2005–06 UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds
The qualifying rounds for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League began on 12 July 2005. 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 24 June 2005 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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Summary
Title-holders Liverpool, as well as 23 league champions from countries ranked 27 or lower on the 2004 UEFA ranking, were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the second qualifying round. Though they finished fifth in the Premier League in 2004–05 (at the time, only four teams from an association were allowed to compete in the Champions League), Liverpool was granted a special exemption by UEFA as the holders, whereby they were placed into the first qualification round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Levadia Tallinn  |
1–2 |  Dinamo Tbilisi |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Kairat  |
3–4 |  Artmedia Bratislava |
2–0 | 1–4(aet) |
Neftçi Baku  |
4–1 |  FH |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Rabotnički  |
6–1 |  Skonto |
6–0 | 0–1 |
Dinamo Minsk .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
1–2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Anorthosis |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Sliema Wanderers  |
1–6 |  Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–4 | 0–2 |
HB Tórshavn  |
2–8 |  FBK Kaunas |
2–4 | 0–4 |
Liverpool  |
6–0 |  Total Network Solutions |
3–0 | 3–0 |
Haka  |
3–2 |  Pyunik |
1–0 | 2–2 |
Gorica  |
2–3 |  Tirana |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Glentoran .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
2–6 |  Shelbourne |
1–2 | 1–4 |
F91 Dudelange  |
4–1 |  Zrinjski Mostar |
0–1 | 4–0 (aet) |
Matches
| Levadia Tallinn | 1–0 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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Nahk  45' (pen.) |
Report |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 2–0 | Levadia Tallinn |
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| Melkadze 45' Orbeladze 50' |
Report |
Dinamo Tbilisi won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Kairat | 2–0 | Artmedia Bratislava |
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| Fomenka 39' Artemov 70' |
Report |
| Artmedia Bratislava | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Kairat |
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| Borbély 21' Tchuř 52'Kozák 94' (pen.)Staňo 120+1' |
Report | Bogomolov 91' |
Artmedia won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Neftçi Baku | 2–0 | FH |
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| Mammadov 20' Mišura 90+2' |
Report |
| FH | 1–2 | Neftçi Baku |
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| Borgvardt 60' |
Report | Mammadov 51' Nabiyev 75' |
Neftchi Baku won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Rabotnički | 6–0 | Skonto |
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| Kralevski 30' Ignatov 56' (pen.)Nuhiu 65', 84'Trajčev 69'Maznov 76' |
Report |
| Skonto | 1–0 | Rabotnički |
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| Perepļotkins 90' |
Report |
Rabotnički won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | Anorthosis |
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| Lentsevich 58' |
Report | Frousos 44' |
| Anorthosis | 1–0 | Dinamo Minsk |
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| Samaras 71' |
Report |
Anorthosis won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sliema Wanderers | 1–4 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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| Bogdanović 72' |
Report | Epureanu 21', 62' Kuchuk 25'Florescu 51' |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 2–0 | Sliema Wanderers |
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| Dermé 78' Cociș 83' |
Report |
Sheriff Tiraspol won 6–1 on aggregate.
| HB Tórshavn | 2–4 | FBK Kaunas |
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| Thorsteinsson 29' Jespersen 49' |
Report | Velička 2', 25' Klimek 35'Zelmikas 48' |
| FBK Kaunas | 4–0 | HB Tórshavn |
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| Velička 44' Rimkevičius 63', 82'Zelmikas 90' |
Report |
FBK Kaunas won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Liverpool | 3–0 | Total Network Solutions |
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| Gerrard 8', 21', 89' |
Report |
| Total Network Solutions | 0–3 | Liverpool |
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| Report | Cissé 26' Gerrard 82', 83' |
Liverpool won 6–0 on aggregate.
Haka won 3–2 on aggregate.
KF Tirana won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Glentoran | 1–2 | Shelbourne |
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| Ward 77' |
Report | J. Byrne 55', 65' (pen.) |
Shelbourne won 6–2 on aggregate.
