# 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.

## Teams

The national champions from associations ranked 8 and below, along with all league runners-up, entered the qualifying rounds.
* Key to colours
* Winners of second qualifying round advanced to group stage
* Losers of second qualifying round entered UEFA Cup first round
Second qualifying round :
| Assoc. | Team |
| 1 | Internazionale |
| 2 | Bayern Munich |
| 3 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 4 | Metz |
| 5 | PSV Eindhoven |
| 6 | Manchester United |
| 7 | Benfica |
| 8 | Olympiacos |
| 8 | Panathinaikos |
| 9 | Sparta Prague |
| 10 | Rosenborg |
| 11 | Sturm Graz |
| 12 | Spartak Moscow |
| 13 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 14 | Galatasaray |
| 15 | Brøndby |
First qualifying round :
| Assoc. | Team |
| 16 | Grasshopper |
| 17 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 18 | ŁKS Łódź |
| 19 | Újpest |
| 20 | Club Brugge |
| 21 | Košice |
| 22 | Steaua București |
| 23 | Halmstads BK |
| 24 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 25 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 26 | Celtic |
| 27 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 28 | Maribor |
| 29 | Dinamo Minsk |
| 30 | ÍBV |
| 31 | HJK |
| 32 | Skonto |
| 33 | Litex Lovech |
| 34 | Sileks |
| 35 | Kareda |
| 36 | Obilić |
| 37 | Zimbru Chișinău |
| 39 | Flora |
| 40 | Yerevan |
| 41 | Cliftonville |
| 42 | Valletta |
| 43 | Barry Town |
| 44 | St Patrick's Athletic |
| 45 | B36 |
| 46 | Vllaznia |
| 47 | Jeunesse Esch |
| 48 | Kapaz |

## First qualifying round
### Seeding

32 champions from associations ranked 16–48 (except Liechtenstein) started in First qualifying round. Champions of nations ranked 16–31 were seeded, while champions of nations ranked 32 and below were unseeded. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland.
| Seeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Unseeded |
| Grasshopper Dynamo Kyiv ŁKS Łódź Újpest Club Brugge Košice Steaua București Halmstads BK | Dinamo Tbilisi Anorthosis Famagusta Celtic Beitar Jerusalem Maribor Dinamo Minsk ÍBV HJK | Skonto Litex Lovech Sileks Kareda Obilić Zimbru Chișinău Flora Yerevan | Cliftonville Valletta Barry Town St Patrick's Athletic B36 Vllaznia Jeunesse Esch Kapaz |

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sileks | 1–2 | Club Brugge | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 7–2 | Kapaz | 4–1 | 3–1 |
| Litex Lovech | 3–2 | Halmstads BK | 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 | 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 Famagusta | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 5–1 | B36 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 4–3 | Vllaznia | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| HJK | 5–0 | Yerevan | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Obilić | 4–1 | ÍBV | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău | 2–3 | Újpest | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Steaua București | 5–4 | Flora | 4–1 | 1–3 |
* ↑ Match forfeited

### Matches

Club Brugge won 2–1 on aggregate.
ŁKS Łódź won 7–2 on aggregate.
Litex Lovech won 3–2 on aggregate.
Grasshopper won 8–0 on aggregate.
Celtic won 2–0 on aggregate.
Maribor won 4–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 10–1 on aggregate.
Košice won 13–1 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Anorthosis Famagusta won 8–0 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 5–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 4–3 on aggregate.
HJK won 5–0 on aggregate.
Obilić won 4–1 on aggregate.
Újpest won 3–2 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–4 on aggregate.

## Second qualifying round
### Seeding

16 clubs (champions of nations ranked 8–15 and runners-up of nations ranked 1–8) started in this round and were seeded. 16 winners of the First qualifying round were unseeded. Losing teams in the second qualifying round qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The draw was performed on 6 July 1998 in Geneva, Switzerland, immediately after First qualifying round draw.
| Seeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Unseeded |
| Internazionale Bayern Munich Athletic Bilbao Metz PSV Eindhoven Manchester United Benfica Olympiacos | Panathinaikos Sparta Prague Rosenborg Sturm Graz Spartak Moscow Croatia Zagreb Galatasaray Brøndby | Grasshopper Dynamo Kyiv ŁKS Łódź Újpest Club Brugge Košice Steaua București Litex Lovech | Dinamo Tbilisi Anorthosis Famagusta Celtic Beitar Jerusalem Maribor Skonto Obilić HJK |

#### 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 association coefficient, thus effectively taking the association coefficient of their opponent in the draw.

### Summary

The losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 | 0–5 | 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 (a.e.t.) |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Košice | 1–2 | Brøndby | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Internazionale | 7–1 | Skonto | 4–0 | 3–1 |
| Olympiacos | 6–3 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| 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 | Obilić | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Sturm Graz | 7–2 | Újpest | 4–0 | 3–2 |
| Steaua București | 5–8 | Panathinaikos | 2–2 | 3–6 |

### Matches

4–4 on aggregate; Rosenborg won on away goals.
Manchester United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 11–2 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 5–3 on aggregate.
Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
PSV Eindhoven won 5–3 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on penalties.
Brøndby won 2–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
Benfica won 8–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Athletic Bilbao won on away goals.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 5–1 on aggregate.
Sturm Graz won 7–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 8–5 on aggregate.