List of unbeaten football club seasons explained

This is a list of unbeaten football club seasons.

Men's football

Africa

(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1962–63Étoile Sportive du Sahel22Also won Tunisian Cup (7 matches); Tunisia's first double
1975–76Al-Ahly23
1978–79Al-Ahly22
1980–81Zamalek26Did not win league title
1985–86Al-Ahly22
1991Canon Yaoundé29
1991ASEC Mimosas30
1991KCCA19
1998–99Al-Ahly26
1998Espérance Sportive de Tunis28
1999–2000Espérance Sportive de Tunis22
1999–2000Mbabane Highlanders22
2001–02Ismaily26Yes
2003–04Accra Hearts of Oak30Did not win league title, but they won CAF Confederation Cup
2004ASEC Mimosas26
2003–04Zamalek26
2004–05Al-Ahly26
2005–06Al-Ahly26
2006AS Mangasport26
2006CF Os Balantas22
2007Al-Hilal Omdurman22
2007–08Centre Chiefs30
2007–08Saint George24
2007–08Al-Ittihad Tripoli30
2008–09ASFA Yennenga26
2009ASC Linguère18
2009–10Simba22
2010–11Atlético Olympic22
2012CSMD Diables Noirs29Did not win league title; lost in the play-off final on penalty shoot-out
2013Sporting Praia Cruz18
2014–15AS Mangasport24
2015Gor Mahia30
2015–16TP Mazembe32
2015–16Mogadishu City Club18
2016–17Al-Ahly34Yes
2016–17LISCR FC22
2016–17Mbabane Swallows22
2017JS Saint-Pierroise26
2017Al-Hilal Omdurman34
2017–18Mbabane Swallows26
2018–19Al-Merrikh21
2018–19Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto30
2019East End Lions24
2019LPRC Oilers22
2019–20AS Otohô22
2021–22Young Africans30
2023–24Raja CA30YesAlso won Moroccan Cup (5 matches).

Asia

(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1904Band & Drums26
1974–75Nejmeh22
1977–78South China22
1978–79Seiko22
1980Tổng cục Đường sắt12
1980Al-Shorta18
1982–83Salahaddin22
1982–83Al-Ettifaq18
1983–84Al-Jaish24
1984–85Al-Kuwait26Did not win league title
1985Al-Faisaly22
1985Công nghiệp Hà Nam Ninh16
1985–86South China18
1985–86Happy Valley18Did not win league title
1987–88Yamaha Motors22
1990–91Al-Ansar26Also won Lebanese FA Cup
1991–92Al-Ansar20Also won Lebanese FA Cup
1993Alga Bishkek32
1994Perth Kangaroos18
1994Neftchi Fergana30
1996Dalian Wanda22
1998Varzob Dushanbe22
1998–99Jupiter19Did not win league title
1998–99Al-Jaish26
2000Al-Faisaly18
2000Köpetdag Aşgabat20
2001Regar-TadAZ18
2003–04Al-Muharraq18
2004DPMM FC18
2004–05Al-Wehdat18
2004–05Dhofar24
2005–06Al-Zawraa19
2006Lam Pak18
2006–07Al-Wehdat18
2006–07Al-Karamah26
2007Pakhtakor30
2007–08WAPDA26
2009Bunyodkor30Yes
2009–10Mohammedan24Did not win league title
2009–10Quality Distributors20Won all 20 matches (perfect season)
2009–10Al-Ahed22
2010VB Sports Club21
2010Nepal Police Club22
2010Istiklol32
2010–11Al-Hilal26YesAlso won Saudi Crown Prince Cup
2011MPWT FC18
2011Ayeyawady United22Did not win league title
2011–12Al-Shabab26
2012New Radiant19Yes
2012Muangthong United34
2012–13Al-Kuwait21
2013Yeedzin18Did not win league title; 8 games in A-Division, 10 games in National League
2013New Radiant19Yes
2013Ravshan Kulob18
2013Buriram United32Also won Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup
2013–14Kitchee18Yes
2013–14Al-Qadsia26
2014Istiklol18Yes
2014Pakhtakor26
2014–15Al-Kuwait26
2014–15Al-Ahli26Did not win league title
2015Istiklol18Yes
2015Buriram United34YesAlso won Thai FA Cup and Thai League Cup
2015–16Al-Hidd18
2015–16Al-Zawraa24
2016Abahani Limited Dhaka22
2016Benfica de Macau18
2016Johor D.T.22YesAlso won Malaysia FA Cup
2017Istiklol21Yes
2017–18Kitchee18Yes
2017–18Al-Ahed22Also won Lebanese FA Cup and Lebanese Super Cup
2017–18Al-Duhail22
2018Benfica de Macau18
2018Albirex Niigata Singapore24Yes
2018–19NAPA Rovers21
2018–19Dhofar26
2019Shan United22
2019Ceres-Negros24YesAlso won and went undefeated in Copa Paulino Alcantara
2020–21Al-Arabi18
2020–21Al-Sadd22YesAlso won Emir of Qatar Cup and Qatar Cup
2021Chao Pak Kei18
2021–22Riffa18
2021–22Esteghlal30Yes
2021–22Al-Ahed19
2021–22Shabab Al-Khalil22
2021–22Al-Sadd22Yes
2022Johor D.T.22YesAlso won Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup
2023Johor D.T.22YesAlso won Malaysia FA Cup and Malaysia Cup
2023Arkadag24Won all 24 matches (perfect season), but are suspected of match-fixing.[1] Also won the Turkmenistan Cup.
2023–24Lee Man20
2023–24Al Hilal34YesAlso won King Cup and Super Cup

