Bologna Quiz
Test your Bologna knowledge: the 1909 founding, the 1964 play-off title, Baggio's 22-goal season and the 2025 Coppa Italia win over AC Milan.
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Joshua Zirkzee left Bologna in summer 2024 when his release clause was paid. Which club signed him?
WhyManchester United triggered his release clause of about 40 million euros after his breakout 2023-24 season under Motta. -
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Joey Saputo, who became Bologna's owner in 2014, also owned which MLS club?
WhySaputo is from Montreal and founded the Montreal Impact (now CF Montréal) before taking over Bologna. -
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Defender Aaron Hickey left Bologna in summer 2022 for which Premier League club?
WhyHickey joined Brentford in July 2022. Bologna had signed him from Hearts two years earlier. -
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Bologna were relegated from Serie A in 2005 after losing a two-legged relegation play-off to which club?
WhyBologna won 1-0 away but lost 2-0 at the Dall'Ara. Parma won the Emilian play-off 2-1 on aggregate. -
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In the 2024-25 Champions League league phase, Bologna won only one match. Who did they beat?
WhyBologna came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home in January 2025. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Monaco all beat them. -
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Vincenzo Italiano, who led Bologna to the 2025 Coppa Italia, had been coach of which club just before he took the Bologna job in 2024?
WhyItaliano managed Fiorentina from 2021 to 2024 and reached three cup finals there before moving to Bologna. -
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Bologna won the 1963-64 Serie A title after a tie-break play-off in Rome against which club?
WhyThe teams finished level on points. Bologna beat Inter 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 7 June 1964 to win their seventh title. -
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Bologna's stadium, today the Renato Dall'Ara, opened in 1927 under what original name?
WhyIt opened as the Littoriale. The Giovanni Berta was Florence's ground and the Benito Mussolini was Turin's. -
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Bologna's home ground is named after Renato Dall'Ara. What was his role at the club?
WhyDall'Ara was president from 1934 until his death in 1964, days before the title play-off. The stadium took his name in 1983. -
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Bologna reached the 1998-99 UEFA Cup semi-finals, then went out on away goals to which club?
WhyIt finished 1-1 on aggregate. A late Laurent Blanc penalty in Bologna sent Marseille through. -
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Bologna won the 1974 Coppa Italia final on penalties against which club?
WhyAfter a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Bologna beat Serie B side Palermo on penalties. It stayed their last major trophy until 2025. -
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Sinisa Mihajlovic was sacked as Bologna coach in September 2022. Who replaced him?
WhyThiago Motta came in for Mihajlovic in September 2022 and took Bologna into the Champions League two seasons later. -
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Bologna signed midfielder Lewis Ferguson in 2022 from which Scottish club?
WhyFerguson moved from Aberdeen in summer 2022 and later became Bologna captain. -
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Who managed Bologna to the 1963-64 Serie A title?
WhyFulvio Bernardini built the side. Helenio Herrera was coaching Inter, the club Bologna beat in the play-off. -
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Roberto Baggio scored 22 Serie A goals for Bologna in 1997-98. Which club had he joined them from?
WhyShort of games at his previous club, Baggio moved to Bologna in 1997. His season there put him back in Italy's 1998 World Cup squad. -
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Which manager led Bologna to back-to-back promotions in 1995 and 1996, taking them from Serie C1 back to Serie A?
WhyAfter the club went bankrupt in 1993, Renzo Ulivieri won Serie C1 in 1995 and Serie B in 1996. -
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Bologna won the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which Polish club in the final?
WhyBologna won 1-0 at home and 2-0 in Chorzów, 3-0 on aggregate, to earn a place in the UEFA Cup. -
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Simone Verdi left Bologna in the summer of 2018 for which club?
WhyAfter two strong seasons at Bologna, Verdi moved to Napoli in 2018. He joined Torino from Napoli a year later. -
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Dan Ndoye scored the winner in the 2025 Coppa Italia final. Which club did he join from Bologna that summer?
