Beşiktaş Football Club is paired with the Bulgarian CSKA Sofia team for the 1st round of UEFA Cup. While the first game will be played in Istanbul on September 14th the replay will take place at Sofia on September 28th.

UEFA Cup 1st round draw was completed in Monaco city of France. A total of 80 teams from 8 different bags participated in the draw. If Beşiktaş eliminates CSKA Sofia it will enter the group stage.
There will be 8 groups made of 5 teams each. During group games every team will have 2 home and 2 away matches with a one week by.