Genoa Quiz
Test your Genoa knowledge: Spensley's 1898 title, William Garbutt and 'Mister', Milito's 24-goal season, Piatek, Gasperini and the 777 Partners era.
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Defender Radu Dragusin left Genoa in January 2024 for which Premier League club?
WhyTottenham signed Dragusin in January 2024. Bayern Munich had also tried to sign him. -
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After Genoa's fifth-place finish in 2008-09, Diego Milito and Thiago Motta were both sold to which club?
WhyBoth went to Jose Mourinho's Inter in summer 2009, and that season Inter won the treble. -
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Krzysztof Piatek joined Genoa in summer 2018 from which Polish club?
WhyGenoa signed Piatek from Cracovia. He scored in each of his first several matches for the club. -
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At Genoa's Luigi Ferraris during Italia 90, the Republic of Ireland won a round-of-16 penalty shootout against which nation?
WhyIreland beat Romania on penalties in Genoa, with Packie Bonner saving one and David O'Leary scoring the winner. -
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Genoa signed defender Cristian Romero in 2018 from which Argentine club?
WhyRomero came from Belgrano in Córdoba. He later became a Tottenham regular. -
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In 2005 Genoa were demoted to Serie C1 after being found guilty of fixing their final-day Serie B win against which club?
WhyGenoa beat Venezia 3-2 in June 2005, and a payment to a Venezia director came to light days later. The FIGC demoted Genoa to Serie C1. -
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Genoa's stadium is named after Luigi Ferraris. Who was he?
WhyLuigi Ferraris played for Genoa and trained as an engineer. He was killed in action in 1915, and the ground took his name in 1933. -
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Genoa won the first Italian Football Championship in May 1898 by beating which Turin club in the final?
WhyThe 1898 final in Turin went to extra time, and Genoa won it. -
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Genoa's ninth and most recent Italian championship came in which season?
WhyGenoa won back-to-back titles in 1922-23 and 1923-24, which took them to nine. The 1914-15 title was their seventh. -
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Genoa's run of three straight titles ended in the 1901 final, when which club beat them to win its first Italian championship?
WhyThe winners beat Genoa 3-0 at Ponte Carrega in May 1901 for their first title, stopping a fourth Genoa title in a row. -
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Genoa appointed Alexander Blessin as coach in January 2022. Which Belgian club did he come from?
WhyBlessin left KV Oostende to replace Shevchenko. Genoa were still relegated at the end of 2021-22. -
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Which English doctor is credited with launching Genoa's football section in 1897 and leading the club to the first Italian title in 1898?
WhyJames Richardson Spensley, a doctor working in Genoa, started the football section in 1897 and led the side to the first championship in 1898. -
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Italian football's habit of calling the head coach 'Mister' is traced to which Englishman, who took charge of Genoa in 1912?
WhyWilliam Garbutt arrived at Genoa in 1912. His players called him 'Mister', and the word stuck in Italian football. -
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Genoa lost the drawn-out 1925 northern final series, remembered as the 'Scudetto of the Pistols', to which club?
WhyAfter a series of replays, Bologna beat Genoa in the northern final and then beat Alba Roma for the 1925 title. -
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Which American investment firm bought Genoa from Enrico Preziosi in 2021?
Why777 Partners, based in Miami, completed the takeover in September 2021 and ended Preziosi's 18 years in charge. -
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Genoa won the last Anglo-Italian Cup final at Wembley in March 1996, beating which English club 5-2?
WhyGenoa beat Port Vale 5-2 on 17 March 1996, and Vincenzo Montella was among the scorers. The competition was then discontinued. -
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Genoa, then playing as Genova 1893, won the 1937 Coppa Italia final in Florence against which club?
WhyLuigi Torti scored the only goal as Genova 1893 beat Roma 1-0 on 6 June 1937. -
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Genoa finished sixth in 2014-15 but were refused a UEFA licence. Which club took their Europa League place?
WhySeventh-placed Sampdoria, Genoa's city rivals, took the Europa League place after Genoa were denied a UEFA licence. -
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In June 1995 Genoa were relegated from Serie A after losing a play-off on penalties in Florence to which club?
WhyGenoa and Padova finished level on 40 points. The play-off ended 1-1 after extra time, and Padova won the shootout. -
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Diego Milito scored 24 Serie A goals for Genoa in 2008-09, one fewer than the league's top scorer. Who was that?
