The 2003–04 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds decided 16 of the 32 teams which played in the group stage. All times are CEST (UTC+2).
Teams
| Key to colours |
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| Qualify for the group stage |
| Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round |
First qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 20 June 2003 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary
The first legs were played on 16 July, and the second legs were played on 23 July 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pyunik  |
2–1 |  KR Reykjavík |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Sheriff Tiraspol  |
2–1 |  Flora Tallinn |
1–0 | 1–1 |
HB Tórshavn  |
1–5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} FBK Kaunas |
0–1 | 1–4 |
BATE Borisov .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
1–3 |  Bohemians |
1–0 | 0–3 |
Vardar  |
4–2 |  Barry Town |
3–0 | 1–2 |
Grevenmacher  |
0–2 |  Leotar |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Glentoran .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
0–1 |  HJK Helsinki |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Sliema Wanderers  |
3–3 (a) |  Skonto |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Omonia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
2–1 |  Irtysh |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Dinamo Tbilisi .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
3–3 (2–4 p) |  Tirana |
3–0 | 0–3 (a.e.t.) |
Matches
| Pyunik | 1–0 | KR Reykjavík |
|---|---|---|
Pachajyan  61' |
Report |
| KR Reykjavík | 1–1 | Pyunik |
|---|---|---|
| Davíðsson 82' (pen.) |
Report | Ag. Mkrtchyan 73' |
Pyunik won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | Flora Tallinn |
|---|---|---|
| Tudor 88' |
Report |
| Flora Tallinn | 1–1 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
| Viikmäe 88' |
Report | Nesteruk 80' |
Sheriff Tiraspol won 2–1 on aggregate.
| HB Tórshavn | 0–1 | FBK Kaunas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Opic 75' |
| FBK Kaunas | 4–1 | HB Tórshavn |
|---|---|---|
| Beniušis 5', 77' Kančelskis 36'Opic 40' |
Report | Jacobsen 9' |
FBK Kaunas won 5–1 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 1–0 | Bohemians |
|---|---|---|
| Lashankow 25' |
Report |
Bohemians won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Vardar | 3–0 | Barry Town |
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| Wandeir 38', 70' Ristovski 49' |
Report |
Vardar won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Grevenmacher | 0–0 | Leotar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Leotar | 2–0 | Grevenmacher |
|---|---|---|
| Kerkez 23', 83' |
Report |
Leotar won 2–0 on aggregate.
| HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | Glentoran |
|---|---|---|
| Mäkelä 72' |
Report |
HJK Helsinki won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers | 2–0 | Skonto |
|---|---|---|
| Bogdanović 62' Dončić 68' (pen.) |
Report |
| Skonto | 3–1 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Buitkus 14' Verpakovskis 64'Dedura 70' |
Report | Brincat 90+2' |
3–3 on aggregate. Sliema Wanderers won on away goals rule.
Omonia won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 3–0 | Tirana |
|---|---|---|
| Melkadze 6' Anchabadze 45+1'Daraselia 50' (pen.) |
Report |
| Tirana | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Tbilisi |
|---|---|---|
| Liçi 11' Fortuzi 64'Halili 77' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Patushi  Liçi Dede Halili |
4–2 |  Gogoberishvili Samkharadze Khizaneishvili Akhalaia |
3–3 on aggregate. Tirana won 4–2 on penalties.
Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 20 June 2003 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- Notes
- † Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 30 July, and the second legs were played on 6 August 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MTK Hungária  |
3–2 | HJK Helsinki |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Pyunik |
0–3 |  CSKA Sofia |
0–2 | 0–1 |
| FBK Kaunas |
0–5 |  Celtic |
0–4 | 0–1 |
| Leotar |
1–4 |  Slavia Prague |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol |
0–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Shakhtar Donetsk |
0–0 | 0–2 |
Žilina  |
2–1 |  Maccabi Tel Aviv |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Bohemians |
0–5 |  Rosenborg |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Maribor  |
2–3 |  Dinamo Zagreb |
1–1 | 1–2 |
CSKA Moscow  |
2–3 | Vardar |
1–2 | 1–1 |
Rapid București  |
2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anderlecht |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Partizan .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
3–3 (a) |  Djurgården |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Wisła Kraków  |
7–4 | Omonia |
5–2 | 2–2 |
Copenhagen  |
10–1 | Sliema Wanderers |
4–1 | 6–0 |
| Tirana |
2–7 |  Grazer AK |
1–5 | 1–2 |
Matches
| MTK Hungária | 3–1 | HJK Helsinki |
|---|---|---|
| Welton 37', 42' Rednic 90+3' |
Report | Kottila 53' |
| HJK Helsinki | 1–0 | MTK Hungária |
|---|---|---|
| Mäkelä 63' |
Report |
MTK Hungária won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Pyunik | 0–2 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yanchev 20' Mukasi 48' |
| CSKA Sofia | 1–0 | Pyunik |
|---|---|---|
| Léo Lima 90+1' |
Report |
CSKA Sofia won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–0 | FBK Kaunas |
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| Gvildys 21' (o.g.) |
Report |
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 2–0 | Leotar |
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| Kuka 42' Skácel 73' |
Report |
Slavia Prague won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
|---|---|---|
| Vukić 60' Brandão 89' |
Report |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Žilina | 1–0 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|
| Bažík 86' |
Report |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–1 | Žilina |
|---|---|---|
| Paintsil 25' |
Report | Sninský 16' |
Žilina won 2–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Maribor | 1–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Pekič 36' |
Report | Kranjčar 33' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 3–2 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow | 1–2 | Vardar |
|---|---|---|
| Samodin 89' |
Report | Grozdanoski 54' Wandeir 64' |
| Vardar | 1–1 | CSKA Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Wandeir 64' |
Report | Gogniyev 30' |
Vardar won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 3–2 | Rapid București |
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| Jestrović 50' Zetterberg 52'Seol 75' |
Report | Ilyés 42' Bratu 45' |
Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 1–1 | Djurgården |
|---|---|---|
| Ilić 59' |
Report | Makondele 72' |
3–3 on aggregate. Partizan won on away goals rule.
| Wisła Kraków | 5–2 |  Omonia |
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| Żurawski 12', 49' Frankowski 19'Baszczyński 45+1'Dubicki 70' |
Report | Rauffmann 76' (pen.), 86' (pen.) |
| Omonia | 2–2 | Wisła Kraków |
|---|---|---|
| Rauffmann 16' Charalambous 51' |
Report | Żurawski 6', 72' |
Wisła Kraków won 7–4 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 4–1 | Sliema Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma 24' Røll 28' (pen.), 65'Jónsson 45' |
Report | Dončić 50' |
| Sliema Wanderers | 0–6 | Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jónsson 17', 41' Nørregaard 36'Chetcuti 46' (o.g.)Zuma 49'Røll 68' |
Copenhagen won 10–1 on aggregate.
Grazer AK won 7–2 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 25 July 2003 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- Notes
- † Winners of the previous qualifying round whose identity was not known at the time of the draw. Teams in italics defeated a team with a higher coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Summary
The first legs were played on 12 and 13 August, and the second legs were played on 26 and 27 August 2003.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Vardar |
4–5 | Sparta Prague |
2–3 | 2–2 |
| MTK Hungária |
0–5 | Celtic |
0–4 | 0–1 |
| Rangers |
3–2 | Copenhagen |
1–1 | 2–1 |
| Austria Wien |
0–1 |  Marseille |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Club Brugge |
3–3 (4–2 p) |  Borussia Dortmund |
2–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–3 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Lazio .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
4–1 |  Benfica |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
5–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
3–1 | 2–0 |
| Rosenborg |
0–1 |  Deportivo La Coruña |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Grasshopper .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
2–3 |  AEK Athens |
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Žilina |
0–5 |  Chelsea |
