Football Interview Questions & Answers

Question 1. Who Holds The Record Of Scoring 1277 Goals In 1352 Games In His Career Spanning 22 Years?

Answer :

Pele.

Question 2. This Stadium Hosted The Swc Final In 2010 And Has Been Dubbed The Calabash Due To Its Appearance. What Is The Name Of This Stadium?

Answer :

Soccer City, as it was known during the World Cup, was later renamed the FNB Stadium. It has a capacity of 94,700, making it the biggest stadium on African soil.

Question 3. English Football Stadiums: I Have Picked The One Of My Favourite Teams; They're Based In London. It Was Opened In 1877. Which Stadium, Home To The Blues, Am I Describing?

Answer :

Stamford Bridge is home to Chelsea FC and was built in 1877; before Chelsea were a team (they were formed in 1905). The stadium has a capacity of just fewer than 42,000, making it quite a small stadium for a well-renowned club. 

White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham, The City of Manchester Stadium is the home of Manchester City and the Emirates Stadium is home to Chelsea's rivals Arsenal.

Question 4. Which Was Chicago Fire's Home Stadium?

Answer :

Soldier Field was also home ground to the Chicago Bears in 2006. Home Depot Center was used by Los Angeles Galaxy and Chivas USA; meanwhile Ryan Field was occupied by Northwestern Wildcats. Huskie Stadium was home for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Question 5. With Which Sport Is The Indian Team Called Dempo Associated?

Answer :

Football.

Question 6. When Was The World Cup Competition Instituted?

Answer :

In July 1930 in Uruguay.

Question 7. Who Were The Founding Members Of Fifa?

Answer :

Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, France and Sweden.

Question 8. Which Portuguese Football Team Plays Its Home Games At Estadio Das Antas?

Answer :

Boa vista played at do Bessa XXI, Benfica at Estadio da Luz, and Belenenses at do Restelo.

Question 9. Where Did Austria's Sturm Graz Play Their Home Games Until 2005, When It Was Renamed Upc-arena?

Answer :

The stadium was named after the town's most famous son, who revoked the use of his name in 2005.

Question 10. Which South American Football Club Played Their Home Games At The Alberto J. Armando Stadium In 2001?

Answer :

Alberto J. Armando was the club's Chairman 1954-56 and 1960-1981. Also known as La Bombonera, 'The Chocolate Box'. Capacity of 57,395. Boca Juniors moved to this ground in 1924.

Question 11. In 2000, Who Played At The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza?

Answer :

Meazza was a player for both Inter and Milan and he was also a member of both of Italy's world cup winning squads of the 1930s.

Question 12. Pumas Are A Mexican Soccer Team Founded In 1954, And It Represents The Unam University, One Of The Most Known Universities In The Country. What's The Stadium's Name?

Answer :

The Olímpico Universitario was founded in 1952, two years before the team's foundation. It was a venue for the 1968 Olympic Games.

Question 13. This Stadium Is The Largest Footballing Stadium On Earth And Is Situated In A Country Which Has Never Participated In A Soccer World Cup. It Can Host Up To 120,000 People. What Is The Name Of This Stadium?

Answer :

Built in 1984, this massive structure is home to the Indian national football team. The national team was ranked a lowly 145 on the FIFA ranking.

Question 14. Germany: The Stadium Lights Up Red When Bayern Munich Play. What Is The Name Of This Stadium?

Answer :

The stadium broke ground in 2002 and was completed in 2005. It can hold up to 66,000 people. It lights up blue as well when 1860 Munich play and white when the German national team play there.

The Weserstadion is home to Werder Bremen and Metallica, Van Halen, Bon Jovi and Michael Jackson have played a concert there. Signal Iduna Park is home to Borussia Dortmund and Olympiastadion is home to Hertha BSC.

Question 15. Which Are The Two Teams That Played In The Azteca In Mexico?

Answer :

America and Atlante shared the stadium and the seats draw was Coca Cola. Pumas played in Olimpico Universitario and Atlas did it in Estadio Jalisco with Chivas and Tapatio. But for 2006, Chivas moved to Estadio Chivas.

Question 16. Peru V Argentina, 24 May 1964. 318 Spectators Lost Their Lives At Which Peruvian Venue?

Answer :

"In May 1964, in Lima, 318 people died and 500 were injured when a riot broke out at an Olympic qualifying match between Peru and Argentina, when the referee disallowed a goal to the home team. 

