The first round of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup began on 20 September 2007, which narrowed clubs down to 40 teams in preparation for the group stage.
Summary
1 This match was played at Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos because AEL's Alcazar Stadium did not meet UEFA standards.
First leg
| Litex Lovech  | 0–1 |  Hamburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Castelen  75' | 
| Lens  | 1–1 |  Copenhagen | 
|---|---|---|
| Dindane  70' | Allbäck  5' | 
| Spartak Moscow  | 5–0 |  Häcken | 
|---|---|---|
| Pavlyuchenko  6', 13', 19' Welliton  55' Titov  56' | 
| Artmedia Petržalka  | 1–2 |  Panathinaikos | 
|---|---|---|
| Urbánek  46' | Papadopoulos  61' (pen.) N'Doye  90' | 
| Paços de Ferreira  | 0–1 |  AZ | 
|---|---|---|
| Pocognoli  89' | 
| Zenit Saint Petersburg  | 3–0 | .svg.png.webp) Standard Liège | 
|---|---|---|
| Arshavin  36', 65' Kim Dong-jin  84' | 
| Getafe  | 1–0 |  Twente | 
|---|---|---|
| Uche  90+1' | 
| Midtjylland  | 1–3 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Collins  30' | Samedov  61' Bilyaletdinov  69' Sychev  90+1' | 
| Groningen  | 1–1 |  Fiorentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Lovre  25' | Semioli  65' | 
| Aris  | 1–0 |  Zaragoza | 
|---|---|---|
| Papadopoulos  6' | 
| Dinamo București  | 1–2 |  Elfsborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Niculescu  8' | Keene  10', 30' | 
| Bayern Munich  | 1–0 |  Belenenses | 
|---|---|---|
| Toni  34' | 
| Heerenveen  | 5–3 |  Helsingborg | 
|---|---|---|
| Bradley  20', 60' Sibon  30', 35' Nielsen  59' | Report | Larsson  53', 71' (pen.) Omotoyossi  57' | 
| Toulouse  | 0–0 |  CSKA Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Sampdoria  | 2–2 |  AaB | 
|---|---|---|
| Delvecchio  18' Bellucci  59' | Prica  19' Johansson  54' | 
| AEL  | 2–0 |  Blackburn Rovers | 
|---|---|---|
| Bakayoko  33' Cleyton  34' | 
| Dinamo Zagreb  | 0–1 |  Ajax | 
|---|---|---|
| Rommedahl  61' | 
| Sparta Prague  | 0–0 |  Odense | 
|---|---|---|
| Anderlecht .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Rapid Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Serhat  11' | Hofmann  82' | 
| Bayer Leverkusen  | 3–1 |  União de Leiria | 
|---|---|---|
| Kießling  19', 77' Rolfes  31' | Joao Paulo  29' | 
| Villarreal  | 4–1 | .svg.png.webp) BATE Borisov | 
|---|---|---|
| Nihat  6', 50' Senna  18' Tomasson  54' | Zhavnerchik  70' | 
| Sion .svg.png.webp) | 3–2 |  Galatasaray | 
|---|---|---|
| Domínguez  6' Vanczák  9' Song  31' (o.g.) | Lincoln  38' Linderoth  67' | 
| Atlético Madrid  | 4–0 |  Kayseri Erciyesspor | 
|---|---|---|
| Mista  13' Forlán  17' L. García  83', 90+2' | 
| Tampere United  | 2–3 |  Bordeaux | 
|---|---|---|
| Wiss  8' Petrescu  69' | Cavenaghi  48', 90+3' Micoud  90+2' | 
| Groclin  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Red Star Belgrade | 
|---|---|---|
| Basta  19' | 
| Rabotnički  | 1–1 |  Bolton Wanderers | 
|---|---|---|
| Milisavljević  53' | Méïté  83' | 
| AEK Athens  | 3–0 |  Red Bull Salzburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Alves  2' Rivaldo  57' Kone  88' | 
| Nürnberg  | 0–0 |  Rapid București | 
|---|---|---|
| Everton  | 1–1 |  Metalist Kharkiv | 
|---|---|---|
| Lescott  24' | Report | Edmar  78' | 
| Tottenham Hotspur  | 6–1 |  Anorthosis Famagusta | 
|---|---|---|
| Kaboul  5' Dawson  39' Keane  42' Bent  43' Defoe  65', 90+1' | Žlogar  80' | 
