List of unrelegated association football clubs
Several association football clubs succeed in playing at the highest level without being relegated from their domestic league. This page lists the clubs that managed to stay in top flight for an extended period of time, and those that have never been relegated from their current top-tier league.
Historical considerations
More often than not, football clubs have played in more than one top-tier competition. It is therefore possible that teams relegated at one point in their history, but have not done so in the competition in which they currently compete. This is the case for multiple teams in countries where football was played in regional leagues prior to the creation of a unified national league. In such countries, a national champion was previously declared by means of a play-off tournament between teams that qualified through their regional tournaments. In Germany, for instance, seven teams have never been relegated from the Bundesliga (some joining more recent), but three of them found themselves expelled from the older Oberligen. Hamburg played continuously in the top tier of the German football system from the end of World War I until 2018.[1][2] In the Netherlands, football used to be organised in regional competitions as well. The unified Eredivisie was born in 1956, and four teams have continuously played at this highest national level since then.[3]
Even before the establishment of regional competitions, football was played in league systems. The very first football championships in Europe were often organised on a local level. Taking these smaller competitions into account, Austria Wien and Rapid Wien can claim to have played at the highest possible level since competition began in Austria in 1911.[1] At that time however, the only organised football was played in the league of Lower Austria,[4] which was then located in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and only teams from Vienna took part.[5] Later, Austrian teams competed in the German football system for several years, which made it possible for Rapid Wien to become German champion in 1941.[6] The current Austrian Bundesliga was only established in 1974,[7] and to this point a total of five teams never relegated from that competition.[8]
In Greece and Turkey, competitive football was organised in even smaller leagues. In both countries, city-leagues were the highest level for quite some time.[9][10] In 1959, a unified Hellenic championship was founded, and Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK have played in every season of it.[1] However, these teams were already high-flyers in the preceding city-leagues. The same applies to Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in Turkey.[1]
In Russia, football too was first played at city-level. The St. Petersburg Football League was established in 1901, and its Moscowian counterpart followed in 1909. Many years later, in 1936, the Soviet Top League was formed. This competition ceased to exist when the Soviet Union fell, and new leagues were formed in the fifteen successor states. As a result, many teams entered a top division for the first time in their history. In Estonia, for example, the new Meistriliiga was composed of clubs that never participated in the top flight before.[11][12] As these are relatively new competitions, many clubs can claim to have never been relegated from the top-level. But only Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Tbilisi have always played at the highest possible level.[1] On the other hand, Dynamo Moscow has played in every season of the Soviet Top League but was relegated in 2015–16 Russian Premier League season.
Besides the Soviet, also the Czechoslovak and Yugoslav football leagues split into multiple competitions in the early 1990s. A total of eight teams have not been relegated from the national championships of the Czech Republic[13] and Slovakia,[14] but no team managed to achieve this in Czechoslovak times. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, football became divided alongside ethnic lines and competition was held in three different leagues, before the establishment of a national division in 2000. In Kosovo, a national league also exists, although not it was not recognised by UEFA or FIFA until 2016. In all, three clubs – Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb – have played at the highest level since the creation of socialist Yugoslavia, whilst Hajduk Split have never been relegated since they first played in the championship of the now long gone Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[1] However, many more teams have never been relegated from their current national championships.
In still many other instances, new top-tier leagues were created to replace existing national championships. In England, six teams have been present in every season of the Premier League, which was founded in 1992.[15] None of them however had an uninterrupted run in the preceding First Division.[16] Thus, a great number of teams can claim to have never been relegated from these newer competitions. In Scotland, only Celtic and Aberdeen[17] have never been relegated. Rangers were liquidated in 2012 and were subsequently placed in the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system.[1] Similarly, Cliftonville, Glentoran and Linfield have the unique distinction of having played at the top flight in Northern Ireland for 125 years,[1] but five more teams have been present in every season of the NIFL Premiership, which was only established in 2008.[18]
There are however leagues that have been running for a long time. Not surprising, fewer clubs manage to stay on top the longer a competition runs. The Spanish Primera División was born in 1929, and only Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have been present ever since. The same year the Italian Serie A became a round-robin tournament, and only Inter Milan has continuously played at the highest level from that moment forward – even doing so since 1909. And finally, no team that plays in the Swiss Super League – established in 1897 – has not been relegated at one point in their history.[1]
Unrelegated for three quarters of a century
This table lists all clubs that have continuously played at the highest level for 75 years or more until their first relegation. Taken into account are all the leagues that formed the highest level at the time each club played in them. Competitions that were organised on sub-regional levels are excluded though. This is the reason no clubs from Greece or Turkey are listed, as in those countries football was played in city-level competitions up until 1959.
