The qualifying rounds for the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League began on 11 July 2006. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
Teams edit
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| Qualify for the group stage |
| Eliminated in the Third qualifying round; Advanced to the UEFA Cup first round |
First qualifying round edit
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding edit
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Summary edit
The first legs were played on 11 and 12 July 2006, with the second legs on 18 and 19 July.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Elbasani 
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1–3 |  Ekranas
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1–0 | 0–3 |
TVMK Tallinn 
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3–4 |  FH Hafnarfjörður
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2–3 | 1–1 |
Liepājas Metalurgs 
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2–1 |  Aktobe
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1–0 | 1–1 |
MyPa 
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2–0 |  The New Saints
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1–0 | 1–0 |
Cork City 
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2–1 |  Apollon Limassol
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1–0 | 1–1 |
Sioni Bolnisi 
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2–1 |  Baku
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2–0 | 0–1 |
F91 Dudelange 
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0–1 |  Rabotnički
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0–1 | 0–0 |
Shakhtyor 
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0–2 |  Široki Brijeg
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0–1 | 0–1 |
Birkirkara 
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2–5 |  B36 Tórshavn
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0–3 | 2–2 |
Linfield 
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3–5 |  Gorica
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1–3 | 2–2 |
Pyunik 
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0–2 |  Sheriff Tiraspol
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0–0 | 0–2 |
Matches edit
| Ekranas | 3–0 | Elbasani |
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Lukšys  13', 70'Tomkevičius 48' |
Report |
Ekranas won 3–1 on aggregate.
| TVMK Tallinn | 2–3 | FH Hafnarfjörður |
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| Haavistu 70' Dobrecovs 76' (pen.) |
Report | Guðmundsson 33' Ólafsson 69'Atli Guðnason 90+2' |
| FH Hafnarfjörður | 1–1 | TVMK Tallinn |
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| Atli Guðnason 90+1' |
Report | Dobrecovs 60' (pen.) |
FH Hafnarfjörður won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1–0 | Aktobe |
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| Tamošauskas 14' |
Report |
Liepājas Metalurgs won 2–1 on aggregate.
| MyPa | 1–0 | The New Saints |
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| Adriano 58' |
Report |
| The New Saints | 0–1 | MyPa |
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| Report | Puhakainen 5' |
MyPa won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Cork City | 1–0 | Apollon Limassol |
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| Woods 62' |
Report |
| Apollon Limassol | 1–1 | Cork City |
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| Sosin 51' |
Report | Murray 75' |
Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sioni Bolnisi | 2–0 | Baku |
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| Boyomo 69' Ugrekhelidze 88' |
Report |
| Baku | 1–0 | Sioni Bolnisi |
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| F. Guliyev 63' |
Report |
Sioni Bolnisi won 2–1 on aggregate.
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | Rabotnički |
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| Report | Velkoski 77' |
Rabotnički won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 0–1 | Široki Brijeg |
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| Report | Bubalo 28' |
| Široki Brijeg | 1–0 | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
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| Ronielle 29' (pen.) |
Report |
Široki Brijeg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Birkirkara | 0–3 | B36 Tórshavn |
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| Report | Sylla 15', 32' Thorleifson 90+2' |
| B36 Tórshavn | 2–2 | Birkirkara |
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| Matras 44' Okeke 80' |
Report | Mallia 59' Scicluna 83' |
B36 Tórshavn won 5–2 on aggregate.
Gorica won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | Pyunik |
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| Cociș 30' Humenyuk 90' |
Report |
Sheriff Tiraspol won 2–0 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round edit
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding edit
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- 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 coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Summary edit
The first legs were played on 25 and 26 July 2006, with the second legs on 1 and 2 August.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Gorica
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0–5 |  Steaua București
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0–2 | 0–3 |
Levski Sofia 
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4–0 | Sioni Bolnisi
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2–0 | 2–0 |
Zürich 
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2–3 |  Red Bull Salzburg
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2–1 | 0–2 |
Djurgården 
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2–3 |  Ružomberok
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1–0 | 1–3 |
Debrecen 
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2–5 | Rabotnički
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1–1 | 1–4 |
| Cork City
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0–4 |  Red Star Belgrade
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0–1 | 0–3 |
Fenerbahçe 
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9–0 | B36 Tórshavn
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4–0 | 5–0 |
Mladá Boleslav 
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5–3 |  Vålerenga
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3–1 | 2–2 |
| Sheriff Tiraspol
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1–1 (a) |  Spartak Moscow
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1–1 | 0–0 |
| Liepājas Metalurgs
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1–8 |  Dynamo Kyiv
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1–4 | 0–4 |
| FH Hafnarfjörður
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0–3 |  Legia Warsaw
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0–1 | 0–2 |
Copenhagen 
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4–2 | MyPa
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2–0 | 2–2 |
| Ekranas
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3–9 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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1–4 | 2–5 |
Hearts 
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3–0 | Široki Brijeg
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3–0 | 0–0 |
Matches edit
| Gorica | 0–2 | Steaua București |
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| Report | Dică 54' Iacob 65' |
Steaua București won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Sioni Bolnisi |
