The qualifying rounds for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup began on 17 July 2008. In total, there were two qualifying rounds which narrowed clubs down to 80 teams in preparation for the first round.
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Second leg
Nordsjælland win 8–0 on aggregate
Manchester City win 4–0 on aggregate
St Patrick's Athletic win 3–0 on aggregate
2–2 on aggregate, Djurgården win on away goals
Sūduva win 2–0 on aggregate
København win 11–0 on aggregate
Haka win 6–2 on aggregate
Midtjylland win 10–1 on aggregate
Cherno More win 9–0 on aggregate
APOEL win 1–0 on aggregate
Zrinjski Mostar win 5–1 on aggregate
Široki Brijeg win 3–1 on aggregate
Ironi Kiryat Shmona win 4–1 on aggregate
Vllaznia Shkodër win 2–1 on aggregate
Ljubljana win 2–1 on aggregate
Hapoel Tel Aviv win 5–0 on aggregate
Hajduk Split win 7–0 on aggregate
Omonia win 4–1 on aggregate
Slaven Belupo win 8–0 on aggregate
Salzburg win 10–0 on aggregate
Győr win 3–2 on aggregate
Bellinzona win 4–1 on aggregate
Borac Čačak win 4–2 on aggregate
Austria Wien win 2–1 on aggregate
Hertha BSC win 8–1 on aggregate
Lech Poznań win 5–1 on aggregate
Legia Warszawa win 4–1 on aggregate
WIT win 3–2 on aggregate
MŠK Žilina win 3–2 on aggregate
Debrecen win 2–1 on aggregate
Vojvodina win 2–1 on aggregate
FH win 8–3 on aggregate
Viking win 2–1 on aggregate
Kalmar win 10–1 on aggregate
Honka win 4–2 on aggregate
Liepājas Metalurgs win 3–1 on aggregate
Brøndby win 3–0 on aggregate
Match played as a one off in Austria due to political unrest in Georgia
Second leg
Borac Čačak win 2–1 on aggregate
Nordsjælland win 4–2 on aggregate
Kalmar win 5–2 on aggregate
1–1 on aggregate, Manchester City win 4–2 on penalties
Honka win 2–1 on aggregate
Brøndby win 6–0 on aggregate
Rennes win 3–2 on aggregate
Copenhagen win 7–3 on aggregate
St Patrick's win 4–3 on aggregate
Aston Villa win 5–2 on aggregate
Beşiktaş win 6–1 on aggregate
Braga win 3–0 on aggregate
Hapoel Tel Aviv win 3–0 on aggregate
Slaven Belupo win 2–1 on aggregate
Litex Lovech win 2–1 on aggregate
Deportivo win 2–0 on aggregate
APOEL 5–5 Red Star Belgrade on aggregate, APOEL win on away goals
Napoli win 8–0 on aggregate
Cherno More win 3–1 on aggregate
Omonia win 3–2 on aggregate
Vaslui win 5–1 on aggregate
Zürich 2–2 Sturm Graz on aggregate. Zürich won 4–2 on penalties.
Stuttgart win 6–2 on aggregate
Lech Poznań win 6–0 on aggregate
Žilina win 4–2 on aggregate
Match played as a one off in Austria due to political unrest in Georgia.
Young Boys win 7–3 on aggregate
FC Moscow win 4–1 on aggregate
4–4 on aggregate, Bellinzona win on away goals
Hertha BSC win 3–0 on aggregate
Salzburg win 4–2 on aggregate
Rosenborg win 6–2 on aggregate