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Round 1

  1. Rosenborg were founded in Trondheim on 19 May 1917 under what original name?
  2. Why did the club drop its original name, Odd, and become Rosenborg Ballklub when it joined the Norwegian FA in the 1920s?
  3. Rosenborg won their first major trophy, the 1960 Norwegian Cup, after a replayed final. Which forward scored five of their goals across the two matches?
  4. Rosenborg's only Cup Winners' Cup campaign, in 1965⁠–⁠66, ended in the second round against which Soviet side?
  5. Rosenborg won the 1967 First Division, but lost that year's Norwegian Cup final 4⁠–⁠1 to which Oslo club?
  6. In the 1968 season, which Rosenborg striker scored 30 goals in just 18 league matches?
  7. Ahead of the 1970 season, Rosenborg sold two of their star forwards to which Belgian club, for between NOK 200,000 and 300,000 each?
  8. Which English coach led Rosenborg to the 1969 league title with a rigidly defensive style, and later managed the Norway national team?
  9. Rosenborg's first league and cup double came in 1971 under Nils Arne Eggen. Which club did they beat 4⁠–⁠1 in that cup final?
  10. Between 1967 and 1990, Rosenborg spent just one season outside the top flight, after winning only one league match the year before. Which season was it?
Answers — round 1
  1. Odd — Twelve boys from the Rosenborg neighbourhood named the club Odd, after Odd of Skien, then Norway's most successful team. It became Rosenborg Ballklub in the 1920s.
  2. The FA already had a member club called Odd — Odd of Skien already existed, and the Norwegian FA would not have two members with the same name. The club took the name of the Trondheim neighbourhood its founders came from.
  3. Eldar Hansen — Eldar Hansen scored five as Rosenborg drew 3–3 with Odd and then won the replay 3–2. He later served as president of the Norwegian FA from 1980 to 1987.
  4. Dynamo Kyiv — After beating KR Reykjavík 3–1 home and away, Rosenborg lost 4–1 at home and 2–0 away to Dynamo Kyiv.
  5. Lyn — Lyn beat Rosenborg 4–1 in the 1967 final for their seventh Norwegian Cup, which spoiled Rosenborg's first league-winning season.
  6. Odd Iversen — Odd Iversen scored 30 in 18 league games in 1968, then a Norwegian top-flight record. He is the father of Steffen Iversen.
  7. Racing Mechelen — Both went to Racing Mechelen. The 30-goal striker of 1968 came back to Rosenborg in 1973.
  8. George Curtis — George Curtis, a former Arsenal and Southampton inside forward, brought in a far more defensive system and won the 1969 league. He managed Norway in the early 1970s.
  9. Fredrikstad — With Kåre Rønnes and Bjørn Rime at centre-back, Rosenborg beat Fredrikstad 4–1 in the 1971 final to win their third cup and first double.
  10. 1978 — Rosenborg went down in 1977 with a single win. With Nils Arne Eggen back in charge, they won the second tier in 1978 and went straight back up.