Europe

AC 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.[2]

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.[3] [4] [5]

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.[6] 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.[7] [8]

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.[9] [10] 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.[11]

Leverkusen
Bayer Leverkusen under manager Xabi Alonso won the 2023–24 Bundesliga undefeated, winning 28 matches and drawing six.[12] 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)

SeasonNationClubNotes[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
1888–89Preston North End22YesAlso won FA Cup. Became known as The Invincibles
1897–98Celtic18Yes
1898–99Rangers18YesWon all 18 matches (perfect season)
1905–06Union SG18
1907–08Racing Club de Bruxelles18
1908–09Union SG22
1912–13Rapid Wien18
1912–13Pro Vercelli21
1913–14MTK18Also won Magyar Kupa
1917–18MTK22
1918–19Ajax30Includes 22 matches in the regional league [18] and 8 in the national championship playoff round.[19]
1922–23Genoa28
1924–25Shamrock Rovers18Also won FAI Cup and League of Ireland Shield
1926–27Shamrock Rovers18Also won League of Ireland Shield and Leinster Senior Cup
1926–27Belfast Celtic22
1928–29Belfast Celtic26
1929–30Athletic Bilbao18Also won Copa del Rey
1931–32Real Madrid18Yes
1931–32Ferencváros22Won all 22 matches (perfect season)
1933–34Union SG26
1934–35Rapid Wien22
1935–36MTK26
1937Tirana18
1939–40Stade Dudelange18
1939–40Servette22
1942–43Dresdner SC23Won all 18 matches in the regional Gauliga Sachsen and 5 in the German championship
1943–44Sparta Prague26
1948–49Levski Sofia18Also won Bulgarian Cup
1949–50Malmö22
1950Hajduk Split18Yes
1951Dinamo Tirana26Also won Albanian Cup
1951Spartak Sofia22Did not win league title
1952Honvéd26
1953–54Maccabi Tel Aviv22Also won Israel State Cup
1954Partizani22
1954–55Olympiacos20Includes 10 matches in the regional Piraeus league, Enosi Podosferikon Somation Pireos, and 10 in the national championship playoff round.[20] [21]
1955Dinamo Tirana30
1957–58Maccabi Tel Aviv22Also won Israel State Cup
1958–59Wiener Sport-Club26
1962–63Jeunesse Esch22
1963–64Panathinaikos30
1963–64Partizani22Also won Albanian Cup
1966Vasas26
1970–71Union Luxembourg22
1972–73Benfica30Yes
1976–77Floriana18
1977–78Benfica30YesDid not win league title
1978Valur18
1978–79Perugia30YesDid not win league title
1980–81Glentoran22
1982–83Berliner FC Dynamo26
1984–85Omonia26
1985–86Galatasaray36YesDid not win league title
1986–87Steaua București34Also won Cupa României
1987–88Steaua București34Also won Cupa României
