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UEFA Cup: 2002-03 Trivia Quiz

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?

A multiple-choice quiz by td_str. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
td_str

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,618

Updated
Dec 03 21

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20

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Question 1 of 20

1. How many clubs took part in the competition in all rounds? Hint

104

100

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Question 2 of 20

2. One upset was Chelsea FC being dumped out in the first round by Viking Stavanger. What was the aggregate score? Hint

5-4 (Viking Stavanger)

1-0 (Viking Stavanger)

4-2 (Viking Stavanger)

4-4 (Viking Stavanger on away goals)

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Question 3 of 20

3. The biggest win in the first round was Celtic FC's 10-1 aggregate win over sorry FK Suduva. Where are FK Suduva from? Hint

Denmark

Latvia

Lithuania

Estonia

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Question 4 of 20

4. Teams from Cyprus do not tend to do well in European competition, but this competition was an exception. How many teams from Cyprus made it into the second round? Hint

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Question 5 of 20

5. The Intertoto Cup enables three clubs to qualify for the UEFA Cup as a preliminary competition?

True

False

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of the following clubs was not eliminated in the 3rd round? Hint

Paris Saint-Germain

RC Celta de Vigo

FC Slovan Liberec

AC Sparta Praha

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Question 7 of 20

7. Three of the four Scottish teams were eliminated in the first round. What team was only a minute away from sending a match, against much fancied German opposition, into extra time? Hint

Aberdeen

Rangers

Livingston

Celtic

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Question 8 of 20

8. Which referee was in charge of the Hapoel Tel-Aviv versus Leeds United match in Florence? Hint

Fritz Stuchlik

Gheorghe Moise

Viorel Anghelinei

Dan Robert Lazarescu

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Question 9 of 20

9. FC Vaduz, the only competitor from Liechtenstein, was denied a goal as full time had been blown: if it had counted it would have seen them through to the next round?

True

False

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Question 10 of 20

10. How many of the semi-finalists had won the trophy before? Hint

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who scored the winning goal for SS Lazio, in their away match against Crvena Zvezda Beograd, for a 2-1 aggregate win? Hint

Lopez

Chiesa

Inzaghi

Boshnjaku

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Question 12 of 20

12. What was so special about every team that Celtic FC eliminated? Hint

They were all in the top three of their leagues at the time of play

All their names had the letter v somewhere

None of them won a match against them

All of the above

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Question 13 of 20

13. In the 2002-03 competition, teams from these two major countries met each other in European competition for the first time. What two countries were the teams from? Hint

France and England

Greece and Turkey

Russia and England

Scotland and Germany

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Question 14 of 20

14. This French Division 2 team was eliminated in the first round. What was this team's name? Hint

FC Metz

Grenoble Foot 38

Le Mans UC 72

FC Lorient Bretagne Sud

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Question 15 of 20

15. FK Crvena Zvezda was known as what, when translated into English? Hint

Red Star Belgrade

OFK

Partizan Belgrade

Zemun

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Question 16 of 20

16. How many clubs that participated, had a name that began with the letter "S"? Hint

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Question 17 of 20

17. What English Division 1 team were taking part? Hint

Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Ipswich Town

Sheffield United

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Question 18 of 20

18. How many goals did Leeds United AFC score in all their home matches in '02-'03? Hint

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Question 19 of 20

19. What team were favourites to win the competition until their elimination in the semi-finals? Hint

Sparta Praha (Sparta Prague)

Celtic

S.S Lazio

FC Porto

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Question 20 of 20

20. What was the score in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final? Hint

1-0 to Celtic

3-2 to Celtic

3-2 to FC Porto

3-2 aet to FC Porto

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many clubs took part in the competition in all rounds?

Answer: 104

There were 96 clubs in the first round proper, but the extra 8 teams came from the Champions League after finishing 3rd in their respective groups. These teams joined in the 3rd round.

2. One upset was Chelsea FC being dumped out in the first round by Viking Stavanger. What was the aggregate score?

Answer: 5-4 (Viking Stavanger)

After a 2-1 win in England, Chelsea were favourites to progress, but the curse that they have that sees them lose to "lesser" teams struck again, as they lost 4-2 in Norway.

3. The biggest win in the first round was Celtic FC's 10-1 aggregate win over sorry FK Suduva. Where are FK Suduva from?

Answer: Lithuania

Celtic who lost the final, thrashed FK Suduva in Scotland 8-1 and then won 2-0 in Lithuania. FK Suduva coach was confident of an upset before the 8-1 mauling.

4. Teams from Cyprus do not tend to do well in European competition, but this competition was an exception. How many teams from Cyprus made it into the second round?