Round 2

  1. Which goalkeeper broke through in Rosenborg's 1978 promotion season and retired holding the national record for top-flight appearances, a record later passed by teammate Roar Strand?
  2. Which former Manchester United coach was hired as Rosenborg manager for the 1983 season, only to be sacked that August with the team second from bottom?
  3. Rosenborg clinched the 1985 league title with a 1⁠–⁠0 win on the final day, watched by a Lerkendal-record crowd of 28,569. Who were the opponents?
  4. Libero Rune Bratseth left Rosenborg in January 1987 for which German club, winning the Bundesliga in his first full season there?
  5. Before returning to Rosenborg for the 1988 season, Nils Arne Eggen won the 1987 Norwegian league title with which club?
  6. Ahead of their 1988 double season, Rosenborg signed winger Mini Jakobsen and midfielder Ørjan Berg from which club?
  7. Rosenborg completed their 1990 double by beating which Bergen club 5⁠–⁠1 in the cup final?
  8. Rosenborg lost the 1991 Norwegian Cup final 3⁠–⁠2 to which club, whose goalkeeper Frode Olsen was on loan from Rosenborg that season?
  9. Rosenborg's run of 13 consecutive Norwegian league titles (1992‑2004) ended in 2005. Which club won the 2005 title?
  10. Rosenborg won four Norwegian titles in a row from 2015 to 2018. Which club won the league in 2019?
Answers — round 2
  1. Ola By Rise — Ola By Rise played more than 340 top-flight games for Rosenborg, a national record when he retired. His former teammate Roar Strand later passed it.
  2. Tommy Cavanagh — Tommy Cavanagh, once Tommy Docherty's assistant at Old Trafford, was fired in August 1983. Forward Øivind Husby left for Brøndby that summer.
  3. Lillestrøm — The title decider against Lillestrøm drew Lerkendal's official record attendance. It was Rosenborg's first league title since 1971.
  4. Werder Bremen — Bratseth, nicknamed 'the Elk', won the 1987–88 Bundesliga with Werder Bremen and the 1992 Cup Winners' Cup.
  5. Moss — In two seasons at Moss, Eggen won the Second Division and then the 1987 First Division. He then returned to Trondheim and won the double in 1988.
  6. Bodø/Glimt — Both men came from Bodø/Glimt in Eggen's first year back. Rosenborg went on to beat Brann in the cup final to complete the 1988 double.
  7. Fyllingen — Little Fyllingen reached the 1990 final at Ullevaal, where Rosenborg beat them 5–1 for their fifth Norwegian Cup.
  8. Strømsgodset — Frode Olsen, Rosenborg's reserve keeper on loan at Strømsgodset, starred in the final. Strømsgodset won 3–2 for their fourth cup.
  9. Vålerenga — Vålerenga won the 2005 Tippeligaen, ending Rosenborg's 13-year run of titles.
  10. Molde — Molde won the 2019 Eliteserien, ending Rosenborg's run of four titles in a row.

Round 3

  1. Erik Hamrén coached Rosenborg to the 2009 and 2010 Norwegian titles. With which club had he won the 2007‑08 Danish Superliga?
  2. Kåre Ingebrigtsen coached Rosenborg to league and cup doubles in 2015 and 2016. Which English club did he play for in the early 1990s?
  3. Nicklas Bendtner joined Rosenborg in 2017 after leaving which English club?
  4. Rosenborg drew 1‑1 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League in September 2007. Which Chelsea manager left the club days after that game, making it his last match of his first spell?
  5. Rosenborg won the 2016 Norwegian Cup final 4‑0 against which second-tier club?
  6. Rosenborg won 2‑1 at San Siro in December 1996 to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Which club did that result knock out?
  7. Striker John Carew left Rosenborg in 2000 to join which Spanish club?
  8. Harald Martin Brattbakk left Rosenborg in late 1997 to join which Scottish club?
  9. Steffen Iversen left Rosenborg in 1996 to join which Premier League club?
  10. Right-back Vegard Heggem left Rosenborg in 1998 to join which English club?
Answers — round 3
  1. AaB — Hamrén won the Danish title with AaB (Aalborg) in 2008 before moving to Trondheim.
  2. Manchester City — Ingebrigtsen joined Manchester City from Rosenborg in January 1993.
  3. Nottingham Forest — Bendtner's Nottingham Forest contract was ended early in 2017 and he signed for Rosenborg weeks later.
  4. José Mourinho — Mourinho left Chelsea two days after the 1-1 draw with Rosenborg. Avram Grant replaced him.
  5. Kongsvinger — Kongsvinger, then in the second tier, reached the 2016 final and lost 4-0, which gave Rosenborg a second straight double.
  6. AC Milan — Rosenborg's win at San Siro knocked AC Milan out in the group stage.
  7. Valencia — Carew joined Valencia in 2000 and played in their run to the 2001 Champions League final.
  8. Celtic — Brattbakk joined Celtic in December 1997 and won the 1997-98 Scottish title with them.
  9. Tottenham Hotspur — Iversen joined Tottenham in late 1996 and won the League Cup with them in 1999.
  10. Liverpool — Heggem joined Liverpool in summer 1998.

Round 4

  1. Øyvind Leonhardsen left Rosenborg in 1994 to join which English club?
  2. Midfielder Markus Henriksen left Rosenborg in 2012 to join which Dutch club?
  3. Per Ciljan Skjelbred left Rosenborg in 2011 to join which Bundesliga club?
Answers — round 4
  1. Wimbledon — Leonhardsen went to Wimbledon in 1994. He played for Spurs and Villa later in his career.
  2. AZ Alkmaar — Henriksen joined AZ in 2012 and moved on to Hull City in 2016.
  3. Hamburger SV — Skjelbred joined Hamburger SV in 2011 and later played for Hertha BSC.

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