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Round 1

  1. 1. FC Köln was formed in February 1948 by a merger of SpVgg Sülz 07 and which other Cologne club?
  2. On the final day of the 1977-78 Bundesliga, Köln won 5-0 at FC St. Pauli to take the title on goal difference. Which rival finished level on points despite winning 12-0 that afternoon?
  3. Hennes Weisweiler returned to coach Köln in 1976 after one season in charge of which club?
  4. Köln reached the European Cup semi-finals in 1979. Which club knocked them out?
  5. Köln won the 1983 DFB-Pokal final 1-0 with a Pierre Littbarski goal. Who were their opponents?
  6. Köln lost the 1986 UEFA Cup final over two legs to which club?
  7. Midfielder Thomas Häßler left Köln in 1990, shortly after winning the World Cup with West Germany. Which club did he join?
  8. Christoph Daum left Köln in 1990 and won the Bundesliga in 1992 with which club?
  9. Pierre Littbarski left Köln in 1993 to play in Japan's new J.League for which club?
  10. Bodo Illgner, West Germany's goalkeeper at the 1990 World Cup, left Köln in 1996 for which Spanish club?
Answers — round 1
  1. Kölner BC 01 — Kölner BallSpiel-Club 01 merged with SpVgg Sülz 07 on 13 February 1948 to create 1. FC Köln.
  2. Borussia Mönchengladbach — The rivals' 12-0 win was not enough; Köln won the title by three goals on goal difference and completed the double.
  3. Barcelona — Weisweiler spent 1975-76 at Barcelona, where he clashed with Johan Cruyff, before going back to Köln and winning the 1978 double.
  4. Nottingham Forest — After a 3-3 draw in Nottingham, Köln lost 1-0 at home; Forest went on to win the trophy.
  5. SC Fortuna Köln — The 1983 final was a Cologne derby against second-tier SC Fortuna Köln.
  6. Real Madrid — The Spanish side won the first leg 5-1; Köln's 2-0 home-leg win, played in Berlin, was not enough.
  7. Juventus — Häßler spent 1990-91 at Juventus before moving on to Roma.
  8. VfB Stuttgart — Daum's side took the 1991-92 title on the final day.
  9. JEF United Ichihara — Littbarski joined JEF United Ichihara in 1993 and later played for Brummell Sendai.
  10. Real Madrid — Illgner moved to Spain in 1996 and kept goal in his new club's 1998 Champions League final win.

Round 2

  1. After Köln's first-ever Bundesliga relegation in 1998, Austrian striker Toni Polster left to join which Bundesliga club?
  2. Lukas Podolski returned to Köln in 2009 after three seasons at which club?
  3. Peter Stöger took over at Köln in 2013, having just won the Austrian Bundesliga title with which club?
  4. Japanese forward Yuya Osako joined Köln in 2014 from which 2. Bundesliga club?
  5. Anthony Modeste scored 25 Bundesliga goals for Köln in 2016-17 before moving in summer 2017 to which Chinese club?
  6. Köln signed striker Jhon Córdoba in summer 2017 from which Bundesliga club?
  7. In September 2017, a Europa League group game was delayed by an hour after thousands of travelling Köln fans arrived in London. Which club's stadium was it?
  8. Sacked by Köln in December 2017, Peter Stöger took charge of which Bundesliga club a week later?
  9. Anthony Modeste joined Köln in summer 2015 from which Bundesliga club?
  10. At Euro 2016, Köln left-back Jonas Hector scored Germany's winning penalty in a quarter-final shootout against which nation?
Answers — round 2
  1. Borussia Mönchengladbach — Polster moved for 1998-99, a season that ended with his new club relegated too.
  2. Bayern Munich — Podolski left Köln for Bayern in 2006 and came back in 2009.
  3. Austria Wien — Stöger led Austria Wien to the 2012-13 Austrian title, then won promotion with Köln as 2. Bundesliga champions in 2014.
  4. TSV 1860 Munich — Osako played half a season at 1860 Munich after arriving from Kashima Antlers, then moved to Köln in summer 2014.
  5. Tianjin Quanjian — Modeste left for Tianjin Quanjian in July 2017, and Köln signed Jhon Córdoba to replace him.
  6. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — Córdoba came from Mainz 05 in June 2017, as Köln prepared to lose Anthony Modeste to China.
  7. Arsenal — The game at the Emirates was delayed by an hour because of crowd problems; the hosts won 3-1.
  8. Borussia Dortmund — Stöger replaced Peter Bosz at Dortmund and finished the 2017-18 season in charge there.
  9. TSG Hoffenheim — Modeste arrived from Hoffenheim in 2015, after earlier spells at Bordeaux and on loan at Blackburn.
  10. Italy — Hector beat Gianluigi Buffon with Germany's ninth penalty in Bordeaux to knock Italy out.

Round 3

  1. Before joining Köln in 2021, Steffen Baumgart had taken which club up to the Bundesliga?
  2. Midfielder Ellyes Skhiri joined Köln in 2019 from which French club?
  3. Köln sold Jhon Córdoba in 2020 to which Bundesliga club?
  4. With Friedhelm Funkel in charge, Köln survived the 2021 relegation play-off against which club?
  5. Köln's FIFA transfer ban, served in 2024, came from signing teenager Jaka Čuber Potočnik from which club?
  6. Lukas Podolski ended his second spell at Köln in summer 2012 by joining which club?
  7. Christoph Daum led Köln back to the Bundesliga in 2008, then left in 2009 to coach which club?
  8. Simon Terodde, top scorer in the 2. Bundesliga during Köln's 2018-19 title season, had joined Köln in January 2018 from which club?
  9. After Köln's 2018 relegation, Japanese forward Yuya Osako moved to which Bundesliga club?
  10. In the 2022 Europa Conference League play-off round, Köln beat which Hungarian club to reach the group stage?
Answers — round 3
  1. SC Paderborn — Baumgart led Paderborn to promotion in 2019, then guided Köln to seventh in his first season.
  2. Montpellier — The Tunisia international came from Montpellier and left for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2023.
  3. Hertha BSC — Córdoba joined Hertha in September 2020 after 13 Bundesliga goals in 2019-20, then moved on to Krasnodar in 2021.
  4. Holstein Kiel — Köln lost the home leg 1-0, then won 5-1 in Kiel to stay up.
  5. Olimpija Ljubljana — FIFA found that Köln had induced Potočnik to break his contract with Olimpija Ljubljana, and CAS upheld the ban on two registration windows.
  6. Arsenal — His new club announced the deal in spring 2012, after Podolski scored 18 Bundesliga goals in his final Köln season.
  7. Fenerbahçe — Daum returned to Fenerbahçe in 2009. He did not go to Club Brugge until 2011.
  8. VfB Stuttgart — Terodde arrived mid-season in 2017-18. He later joined Hamburg in 2020.
  9. Werder Bremen — Osako joined Werder Bremen in summer 2018, four years after arriving at Köln from 1860 Munich.
  10. Fehérvár — Köln beat Fehérvár over two legs, and their group then included Nice, Partizan and Slovácko.

Round 4

  1. Academy left-back Ismail Jakobs was sold by Köln in 2021 to which club?
Answers — round 4
  1. Monaco — Jakobs joined Monaco in July 2021 and later moved on to Galatasaray in 2024.

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