This article details the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round.
There were two paths:
*Champions Path, which included all domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
*Non-Champions Path (also called the Best-placed Path), which included all non-domestic champions which did not automatically qualify for the group stage.
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Teams
This table shows the path of all 54 teams (39 in Champions Path, 15 in Non-Champions path) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round. 10 teams (5 in Champions Path, 5 in Non-Champions Path) qualified for the
group stage
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to join the 22 automatic qualifiers.
Champions Path
Non-Champions Path
First qualifying round
Seeding
Teams with a
coefficient
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of at least 0.100 were seeded.
Summary
Matches
''2–2 on aggregate; Sant Julià won 5–4 on penalties.''
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''Mogren won 6–0 on aggregate.''
Second qualifying round
Seeding
Teams with a
coefficient
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of at least 1.933 were seeded.
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Summary
Matches
''Stabæk won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Maribor won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''APOEL won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Copenhagen won 12–0 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Debrecen won on away goals.''
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''BATE Borisov won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Aktobe won 6–0 on aggregate.''
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''Dinamo Zagreb won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Ventspils won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''Baku won 6–4 on aggregate.''
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''Red Bull Salzburg won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Slovan Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Sheriff Tiraspol won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Partizan won 12–0 on aggregate.''
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''Levadia Tallinn won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Levski Sofia won 9–0 on aggregate.''
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''Maccabi Haifa won 10–0 on aggregate.''
Third qualifying round
Seeding
In the Champions Path, teams with a
coefficient
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of at least 7.733 were seeded.
Levadia Tallinn were also seeded because the draw was held before the second qualifying round, in which they beat a team who would have been seeded. In the Non-Champions Path, teams with a coefficient of at least 32.065 were seeded.
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Summary
Matches
''Red Bull Salzburg won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 4–0 on aggregate.''
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''Zürich won 5–3 on aggregate.''
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''APOEL won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Sheriff Tiraspol won on away goals.''
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''Maccabi Haifa won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Levski Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Ventspils won on away goals.''
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''Debrecen won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Copenhagen won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Panathinaikos won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''2–2 on aggregate; Timișoara won on away goals.''
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''1–1 on aggregate; Sporting CP won on away goals.''
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''Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Anderlecht won 6–3 on aggregate.''
Play-off round
Seeding
In the Champions Path, teams with a
coefficient
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of at least 14.050 were seeded. In the Non-Champions Path, teams with a coefficient of at least 45.339 were seeded.
Summary
Matches
''Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Maccabi Haifa won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Debrecen won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Lyon won 8–2 on aggregate.''
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''Arsenal won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''VfB Stuttgart won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''3–3 on aggregate; Fiorentina won on away goals.''
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''Atlético Madrid won 5–2 on aggregate.''
Notes
References
External links
2009–10 UEFA Champions League UEFA.com
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Qualifying rounds
2009-10