WhyNottingham Forest signed Ndoye at the end of July 2025. Bologna had bought him from Basel in 2023. -
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Bologna were founded on 3 October 1909 at a meeting held in which venue?
WhyThe club was born at the Ronzani beer house (Birreria Ronzani) in the city centre, with the Swiss dentist Louis Rauch elected its first president. -
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Marko Arnautović left Bologna in summer 2023. Which club did he join?
WhyArnautović had come to Bologna from Shanghai Port in 2021 and went to Inter in 2023, which brought him back to the club where he played under Mourinho. -
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Bologna striker Angelo Schiavio scored Italy's extra-time winner in the 1934 World Cup final against which nation?
WhyItaly beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time in Rome. Schiavio scored the winner and played his whole career at Bologna. -
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At the 1937 Paris World Exhibition tournament, Bologna beat which English club 4-1 in the final?
WhyBologna beat Chelsea 4-1 in the final. It was the peak of the 1930s side known as the team that made the world tremble. -
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Sinisa Mihajlovic took over Bologna in January 2019. Which manager did he replace?
WhyFilippo Inzaghi was sacked in January 2019 with Bologna in the relegation zone. Mihajlovic then kept them up. -
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Marco Di Vaio scored 24 Serie A goals for Bologna in 2008-09, one fewer than that season's capocannoniere. Who was it?
WhyIbrahimović scored 25 for Inter. Di Vaio finished level on 24 with Genoa's Diego Milito. -
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In 2014 Bologna sold playmaker Alessandro Diamanti to which Chinese club?
WhyDiamanti joined Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande early in 2014. -
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Bologna returned to Serie A in 2015 through the Serie B play-off final against which club?
WhyBoth legs were drawn, 0-0 and 1-1. Bologna went up as the higher-placed team, with Delio Rossi in charge. -
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Giuseppe Signori joined Bologna in 1998. With which club had he won all three of his Serie A top-scorer titles?
WhySignori was capocannoniere with Lazio in 1993, 1994 and 1996, then moved on to Bologna via Sampdoria. -
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Which club signed both Takehiro Tomiyasu (2021) and Riccardo Calafiori (2024) from Bologna?
WhyArsenal bought Tomiyasu in August 2021 and Calafiori in July 2024. -
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Bologna won the 2025 Coppa Italia final 1-0 in Rome. Who did they beat?
WhyDan Ndoye scored the only goal at the Stadio Olimpico in May 2025. It was Bologna's first major trophy in 51 years. -
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The head coach who led Bologna to Champions League qualification in 2023-24 left that summer. Which club did he join?
WhyBologna finished fifth in Serie A in 2023-24, and their coach moved to Juventus as head coach.
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Bologna were founded on 3 October 1909 at a meeting in the Ronzani beer hall (Birreria Ronzani) in the city centre. A Swiss dentist, Louis Rauch, was elected the first president. The club's stadium opened in 1927 as the Stadio Littoriale. In 1983 it was renamed after Renato Dall'Ara, who was president of the club from 1934 until his death in 1964.
The 1930s side was known as the team that made the world tremble. At its peak it beat Chelsea 4-1 in the final of the 1937 Paris World Exhibition tournament. Angelo Schiavio, a striker who played his whole career at Bologna, scored the extra-time winner when Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in the 1934 World Cup final in Rome. Under Fulvio Bernardini, Bologna finished level on points with Inter in 1963-64. They won the tie-break play-off 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 7 June 1964 to take their seventh title, days after Dall'Ara died. In 1974 they beat Serie B side Palermo on penalties to win the Coppa Italia.
After the club went bankrupt in 1993, Renzo Ulivieri won Serie C1 in 1995 and Serie B in 1996, taking Bologna back to Serie A. Roberto Baggio arrived from Milan in 1997 and scored 22 Serie A goals in his only season, which put him back in Italy's 1998 World Cup squad. Giuseppe Signori, who had been capocannoniere three times with Lazio, joined in 1998. That year Bologna won the Intertoto Cup, beating Ruch Chorzów 3-0 on aggregate. In the 1998-99 UEFA Cup they reached the semi-finals and went out to Marseille on away goals. In 2005 they were relegated after losing a play-off to Parma 2-1 on aggregate. Marco Di Vaio scored 24 Serie A goals in 2008-09, one fewer than Zlatan Ibrahimović. In 2015, under Delio Rossi, Bologna returned to Serie A through the Serie B play-off final against Pescara.
