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What the Beşiktaş quiz covers
Every question is written and checked by football fans, across the topics that decide a real Beşiktaş expert:
Club history
Founding, golden eras and the moments that shaped Beşiktaş.
Players & legends
Cult heroes and record-breakers, past and present.
Managers
The bosses in the dugout and the trophies they won.
Trophies & honours
Every title, cup and big European night that counts.
Records & stats
Appearances, goals, transfers and all-time bests.
Iconic moments
Famous games, comebacks and unforgettable goals.
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Beşiktaş's rivalry with which Black Sea club grew after it became the first club from outside Istanbul to win the Turkish league, in 1976?
- Trabzonspor
- Samsunspor
- Giresunspor
- Rizespor
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Answer: Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor's rise in the 1970s ended the Istanbul monopoly and created a lasting rivalry.
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Beşiktaş's 2016-17 Europa League run ended in the quarter-finals against which club?
- Lyon
- Schalke
- Celta Vigo
- Ajax
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Answer: Lyon
Beşiktaş went out to Lyon on penalties after a dramatic quarter-final in Istanbul.
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Which English manager led Beşiktaş to three consecutive Süper Lig titles from 1989-90 to 1991-92?
- Roy Hodgson
- Bobby Robson
- Gordon Milne
- Graham Souness
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Answer: Gordon Milne
Gordon Milne took charge in 1987 and delivered a run of three straight championships.
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Which nickname was given to Beşiktaş's celebrated attacking trio of Metin Tekin, Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar?
- The Serencebey Trio
- The Black Eagles
- Metin-Ali-Feyyaz
- The Bosphorus Three
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Answer: Metin-Ali-Feyyaz
The three were simply known by their first names strung together: Metin-Ali-Feyyaz, or MAF.
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Which Senegalese striker did Beşiktaş sell to Shanghai Shenhua in 2015?
- Mame Biram Diouf
- Demba Ba
- Moussa Sow
- Papiss Cissé
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Answer: Demba Ba
Demba Ba left Beşiktaş for Shanghai Shenhua in a deal worth around 13 million euros.
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Which Portuguese winger had two separate spells at Beşiktaş, first arriving in 2010 and returning in 2015?
- Ricardo Quaresma
- Nani
- Hélder Postiga
- Simão Sabrosa
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Answer: Ricardo Quaresma
Ricardo Quaresma became a cult hero across two stints at Beşiktaş.
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In which season did Beşiktaş win the Süper Lig without losing a single match?
- 1991-92
- 1989-90
- 1990-91
- 1994-95
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Answer: 1991-92
Beşiktaş went unbeaten through the 1991-92 campaign, winning 23 and drawing 7 of 30 games.
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Which Croatian coach took charge of Beşiktaş for the 2013-14 season?
- Zlatko Dalić
- Niko Kovač
- Igor Tudor
- Slaven Bilić
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Answer: Slaven Bilić
Slaven Bilić was appointed for 2013-14 as the İnönü redevelopment began.
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Which Beşiktaş midfielder was nicknamed 'Atomic Ant' by supporters for his tireless energy?
- Metin Tekin
- Ali Gültiken
- Sergen Yalçın
- Rıza Çalımbay
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Answer: Rıza Çalımbay
Rıza Çalımbay earned the 'Atomic Ant' nickname for his inexhaustible running in midfield.
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Which club won the inaugural 1959 Turkish national league (Millî Lig) season?
- Karagümrük
- Fenerbahçe
- Galatasaray
- Beşiktaş
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Answer: Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe won the first Millî Lig in 1959; Beşiktaş took the title the following season, 1959-60.
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Which Italian club eliminated Beşiktaş in the quarter-finals of the 2002-03 UEFA Cup?
- Internazionale
- Lazio
- Parma
- Roma
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Answer: Lazio
Lazio beat Beşiktaş 3-1 on aggregate in the 2002-03 UEFA Cup quarter-finals.
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Who scored Beşiktaş's winning goal in their 1-0 victory at Old Trafford in November 2009?
- Ricardo Quaresma
- İsmail Köybaşı
- Rodrigo Tello
- Bobô
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Answer: Rodrigo Tello
Chilean midfielder Rodrigo Tello scored in the 20th minute to beat Manchester United.
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About the Beşiktaş quiz
Beşiktaş were founded in 1903, making them the oldest club of Istanbul's big three — the football branch followed in 1911 — and they have played in the shadow of the Dolmabahçe Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus for most of their history. This free Beşiktaş quiz covers the whole story: the black-and-white stripes, the Kara Kartallar — the Black Eagles — and a support that treats the club as a birthright rather than a hobby. If you know your Beşiktaş, this is your test.
The defining season came in 1991-92, when Gordon Milne's side became the first team to go through a Süper Lig campaign unbeaten — an English manager writing one of the most Turkish chapters in the league's history. That side's attack was the club's most beloved: the Metin-Ali-Feyyaz trio of Metin Tekin, Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar, together since the mid-1980s and still chanted as a single word. Later came Sergen Yalçın, who returned as manager to win the league and cup double in 2020-21, and the ground at Dolmabahçe was rebuilt in 2016 on the site of the old BJK İnönü Stadium.
Expect questions on the Istanbul derbies with Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, the unbeaten season, the Çarşı terrace culture, the managers and the imports who became cult heroes. You'll be asked which district gives the club its name, who led the club through 1991-92, and what the Black Eagles nickname refers to. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about the colours and the city to genuinely hard deep cuts about specific seasons, scorers and squads.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even a miss teaches you the detail that makes it stick. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. The full Beşiktaş quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — is in the Ball IQ app.
Ball IQ has 43 Beşiktaş questions — 11 easy, 18 medium and 14 hard.