1988–89Steaua București34Also won Cupa României
1991–92Dinamo București34Yes
1991–92AC Milan34Yes
1991–92Valletta22
1991–92Beşiktaş30Yes
1992–93Vardar34YesAlso won Macedonian Cup
1992–93Norma22
1993Ararat Yerevan28Also won Armenian Cup
1993–94Maccabi Haifa39Yes
1994Shirak28
1994Skonto22
1994–95Ajax34YesAlso won UEFA Champions League undefeated
1994–95Vardar30YesAlso won Macedonian Cup
1994–95Flora24Also won Estonian Cup
1995Skonto28Also won Latvian Cup
1995–96Pyunik22Also won Armenian Cup
1995–96Sileks28
1995–96APOEL26Also won Cypriot Cup
1995–96Widzew Łódź34
1996–97Jeunesse Esch22Also won Luxembourg Cup
1997Skonto24Also won Latvian Cup
1997–98Principat20Also won Copa Constitució
1997–98Kapaz26Also won Azerbaijan Cup
1997–98Barry Town38
1998–99Partizan24Yes
Obilić24Did not win league title
1998–99Principat22Also won Copa Constitució
1998–99Žalgiris Vilnius23
2000Levadia28Also won Estonian Cup and Estonian Supercup
2001–02Shakhtar Donetsk26Also won Ukrainian Cup
2003Pyunik28
2003Flora28
2003–04Arsenal38YesBecame known as The Invincibles
2004–05Partizan30Yes
2005–06Apollon Limassol26
2006–07Dynamo Kyiv30Also won Ukrainian Cup
2006–07FC Sheriff36
2007–08Red Star Belgrade33Did not win league title
2007–08CSKA Sofia30Yes
2007–08Anorthosis Famagusta32
2009–10Sparta Prague30
2009–10Partizan30Yes
2009–10FC Santa Coloma20
2009–10Lincoln Red Imps18Also won Rock Cup
2010Rosenborg30
2010–11Porto30YesAlso won Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, UEFA Europa League, and Taça de Portugal
2010–11Lincoln Red Imps20Also won Rock Cup
2010–11Valletta28
2011–12Juventus38Yes
2011–12Debrecen30Also won Magyar Kupa
2011–12Lincoln Red Imps20
2012–13Porto30Yes
2014Stjarnan22
2014–15Dinamo Zagreb36Also won Croatian Cup
2014–15Dynamo Kyiv26YesAlso won Ukrainian Cup
2016–17Celtic38YesAlso won Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup
2018Nõmme Kalju36
2018–19PAOK30YesAlso won Greek Cup
2020Shamrock Rovers18
2020–21Rangers38Yes
2020–21Red Star Belgrade38YesAlso won Serbian Cup
2020–21Slavia Prague34YesAlso won Czech Cup
2021–22Lincoln Red Imps20Also won Rock Cup
2022KÍ Klaksvík27
2022–23Red Star Belgrade37YesAlso won Serbian Cup
2023–24The New Saints32Also won Welsh League Cup
2023–24Bayer Leverkusen34YesAlso won DFB-Pokal

North America, Central America and Caribbean

(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1969–70Olimpia27
1987Sports Club Villa22
2003C.D. Fas18
2013–14SAP18
2015Centro Dominguito27
2017Santiago de Cuba22
2022–23Olimpia27

Oceania

(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1994Napier City Rovers22
2014Magenta22
2015–16AS Tefana23
2016Erakor Golden Star19
2019Veitongo21

