# 2007–08 UEFA Cup first round

The first round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup began on 20 September 2007, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.
Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.

## Teams

The following 80 teams participated in the first round.
* Key to colours
* Winners of first round advanced to group stage
| Team | Coeff. |
| Villarreal | 78.374 |
| Bayern Munich | 73.640 |
| Ajax | 65.995 |
| AZ | 63.995 |
| Panathinaikos | 55.415 |
| Basel | 54.869 |
| Lens | 51.706 |
| Bordeaux | 49.706 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 45.640 |
| Club Brugge | 45.594 |
| Palermo | 42.808 |
| Anderlecht | 41.594 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 40.618 |
| Zaragoza | 40.374 |
| Rapid București | 40.255 |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 38.920 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 38.920 |
| Sparta Prague | 37.851 |
| Sochaux | 36.706 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 36.618 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| AEK Athens | 36.415 |
| Heerenveen | 35.995 |
| Hamburger SV | 34.640 |
| Dinamo București | 34.255 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 32.618 |
| Austria Wien | 30.104 |
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 29.726 |
| Sampdoria | 28.808 |
| Spartak Moscow | 27.920 |
| Braga | 27.107 |
| Galatasaray | 26.791 |
| Getafe | 25.374 |
| Atlético Madrid | 25.374 |
| Everton | 24.618 |
| Fiorentina | 21.808 |
| Empoli | 21.808 |
| Rennes | 20.706 |
| CSKA Sofia | 20.112 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19.338 |
| Red Star Belgrade | 19.256 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| Copenhagen | 19.129 |
| Litex Lovech | 19.112 |
| Toulouse | 17.706 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 17.533 |
| Panionios | 16.415 |
| União de Leiria | 16.107 |
| Odense | 15.129 |
| Groningen | 14.995 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 14.640 |
| Standard Liège | 14.594 |
| Belenenses | 14.107 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 14.107 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 13.851 |
| Artmedia Petržalka | 13.575 |
| Aris | 13.415 |
| Twente | 12.995 |
| Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 11.609 |
| Vålerenga | 11.509 |
| Aberdeen | 11.064 |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 10.112 |
| Team | Coeff. |
| Rapid Wien | 10.104 |
| Zürich | 9.869 |
| Metalist Kharkiv | 9.726 |
| Midtjylland | 9.129 |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 9.104 |
| Sion | 8.869 |
| Kayseri Erciyesspor | 8.791 |
| AEL | 8.415 |
| AaB | 7.129 |
| Brann | 6.509 |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 5.492 |
| IF Elfsborg | 4.478 |
| AIK | 4.478 |
| Sarajevo | 4.190 |
| Helsingborgs IF | 3.478 |
| Hammarby IF | 3.478 |
| BK Häcken | 3.478 |
| Tampere United | 2.420 |
| Rabotnicki | 1.925 |
| BATE Borisov | 1.540 |
Notes
* $^{QR}$ Winners from the second qualifying round
* $^{CL}$ Losers from the Champions League third qualifying round

## Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into eight groups, each with five seeded and five unseeded teams.
| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 4 | Group 4 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| AEK Athens Rapid București Lokomotiv Moscow Bolton Wanderers Fiorentina | Groningen 1. FC Nürnberg Midtjylland Red Bull Salzburg Rabotnicki | Villarreal Bayer Leverkusen Zenit Saint Petersburg Galatasaray Everton | União de Leiria Standard Liège Metalist Kharkiv Sion BATE Borisov | Panathinaikos Bordeaux Sparta Prague Atlético Madrid Empoli | Odense Artmedia Petržalka Zürich Kayseri Erciyesspor Tampere United | AZ Anderlecht Sochaux Sampdoria Spartak Moscow | Panionios Paços de Ferreira Rapid Wien AaB BK Häcken |
| Group 5 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 6 | Group 7 | Group 7 | Group 8 | Group 8 |
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Ajax Palermo Blackburn Rovers Braga Rennes | Dinamo Zagreb Mladá Boleslav Lokomotiv Sofia AEL Hammarby IF | Bayern Munich Club Brugge Heerenveen Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk CSKA Sofia | Toulouse Belenenses Aberdeen Brann Helsingborgs IF | Basel Zaragoza Hamburger SV Austria Wien Hapoel Tel Aviv | Litex Lovech Aris Vålerenga AIK Sarajevo | Lens Tottenham Hotspur Dinamo București Getafe Red Star Belgrade | Copenhagen Twente Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski Anorthosis Famagusta IF Elfsborg |
Notes
* $^†$ Due to the death of Antonio Puerta, the second leg of AEK Athens's Champions League third qualifying round tie against Sevilla was postponed until 3 September, while the draw was held on 31 August. Due to the seeding criteria, both clubs were included in the draw interchangeably and their seeding was determined by the higher of the two teams' coefficients (Sevilla: 87.374, AEK Athens: 36.415). Eventually, AEK Athens were transferred to the UEFA Cup after losing the tie, thus effectively taking the coefficient of Sevilla in the draw.