The large number of Brazilian football clubs on this list can be explained by the fact that these clubs were dominant in the relatively small state leagues, which formed the highest tier of competition in Brazil for more than half a century. The Taça Brasil, which existed between 1959 and 1968, is not considered a top-tier tournament for the purpose of this list, as it was a knockout competition between the different state champions, and no team took part in every edition.
As of 2018, the majority of the teams listed below continue to play at the top, although a few have ended their uninterrupted spell. Note also that some teams had been relegated (and promoted back) before the start of their record spell.
*AC Milan withdrew from the 1908 Italian Championship.
**Bohemians were relegated in 1911 from the (now Northern) Irish League, but returned in 1912 and stayed there until 1920 to form the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) League, from which they have never been relegated.
***Santos withdrew from the 1920 Paulistão, São Paulo withdrew from the 1935 Paulistão and both from the 1979 Brasileirão.
****Corinthians and São Paulo withdrew from the 1979 Brasileirão.
Source: RSSSF and RSSSF Brasil
Unrelegated from current national top level
This is a list of football clubs which have never been relegated from their current national top-level league and have played at least ten seasons at this level. The year before the name of each team indicates when they began their uninterrupted run. Clubs that are in bold are founding members of their current league.
Primera División – Argentina[1]
- 1913: Boca Juniors
Premier League – Armenia[21]
- 1992: FC Shirak
- 2000: FC Mika
- 2000: Ulisses FC
- 2001: FC Pyunik
Bundesliga – Austria[8]
- 1974: FK Austria Wien
- 1974: SK Rapid Wien
- 1974: SK Sturm Graz*
*Sturm Graz relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga.
Premyer Liqası – Azerbaijan[1]
- 1992: Neftchi PFK*
- 1992: Qarabağ FK
- 1999: Inter Baku PIK
- 2006: Gabala FK
*Neftchi relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premyer Liqası.
Vysheyshaya Liga – Belarus[22]
- 1992: FC Dynamo Brest
- 1992: FC Dinamo Minsk*
- 1992: FC Neman Grodno
- 1992: FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk
- 1998: FC BATE Borisov
*Dinamo Minsk relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Vysheyshaya Liga.
First Division A - Belgium[1]
- 2005: S.V. Zulte Waregem*
*Zulte Waregem is the successor of clubs that have relegated from a top-tier league.
Primera División – Bolivia
- 1977: The Strongest
- 1977: Oriente Petrolero
- 1977: Bolívar*
*Bolívar relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Primera División.
Premijer Liga – Bosnia and Herzegovina[23]
- 2000: NK Čelik Zenica*
- 2000: FK Sarajevo*
- 2000: NK Široki Brijeg
- 2000: FK Željezničar Sarajevo*
- 2000: HŠK Zrinjski Mostar**
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premijer Liga.
**Zrinjski played in the wartime league of the Independent State of Croatia. Between 1945 and 1992, they were banned by the Yugoslav communist government.
- 1987: Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
- 1987: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo
- 1987: Santos FC
- 1987: São Paulo FC
Parva Liga – Bulgaria[1]
- 1937: Levski Sofia
Campeonato Nacional – Chile[1]
- 1933: Colo-Colo
Categoría Primera A – Colombia[1]
- 1948: Atlético Nacional
- 1948: Independiente Santa Fe
- 1948: Millonarios F.C.
- 1991: GNK Dinamo Zagreb
- 1991: HNK Hajduk Split
- 1991: NK Osijek*
- 1991: HNK Rijeka*
- 1997: NK Slaven Belupo
*Osijek and Rijeka relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Prva HNL.
First Division – Cyprus[1]
- 1934: APOEL FC*
- 1953: AC Omonia*
- 1957: Apollon Limassol
*Before 1974, APOEL and Omonia played in the Greek top-level league when they became Cypriot champion.
First League – Czech Republic[13]
- 1993: AC Sparta Prague*
- 1993: SK Slavia Prague*
- 1993: FC Slovan Liberec
- 1994: FK Jablonec*
- 1996: FK Teplice*
- 2004: FK Mladá Boleslav
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the First League.
