Soccer Trivia Questions

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What team has the most MLS Cup championship losses?

Trivia Question Answer

The New England Revolution has the most MLS Cup losses with five (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014). The Revolution are 0 and 5 in MLS Championship games.

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What were the first countries to win the gold medal for soccer in the Olympics?

Trivia Question Answer

For the men, the first gold medal in soccer was awarded at the Athens Olympics in 1896 to Great Britain. For the women the first gold medal for soccer came much later in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics where the United States won gold.

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Who is the all-time leading goal scorer in Major League Soccer (MLS)?

Trivia Question Answer

Landon Donovan who played his career with the LA Galaxy (2005-2014) and the San Jose Earthquakes (2001-2004) is Major League Soccer’s all time leading goal scorer with 144 goals in 334 games played.

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Has England ever won the Soccer World Cup?

Trivia Question Answer

To date, England has won the Soccer World Cup a single time in 1966. Their next best finish was 4th in 1990.

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How many times have the US women appeared in the World Cup Soccer Finals?

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To date, the US women have appeared three times:

1. 1991 when they defeated Norway 2 to 1 for the championship
2. 1999 when they defeated China 5-4 on penalty kicks after a 0 to 0 game
3. 2011 when they lost to Japan 3 to 1 on penalty kicks after a 2 to 2 game

Team USA’s upcoming appearance in the 2015 World Cup Soccer Finals will mark their fourth appearance. That outcome is still TBD.

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When did the United States women win their first soccer World Cup championship?

Trivia Question Answer

Team USA won their first soccer World Cup title in 1991. They defeated Norway 2 to 1 to win the Soccer World Cup in Guangzhou, China.

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What was the first Major League Soccer Team to win the MLS Cup, the championship of Major League Soccer?

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The first MLS Cup was won by DC United in 1996. They also won the second in 1997 making them the first MLS team to win back-to-back MLS cups.

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The championship of Major League Soccer (MLS) is known as the MLS Cup. To date (through the 2013 season), what MLS team has won the cup the most times?

Trivia Question Answer

The LA Galaxy has the most MLS Cup Championships with five.

• Los Angeles Galaxy – 2002, 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014
• D.C. United – 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004

Trivia Question

Of the major North American Sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer), which sport has the oldest hall of fame?

Trivia Question Answer

The halls of fame from the oldest to the newest are:

• 1939 – The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
• 1957 – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was established in 1957. The hall of fame building actually opened in 1968 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• 1961 – The Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• 1963 – The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.
• 1999 – The National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, New York (which is very close to Cooperstown, the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame).

Trivia Question

What is the Golden Boot Award?

Trivia Question Answer

The Golden Boot Award is given to the Major League Soccer (MLS) player who scores the most goals in a season. The award replaced the MLS Scoring Champion Award in 2005. The MLS Scoring Champion Award was based on a point system – two points for a goal and one point for an assist. The first winner of the Golden Boot Award in 2005 was Taylor Twellman of the New England Revolution.