This is a list of unbeaten football club seasons.
Men's football
editAfrica
edit(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
Asia
edit(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
Europe
editAC Milan
Under manager Fabio Capello, AC Milan went undefeated throughout all of their 34 matches in the league to capture the 1991–92 Serie A, and went unbeaten between 1991 and 1993, an Italian record of 58 league matches in total.[3]
Arsenal
Arsenal won the 2003–04 Premier League title, finishing undefeated under manager Arsène Wenger, and went unbeaten for a total of 49 consecutive matches in the league between 2003 and 2004.[4][5][6]
Juventus
Under manager Antonio Conte, Juventus won the 2011–12 Serie A undefeated, becoming the first team to do so in a 38–game league season in Italy.[7] Overall, in that season the team set a national record of 42 official matches unbeaten including the Italian Cup campaign, in which they reached the final. Finally, Juventus went unbeaten during 49 league matches between September 2011 and November 2012.[8][9]
Celtic
Celtic completed the 2016–17 season unbeaten in 47 domestic games, winning the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, and Scottish League Cup for an unprecedented unbeaten domestic treble under manager Brendan Rodgers.[10][11] Their domestic unbeaten run continued into the 2017–18 season and eventually reached 69 games, before they lost 4–0 to Hearts on 17 December 2017.[12]
Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen under manager Xabi Alonso won the 2023–24 Bundesliga undefeated, winning 28 matches and drawing six.[13] When they finished the league season, they were on a European record 51-match unbeaten run across all competitions where the streak stopped after losing in UEFA Europa League final against Atalanta. They also won the DFB-Pokal to achieve their first double in their history.
(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
North America, Central America and Caribbean
edit(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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1969–70 | Olimpia | 27 | |||
1987 | Sports Club Villa | 22 | |||
2003 | C.D. Fas | 18 | |||
2013–14 | SAP | 18 | |||
2015 | Centro Dominguito | 27 | |||
2017 | Santiago de Cuba | 22 | |||
2022–23 | Olimpia | 27 |
Oceania
edit(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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1994 | Napier City Rovers | 22 | |||
2014 | Magenta | 22 | |||
2015–16 | AS Tefana | 23 | |||
2016 | Erakor Golden Star | 19 | |||
2019 | Veitongo | 21 |
South America
edit(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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1907 | Alumni | 20 | |||
1915 | Racing | 24 | |||
1917 | Nacional | 18 | |||
1918 | Racing | 19 | |||
1925 | Racing | 24 | |||
1926 | Independiente | 25 | |||
1949 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
1954 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
1964 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
1967 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
1968 | San Lorenzo | 22 | |||
1968 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
1975 | Peñarol | 22 | |||
1977 | Atlético Mineiro | 21 | Did not win league title | ||
1977 | Botafogo | 18 | Did not win league title | ||
1978 | Peñarol | 22 | |||
1979 | Internacional | 23 | |||
1993 | Olimpia | 22 | |||
2011 Ap. | Boca Juniors | 19 | |||
2013 Cl. | Cerro Porteño | 22 | |||
2019 Ap. | Olimpia | 22 |
Women's football
editAfrica
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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Asia
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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1991 | Nippon TV Beleza | 18 | |||
1992 | Nippon TV Beleza | 18 | |||
1995 | Iga FC Kunoichi Mie | 18 | |||
2005 | Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza | 21 | |||
2011 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 18 | |||
2011–12 | Canberra United | 12 | |||
2012 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 18 | |||
2015–16 | Melbourne City | 14 | |||
2016–17 | SAS | 14 | |||
2019 | Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 30 | |||
2019–20 | Melbourne City | 14 | |||
2021 | Wuhan Jianghan University | 14 | |||
2022–23 | SAS | 16 | |||
2023–24 | BFA | 18 | Won all 18 matches (perfect season) |
Europe
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
North America, Central America and Caribbean
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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Oceania
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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South America
edit(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)
Season | Nation | Club | Matches | Article | Notes |
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2000 | Boca Juniors | 28 | |||
2002 Ap. | River Plate | 13 | |||
2011 | Nacional | 18 | |||
2014 | Ferroviária | 14 | |||
2016 | UAI Urquiza | 18 | |||
2019 | Peñarol | 18 | |||
2020 | Peñarol | 13 | |||
2022 | Nacional | 16 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Champions Juventus finish season unbeaten". UEFA.com. UEFA. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ G.B. Olivero (9 October 2012). "L'invincibile Juve è a quota 46 Il record del Milan si avvicina" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Paolo Bandini (4 November 2012). "Juventus lose at last - but how significant will this defeat prove?". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Champions Juventus finish season unbeaten". UEFA.com. UEFA. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- ^ Riccardo Pratesi, Lanfredo Birelli (19 April 2012). "La Juve sogna la stagione perfetta Nel mirino i record di Inter e Milan" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ Olivero, Giovanni Battista (14 May 2012). "Juve, altro record: lo firma Barzagli" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Forsyth, Roddy (21 May 2017). "Brendan Rodgers salutes Celtic's 'Invincibles' after they dig deep against Hearts". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Pattullo, Alan (23 May 2017). "Gordon Strachan: Celtic "invincibles" will boost Scotland". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Manager: Celts will look forward and return to winning ways". Celtic F.C. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen become first Bundesliga team to go unbeaten throughout a season". Bundesliga.com. Deutsche Fußball Liga. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Seven teams other than Celtic who have had impressive unbeaten runs". Sky Sports. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ "Longest unbeaten runs in European league football". UEFA. 13 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Joel del Río (21 April 2018). "Wenger's 'Invincibles' and other teams to win the league unbeaten". Marca. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ Mark Doyle (29 April 2018). "Messi's Barcelona, Arsenal's Invincibles & the teams who went a whole season unbeaten". Goal. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
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