Top eight football teams to remain undefeated for entire season
These teams defied all odds and scripted sensational stories.
Football is a game of two tales, wins and losses are a part of the game, and both are equally likely to take place. Despite their best efforts, teams can lose games, and sometimes the footballing gods can shower upon their blessings even on some of the worst days.
Due to the stiff competition in the world of football, and the high unpredictability of the game, it becomes impossible for any team, no matter how good they are, to continue going undefeated for very long, such is the cruelty of football.
But despite all these challenges that stop a team from continuing an everlasting winning streak, some teams have defied all odds, and have completed entire league seasons without registering a single loss.
Today, we take a look at the top 10 teams, who have achieved the marvellous and unprecedented feat of going through an entire season, without a single defeat.
8. Arsenal (2003-04)
The Premier League or the English First Division has forever been a highly competitive and illustrious league. Winning it is by far one of the biggest achievements one can attain as a footballer, let alone winning it undefeated.
That is exactly what Arsenal did – Winning the toughest league, without losing a single game, breaking a record that dated back to more than a century, and becoming proud recipients of the title ‘The Invincibles’.
Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, deserves a lot of plaudits for this. With stars like Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Patrick Viera at the club, an invincible season is a true reflection of their quality. Arsenal won the league with 90 points. A points total that several teams have surpassed despite not being “Invincible”. Despite an abundance of draws on their course to glory, it is unfair to take anything away from the North London outfit.
7. Porto (2010-11)
Despite having a pretty rich history, The 2010-11 season will forever remain etched onto the hearts of Dragons, as it marked their first-ever undefeated season, and also saw them win a treble, lifting the Europa League, Premiera Liga and Taca De Portugal.
Manager Jesualdo Ferreira guided the team, which included stars like Falcao, Otamendi, Hulk and James Rodrigues, into becoming an unstoppable force.
Porto won 27 of their 30 league games, and drew the other three, putting an incredible show of commitment and resilience.
6. Juventus (2011-12)
Juventus’ title-winning season back in 2011-12, was one of the ultimate underdog stories one can seek for. Having been relegated from the first division as recently as six years back, Juventus amassed an incredible turnaround that was already impressing football fans all around the globe.
The side led by Antonio Conte, were not even expected to compete for the title, let alone win it, that too without registering a single loss. Conte transformed an average Juventus side, into a well-rounded team of professionals, and brought in stars such as Pirlo and Arturo Vidal.
Beating all odds, Juventus completed the season with 23 wins and 15 draws, becoming the first team to go the season unbeaten in the current 38-game format.
5. AC Milan (1991-92)
With 18 league titles and seven Champions League trophies in their cabinet, AC Milan are also a European powerhouse and one of the most illustrious clubs in the World. In the 1991/92 season, Milan went on an unbeaten season run, writing their names in the history books forever.
It was Fabio Capello, whose side made such a remarkable record. Capello’s Milan won three Serie A titles in a row between 1991 and 1994. This incredibly talented team was a product of Arrigo Sacchi’s terrific coaching and smart signings. Milan were stacked with some talented players like Ruud Gullit, Marco Van Basten, Paolo Maldini, Frank Rijkaard and more.
Milan won 22 of the 34 matches in the league while conceding just 21 goals. They also found the net on 74 occasions. The Rossoneri went on a 58-match unbeaten run across seasons, a Serie A record to date.
4. Celtic (2016-17)
Despite not being a part of the top five European leagues, Celtic are considered a European giant, and rightfully so. The club have a rich history and also won the European Cup in 1966-67.
Their most recent high-flying success was however back in 2016-17 when under the guidance of Ex Liverpool gaffer Brendan Rodgers, The Celts racked up a 69-game unbeaten run and finished the season with a stellar 106 points.
In the course of their invincible season, Celtic won the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup to complete an unprecedented domestic treble.
3. Rangers (2020-21)
The 2020/21 season, was one to cherish and remember for all the Gers, as their side played out a marvellous season, that was filled with breaking records and establishing new ones.
Rangers played a total of 56 competitive matches during the 2020−21 season. With a 4–0 win over Aberdeen on the final day of the season, Rangers sealed an undefeated league season and became the first club since Celtic in 2016–17 to reach the 100-point milestone. Rangers won all 19 home games at Ibrox and equalled the league record of 26 clean sheets in the campaign.
They also set a new British record by conceding only 13 goals in their 32 wins and six draws. The Blues became an unstoppable force under the managerial leadership of Steven Gerrard and forever wrote their name in the history books as one of the best seasons to have ever been played by a football team.
2. Ajax (1994-95)
Hailing from the capital of the Netherlands, Ajax Amsterdam have always been a Dutch as well as a European highflyer. With four European Cups to its name, it is easily one of the most decorated clubs in all of Europe. But their most famous European triumph came back in 1995, when the Whites defeated AC Milan 1-0 in the finals, to end an incredible season.
Without losing a single game, thus becoming the only Dutch side to achieve this incredible feat. Louis Van Gaal’s side also racked up two domestic titles, to complete a famous treble, and forever script their name as one of the best teams in football history.
1. Bayer Leverkusen (2023-24)
Perhaps one of the biggest footballing fairytales in recent history was Bayer Leverkusen’s sensational unbeaten run in the Bundesliga. Xabi Alonso took over the reins at the club in 2022, when they were eighth in the points table. Cut to 18 months later, Leverkusen were crowned as the league champions with five games left to play and were undefeated throughout the season.
Leverkusen defied all odds in their quest for glory. The team which had an infamous history of missing out on titles by the finest of margins – hence being referred to as Bayern Neverkusen – scripted a beautiful story filled with passion, belief and beautiful football.
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