184+ Best Champions League Trivia Questions & Answers

Question: What British club first strutted into the European Cup spotlight?

Answer: Hibernian

Question: Who was the tactical wizard behind Liverpool’s 1981 Euro win?

Answer: Bob Paisley

Question: Leeds' manager in 2000-01 UCL—what was his nationality?

Answer: Irish

Question: In 1999-2000, what was the Real Madrid manager’s nationality?

Answer: Welsh

Question: What was the full-time score in the legendary 2005 Istanbul final?

Answer: 3-3

Question: Which year did Spain finally win another European Cup after 1966?

Answer: 1992

Question: Chelsea’s 2012 win booted which 4th-place team from next year’s UCL?

Answer: Tottenham Hotspur

Question: When did Man United complete the treble with a last-minute UCL win?

Answer: 1999

Question: What city hosted the 1987 European Cup final—think schnitzel and symphonies?

Answer: Vienna

Question: Who scored 3 at Old Trafford in 1993-94 and gave United a headache?

Answer: Galatasaray

Question: Which club went 2-for-2 in European Cup finals and walked off like a boss?

Answer: Nottingham Forest

Question: Which country ghosted the 1966-67 European Cup Semi-finals?

Answer: Spain

Question: Who was totally MIA from the 1973-74 quarter-finals?

Answer: Greece

Question: Which defender scored for Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 final?

Answer: Lucio

Question: Which Dutch team had to fight through qualifiers in 1997-98?

Answer: Feyenoord

Question: Which team kicked off 2012-13 as defending UCL champs?

Answer: Chelsea

Question: Which English legend faced Forest in the 1980 final?

Answer: Kevin Keegan

Question: Which European Cup didn’t go to the reigning champs?

Answer: 1979

Question: Which ex-Newcastle star scored for A.C. Milan in the 2005 shootout?

Answer: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Question: Which past champs were almost banned from 2008-09 UCL?

Answer: Porto

Question: Who did Man United beat in the 2006-07 Round of 16?

Answer: Lille

Question: Which future Man City star scored twice for Bayern vs Feyenoord in 2001-02?

Answer: Roque Santa Cruz

Question: Which German giant flopped to the bottom of their group in 2002-03?

Answer: Bayern Munich

Question: Who was the legendary Forest keeper with two European Cups?

Answer: Peter Shilton

Question: Which Hungarian-born player never repped Barça in the Euro Cup?

Answer: Lajos Csordas

Question: Who clinched the 2008 UCL title after a rainy Moscow showdown?

Answer: Manchester United

Question: Who cruised through the 1980-81 Euro Cup without a single loss?

Answer: Liverpool

Question: Which team flexed hard by winning all 6 group games in 2011-12?

Answer: Real Madrid

Question: Who did Celtic conquer in 2013-14 playoffs to hit the group stage?

Answer: Shakhter Karagandy

Question: Who did Man United knock out in the 98/99 UCL quarter-final?

Answer: Inter Milan

Question: Who faced United in the 2009 UCL Final—a Messi-heavy matchup?

Answer: Barcelona

Question: Who’s the only baller to score in 16 different UCL seasons?

Answer: Giggs

Question: Who ended Arsenal’s Euro dream in the 2004-05 season?

Answer: Bayern Munich

Question: Which English side dumped Arsenal out in the 2008-09 UCL?

Answer: Manchester United

Question: Which under-the-radar team stunned Rangers in 1997-98?

Answer: IFK Göteborg

Question: Who missed from the spot vs Bayern in an Arsenal heartbreak?

Answer: Mesut Ozil

Question: Who rocked a hat-trick for Barça against Celtic like it was FIFA on easy mode?

Answer: Neymar

Question: Who bagged a UCL hat-trick for United in the 2000-01 season?

Answer: Andy Cole

Question: Who scored three for Viktoria Plzeň vs Nõmme Kalju like a local legend?

Answer: Pavel Horvath

Question: Who saved United with a last-minute equaliser vs Juventus in 1999?

Answer: Ryan Giggs

Question: Who oops’ed an own goal for City vs Bayern in the ‘99 quarters?