Superligaen – Denmark[24]
- 1991: AaB Fodbold*
- 1991: Brøndby IF
- 1992: F.C. Copenhagen**
- 2000: FC Midtjylland**
- 2002: FC Nordsjælland
*AaB relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Superligaen.
**Copenhagen and Midtjylland are the successors of clubs that have relegated from a top-tier league.
- 1957: Barcelona Sporting Club
Premier League – Egypt[1]
- 1948: Al Ahly SC
- 1948: Zamalek SC
Premier League – England[3][16]
- 1992: Arsenal FC*
- 1992: Chelsea F.C.*
- 1992: Everton F.C.*
- 1992: Liverpool FC*
- 1992: Manchester United*
- 1992: Tottenham Hotspur*
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League.
Meistriliiga – Estonia[11]
- 1992: FC Flora
- 1992: JK Narva Trans
- 1999: FC Levadia Tallinn
- 2005: Tartu JK Tammeka
Veikkausliiga – Finland[1]
- 2005: IFK Mariehamn
- 1974: Paris Saint-Germain F.C.*
*In 1972 PSG split into two. The professional branch continued to play at the highest level under the name Paris FC, while the other section kept the name PSG but assumed amateur status. Two years later, the latter section promoted back to the top tier, while Paris FC relegated to the second level.[25]
Umaglesi Liga – Georgia[26]
- 1990: FC Dinamo Tbilisi
- 1995: FC Sioni Bolnisi
Bundesliga – Germany[1]
- 1965: FC Bayern München*
- 1979: Bayer 04 Leverkusen*
- 1997: VFL Wolfsburg*
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga.
Premier League – Ghana[1]
- 1958: Asante Kotoko SC
- 1958: Accra Hearts of Oak SC
- 1986: Ashanti Gold SC
Superleague – Greece[1]
- 1959: Olympiacos F.C.
- 1959: Panathinaikos F.C.
- 1959: PAOK FC
- 1989: Skoda Xanthi F.C.
Liga Nacional – Honduras[1]
- 1965: C.D. Marathón
- 1965: F.C. Motagua
- 1965: Club Deportivo Olimpia
- 1965: Real C.D. España
- 1965: C.D.S. Vida
League of Ireland – Ireland[1]
- 1921: Bohemian F.C.*
- 1951: St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
*Bohemians relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the League of Ireland.
Premier League – Israel
- 1931: Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.
- 1909: Inter Milan
- 1960: Africa Sports d'Abidjan
- 1960: ASEC Mimosas
- 1993: Kashima Antlers*
- 1993: Yokohama F. Marinos*
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the J1 League.
Premier League – Kazakhstan[29]
- 1992: FC Irtysh Pavlodar
- 1992: FC Shakhter Karagandy
- 2001: FC Atyrau
Kyrgyzstan League – Kyrgyzstan[30]
- 1999: FC Dordoi Bishkek
- 2003: FC Abdish-Ata Kant
- 1997: FK Ventspils
- 2003: FK Šiauliai
- 1992: FK Vardar*
- 1998: FK Rabotnički*
- 2005: FK Renova
*Vardar and Rabotnički relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. MFL.
Malaysia Super League – Malaysia[1]
- 1982: Perak TBG F.C.*
*Before 1982, Malaysian football competitions were organized on a knockout basis and there was no league with promotion or relegation at the time.
Premier League – Malta[1]
- 1946: Hibernians F.C.
- 1946: Valletta F.C.
- 1943: Club América
- 1943: C.D. Guadalajara
- 1953: Deportivo Toluca F.C.
- 1962: Club Universidad Nacional
- 1964: Cruz Azul
- 1988: Santos Laguna
Divizia Națională – Moldova[33]
- 1992: FC Zimbru Chișinău*
- 1998: FC Sheriff Tiraspol
- 2002: FC Dacia Chișinău
*Zimbru Chișinău relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Divizia Națională.
The Montenegrin First League was formed in 2006. As of 2018, six teams have played in every season of this competition.
*Podgorica and Nikšić relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. CFL.
Eredivisie – Netherlands[3]
- 1956: AFC Ajax*
- 1956: PSV Eindhoven*
- 1956: Feyenoord**
- 1970: FC Utrecht***
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Eredivisie.