| Sarajevo  | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Basel | 
|---|---|---|
| Milošević  90+3' | UEFA summary FCB summary | Carlitos  11' Ergić  63' | 
| Austria Wien  | 2–0 |  Vålerenga | 
|---|---|---|
| Kuljić  41' Lasnik  62' | 
| Hapoel Tel Aviv  | 0–0 |  AIK | 
|---|---|---|
| Lokomotiv Sofia  | 1–3 |  Rennes | 
|---|---|---|
| Dafchev  51' | Hansson  39' Cheyrou  74' Leroy  90' | 
| Brann  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Club Brugge | 
|---|---|---|
| Sterchele  84' | 
| Mladá Boleslav  | 0–1 |  Palermo | 
|---|---|---|
| Janković  90+1' | 
Second leg
| Panathinaikos  | 3–0 |  Artmedia Petržalka | 
|---|---|---|
| Papadopoulos  45' (pen.), 45+2', 74' (pen.) | 
Panathinaikos won 5–1 on aggregate.
Nürnberg 2–2 Rapid București on aggregate. Nürnberg won on away goals.
| Anorthosis Famagusta  | 1–1 |  Tottenham Hotspur | 
|---|---|---|
| Fabinho  54' | Keane  78' | 
Tottenham Hotspur won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Lokomotiv Moscow  | 2–0 |  Midtjylland | 
|---|---|---|
| Bilyaletdinov  11' Maminov  15' | 
Lokomotiv Moscow won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Helsingborg  | 5–1 |  Heerenveen | 
|---|---|---|
| Larsson  18' Dahl  37' Omotoyossi  45+1', 80' Makondele  51' | Report | Sibon  89' | 
Helsingborg won 8–6 on aggregate.
| Kayseri Erciyesspor  | 0–5 |  Atlético Madrid | 
|---|---|---|
| Agüero  6', 44' Jurado  14' Rodríguez  53' (pen.) Forlán  79' | 
Atlético Madrid won 9–0 on aggregate.
| Hamburg  | 3–1 |  Litex Lovech | 
|---|---|---|
| Guerrero  40', 52' Van der Vaart  71' | R. Popov  38' | 
Hamburg won 4–1 on aggregate.
Zürich won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Vålerenga  | 2–2 |  Austria Wien | 
|---|---|---|
| Dos Santos  51' Holm  87' | Kuljić  22' Ačimovič  90+1' | 
Austria Wien won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Elfsborg  | 0–1 |  Dinamo București | 
|---|---|---|
| Dănciulescu  31' | 
Dinamo București 2–2 Elfsborg on aggregate. Elfsborg won on away goals.
| Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk  | 1–1 |  Aberdeen | 
|---|---|---|
| Vorobey  76' | Report | Mackie  28' | 
Aberdeen 1–1 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on aggregate. Aberdeen won on away goals.
Toulouse 1–1 CSKA Sofia on aggregate. Toulouse won on away goals.
2–2 on aggregate. AaB won on away goals.
| Häcken  | 1–3 |  Spartak Moscow | 
|---|---|---|
| Henriksson  84' | Titov  7' Bazhenov  80' Dzyuba  90+1' | 
Spartak Moscow won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Odense  | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |  Sparta Prague | 
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| Sørensen  Borring  Bechara  Bisgaard  Laursen  Helveg  | 3–4 |  Horváth  Brezinský  Došek  Kisel  Kladrubský  Kadlec | 
Sparta Prague 0–0 Odense on aggregate. Sparta Prague won 4–3 on penalties.
| Basel .svg.png.webp) | 6–0 |  Sarajevo | 
|---|---|---|
| Carlitos  8', 9' Streller  19', 29' Huggel  75' Caicedo  90+1' | UEFA summary FCB summary |  21' Bučan  66' Kurto | 
Basel won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Ajax  | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |  Dinamo Zagreb | 
|---|---|---|
| Huntelaar  101', 120' | Modrić  34' (pen.) Mandžukić  94', 96' | 
Dinamo Zagreb 3–3 Ajax on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won on away goals.
| BATE Borisov .svg.png.webp) | 0–2 |  Villareal | 
|---|---|---|
| Cani  24' Ángel  78' | 
Villarreal won 6–1 on aggregate.