## Summary

The draw, which was conducted by UEFA General Secretary David Taylor and Gérard Houllier, the winning coach in the 2000–01 tournament, was held on Friday, 31 August 2007 at 13:00 CET in Monaco. The matches were played on 20 September and 4 October 2007.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Midtjylland | 1–5 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Groningen | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Fiorentina | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Rabotnicki | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| AEK Athens | 3–1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2–2 (a) | Rapid București | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Everton | 4–3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 4–1 | Standard Liège | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Bayer Leverkusen | 5–4 | União de Leiria | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Villarreal | 6–1 | BATE Borisov | 4–1 | 2–0 |
| Sion | 4–7 | Galatasaray | 3–2 | 1–5 |
| Atlético Madrid | 9–0 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 4–0 | 5–0 |
| Tampere United | 3–4 | Bordeaux | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Artmedia Petržalka | 1–5 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | 0–3 |
| Sparta Prague | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Odense | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Empoli | 2–4 | Zürich | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Sochaux | 1–2 | Panionios | 0–2 | 1–0 |
| Anderlecht | 2–1 | Rapid Wien | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Paços de Ferreira | 0–1 | AZ | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Sampdoria | 2–2 (a) | AaB | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Spartak Moscow | 8–1 | BK Häcken | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Hammarby IF | 2–5 | Braga | 2–1 | 0–4 |
| AEL | 3–2 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Palermo | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–3 (a) | Ajax | 0–1 | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Lokomotiv Sofia | 3–4 | Rennes | 1–3 | 2–1 |
| Brann | 2–2 (a) | Club Brugge | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Belenenses | 1–0 | 2–0 |
| Aberdeen | 1–1 (a) | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Heerenveen | 6–8 | Helsingborgs IF | 5–3 | 1–5 |
| Toulouse | 1–1 (a) | CSKA Sofia | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Litex Lovech | 1–4 | Hamburger SV | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Sarajevo | 1–8 | Basel | 1–2 | 0–6 |
| Austria Wien | 4–2 | Vålerenga | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–0 | AIK | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Aris | 2–2 (a) | Zaragoza | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Dinamo București | 2–2 (a) | IF Elfsborg | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 7–2 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 6–1 | 1–1 |
| Lens | 2–3 | Copenhagen | 1–1 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Getafe | 3–3 (a) | Twente | 1–0 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |
| Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 0–2 | Red Star Belgrade | 0–1 | 0–1 |

## Matches

Hamburger SV won 4–1 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Spartak Moscow won 8–1 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
Panionios won 2–1 on aggregate.
AZ won 1–0 on aggregate.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Getafe won on away goals.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Fiorentina won 4–3 on penalties.
2–2 on aggregate; Aris won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; IF Elfsborg won on away goals.
Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate.
Helsingborgs IF won 8–6 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Toulouse won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate; AaB won on away goals.
AEL won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.
0–0 on aggregate; Sparta Prague won 4–3 on penalties.
Zürich won 4–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.
Bayer Leverkusen won 5–4 on aggregate.
Villarreal won 6–1 on aggregate.
Galatasaray won 7–4 on aggregate.
Atlético Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.
Bordeaux won 4–3 on aggregate.
Red Star Belgrade won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; 1. FC Nürnberg won on away goals.
Everton won 4–3 on aggregate.
Tottenham Hotspur won 7–2 on aggregate.
Basel won 8–1 on aggregate.
Austria Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rennes won 4–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Brann won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate; Aberdeen won on away goals.
Braga won 5–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Mladá Boleslav won 4–2 on penalties.