| F91 Dudelange | 0–1 | Zrinjski Mostar |
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| Report | B. Marić 15' |
| Zrinjski Mostar | 0–4 (a.e.t.) | F91 Dudelange |
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| Report | Gruszczyński 90+3', 105' Di Gregorio 96'Hug 112' |
F91 Dudelange won 4–1 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 24 June 2005 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Seeding
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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
The 12 winners from the first qualifying round, 10 champions from countries ranked 17–26, and six second–placed teams from countries ranked 10–15 were drawn against each other and played two matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the third qualifying round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| FBK Kaunas |
1–5 | Liverpool |
1–3 | 0–2 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi |
1–5 |  Brøndby |
0–2 | 1–3 |
Anderlecht .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
5–1 | Neftçi Baku |
5–0 | 0–1 |
Vålerenga  |
5–1 | Haka |
1–0 | 4–1 |
Dynamo Kyiv  |
2–3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thun |
2–2 | 0–1 |
| Anorthosis |
3–2 |  Trabzonspor |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Artmedia Bratislava |
5–4 |  Celtic |
5–0 | 0–4 |
| Tirana |
0–4 |  CSKA Sofia |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Malmö FF  |
5–4 |  Maccabi Haifa |
3–2 | 2–2 |
| Shelbourne |
1–4 |  Steaua București |
0–0 | 1–4 |
| Rabotnički |
1–3 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| F91 Dudelange |
3–9 |  Rapid Wien |
1–6 | 2–3 |
Partizan .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
2–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Debrecen  |
8–0 |  Hajduk Split |
3–0 | 5–0 |
Matches
| Liverpool | 2–0 | FBK Kaunas |
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| Gerrard 77' Cissé 86' |
Report |
Liverpool won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 0–2 | Brøndby |
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| Report | Skoubo 59' Elmander 83' |
| Brøndby | 3–1 | Dinamo Tbilisi |
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| Lorentzen 9' Aladashvili 42' (o.g.)Kamper 86' |
Report | Iashvili 65' |
Brøndby won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 5–0 | Neftçi Baku |
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| Tihinen 21' Jestrović 24'Mpenza 32'Goor 35'Vanderhaeghe 77' |
Report |
| Neftçi Baku | 1–0 | Anderlecht |
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| Boreț 5' (pen.) |
Report |
Anderlecht won 5–1 on aggregate.
Vålerenga IF won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–2 | Thun |
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| Husyev 20' Shatskikh 40' |
Report | Lustrinelli 38' Aegerter 66' |
| Thun | 1–0 | Dynamo Kyiv |
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| Bernardini 90+2' |
Report |
Thun won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis | 3–1 | Trabzonspor |
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| Nicolaou 25' Frousos 83'Tsitaishvili 90' |
Report | Fatih Tekke 77' |
| Trabzonspor | 1–0 | Anorthosis |
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| Fatih Tekke 40' |
Report |
Anorthosis won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Artmedia Bratislava | 5–0 | Celtic |
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| Halenár 43', 76', 89' Vaščák 57'Mikulič 78' |
Report |
Artmedia won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Tirana | 0–2 | CSKA Sofia |
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| Report | Gueye 89' Gargorov 90+2' |
| CSKA Sofia | 2–0 | Tirana |
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| Zadi 2' Todorov 90' |
Report |
CSKA Sofia won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Malmö FF | 3–2 | Maccabi Haifa |
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| Osmanovski 33' D. Andersson 42' (pen.)Mattisson 68' |
Report | Harazi 2' Colautti 44' |
Malmö FF won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 4–1 | Shelbourne |
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| Nicoliță 18' Iacob 27'Diniță 61'Oprița 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | J. Byrne 38' |
Steaua București won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Rabotnički | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
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| Nuhiu 12' |
Report | Sychev 90+1' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–0 | Rabotnički |
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| Sychev 75' Asatiani 85' |
Report |
Lokomotiv Moscow won 3–1 on aggregate.
| F91 Dudelange | 1–6 | Rapid Wien |
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| Martine 8' |
Report | Lawarée 2', 65' Akagündüz 3', 15'Hofmann 5'Kienast 84' |
| Rapid Wien | 3–2 | F91 Dudelange |
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| Lawarée 47', 81' Dollinger 86' |
Report | Tosun 7' (o.g.) Gruszczyński 37' |
Rapid Wien won 9–3 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 1–0 | Sheriff Tiraspol |
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| Odita 63' |
Report |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–1 | Partizan |
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| Report | Odita 74' |
Partizan won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Debrecen | 3–0 | Hajduk Split |
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| Bogdanović 26', 40' Kerekes 58' |
Report |
| Hajduk Split | 0–5 | Debrecen |
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| Report | Halmosi 1', 27' Kerekes 22'Sidibe 76'Kiss 90' |
Debrecen won 8–0 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
The draw for this round was performed on 29 July 2005 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
The 14 winners from the second qualifying round, six champions from countries ranked 11–16, three second–placed teams from countries ranked 7–9, six third–placed teams from countries ranked 1–6, and three fourth–placed teams from countries ranked 1–3 were drawn to play 2 matches, home and away, with the winners advancing to the group stage and losers advancing to the first round of the UEFA Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Wisła Kraków  |
4–5 |  Panathinaikos |
3–1 | 1–4 (aet) |
Real Betis  |
3–2 |  Monaco |
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Vålerenga |
1–1 (3–4 p) | Club Brugge |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Manchester United |
6–0 | Debrecen |
3–0 | 3–0 |
| Everton |
2–4 | Villarreal |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Anorthosis |
1–4 | Rangers |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Steaua București |
3–4 | Rosenborg |
1–1 | 2–3 |
| Rapid Wien |
2–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Artmedia Bratislava |
0–0 (4–3 p) | Partizan |
0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| CSKA Sofia |
2–3 | Liverpool |
1–3 | 1–0 |
Sporting CP  |
2–4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Udinese |
0–1 | 2–3 |
| Malmö FF |
0–4 | Thun |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk |
1–3 | Internazionale |
0–2 | 1–1 |
| Basel |
2–4 |  Werder Bremen |
2–1 | 0–3 |
| Brøndby |
3–5 |  Ajax |
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Anderlecht |
4–1 |  Slavia Prague |
2–1 | 2–0 |
Matches
| Wisła Kraków | 3–1 | Panathinaikos |
|---|---|---|
| Brożek 13' Uche 52'Frankowski 70' |
Report | Olisadebe 4' |
| Panathinaikos | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Wisła Kraków |
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| Morris 62' Olisadebe 65'Papadopoulos 87'Kotsios 114' |
Report | Sobolewski 78' |
Panathinaikos won 5–4 on aggregate.