Answer: Uwe Rösler

Question: Who slotted Chelsea’s dramatic second vs PSG in 2014?

Answer: Demba Ba

Question: Who scored the lone goal in the 1983 Final—Juventus vs Hamburg?

Answer: Felix Magath

Question: Who hit the winner for Bayern at Viktoria Plzeň in a 1-0 squeaker?

Answer: Mario Mandzukic

Question: Who sealed United’s fairytale comeback in the 1999 Final?

Answer: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Question: Who netted PSG’s late winner vs Olympiacos in their 2-1 thriller?

Answer: Edinson Cavani

Question: Who hit two for Bayern in their 5-0 demolition of Plzeň?

Answer: Franck Ribery

Question: Who was Inter’s top gun with 7 goals in the 1963-64 campaign?

Answer: Sandro Mazzola

Question: Who was the first Englishman to win UCL with a foreign squad?

Answer: Steve McManaman

Question: Who made Euro Cup shootout history with the first-ever penalty goal?

Answer: Klaus-Dieter Sieloff

Question: How many shiny UCL winner’s medals did Nicky Butt snag?

Answer: 1

Question: In 2009-10, which Group A squad dodged defeat like a pro?

Answer: Bordeaux

Question: Chelsea vs Barça in 2012—what was the final semi-final score on aggregate?

Answer: 3 - 2

Question: In what city did United edge out Chelsea on pens to win the 2008 UCL?

Answer: London

Question: How many goals did Messi casually drop on Bayer Leverkusen in 2012?

Answer: Five

Question: Which country does Arsenal’s 2013-14 star Lukas Podolski call home?

Answer: Germany

Question: Which country waved the flag for Arsenal’s 2013-14 striker Nicklas Bendtner?

Answer: Danish

Question: Partizan Belgrade—Champions League vets from which country?

Answer: Serbia

Question: Which German club did Paul Lambert win the UCL with?

Answer: Borussia Dortmund

Question: Benítez steered which club to Champions League glory?

Answer: Liverpool

Question: Giggs holds the UCL appearance record—but for which club only?

Answer: Manchester United

Question: Steven Gerrard’s UCL nights were all with which English club?

Answer: Liverpool

Question: Which United warrior missed the 1999 UCL Final due to suspension?

Answer: Roy Keane

Question: Who lined up next to Andy Cole in that iconic 1999 final?

Answer: Dwight Yorke

Question: Bordeaux and Lyon—2009-10 UCL quarter-finalists from what country?

Answer: France

Question: Which club calls the Bernabéu—aka football royalty’s palace—home?

Answer: Real Madrid

Question: Which English club did Tony Adams rep in the Champions League?

Answer: Arsenal

Question: Who topped the scoring charts in the 1957-58 Euro Cup era?

Answer: Alfredo Di Stéfano

Question: Who was the goal king of the 1979-80 European Cup?

Answer: Søren Lerby

Question: Which manager led the Red Devils to UCL glory in 2008?

Answer: Alex Ferguson

Question: Who was calling the shots for Man United in the ‘99 final?

Answer: Alex Ferguson

Question: Who bagged the most UCL goals for United in 2002-03?

Answer: Ruud van Nistelrooy

Question: Who was Real Madrid’s top UCL scorer in 1999-2000?

Answer: Raul

Question: Spain’s top Euro Cup scorer in 1979-80—who brought the fire?

Answer: Santillana

Question: Which club made Scottish league history by winning their first title in 1983?

Answer: Dundee United

Question: Who entered 1992-93 as the Euro Cup defending champs?

Answer: Barcelona

Question: Who ruled Europe in the 2000 Champions League final?

Answer: Real Madrid

Question: Who danced their way to UCL victory in 2009?

Answer: Barcelona

Question: Who went back-to-back: Barça in 2009, Inter in 2010?

Answer: Etoo

Question: Which country flexed so hard it had TWO cities with TWO teams each in the Euro Cup semis?

Answer: Scotland

Question: Salomon Kalou packed his bags for the 2012-13 UCL. Which French club did he call home?

Answer: Lille

Question: Which Italian legend never got to brag about being top Euro Cup scorer? (Yep, even he!)