Joey Saputo, the founder of the Montreal Impact, became Bologna's owner in 2014. Sinisa Mihajlovic replaced Filippo Inzaghi in January 2019 and kept the club up. Thiago Motta replaced Mihajlovic in September 2022 and took Bologna to fifth place and the Champions League in 2023-24, before leaving for Juventus. His successor, Vincenzo Italiano, came from Fiorentina. In May 2025 Dan Ndoye scored the only goal against AC Milan at the Stadio Olimpico to win the Coppa Italia, Bologna's first major trophy in 51 years. The questions also cover the players Bologna sold on, including Takehiro Tomiyasu and Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal, Joshua Zirkzee to Manchester United and Ndoye to Nottingham Forest. Every answer has been fact-checked, so see how many you can get.
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Joshua Zirkzee left Bologna in summer 2024 when his release clause was paid. Which club signed him?
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Manchester United. Manchester United triggered his release clause of about 40 million euros after his breakout 2023-24 season under Motta.
Joey Saputo, who became Bologna's owner in 2014, also owned which MLS club?
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Montreal Impact. Saputo is from Montreal and founded the Montreal Impact (now CF Montréal) before taking over Bologna.
Defender Aaron Hickey left Bologna in summer 2022 for which Premier League club?
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Brentford. Hickey joined Brentford in July 2022. Bologna had signed him from Hearts two years earlier.
Bologna were relegated from Serie A in 2005 after losing a two-legged relegation play-off to which club?
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Parma. Bologna won 1-0 away but lost 2-0 at the Dall'Ara. Parma won the Emilian play-off 2-1 on aggregate.
In the 2024-25 Champions League league phase, Bologna won only one match. Who did they beat?
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Borussia Dortmund. Bologna came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at home in January 2025. Liverpool, Aston Villa and Monaco all beat them.
Vincenzo Italiano, who led Bologna to the 2025 Coppa Italia, had been coach of which club just before he took the Bologna job in 2024?
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Fiorentina. Italiano managed Fiorentina from 2021 to 2024 and reached three cup finals there before moving to Bologna.
Bologna won the 1963-64 Serie A title after a tie-break play-off in Rome against which club?
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Inter. The teams finished level on points. Bologna beat Inter 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on 7 June 1964 to win their seventh title.
Bologna's stadium, today the Renato Dall'Ara, opened in 1927 under what original name?
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Stadio Littoriale. It opened as the Littoriale. The Giovanni Berta was Florence's ground and the Benito Mussolini was Turin's.
Bologna's home ground is named after Renato Dall'Ara. What was his role at the club?
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Club president for 30 years. Dall'Ara was president from 1934 until his death in 1964, days before the title play-off. The stadium took his name in 1983.
Bologna reached the 1998-99 UEFA Cup semi-finals, then went out on away goals to which club?
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Marseille. It finished 1-1 on aggregate. A late Laurent Blanc penalty in Bologna sent Marseille through.
Bologna won the 1974 Coppa Italia final on penalties against which club?
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Palermo. After a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Bologna beat Serie B side Palermo on penalties. It stayed their last major trophy until 2025.
Sinisa Mihajlovic was sacked as Bologna coach in September 2022. Who replaced him?
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Thiago Motta. Thiago Motta came in for Mihajlovic in September 2022 and took Bologna into the Champions League two seasons later.
Bologna signed midfielder Lewis Ferguson in 2022 from which Scottish club?
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Aberdeen. Ferguson moved from Aberdeen in summer 2022 and later became Bologna captain.
Who managed Bologna to the 1963-64 Serie A title?