| Real Betis | 1–0 | Monaco |
|---|---|---|
| Edu 90+3' |
Report |
Real Betis won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Vålerenga IF | 1–0 | Club Brugge |
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| Iversen 56' |
Report |
| Club Brugge | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Vålerenga |
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| Balaban 79' |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
Vermant  Klukowski Blondel Dufer  Balaban |
4–3 | Berre Hulsker Skiri Gashi dos Santos |
1–1 on aggregate; Club Brugge won on penalties.
| Manchester United | 3–0 | Debrecen |
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| Rooney 7' Van Nistelrooy 49'Ronaldo 63' |
Report |
| Debrecen | 0–3 | Manchester United |
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| Report | Heinze 20', 61' Richardson 65' |
Manchester United won 6–0 on aggregate.
Villarreal won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Anorthosis | 1–2 | Rangers |
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| Frousos 72' |
Report | Novo 64' Ricksen 71' |
| Rangers | 2–0 | Anorthosis |
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| Buffel 39' Pršo 58' |
Report |
Rangers won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Steaua București | 1–1 | Rosenborg |
|---|---|---|
| Iacob 30' |
Report | Helstad 85' |
Rosenborg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Rapid Wien | 1–1 | Lokomotiv Moscow |
|---|---|---|
| Valachovič 75' |
Report | Samedov 10' |
| Lokomotiv Moscow | 0–1 | Rapid Wien |
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| Report | Valachovič 84' |
Rapid Wien won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Partizan | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Artmedia Bratislava |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Nađ Mirković Bajić Vukčević Boya Brnović |
3–4 | Fodrek Kozák Halenár Fábio Gomes Debnár Ďurica |
0–0 on aggregate; Artmedia won on penalties.
| Liverpool | 0–1 | CSKA Sofia |
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| Report | Iliev 16' |
Liverpool won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Sporting CP | 0–1 | Udinese |
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| Report | Iaquinta 27' (pen.) |
Udinese won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Thun | 3–0 | Malmö FF |
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| Bernardini 26' Lustrinelli 40', 66' |
Report |
Thun won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0–2 | Internazionale |
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| Report | Martins 68' Adriano 78' |
| Internazionale | 1–1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
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| Recoba 12' |
Report | Elano 25' |
Internazionale won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Basel | 2–1 | Werder Bremen |
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| Degen 27' Rossi 52' |
Report | Klose 73' |
Werder Bremen won 4–2 on aggregate.
Ajax won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Anderlecht | 2–1 | Slavia Prague |
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| Goor 7' Mpenza 38' |
Report | Jarolím 21' |
| Slavia Prague | 0–2 | Anderlecht |
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| Report | Serhat 72' Mpenza 84' |
Anderlecht won 4–1 on aggregate.
Notes
- Artmedia Bratislava played their First qualifying round home match at Národné tréningové centrum in Senec and Second and Third qualifying rounds home matches at Tehelné pole in Bratislava as their regular home venue Štadión Petržalka in Petržalka did not meet UEFA criteria.
- Anorthosis played their home matches at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, instead of their regular home venue Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium in Larnaca.
- HB Tórshavn played their home match at Tórsvøllur stadium, instead of their regular home venue Gundadalur stadium.
- Match played at Vėtra Stadium in Vilnius, instead of FBK Kaunas regular home venue Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas.
- Total Network Solutions played their home match at Racecourse Ground in Wrexham as their regular home venue Recreation Ground in Llansantffraid did not meet UEFA criteria.
- Thun played their home matches at Stade de Suisse, Bern, instead of their regular stadium Stadion Lachen, Thun which did not meet UEFA requirements.[1]
- Match played at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, as Maccabi Haifa regular home venue Kiryat Eliezer Stadium in Haifa did not meet UEFA criteria.
- Match played at Vasil Levski National Stadium, instead of CSKA regular home venue Stadion Balgarska Armia.
- Match played behind closed doors as Inter were serving a punishment for spectacors' misconduct in the previous season's Champions League quarter-final match against Milan.[2]
References
- "Fearless Thun target élite". UEFA. 24 August 2005. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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