WhyIbrahimovic won the 2008-09 capocannoniere with 25 goals. Milito and Marco Di Vaio both finished on 24. -
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After Genoa's 2005 demotion for match-fixing, striker Diego Milito moved to which Spanish club?
WhyMilito joined Real Zaragoza in 2005, where his brother Gabriel played. He returned to Genoa in 2008. -
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Rodrigo Palacio joined Genoa in 2009 from which club?
WhyPalacio arrived from Boca Juniors and spent three seasons at Genoa before moving on in 2012. -
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Genoa finished fifth in 2008-09, level on 68 points with which club, who took fourth place and the last Champions League spot?
WhyFiorentina and Genoa both finished on 68 points. Fiorentina took fourth on head-to-head, so Genoa went into the Europa League. -
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Which coach led Genoa to the 1988-89 Serie B title and promotion to Serie A?
WhyFranco Scoglio's Genoa won Serie B ahead of Bari, with both clubs on 51 points. Osvaldo Bagnoli took over in 1990. -
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Which striker, Serie B top scorer for Genoa in 1975-76, went on to win three Serie A capocannoniere titles with Roma?
WhyRoberto Pruzzo was Serie A top scorer for Roma in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1985-86. -
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Genoa won promotion back to Serie A in 2022-23 as Serie B runners-up. Which club won the title?
WhyFrosinone won Serie B in 2022-23, and Alberto Gilardino's Genoa finished second to go up automatically. -
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Genoa academy defender Domenico Criscito left the club in 2011 to join which Russian side?
WhyCriscito spent seven years at Zenit. He came back to Genoa in 2018 and later captained the side. -
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Gian Piero Gasperini joined Genoa in 2006 from which club?
WhyGasperini coached Crotone from 2003 to 2006 after years in youth coaching. He then took Genoa up to Serie A in 2007. -
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Which Ballon d'Or winner managed Genoa from November 2021 to January 2022?
WhyShevchenko won the 2004 Ballon d'Or. His spell at Genoa lasted around two months, and he won one match. -
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Mateo Retegui left Genoa in summer 2024 and was Serie A's top scorer in 2024-25 with which club?
WhyRetegui scored 25 league goals for Atalanta in 2024-25 to win the capocannoniere. -
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Goalkeeper Mattia Perin came through Genoa's youth system. Which club signed him in 2018?
WhyPerin joined Juventus in summer 2018 to back up Wojciech Szczesny. He later returned to Genoa on loan. -
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Winger Gigi Meroni left Genoa in 1964 for which club, where he played until his death in 1967?
WhyTorino signed Meroni from Genoa in 1964. He was killed by a car in Turin in October 1967. -
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Krzysztof Piatek's goals for Genoa earned him a move in January 2019 to which club?
WhyHis new club paid about 35 million euros halfway through the 2018-19 season.
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About Genoa
Genoa's story starts with James Richardson Spensley. He was an English doctor working in the city, and in 1897 he started the club's football section. A year later he led the side to the first Italian Football Championship: the May 1898 final in Turin went to extra time, and Genoa beat Internazionale Torino. Genoa won three titles in a row before Milan stopped them in the 1901 final, winning 3-0 at Ponte Carrega for their own first championship. William Garbutt arrived as coach in 1912. His players called him 'Mister', and Italian football still uses the word for a head coach. Defender Renzo De Vecchi joined from Milan in 1913 and won the 1914-15, 1922-23 and 1923-24 titles. The back-to-back titles of 1922-23 and 1923-24 took Genoa to nine, and the 1923-24 title is still their most recent.
The club's home is named after Luigi Ferraris. He played for Genoa and trained as an engineer, and he was killed in action in 1915. The ground took his name in 1933. In 1925 Genoa lost the drawn-out northern final series, remembered as the 'Scudetto of the Pistols', to Bologna after a series of replays. Playing as Genova 1893, they won the 1937 Coppa Italia final in Florence, where Luigi Torti scored the only goal against Roma. During Italia 90 the Luigi Ferraris staged the round-of-16 shootout in which the Republic of Ireland beat Romania, with Packie Bonner saving a penalty and David O'Leary scoring the winner. The quiz also covers players who made their names at Genoa: winger Gigi Meroni, who joined Torino in 1964, and Roberto Pruzzo, Serie B top scorer for Genoa in 1975-76, who went on to win three capocannoniere titles with Roma.
