Famous names to enter the fray

Thursday, July 26, 2007

The cast list, including two former winners, for the next stage of the UEFA Champions League has been confirmed after the first qualifying round concluded.

The cast list for the next stage of the 2007/08 UEFA Champions League has been confirmed after the conclusion of the first qualifying round.

Former champions
Eight teams won through last night to join the six who advanced on Tuesday, including clubs from Kazakhstan and Montenegro for the first time. Fourteen sides enter the competition in the second qualifying round including four participants from last season's group stage - FC Steaua Bucuresti, FC Shakhtar Donetsk, PFC Levski Sofia and FC København. Steaua and FK Crvena Zvezda are the only former European champions involved. The third qualifying round draw will be held on 3 August, with the matches to be played over two legs on 14/15 and 28/29 August.

2007/08 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round First leg: 31 July/1 August Second leg: 7/8 August
FC Pyunik (ARM)	v	FC Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)
FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB)	v	FC Levadia Tallinn (EST)
Rangers FC (SCO)	v	FK Zeta (MNE)
Debreceni VSC (HUN)	v	IF Elfsborg (SWE)
Zagłębie Lubin (POL)	v	FC Steaua Bucuresti (ROU)
KRC Genk (BEL)	v	FK Sarajevo (BIH)
FK Ventspils (LVA)	v	FC Salzburg (AUT)
FC Astana (KAZ)	v	Rosenborg BK (NOR)
FH Hafnarfjördur (ISL)	v	FC BATE Borisov (BLR)
FC København (DEN)	v	Beitar Jerusalem FC (ISR)
MŠK Žilina (SVK)	v	SK Slavia Praha (CZE)
Tampere United (FIN)	v	PFC Levski Sofia (BUL)
NK Domžale (SVN)	v	NK Dinamo Zagreb (CRO)
Beşiktaş JK (TUR)	v	FC Sheriff (MDA)

Famous names to enter the fray

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