The qualifying rounds for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League began on 12 July 2000. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
Teams
| Key to colours |
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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
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Seeding
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Birkirkara  |
2–6 |  KR Reykjavík |
1–2 | 1–4 |
F91 Dudelange  |
0–6 |  Levski Sofia |
0–4 | 0–2 |
Haka  |
2–2 (a) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Linfield |
1–0 | 1–2 |
KÍ Klaksvík  |
0–5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Red Star Belgrade |
0–3 | 0–2 |
Total Network Solutions  |
2–6 |  Levadia Maardu |
2–2 | 0–4 |
Shirak  |
2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} BATE Borisov |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Skonto  |
3–5 |  Shamkir |
2–1 | 1–4 (aet) |
Sloga Jugomagnat  |
1–2 |  Shelbourne |
0–1 | 1–1 |
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4–6 |  Zimbru Chișinău |
2–3 | 2–3 |
FBK Kaunas .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
4–3 |  Brotnjo |
4–0 | 0–3 |
Matches
| Birkirkara | 1–2 | KR Reykjavík |
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Nwoko  45' |
Report | Sigþórsson 47' Júlíusson 72' |
| KR Reykjavík | 4–1 | Birkirkara |
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| Winnie 16' Benediktsson 45'Sigþórsson 58', 63' |
Report | Spiteri 52' |
KR Reykjavík won 6–2 on aggregate.
| F91 Dudelange | 0–4 | Levski Sofia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ivanov 11', 87' Ivankov 16' (pen.)Tsykhmeystruk 68' |
| Levski Sofia | 2–0 | F91 Dudelange |
|---|---|---|
| Ivanov 35', 52' (pen.) |
Report |
Levski Sofia won 6–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Haka won on away goals.
| KÍ Klaksvík | 0–3 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Report | Drulić 44' Stevanović 68'Mirković 90' |
| Red Star Belgrade | 2–0 | KÍ Klaksvík |
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| Bošković 10' (pen.) Drulić 17' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Total Network Solutions | 2–2 | Levadia Maardu |
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| Wright 62' Toner 89' |
Report | Bragin 50' Krasnopjorov 88' |
| Levadia Maardu | 4–0 | Total Network Solutions |
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| Krõm 49' Fenin 58'Tselnokov 60'Edwards 64' (o.g.) |
Report |
Levadia Maardu won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Shirak | 1–1 | BATE Borisov |
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| Tahmazyan 30' |
Report | Kutuzov 24' |
BATE Borisov won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Skonto | 2–1 | Shamkir |
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| Koļesņičenko 57', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Kulikov 82' |
| Shamkir | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Skonto |
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| Kvaratskhelia 3', 90', 100' Kulikov 110' |
Report | Samusiovas 31' |
Shamkir won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Sloga Jugomagnat | 0–1 | Shelbourne |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Baker 85' |
| Shelbourne | 1–1 | Sloga Jugomagnat |
|---|---|---|
| Haylock 67' |
Report | Nuhiji 81' |
Shelbourne won 2–1 on aggregate.
Zimbru Chişinău won 6–4 on aggregate.
| FBK Kaunas | 4–0 | Brotnjo |
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| Kšanavičius 11', 36' Žuta 17'Puotkalis 85' |
Report |
| Brotnjo | 3–0 | FBK Kaunas |
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| Katić 32', 40' Juričić 37' |
Report |
FBK Kaunas won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Seeding
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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
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Anderlecht .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
4–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anorthosis |
4–2 | 0–0 |
Beşiktaş  |
2–1 | Levski Sofia |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Brøndby  |
3–1 | KR Reykjavík |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Dinamo București  |
4–7 |  Polonia Warsaw |
3–4 | 1–3 |
Rangers  |
4–1 | FBK Kaunas |
4–1 | 0–0 |
| Haka |
0–1 |  Inter Bratislava |
0–0 | 0–1 (aet) |
Helsingborg  |
3–0 | BATE Borisov |
0–0 | 3–0 |
| Red Star Belgrade |
4–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Torpedo Kutaisi |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Shakhtar Donetsk .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
9–2 | Levadia Maardu |
4–1 | 5–1 |
Slavia Prague  |
5–1 | Shamkir |
1–0 | 4–1 |
| Shelbourne |
2–4 |  Rosenborg |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Sturm Graz  |
5–1 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| Zimbru Chișinău |
2–1 |  Maribor |
2–0 | 0–1 |
Hajduk Split  |
2–4 |  Dunaferr |
0–2 | 2–2 |
Matches
| Anderlecht | 4–2 | Anorthosis |
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| Baseggio 4' Koller 15', 28', 59' |
Report | Pavlovic 10' Papavasiliou 90' |
Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş | 1–0 | Levski Sofia |
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| Nouma 81' |
Report |
| Levski Sofia | 1–1 | Beşiktaş |
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| Markov 64' |
Report | Tayfur 35' |
Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Brøndby | 3–1 | KR Reykjavík |
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| Bagger 14' Lindrup 50'Madsen 84' |
Report | Daníelsson 18' |
Brøndby won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo București | 3–4 | Polonia Warsaw |
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| Lupu 7' Mihalcea 45'Niculae 63' |
Report | Wieszczycki 23', 58' Olisadebe 35'Gołaszewski 88' |
| Polonia Warsaw | 3–1 | Dinamo București |
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| Olisadebe 59', 61' Gołaszewski 65' |
Report | Tameș 43' |
Polonia Warsaw won 7–4 on aggregate.
