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Round 1

  1. Bayer Leverkusen play their home matches at which stadium?
  2. By which nickname is Bayer Leverkusen commonly known?
  3. Leverkusen reached the 2002 Champions League final. Which club beat them?
  4. Which French player scored the spectacular left-footed volley that decided the 2002 Champions League final against Leverkusen?
  5. Under which manager did Leverkusen win their first Bundesliga title in 2023-24?
  6. Michael Ballack left Leverkusen in 2002 to join which club?
  7. Kai Havertz was sold by Leverkusen in 2020 to which club?
  8. Which South Korean player played for Leverkusen between 2013 and 2015 before moving to Tottenham Hotspur?
  9. What are Bayer Leverkusen's traditional club colours?
  10. Leverkusen won their first major European trophy in 1988. Which competition was it?
Answers — round 1
  1. BayArena — Leverkusen's ground on Bismarckstraße has carried the BayArena name since 1998; the other three are the homes of Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Schalke.
  2. Die Werkself — "Die Werkself" means "the works eleven": the club was founded in 1904 by employees of the Bayer chemical plant. Die Fohlen, Die Knappen and Die Roten Bullen belong to Mönchengladbach, Schalke and RB Leipzig.
  3. Real Madrid — Real Madrid won 2-1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow on 15 May 2002 to claim their ninth European title.
  4. Zinedine Zidane — Zinedine Zidane volleyed in Roberto Carlos's looping cross on the stroke of half-time to make it 2-1 to Real Madrid.
  5. Xabi Alonso — Xabi Alonso, appointed in October 2022, led Leverkusen to the 2023-24 Bundesliga crown in his first full season in charge.
  6. Bayern Munich — Ballack moved to Bayern Munich in the summer of 2002 after three seasons at Leverkusen, and won the domestic double in his first year there.
  7. Chelsea — Havertz joined Chelsea in September 2020 and scored the winning goal in that season's Champions League final.
  8. Son Heung-min — Son Heung-min spent two seasons at the BayArena, arriving from Hamburger SV in 2013 and leaving for Tottenham in 2015.
  9. Red and black — Leverkusen have played in red and black for decades, with the Bayer cross carried on the badge.
  10. UEFA Cup — Leverkusen lifted the UEFA Cup in 1988, still the club's only European trophy.

Round 2

  1. Which Spanish club did Leverkusen beat on penalties in the 1988 UEFA Cup final?
  2. Who is Bayer Leverkusen's all-time leading Bundesliga goalscorer?
  3. Ulf Kirsten joined Leverkusen in 1990 from which East German club?
  4. Which club did Leverkusen beat in the 2024 DFB-Pokal final to complete the domestic double?
  5. Which Leverkusen player scored the only goal of the 2024 DFB-Pokal final?
  6. Leverkusen's 2023-24 unbeaten run finally ended in the Europa League final against which Italian club?
  7. Which English club did Leverkusen eliminate in the semi-finals of the 2001-02 Champions League?
  8. Which Brazilian defender scored Leverkusen's goal in the 2002 Champions League final?
  9. Who managed Leverkusen during the 2001-02 season in which they finished runners-up in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Champions League?
  10. On the final day of the 1999-2000 Bundesliga season, Leverkusen lost 2-0 away to which club and handed Bayern Munich the title?
Answers — round 2
  1. Espanyol — Espanyol won the first leg 3-0 in Barcelona, but Leverkusen won the return 3-0 at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion and then took the shootout 3-2.
  2. Ulf Kirsten — Ulf Kirsten scored over 180 Bundesliga goals for Leverkusen between 1990 and 2003, and was the division's top scorer three times.
  3. Dynamo Dresden — Kirsten made his name at Dynamo Dresden before crossing to Leverkusen shortly after German reunification.
  4. 1. FC Kaiserslautern — Leverkusen beat second-division Kaiserslautern 1-0 in Berlin to win only their second DFB-Pokal.
  5. Granit Xhaka — Granit Xhaka, signed from Arsenal in 2023, struck early in the final to settle the tie against Kaiserslautern.
  6. Atalanta — Atalanta won 3-0 in Dublin in May 2024, with Ademola Lookman scoring a hat-trick.
  7. Manchester United — Leverkusen drew 2-2 at Old Trafford and 1-1 at home, going through on away goals against Manchester United.
  8. Lúcio — Lúcio headed in the first-half equaliser after Raúl had put Real Madrid ahead inside ten minutes.
  9. Klaus Toppmöller — Klaus Toppmöller took charge in 2001 and oversaw the treble-of-second-places campaign that cemented the "Neverkusen" tag.
  10. SpVgg Unterhaching — A defeat at newly promoted SpVgg Unterhaching, including a Michael Ballack own goal, cost Leverkusen the title on goal difference.

