DO YOU KNOW THE CITY WHERE THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA WAS CREATED IN 1962?

The defeat of the German Nationalmannschaft (national team) by Yugoslavia (0–1) in a Chile 1962 FIFA World Cup quarter-final game was one impetus (of many) towards the formation of a national league. 

At the annual DFB convention under new Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB) which is the German Football Association president Hermann Gösmann (elected that very day) the German Bundesliga was created in Dortmund at the Westfalenhallen on July 28 1962 to begin play starting with the 1963/1964 season.

DO YOU KNOW THE FIRST GERMAN BUNDESLIGA CLUB TO WIN AN EUROPEAN CLUB TITLE?

Borussia Dortmund's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup win in 1996/1965 season made them the first German Bundesliga club to win a European title. 

They beat Liverpool F.C 2-1 after extra time in the final match played at Hampden Park in Glasgow, Scotland with goals from Sigfried Held and Reinherd Libuda for BVB and Roger Hunt for the Merseyside club.       

DO YOU KNOW THE YOUNGEST PLAYER TO EVER PLAY IN THE GREEK SUPER LEAGUE?

Kyriakos Papadopoulos is the youngest player to play in the Greek Super League, appearing aged just 15 years & 283 days old for Olympiacos Piraeus FC. He did this as a substitute during a 3–1 win over Atromitos on December 2 2007. 
He is currently playing for German Bundesliga clubside Schalke 04.

DO YOU KNOW THE SACKED BAYERN MUNICH MANAGER THAT JUPP HEYNCKES REPLACED IN APRIL 2009?

 

Jupp Heynckes

When Jurgen Klinsmann was sacked as manager of Bayern Munich in April 2009, the Bavarians were in danger of missing out on qualification for the UEFA Champions League and they appointed Jupp Heynckes as caretaker manager. Upon Heynckes' appointment, the team won four and drew one of its remaining matches, finishing second in the 2008/2009 German Bundesliga season, two points behind champions VfL Wolfsburg led by Felix Magath.

DID YOU KNOW THE GOALKEEPER THAT EMERGED TOPSCORER FOR HIS CLUB IN THE GERMAN BUDESLIGA IN THE 1999/2000 SEASON?

Hans-Jorg Butt saving a penalty with Hamburger SV

Goalkeeper Hans-Jörg Butt while he was with Hamburger SV in the 1999/2000 German BundesLiga season, emerged Top Scorer of the German club with nine goals with all of them penalty kicks.  It was in the same season that Butt scored and saved a penalty in Hamburger SV's 3-1 victory over Schalke 04.

DO YOU KNOW THE CLUB WHERE MICHAEL BALLACK WON HIS FIRST GERMAN BUNDESLIGA TITLE?

Michael Ballack

In the summer of 1997, the just promoted FC Kaiserslautern side coached by Otto Rehhagel signed 21 year old Michael Ballack from amateur side Chemnitzer FC. He made 16 appearances for his new team during the season as the club became the first-ever newly promoted team to lift the German Bundesliga title. 

In the following season, Ballack became both a regular (he made 30 appearances, scoring four goals in the league) and one of the side's leading players. Kaiserslautern reached the quarter finals of the UEFA Champions League, but were knocked out by Bayern Munich.

DO YOU KNOW THE PLAYER THAT WON THE BALLON D'OR AWARD FOR EUROPEAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR IN 1996?

One of the finest sweeper the game of football has ever produced, Matthias Sammer was voted the Ballon D'Or winner for the European Footballer of the Year in 1996 by France Football with his great efforts that helped Germany to victory in the UEFA Euro 96 in England. He was also instrumental in that same year to the exploits of his club Borussia Dortmond to win the German Bundesliga in the 1997/1996 season which culminated in them winning the UEFA Champions League in 1997.  

DO YOU KNOW THE HIGHEST GOAL-SCORING SUBSTITUTE OF ALL-TIME IN THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA?

During his time in the German Bundesliga mostly for Bayern Munich, Alexander Zickler broke the record as the highest goal-scoring substitute of all-time, scoring 18 times in 102 appearances off the bench.

DO YOU KNOW THE ALL-TIME LEADING FOREIGN-BORN GOALSCORER IN THE GERMAN BUNDESLIGA?

Claudio Pizarro having scored the equalising goal for Werder Bremen against Mainz on Saturday October 29th, 2011, notched up his 150th goals in the German Bundesliga. This make him the all-time leading foreign-born goalscorer having played for Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich from 1999 to date (except his spell with Chelsea FC from 2007-2009).

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST FOREIGN PLAYER TO WIN THE GERMAN FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR?

Brazilian goal poacher Aílton Gonçalves da Silva popularly known as Aílton was selected in 2004 as the first foreigner to win the prestigious  Fußballer des Jahres (German Footballer of the Year) award after emerging top goalscorer in the German Bundesliga with 28 goals in the 2003/2004 season while playing for Werder Bremen who won the double.

DO YOU KNOW WHY VICTOR AGALI WORE THE NUMBER 22 JERSEY WHEN HE WAS AT SCHALKE 04?

Nigeria’s Victor Okechukwu Agali opted for jersey number 22 when he joined German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 because he made 22 appearances each season for former club Hansa Rostock in three consecutive years.

DID YOU KNOW THE GERMAN COACH WHO WON THE BUNDESLIGA AFTER BEING PROMOTED AT FIRST ATTEMPT?

Otto Rehhagel brought fallen German clubside giant F.C. Kaiserslautern from the second division in the 1996/1997 season and turned them into Fußball-Bundesliga champions the next season. The first time that a promoted side had won the championship at the first attempt.

DID YOU KNOW GERD MULLER WAS THE FIERCEST STRIKER IN THE WORLD IN THE 1970's?

Gerd Muller aka Der Bomber was the most dominant striker in the world in the 1970's racking up huge record numbers such as 365 goals in 427 German Bundesliga matches and an awesome 68 goals in 62 internationals. He was the top domestic scorer on 7 occasions and was the all time top scorer in the FIFA World Cup until June 27, 2006 with 14 goals. Brazilian forward Ronaldo de Lima scored his 15th goal against the Black Stars of Ghana in Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup which broke Muller's tally. It was equalled by his countryman, Miroslav Klose in South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup.