    Slaven Belupo Croatia1–2Russia CSKA Moscow
    		 Report
    Attendance: 3,000
    CSKA Moscow Russia1–0Croatia Slaven Belupo
    		 Report
    Attendance: 5,000

    CSKA Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Brøndby Denmark1–2Norway Rosenborg
    		 Report
    Attendance: 11,909
    Rosenborg Norway3–2Denmark Brøndby
    		 Report
    Attendance: 16,450

    Rosenborg won 5–3 on aggregate.

    Cherno More Bulgaria1–2Germany VfB Stuttgart
    		 Report
    Attendance: 2,000
    VfB Stuttgart Germany2–2Bulgaria Cherno More
    		 Report
    Attendance: 10,000
    Referee: Mike Dean (England)

    VfB Stuttgart won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Rennes France2–1Netherlands Twente
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,893
    Twente Netherlands1–0France Rennes
    		 Report
    Attendance: 20,350
    Referee: Guenov (Bulgaria)

    2–2 on aggregate; Twente won on away goals.

    Borac Čačak Serbia1–4Netherlands Ajax
    		 Report
    Attendance: 5,000
    Ajax Netherlands2–0Serbia Borac Čačak
    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,150

    Ajax won 6–1 on aggregate.

    Tottenham Hotspur England2–1Poland Wisła Kraków
    		 Report
    Attendance: 35,751
    Wisła Kraków Poland1–1England Tottenham Hotspur
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,900

    Tottenham Hotspur won 3–2 on aggregate.

    FC Moscow Russia1–2Denmark Copenhagen
    		 Report
    Attendance: 6,000
    Copenhagen Denmark1–1Russia FC Moscow
    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,350

    Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.

    Žilina Slovakia1–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,581
    Levski Sofia Bulgaria0–1Slovakia Žilina
    Report
    Attendance: 10,150

    Žilina won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Borussia Dortmund Germany0–2Italy Udinese
    Report
    Attendance: 52,400

    2–2 on aggregate; Udinese won 4–3 on penalties.

    Braga Portugal4–0Slovakia Artmedia Petržalka
    		 Report
    Attendance: 9,227
    Artmedia Petržalka Slovakia0–2Portugal Braga
    Report
    Attendance: 1,100

    Braga won 6–0 on aggregate.

    Feyenoord Netherlands0–1Sweden Kalmar FF
    Report
    Attendance: 22,000
    Kalmar FF Sweden1–2Netherlands Feyenoord
    		 Report
    Attendance: 9,000

    2–2 on aggregate; Feyenoord won on away goals.

    Hamburger SV Germany0–0Romania Unirea Urziceni
    Report
    Attendance: 39,010
    Unirea Urziceni Romania0–2Germany Hamburger SV
    Report
    Attendance: 5,500
    Referee: Sten Kaldma (Estonia)

    Hamburger SV won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel1–2France Saint-Étienne
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,000
    Saint-Étienne France2–1Israel Hapoel Tel Aviv
    		 Report
    Attendance: 27,350

    Saint-Étienne won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Milan Italy3–1Switzerland Zürich
    		 Report
    Attendance: 25,000
    Zürich Switzerland0–1Italy Milan
    Report
    Attendance: 24,600

    Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.

    Timișoara Romania1–2Serbia Partizan
    		 Report
    Attendance: 19,000
    Partizan Serbia1–0Romania Timișoara
    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,625

    Partizan won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Litex Lovech Bulgaria1–3England Aston Villa
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,000
    Aston Villa England1–1Bulgaria Litex Lovech
    		 Report
    Attendance: 27,225
    Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

    Aston Villa won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Austria Wien Austria2–1Poland Lech Poznań
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,500
    Lech Poznań Poland4–2 (a.e.t.)Austria Austria Wien
    		 Report
    Attendance: 23,650

    Lech Poznań won 5–4 on aggregate.

    Vitória de Setúbal Portugal1–1Netherlands Heerenveen
    		 Report
    Attendance: 3,500
    Heerenveen Netherlands5–2Portugal Vitória de Setúbal
    		 Report
    Attendance: 23,000
    Referee: Alon Yefet (Israel)

    Heerenveen won 6–3 on aggregate.

    Brann Norway2–0Spain Deportivo La Coruña
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,777

    2–2 on aggregate; Deportivo La Coruña won 3–2 on penalties.

    Slavia Prague Czech Republic0–0Romania Vaslui
    Report
    Attendance: 7,781
    Vaslui Romania1–1Czech Republic Slavia Prague
    		 Report
    Attendance: 8,750
    Referee: Mark Courtney (Northern Ireland)

    1–1 on aggregate; Slavia Prague won on away goals.

