# 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round

The qualifying phase and play-off round of the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League were played from 2 July to 28 August 2013, to decide 10 of the 32 places in the group stage.
All times were CEST (UTC+2).

## Round and draw dates

All draws were held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
| First qualifying round | 24 June 2013, 12:00 | 2–3 July 2013 | 9–10 July 2013 |
| Second qualifying round | 24 June 2013, 12:00 | 16–17 July 2013 | 23–24 July 2013 |
| Third qualifying round | 19 July 2013, 12:00 | 30–31 July 2013 | 6–7 August 2013 |
| Play-off round | 9 August 2013, 11:45 | 20–21 August 2013 | 27–28 August 2013 |

## Format

In the qualifying phase and play-off round, each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their UEFA club coefficients at the beginning of the season, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was 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 took place before the results of the previous round were known. For these draws (or in any cases where the result of a tie in the previous round was not known at the time of the draw), the seeding was carried out under the assumption that the team with the higher coefficient of an undecided tie advanced to this round, which means if the team with the lower coefficient was to advance, it simply took the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.

## Teams

There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:
* Champions Route, which included 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 included all domestic non-champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
A total of 54 teams (39 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) advanced to the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The 15 losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round, and the 10 losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage.
Below were the participating teams (with their 2013 UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.
* Key to colours
* Winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage
* Losers of the play-off round entered the Europa League group stage
* Losers of the third qualifying round entered the Europa League play-off round

### Champions Route

Third qualifying round :
| Third qualifying round Team Coeff Basel 59.785 APOEL 35.366 Austria Wien 16.575 | Second qualifying round Team Coeff BATE Borisov 39.175 Celtic 37.538 Steaua București 35.604 Viktoria Plzeň 28.745 Dinamo Zagreb 25.916 Partizan 17.425 Legia Warsaw 13.650 Sheriff Tiraspol 11.533 Maribor 9.941 Slovan Bratislava 8.341 IF Elfsborg 8.125 Maccabi Tel Aviv 8.075 Molde 7.835 HJK 6.701 Ekranas 6.300 Neftçi 5.708 Dinamo Tbilisi 5.333 Željezničar 4.566 FH 4.083 Győri ETO 3.850 The New Saints 3.766 Ludogorets Razgrad 3.450 Sligo Rovers 3.225 Shakhter Karagandy 2.941 Skënderbeu 2.833 Birkirkara 2.541 Cliftonville 2.116 Vardar 2.050 Daugava Daugavpils 1.658 Sutjeska 1.300 Nõmme Kalju 1.191 Fola Esch 0.925 | First qualifying round Team Coeff EB/Streymur 2.316 Tre Penne 1.383 Lusitanos 1.100 Shirak 0.850 |

### League Route

Play-off round :
| Play-off round Team Coeff Arsenal 113.592 Milan 93.829 Schalke 04 84.922 Real Sociedad 17.605 Paços de Ferreira 12.833 | Third qualifying round Team Coeff Lyon 95.800 Zenit Saint Petersburg 70.766 PSV Eindhoven 64.945 Metalist Kharkiv 62.451 Fenerbahçe 46.400 PAOK 28.800 Red Bull Salzburg 28.075 Nordsjælland 12.640 Grasshopper 7.285 Zulte Waregem 6.880 |

#### Notes

* $^†$ On 14 August 2013, Metalist Kharkiv were disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of previous match-fixing. UEFA decided to replace Metalist Kharkiv in the Champions League play-off round with PAOK, who were eliminated by Metalist Kharkiv in the third qualifying round. Metalist Kharkiv made two urgent requests to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for temporary reinstatement until a final decision is reached, but both requests were rejected. On 28 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban.
* $^‡$ On 25 June 2013, Fenerbahçe were banned by UEFA from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal. They appealed the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and on 18 July 2013 it was ruled that the ban should be temporarily lifted and they should be included in the qualifying round draws of the Champions League, until the final decision to be made before the end of August 2013. Fenerbahçe competed in the Champions League qualifying rounds and lost in the play-off round. On 28 August 2013, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld UEFA's ban, meaning Fenerbahçe were banned from the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.

## First qualifying round
### Seeding

A total of four teams played in the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 24 June 2013.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| EB/Streymur Tre Penne | Lusitanos Shirak |

### Summary

The first legs were played on 2 July, and the second legs were played on 9 July 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Shirak | 3–1 | Tre Penne | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| Lusitanos | 3–7 | EB/Streymur | 2–2 | 1–5 |

### Matches

Shirak won 3–1 on aggregate.
EB/Streymur won 7–3 on aggregate.

## Second qualifying round
### Seeding

A total of 34 teams played in the second qualifying round: 32 teams which entered in this round, and the two winners of the first qualifying round. The draw was held on 24 June 2013.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Steaua București Viktoria Plzeň Sheriff Tiraspol Maribor Neftçi | Željezničar Skënderbeu Birkirkara Vardar Sutjeska | Celtic Legia Warsaw IF Elfsborg Molde HJK Ekranas | FH The New Saints Sligo Rovers Cliftonville Daugava Daugavpils Nõmme Kalju | BATE Borisov Dinamo Zagreb Partizan Slovan Bratislava Maccabi Tel Aviv Dinamo Tbilisi | Győri ETO Ludogorets Razgrad Shakhter Karagandy EB/Streymur Shirak Fola Esch |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the first 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 first qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the second qualifying round.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 16 and 17 July, and the second legs were played on 23 and 24 July 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Neftçi | 0–1 | Skënderbeu | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Steaua București | 5–1 | Vardar | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 6–4 | Željezničar | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 6–1 | Sutjeska | 1–1 | 5–0 |
| Birkirkara | 0–2 | Maribor | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Sligo Rovers | 0–3 | Molde | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| IF Elfsborg | 11–1 | Daugava Daugavpils | 7–1 | 4–0 |
| HJK | 1–2 | Nõmme Kalju | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Ekranas | 1–3 | FH | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| The New Saints | 1–4 | Legia Warsaw | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Cliftonville | 0–5 | Celtic | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Fola Esch | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0–5 | 0–1 |
| Győri ETO | 1–4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| BATE Borisov | 0–2 | Shakhter Karagandy | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Shirak | 1–1 (a) | Partizan | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 2–4 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 9–2 | EB/Streymur | 6–1 | 3–1 |
* 1 2 Order of legs reversed after original draw.