Answer: Claudio Gentile

Question: Which Manchester United player saw red in the 2010 quarters vs Bayern—talk about a fiery exit?

Answer: Rafael

Question: Who went full beast mode and slammed 4 goals for CSKA Sofia in the 1956-57 Euro Cup?

Answer: Ivan Petkov Kolev

Question: Who spoiled Milan’s party in the 1963 semis with a sneaky winner for Rangers?

Answer: Alan Gilzean

Question: Which Liverpool keeper turned superhero in 2005 with not one but two penalty saves?

Answer: Jerzy Dudek

Question: Which Portuguese side got a VIP pass to the first-ever Champions League in 1992-93?

Answer: Porto

Question: What now-vanished region showed up in the first Euro Cup like a mysterious guest star?

Answer: Saarland

Question: Which Scottish squad kicked off their 1998-99 UCL journey in the first qualifying round?

Answer: Celtic

Question: Which Swedish sharpshooter made Feyenoord proud with 7 goals in 1969-70?

Answer: Ove Kindval

Question: Which team pulled the ultimate Uno reverse card on Barcelona in the 2010 semis?

Answer: Inter Milan

Question: Who dropped a 3-0 bomb on Real Madrid in the 1955-56 quarter-final second leg?

Answer: Partizan

Question: Who did Dortmund barely escape in a 4-3 thriller in the 2013 UCL semis?

Answer: Real Madrid

Question: Which Russian squad got zapped by Dortmund in the 2013 Round of 16?

Answer: Zenit Saint Petersburg

Question: Who got steamrolled 5-0 by Dinamo Zagreb? (Hint: They probably still feel it.)

Answer: Fola Esch

Question: Which Austrian club got booted out of 2004-05 UCL by Liverpool’s future champs?

Answer: GAK

Question: Who sent Club Brugge packing in the 1978-79 Euro Cup? Spoiler: It wasn’t pretty.

Answer: Wisla Krakow

Question: Who sat in Group B’s last place seat like the kid who forgot their homework?

Answer: Copenhagen

Question: Who lost the 2013 UCL Final to Bayern—so close, yet so ouch?

Answer: Borussia Dortmund

Question: Which team didn't win their league but still got into the 1976-77 Euro Cup? (Hustler vibes.)

Answer: Bayern Munich

Question: Which Romanian club made a comeback after a 5-year UCL vacation?

Answer: Steaua Bucharest

Question: Who repped Portugal in the 1956-57 Euro Cup, long before CR7 was even born?

Answer: FC Porto

Question: Which Scottish team suited up for the 1958-59 Euro Cup?

Answer: Hearts

Question: Who dodged elimination in the second round of the 1975-76 Euro Cup like a ninja?

Answer: Dinamo Kyiv

Question: Who lifted the trophy in 1967 and made Scotland proud forever?

Answer: Celtic

Question: Who got hit with five goals from Claudio Susler in the 1978-79 Euro Cup opener?

Answer: Valleta

Question: Anderlecht have been in the UCL mix—but what country are they repping?

Answer: Belgium

Question: By 2012-13, how many Czech legends had lifted the UCL trophy?

Answer: 4

Question: As of 2013, how many English clubs have made it to a Euro Cup final dance?

Answer: 7

Question: By 2013, how many European Cups has Aston Villa proudly shown off?

Answer: 1

Question: As of 2013, who had the most UCL goals among these Italian greats?

Answer: Alessandro Del Piero

Question: In 2006-07, at what stage did Real Madrid take the Champions League exit ramp?

Answer: Last Sixteen

Question: AZ have rocked the Champions League—what country are they chillin’ in?

Answer: Netherlands

Question: Between 2007 and 2009, which team went on a 25-game UCL no-loss flex?

Answer: Manchester United

Question: Brøndby’s played in the UCL—but which frosty homeland do they call home?

Answer: Denmark

Question: Carlos Tevez played for Juve in 2013-14—but where’s he from originally?

Answer: Argentinian

Question: Cristiano Ronaldo was scoring for fun with Madrid in 2013-14—but what's his passport say?