The modern era has had big highs and lows. Franco Scoglio's Genoa won Serie B in 1988-89, finishing level with Bari on 51 points. In June 1995 they went down from Serie A after a 1-1 play-off against Padova in Florence, which Padova won on penalties. Nine months later, in March 1996, Genoa beat Port Vale 5-2 at Wembley in the last Anglo-Italian Cup final. In 2005 the FIGC found that Genoa had fixed their final-day 3-2 Serie B win over Venezia and demoted them to Serie C1. Diego Milito left for Real Zaragoza. Gian Piero Gasperini came from Crotone in 2006 and had Genoa back in Serie A in 2007. By 2008-09 Milito was back and scored 24 league goals, one fewer than Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Genoa finished fifth on 68 points, level with Fiorentina, who took fourth place on head-to-head. That summer Milito and Thiago Motta both joined Jose Mourinho's Inter.
Genoa have also sold a long line of players to bigger clubs. In 2018 they signed Krzysztof Piatek from Cracovia and Cristian Romero from Belgrano. That same summer academy goalkeeper Mattia Perin left for Juventus. Milan paid about 35 million euros for Piatek in January 2019. Radu Dragusin left for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2024, and Mateo Retegui, who left that summer, won the 2024-25 capocannoniere with Atalanta. Off the pitch, Miami-based 777 Partners bought the club from Enrico Preziosi in September 2021. Ballon d'Or winner Andriy Shevchenko then lasted around two months as coach, and Alexander Blessin came in from KV Oostende in January 2022. Genoa were still relegated, but Alberto Gilardino's side went straight back up in 2022-23 as runners-up to Frosinone. Work through the questions below to see how much of it you know.
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Defender Radu Dragusin left Genoa in January 2024 for which Premier League club?
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Tottenham Hotspur. Tottenham signed Dragusin in January 2024. Bayern Munich had also tried to sign him.
After Genoa's fifth-place finish in 2008-09, Diego Milito and Thiago Motta were both sold to which club?
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Inter. Both went to Jose Mourinho's Inter in summer 2009, and that season Inter won the treble.
Krzysztof Piatek joined Genoa in summer 2018 from which Polish club?
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Cracovia. Genoa signed Piatek from Cracovia. He scored in each of his first several matches for the club.
At Genoa's Luigi Ferraris during Italia 90, the Republic of Ireland won a round-of-16 penalty shootout against which nation?
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Romania. Ireland beat Romania on penalties in Genoa, with Packie Bonner saving one and David O'Leary scoring the winner.
Genoa signed defender Cristian Romero in 2018 from which Argentine club?
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Belgrano. Romero came from Belgrano in Córdoba. He later became a Tottenham regular.
In 2005 Genoa were demoted to Serie C1 after being found guilty of fixing their final-day Serie B win against which club?
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Venezia. Genoa beat Venezia 3-2 in June 2005, and a payment to a Venezia director came to light days later. The FIGC demoted Genoa to Serie C1.
Genoa's stadium is named after Luigi Ferraris. Who was he?
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A Genoa player and engineer killed in the First World War. Luigi Ferraris played for Genoa and trained as an engineer. He was killed in action in 1915, and the ground took his name in 1933.
Genoa won the first Italian Football Championship in May 1898 by beating which Turin club in the final?
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Internazionale Torino. The 1898 final in Turin went to extra time, and Genoa won it.
Genoa's ninth and most recent Italian championship came in which season?
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1923-24. Genoa won back-to-back titles in 1922-23 and 1923-24, which took them to nine. The 1914-15 title was their seventh.
Genoa's run of three straight titles ended in the 1901 final, when which club beat them to win its first Italian championship?
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Milan. The winners beat Genoa 3-0 at Ponte Carrega in May 1901 for their first title, stopping a fourth Genoa title in a row.
Genoa appointed Alexander Blessin as coach in January 2022. Which Belgian club did he come from?
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KV Oostende. Blessin left KV Oostende to replace Shevchenko. Genoa were still relegated at the end of 2021-22.
Which English doctor is credited with launching Genoa's football section in 1897 and leading the club to the first Italian title in 1898?
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James Richardson Spensley. James Richardson Spensley, a doctor working in Genoa, started the football section in 1897 and led the side to the first championship in 1898.
Italian football's habit of calling the head coach 'Mister' is traced to which Englishman, who took charge of Genoa in 1912?
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William Garbutt. William Garbutt arrived at Genoa in 1912. His players called him 'Mister', and the word stuck in Italian football.