A 1970 World Cup qualifying match between Honduras and El Salvador sparked a border war between those two nations".

Question 17. The Former Russian State Of Estonia, Now A Country On Its Own, Had A Brand New National Stadium Built In 2003. The Lillekula Stadium Is Also Home To Estonia's Most Successful Club. What Is The Club's Name?

Answer :

The stadium is a 15,000 all-seater.

Question 18. Which Fa Premier League Team Played Its Home Games At Maine Road?

Answer :

Man City played their last home games at this stadium at the end of the 2002-03 seasons. It had been home for Man City since 1923. There were 84,569 fans at Maine Road on March 3rd, 1934 for an FA Cup 6th Round tie against Stoke City. This established a British record attendance for any game outside London or Glasgow. Man united play at Old Trafford, Everton at Goodison Park, and Newcastle at St. James Park.

Question 19. Which National Side Plays At The Azteca?

Answer :

The Azteca is situated in Mexico, and has also hosted American football, hosting the largest crowd in NFL history, some 112,376 people who visited the stadium to watch the Dallas Cowboys play the Houston Oilers in 1994.

Question 20. Which French Team Played At Stade Felix-bollaert Stadium In 2001?

Answer :

Capacity of 41,275 which is small for soccer.

Question 21. Who Plays At Le Stade Abbe Deschamps?

Answer :

Guy Roux has been the club's manager for over 30 years, turning them from a semi-professional team, in to a top French team.

Question 22. In Which British City Would You Find The Stadiums Villa Park And St Andrews?

Answer :

The stadiums of Aston Villa and Birmingham City respectively.

Question 23. Cruz Azul, A Mexican Soccer Team, Plays Its Home Games At The Blue Stadium. How Is The Stadium Called In Spanish?

Answer :

The Estadio Azul (Blue Stadium) is home of the team Cruz Azul (Blue Cross). It has hosted many Mexican league finals.

Question 24. This Excellent Structure Is Home To Liverpool Football Club, Home Of Legends. What Is The Name Of This Stadium?

Answer :

The home of LFC has seen many legends pass through the tunnel and many more sides brought to their knees.

Question 25. France: This Stadium Is The Home Of Olympique Lyonnais Or Lyon For Short. What Is The Name Of The Stadium I Am Describing?

Answer :

The Stade de Gerland is a UEFA four-star stadium and has a capacity of just over 40,000. In June 2003 a footballing tragedy happened when Marc-Vivien Foe collapsed on the pitch and later died.

The Stade Velodrome is home to Marseille, the Parc des Princes is home to PSG and Stadium Municipal is home to Toulouse.

Question 26. Which Was The Biggest Stadium In Argentina In 2006?

Answer :

Monumental's real name was Antonio Vespucio Liberti and its capacity was 66,449 spectators. Bombonera (Alberto J. Armando) followed with 57,446, then Libertadores de America with 57,098, and Parque Independencia with 38,095.

Question 27. Spartak Moscow V Haarlem, October 20, 1982. 340 People Die At Which Russian Stadium?

Answer :

October 20, 1982 - Moscow. 340 people are reportedly killed at a European Cup match between Soviet club Spartak Moscow and Harlem of the Netherlands. "Police are blamed for pushing fans down a narrow, icy staircase before the end of the match. When a late goal is scored, exiting fans try to re-enter the stadium and create a "human mincer". Moscow officials dispute the claims made in the publication of the Soviet Sports Committee, saying only 61 died and police did not push fans".

Question 28. Fk Skonto's Stadium In Latvia Is Also The National Stadium. It's In Latvia's Capital City And Houses The Majority Of The Nation's Club Sides. What Is The Name Of The City?

Answer :

The stadium was built in 2000 and is all-seater. Riga's other club sides include; FK Riga, Daugava, and Jurnieks.

Question 29. Heading South And Scotland Is Where We Land Next. Football Here Is Dominated By Two Clubs; Rangers And Celtic, Both Glasgow Clubs. The National Stadium Is Hampden Park And Is Actually Home To Which Scottish Club?

Answer :

Hampden Park is a 50,000 all seater stadium. Celtic Park houses 60,000 seats and is Scotland's largest stadium. Ibrox, the home of Rangers, houses 50,000 seats.

