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Round 1

  1. Newell's Old Boys was founded in Rosario in 1903 and named after the teacher Isaac Newell. In which country was Isaac Newell born?
  2. Newell's fans became 'La Lepra' after the club agreed to play a charity match for a leprosy clinic early in its history. Which club reportedly turned the match down and was branded 'Canallas'?
  3. Newell's ground has been in use since 1911 and is nicknamed 'El Coloso del Parque'. Which Rosario park does it stand in?
  4. Newell's played its first Primera División match on 19 March 1939 and won it 2‑1. Which Buenos Aires club did they beat?
  5. In December 2009 Newell's renamed its stadium after a former player and coach. Who was it named after?
  6. Newell's were relegated after the 1960 season and won Primera B in 1961, but were still kept out of the top flight. Why?
  7. Newell's won their first AFA league title in the 1974 Metropolitano with a coach who was only 31 years old. Who was he?
  8. Newell's clinched the 1974 Metropolitano on 2 June 1974, coming back from 2‑0 down to draw 2‑2. At which club's stadium was that game played?
  9. Who coached Newell's to the 1987‑88 Argentine championship with a side built largely from the club's own youth system?
  10. Newell's reached their first Copa Libertadores final in 1988 and won the first leg 1‑0. Which club then won the second leg 3‑0 to take the trophy?
Answers — round 1
  1. England — Isaac Newell was born in England in 1853 and emigrated to Argentina as a teenager, where he founded a school in Rosario. Its former pupils, the 'old boys', founded the club.
  2. Rosario Central — The story goes that their city rivals declined the charity game, so those fans became the 'Canallas' (scoundrels) and Newell's the 'Leprosos'. It is the root of the Rosario derby's two nicknames.
  3. Parque de la Independencia — The stadium sits in Parque de la Independencia, which is where the 'del Parque' in its nickname comes from.
  4. San Lorenzo — Newell's joined the national top flight in 1939, and their debut was a 2-1 win over San Lorenzo.
  5. Marcelo Bielsa — On 22 December 2009 the Coloso del Parque became the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa, honouring the man who led Newell's to the 1990-91 and 1992 Clausura titles.
  6. A points deduction over an alleged incentive-payment offence — A 10-point deduction for an alleged incentive offence cost Newell's promotion. They went to court, and a ruling in early 1964 made the AFA reinstate them to Primera División.
  7. Juan Carlos Montes — Juan Carlos Montes joined Newell's as a player in 1969 and was 31 when he coached them to the 1974 title. He later gave Diego Maradona his debut at Argentinos Juniors.
  8. Rosario Central — The title was sealed with a 2-2 draw at their great rivals' ground in Arroyito, with goals from Armando Capurro and Mario Zanabria.
  9. José Yudica — José 'Piojo' Yudica coached Newell's from 1987 to 1990 and won the 1987-88 title. Bielsa took over in 1990.
  10. Nacional — Uruguay's Nacional won 3-0 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, winning the final 3-1 on aggregate for their third Libertadores.

Round 2

  1. Newell's won the 1990 Apertura and then a play-off for the 1990‑91 championship against the 1991 Clausura winners. Who were they?
  2. Bielsa's Newell's reached the 1992 Copa Libertadores final. Which club beat them on penalties?
  3. After winning the 1992 Clausura, the Newell's coach nicknamed 'El Loco' left the club that year for which Mexican club?
  4. Gabriel Batistuta started his career at Newell's. Which Argentine club did he join in 1989?
  5. Jorge Valdano left Newell's in 1975 for his first club in Spain. Which club was it?
  6. Mauricio Pochettino played centre-back for Newell's under Bielsa. Which Spanish club did he join in 1994?
  7. Defender Walter Samuel came through Newell's and moved in 1997 to which Argentine club?
  8. Diego Maradona played briefly for Newell's in 1993. Which club had he just left?
  9. Lionel Messi left Newell's youth ranks in 2000 to join which club's academy?
  10. After winning the 2013 Torneo Final with Newell's, Gerardo 'Tata' Martino was appointed manager of which European club that July?
Answers — round 2
  1. Boca Juniors — Newell's won the 1991 play-off on penalties to become 1990-91 champions.
  2. São Paulo — Telê Santana's São Paulo beat Newell's on penalties in 1992, the club's second lost Libertadores final in five years.
  3. Atlas — He moved to Atlas of Guadalajara in 1992, first in a director's role before becoming head coach.
  4. River Plate — Batistuta left for Buenos Aires in 1989, moved again a year later, and joined Fiorentina in 1991.
  5. Alavés — Valdano joined Deportivo Alavés in 1975 and stayed until 1979. After that came Real Zaragoza, and Real Madrid in 1984.
  6. Espanyol — Pochettino moved from Newell's to Espanyol in 1994. He later managed Espanyol too.
  7. Boca Juniors — Samuel won titles at his new club and joined Roma in 2000.
  8. Sevilla — Maradona spent the 1992-93 season at Sevilla, under Carlos Bilardo, and then signed for Newell's in 1993.
  9. Barcelona — Messi moved from Rosario to La Masia in 2000 and never played a senior game for Newell's.
  10. Barcelona — Martino replaced Tito Vilanova in July 2013, straight after his title with Newell's.

