The qualifying rounds for the2005–06 UEFA Cup began on 14 July 2005. In total, there were two qualifying rounds which narrowed clubs down to 80 teams in preparation for the first round.
Times areCEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

In total, 87 teams entered qualifying stage, which consisted of the following rounds:
The 31 winners of the second qualifying round advanced to thefirst round, joining 49 other teams.
In the qualifying rounds, UEFA divided the participating teams into three geographical regions: Northern, Central–East, and Southern–Mediterranean. Teams were then seeded within their respective regions, rather than being seeded among all participating teams of the round. This meant that a club potentially seeded in an open draw format could be unseeded in the regional system, or vice versa. The regional allocation of countries was generally as follows:[1]
However, UEFA could make exceptions to these allocations to ensure an even number of teams in each region.
Below were the participating teams of the qualifying rounds (with their 2005UEFA club coefficients), grouped by their starting rounds.[2][3]
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| Winners of second qualifying round advance tofirst round |
Notes
The draw for the first qualifying round was held on 24 June 2005.[4]
A total of 50 teams played in the first qualifying round. Prior to the draw, UEFA divided the teams into three regions, with each region containing seeded and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.[5] Seeding of teams within each region was based on their 2005UEFA club coefficients.[2]
| Southern–Mediterranean region | Central–East region | Northern region | |||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Southern–Mediterranean region | ||||
| Bashkimi | 4–1 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | |
| Birkirkara | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–4 | |
| Sant Julià | 0–10 | 0–5 | 0–5 | |
| Teuta | 3–4 | 3–1 | 0–3 | |
| Elbasani | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Omonia | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Domagnano | 0–8 | 0–5 | 0–3 | |
| Central–East region | ||||
| Ferencváros | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Banants | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi | 0–6 | 0–1 | 0–5 | |
| Vaduz | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Baku | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Mainz 05 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| Nistru Otaci | 5–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | |
| Northern region | ||||
| Longford Town | 3–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | |
| Ekranas | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| ÍBV | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Allianssi | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Linfield | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| NSÍ | 0–6 | 0–3 | 0–3 | |
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 0–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| Portadown | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| TVMK | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Rhyl | 4–4 (a) | 2–1 | 2–3 | |
| Esbjerg | 7–2 | 1–2 | 6–0 | |
| Žepče | 1–1 | |
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Bashkimi won 4–1 on aggregate.
| APOEL | 4–0 | |
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APOEL won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Sant Julià | 0–5 | |
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| Rapid București | 5–0 | |
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Rapid București won 10–0 on aggregate.
Široki Brijeg won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Elbasani | 1–1 | |
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1–1 on aggregate; Vardar won on away goals.
| Omonia | 3–0 | |
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| Hibernians | 0–3 | |
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Omonia won 6–0 on aggregate.
Domžale won 8–0 on aggregate.
| Ferencváros | 0–2 | |
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MTZ-RIPO Minsk won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Banants | 2–3 | |
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Banants won 4–3 on aggregate.
BATE Borisov won 6–0 on aggregate.
Vaduz won 2–1 on aggregate.
Žilina won 3–2 on aggregate.
Mainz 05 won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Khazar Lankaran | 1–2 | |
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Nistru Otaci won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Carmarthen Town | 5–1 | |
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Carmarthen Town won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Ekranas | 0–2 | |
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Cork City won 2–1 on aggregate.
| ÍBV | 1–1 | |
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B36 won 3–2 on aggregate.
Allianssi won 4–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Linfield won on away goals.
Liepājas Metalurgs won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Etzella Ettelbruck | 0–4 | |
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Keflavík won 6–0 on aggregate.
Viking won 3–1 on aggregate.
MYPA won 2–1 on aggregate.
4–4 on aggregate; Rhyl won on away goals.
| Esbjerg | 1–2 | |
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Esbjerg won 7–2 on aggregate.
The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 29 July 2004.[7]
A total of 62 teams played in the first qualifying round: 37 teams which entered in this round, and 25 winners of the first round. Prior to the draw, UEFA divided the teams into three regions, with each region containing two groups of seeded and unseeded teams in accordance with the principles set by the Club Competitions Committee.[8] Seeding of teams within each region was based on their 2005UEFA club coefficients.[2]
| Southern–Mediterranean Group 1 | Southern–Mediterranean Group 2 | ||
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| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Central–East Group 1 | Central–East Group 2 | ||
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Northern Group 1 | Northern Group 2 | ||
| Seeded | Unseeded | Seeded | Unseeded |
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Southern–Mediterranean region | ||||
| Inter Zaprešić | 1–7 | 1–3 | 0–4 | |
| Bashkimi | 0–11 | 0–5 | 0–6 | |
| Dinamo București | 4–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | |
| OFK Beograd | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| APOEL | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | |
| Litex Lovech | 2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Vaduz | 1–6 | 0–1 | 1–5 | |
| Rapid București | 4–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | |
| Publikum | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Zeta | 2–5 | 0–1 | 2–4 | |
| Ashdod | 3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Central–East region | ||||
| Krylia Sovetov Samara | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Sopron | 1–5 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
| Grasshopper | 3–3 (a) | 1–0 | 2–3 | |
| Nistru Otaci | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Žilina | 3–4 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |
| Superfund | 3–3 (a) | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | |
| Banants | 2–8 | 2–4 | 0–4 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 1–5 | 0–1 | 1–4 | |
| Northern region | ||||
| Halmstads BK | 5–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Midtjylland | 4–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | |
| Brann | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2–6 | 2–3 | 0–3 | |
| Rhyl | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | |
| MYPA | 2–2 (a) | 0–0 | 2–2 | |
| Copenhagen | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Mainz 05 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Djurgårdens IF | 1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Esbjerg | 1–1 (2–3p) | 0–1 | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | |
Red Star Belgrade won 7–1 on aggregate.
Maccabi Petah Tikva won 11–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo București won 4–3 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Lokomotiv Plovdiv won on away goals.
APOEL won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; Litex Lovech won on away goals.
Beşiktaş won 6–1 on aggregate.
| Rapid București | 3–0 | |
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| Vardar | 1–1 | |
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Rapid București won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Levski Sofia | 3–0 | |
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Levski Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Zeta | 0–1 | |
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| Široki Brijeg | 4–2 | |
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Široki Brijeg won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Ashdod | 2–2 | |
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3–3 on aggregate; Domžale won on away goals.
Krylia Sovetov Samara won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Sopron | 0–3 | |
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| Metalurh Donetsk | 2–1 | |
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Metalurh Donetsk won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Grasshopper won on away goals.
GAK won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Austria Wien | 2–2 | |
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Austria Wien won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate; Zenit Saint Petersburg won on away goals.
| MTZ-RIPO Minsk | 1–1 | |
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Teplice won 3–2 on aggregate.
Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Banants | 2–4 | |
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Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Legia Warsaw | 0–1 | |
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Zürich won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Halmstads BK | 1–1 | |
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| Linfield | 2–4 | |
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Halmstads BK won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Midtjylland | 2–1 | |
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Midtjylland won 4–3 on aggregate.
Brann won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Liepājas Metalurgs | 2–3 | |
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| Genk | 3–0 | |
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Genk won 6–2 on aggregate.
Viking won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate; MYPA won on away goals.
| Carmarthen Town | 0–2 | |
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Copenhagen won 4–0 on aggregate.
Mainz 05 won 4–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate; Cork City won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate; Tromsø won 3–2 on penalties.