2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualifying was the preliminary phase of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League, prior to the competition proper. Qualification consisted of the qualifying phase (first to third rounds) and the play-off round.
There were two paths:
- Champions Path, which included all domestic champions which did not automatically qualified for the group stage.
- Non-Champions Path (also called the Best-placed Path), which included all non-domestic champions which did not automatically qualified for the group stage.
Each tie was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that had the higher aggregate score over the two legs progressed to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finished level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progressed. If away goals were also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time were played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team qualified by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided via a penalty shoot-out.
All times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA.
Round and draw dates
All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.[1]
Phase
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Round
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Draw date
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First leg
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Second leg
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Qualifying
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First qualifying round
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21 June 2010
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29–30 June 2010
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6–7 July 2010
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Second qualifying round
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13–14 July 2010
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20–21 July 2010
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Third qualifying round
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16 July 2010
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27–28 July 2010
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3–4 August 2010
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Play-off
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Play-off round
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6 August 2010
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17–18 August 2010
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24–25 August 2010
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Teams
Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Path, 15 in Non-Champions Path) that were involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds.[2] The ten winners of the play-off round (five in Champions Path, five in Non-Champions Path) qualified for the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round entered the Europa League play-off round and the group stage, respectively.[3]
In each round, teams were seeded based on their 2010 UEFA club coefficients.[4] Prior to the draw, UEFA could form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other.
Champions Path
Non-Champions Path
First qualifying round
Seeding
Summary
Notes:
- ^ Match originally postponed due to bad pitch conditions caused by heavy rain. FC Santa Coloma suggested an alternative on 30 June, but UEFA awarded Birkirkara a 3–0 away win on 1 July.[5]
Matches
Rudar Pljevlja won 7–1 on aggregate.
Birkirkara won 7–3 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Seeding
- Notes
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† 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
Matches
Sparta Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
Aktobe won 3–1 on aggregate.
Debrecen won 4–3 on aggregate.
Partizan won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Lech Poznań won 9–8 on penalties.
Dinamo Zagreb won 5–4 on aggregate.
Litex Lovech won 5–0 on aggregate.
Žilina won 3–1 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 3–2 on aggregate.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 6–0 on aggregate.
Omonia won 5–0 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–1 on aggregate.
The New Saints won 4–1 on aggregate.
BATE Borisov won 6–1 on aggregate.
AIK won 1–0 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 2–0 on aggregate.
HJK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
Seeding
- Notes
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† 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
Champions Path matches
Sparta Prague won 2–0 on aggregate.
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–5 on penalties.
Žilina won 4–2 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–1 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 6–1 on aggregate.
Red Bull Salzburg won 5–2 on aggregate.
Non-Champions Path matcches
4–4 on aggregate; Ajax won on away goals.
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–1 on aggregate.
Young Boys won 3–2 on aggregate.
Braga won 4–2 on aggregate.
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 1–0 on aggregate.
Play-off round
Seeding
Summary
Champions Path matches
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 4–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Copenhagen won on away goals.
Basel won 4–0 on aggregate.
Žilina won 3–0 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Partizan won 3–2 on penalties.
Non-Champions Path matches
Tottenham Hotspur won 6–3 on aggregate.
Braga won 5–3 on aggregate.
Werder Bremen won 5–4 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 2–1 on aggregate.
Ajax won 3–2 on aggregate.
Notes
References
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