| FBK Kaunas | 0–0 | Rangers |
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| Report |
Rangers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Inter Bratislava | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Haka |
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| Németh 108' |
Report |
Inter Bratislava won 1–0 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 0–3 | Helsingborg |
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| Report | Álvaro 11' C. Andersson 24'Wahlstedt 85' |
Helsingborg won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 4–0 | Torpedo Kutaisi |
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| Drulić 24', 90' Bošković 37'Pjanović 39' |
Report |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 2–0 | Red Star Belgrade |
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| Imedadze 41' Janashia 90+2' |
Report |
Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 4–1 | Levadia Maardu |
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| Atellkin 4', 16', 57' Byelik 71' |
Report | Rõtškov 80' |
| Levadia Maardu | 1–5 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Bragin 48' |
Report | Vorobey 26', 31', 79' Atelkin 90+1'Zubov 90+3' |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 9–2 on aggregate.
| Slavia Prague | 1–0 | Shamkir |
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| Zelenka 38' |
Report |
| Shamkir | 1–4 | Slavia Prague |
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| Kvaratskhelia 49' |
Report | Dostálek 38' T. Došek 57', 60'Švancara 69' |
Slavia Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Rosenborg | 1–1 | Shelbourne |
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| Berg 80' |
Report | Foran 64' |
Rosenborg won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Sturm Graz | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
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| Vastić 14' Reinmayr 74'Neukirchner 90' |
Report |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 1–2 | Sturm Graz |
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| Balili 80' |
Report | Korsós 71' Kocijan 85' |
Sturm Graz won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Maribor | 1–0 | Zimbru Chișinău |
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| Čeh 3' |
Report |
Zimbru Chişinău won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Hajduk Split | 0–2 | Dunaferr |
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| Report | Tököli 57' Éger 90' |
Dunaferr won 4–2 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 21 July 2000 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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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
Losing teams advanced to the first round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Tirol Innsbruck |
1–4 |  Valencia |
0–0 | 1–4 |
| Zimbru Chișinău |
0–2 | Sparta Prague |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Brøndby |
0–2 |  Hamburg |
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Helsingborg |
1–0 |  Internazionale |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Beşiktaş |
6–1 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
3–0 | 3–1 |
| Inter Bratislava |
2–4 |  Lyon |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Anderlecht |
1–0 |  Porto |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Herfølge |
0–6 | Rangers |
0–3 | 0–3 |
| Dynamo Kyiv |
1–1 (a) | Red Star Belgrade |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Polonia Warsaw |
3–4 |  Panathinaikos |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Leeds United  |
3–1 | 1860 Munich |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Sturm Graz |
3–2 |  Feyenoord |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Dunaferr |
3–4 | Rosenborg |
2–2 | 1–2 |
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3–4 | Galatasaray |
1–2 | 2–2 |
| Milan |
6–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
3–1 | 3–0 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
2–1 | Slavia Prague |
0–1 | 2–0 (aet) |
Matches
| Valencia | 4–1 | Tirol Innsbruck |
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| Mendieta 23' (pen.), 52' Diego Alonso 44', 62' |
Report | Gilewicz 66' |
Valencia won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Zimbru Chișinău | 0–1 | Sparta Prague |
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| Report | Obajdin 61' |
| Sparta Prague | 1–0 | Zimbru Chișinău |
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| Obajdin 57' |
Report |
Sparta Prague won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Brøndby | 0–2 | Hamburg |
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| Report | Barbarez 83' Mahdavikia 85' |
Hamburg won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Helsingborg | 1–0 | Internazionale |
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| Hansson 81' |
Report |
Helsingborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Beşiktaş | 3–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Nihat Kahveci 10' Nouma 80'Karhan 90' |
Report |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–3 | Beşiktaş |
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| Cherevchenko 50' |
Report | Nouma 28' Nihat Kahveci 73'Tayfur 87' |
Beşiktaş won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Lyon | 2–1 | Inter Bratislava |
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| Marlet 55' Malbranque 89' |
Report | Pinte 36' |
Lyon won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 1–0 | Porto |
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| Koller 38' |
Report |
| Porto | 0–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Report |
Anderlecht won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Bošković 22' |
Report | Byalkevich 33' |
1–1 on aggregate. Dynamo Kyiv won on away goals.