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| E. Angelov 20' Borimirov 82' (pen.) |
Report |
| Sioni Bolnisi | 0–2 | Levski Sofia |
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| Report | Domovchiyski 28' E. Angelov 90+1' |
Levski Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Zürich | 2–1 | Red Bull Salzburg |
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| Keita 2' César 20' |
Report | Vonlanthen 32' |
Red Bull Salzburg won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Djurgården | 1–0 | Ružomberok |
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| Enrico 70' |
Report |
| Ružomberok | 3–1 | Djurgården |
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| Žofčák 14' Tomčák 18'Nezmar 88' |
Report | Kusi-Asare 75' |
Ružomberok won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Debrecen | 1–1 | Rabotnički |
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| Zsolnai 55' (pen.) |
Report | Stankovski 45' |
Rabotnički won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Cork City | 0–1 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Report | Behan 37' (o.g.) |
| Red Star Belgrade | 3–0 | Cork City |
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| Milovanović 3' Žigić 34', 59' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe | 4–0 | B36 Tórshavn |
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| Appiah 26' Tümer 39'Tuncay 54'Önder 90+3' |
Report |
| B36 Tórshavn | 0–5 | Fenerbahçe |
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| Report | Tuncay 44' Mehmet Yozgatlı 49'Can 79'Semih 83'Murat Hacıoğlu 90' |
Fenerbahçe won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Mladá Boleslav | 3–1 | Vålerenga |
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| Pecka 7' Matějovský 11', 19' |
Report | Gashi 67' |
| Vålerenga | 2–2 | Mladá Boleslav |
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| Vít 73' (o.g.) Fredheim-Holm 86' |
Report | Brezinský 41' Kulič 83' |
Mladá Boleslav won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 1–1 | Spartak Moscow |
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| Omotoyossi 90+2' |
Report | Kováč 77' |
1–1 on aggregate. Spartak Moscow won on the away goals rule.
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 1–4 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Kalonas 87' |
Report | Rincón 20' Shatskikh 29'Verpakovskis 32'Gavrančić 82' |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 4–0 | Liepājas Metalurgs |
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| Rotan 37', 90' Corrêa 66'Rebrov 85' |
Report |
Dynamo Kyiv won 8–1 on aggregate.
| FH Hafnarfjörður | 0–1 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Report | Élton 83' |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–0 | FH Hafnarfjörður |
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| Vuković 38' Edson 86' |
Report |
Legia Warsaw won 3–0 on aggregate.
| MyPa | 2–2 | Copenhagen |
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| Peltonen 41' Puhakainen 79' |
Report | Berglund 12' Linderoth 73' |
Copenhagen won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 5–2 | Ekranas |
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| Ljubojević 2', 62', 90+1' Vukojević 48'Vugrinec 90' |
Report | Savėnas 65' Lukšys 69' |
Dinamo Zagreb won 9–3 on aggregate.
Hearts won 3–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round edit
The draw for this round was performed on 28 July 2006 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding edit
| Seeded | Unseeded | ||
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- 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 coefficient in the previous qualifying round, thus effectively taking the coefficient of their defeated opponent in the draw for this round.
Summary edit
The first legs were played on 8 and 9 August 2006, with the second legs on 22 and 23 August.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Slovan Liberec
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1–2 | Spartak Moscow
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0–0 | 1–2 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk
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4–2 | Legia Warsaw
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1–0 | 3–2 |
| Red Bull Salzburg
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1–3 |  Valencia
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1–0 | 0–3 |
| Levski Sofia
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4–2 |  Chievo
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2–0 | 2–2 |
| Hearts
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1–5 |  AEK Athens
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1–2 | 0–3 |
| CSKA Moscow
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5–0 | Ružomberok
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3–0 | 2–0 |
| Milan
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3–1 | Red Star Belgrade
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1–0 | 2–1 |
| Galatasaray
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6–3 | Mladá Boleslav
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5–2 | 1–1 |
Standard Liège 
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3–4 | Steaua București
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2–2 | 1–2 |
| Austria Wien
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1–4 |  Benfica
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1–1 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Zagreb
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1–5 |  Arsenal
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0–3 | 1–2 |
| Copenhagen
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3–2 |  Ajax
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1–2 | 2–0 |
Hamburg 
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1–1 (a) | Osasuna
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0–0 | 1–1 |
| Dynamo Kyiv
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5–3 | Fenerbahçe
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3–1 | 2–2 |
| Liverpool
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3–2 |  Maccabi Haifa
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2–1 | 1–1 |
Lille 
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4–0 | Rabotnički
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3–0 | 1–0 |
The teams eliminated in this round qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Matches edit
| Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | Slovan Liberec |
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| Mozart 23' Pavlyuchenko 79' |
Report | Hodúr 73' (pen.) |
Spartak Moscow won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | Legia Warsaw |
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| Elano 19' (pen.) |
Report |
| Legia Warsaw | 2–3 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Włodarczyk 19', 88' |
Report | Marica 25', 45+5' Fernandinho 29' |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Red Bull Salzburg | 1–0 | Valencia |
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| Piták 73' |
Report |
Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 2–0 | Chievo |
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| Domovchiyski 8' Bardon 86' (pen.) |
Report |
Levski Sofia won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Hearts | 1–2 | AEK Athens |
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| Mikoliūnas 62' |
Report | Kapetanos 89' Fyssas 90+2' (o.g.) |
| AEK Athens | 3–0 | Hearts |
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| Júlio César 79' (pen.), 86' Liberopoulos 82' |
Report |
AEK Athens won 5–1 on aggregate.