### Matches

Skënderbeu won 1–0 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzeň won 6–4 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–1 on aggregate.
Maribor won 2–0 on aggregate.
Molde won 3–0 on aggregate.
IF Elfsborg won 11–1 on aggregate.
Nõmme Kalju won 2–1 on aggregate.
FH won 3–1 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 5–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 6–0 on aggregate.
Maccabi Tel Aviv won 4–1 on aggregate.
Shakhter Karagandy won 2–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Partizan won on away goals.
Ludogorets Razgrad won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 9–2 on aggregate.

## Third qualifying round
### Seeding

A total of 30 teams played in the third qualifying round:
* Champions Route: three teams which entered in this round, and the 17 winners of the second qualifying round.
* League Route: ten teams which entered in this round.
The draw was held on 19 July 2013.
| Champions Route | Champions Route | Champions Route | Champions Route | League Route | League Route |
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | | League Route | League Route |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Basel Steaua București APOEL Partizan Legia Warsaw | Maribor Ludogorets Razgrad Maccabi Tel Aviv Molde Dinamo Tbilisi | Shakhter Karagandy Celtic Viktoria Plzeň Dinamo Zagreb Austria Wien | Sheriff Tiraspol IF Elfsborg Nõmme Kalju FH Skënderbeu | Lyon Zenit Saint Petersburg PSV Eindhoven Metalist Kharkiv Fenerbahçe | PAOK Red Bull Salzburg Nordsjælland Grasshopper Zulte Waregem |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the second 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 second qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for the third qualifying round.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 30 and 31 July, and the second legs were played on 6 and 7 August 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Champions Route |||||
| Basel | 4–3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Molde | 1–1 (a) | Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–1 | Partizan | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | Steaua București | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| APOEL | 1–1 (a) | Maribor | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 1–0 | IF Elfsborg | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 5–3 | Skënderbeu | 3–0 | 2–3 |
| Austria Wien | 1–0 | FH | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Nõmme Kalju | 2–10 | Viktoria Plzeň | 0–4 | 2–6 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| League Route |||||
| Nordsjælland | 0–6 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 0–1 | 0–5 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2–4 | Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| PAOK | 1–3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 5–0 | Zulte Waregem | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Lyon | 2–0 | Grasshopper | 1–0 | 1–0 |

### Matches

Basel won 4–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Legia Warsaw won on away goals.
Ludogorets Razgrad won 3–1 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 3–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Maribor won on away goals.
Celtic won 1–0 on aggregate.
Shakhter Karagandy won 5–3 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 1–0 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzeň won 10–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 4–0 on aggregate.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 6–0 on aggregate.
Fenerbahçe won 4–2 on aggregate.
Metalist Kharkiv won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–0 on aggregate.
Lyon won 2–0 on aggregate.

## Play-off round
### Seeding

A total of 20 teams played in the play-off round:
* Champions Route: the ten Champions Route winners of the third qualifying round.
* League Route: five teams which entered in this round, and the five League Route winners of the third qualifying round.
The draw was held on 9 August 2013.
| Champions Route | Champions Route | League Route | League Route |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Basel Celtic Steaua București Viktoria Plzeň Dinamo Zagreb | Austria Wien Legia Warsaw Maribor Ludogorets Razgrad Shakhter Karagandy | Arsenal Lyon Milan Schalke 04 Zenit Saint Petersburg | PSV Eindhoven Metalist Kharkiv Fenerbahçe Real Sociedad Paços de Ferreira |

#### Notes

* $^†$ On 14 August 2013, Metalist Kharkiv were disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA club competitions because of previous match-fixing. UEFA decided to replace Metalist Kharkiv in the Champions League play-off round with PAOK, who were eliminated by Metalist Kharkiv in the third qualifying round.

### Summary

The first legs were played on 20 and 21 August, and the second legs were played on 27 and 28 August 2013.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Champions Route |||||
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–4 | Austria Wien | 0–2 | 3–2 |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2–6 | Basel | 2–4 | 0–2 |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 4–1 | Maribor | 3–1 | 1–0 |
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2–3 | Celtic | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Steaua București | 3–3 (a) | Legia Warsaw | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| League Route |||||
| Lyon | 0–4 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Schalke 04 | 4–3 | PAOK | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 3–8 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–4 | 2–4 |
| PSV Eindhoven | 1–4 | Milan | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 0–5 | Arsenal | 0–3 | 0–2 |

### Matches

Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
Basel won 6–2 on aggregate.
Viktoria Plzeň won 4–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Steaua București won on away goals.
Real Sociedad won 4–0 on aggregate.
Schalke 04 won 4–3 on aggregate.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 8–3 on aggregate.
Milan won 4–1 on aggregate.
Arsenal won 5–0 on aggregate.

## Statistics

There were 235 goals in 88 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.67 goals per match.