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Round 1

  1. FC Copenhagen was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) and which other Copenhagen club?
  2. Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), one of FC Copenhagen's two parent clubs, was founded in which year?
  3. In the 1991⁠–⁠92 UEFA Cup, one of FCK's two parent clubs won 6⁠–⁠2 at Gentofte against which German side?
  4. FC Copenhagen's home ground, Parken, was built between 1990 and 1992 on the site of which older national stadium?
  5. Who managed FC Copenhagen in its maiden 1992⁠–⁠93 season, which ended with the club's first Danish title?
  6. A few weeks after leading FC Copenhagen to the 2000⁠–⁠01 Superliga title, the club's English manager left to join which Italian club?
  7. Parken hosted the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup final, which Arsenal won 1⁠–⁠0. Who did Arsenal beat?
  8. Parken hosted the 2000 UEFA Cup final, which was decided on penalties. Which club won it?
  9. Brian Laudrup scored his only goal for which club at Parken in November 1998, knocking FC Copenhagen out of the Cup Winners' Cup shortly before he joined FCK himself?
  10. Which future FC Copenhagen manager was forced to retire as a player after suffering a cardiac arrest during FCK training in March 2001?
Answers — round 1
  1. B 1903 — FCK was formed on 1 July 1992 from KB and Boldklubben 1903.
  2. 1876 — KB was founded in 1876 and is often called the oldest football club in continental Europe.
  3. Bayern Munich — The Copenhagen side beat Bayern Munich 6–2 in the first leg of the second round in October 1991 and knocked them out.
  4. Idrætsparken — Parken replaced Idrætsparken, which had been Denmark's national stadium since 1911.
  5. Benny Johansen — Benny Johansen led FCK to the title in its very first league season.
  6. Udinese — He left for Udinese in summer 2001, and Kent Karlsson replaced him at FCK.
  7. Parma — Alan Smith scored the only goal against Parma in Copenhagen in May 1994.
  8. Galatasaray — Galatasaray beat Arsenal on penalties after a 0–0 draw in Copenhagen in May 2000.
  9. Chelsea — Laudrup's 1-0 winner in Copenhagen in November 1998 was his only goal for the London club.
  10. Ståle Solbakken — Solbakken collapsed in training on 13 March 2001 and was revived. He later managed the club twice.

Round 2

  1. Before taking charge of FC Copenhagen in January 2006, the Norwegian former FCK midfielder who went on to manage the club twice had coached which Norwegian club?
  2. The Norwegian who managed FC Copenhagen from 2006 ended that first spell in 2011 to take charge of which club?
  3. Striker Todi Jónsson, an FC Copenhagen regular from 1997 to 2005, played international football for which country?
  4. South African forward Sibusiso Zuma, famous for a bicycle kick in the 2001 Copenhagen derby, left FC Copenhagen in July 2005 for which German club?
  5. FC Copenhagen won the first Royal League, the Scandinavian club competition, by beating which club on penalties in the 2005 final?
  6. FC Copenhagen reached the 2006⁠–⁠07 Champions League group stage by knocking out which Dutch club in qualifying?
  7. Who scored the 73rd-minute winner when FC Copenhagen beat the eventual group winners 1⁠–⁠0 at Parken on 1 November 2006 in the Champions League?
  8. FC Copenhagen reached the Champions League last 16 for the first time in 2010⁠–⁠11. Which club knocked them out?
  9. Which future England manager led FC Copenhagen to the 2000‑01 Danish Superliga title?
  10. Which Belgian coach, appointed in summer 2012, led FC Copenhagen to the 2012‑13 Superliga title?
Answers — round 2
  1. HamKam — He managed HamKam (Hamarkameratene) from 2002 to 2005 before taking charge at FCK.
  2. 1. FC Köln — He moved to Köln in 2011 and went on to Wolves in 2012.
  3. Faroe Islands — Jónsson won 45 caps for the Faroe Islands. He joined FCK from Lyngby in 1997.
  4. Arminia Bielefeld — Zuma moved to Arminia Bielefeld for about €1 million and stayed there until 2008.
  5. IFK Göteborg — FCK beat IFK Göteborg on penalties in 2005. They beat Lillestrøm 1–0 in the following year's final.
  6. Ajax — FCK beat Ajax in the qualifying round and were then drawn with Manchester United, Celtic and Benfica.
  7. Marcus Allbäck — Swedish striker Marcus Allbäck scored the only goal against Manchester United. FCK also beat Celtic 3-1 at home but finished fourth.
  8. Chelsea — The English side won 2–0 in Copenhagen, and the second leg finished 0–0.
  9. Roy Hodgson — Roy Hodgson took over in summer 2000 and left for Italy a few weeks after winning the 2000-01 title.
  10. Ariël Jacobs — Ariël Jacobs came from Anderlecht, won the 2012-13 title and was sacked in August 2013 after a winless start.

