The qualifying rounds for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League began on 17 July 2002. In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
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Teams
This table shows the path of all 57 teams involved in the qualifying phase (starting round shown in parentheses). 16 teams qualified for the group stage to join the 16 automatic qualifiers.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 1.498 were seeded.
Vardar won 4–1 on aggregate.
Hibernians won 3–2 on aggregate.
Belshina won 3–2 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 4–0 on aggregate.
Skonto won 6–0 on aggregate.
APOEL won 1–0 on aggregate.
Sheriff 4–4 Zhenis Astana on aggregate. Sheriff won on away goals.
Pyunik won 6–0 on aggregate.
Dinamo Tirana won 3–2 on aggregate.
Torpedo Kutaisi won 6–2 on aggregate.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 10.916 were seeded.
Matches
1Match played at GSP Stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
GAK won 6–1 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5–0 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 6–2 on aggregate.
Zalaegerszeg 2–2 NK Zagreb on aggregate. Zalaegerszeg won on away goals.
Boavista won 7–3 on aggregate.
Sparta Prague won 5–1 on aggregate.
Levski Sofia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate.
Partizan won 5–1 on aggregate.
Basel won 4–1 on aggregate.
APOEL won 5–4 on aggregate.
Željezničar won 2–0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge won 4–1 on aggregate.
Brøndby won 5–0 on aggregate.
Seeding
Teams with a coefficient of at least 36.062 were seeded.
Matches
1Match played in Sofia, Bulgaria after UEFA banned international matches from being played in Israel.
Genk 4–4 Sparta Prague on aggregate. Genk won on away goals.
Feyenoord won 3–0 on aggregate.
Maccabi Haifa won 5–3 on aggregate.
Auxerre won 1–0 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.
Manchester United won 5–1 on aggregate.
Internazionale won 2–0 on aggregate.
Bayern Munich won 6–1 on aggregate.
Shakhtar Donetsk 2–2 Club Brugge on aggregate. Club Brugge won 4–1 on penalties.
Newcastle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
Celtic 3–3 Basel on aggregate. Basel won on away goals.
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–3 on aggregate.
Rosenborg won 4–2 on aggregate.
Dynamo Kyiv won 2–0 on aggregate.
Milan 2–2 Slovan Liberec on aggregate. Milan won on away goals.
Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.