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Commencing with the 1997-98 season, teams eliminated in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League qualified for the UEFA Cup, and from the 1999-00 season this was extended to teams finishing 3rd in the group stage of the Champions League. In 1999 the Cup-Winners Cup was abolished (it began in 1960) and merged with the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Intertoto Cup was abolished (it began in 1961) was merged with teh newly rebranbded Europa League. From 2014 the winners of the Europa League qualify for the next season's Champions League (straight to the group stage).
5 quizzes and 77 trivia questions.
1.
  Europa League 2023-24    
Match Quiz
 12 Qns
Twelve lesser-known football clubs which qualified to play in the 2023-24 Europa League, 53rd season of the Europe's secondary club football tournament.
Average, 12 Qns, sw11, Nov 26 23
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  2003 UEFA Final: Celtic v Porto    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The 2003 UEFA Cup Final was one of the most keenly fought finals in many years. Here are some of the highlights of the game from an unhappy Celtic fan.
Tough, 15 Qns, doomed, Dec 16 06
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  Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz about Red Star Belgrade's triumphant 1990-91 campaign in the European Cup. It is dedicated to my darling wife, my star, without whom this quiz would not be possible.
Average, 10 Qns, papasmurf13, Sep 02 10
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  UEFA Cup    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
UEFA Cup! Remember what happened from 1972-2001? A few UEFA Cup events with some interest, and some useful or interesting information.
Difficult, 20 Qns, roberto_baggio, Dec 16 06
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  UEFA Cup: 2002-03    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here is a quiz on the UEFA Cup for the 2002-03 season. Some questions could be difficult, but can you hold your nerve to be number one?
Difficult, 20 Qns, td_str, Sep 11 09
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trivia question Quick Question
What English Division 1 team were taking part?

From Quiz "UEFA Cup: 2002-03"





UEFA Europa League Trivia Questions
1. Who was the manager of Red Star's European Cup winning team?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Ljupko Petrovic

Ljupko was born on the 15th of May, 1947. After winning the European Cup with Red Star, he went on to manage other teams around Europe such as PAOK, Espanyol and Olympiakos, but with obviously less success. He managed Red Star a further two times after this.

2. In the 1989-90 UEFA Cup semi-finals the results in the 1st leg were: Juventus v FC Cologne 3-2 and SV Werder Bremen v AC Fiorentina 1-1. The 2nd legs of both games had the same scoreline: what was it?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 0-0

Both Juventus (won 3-2 on agg.) and Fiorentina (on away goals, 1-1 agg.) qualified to play in the Final, where Juventus won 3-1 on agg. (3-1 home, 0-0 away).

3. Who converted two penalties against Grasshopper in the first round?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Robert Prosinecki

Prosinecki scored his penalties against Grasshopper in the second leg, away to the Swiss team. Red Star had only drawn the home leg 1-1, but went on to beat their opponents 4-1 in this second leg. Kozle scored in both legs for the Swiss team to give them little consolation. Binic, Pancev and Radinovic scored Red Star's other goals in the two legs.

4. In the 1976-77 season Juventus played teams from the same city in the 1st and 2nd Rounds (in the first round it was 0-1 away, 2-0 home, and in the second round 0-1 away, 3-0 home). Who were those two teams?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: Manchester City and Manchester United

The bianconeri finally won the cup, after winning on the away goals rule against Athletic Bilbao (1-0 home and 1-2 away).

5. Which Scottish team did Red Star defeat in the second round?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Glasgow Rangers

Pancev scored twice over the two legs and Prosinecki scored once as Red Star beat Rangers 4-1 over the two legs. Brown scored an own goal in favor of Red Star and McCoist scored Rangers goal in the second leg.

6. UEFA Cup 1995-96, 1st round. FC Barcelona qualified against the Israeli team Hapoel Beer-Sheva 12-0 on aggregate (7-0 away, 5-0 home), but another team qualified 13-0 on aggregate. Which team qualified 13-0?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: RC Lens (Fra)

The French qualified against Avenir Beggen from Luxemburg 6-0 at home and 7-0 away.

7. Who scored in both quarterfinal legs against Dynamo Dresden?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Dejan Savicevic

Known as 'The Genius' in his homeland, Savicevic scored in both legs against Dresden. Pancev and Binic also scored over the two legs. Belodedic actually defected from Romania to the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia during the regime of Ceausescu. He became the first player to win the European cup with two different teams.

8. What was special or unusual about the UEFA Cup semi-finals in 1979-80?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: All 4 teams reached it came from Federal Republic Germany (West Germany).

The 4 German teams were: VfB Stuttgart, Borussia Moenchengladbach, Bayern Munich and Eintracht Frankfurt (VfB v BMG 2-1 0-2, BAY v EIN 2-0 1-5 aet).

9. What was odd about the 6-0 final aggregate scoreline against Dynamo Dresden in the quarterfinals?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: It was actually 5-1, but abandoned

Before 80 minutes had elapsed in the second leg in Dresden, objects were thrown onto the field and the referee had no choice but to abandon the game. Red Star were leading 2-1 at the time, but were awarded a 3-0 victory after the game. This was not the only controversial outcome in a game in the European cup that year. Milan refused to play the last few minutes of a game against Red Star's final opponents, Marseilles, and a similar result was awarded to the French team.

10. UEFA Cup 1984-85, 1st round. Red Boys Differdange from Luxemburg played the Dutch team Ajax. The first leg in Luxemburg ended in a goaless draw. What happened in the 2nd leg in The Netherlands?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: Ajax crushed the Red Boys 14-0!

Ajax won 14-0, which is the biggest home win in all UEFA Cup games.

