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Round 1

  1. In which year was the football club that became Werder Bremen founded?
  2. Werder Bremen won their first DFB-Pokal in 1961. Which club did they beat 2-0 in the final?
  3. Werder Bremen won the Bundesliga in 1964-65, the league's second season. Which club were the first Bundesliga champions in 1963-64?
  4. Willi Multhaup coached Werder Bremen to the 1964-65 Bundesliga title. Which club did he then lead to the 1966 European Cup Winners' Cup?
  5. Before their 2021 drop, Werder Bremen had been relegated from the Bundesliga only once. At the end of which season did it happen?
  6. Rudi Völler joined Werder Bremen in 1982. Which club did he arrive from?
  7. In April 1986 Werder Bremen's Michael Kutzop hit the post with a late penalty in a 0-0 draw. Who were the opponents, who went on to take the title from Werder on goal difference?
  8. In the 1987-88 UEFA Cup, Werder Bremen lost the first leg 4-1 away but won the return 6-2 after extra time. Who were the opponents?
  9. In the 1988-89 European Cup, Werder Bremen overturned a 3-0 first-leg defeat with a 5-0 home win over which East German club?
  10. Karl-Heinz Riedle left Werder Bremen in 1990 for which Serie A club?
Answers — round 1
  1. 1899 — The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as FV Werder by a group of school students.
  2. 1. FC Kaiserslautern — Werder beat 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2-0 in the 1961 final in Gelsenkirchen, the club's first major trophy.
  3. 1. FC Köln — The inaugural 1963-64 title went to the Rhineland, and Werder followed a year later.
  4. Borussia Dortmund — Multhaup moved to Borussia Dortmund and won the 1966 Cup Winners' Cup final against Liverpool at Hampden Park.
  5. 1979-80 — Werder finished 17th in 1979-80 and bounced straight back up in 1981, the year Otto Rehhagel arrived.
  6. 1860 Munich — Völler came from 1860 Munich, having started at Kickers Offenbach, and became the Bundesliga's top scorer at Bremen in 1982-83.
  7. Bayern Munich — A goalless draw with the eventual champions, then a final-day defeat at Stuttgart, cost Werder the 1985-86 title on goal difference.
  8. Spartak Moscow — The 6-2 against Spartak Moscow is one of the original 'Wunder von der Weser' comeback nights.
  9. BFC Dynamo — Werder lost 3-0 in East Berlin to BFC Dynamo, then won 5-0 at the Weserstadion.
  10. Lazio — Riedle joined Lazio in 1990 and returned to the Bundesliga in 1993.

Round 2

  1. Werder Bremen won the 1991 DFB-Pokal final on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Who did they beat?
  2. Werder Bremen won the 1992 European Cup Winners' Cup final 2-0 in Lisbon. Who were their opponents?
  3. Wynton Rufer, a scorer in Werder Bremen's 1992 Cup Winners' Cup final win, played international football for which country?
  4. In the 1993-94 Champions League group stage, Werder Bremen came from 3-0 down to win 5-3 at home against which club?
  5. Werder Bremen won the 1994 DFB-Pokal final 3-1. Who were their opponents?
  6. Otto Rehhagel left Werder Bremen in 1995 after 14 years in charge. Which club did he join?
  7. Thomas Schaaf took over Werder Bremen in May 1999. Which coach did he replace?
  8. Werder Bremen clinched the 2003-04 Bundesliga title with a 3-1 away win in May 2004 against which club?
  9. Werder completed the 2003-04 double by winning the DFB-Pokal final 3-2. Which second-division club did they beat?
  10. Ailton was the Bundesliga's top scorer with 28 goals as Werder won the 2003-04 title. Which club did he join that summer?
Answers — round 2
  1. 1. FC Köln — Werder won 4-3 on penalties in Berlin, the win that sent them into the 1991-92 Cup Winners' Cup.
  2. Monaco — Klaus Allofs and Wynton Rufer scored as Werder beat Monaco at the Estádio da Luz.
  3. New Zealand — Rufer was a New Zealand international and played at the 1982 World Cup.
  4. Anderlecht — Werder trailed Anderlecht 3-0 midway through the second half and scored five, another 'Wunder von der Weser'.
  5. Rot-Weiss Essen — Werder beat second-division Rot-Weiss Essen 3-1 in Berlin in May 1994.
  6. Bayern Munich — Rehhagel was sacked by his new club before the 1996 UEFA Cup final and took over Kaiserslautern later in 1996.
  7. Felix Magath — Felix Magath was sacked in May 1999 with Werder in relegation danger. Schaaf kept them up and won the cup weeks later.
  8. Bayern Munich — Werder won 3-1 at Bayern's Olympiastadion on 8 May 2004 and sealed the title on their rivals' ground.
  9. Alemannia Aachen — Alemannia Aachen, then in the 2. Bundesliga, lost 3-2 to Werder in Berlin in May 2004.
  10. Schalke 04 — Ailton left Werder straight after the 2004 double.

