2002–03 UEFA Cup qualifying round
The qualifying round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup was contested from 13 to 29 August 2002.The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round.If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of extra time were played, divided into two fifteen-minute halves.If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie was decided by penalty shoot-out.[1] A total of 82 teams from 44 national associations were involved in the qualifying round, including three teams that qualified via the Fair Play ranking (FP).[2][3] Below are the participating teams, sorted by their 2002 UEFA club coefficient (in parentheses).[1] Wisła Kraków Zenit Saint Petersburg Litex Lovech Matador Púchov Atlantas Glentoran Encamp Atyrau Hapoel Tel Aviv Lugano Primorje Midtjylland Ventspils Pobeda Zvartnots Yerevan Partizani Amica Wronki Brann Hajduk Split Ferencváros AEL Limassol Sūduva Total Network SolutionsCopenhagen Livingston Kärnten Polonia Warsaw Liepājas Metalurgs Locomotive Tbilisi Sliema Wanderers Vaduz Maccabi Tel Aviv Leixões Stabæk Anorthosis Famagusta Belasica Levadia Tallinn Linfield Grevenmacher Sigma Olomouc IFK Göteborg Odense ÚjpestGomel Dundalk Red Star Belgrade Viktoria Žižkov Metalurh Zaporizhzhia Rapid București Gorica Birkirkara Kairat Domagnano Ipswich Town Mouscron Sartid Koba Senec Național București Fylkir Bangor City Široki Brijeg Tirana Avenir Beggen The first legs were played on 13 and 15 August, and the second legs were played on 29 August 2002.