    Baník Ostrava Czech Republic0–1Russia Spartak Moscow
    Report
    Attendance: 4,120
    Spartak Moscow Russia1–1Czech Republic Baník Ostrava
    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,000
    Referee: Tony Asumaa (Finland)

    Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Beşiktaş Turkey1–0Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv
    		 Report
    Attendance: 28,500
    Metalist Kharkiv Ukraine4–1Turkey Beşiktaş
    		 Report
    Attendance: 37,000

    Metalist Kharkiv won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Portsmouth England2–0Portugal Vitória de Guimarães
    		 Report
    Attendance: 19,612
    Vitória de Guimarães Portugal2–2 (a.e.t.)England Portsmouth
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,000

    Portsmouth won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Kayserispor Turkey1–2France Paris Saint-Germain
    		 Report
    Attendance: 20,000
    Paris Saint-Germain France0–0Turkey Kayserispor
    Report
    Attendance: 20,000

    Paris Saint-Germain won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Sevilla Spain2–0Austria Red Bull Salzburg
    		 Report
    Attendance: 40,000
    Referee: Rob Styles (England)
    Red Bull Salzburg Austria0–2Spain Sevilla
    Report
    Attendance: 22,500

    Sevilla won 4–0 on aggregate.

    VfL Wolfsburg Germany1–0Romania Rapid București
    		 Report
    Attendance: 16,245
    Rapid București Romania1–1Germany VfL Wolfsburg
    		 Report
    Attendance: 7,000

    VfL Wolfsburg won 2–1 on aggregate.

    Sampdoria Italy5–0Lithuania Kaunas
    		 Report
    Attendance: 16,870
    Kaunas Lithuania1–2Italy Sampdoria
    		 Report
    Attendance: 1,500

    Sampdoria won 7–1 on aggregate.

    Marítimo Portugal0–1Spain Valencia
    Report
    Attendance: 3,000
    Valencia Spain2–1Portugal Marítimo
    		 Report
    Attendance: 28,000
    Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

    Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.

    Dinamo Zagreb Croatia0–0Czech Republic Sparta Prague
    Report
    Attendance: 12,000
    Sparta Prague Czech Republic3–3Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
    		 Report
    Attendance: 11,934

    3–3 on aggregate; Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.

    Omonia Cyprus1–2England Manchester City
    		 Report
    Attendance: 15,907
    Manchester City England2–1Cyprus Omonia
    		 Report
    Attendance: 26,600

    Manchester City won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Young Boys Switzerland2–2Belgium Club Brugge
    		 Report
    Attendance: 10,204
    Club Brugge Belgium2–0Switzerland Young Boys
    		 Report
    Attendance: 17,225

    Club Brugge won 4–2 on aggregate.

    Nancy France1–0Scotland Motherwell
    		 Report
    Attendance: 16,094
    Motherwell Scotland0–2France Nancy
    Report
    Attendance: 11,300

    Nancy won 3–0 on aggregate.

    Everton England2–2Belgium Standard Liège
    		 Report
    Attendance: 28,312
    Standard Liège Belgium2–1England Everton
    		 Report
    Attendance: 27,150

    Standard Liège won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Napoli Italy3–2Portugal Benfica
    		 Report
    Attendance: 51,597
    Benfica Portugal2–0Italy Napoli
    		 Report
    Attendance: 56,500

    Benfica won 4–3 on aggregate.

    Bellinzona Switzerland3–4Turkey Galatasaray
    		 Report
    Attendance: 12,300
    Galatasaray Turkey2–1Switzerland Bellinzona
    		 Report
    Attendance: 19,850

    Galatasaray won 6–4 on aggregate.

    NEC Netherlands1–0Romania Dinamo București
    		 Report
    Attendance: 11,750
    Dinamo București Romania0–0Netherlands NEC
    Report
    Attendance: 12,000

    NEC won 1–0 on aggregate.

    Racing Santander Spain1–0Finland Honka
    		 Report
    Attendance: 18,637
    Honka Finland0–1Spain Racing Santander
    Report
    Attendance: 9,100

    Racing Santander won 2–0 on aggregate.

    Notes

    1. ^ Played at Borås Arena as Kalmar FF's home ground did not meet UEFA criteria.
    2. ^ Played at Alvalade XXI, since Vitória FC's home ground at Setúbal does not meet UEFA criteria

    References

    1. ^ "Europa League 2008/2009 » 1. Round". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
    2. ^ "2008/09 Access list". UEFA. 25 June 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
    3. ^ Kassies, Bert. "Seeding in the UEFA Cup 2008/2009". UEFA European Cup Football. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
    4. ^ "All-star lineup primed for UEFA Cup draw". UEFA. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2025.[dead link‍]
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_UEFA_Cup_first_round

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