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Fulvio Bernardini. Fulvio Bernardini built the side. Helenio Herrera was coaching Inter, the club Bologna beat in the play-off.
Roberto Baggio scored 22 Serie A goals for Bologna in 1997-98. Which club had he joined them from?
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Milan. Short of games at his previous club, Baggio moved to Bologna in 1997. His season there put him back in Italy's 1998 World Cup squad.
Which manager led Bologna to back-to-back promotions in 1995 and 1996, taking them from Serie C1 back to Serie A?
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Renzo Ulivieri. After the club went bankrupt in 1993, Renzo Ulivieri won Serie C1 in 1995 and Serie B in 1996.
Bologna won the 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup by beating which Polish club in the final?
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Ruch Chorzów. Bologna won 1-0 at home and 2-0 in Chorzów, 3-0 on aggregate, to earn a place in the UEFA Cup.
Simone Verdi left Bologna in the summer of 2018 for which club?
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Napoli. After two strong seasons at Bologna, Verdi moved to Napoli in 2018. He joined Torino from Napoli a year later.
Dan Ndoye scored the winner in the 2025 Coppa Italia final. Which club did he join from Bologna that summer?
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Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest signed Ndoye at the end of July 2025. Bologna had bought him from Basel in 2023.
Bologna were founded on 3 October 1909 at a meeting held in which venue?
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The Ronzani beer hall. The club was born at the Ronzani beer house (Birreria Ronzani) in the city centre, with the Swiss dentist Louis Rauch elected its first president.
Marko Arnautović left Bologna in summer 2023. Which club did he join?
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Inter. Arnautović had come to Bologna from Shanghai Port in 2021 and went to Inter in 2023, which brought him back to the club where he played under Mourinho.
Bologna striker Angelo Schiavio scored Italy's extra-time winner in the 1934 World Cup final against which nation?
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Czechoslovakia. Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 after extra time in Rome. Schiavio scored the winner and played his whole career at Bologna.
At the 1937 Paris World Exhibition tournament, Bologna beat which English club 4-1 in the final?
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Chelsea. Bologna beat Chelsea 4-1 in the final. It was the peak of the 1930s side known as the team that made the world tremble.
Sinisa Mihajlovic took over Bologna in January 2019. Which manager did he replace?
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Filippo Inzaghi. Filippo Inzaghi was sacked in January 2019 with Bologna in the relegation zone. Mihajlovic then kept them up.
Marco Di Vaio scored 24 Serie A goals for Bologna in 2008-09, one fewer than that season's capocannoniere. Who was it?
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Zlatan Ibrahimović. Ibrahimović scored 25 for Inter. Di Vaio finished level on 24 with Genoa's Diego Milito.
In 2014 Bologna sold playmaker Alessandro Diamanti to which Chinese club?
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Guangzhou Evergrande. Diamanti joined Marcello Lippi's Guangzhou Evergrande early in 2014.
Bologna returned to Serie A in 2015 through the Serie B play-off final against which club?
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Pescara. Both legs were drawn, 0-0 and 1-1. Bologna went up as the higher-placed team, with Delio Rossi in charge.
Giuseppe Signori joined Bologna in 1998. With which club had he won all three of his Serie A top-scorer titles?
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Lazio. Signori was capocannoniere with Lazio in 1993, 1994 and 1996, then moved on to Bologna via Sampdoria.
Which club signed both Takehiro Tomiyasu (2021) and Riccardo Calafiori (2024) from Bologna?
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Arsenal. Arsenal bought Tomiyasu in August 2021 and Calafiori in July 2024.
Bologna won the 2025 Coppa Italia final 1-0 in Rome. Who did they beat?
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Milan. Dan Ndoye scored the only goal at the Stadio Olimpico in May 2025. It was Bologna's first major trophy in 51 years.
The head coach who led Bologna to Champions League qualification in 2023-24 left that summer. Which club did he join?
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Juventus. Bologna finished fifth in Serie A in 2023-24, and their coach moved to Juventus as head coach.
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