# 1997–98 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League had two qualifying rounds to determine which 16 teams would play in the group stage, along with the eight teams that had qualified automatically. Teams from the higher-ranked UEFA nations received byes to the second qualifying round. Losing teams in the first qualifying round were eliminated from European competition for the season, while the losing teams from the second qualifying round were put into the draw for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup. Matches took place between 23 July and 27 August 1997.

## Teams

The national champions from associations 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 | Parma |
| 2 | Barcelona |
| 3 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 5 | Feyenoord |
| 6 | Sporting CP |
| 7 | Newcastle United |
| 8 | Galatasaray |
| 8 | Beşiktaş |
| 9 | Olympiacos |
| 10 | Wüstenrot Salzburg |
| 11 | Spartak Moscow |
| 12 | Lierse |
| 13 | Brøndby |
| 14 | IFK Göteborg |
| 15 | Rosenborg |
| 16 | Sparta Prague |
First qualifying round :
| Assoc. | Team |
| 17 | Sion |
| 18 | Widzew Łódź |
| 19 | Rangers |
| 20 | Steaua București |
| 21 | Croatia Zagreb |
| 22 | Dynamo Kyiv |
| 23 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 24 | Beitar Jerusalem |
| 25 | MTK |
| 26 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
| 27 | Košice |
| 28 | Skonto |
| 29 | Maribor |
| 30 | Jazz |
| 31 | MPKC Mozyr |
| 32 | ÍA |
| 33 | CSKA Sofia |
| 34 | Sileks |
| 35 | Kareda |
| 36 | Constructorul Chișinău |
| 37 | Crusaders |
| 39 | Barry Town |
| 40 | Partizan |
| 41 | Lantana |
| 42 | Valletta |
| 43 | Derry City |
| 44 | Pyunik |
| 45 | Jeunesse Esch |
| 46 | GÍ |
| 48 | Neftçi |

## First qualifying round
### Seeding

The 30 teams were divided into seeded and unseeded pots, each containing 15 teams, for the draw based on their association's ranking.
| Seeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Unseeded |
| Sion Widzew Łódź Rangers Steaua București Croatia Zagreb Dynamo Kyiv Anorthosis Famagusta Beitar Jerusalem | MTK Dinamo Tbilisi Košice Skonto Maribor Jazz MPKC Mozyr | ÍA CSKA Sofia Sileks Kareda Constructorul Chișinău Crusaders Barry Town Partizan | Lantana Valletta Derry City Pyunik Jeunesse Esch GÍ Neftçi |

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Derry City | 0–3 | Maribor | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Pyunik | 3–6 | MTK | 0–2 | 3–4 |
| Crusaders | 2–8 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | 1–5 |
| Košice | 4–0 | ÍA | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Partizan | 1–5 | Croatia Zagreb | 1–0 | 0–5 |
| Valletta | 1–2 | Skonto | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Sileks | 1–3 | Beitar Jerusalem | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Steaua București | 5–3 | CSKA Sofia | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Constructorul Chișinău | 3–4 | MPKC Mozyr | 1–1 | 2–3 |
| Lantana | 0–3 | Jazz | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| GÍ | 0–11 | Rangers | 0–5 | 0–6 |
| Neftçi | 0–10 | Widzew Łódź | 0–2 | 0–8 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 6–0 | Barry Town | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Sion | 5–0 | Jeunesse Esch | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 4–1 | Kareda | 3–0 | 1–1 |

### Matches

Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.
MTK won 6–3 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tbilisi won 8–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 4–0 on aggregate.
Croatia Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate.
Skonto won 2–1 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–3 on aggregate.
MPKC Mozyr won 4–3 on aggregate.
Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
Widzew Łódź won 10–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–0 on aggregate.
Sion won 5–0 on aggregate.
Anorthosis Famagusta won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Second qualifying round
### Seeding

The 32 teams were divided into seeded and unseeded pots, each containing 16 teams, for the draw based on their association's ranking.
| Seeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Unseeded |
| Parma Barcelona Paris Saint-Germain Bayer Leverkusen Feyenoord Sporting CP Newcastle United Galatasaray | Beşiktaş Olympiacos Wüstenrot Salzburg Spartak Moscow Lierse Brøndby IFK Göteborg Rosenborg | Sparta Prague Sion Widzew Łódź Rangers Steaua București Croatia Zagreb Dynamo Kyiv Anorthosis Famagusta | Beitar Jerusalem MTK Dinamo Tbilisi Košice Skonto Maribor Jazz MPKC Mozyr |

#### Notes

* $^†$ Winners of the first qualifying round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

### Summary

The losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Beşiktaş | 3–1 | Maribor | 0–0 | 3–1 |
| MTK | 1–4 | Rosenborg | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Sion | 2–8 | Galatasaray | 1–4 | 1–4 |
| Olympiacos | 7–2 | MPKC Mozyr | 5–0 | 2–2 |
| Wüstenrot Salzburg | 0–3 | Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| IFK Göteborg | 4–1 | Rangers | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Barcelona | 4–2 | Skonto | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Brøndby | 3–4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Newcastle United | 4–3 | Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Feyenoord | 8–3 | Jazz | 6–2 | 2–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 6–2 | Dinamo Tbilisi | 6–1 | 0–1 |
| Košice | 2–1 | Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Steaua București | 3–5 | Paris Saint-Germain | 3–0 | 0–5 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1–7 | Parma | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Beitar Jerusalem | 0–3 | Sporting CP | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 2–3 | Lierse | 2–0 | 0–3 |
* ↑ The original first leg of the MTK v Rosenborg tie was abandoned in the 68th minute with MTK leading 3–2, and replayed from scratch a day later.
* ↑ The match was awarded to Steaua București after Paris Saint-Germain fielded an ineligible player.

### Matches

Beşiktaş won 3–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 8–2 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 7–2 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 3–0 on aggregate.
IFK Göteborg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Barcelona won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
Newcastle United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Feyenoord won 8–3 on aggregate.
Bayer Leverkusen won 6–2 on aggregate.
Košice won 2–1 on aggregate.
Paris Saint-Germain won 5–3 on aggregate.
Parma won 7–1 on aggregate.
Sporting CP won 3–0 on aggregate.
Lierse won 3–2 on aggregate.