11. What was the final scoreline in the semi-final first leg between Bayern Munich and Red Star in Munich?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Bayern 1-2 Red Star

On the 10th of April, 1991, Red Star famously defeated the German champions on their own home ground in Munich. Wohlfurth scored the first goal of the game for Bayern, but Savicevic and Pancev scored two wonderful goals to give Red Star the victory.

12. What player scored at both ends in the semi-final second leg between Bayern and Red Star at the Marakana?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Augenthaler

The score was 3-3 on aggregate with only seconds left on the clock, when Augenthaler scored an incredible own goal to send Red Star into the final. The game itself finished 2-2 with Mihajlovic scoring Red Star's other goal. Bender scored Bayern's second goal on the night.

13. The UEFA Cup Final was initially played home and away over two legs. Which Final was the first to be played as a single game, at a neutral venue?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 1997-98

In the 1998 final played at Parc des Princes in Paris, Internazionale Milan won 3-0 against another Italian team, Lazio Roma.

14. At what stadium was the final held?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Stadio San Nicola

The final was played on the 29th of May, 1991. The Stadio San Nicola was Bari's home stadium at the time. The San Siro was shared by Inter and AC Milan, the Stadio Friuli belonged to Udinese and the Stadio Olimpico di Torino was the home ground of Juventus.

15. Season 1981-82, 1st round. Hamburger SV (FRG) v FC Utrecht (NED) 0-1. What was the result on the 2nd leg played in Arnhem (Utrecht v Hamburger)?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 3-6

The Germans qualified with their spectacular away win. They progressed to the Final but, unluckily for them, IFK Goteborg beat them 4-0 on aggregate.

16. In the penalty shootout, Amoros took Marseilles' first penalty. What happened next?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Stojanovic saved it

Stojanovic saved Marseilles' first penalty by diving to his right-hand side in what proved to be the telling penalty in the entire shoot-out. Stojanovic, in doing so, became the first goalkeeper to captain a European Cup winning club.

17. UEFA Cup 1993-94, 1st round. How many teams qualified after extra time in the 2nd leg?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 5

Celtic, Mechelen, Valencia, Bronbdy and Apollon Limassol.

18. Who scored the winning penalty for Red Star in the penalty shootout?

From Quiz Reaching for the Stars: 1990-91

Answer: Darko Pancev

By scoring the penalty, Pancev finished the shoot-out with Red Star officially winning 5-3 on penalties. This was after the game had finished 0-0 on the night. Pancev scored 34 goals in 32 games for Red Star in the domestic season alone that year. He only received his golden boot award in 2006. He went on to play for Inter Milan, amongst other teams in 1992.

19. UEFA Cup 1994-95, preliminary round. What was the most common aggregate score?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 4-1

The aggregate score 4-1 came in 4 times.

20. 23rd November, 2000 - 3rd round - 1st leg. Bayer Leverkusen played against AEK Athens at home in a fantastic game, with a lot of goals. What was the final score?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 4-4

15 days later AEK qualified by beaating the Germans 2-0 in Athens.

21. In the 2000 UEFA Cup final Galatasaray beat Arsenal 4-1 on penalties (0-0 ft, aet). Where was the match played?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: Parken, Copenhagen

It was played in Denmark: Parken Stadium in Copenhagen.

22. Season 1995-96. Bayern Munich won the UEFA Cup with 2 wins (2-0 at home and 3-1 away) against Girondins Bordeaux, which was the first time Bayern met Bordeaux in an UEFA competition. What was special or unusual about the losers (the French team)?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: The French team qualified to the UEFA Cup 1st round from the Intertoto Cup.

The French team qualified through the Intertoto Cup by winning in the semi-final (2 teams qualified). The 2nd team was Strasbourg, who beat another German team, Karlsruher SC, 4-2 on aggregate (2-0 a, 2-2h).

23. Liverpool won the UEFA Cup in 1976. They had only one loss, which took place in the 1st leg of the 1st round. Who were their opponents and what was the score?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: Hibernian (Sco), 1-0

The Scots lost 1-3 on Anfield, and from there no-one could stop Liverpool.

24. In UEFA Cup 1980-81 1st round, AS Saint-Etienne played against KuPS from Finland. They won both 2 legs by the same score. What was that score?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 7-0

The French qualified 14-0 on aggregate. In round 2 they played Sain Mirren (0-0 a, 2-0 h) and in round 3 Hamburger (5-0 a, 1-0 h) to qualify for the quarter-finals. Till then, they had not conceded a goal until Ipswich Town, the UEFA Cup holders from the previous season, crushed them 4-1 in Paris and 3-1 at Portman Road.

25. Which team won the UEFA Cup in the 1985-86 season?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: Real Madrid

They beat FC Koln 5-3 on aggregate (5-1 in Spain, 0-2 in Germany) and made it 2 in a row, since they have won the previous year's Cup as well. They may have won the European Champion Cup 8 times, but have just those 2 UEFA Cups (from 1972 to 2001).

26. Italian teams have won the UEFA Cup a total of 9 times from 1972 to 2001. How many of the 11 finals from 1989 to 1999 were won by an Italian team?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 8

8 cups in 11 seasons were Italian. The 9th one was won by Juventus back in 1977. From there, there would be 11 non-Italian winners, until 1989 when SSC Napoli became the 2nd Italian team to lift the UEFA Cup.

27. UEFA Cup finals 1992-93. Borussia Dortmund v Juventus 1-3 and Juventus v Borussia Dortmund 3-0, Juventus won 6-1 on aggregate. How many of the Italian goals were Baggio-goals?

From Quiz UEFA Cup

Answer: 5

There were 5 Baggio-goals, 2 were from Roberto Baggio and 3 from Dino Baggio. Andreas Moeller scored the other Italian goal, while Mikael Rummenigge scored the single German goal.

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