| Polonia Warsaw | 2–2 | Panathinaikos |
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| Kiełbowicz 45' Kaliszan 68' |
Report | Warzycha 11' Fyssas 37' |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Polonia Warsaw |
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| Liberopoulos 30' Pfipsen 61' (pen.) |
Report | Bąk 86' |
Panathinaikos won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Leeds United | 2–1 | 1860 Munich |
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| Smith 39' Harte 71' |
Report | Agostino 90' |
| 1860 Munich | 0–1 | Leeds United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Smith 46' |
Leeds United won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 1–1 | Sturm Graz |
|---|---|---|
| Jochemsen 87' |
Report | Reinmayr 54' |
Sturm Graz won 3–2 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| St. Gallen | 1–2 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Amoah 14' |
Report | Jardel 39', 78' |
| Galatasaray | 2–2 | St. Gallen |
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| Zellweger 22' (o.g.) Jardel 28' (pen.) |
Report | Gane 30' Amoah 85' |
Galatasaray won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Milan | 3–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
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| Shevchenko 21', 59' Comandini 90' |
Report | Pilipović 19' |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0–3 | Milan |
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| Report | Shevchenko 23', 42' José Mari 55' |
Milan won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–1 | Slavia Prague |
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| Report | Ulich 89' |
| Slavia Prague | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Report | Vorobey 90' Atelkin 97' |
Shakhtar Donetsk won 2–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- ↑ KÍ Klaksvík played their home match at Svangaskarð stadium in Toftir, instead of their regular home venue Við Djúpumýrar stadium in Klaksvík.
- ↑ Total Network Solutions played their home match at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, instead of their regular home venue Recreation Ground stadium in Llansantffraid.
- 1 2 Shamkir played their home matches at Tofiq Bahramov Republican Stadium in Baku, instead of their regular venue Shamkir City Stadium in Şəmkir.
- ↑ Sloga Jugomagnat played their home match at Philip II Arena in Skopje, instead of their regular home venue Čair Stadium.
- 1 2 3 Zimbru Chișinău played their home matches at Stadionul Moldova in Speia, instead of their regular venue Stadionul Republican in Chișinău.
- ↑ Anorthosis played their home match at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of their regular venue Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
- ↑ KR Reykjavík played their Second qualifying round home match at Laugardalsvöllur in Reykjavík, instead of their regular venue KR-völlur in Reykjavík.
- 1 2 Polonia Warsaw played their home matches at Stadion Wisły in Płock, instead of their regular venue Stadion Polonii Warszawa in Warsaw.
- ↑ BATE Borisov played their Second qualifying round home match at Dinamo Stadium in Minsk, as their regular venue City Stadium in Borisov did not meet UEFA criteria.
- 1 2 Dunaferr played their home matches at Stadion ETO in Győr, as their regular venue Dunaferr Aréna in Dunaújváros was closed for renovation.
- ↑ Lokomotiv Moscow played their home match at Luzhniki Stadium, as their regular home venue Lokomotiv Stadium in Moscow was closed for renovation.
- ↑ St. Gallen played their home match at Hardturm stadium in Zürich, instead of their regular venue Espenmoos stadium in St. Gallen.