Question 30. When Was The International Football Federation (fifa) Founded?

Answer :

In may 1904.

Question 31. Where Do England's Wolverhampton Wanderers Play Their Home Matches?

Answer :

Wolverhampton - or 'Wolves' as they're known - have played at Molineux since 1889 (It's been restructured plenty since then!). The stadium is named after Molineux Street, where it is sited. Pronounce it 'Molly New'.

Question 32. What Spanish Team Plays At The San Mames Stadium In 2001?

Answer :

Bilbao Famously only signs players from the basque region of Spain. It has a capacity of 40,000.

Question 33. Who Plays Their Home Games At Turf Moor?

Answer :

One of the founding 12 members of The Football League in 1888, Burnley is not just a small town in Blackburn, apparently.

Question 34. The 2000 Olympic Games Football Final Was Played Where?

Answer :

Yes, strangely enough they played it before the marathon finished.

Question 35. Monterrey Is A City In Mexico And Had Two Soccer Teams: Monterrey And Tigres. Which Of The Two Teams Shared The Stadium With The American Football Team Borregos Salvajes?

Answer :

Monterrey's stadium, Technologic, was owned by the Technologic de Monterrey college, and was the stadium where its football team, Borregos Salvajes (or Wild Sheep) played its home games. Monterrey left the stadium in 2015. They moved to Estadio BBVA Bancomer.

Question 36. Tragedy Struck On The 11th Of April In 2001 When At Least 43 People Were Stampeded To Dead. This 60,000 Seater Was The Destination Of One Of The Biggest Rivalries On African Soil And About 100,000 Tickets Were Sold. What Is The Name Of This Stadium?

Answer :

The match was between Orlando Pirates and Kaiser Chiefs, and over 100 people were injured.

Question 37. Spain: This Big Football Stadium Is The Home Of F.c Barcelona. Which Stadium In Europe Am I?

Answer :

The Nou Camp or Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe with a capacity of just under 100,000. It opened in 1957.

The Vicente Calderon is home to Atletico Madrid, the Estadio Mestalla is home to Valencia and the Ciudad de Valencia is home to Levante.

Question 38. Bradford City V Lincoln City, 11 May 1985. 56 Supporters Die In A Fire At Which Ground?

Answer :

"56 people were burned to death and over 200 injured when fire, caused by a cigarette, engulfed the wooden main grandstand at Bradford's football stadium. The Bradford City Disaster occurred on May 11, 1985 when a flash fire occurred at the Valley Parade stadium of Bradford City FC during a football match against Lincoln City FC. Bradford City was celebrating winning the Third Division Championship trophy on this day. A fire occurred in the main stand and quickly spread. Due to its wood and asbestos construction, and the intensity of the fire, the stand quickly collapsed (said to be within 4 minutes of the fire starting). 56 people died in the fire, with hundreds more injured".

Question 39. Poland Once Had One Of Europe's Best Football Sides Back In The 60s And 70s. Although A Resergence In The 2000s, The Country Is Suffering From Lack Of Funding. Most Of The Stadiums Were Built Before The Second World War. In Which City Is One Of The Oldest Stadiums, Lks Stadium, Built In 1908?

Answer :

Home to LKS Lodz, it is 28,000 capacity stadiums with 10,000 seats. The oldest is home to Zaglebie Sosnowiec and was built in 1906.

Question 40. A Trip Over The Border And We Are In England. Manchester United Are Famous For Playing At Old Trafford And, Up Until 2003, Manchester City Called Maine Road Their Home. They Moved To A New State Of The Art Stadium, Though Originally Built For The Commonwealth Games. What Is The Name Of Their New Stadium?

Answer :

The stadium is a 48,000 capacity all-seater. Maine Road was only 34,700 capacities. Old Trafford, however, is a massive 68,174 all-seater.

Question 41. Which Dutch Team Plays Their Home Games In Philips Stadium?

Answer :

It was one of the oldest stadiums still in use in the Netherlands. It was built in 1913. Philips Stadium had been renovated many times, and became one of the most modern Stadiums in Europe. Ajax play at Amsterdam Arena, Feyenoord at Stadion Feijenoord, at Utrecht plays at Neuw Galgenwaard.

Question 42. Can You Name Sunderland's Old Stadium?

Answer :

They now play at the Stadium of Light. When Roker Park closed, it was almost 100 years old.

