The qualifying rounds for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League began on 12 July and ended on 23 August 2000.
[1] In total, there were three qualifying rounds which provided 16 clubs to join the group stage.
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Red Star Belgrade Levski Sofia Skonto Zimbru Chișinău
Haka BATE Borisov Sloga Jugomagnat Kaunas Levadia Maardu Total Network Solutions Shirak Shelbourne Birkirkara Linfield
F91 Dudelange Shamkir Tirana Brotnjo KR won 6–2 on aggregate.
The draw for this round was performed on 23 June 2000 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Slavia Prague Rosenborg Brøndby Rangers Anderlecht Beşiktaş Sturm Graz Helsingborgs IF Shakhtar Donetsk Red Star Belgrade[†] Dinamo București Maribor Inter Bratislava Hajduk Split Levski Sofia[†] Shamkir[†] Polonia Warsaw Anorthosis Famagusta Zimbru Chișinău[†] Dunaferr Hapoel Tel Aviv Torpedo Kutaisi
Haka[†] BATE Borisov[†] Shelbourne[†] Kaunas[†] Levadia Maardu[†] Anderlecht won 4–2 on aggregate.
Internazionale Valencia Porto Lyon Feyenoord Slavia Prague[†] Milan Galatasaray Dynamo Kyiv Rosenborg[†] Lokomotiv Moscow Panathinaikos Leeds United Sparta Prague Brøndby[†] Rangers[†] Hamburger SV 1860 Munich Anderlecht[†] Beşiktaş[†] Sturm Graz[†] Dinamo Zagreb Helsingborgs IF[†] Shakhtar Donetsk[†] Red Star Belgrade[†] Tirol Innsbruck Polonia Warsaw[†] Zimbru Chișinău[†] St. Gallen Inter Bratislava[†] Dunaferr[†] Herfølge The losing teams advanced to the first round of the 2000–01 UEFA Cup.