Round 3

  1. In August 2024 FC Copenhagen sold Icelandic striker Orri Óskarsson for a club-record €20m to which La Liga club?
  2. In summer 2013 FC Copenhagen sold young striker Andreas Cornelius for a reported £8m or so to which Premier League club?
  3. In January 2008 Norwegian centre-back Brede Hangeland left FC Copenhagen and became his former Viking coach's first signing at which Premier League club?
  4. Who scored the 87th-minute winner when FC Copenhagen won a 4‑3 Champions League thriller at Parken on 8 November 2023?
  5. FC Copenhagen finished second in their 2023‑24 Champions League group to reach the knockout rounds. Who knocked them out in the round of 16?
  6. In August 2020 FC Copenhagen lost a Europa League quarter-final 1‑0 after extra time in Cologne to which club?
  7. FC Copenhagen finished third in their 2016‑17 Champions League group behind Porto and which English club, with Club Brugge fourth?
  8. Striker Rasmus Højlund left FC Copenhagen in January 2022 for which Austrian club?
  9. FC Copenhagen captain Thomas Delaney joined which Bundesliga club on 1 January 2017, in a deal agreed the previous summer?
  10. After scoring 29 Superliga goals for FC Copenhagen in 2018‑19, Robert Skov was sold that summer to which Bundesliga club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Real Sociedad — Real Sociedad finished the deal on deadline day, 30 August 2024. It was a record sale for FCK.
  2. Cardiff City — Cornelius went to Cardiff City, failed to score in eight league games and was back at FCK within months.
  3. Fulham — He joined his former Viking coach in west London in January 2008 and stayed there until 2014.
  4. Roony Bardghji — Roony Bardghji, then 17, scored the winner four minutes after Lerager made it 3-3 against Manchester United.
  5. Manchester City — Manchester City won 3-1 in both legs.
  6. Manchester United — Bruno Fernandes scored the only goal from the penalty spot for Manchester United in the tournament's single-leg finish.
  7. Leicester City — Leicester City, the reigning Premier League champions, topped Group G. FCK dropped into the Europa League.
  8. Sturm Graz — Højlund went to Sturm Graz, then Atalanta that summer, and joined Manchester United in 2023.
  9. Werder Bremen — Werder Bremen agreed the deal in August 2016 and let him stay at FCK for the first half of the season. He later moved to Borussia Dortmund.
  10. TSG Hoffenheim — Skov joined Hoffenheim in July 2019 for a reported fee of about €9-10m.

Round 4

  1. Who replaced the sacked Jess Thorup as FC Copenhagen head coach in September 2022 and led the club to the 2022‑23 Superliga title?
  2. Midfielder William Kvist won the 2010‑11 Superliga with FC Copenhagen and then left that summer for which Bundesliga club?
  3. FC Copenhagen completed the 2016‑17 double with late goals from Federico Santander and Andreas Cornelius in the Danish Cup final. Who did they beat?
Answers — round 4
  1. Jacob Neestrup — Jacob Neestrup, who had been Thorup's assistant, was promoted on 20 September 2022, the day Thorup was dismissed.
  2. VfB Stuttgart — VfB Stuttgart announced the move on 16 June 2011. Kvist came back to FCK in 2015.
  3. Brøndby — FCK beat their great rivals Brøndby in the 2017 final, with two goals in the last few minutes.

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