The qualifying rounds for the 2002âÂÂ03 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2002. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
The draw for this round was performed on 21 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Teams with a coefficient of at least 1.498 were seeded.
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Vardar won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Hibernians won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Belshina Bobruisk won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
à ½eljezniÃÂar won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Skonto won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
APOEL won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
4âÂÂ4 on aggregate; Sheriff Tiraspol won on away goals.
Pyunik won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tirana won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Kutaisi won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
The draw for this round was performed on 21 June 2002 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Teams with a coefficient of at least 10.916 were seeded.
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GAK won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 6âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Zalaegerszeg won on away goals.
Boavista won 7âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Basel won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
APOEL won 5âÂÂ4 on aggregate.
à ½eljezniÃÂar won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Brøndby won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
The draw for this round was performed on 26 July 2002 in Nyon, Switzerland.
Teams with a coefficient of at least 36.062 were seeded.
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4âÂÂ4 on aggregate; Genk won on away goals.
Feyenoord won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Club Brugge won 4âÂÂ1 on penalties.
Newcastle United won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate; Basel won on away goals.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Milan won on away goals.
Barcelona won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.