Round 3

  1. Michael Ballack signed for Leverkusen in 1999 from which club?
  2. Which Bulgarian player played for Leverkusen from 2001 to 2006 before joining Tottenham Hotspur?
  3. Which team did Xabi Alonso manage immediately before taking the Leverkusen job in 2022?
  4. Leverkusen clinched the 2023-24 Bundesliga title with a 5-0 home win, Florian Wirtz scoring a hat-trick, against which club?
  5. Which German coach led Leverkusen to the 1988 UEFA Cup?
  6. Leverkusen won the 1993 DFB-Pokal final against the amateur/reserve side of which club?
  7. Leverkusen's captain missed the 2002 Champions League final after a cruciate ligament injury. Which Germany international was it?
  8. Which German goalkeeper started the 2002 Champions League final for Leverkusen?
  9. How many matches long was the unbeaten run across all competitions that Leverkusen's 2023-24 side put together before losing to Atalanta?
  10. Which manager did Xabi Alonso replace at Leverkusen in October 2022?
Answers — round 3
  1. 1. FC Kaiserslautern — Ballack was part of Kaiserslautern's shock 1997-98 title-winning squad before his 1999 move to Leverkusen; Chemnitzer FC was the earlier club where he came through.
  2. Dimitar Berbatov — Dimitar Berbatov arrived from CSKA Sofia in 2001 and spent five seasons at the BayArena before his move to England.
  3. Real Sociedad B — Alonso coached Real Sociedad B in Spain's second and third tiers from 2019 until 2022.
  4. Werder Bremen — The 5-0 win over Werder Bremen on 14 April 2024 sealed the title with five matches still to play.
  5. Erich Ribbeck — Erich Ribbeck was in charge for the 1988 triumph over Espanyol; he later managed the German national team.
  6. Hertha BSC — Hertha BSC's amateur team's run to the 1993 final remains unique in DFB-Pokal history; Leverkusen won it 1-0.
  7. Jens Nowotny — Jens Nowotny tore his cruciate in the semi-final second leg against Manchester United on 30 April 2002, and missed both the final and the World Cup that summer.
  8. Hans-Jörg Butt — Hans-Jörg Butt, famous for taking penalties himself, was Leverkusen's first-choice keeper from 2001 to 2007.
  9. 51 — The 51-match unbeaten sequence set a record for a European top-flight club before it ended in the Europa League final.
  10. Gerardo Seoane — Gerardo Seoane was dismissed after a poor start to 2022-23 with Leverkusen near the foot of the table.

Round 4

  1. Which German midfielder spent an 18-month loan spell at Leverkusen from Bayern Munich between 2009 and 2010?
  2. Which Chilean midfielder played for Leverkusen from 2007 to 2011 before joining Juventus?
  3. What was the BayArena called before it was renamed in 1998?
  4. Which Brazilian midfielder left Leverkusen for Bayern Munich in 2002, in the same summer as Michael Ballack?
  5. Which German midfielder, nicknamed "the white Brazilian" for his technique, played for Leverkusen from 1999 to 2009?
  6. How many points did Leverkusen finish the unbeaten 2023-24 Bundesliga season with?
Answers — round 4
  1. Toni Kroos — Toni Kroos joined Leverkusen on loan in January 2009 and stayed until June 2010, establishing himself as a first-team regular.
  2. Arturo Vidal — Arturo Vidal arrived from Colo-Colo as a teenager and spent four seasons at Leverkusen before his move to Turin.
  3. Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion — The ground was named the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion after a former Bayer executive before adopting the BayArena name.
  4. Zé Roberto — Zé Roberto joined Leverkusen in 1998 and moved on to Bayern Munich in 2002 after the Champions League final defeat.
  5. Bernd Schneider — Bernd Schneider spent a decade at Leverkusen and earned the nickname "der weiße Brasilianer" for his silky ball control.
  6. 90 — Leverkusen took 90 points from 34 games: 28 wins and six draws, with no defeats.

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