Genoa lost the drawn-out 1925 northern final series, remembered as the 'Scudetto of the Pistols', to which club?
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Bologna. After a series of replays, Bologna beat Genoa in the northern final and then beat Alba Roma for the 1925 title.
Which American investment firm bought Genoa from Enrico Preziosi in 2021?
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777 Partners. 777 Partners, based in Miami, completed the takeover in September 2021 and ended Preziosi's 18 years in charge.
Genoa won the last Anglo-Italian Cup final at Wembley in March 1996, beating which English club 5-2?
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Port Vale. Genoa beat Port Vale 5-2 on 17 March 1996, and Vincenzo Montella was among the scorers. The competition was then discontinued.
Genoa, then playing as Genova 1893, won the 1937 Coppa Italia final in Florence against which club?
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Roma. Luigi Torti scored the only goal as Genova 1893 beat Roma 1-0 on 6 June 1937.
Genoa finished sixth in 2014-15 but were refused a UEFA licence. Which club took their Europa League place?
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Sampdoria. Seventh-placed Sampdoria, Genoa's city rivals, took the Europa League place after Genoa were denied a UEFA licence.
In June 1995 Genoa were relegated from Serie A after losing a play-off on penalties in Florence to which club?
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Padova. Genoa and Padova finished level on 40 points. The play-off ended 1-1 after extra time, and Padova won the shootout.
Diego Milito scored 24 Serie A goals for Genoa in 2008-09, one fewer than the league's top scorer. Who was that?
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic won the 2008-09 capocannoniere with 25 goals. Milito and Marco Di Vaio both finished on 24.
After Genoa's 2005 demotion for match-fixing, striker Diego Milito moved to which Spanish club?
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Real Zaragoza. Milito joined Real Zaragoza in 2005, where his brother Gabriel played. He returned to Genoa in 2008.
Rodrigo Palacio joined Genoa in 2009 from which club?
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Boca Juniors. Palacio arrived from Boca Juniors and spent three seasons at Genoa before moving on in 2012.
Genoa finished fifth in 2008-09, level on 68 points with which club, who took fourth place and the last Champions League spot?
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Fiorentina. Fiorentina and Genoa both finished on 68 points. Fiorentina took fourth on head-to-head, so Genoa went into the Europa League.
Which coach led Genoa to the 1988-89 Serie B title and promotion to Serie A?
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Franco Scoglio. Franco Scoglio's Genoa won Serie B ahead of Bari, with both clubs on 51 points. Osvaldo Bagnoli took over in 1990.
Which striker, Serie B top scorer for Genoa in 1975-76, went on to win three Serie A capocannoniere titles with Roma?
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Roberto Pruzzo. Roberto Pruzzo was Serie A top scorer for Roma in 1980-81, 1981-82 and 1985-86.
Genoa won promotion back to Serie A in 2022-23 as Serie B runners-up. Which club won the title?
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Frosinone. Frosinone won Serie B in 2022-23, and Alberto Gilardino's Genoa finished second to go up automatically.
Genoa academy defender Domenico Criscito left the club in 2011 to join which Russian side?
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Zenit Saint Petersburg. Criscito spent seven years at Zenit. He came back to Genoa in 2018 and later captained the side.
Gian Piero Gasperini joined Genoa in 2006 from which club?
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Crotone. Gasperini coached Crotone from 2003 to 2006 after years in youth coaching. He then took Genoa up to Serie A in 2007.
Which Ballon d'Or winner managed Genoa from November 2021 to January 2022?
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Andriy Shevchenko. Shevchenko won the 2004 Ballon d'Or. His spell at Genoa lasted around two months, and he won one match.
Mateo Retegui left Genoa in summer 2024 and was Serie A's top scorer in 2024-25 with which club?
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Atalanta. Retegui scored 25 league goals for Atalanta in 2024-25 to win the capocannoniere.
Goalkeeper Mattia Perin came through Genoa's youth system. Which club signed him in 2018?
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Juventus. Perin joined Juventus in summer 2018 to back up Wojciech Szczesny. He later returned to Genoa on loan.
Winger Gigi Meroni left Genoa in 1964 for which club, where he played until his death in 1967?
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Torino. Torino signed Meroni from Genoa in 1964. He was killed by a car in Turin in October 1967.
Krzysztof Piatek's goals for Genoa earned him a move in January 2019 to which club?
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Milan. His new club paid about 35 million euros halfway through the 2018-19 season.
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