| CSKA Moscow | 3–0 | Ružomberok |
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| Olić 58', 65' Vágner Love 83' |
Report |
| Ružomberok | 0–2 | CSKA Moscow |
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| Report | Carvalho 8' Vágner Love 32' |
CSKA Moscow won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Milan | 1–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Inzaghi 22' |
Report |
Milan won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray | 5–2 | Mladá Boleslav |
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| Ilić 7' (pen.) Turan 43', 60'Şükür 49'Sabri 90' |
Report | Brezinský 82' Kulič 83' |
| Mladá Boleslav | 1–1 | Galatasaray |
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| Palát 88' |
Report | Hasan Şaş 73' |
Galatasaray won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège | 2–2 | Steaua București |
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| Rapaić 17', 51' |
Report | Paraschiv 8' Marin 79' |
| Steaua București | 2–1 | Standard Liège |
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| Badea 35', 51' |
Report | Jovanović 2' |
Steaua București won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien | 1–1 | Benfica |
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| Blanchard 36' |
Report | Nuno Gomes 16' |
| Benfica | 3–0 | Austria Wien |
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| Rui Costa 21' Nuno Gomes 45+3'Petit 57' |
Report |
Benfica won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–3 | Arsenal |
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| Report | Fàbregas 63', 78' Van Persie 64' |
Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 1–2 | Ajax |
|---|---|---|
| Hangeland 45+2' |
Report | Huntelaar 37', 84' |
| Ajax | 0–2 | Copenhagen |
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| Report | Silberbauer 59' Vermaelen 77' (o.g.) |
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Hamburg won on the away goals rule.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | Fenerbahçe |
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| Rincón 1', 67' Yussuf 83' |
Report | Mehmet Aurélio 48' |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
|---|---|---|
| Appiah 36' Kerim 57' |
Report | Shatskikh 5', 42' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Maccabi Haifa | 1–1 | Liverpool |
|---|---|---|
| Colautti 63' |
Report | Crouch 54' |
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Lille | 3–0 | Rabotnički |
|---|---|---|
| Jovanovski 60' (o.g.) Bastos 70' (pen.)Fauvergue 72' |
Report |
| Rabotnički | 0–1 | Lille |
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| Report | Audel 18' |
Lille won 4–0 on aggregate.
Notes edit
- ^ The New Saints played their home match at Latham Park in Newtown as their regular home venue Park Hall in Oswestry did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ Apollon Limassol played their home match at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of their regular stadium, Tsirio Stadium in Limassol.
- ^ a b Sioni Bolnisi played their home matches at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium in Tbilisi as their regular home venue Tamaz Stepania Stadium in Bolnisi did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ Shakhtyor Soligorsk played their home match at Central Stadium, Gomel as their regular home venue Stroitel Stadium in Soligorsk did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ a b B36 Tórshavn played their home matches at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
- ^ Zürich played their home match at Hardturm as their regular home venue Letzigrund was closed for renovation.
- ^ Djurgården played their home match at Råsunda Stadium in Solna as their regular home venue Stockholm Olympic Stadium did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ a b Hearts played their home matches at Murrayfield Stadium as their regular home venue Tynecastle Park did not meet UEFA criteria.
- ^ CSKA Moscow played their home match at Lokomotiv Stadium instead of their regular home venue Dynamo Stadium.
- ^ Austria Wien played their home match at Ernst-Happel-Stadion instead of their regular home venue Franz Horr Stadium.
- ^ Due to the armed conflict going on in Israel, UEFA decided that no European matches could be staged in the country until further notice.[1] The match was played at Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine, instead of Maccabi Haifa regular home venue Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in Haifa.[2]
References edit
- ^ "UEFA decision on Israel". UEFA. 7 August 2006. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 8 August 2006.
- ^ "Liverpool to play Haifa in Kyiv". BBC Sport. 14 August 2006. Archived from the original on 26 August 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2006.