Round 3

  1. Who coached Newell's to the 2004 Apertura title, the club's first league title in 12 years?
  2. Which former Fenerbahçe forward was the attacking star of Newell's 2004 Apertura title-winning side?
  3. In the 2013 Copa Libertadores quarter-finals, Newell's knocked out which club on penalties after two goalless legs?
  4. Newell's lost the 2013 Copa Libertadores semi-final on penalties to which club?
  5. Which English club signed attacking midfielder Mauro Formica from Newell's in January 2011?
  6. Centre-back Ezequiel Garay left Newell's midway through the 2005‑06 season for which Spanish club, before later joining Real Madrid?
  7. Gabriel Heinze returned to Newell's in 2012 after leaving which club?
  8. Maxi Rodríguez came home to Newell's in 2012 after leaving which club?
  9. Maxi Rodríguez left Newell's in July 2017 and signed for which Uruguayan club?
  10. Lucas Bernardi returned to Newell's in 2009 after more than seven years at which French club?
Answers — round 3
  1. Américo Gallego — Américo 'Tolo' Gallego took over from Héctor Veira in February 2004 and won the Apertura that December.
  2. Ariel Ortega — 'El Burrito' Ariel Ortega joined Newell's in 2004 after his FIFA ban over leaving Fenerbahçe, and led the attack in Gallego's champions.
  3. Boca Juniors — Newell's beat Boca 10-9 in a 26-kick shootout in Rosario, with Maxi Rodríguez scoring the winning penalty.
  4. Atlético Mineiro — Ronaldinho's Atlético Mineiro won the shootout in Belo Horizonte and went on to beat Olimpia in the final.
  5. Blackburn Rovers — Formica joined Blackburn Rovers in the January 2011 window, a rare Newell's export to the Premier League at the time.
  6. Racing Santander — Garay moved to Racing Santander around the turn of 2006, and Real Madrid bought him from Racing in 2008.
  7. Roma — Heinze came back from Roma, where he spent 2011-12 after his Marseille spell, and won the 2013 title with Newell's.
  8. Liverpool — Maxi left Anfield in 2012 after two and a half seasons on Merseyside.
  9. Peñarol — He won two Uruguayan titles with Peñarol, then went back to Newell's at the end of 2018.
  10. Monaco — Bernardi joined Monaco from Marseille in 2001, played in the 2004 Champions League final, and came home in 2009.

Round 4

  1. Éver Banega joined Newell's on loan in January 2014 from which club?
  2. Ignacio Scocco left Newell's in mid-2017 for which club, where he scored five goals in an 8‑0 Libertadores quarter-final win over Jorge Wilstermann?
  3. Nahuel Guzmán, the goalkeeper of Newell's 2013 title side, joined which Mexican club in July 2014?
  4. Newell's academy defender Lisandro Martínez went on loan in 2017 to which Argentine club, which later sold him to Ajax in 2019?
Answers — round 4
  1. Valencia — His club loaned him to Newell's for the rest of the season and sold him that summer.
  2. River Plate — Scocco scored five of his new club's eight goals in the 8-0 win in September 2017, which overturned a 3-0 first-leg defeat.
  3. Tigres UANL — Guzmán moved to Tigres in July 2014 and became a long-serving idol there, winning several Liga MX titles.
  4. Defensa y Justicia — Defensa y Justicia took him on loan in August 2017, bought a share of his rights in 2018 and sold him to Ajax in 2019.

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