2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying was the preliminary phase of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, prior to the competition proper. Qualification consisted of the qualifying phase (first to third rounds) and the play-off round.

All times are CEST (UTC+02:00).

Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg First qualifying round 20 June 2011 28–29 June 2011 5–6 July 2011 Second qualifying round 12–13 July 2011 19–20 July 2011 Third qualifying round 15 July 2011 26–27 July 2011 2–3 August 2011 Play-off round 5 August 2011 16–17 August 2011 23–24 August 2011

Format There are two routes which the teams are separated into during qualifying: Champions Route, which includes all domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage. League Route (also called the Non-champions Path or the Best-placed Path), which includes all non-domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.

Each tie is played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that has the higher aggregate score over the two legs progresses to the next round. In the event that aggregate scores finish level, the away goals rule is applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs progresses. If away goals are also equal, then 30 minutes of extra time are played, divided into two 15-minute halves. The away goals rule is again applied after extra time, i.e. if there are goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score is still level, the visiting team qualifies by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals are scored during extra time, the tie is decided by penalty shoot-out.

In the draw for each round, teams are seeded based on their 2011 UEFA club coefficients, with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team is drawn against an unseeded team, with the order of legs in each tie decided randomly. Due to the limited time between matches, the draws for the second and third qualifying rounds take place before the results of the previous round are known. The seeding in each draw is carried out under the assumption that all of the highest-ranked clubs of the previous round are victorious. If a lower-ranked club is victorious, it simply takes the place of its defeated opponent in the next round. Prior to the draw, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they are purely for convenience of the draw and do not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition, while ensuring that teams from the same association are not drawn against each other.

Teams Below are the 54 teams (39 in Champions Route, 15 in League Route) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds. The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) qualify for the group stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from the third qualifying round and the play-off round enter the Europa League play-off round and group stage respectively.

Key to colours Qualified for the group stage Eliminated in the play-off round; Advanced to the Europa League group stage Eliminated in the third qualifying round; Advanced to the Europa League play-off round

Champions Route Third qualifying round Team Rangers 56.028 Copenhagen 51.110 Genk 8.400 Second qualifying round Team BATE Borisov 23.216 Maccabi Haifa 21.400 Dinamo Zagreb 20.224 Rosenborg 19.375 Partizan 15.850 APOEL 13.124 Wisła Kraków 10.183 Sturm Graz 8.640 Litex Lovech 8.575 Slovan Bratislava 5.899 Viktoria Plzeň 5.170 Maribor 4.224 HJK 3.793 Ekranas 3.541 Zestaponi 2.891 Malmö FF 2.825 Shamrock Rovers 2.741 Dacia Chișinău 2.549 Pyunik 2.516 Borac Banja Luka 2.324 Mogren 2.275 Skonto 2.233 Videoton 2.200 Bangor City 2.058 HB 1.783 Linfield 1.699 Tobol 1.624 Flora 1.508 Breiðablik 1.491 Neftçi 1.233 Shkëndija 1.041 Skënderbeu 0.774 First qualifying round Team F91 Dudelange 1.524 Valletta 1.483 FC Santa Coloma 1.200 Tre Fiori 1.183

League Route Play-off round Team Bayern Munich 118.887 Arsenal 108.157 Lyon 92.735 Villarreal 75.465 Udinese 27.110 Third qualifying round Team Benfica 81.319 Dynamo Kyiv 60.776 Panathinaikos 57.833 Twente 41.025 Standard Liège 32.400 Rubin Kazan 31.941 Zürich 18.980 Odense 18.610 Trabzonspor 12.010 Vaslui 10.164

Notes

First qualifying round

Seeding SeededUnseeded F91 Dudelange Valletta FC Santa Coloma Tre Fiori

Summary

Matches

Valletta won 5–1 on aggregate.

F91 Dudelange won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round

Seeding Group 1 Group 2 Group 3SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded Maccabi Haifa APOEL Litex Lovech Slovan Bratislava Maribor Borac Banja Luka Mogren Tobol F91 Dudelange Skënderbeu Dinamo Zagreb Partizan Sturm Graz Viktoria Plzeň Ekranas Zestaponi Dacia Chișinău Pyunik Videoton Valletta Neftçi Shkëndija BATE Borisov Rosenborg Wisła Kraków HJK Malmö FF Shamrock Rovers Skonto Bangor City HB Linfield Flora Breiðablik Notes

Summary

Matches

Maccabi Haifa won 7–4 on aggregate.

Litex Lovech won 5–1 on aggregate.

Maribor won 5–1 on aggregate.

APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.

Slovan Bratislava won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sturm Graz won 4–3 on aggregate.

Zestaponi won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.

Viktoria Plzeň won 9–1 on aggregate.

Partizan won 5–0 on aggregate.

Ekranas won 4–2 on aggregate.

Malmö FF won 3–1 on aggregate.

Shamrock Rovers won 1–0 on aggregate.

Rosenborg won 5–2 on aggregate.

HJK won 13–0 on aggregate.

Wisła Kraków won 3–0 on aggregate.

BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

Seeding Champions Route League Route Group 1 Group 2SeededUnseededSeededUnseededSeededUnseeded Copenhagen Maccabi Haifa Dinamo Zagreb APOEL Wisła Kraków Litex Lovech Slovan Bratislava Maribor HJK Shamrock Rovers Rangers BATE Borisov Rosenborg Partizan Sturm Graz Genk Viktoria Plzeň Ekranas Zestaponi Malmö FF Benfica Dynamo Kyiv Panathinaikos Twente Standard Liège Rubin Kazan Zürich Odense Trabzonspor Vaslui Notes

Summary

Champions Route matches

Wisła Kraków won 5–2 on aggregate.

Maccabi Haifa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

APOEL won 2–0 on aggregate.

Copenhagen won 3–0 on aggregate.

Genk won 3–2 on aggregate.

Viktoria Plzeň won 4–2 on aggregate.

Sturm Graz won 2–1 on aggregate.

BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.

Malmö FF won 2–1 on aggregate.

League Route matches

Zürich won 2–1 on aggregate.

Twente won 2–0 on aggregate.

Benfica won 3–1 on aggregate.

Rubin Kazan won 4–1 on aggregate.

Odense won 5–4 on aggregate.

Play-off round

Seeding Champions Route League Route Seeded Unseeded Seeded Unseeded Copenhagen BATE Borisov Maccabi Haifa Dinamo Zagreb APOEL Wisła Kraków Sturm Graz Genk Viktoria Plzeň Malmö FF Bayern Munich Arsenal Lyon Benfica Villarreal Twente Rubin Kazan Udinese Zürich Odense

Summary

Champions Route matches

APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate; Genk won 4–1 on penalties.

Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 on aggregate.

Viktoria Plzeň won 5–2 on aggregate.

BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.

League Route matches

Villarreal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Benfica won 5–3 on aggregate.

Arsenal won 3–1 on aggregate.

Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate.

Lyon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes

References

External links 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, UEFA.com