Corinthians Quiz Questions and Answers

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Round 1

  1. Which state championship do Corinthians contest every year alongside their national league campaign?
  2. Corinthians beat which English club 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final?
  3. Corinthians won their first Copa Libertadores in 2012, beating which Argentine club in the final?
  4. By which one-word nickname are Corinthians universally known in Brazil?
  5. Which Brazilian striker, the 2002 World Cup Golden Boot winner known as 'O Fenômeno', signed for Corinthians in December 2008?
  6. What is the name of the stadium Corinthians have called home since 2014, built in the Itaquera district?
  7. Which two colours make up Corinthians' traditional home kit?
  8. Corinthians' fiercest rivalry, widely rated the biggest derby in their state, is contested against which club?
  9. Who scored the only goal of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final?
  10. Which forward scored both goals in Corinthians' 2-0 second-leg win in the 2012 Copa Libertadores final?
Answers — round 1
  1. Campeonato Paulista — The state tournament runs early in the calendar year, wrapping up before the national league season gets going.
  2. Chelsea — The single goal came just after the hour mark in Japan, denying the reigning European champions the title.
  3. Boca Juniors — A 1-1 draw in Buenos Aires was followed by a 2-0 home win to settle the tie 3-1 on aggregate.
  4. Timão — The name is used affectionately by supporters and rivals alike; the club is also called the People's Team.
  5. Ronaldo Nazário — He won the state championship and the Copa do Brasil in his first season at the club, then retired in February 2011.
  6. Neo Química Arena — It staged six matches at the 2014 World Cup, including the tournament's opening game.
  7. White and black — The same pairing appears on the striped state flag carried inside the club crest.
  8. Palmeiras — The rivals were founded in 1914 by the city's Italian community, four years after Corinthians; the two first met in 1917.
  9. Paolo Guerrero — The Peruvian striker headed in on 69 minutes after a shot from Danilo looped up off a defender.
  10. Emerson Sheik — His two second-half strikes at the Pacaembu on 4 July 2012 turned the tie decisively.

Round 2

  1. Corinthians have been relegated from Brazil's top flight only once. In which year?
  2. Corinthians won the inaugural FIFA Club World Championship in 2000, beating which fellow Brazilian club on penalties in the final?
  3. Which Argentine forward joined Corinthians in January 2005 and helped them win the Brasileirão that year?
  4. Which manager led Corinthians to Brasileirão titles in 2011 and 2015 before leaving to take charge of Brazil in 2016?
  5. In which year did Corinthians win their first Campeonato Brasileiro Série A title?
  6. Corinthians retained the Brasileirão in 1999, beating which club in the deciding final?
  7. Which Corinthians midfielder joined Tottenham Hotspur in July 2013, months after playing in the club's Club World Cup final win?
  8. Corinthians beat São Paulo 4-1 on aggregate in July 2013 to win which continental trophy for the first time?
  9. Which Corinthians striker was joint top scorer of the 2017 Brasileirão, with 18 goals, as the club won the title?
  10. The 2014 World Cup opened at Corinthians' new stadium, where Brazil won 3-1. Who were the opponents?
Answers — round 2
  1. 2007 — A final-day draw away from home left them 17th; they won the second division at the first attempt the following season.
  2. Vasco da Gama — The final at the Maracanã finished goalless after extra time and went 4-3 in the shoot-out.
  3. Carlos Tévez — He was voted the Brazilian league's best player that season before moving to West Ham United in 2006.
  4. Tite — His 2015 side finished 12 points clear of the field; at international level he took over from Dunga.
  5. 1990 — They came through a two-legged final against a city rival, with Neto their leading scorer in the competition.
  6. Atlético Mineiro — They lost the first leg 3-2 away before recovering to take the title on aggregate.
  7. Paulinho — The fee was reported at just under £17 million; he later played for Guangzhou Evergrande and Barcelona.
  8. Recopa Sudamericana — The two-legged prize is contested each year by the holders of South America's two club cups.
  9. Jô — He shared the honour with Fluminense's Henrique Dourado and hit 25 goals in all competitions that season.
  10. Croatia — Neymar scored twice on 12 June 2014 after Marcelo had turned into his own net inside the first quarter of an hour.

