2001–02 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds

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The qualifying rounds for the 2001–02 UEFA Champions League began on 11 July 2001. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.

## Teams

Notes
1. **^** **Hungary (HUN)**: Hungarian champions treated as unseeded club by default for Second qualifying round as Hungarian league season was not finished by the date of the draw (22 June 2001).

## First qualifying round

The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.

### Seeding

 Skonto
 Torpedo Kutaisi
 Haka
 KR Reykjavík
 Bohemians
 Slavia Mozyr
 Sheriff Tiraspol
 FBK Kaunas
 Barry Town
 Levadia Maardu
 Araks Ararat
 Shamkir
 Valletta
 Linfield
 Željezničar Sarajevo
 F91 Dudelange
 VB Vágur
 Vllaznia

### Matches

*Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–0 on aggregate.*

*Torpedo Kutaisi won 1–0 on aggregate.*

*Bohemians won 3–0 on aggregate.*

*Skonto won 6–2 on aggregate.*

*Levski Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.*

*Slavia Mozyr won 5–0 on aggregate.*

*Haka won 5–0 on aggregate.*

*1–1 on aggregate; Sloga Jugomagnat won on away goals.*

*2–2 on aggregate; Vllaznia Shkodër won on away goals.*

*Barry Town won 3–0 on aggregate.*

## Second qualifying round

The draw for this round was performed on 22 June 2001 in Geneva, Switzerland.

### Seeding

 Porto
 Anderlecht
 Rangers
 Steaua București
 Brann
 Shakhtar Donetsk
 Copenhagen
 Wisła Kraków
 Halmstad
 Inter Bratislava
 Maccabi Haifa
 Hajduk Split
 Lugano
 Levski Sofia
 Skonto
 Omonia
 Torpedo Kutaisi
 Haka
 Bohemians
 Slavia Mozyr
 Sheriff Tiraspol
 *Sloga Jugomagnat*
 Barry Town
 Ferencváros

Notes
1. † 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

Notes
1. **^** UEFA awarded Haka a 3–0 win due to Maccabi Haifa fielding suspended player Walid Badir in the second leg. The original match had ended in a 4–0 win for Maccabi Haifa.

### Matches

*Haka won 3–1 on aggregate. The second leg originally ended 4–0 to Maccabi Haifa but they were later ruled to have forfeited the match after fielding suspended player Walid Badir; Haka were therefore awarded the second leg 3–0.*

*Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–2 on aggregate.*

*Red Star Belgrade won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*0–0 on aggregate; Hajduk Split won on penalties*

*Porto won 9–3 on aggregate.*

*Rangers won 6–1 on aggregate.*

*Galatasaray won 6–1 on aggregate.*

*Inter Bratislava won 2–0 on aggregate.*

*Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.*

*Copenhagen won 4–2 on aggregate.*

*1–1 on aggregate; Levski Sofia won on away goals.*

*Wisła Kraków won 3–1 on aggregate.*

*Halmstad won 4–1 on aggregate.*

*Steaua București won 5–1 on aggregate.*

## Third qualifying round

The draw for this round was performed on 20 July 2001 in Nyon, Switzerland.

### Seeding

 Lazio
 Parma
 Liverpool
 Borussia Dortmund
 Galatasaray
 Porto
 Mallorca
 Dynamo Kyiv
 Ajax
 Lokomotiv Moscow
 Rosenborg
 Slavia Prague
 Anderlecht
 Rangers
 Grasshopper
 Steaua București
 Celtic
 Fenerbahçe
 *Levski Sofia*
 Lille
 Shakhtar Donetsk
 Copenhagen
 Tirol Innsbruck
 Wisła Kraków
 Halmstad
 Inter Bratislava
 *Haka*
 Hajduk Split

Notes
1. † 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

Notes
1. **^** UEFA decided to replay the second leg (which originally ended in 1–0 win to Lokomotiv) after accepting Tirol's protest on refereeing mistake, which resulted in Lokomotiv player not being shown a red card after receiving a second yellow card.

### Matches

*Borussia Dortmund won 5–1 on aggregate.*

*Lokomotiv Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate. The second leg was annulled and replayed after UEFA admitted a referee mistake as Lokomotiv player was not expelled after receiving two yellow cards.*

*Dynamo Kyiv won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*Liverpool won 9–1 on aggregate.*

*Mallorca won 2–1 on aggregate.*

*Bayer Leverkusen won 3–0 on aggregate.*

*Barcelona won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*Lazio won 5–3 on aggregate.*

*Rosenborg won 7–3 on aggregate.*

*Anderlecht won 4–3 on aggregate.*

*Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.*

*Galatasaray won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.*

*Porto won 5–4 on aggregate.*

*Lille won 2–1 on aggregate.*

*Fenerbahçe won 2–1 on aggregate.*

## Notes

1. ↑ Araks Ararat played their home match at Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium in Yerevan, as their regular home venue Ayg Stadium in Ararat did not meet UEFA criteria.
2. ↑ F91 Dudelange played their home match at Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City, instead of their regular venue Stade Jos Nosbaum in Dudelange.
3. ↑ VB Vágur played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium in Tórshavn, instead of their regular home venue Á Eiðinum stadium in Vágur.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sloga Jugomagnat played their home matches at Philip II Arena in Skopje, instead of their regular home venue Čair Stadium.
5. ↑ KR Reykjavík played their home match at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, instead of their regular venue KR-völlur in Reykjavík.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Vllaznia Shkodër played their home matches at Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana, as their regular venue Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër was closed for renovation.
7. ↑ Shamkir played their home match at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku, instead of their regular venue Shamkir City Stadium in Şəmkir.
8. ↑ Skonto played their Second qualifying round home match at Daugava Stadium in Riga, instead of their regular venue Skonto Stadium.
9. ↑ Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Saturn Stadium in Ramenskoye, as their regular home venue Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow was closed for renovation.
10. ↑ Haka played their Third qualifying round home match at Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, instead of their regular venue Tehtaan kenttä in Valkeakoski.

## References

1. ↑ Seeding in the Champions League 2001/2002 by Bert Kassies
2. ↑ Finland's Haka Valkeakoski get Champions League win by default. kassiesa.net (3 August 2001).
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Control & Disciplinary Body accepts FC Tirol Innsbruck protest. uefa.com (24 August 2001).

## External links

* 2001–02 season at UEFA website

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