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Round 1

  1. In which year was Trabzonspor founded?
  2. Trabzon, home of Trabzonspor, sits on the coast of which sea?
  3. What are Trabzonspor's traditional club colours?
  4. Trabzonspor's nickname 'Karadeniz Fırtınası' translates into English as what?
  5. In which season did Trabzonspor win their first Turkish top-flight league title?
  6. When Trabzonspor won the Turkish league in 1975–76, they became the first champions from outside which city?
  7. In which season did Trabzonspor end a 38-year wait and win the Süper Lig again?
  8. Which manager led Trabzonspor to the 2021–22 Süper Lig title?
  9. Trabzonspor's stadium, opened in December 2016, is named after which club great?
  10. Former Trabzonspor goalkeeper Şenol Güneş managed which national team to third place at the 2002 World Cup?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1967 — Trabzonspor was formed on 2 August 1967 from a merger of local Trabzon clubs.
  2. The Black Sea — Trabzon lies on Turkey's northern Black Sea coast, which is why the club is called the Black Sea Storm.
  3. Claret and blue — Claret and blue — 'bordo-mavi' in Turkish — were agreed as a compromise between the merging founder clubs in 1967.
  4. Black Sea Storm — 'Karadeniz' means Black Sea and 'fırtına' means storm — the Black Sea Storm.
  5. 1975–76 — Trabzonspor took the 1975–76 championship under Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı, finishing three points clear of Fenerbahçe.
  6. Istanbul — Until 1976 every Turkish title had gone to one of the Istanbul clubs — Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray or Beşiktaş.
  7. 2021–22 — Trabzonspor were crowned champions in 2021–22, their first league title since 1983–84.
  8. Abdullah Avcı — Abdullah Avcı took charge in 2020 and delivered the championship in 2021–22.
  9. Şenol Güneş — The Şenol Güneş Sports Complex honours the club legend who spent twelve years at Trabzonspor and later managed it.
  10. Turkey — Güneş guided Turkey to third place in 2002, beating co-hosts South Korea 3–2 in the third-place match.

Round 2

  1. Trabzonspor won the 2019–20 Turkish Cup by beating which club 2–0 in the final?
  2. Trabzonspor won three Turkish league titles in a row across which run of seasons?
  3. In which season did Trabzonspor make their debut in the UEFA Champions League group stage?
  4. Trabzonspor opened their 2011–12 Champions League campaign with a 1–0 away win over which Italian club?
  5. Which Norwegian striker, on loan from Crystal Palace, finished as Süper Lig top scorer with 24 goals for Trabzonspor in 2019–20?
  6. Trabzonspor sold striker Fatih Tekke in 2006 to which Russian club?
  7. Which Georgian forward became a Trabzonspor favourite in the mid-1990s before joining Ajax in 1997?
  8. Which Slovak midfielder joined Trabzonspor in 2021 and won the Süper Lig in his first season there?
  9. Which Trabzonspor icon of the late 1980s and 1990s scored more than 200 goals across two spells at the club?
  10. Trabzonspor won the 2010 Turkish Cup final by beating which club 3–1?
Answers — round 2
  1. Alanyaspor — Trabzonspor beat Alanyaspor 2–0 in July 2020 to end a ten-year trophy drought.
  2. 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81 — The hat-trick of championships came in 1978–79, 1979–80 and 1980–81, at the height of the club's golden era.
  3. 2011–12 — Trabzonspor reached the group stage for the first time in 2011–12, drawn alongside Inter, Lille and CSKA Moscow.
  4. Inter — Ondřej Čelůstka scored late at the San Siro to beat Inter 1–0 on matchday one in September 2011.
  5. Alexander Sørloth — Alexander Sørloth joined on loan in August 2019 and scored 24 league goals to win the golden boot.
  6. Zenit Saint Petersburg — Tekke moved to Zenit Saint Petersburg in July 2006 and later won the Russian league and the UEFA Cup there.
  7. Shota Arveladze — Shota Arveladze led the Süper Lig in scoring in 1995–96 for Trabzonspor, then signed for Ajax in summer 1997.
  8. Marek Hamšík — Marek Hamšík signed in June 2021 and was named Süper Lig Foreign Player of the Year for 2021–22.
  9. Hami Mandıralı — Hami Mandıralı scored 218 goals for Trabzonspor over spells from 1985–1998 and 1999–2002.
  10. Fenerbahçe — Trabzonspor beat Fenerbahçe 3–1 on 5 May 2010, with goals from Umut Bulut, Engin Baytar and Gustavo Colman.

Round 3

  1. Trabzonspor were placed into the 2011–12 Champions League group stage after which club was barred from the competition?
  2. Which manager led Trabzonspor to their first two league championships, in 1975–76 and 1976–77?
  3. Trabzonspor won the 2022 Turkish Super Cup with a 4–0 win over which club?
  4. Which Turkish striker was Süper Lig top scorer with 33 goals for Trabzonspor in 2011–12 before joining Galatasaray?
  5. Trabzonspor mathematically clinched the 2021–22 Süper Lig title with a 2–2 draw against which club?
  6. Which academy-produced goalkeeper was Trabzonspor's number one during the 2021–22 title-winning season?
  7. Trabzonspor was created in 1967 through a merger that included which of these clubs?
  8. In which year did Trabzonspor first win promotion to the Turkish top flight?
  9. Who scored the penalty that gave Trabzonspor their 1–0 win over Liverpool in October 1976?
  10. On what date was Trabzonspor officially founded?
Answers — round 3
  1. Fenerbahçe — The Turkish federation withdrew Fenerbahçe in August 2011 over the match-fixing investigation, and UEFA installed Trabzonspor in their place.
  2. Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı — Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı was in charge for the club's breakthrough titles of the mid-1970s.
  3. Sivasspor — As 2021–22 league champions, Trabzonspor thrashed cup winners Sivasspor 4–0 on 30 July 2022.
  4. Burak Yılmaz — Burak Yılmaz scored 33 league goals in 2011–12, then moved to Galatasaray in July 2012.
  5. Antalyaspor — The 2–2 draw with Antalyaspor on 30 April 2022 sealed the championship with three rounds still to play.
  6. Uğurcan Çakır — Uğurcan Çakır came through the Trabzonspor system and kept goal throughout the 2021–22 championship campaign.
  7. İdmanocağı — İdmanocağı merged with İdmangücü, Karadenizgücü and Martıspor to form Trabzonspor on 2 August 1967.
  8. 1974 — Trabzonspor won the Second Division Red Group in 1973–74 and went up for the 1974–75 season.
  9. Cemil Usta — Captain Cemil Usta, nicknamed 'Dozer', converted from the spot in the 62nd minute.
  10. 2 August 1967 — The merger that created Trabzonspor was completed on 2 August 1967.

Round 4

  1. Which Icelandic club did Trabzonspor beat in the first round of the 1976–77 European Cup, their first European tie?
  2. In the 1978–79 season, Şenol Güneş went how many minutes without conceding a goal in the Turkish top flight?
  3. Hüseyin Avni Aker, whose name Trabzonspor's old stadium carried, was what by profession?
  4. Roughly what is the capacity of Trabzonspor's Şenol Güneş Sports Complex?
  5. In which year was the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium originally built?
  6. Which club knocked Trabzonspor out of the 1990–91 Cup Winners' Cup, despite losing the first leg 1–0 in Trabzon?
  7. In the first round of the 1983–84 UEFA Cup, Trabzonspor beat which Italian club 1–0 at home before going out of the tie?
  8. In which year did the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismiss Trabzonspor's appeal to be awarded the 2010–11 Süper Lig title?
  9. When Trabzonspor were moved up into the 2011–12 Champions League, which club took their vacated Europa League place?
  10. How many Turkish league titles did Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı win as Trabzonspor manager?
Answers — round 4
  1. ÍA Akranes — Trabzonspor beat ÍA of Akranes 3–1 and 3–2 for a 6–3 aggregate win before facing Liverpool in round two.
  2. 1,110 — Güneş kept a clean sheet for 1,110 minutes between September 1978 and February 1979.
  3. A physical education teacher — Aker was a physical education teacher and regional administrator who helped drive the stadium's construction.
  4. About 41,000 — The stadium, built partly on land reclaimed from the sea, holds 40,980 spectators.
  5. 1951 — The ground was built in 1951, long before Trabzonspor itself existed, and was expanded repeatedly.
  6. Barcelona — Trabzonspor won 1–0 at home but Barcelona hit back 7–2 at Camp Nou to go through 7–3 on aggregate.
  7. Inter — Trabzonspor beat Inter 1–0 in Trabzon on 14 September 1983, but lost 2–0 away to exit 2–1 on aggregate.
  8. 2019 — CAS rejected the claim in July 2019, ruling there was no provision to hand the title to the runners-up.
  9. Athletic Club — Athletic Club were Trabzonspor's Europa League play-off opponents and were awarded the place when the tie was cancelled.
  10. Four — Özyazıcı won the championship with Trabzonspor in 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80 and 1983–84.

Round 5

  1. Which Danish striker scored twice in Trabzonspor's 4–0 win in the 2022 Turkish Super Cup final?
  2. Which manager was in charge of Trabzonspor from June 2018 until December 2019?
  3. Which Greek midfielder converted a penalty in Trabzonspor's 4–0 Turkish Super Cup win in 2022?
  4. The 2019–20 Turkish top-flight season was officially named in honour of which Trabzonspor figure?
  5. Which forward became the first Trabzonspor player to finish as top scorer in the Turkish top flight, with 18 goals in 1976–77?
Answers — round 5
  1. Andreas Cornelius — Andreas Cornelius scored in the 37th and 51st minutes and was named man of the match against Sivasspor.
  2. Ünal Karaman — Ünal Karaman managed Trabzonspor from mid-2018 until the end of December 2019.
  3. Anastasios Bakasetas — Anastasios Bakasetas scored from the spot in the 76th minute to complete the 4–0 scoreline.
  4. Cemil Usta — The Turkish federation named the campaign the 'Cemil Usta Sezonu' after the late Trabzonspor captain.
  5. Necmi Perekli — Necmi Perekli scored 18 goals in 22 appearances as Trabzonspor retained the title in 1976–77.

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