2000–01 UEFA Cup first round

The first round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup began on 14 September 2000. The round included 41 winners from the qualifying round, 16 losing teams from the Champions League 3rd qualifying round, 3 winners of the Intertoto Cup and 36 new entrants. This round narrowed the clubs from 96 to 48 teams for the second round.

Teams

The following 96 teams participated in the first round.

Key to colours

Winners of first round advanced to second round

'''Notes'''

Seeding

UEFA allocated the teams into six groups, each with eight seeded and eight unseeded teams.

Summary

Matches

Hertha BSC won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Werder Bremen won 6–2 on aggregate.
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1. FC Kaiserslautern won 3–2 on aggregate.
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3–3 on aggregate; VfB Stuttgart won on away goals.
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1860 Munich won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Lokomotiv Moscow won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Slovan Liberec won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Liverpool won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Genk won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Boavista won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Osijek won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Internazionale won 7–1 on aggregate.
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Parma won 6–0 on aggregate.
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Lausanne-Sports won 5–2 on aggregate.
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Celta Vigo won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Red Star Belgrade won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Inter Slovnaft Bratislava won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Nantes won 6–0 on aggregate.
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PAOK won 6–4 on aggregate.
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Slavia Prague won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Rapid Wien won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Ajax won 9–0 on aggregate.
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Lillestrøm won 4–3 on aggregate.
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GAK won 3–2 on aggregate.
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2–2 on aggregate; MTK Hungária won on away goals.
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Alavés won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Tirol Innsbruck won 5–3 on aggregate.
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Club Brugge won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Viborg won 1–0 on aggregate.
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Celtic won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Iraklis won 1–0 on aggregate.
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St. Gallen won 2–1 on aggregate.
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5–5 on aggregate; Wisła Kraków won 4–3 on penalties.
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Rayo Vallecano won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Roma won 11–1 on aggregate.
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Herfølge won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Vitesse won 4–2 on aggregate.
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AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.
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Porto won 2–1 on aggregate.
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Amica Wronki won 5–0 on aggregate.
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Halmstads BK won 4–3 on aggregate.
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Feyenoord won 4–1 on aggregate.
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Bordeaux won 5–1 on aggregate.
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Udinese won 3–0 on aggregate.
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Basel won 7–6 on aggregate.
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OFI won 6–0 on aggregate.
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''Dinamo Zagreb won 4–1 on aggregate.''