**In 1917 a new regional top-tier, the Eerste klasse West B, was created under pressure from clubs in the second tier, including Feyenoord. However, this league was considered inferior to the other regional top-tier competitions.[35] After only two years, the Eerste klasse West B was abolished and replaced by the Overgangsklasse, an intermediate level between the first and second tier. In 1921, Feyenoord finally entered the top flight.[36]
***VV DOS played in every season of the Eredivisie before merging into FC Utrecht in 1970.
NIFL Premiership - Northern Ireland[18]
Eliteserien – Norway[1]
- 1975: Lillestrøm SK
Primera División – Paraguay
- 1906: Club Guaraní
- 1906: Club Olimpia
- 1913: Cerro Porteño
Primera División – Peru[1]
- 1928: Club Universitario de Deportes*
- 1955: Sporting Cristal[37]
- 2004: Club Deportivo Universidad de San Martín de Porres
*In 1947, Universitario finished in last place, but refused to play a relegation playoff.[38]
Primeira Liga – Portugal[1]
- 1934: S.L. Benfica
- 1934: FC Porto
- 1934: Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 1947: FC Dinamo București
- 1947: FC Steaua București
Football Championship – Russia[1]
- 1992: PFC CSKA Moscow*
- 1992: FC Lokomotiv Moscow*
- 1992: FC Spartak Moscow*
- 2003: FC Rubin Kazan
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Football Championship.
Jameel League – Saudi Arabia[39]
- 1976: Al-Hilal FC
- 1976: Ittihad FC
- 1976: Al-Nassr FC
- 1976: Al-Ahli Saudi FC
Premiership – Scotland[20]
The Scottish Premier League existed between 1998 and 2013, when it was replaced by the Scottish Premiership. As of 2016, four teams have played in every season of both competitions without being relegated.
*These teams relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League.
- 1946: FK Partizan*
- 1946: Red Star Belgrade*
*These teams were never relegated since their creation in 1945. Before 2006 they played in the predecessor leagues of the SuperLiga, the Yugoslav First League and the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. At their creation, the two teams replaced the pre-1945, also unrelegated teams, of BSK Belgrade and SK Jugoslavija.
Super Liga – Slovakia[14]
- 1997: MFK Ružomberok
- 1991: NK Celje
- 1991: ND Gorica
- 1991: NK Maribor*
*Maribor relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. SNL.
Primera División – Spain[1]
- 1928: Athletic Bilbao
- 1928: FC Barcelona
- 1928: Real Madrid C.F.
Tajik League – Tajikistan[42]
- 1992: CSKA Pomir Dushanbe*
- 1992: Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda
- 1992: Vakhsh Qurghonteppa
- 1997: FK Khujand
*Pomir Dushanbe relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Tajik League.
Thai League – Thailand[43]
- 1996/97: BEC Tero Sasana F.C.*
*Name changed to Police Tero F.C. after merger with Police United from 2017 season.
- 1955: CS Sfaxien
- 1955: Club Africain
- 1955: Espérance Sportive de Tunis*
- 1955: Étoile Sportive du Sahel*
*Although ES Sahel and ES Tunis did not relegate, they did not participate in 1961-62 and 1970–71, respectively.
- 1959: Beşiktaş J.K.
- 1959: Fenerbahçe S.K.
- 1959: Galatasaray S.K.
- 1974: Trabzonspor
Ýokary Liga – Turkmenistan[44]
- 1992: Balkan FK
- 1992: Merw FK
- 1994: Şagadam FK
Premier League – Ukraine[1]
- 1992: FC Dynamo Kyiv
- 1992: FC Shakhtar Donetsk*
- 1996: FC Vorskla Poltava
*FC Shakhtar Donetsk was relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League.
UAE Arabian Gulf League – United Arab Emirates
- 1974: Al Ain FC
- 1974: Al-Nasr Dubai SC
- 1974: Al-Wasl F.C.
- 1974: Al Wahda FC
Primera División – Uruguay[1]
Uzbek League – Uzbekistan[45]
- 1992: Navbahor Namangan
- 1992: Neftchi FK
- 1992: Pakhtakor Tashkent FK*
- 1997: FC Nasaf
- 1998: PFK Metallurg Bekabad
- 2000: Qizilqum Zarafshon
*Pakhtakor Tashkent relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Uzbek League.
Primera División – Venezuela
- 1975: Deportivo Táchira
Premier League – Wales[1]
- 1992: Aberystwyth Town F.C.
- 1992: Bangor City F.C.
- 1992: Newtown A.F.C.
- 1993: The New Saints F.C.
- 1996: Carmarthen Town A.F.C.
See also
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