2019-20: Winners in a Losing Year Quiz

Answer: Juventus

Juventus won by one point over Inter while Lecce, Brescia, and SPAL, were relegated. Serie A was suspended from March 9 until June 20, with the season ending July 26.

Answer: True

The Ligue 1 season ended late April, with most teams completing 28 games and the use of a points per game average to determine the standings. PSG was ahead by 12. The abrupt end also meant there was no relegation playoff, so 18th place Nimes got a reprieve while Amiens and Toulouse were relegated.

Answer: 5

Real Madrid won their 34th league title with one match left. La Liga was suspended from March to June, with the season ending July 19. Leganes, Mallorca, and Espanyol were relegated.

Answer: eighth

The season was suspended on March 13, with resumption May 16 although games were played behind closed doors (no spectators). The season ended June 27 with Bayern Munich winning by 13 points and Fortuna Dusseldorf and Paderborn being relegated. Only the 1971-72 season ended later because of the 1972 UEFA Championships.

Answer: Porto

Portugal's sanctioning football body suspended games on March 12 and resumed play on June 3 with matches behind closed doors. Porto secured their 29th league title. 16th place Vitoria de Setubal and 18th place Aves were relegated due to not providing licencing documentation to compete for the next season, allowing 17th place Portimonense to remain in the top league.

Answer: Liverpool

Liverpool set a number of records, including earliest title win, largest points league during the season, and consecutive home wins. England halted its season March 13 and resumed June 17, with the season ending July 26. While Liverpool celebrated its first title in the Premier League era, Bournemouth, Watford, and Norwich City were relegated to the Championship.

Answer: Olympiacos

The Super League was suspended from March 13 to June 5. The Super League introduced a new format after the 26-game regular season where the top six teams would compete for Champions League positions and the rest in a playout round. In the end, while Olympiacos won their 45th domestic title, Panionios was directly relegated and Xanthi lost the relegation playoff.

Answer: False

Turkey's Super Lig also did not relegate anyone, opting for a 21-team 2020-21 season. Istanbul Basaksehir won the league championship. The Eredivisie in Netherlands did not finish the season or declare a champion.

Answer: Zenit Saint Petersburg

Russia suspended competition from March 17 to June 19. Zenit Saint Petersburg defended their title with a 15-point gap, Orenburg and Krylia Sovetov Samara were relegated, and the suspension meant there was no relegation playoff for the 13th and 14th place teams, giving Akhmat Grozny and Tambov another season in Russia's top league.

Answer: Dinamo Zagreb

The league was suspended from March 12 to June 5. Dinamo Zagreb won by 15 points, while Inter Zapresic was relegated.