2012–13 UEFA Champions League qualifying was the preliminary phase of the2012–13 UEFA Champions League, prior to the competition proper. Qualification consisted of the qualifying phase (first to third rounds) and the play-off round, and decided 10 of the 32 teams which played in thegroup stage.
All draws were held at UEFA headquarters inNyon,Switzerland.[1]
| Round | Draw date and time | First leg | Second leg |
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| First qualifying round | 25 June 2012, 12:00 | 3–4 July 2012 | 10–11 July 2012 |
| Second qualifying round | 17–18 July 2012 | 24–25 July 2012 | |
| Third qualifying round | 20 July 2012, 12:00 | 31 July – 1 August 2012 | 7–8 August 2012 |
| Play-off round | 10 August 2012, 12:00 | 21–22 August 2012 | 28–29 August 2012 |
There were two routes which the teams were separated into during qualifying:
Each tie was played overtwo legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. In the event that aggregate score finished level, theaway goals rule would be applied, i.e., the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes ofextra time would be played, divided into two fifteen-minutes halves. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, i.e., if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided bypenalty shootout.[2]
In the draws for each round, teams were seeded based on their 2012UEFA club coefficients,[3] with the teams divided into seeded and unseeded pots. A seeded team was 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 took place before the results of the previous round were known. The seeding in these draws (or in any cases where the results of a tie in the previous round were not known at the time of draw) was carried out under the assumption that the higher-ranked teams of the previous round would advance to this round, which means if a lower-ranked team were to advance, it would simply take the seeding of its defeated opponent. Prior to the draws, UEFA may form "groups" in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee, but they were purely for convenience of the draw and for ensuring that teams from the same association were not drawn against each other, and did not resemble any real groupings in the sense of the competition.
Below were the 54 teams (40 in Champions Route, 14 in League Route) involved in the qualifying phase and play-off round, grouped by their starting rounds.[4] The 10 winners of the play-off round (5 in Champions Route, 5 in League Route) qualified for thegroup stage to join the 22 automatic qualifiers. The losing teams from thethird qualifying round and theplay-off round dropped down to theEuropa League play-off round andgroup stage respectively.
| Key to colours |
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| Qualified for thegroup stage |
| Eliminated in the play-off round; entered theEuropa League group stage |
| Eliminated in the third qualifying round; entered theEuropa League play-off round |
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| Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| F91 Dudelange | 11–0 | 7–0 | 4–0 | |
| Valletta | 9–0 | 8–0 | 1–0 | |
| Linfield | 0–0 (4–3p) | 0–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
F91 Dudelange won 11–0 on aggregate.
Valletta won 9–0 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate; Linfield won 4–3 on penalties.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Skënderbeu | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Maribor | 6–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | |
| Žilina | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| BATE Borisov | 3–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | |
| AEL Limassol | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Shamrock Rovers | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Flora | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| The New Saints | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| HJK | 9–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
| Molde | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| F91 Dudelange | 4–4 (a) | 1–0 | 3–4 | |
| Slovan Liberec | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 3–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
| Neftçi | 5–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ulisses | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Valletta | 2–7 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Budućnost Podgorica | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 |
Debrecen won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Željezničar | 1–2 | |
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Maribor won 6–2 on aggregate.
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 2–0 | |
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Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 2–1 on aggregate.
| BATE Borisov | 3–2 | |
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BATE Borisov won 3–2 on aggregate.
AEL Limassol won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Ekranas | 2–1 | |
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Ekranas won 2–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 5–0 on aggregate.
Helsingborgs IF won 3–0 on aggregate.
HJK won 9–1 on aggregate.
Molde won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Red Bull Salzburg | 4–3 | |
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4–4 on aggregate; F91 Dudelange won on away goals.
Slovan Liberec won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 on aggregate.
Neftçi won 5–2 on aggregate.
Sheriff Tiraspol won 2–0 on aggregate.
Partizan won 7–2 on aggregate.
Śląsk Wrocław won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Champions Route | League Route | ||||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Champions Route | ||||
| Maribor | 5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| CFR Cluj | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Anderlecht | 11–0 | 5–0 | 6–0 | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| Sheriff Tiraspol | 0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Celtic | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Molde | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 6–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| League Route | ||||
| Fenerbahçe | 5–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Motherwell | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Copenhagen | 3–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Maribor | 4–1 | |
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Maribor won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Debrecen | 0–2 | |
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
CFR Cluj won 3–1 on aggregate.
Anderlecht won 11–0 on aggregate.
| Helsingborgs IF | 3–1 | |
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Helsingborgs IF won 6–1 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 5–0 on aggregate.
Basel won 2–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 4–0 | |
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| Report |
Ironi Kiryat Shmona won 6–2 on aggregate.
| AEL Limassol | 1–0 | |
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AEL Limassol won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | |
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Fenerbahçe won 5–2 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 5–0 on aggregate.
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Feyenoord | 0–1 | |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Champions Route | League Route | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | |
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| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Basel | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Helsingborgs IF | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | |
| BATE Borisov | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| AEL Limassol | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| League Route | ||||
| Braga | 2–2 (5–4p) | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
| Spartak Moscow | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Málaga | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3–4 | 1–3 | 2–1 | |
| Copenhagen | 1–2[a] | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | |
CFR Cluj won 3–1 on aggregate.
Celtic won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Ironi Kiryat Shmona | 1–1 | |
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BATE Borisov won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AEL Limassol | 2–1 | |
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Anderlecht won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dinamo Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Braga won 5–4 on penalties.
| Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | |
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| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | |
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Spartak Moscow won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Málaga | 2–0 | |
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Málaga won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–3 | |
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | |
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Dynamo Kyiv won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen | 1–0 | |
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| Lille | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | |
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Lille won 2–1 on aggregate.
There were 226 goals in 88 matches in the qualifying phase and play-off round, for an average of 2.57 goals per match.
Top goalscorers[edit]
Source:[88] | Top assists[edit]
Source:[89] |