Question 43. Who Plays At A Stadium Whose English Translation Is 'the Stadium Of The Alps'?

Answer :

The 'Stadio delle Alpi' in Turin is the venue that saw England lose on penalties (to the Germans) in the 1990 world cup semi-final.

Question 44. Jalisco, A State In Mexico, Used To Have Three Soccer Teams Playing In The First Division. Atlas And Guadalajara Shared The Same Stadium Until 2010, When Guadalajara Moved To A New Stadium. What Was The Name Of That Stadium?

Answer :

Atlas kept playing at the Estadio Jalisco, while Guadalajara moved to the Omni life Stadium. The stadium had artificial grass, which was a controversial issue. The Minute Maid Park is a baseball stadium in Houston. Bancomer is a bank.

Question 45. In The 2017/18 Premier League, Starting With The Lowest, Which Three Clubs Have The Smallest Stadium Capacities?

Answer :

Bournemouth (Vitalty Stadium -11,464), Swansea City (Liberty Stadium - 21,088), and Burnley (Turf Moor - 21,401).

Question 46. Three Teams Have Sat At The Top Of The Premier League Only To Be Relegated In The Same Season; Can You Name Them?

Answer :

Charlton (1998/99), Bolton (2011/12), and Hull City (2016/17).

Question 47. Four Manchester United Players Have Won The European Footballer Of The Year Award; Can You Name Them?

Answer :

Denis Law (1964), Bobby Charlton (1966), George Best (1968), and Cristiano Ronaldo (2008).

Question 48. What Was Introduced For The First Time By Trainer Donald Colman In The 1920s At Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen?

Answer :

Dugouts (also, in 1978, Pittodrie became the second all-seated stadium in Great Britain).

Question 49. England First Entered The Football World Cup In 1950; How Many Tournaments Have They Failed To Qualify For Since Then?

Answer :

Three (1974 (West Germany), 1978 (Argentina) and 1994 (United States)).

Question 50. In 1997, Which Player Was The First To Score A Hat-trick Of Headers In The Premier League?

Answer :

Duncan Ferguson (for Everton against Bolton Wanderers).

Question 51. As Of 2018, Name The Largest Football Stadium In Essex?

Answer :

Roots Hall (home of South end United, but with plans to be replaced in the near future).

Question 52. There Are Many Professional Football Clubs That Have Taken A Beatles Song As Their Nickname; Villarreal In Spain Are The Most Famous. Which Beatles' Song Do They Take Their Nickname From?

Answer :

Yellow Submarine (their nickname is El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine)).

Question 53. Spain: I've Decided To Take A Trip To The Santiago Bernabeu. Which Team Is Home To The Bernabeu?

Answer :

Real Madrid is another one of the most popular Spanish football teams, and their home is the Bernabeu. They have played matches here since 1947.

Question 54. What Stadium In China Was Used For The 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Answer :

Olympic Stadium was located in Beijing the capital. It was there for the Olympic Games in 2008. Wembley Stadium was in England and Aussie Stadium in Australia; meanwhile Shanghai Stadium was in China but was constructed in 1997.

Question 55. Heading Off Into Wales Now And We Find Cardiff's Millennium Stadium With A 74,500 Capacity, Where Wales Play Their Home Games. Which League Of Wales Team, Though, Had The Largest Capacity Stadium In The Early 2000s?

Answer :

Cardiff City's Ninian Park has a 22,000 seater capacity but they play their football in the English football league. Cwmbran's Cwmbran Stadium is the largest League of Wales stadium with a 13,200 capacity.

Question 56. What Is The Real Name Of Pele?

Answer :

Edson Arantes do Nascimento.

Question 57. West Germany Played 162 International Under One Manager. The 1954 World Cup Final Was His 100th International. Who Was He?

Answer :

Sepp Herberger.

Question 58. In Which Year Was Fifa World Youth Championship Started?

Answer :

1977.

Question 59. In Which Year Was Fa Cup Instituted?

Answer :

1871 – 72.

Question 60. When And Where Was The European Nationas Cup First Played? Which Country Won The Inaugural Competition?

Answer :

In 1960 at Paris. The Soviet Union beat Yugoslavia in the final.

Question 61. What Shall Be The Weight Of A Standard Football?

Answer :

Between 14 and 16 metres.

Question 62. What Is The Duration Of International Football Match?

Answer :

90 minutes.