0–2 | 0–3 |
| Celta Vigo |
3–2 | Slavia Prague |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Partizan |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Newcastle United |
0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
Galatasaray  |
6–0 | CSKA Sofia |
3–0 | 3–0 |
| Anderlecht |
4–1 | Wisła Kraków |
3–1 | 1–0 |
| Grazer AK |
2–3 |  Ajax |
1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
Matches
| Vardar | 2–3 | Sparta Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Rogério 61' Georgievski 74' |
Report | Poborský 37', 89' Gluščević 41' |
| Sparta Prague | 2–2 | Vardar |
|---|---|---|
| Poborský 33' Sionko 85' |
Report | Georgievski 31' Chinedu 66' |
Sparta Prague won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Celtic | 1–0 | MTK Hungária |
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| Sutton 14' |
Report |
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Rangers | 1–1 | Copenhagen |
|---|---|---|
| Løvenkrands 8' |
Report | Jónsson 50' |
Rangers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien | 0–1 | Marseille |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Sychev 4' |
Marseille won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund |
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| Čeh 33' Verheyen 44' |
Report | Amoroso 53' |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Club Brugge |
|---|---|---|
| Amoroso 3' Ewerthon 86' |
Report | Mendoza 26' |
| Penalties | ||
| Amoroso Bergdølmo Koller Fernández |
2–4 | Simons Čeh De Cock Mendoza |
3–3 on aggregate. Club Brugge won 4–2 on penalties.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Vukić 56' (pen.) |
Report |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 3–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
|---|---|---|
| Ashvetia 28', 45' Ignashevich 85' (pen.) |
Report | Lewandowski 71' |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
Lazio won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Fedorov 32' Leko 39'Husyev 82' |
Report | Kranjčar 42' |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Shatskikh 47' Diogo Rincón 70' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Deportivo La Coruña | 1–0 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Luque 16' |
Report |
Deportivo La Coruña won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Grasshopper | 1–0 | AEK Athens |
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| Núñez 83' |
Report |
| AEK Athens | 3–1 | Grasshopper |
|---|---|---|
| Katsouranis 20' Liberopoulos 25'Castillo 39' (o.g.) |
Report | Núñez 68' |
AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.
Chelsea won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Celta Vigo | 3–0 | Slavia Prague |
|---|---|---|
| Mostovoi 17' Jesuli 49'Edu 55' |
Report |
| Slavia Prague | 2–0 | Celta Vigo |
|---|---|---|
| Skácel 18' Hrdlička 30' |
Report |
Celta Vigo won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 0–1 | Newcastle United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Solano 39' |
| Newcastle United | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Partizan |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Iliev 50' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Shearer Dyer Woodgate Amoebi LuaLua Jenas Hughes |
3–4 | Malbaša Nađ Stojanoski Čakar Iliev Ilić Ćirković |
1–1 on aggregate. Partizan won 4–3 on penalties.
| Galatasaray | 3–0 | CSKA Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Hasan Şaş 3' Hakan Şükür 6'Arif 37' |
Report |
| CSKA Sofia | 0–3 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Report | César Prates 28' Sabri 53'Arif 86' |
Galatasaray won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 3–1 | Wisła Kraków |
|---|---|---|
| Jestrović 13' Lovre 38'Dindane 59' |
Report | Żurawski 77' (pen.) |
| Wisła Kraków | 0–1 | Anderlecht |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Dindane 85' |
Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate. Ajax won on silver goal after extra time.
Notes
- ↑ KR Reykjavík played their home match at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, instead of their regular venue KR-völlur in Reykjavík.
- ↑ HB Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
- ↑ Grevenmacher played their home match at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg, instead of their regular home venue Op Flohr Stadion in Grevenmacher.
- 1 2 HJK Helsinki played their home matches at ISS Stadion in Vantaa, instead of their regular venue Finnair Stadium in Helsinki.
- ↑ Dinamo Tbilisi played behind closed doors as UEFA prohibiting any spectrators cause in previous season in Tbilisi was riots in match against Slovan.
- ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv played their home match at Szusza Ferenc Stadion in Budapest, Hungary instead of their regular venue Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv for security reasons.[1]
- ↑ Rapid București played their home match at Stadionul Național, instead of their regular venue Stadionul Giulești.
- ↑ Djurgården played their home match at Råsunda Stadium in Solna, as their regular home venue Stockholm Olympic Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ↑ Benfica played their home match at Estádio do Bessa in Porto, as their temporary home venue Estádio Nacional in Lisbon did not meet UEFA criteria.