The 1997–98 UEFA Champions League had two qualifying rounds to determine which 16 teams would play in the group stage, along with the eight teams that had qualified automatically. Teams from the higher-ranked UEFA nations received byes to the second qualifying round. Losing teams in the first qualifying round were eliminated from European competition for the season, while the losing teams from the second qualifying round were put into the draw for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.
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Second leg
Maribor won 3–0 on aggregate.
Beitar Jerusalem won 3–1 on aggregate.
Croatia Zagreb won 5–1 on aggregate.
FC Jazz won 3–0 on aggregate.
Rangers won 11–0 on aggregate.
MPKC Mozyr won 4–3 on aggregate.
Steaua București won 5–3 on aggregate.
Second qualifying round
Losing teams qualified for the first round of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup.
Note: Winning teams of the first qualifying round were drawn against teams qualified directly for the second qualifying round. Because of the unequal number of teams (15 and 17), Wüstenrot Salzburg and Sparta Prague had to play against each other.