Panionios won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Standard Liège .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Zenit Saint Petersburg | 
|---|---|---|
| Onyewu  35' | Pogrebnyak  79' | 
Zenit Saint Petersburg won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Copenhagen  | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Lens | 
|---|---|---|
| Allbäck  76' Grønkjær  112' | Carrière  13' | 
Copenhagen won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Red Bull Salzburg  | 1–0 |  AEK Athens | 
|---|---|---|
| Lokvenc  20' | 
AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AIK  | 0–1 |  Hapoel Tel Aviv | 
|---|---|---|
| Oved  64' | 
Hapoel Tel Aviv won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Club Brugge .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 |  Brann | 
|---|---|---|
| Clement  76' | Helstad  14' Winters  39' | 
Brann 2–2 Club Brugge on aggregate. Brann won on away goals.
| Belenenses  | 0–2 |  Bayern Munich | 
|---|---|---|
| Toni  59' Altıntop  79' | 
Bayern Munich won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Galatasaray  | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp) Sion | 
|---|---|---|
| Karan  22', 28' Lincoln  36' Turan  68' Bouzid  90' | Nwaneri  90' | 
Galatasaray won 7–4 on aggregate.
Everton won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Twente  | 3–2 (a.e.t.) |  Getafe | 
|---|---|---|
| Wielaert  30' Engelaar  117' Zomer  120' | Belenguer  101' Granero  103' | 
Getafe 3–3 Twente on aggregate. Getafe won on away goals.
| Red Star Belgrade .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Groclin | 
|---|---|---|
| Castillo  43' | 
Red Star Belgrade won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Rennes  | 1–2 |  Lokomotiv Sofia | 
|---|---|---|
| Marveaux  25' | Antunović  37', 40' | 
Rennes won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Palermo  | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |  Mladá Boleslav | 
|---|---|---|
| Sedláček  90+' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Cavani  Barzagli  Caserta  Janković  | 2–4 |  Holub  Matějovský  Rolko  Rajnoch  Sedláček | 
Palermo 1–1 Mladá Boleslav on aggregate. Mladá Boleslav won 4–2 on penalties.
| Rapid Wien  | 0–1 | .svg.png.webp) Anderlecht | 
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Hassan  22' | 
Anderlecht won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Fiorentina  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |  Groningen | 
|---|---|---|
| Mutu  59' | Nevland  55' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Pazzini  Montolivo  Kuzmanović  Santana  Mutu  | 4–3 |  Levchenko  Van de Laak  Lindgren  Silva  Lovre | 
Fiorentina 2–2 Groningen on aggregate. Fiorentina won 4–3 on penalties.
| Bolton Wanderers  | 1–0 |  Rabotnički | 
|---|---|---|
| Anelka  67' | 
Bolton Wanderers won 2–1 on aggregate.
Aris 2–2 Real Zaragoza on aggregate. Aris won on away goals.
| Blackburn Rovers  | 2–1 |  AEL | 
|---|---|---|
| Derbyshire  45+2' Warnock  54' | Cleyton  17' | 
AEL won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bordeaux  | 1–1 |  Tampere United | 
|---|---|---|
| Chamakh  49' | Ojanperä  50' | 
Bordeaux won 4–3 on aggregate.
| AZ  | 0–0 |  Paços de Ferreira | 
|---|---|---|
AZ won 1–0 on aggregate.
Braga won 5–2 on aggregate.
| União de Leiria  | 3–2 |  Bayer Leverkusen | 
|---|---|---|
| Cadu  3' João Paulo  21' Laranjeiro  90' | Papadopulos  10' Kießling  87' | 
Bayer Leverkusen won 5–4 on aggregate.