Answer: 2

The two teams that qualified for this round were Anorthosis Famagusta and APOEL Nicosia. Anorthosis Famagusta were beaten 3-1 on aggregate to Boavista, while APOEL Nicosia lost 5-0 on aggregate to Hertha BSC Berlin.

5. The Intertoto Cup enables three clubs to qualify for the UEFA Cup as a preliminary competition?

Answer: True

The three clubs that qualified were Fulham FC (England), VfB Stuttgart (Germany), and Malaga CF (Spain).

6. Which of the following clubs was not eliminated in the 3rd round?

Answer: AC Sparta Praha

AC Sparta Praha (Sparta Prague) were eliminated in the second round after a 2-1 aggregate defeat to Denizlispor of Turkey. PSG lost out on away goals to Boavista (2-2). Panathinaikos were the victors against Slovan Liberec with a 3-2 aggregate win. Celta de Vigo lost out to eventual runners-up Celtic, losing only on away goals.

7. Three of the four Scottish teams were eliminated in the first round. What team was only a minute away from sending a match, against much fancied German opposition, into extra time?

Answer: Aberdeen

Aberdeen conceded a goal after 89 minutes against Hertha BSC Berlin. Livingston lost 6-8 on aggregate against SK Sturm Graz after two thrilling matches, in which each team won at home. Czech side FK Viktoria Zizkov caused an upset after beating Rangers on away goals.

8. Which referee was in charge of the Hapoel Tel-Aviv versus Leeds United match in Florence?

Answer: Fritz Stuchlik

Fritz Stuchlik was the referee for this match. The others were referees for Hapoel Tel-Aviv's other matches. Leeds United won the match 4-1, winning 5-1 on aggregate.

9. FC Vaduz, the only competitor from Liechtenstein, was denied a goal as full time had been blown: if it had counted it would have seen them through to the next round?

Answer: True

FC Vaduz had scored but the referee had blown the whistle for full time. The match finished 0-0 against Livingston, and Livingston won on away goals. This was also a qualifing round match. FC Vaduz actually play their football in Austria, as Liechtenstein has no professional league.

10. How many of the semi-finalists had won the trophy before?

Answer: 0

The last team that won the competition were Liverpool in 2001. This was the last team competing that had won before.

11. Who scored the winning goal for SS Lazio, in their away match against Crvena Zvezda Beograd, for a 2-1 aggregate win?

Answer: Chiesa

It finished 1-1 on the night with Crvena Zvezda's Boskovic scoring in the 69th minute. Lazio hit back and got the equaliser on the 77th minute.

12. What was so special about every team that Celtic FC eliminated?

Answer: All their names had the letter v somewhere

Here are the teams Celtic eliminated: FK Suduva (Lithuania), Blackburn Rovers (England), RC Celta de Vigo (Spain), VfB Stuttgart (Germany), Liverpool FC (England) and Boavista (Portugal). Of course this trend did not continue for the final as they played FC Porto, which has no v in it. They lost.

13. In the 2002-03 competition, teams from these two major countries met each other in European competition for the first time. What two countries were the teams from?

Answer: Greece and Turkey

The two teams involved were Panatinaikos (Greece) and Fenerbahce (Turkey). In Turkey the match finished 1-1, while Panathinaikos won 4-1 in Greece.

14. This French Division 2 team was eliminated in the first round. What was this team's name?

Answer: FC Lorient Bretagne Sud

Lorient Bretagne lost on away goals (3-3) to Denizlispor of Turkey. They went on to finish 4th in the French Division 2.

15. FK Crvena Zvezda was known as what, when translated into English?

Answer: Red Star Belgrade

Red Star Belgrade knocked out Chievo Verona in the first round.

16. How many clubs that participated, had a name that began with the letter "S"?

Answer: 12

17. What English Division 1 team were taking part?

Answer: Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town were eliminated in the second round by Slovan Liberec on 4-2 penalties. Ipswich knocked out FC Sartid-Smederevo 2-1 on aggregate in the first round.

18. How many goals did Leeds United AFC score in all their home matches in '02-'03?

Answer: 3

Leeeds defeated both Metalurgs Zaporizhya and Hapoel Tel-Aviv 1-0 at home, before losing 2-1 at home to Malaga CF.

19. What team were favourites to win the competition until their elimination in the semi-finals?

Answer: S.S Lazio

S.S Lazio were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners FC Porto. Playing from the first round, they have never won the competition, they were always the bookmaker's favourites and number one seeds.

20. What was the score in the 2003 UEFA Cup Final?

Answer: 3-2 aet to FC Porto

This was a bit of a trick! The score was 3-2 to FC Porto, but it was also aet (After Extra Time). It was also the first time that the club won the competition.

Source: Author td_str

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