Question 63. Who Was The First German To Win The European Footballer Of The Year Award?

Answer :

Gerd Muller in 1970.

Question 64. When Was The National Football Championship For The Santosh Trophy?

Answer :

In 1941.

Question 65. Which Russian Goalkeeper Was The European Footballer Of The Year In 1963?

Answer :

Lev Yashin.

Question 66. Which Is The Oldest Football Club Of India?

Answer :

Oal house, kolkata establihsed in 1878.

Question 67. Which Indian Footballer Was Awarded With Padma - Shri In 1971?

Answer :

Shailendra Nath Manna.

Question 68. Who Was The First Recipient Of Padma Shri Among Indian Footballer?

Answer :

Gostha Behari PAul in 1962.

Question 69. How Many Teams Took Part In The 1986 World Cup Final Round?

Answer :

24.

Question 70. Which Is The Oldest Football Club?

Answer :

Sheffield F.C formed on 24oct. 1857.

Question 71. Who Is The Only Player To Score A Hat - Trick In A World Cup Final?

Answer :

George Charles Hurst of England against West Germany in the 1966 final.

Question 72. Who Has The Appeared In Most Number Of World Cup Competitions?

Answer :

Antonio Carbajal played for Mexico in the five competitions from 1950 to 1966.

Question 73. Why Uefa Cup Was Instituted?

Answer :

To replace the fairs cup this was won outright by barceona (1958, 1962 and 1966).

Question 74. What Is Meant By Uefa?

Answer :

Union of European Football Associations.

Question 75. Which Is The Only Country To Win The Olympic Football Crown Three Times?

Answer :

Hungary in 1952, 1964 and 1968.

Question 76. When Was The Asian Football Confederation (afc) Formed?

Answer :

On may 1954.

Question 77. What Shall Be The Dimensions Of A Football Field For An International Match?

Answer :

Maximum: 110, 75 metres, minimum: 100, 64 metres.

Question 78. Which Was The First British Club To Win The European Cup Winners Cup?

Answer :

Tootenham Hotspur in 1963.

Question 79. When Was The 11 - A - Side Football Game Standardized?

Answer :

1870.

Question 80. Who Introduced The Penalty Shoot - Out Rule In Football?

Answer :

William Maccran.

Question 81. How Many World Championships Have Played In World Cup Matches So Far?

Answer :

From 1930 onwards 238 players became world champions so far.

Question 82. Which Country Has The Highest Victory Margin?

Answer :

Hungary (Hungary beat EI Salvador by 10 - 1 in 1982).

Question 83. When Was The Highest Number Of Goals Scored In The World Cup And How Many?

Answer :

1982 world cup and a total of 146 goals in 52 matches.

Question 84. The Player Who Has Scored The First Hat Trick In The World Cup?

Answer :

Geoff Hurst’s (1960).

Question 85. Who Scored The First Goal In The First World Cup?

Answer :

Laurent of France scored the first goals against Mexico after 19 mintues of play in the opening match on July 13, 1930.

Question 86. How Many Goals Have Been Scored So Far In The All World Cup Matches?

Answer :

Since 1930, 1755 goals have been scored so far.

Question 87. Who Scored The Fastest Goal?

Answer :

Vaclav Massek of Czechoslovakia scored the fastest goal in 15 seconds against Mexico in 1962.

Question 88. Who Is The Youngest Player To Win World Cup?

Answer :

Pele of Brazil in 1958, when he was just 17 years and 8 months old.

Question 89. Which Is The First Football League Of India?

Answer :

Philips national football league.

Question 90. What Is The Highest Score In An International Game?

Answer :

England beat Australia 17 - 0 in 1951.

Question 91. Who Holds The Record Of Most Goals Scored In European Cup Matches?

Answer :

49, Alfredo Di Stefano (Red Madrid).

Question 92. Who Holds The Record Of Scoring The Fastest Goal In A World Cup Competition?

Answer :

Bryan Robson in 27 seconds, England Vs France, 1982.

Question 93. Which Was The First Football Match Telecast?

Answer :

1978 Arsenal Vs Preston.

Question 94. Who Was The First Recipient Of The Arjuna Award For Football?

Answer :

P.K. Banerjee, 1961.

Question 95. Which Asian Games Saw India Win The Football Gold?

Answer :

1951 New Delhi and 1962 Jakarta.