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Football quiz: can you identify these stadiums and pitches close to water?

Niall McVeigh
·4-min read

  1. Let's start in London. Which team plays at this stadium, on the banks of the River Thames?

    1. Chelsea

    2. Fulham

    3. Brentford

    4. Millwall

  2. Staying in the Premier League: who plays their home games here?

    1. Arsenal

    2. Tottenham

    3. West Ham

    4. Southampton

  3. A perfect day for football, at which historic English ground?

    1. Bramall Lane

    2. City Ground

    3. Ashton Gate

    4. The Racecourse Ground

  4. Which former English champions play their home games here?

    1. Preston North End

    2. Ipswich Town

    3. Leeds United

    4. Portsmouth

  5. Let's head to the coast. Which Scottish team's fans have a sea view from the back of this stand?

    1. Peterhead

    2. Montrose

    3. Arbroath

    4. FC Edinburgh

  6. Over to Europe now. Where is this waterside venue?

    1. Bremen

    2. Budapest

    3. Wolfsburg

    4. Warsaw

  7. This dockside stadium is found in which continental city?

    1. Barcelona

    2. Berlin

    3. Bilbao

    4. Budapest

  8. In which recent World Cup host city would you find this spectacular venue?

    1. Brasilia

    2. Cape Town

    3. St Petersburg

    4. Doha

  9. Which Champions League regulars play at this waterfront stadium?

    1. Benfica

    2. Besiktas

    3. Basel

    4. Brøndby

  10. Another World Cup venue in a picturesque setting – but where is it?

    1. Al-Khor

    2. Busan

    3. Cape Town

    4. Porto Alegre

  11. Here's a more extreme example – but where in the world is this floating pitch?

    1. Saudi Arabia

    2. Sweden

    3. Singapore

    4. South Korea

  12. This is the Saturnino Moure stadium, built on a river bend in which capital city?

    1. Rome

    2. Lisbon

    3. Buenos Aires

    4. Mexico City

  13. A tough place to go: where is this spectacular football pitch?

    1. Norway

    2. Iceland

    3. Scotland

    4. New Zealand

  14. On the other side of the North Sea, who plays here?

    1. Aberdeen

    2. Hartlepool United

    3. Scarborough AFC

    4. Grimsby Town

  15. This ground has been nominated as one of the most beautiful places to watch football in the UK. But which team plays there?

    1. Bala Town

    2. Berwick Rangers

    3. Brechin City

    4. Ballymena

  16. Which sleeping European giants are set to move into this as-yet-unfinished waterfront arena?

    1. Everton

    2. Hamburg

    3. Valencia

    4. Feyenoord

  17. From stadiums under construction to grounds that never were. Which club's grand but unfulfilled vision is pictured here?

    1. Cardiff City

    2. Brighton

    3. Portsmouth

    4. Sunderland

  18. Time to sail off into the sunset – but here's one more ground to identify before we go.

    1. Riverside Stadium

    2. Stadium of Light

    3. St Mary's

    4. Vitality Stadium

Solutions

1:B - It's Craven Cottage, of course, with the redeveloped Riverside Stand overlooking the Thames., 2:C - It's the London Stadium in Stratford, seen from the banks of the River Lea., 3:B - It's the home of Nottingham Forest, just across the River Trent from Notts County's Meadow Lane., 4:B - Portman Road, home of the 1961-62 champions, is a stone's throw from the River Orwell., 5:C - The Scottish Championship side's Gayfield home is just metres from the North Sea, with ocean spray occasionally hitting players., 6:C - It's the Volkswagen Arena, on the banks of the Aller river., 7:C - It's the new San Mamés stadium, home of Athletic Club since 2013. The Guggenheim Museum is (just) visible in the top of the picture., 8:C - The Krestovsky Arena, now called the Gazprom Arena, is Zenit's home ground and hosted the 2018 World Cup's opening game., 9:B - It's Vodafone Park in Istanbul, on the banks of the Bosphorus., 10:C - The Green Point Stadium was the unlucky host venue for England 0-0 Algeria in 2010., 11:C - The Float at Marina Bay is rarely used for football matches these days, but is being redeveloped to host concerts and parades. The grandstand also forms part of the F1 Singapore GP circuit., 12:C - The venue, which sits on the Matanza river on the outskirts of the city, is home to fourth-tier side Victoriano Arenas., 13:A - The community pitch in Henningsvaer, a small village in the Lofoten Islands, has been called 'the world's most beautiful football field' – and lucky locals can use it round the clock during Arctic summers, 14:D - Blundell Park, home of the surprise FA Cup quarter-finalists, is actually in nearby Cleethorpes., 15:A - It's Maes Tegid, close to Lynn Tegid or Bala Lake – home of Welsh Premier League side Bala Town., 16:A - The Toffees are set to begin the 2024-25 season in the new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock – but will they still be a Premier League side?, 17:C - In the heady days of 2007, Pompey announced plans for a new 36,000-seater stadium next to the city's harbour – but when the club hit major financial trouble, plans to relocate were shelved., 18:C - Southampton's new ground opened in 2001, replacing the Dell.

Scores

  1. 13 and above.

    That's a great score – excellent knowledge

  2. 7 and above.

    A decent effort – well played

  3. 0 and above.

    Hard luck – thanks for playing