Round 3

  1. Miroslav Klose was the Bundesliga's top scorer in 2005-06 with 25 goals for Werder. Which club did he join in 2007?
  2. Brazilian playmaker Diego left Werder in 2009 after three seasons. Which club did he join?
  3. Werder signed Mesut Özil in January 2008. Which club did they buy him from?
  4. Mesut Özil scored the only goal as Werder won the 2009 DFB-Pokal final. Who did they beat?
  5. Werder lost the 2009 UEFA Cup final 2-1 after extra time in Istanbul. Who beat them?
  6. Werder beat which club in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup semi-final, a tie remembered for a paper ball that deflected a back-pass?
  7. Werder reached the 2006-07 UEFA Cup semi-finals. Which club knocked them out?
  8. Werder went out of the 2005-06 Champions League round of 16 on away goals after a late Tim Wiese mistake. Who were the opponents?
  9. Kevin De Bruyne spent the 2012-13 season on loan at Werder. Which club loaned him out?
  10. Per Mertesacker left Werder in 2011. Which club did he join?
Answers — round 3
  1. Bayern Munich — Klose moved in 2007 and won two Bundesliga titles at his new club.
  2. Juventus — Diego moved to Italy in 2009 and on to Wolfsburg a year later.
  3. Schalke 04 — Özil arrived in January 2008, aged 19, and left Werder for Real Madrid in 2010.
  4. Bayer Leverkusen — Werder beat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 in Berlin. They had knocked out Hamburg in the semi-final.
  5. Shakhtar Donetsk — Shakhtar Donetsk won the last final played under the UEFA Cup name, 2-1 after extra time.
  6. Hamburger SV — Werder knocked out Hamburger SV on away goals. A paper ball on the pitch deflected a back-pass and led to a corner from which Werder scored.
  7. Espanyol — Espanyol beat Werder in the semi-final, then lost the final to Sevilla.
  8. Juventus — Wiese dropped the ball late in the away leg and Emerson scored, so the Italians went through on away goals.
  9. Chelsea — Chelsea had bought De Bruyne from Genk and loaned him to Werder, where he scored 10 Bundesliga goals.
  10. Arsenal — Mertesacker joined Arsenal in 2011. He had come to Werder from Hannover 96 in 2006.

Round 4

  1. French playmaker Johan Micoud joined Werder in 2002 and starred in the 2004 double. Which club did Werder sign him from?
  2. Werder finished 16th in 2019-20 and survived the relegation play-off on away goals. Which club did they beat?
  3. Niclas Füllkrug scored 16 goals for Werder in 2022-23 and shared the Bundesliga top scorer award. Who did he share it with?
  4. Ole Werner became Werder head coach in November 2021 and won promotion that season. Which club had he coached before?
Answers — round 4
  1. Parma — Micoud came from Parma in 2002 and went back to Bordeaux in 2006.
  2. 1. FC Heidenheim — A 0-0 home draw and a 2-2 draw in Heidenheim kept Werder up on away goals in July 2020.
  3. Christopher Nkunku — Füllkrug and RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku both finished on 16 Bundesliga goals.
  4. Holstein Kiel — Werner coached Holstein Kiel and took them to the 2021 promotion play-off before he joined Werder.

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