Answer: Portuguese

Question: Eden Hazard dazzled for Chelsea in 2013-14—what’s his Belgian waffle status?

Answer: Belgian

Question: Which club did a young Christian Eriksen light up the UCL with in 2011-12?

Answer: Ajax

Question: Jesús Navas ran the flanks in 2009-10 UCL—what club was he repping then?

Answer: Sevilla

Question: How many shiny UCL medals does Adriano have tucked away in his trophy case?

Answer: 1

Question: How many times did Aitor Karanka say, “Yep, I’ve won it again”?

Answer: 3

Question: How many UCL winner’s medals did Benni McCarthy snag in his career?

Answer: 1

Question: Carlos Tévez has the fire—but how many UCL titles did he actually win?

Answer: 1

Question: Claude Makélélé ran the midfield like a boss—but how many times did he lift that big-eared trophy?

Answer: 1

Question: How many times did Jaap Stam walk away with a Champions League winner’s medal and a stare that could kill?

Answer: 1

Question: How many UCL medals does Owen Hargreaves have to show off at dinner parties?

Answer: 2

Question: Cristiano Ronaldo was crushing it for Real Madrid in 2013-14—but where does his passport say he's from?

Answer: Portuguese

Question: Carlos Tévez brought the fire for Juventus in 2013-14—but what’s his football homeland?

Answer: Argentinian

Question: Eden Hazard dazzled for Chelsea in 2013-14—what country does he call home sweet home?

Answer: Belgian

Question: Franck Ribéry tore up the pitch for Bayern in 2013-14—but where’s he originally from?

Answer: French

Question: Gaël Clichy suited up for Man City in 2013-14—what’s his nationality (besides “left-back legend”)?

Answer: French

Question: How far did a Spanish team make it in the 1979-80 Euro Cup? Hint: Not quite the final chapter.

Answer: Semi-finals

Question: Hawaii fun fact! Roughly what percent of locals can chat in Japanese?

Answer: 17%

Question: How many players got on the scoresheet for Dinamo Tblisi in their 6-1 win over EB/Streymur?

Answer: 5

Question: How many Feyenoord players hit the net vs Olympiacos Nicosia in 1971?

Answer: 5

Question: How many East European teams ghosted the first round in 1968-69?

Answer: 5

Question: How many English clubs made the 1984-85 Euro Cup quarter-finals party?

Answer: One

Question: How many Euro Cup goals did Di Stéfano score for Real Madrid from '55 to '60?

Answer: 36

Question: How many goals did Barry Town sadly watch go in during the 2001-02 qualifiers?

Answer: Nine

Question: How many total goals did Celtic fire past Kokkolan Palloveikot in 1970-71?

Answer: 14

Question: When Porto smashed 8-0 in 2001-02, how many did Deco and Pena share?

Answer: Seven

Question: How many goals did Viktoria Plzeň manage at home in their UCL group games?

Answer: 2

Question: Total goals scored across the wild 1986-87 European Cup season?

Answer: 163

Question: Total matches played in that same 1986-87 campaign?

Answer: 57

Question: How many nations claimed the first 25 Euro Cup crowns?

Answer: 7

Question: How many away-game points did Man City snag in the group stage?

Answer: 9

Question: How many Spanish sides reached the last 16 in 2003-04?

Answer: Four

Question: How many straight titles did Real Madrid gobble up after the Euro Cup launched?

Answer: 5

Question: How many teams battle it out in the Champions League group stage today?

Answer: Thirty-two

Question: How many teams entered the 1983-84 European Cup?

Answer: 32

Question: How many teams showed up for the 1985-86 Euro Cup?

Answer: 31

Question: How many teams kicked off the first-ever European Cup?

Answer: 16

Question: How many teams were in the 2013-14 UCL group stage showdown?

Answer: 32

Question: How many times did Ajax and A.C. Milan lock horns in the 1995 UCL?

Answer: 3

Question: How many times did Stade de Reims reach the Euro Cup final stage?

Answer: 2

Question: Total goals Ajax scored in the entire 1973-74 Euro Cup—spoiler: it’s low.

Answer: 1