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Round 1

  1. What is the nickname of Tigres' home ground, the Estadio Universitario in San Nicolás de los Garza?
  2. Who coached Tigres to their first league title in 1977-78?
  3. Which club did Tigres beat in the 1977-78 final to win their first league title?
  4. Tigres won their second league title in 1981-82 on penalties. Who did they beat in that final?
  5. In August 2019, André-Pierre Gignac became Tigres' all-time top scorer in all competitions. Whose record did he pass?
  6. Tigres were relegated at the end of the 1995-96 season. Which club beat them 2-1 in the match that sealed it?
  7. In 1995-96, the same season they were relegated, Tigres won the Copa México. Which club did they beat in the final?
  8. Which goalkeeper from Tigres' 1996 relegation squad later coached the club to the Clausura 2023 title?
  9. Who scored both of Tigres' goals as they knocked out Monterrey in the Clausura 2023 semi-finals?
  10. Tigres ended a 29-year wait for a league title in Apertura 2011. Who did they beat in the final?
Answers — round 1
  1. El Volcán — The stadium on the UANL campus is known as El Volcán (The Volcano). It opened in 1967 and hosted five matches at the 1986 World Cup.
  2. Carlos Miloc — Uruguayan Carlos Miloc also won the 1981-82 title with Tigres.
  3. UNAM — Tigres beat Cruz Azul in the semi-finals, then beat UNAM 2-0 and drew 1-1 to win the final 3-1 on aggregate.
  4. Atlante — Atlante and Tigres finished 2-2 on aggregate after the second leg at the Estadio Azteca, and Tigres won the shoot-out 3-1.
  5. Tomás Boy — Gignac's goal against Pumas on 4 August 2019 was his 105th for the club, taking him past Tomás Boy. He had already passed Walter Gaitán's 80 goals in 2018.
  6. Monterrey — Losing 2-1 to their city rivals Monterrey sent Tigres down, and the match became known as the 'Clásico del Descenso'.
  7. Atlas — Tigres beat Atlas for their second Copa México, weeks before going down to Primera División A.
  8. Robert Dante Siboldi — Siboldi stayed after the 1996 relegation and helped win promotion within a year. He took over as coach on 10 April 2023 and won the title that May.
  9. Sebastián Córdova — Sebastián Córdova scored in the 1-1 first leg and got the only goal of the second, finishing the Liguilla with five goals in six games.
  10. Santos Laguna — Tigres won 1-0 in Torreón and 3-1 at home on 11 December 2011.

Round 2

  1. How many league titles did Ricardo 'Tuca' Ferretti win as Tigres coach in his 2010-2021 spell?
  2. Lucas Lobos, captain of the Apertura 2011 champions, joined Tigres in December 2007 from which Spanish club?
  3. Along with Lucas Lobos, Damián Álvarez and Danilinho, which striker made up Tigres' 'Cuatro Fantásticos' attack under Ferretti around 2011?
  4. Who scored Tigres' equaliser in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League final before André-Pierre Gignac's winner?
  5. Which club did Tigres beat in the final to win the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League?
  6. In the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League round of 16, who scored a stoppage-time header against Alianza to send Tigres through?
  7. Tigres became the first CONCACAF club to reach a Club World Cup final by beating which club in the 2020 semi-final?
  8. André-Pierre Gignac scored every Tigres goal at the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup. How many was that?
  9. André-Pierre Gignac joined Tigres in June 2015 after his contract ran out at which club?
  10. Gignac's first Tigres goal came in the second leg of the 2015 Copa Libertadores semi-final. Who were the opponents?
Answers — round 2
  1. Five — Ferretti won the Apertura 2011, Apertura 2015, Apertura 2016, Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2019 with Tigres, plus the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League.
  2. Cádiz — The Argentine playmaker arrived from Cádiz and stayed until 2014, winning the league's Golden Ball in both Clausura 2011 and Apertura 2011.
  3. Héctor Mancilla — Chilean striker Héctor Mancilla completed the 'Fantastic Four' and scored in the Apertura 2011 final.
  4. Hugo Ayala — After Diego Rossi put LAFC ahead, centre-back Hugo Ayala equalised in the 72nd minute and Gignac won it six minutes before full time.
  5. Los Angeles FC — Tigres beat LAFC 2-1 in a one-off final in Orlando on 22 December 2020, the club's first CONCACAF Champions League title.
  6. Nahuel Guzmán — Tigres were about to go out on away goals when goalkeeper Nahuel Guzmán headed in a free kick in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
  7. Palmeiras — André-Pierre Gignac scored a penalty in a 1-0 win over the Copa Libertadores holders Palmeiras in Qatar. Tigres then lost the final 1-0 to Bayern Munich.
  8. Three — He scored twice against Ulsan Hyundai and once in the semi-final, finished as the tournament's top scorer and won the Silver Ball.
  9. Marseille — Gignac signed for Tigres on 18 June 2015 after five seasons at Marseille, where he scored 21 league goals in his last campaign.
  10. Internacional — He opened the scoring in a 3-1 home win over Internacional that put Tigres into the final against River Plate.

Round 3

  1. Tigres won the Apertura 2015 final on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw. Who were their opponents?
  2. In the Apertura 2016 final shoot-out against América, how many penalties did Tigres' goalkeeper save?
  3. Eduardo Vargas and which defender scored in Tigres' 2-1 second-leg win over Monterrey in the Apertura 2017 final?
  4. Which club did Tigres beat in the Apertura 2017 final?
  5. Jürgen Damm, part of four Tigres Liga MX title-winning squads, joined the club in June 2015 from which team?
  6. Guido Pizarro missed Tigres' Apertura 2017 title because he spent 2017-18 at which club?
  7. Eduardo Vargas joined Tigres in January 2017 from which club?
  8. Enner Valencia joined Tigres on a permanent transfer in July 2017 from which Premier League club?
  9. Florian Thauvin joined Tigres in 2021. Which Serie A club did he move to in January 2023?
  10. Tigres won the Clausura 2019 title by beating which club in the final?
Answers — round 3
  1. UNAM — Tigres won the first leg 3-0, Pumas won the second 4-1 after extra time, and Tigres won the shoot-out 4-2.
  2. Three — Tigres' Argentine goalkeeper saved every América penalty as Tigres won the shoot-out 3-0 on 25 December 2016.
  3. Francisco Meza — After Dorlan Pabón put Monterrey ahead early, Vargas equalised with a shot from outside the box and Francisco Meza headed the winner from a corner minutes later at the Estadio BBVA.
  4. Monterrey — It was the first league final between Tigres and Monterrey. Tigres drew 1-1 at home and won 2-1 at the Estadio BBVA.
  5. Pachuca — Tigres reportedly paid about $10 million for the speedy winger from Pachuca. He won the Apertura 2015, 2016 and 2017 and the Clausura 2019 titles.
  6. Sevilla — Pizarro joined Sevilla in July 2017 and came back to Tigres in June 2018. He won four league titles with Tigres, but not the Apertura 2017.
  7. Hoffenheim — The Chilean forward came from Hoffenheim and scored in the Apertura 2017 final against Monterrey.
  8. West Ham United — Valencia had spent 2016-17 on loan at Everton, but it was West Ham who sold him to Tigres. He went on to win the Apertura 2017 and Clausura 2019 titles.
  9. Udinese — Tigres ended Thauvin's contract on 23 January 2023, and he signed for Udinese eight days later.
  10. León — André-Pierre Gignac scored the only goal of the home leg against León, and a 0-0 draw away gave Tigres their seventh league title.

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