Round 3

  1. Which fellow Brazilian club did Corinthians knock out in the semi-finals of the 2012 Copa Libertadores?
  2. Corinthians' goalkeeper was named the best player of the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup. Who was he?
  3. Which veteran Brazilian left-back joined Corinthians from Fenerbahçe in January 2010?
  4. Corinthians reached the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup final by beating which African champions 1-0 in the semi-finals?
  5. Corinthians drew the first leg of the 2012 Copa Libertadores final 1-1 at La Bombonera. Who scored their 84th-minute equaliser?
  6. Which Corinthians forward was named the best player of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship?
  7. Which Corinthians attacking midfielder's free-kick ability earned him the nickname 'Pé de Anjo' — Angel's Foot?
  8. Which Corinthians midfielder of the early 1980s — a qualified medical doctor who captained Brazil at the 1982 World Cup — co-founded the club's Democracy movement?
  9. Corinthians went out of the 2013 Copa do Brasil on penalties when Alexandre Pato's chipped spot-kick was saved. Which club knocked them out?
  10. Which defender captained Corinthians to both the Copa Libertadores and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2012?
Answers — round 3
  1. Santos — The all-Brazilian tie finished 2-1 on aggregate against a side then built around Neymar.
  2. Cássio — He had become first choice only months earlier and went on to spend twelve years in the Corinthians goal.
  3. Roberto Carlos — He was 36 on arrival after eleven years in Spain, and left for Anzhi Makhachkala early in 2011.
  4. Al Ahly — Corinthians' opponents had won that year's CAF Champions League; a first-half goal settled it.
  5. Romarinho — The forward's late strike cancelled out Facundo Roncaglia's opener and left the tie level going back to Brazil.
  6. Edílson — He scored twice across the tournament and started the final, taking the adidas Golden Ball.
  7. Marcelinho Carioca — He scored 206 goals in 420 games for the club between 1994 and 2001, dozens of them straight from set pieces.
  8. Sócrates — He played for Corinthians from 1978 to 1984 and later practised medicine in Ribeirão Preto.
  9. Grêmio — The attempted Panenka became one of Brazilian football's most replayed misses; Pato had joined from AC Milan earlier that year.
  10. Alessandro — The right-back had taken the armband in 2011 and lifted both trophies that year.

Round 4

  1. Which player holds the Corinthians appearance record, with more than 800 games?
  2. Corinthians signed midfielder Renato Augusto in 2013 from which German club?
  3. Gaviões da Fiel, Corinthians' biggest organised supporters' group, is also well known in São Paulo as what?
  4. Which coach led Corinthians to the 1999 Brasileirão title and then to the FIFA Club World Championship in January 2000?
  5. In the group stage of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship, Corinthians drew 2-2 with which European club?
  6. Corinthians won three straight São Paulo state championships in 2017, 2018 and 2019 under which coach?
Answers — round 4
  1. Wladimir — The left-back turned out for the club across 14 seasons from the 1970s into the 1980s and was a leader of its Democracy movement.
  2. Bayer Leverkusen — He had made more than 100 Bundesliga appearances there after moving from Flamengo in 2008.
  3. A samba school — Founded in 1969, the group has paraded in the city's carnival since 1988.
  4. Oswaldo de Oliveira — He was in the dugout for the goalless final at the Maracanã that was won from the penalty spot.
  5. Real Madrid — Corinthians still topped the group, also beating Raja Casablanca and Al-Nassr by 2-0.
  6. Fábio Carille — He also guided the club to the 2017 Brasileirão in his first full season in charge.

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