South America

(National top division only, minimum 18 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1907Alumni20
1915Racing24
1917Nacional18
1918Racing19
1925Racing24
1926Independiente25
1949Peñarol18
1954Peñarol18
1964Peñarol18
1967Peñarol18
1968San Lorenzo22
1968Peñarol18
1975Peñarol22
1977Atlético Mineiro21Did not win league title
1977Botafogo18Did not win league title
1978Peñarol22
1979Internacional23
1993Olimpia22
2011 Ap.Boca Juniors19
2013 Cl.Cerro Porteño22
2019 Ap.Olimpia22

Women's football

Africa

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes

Asia

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1991Nippon TV Beleza18
1992Nippon TV Beleza18
1995Iga FC Kunoichi Mie18
2005Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza21
2011INAC Kobe Leonessa18
2011–12Canberra United12
2012INAC Kobe Leonessa18
2015–16Melbourne City14
2016–17SAS14
2019Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels30
2019–20Melbourne City14
2021Wuhan Jianghan University14
2022–23SAS16
2023–24BFA18Won all 18 matches (perfect season)

Europe

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
1968Bologna18
1969ACF Roma18
1973Gamma 3 Padova12
1977Diadora Valdobbiadene22
1978Jolly Catania22
1980Lazio CF Lubiam18
1985–86László Kórház18
1987–88Lazio CF30
1988–89László Kórház18
1989–90Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli30
1990–91Femina20
1990–91Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli28
1991–92Renova Spartacus18
1992–93László Kórház22Did not win league title
1992–93Reggiana Refrattari Zambelli30
1993–94László Kórház24
1994–95Arsenal18
1995–96Croydon18
1996–97Femina18
1998Asker18Won all 18 matches (perfect season)
1998–99Croydon18
1998–99László Kórház18
2000–01Arsenal18
2001Trondheims-Ørn22Also won Norwegian Cup
2001–02Ruco Line Lazio26
2003–04Hibernian18
2004–05Arsenal18
2004–05Arsenal18
2005Umeå IK22
2005–06Arsenal18
2005–06Fiammamonza22
2005–06Hibernian22
2006Umeå IK22
2006–07Arsenal22Won all 22 matches (perfect season) and also won the FA Cup, the FAWPL Cup, and the 2007 UEFA Women's Cup final.
2006–07Femina24
2006–07Hibernian22Won all 22 matches (perfect season);
Also won Scottish Cup
2007–08Arsenal22
2007–08Femina28
2008–09Bardolino Verona22
2009–10Torres22
2010Stabæk22
2010Glasgow City22
2010–11Sparta Prague16
2010–11PAOK24
2010–11Torres26
2011Glasgow City20Won all 20 matches (perfect season);
Also won Scottish Cup
2011–12Sparta Prague20
2011–12Zürich Frauen25
2012–13Sparta Prague20
2012–13Brøndby IF24
2012–13MTK Hungária26
2012–13Zürich Frauen25
2013Glasgow City21Also won Scottish Cup;
Also won SWPL Cup
2013–14Raheny United21
2014–15Lyon22
2014–15Bayern Munich22
2014–15PAOK18Also won Greek Cup
2014–15Konak Belediyespor19
2015Glasgow City21Also won Scottish Cup;
Also won SWPL Cup
2015–16NSA Sofia18
2015–16Lyon22
2015–16PAOK18Also won Greek Cup
2015–16Ferencváros22
2015–16Cardiff Met20
2016KÍ Klaksvík20
2016Shelbourne12
2016LSK Kvinner22
2016Linköpings FC22
2016–17SKN St. Pölten18
2016–17Slavia Prague20
2016–17Brøndby IF23
2016–17Sporting CP26
2016–17Atlético Madrid30
2017Glasgow City21
2017–18NSA Sofia20Won all 20 matches (perfect season)
2017–18Chelsea18
2017–18Lyon22
2017–18Sporting CP22
2017–18Ataşehir Belediyespor18
2017–18Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv18
2018Glasgow City21
2018–19NSA Sofia18Won all 18 matches (perfect season)
2018–19Sparta Prague20
2018–19Lyon22
2018–19PAOK20Won all 20 matches (perfect season)
2018–19Braga22
2018–19Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv18Won all 18 matches (perfect season)
2018–19Cardiff Met16
2019Valur18
2019Breiðablik18Did not win league title
2019–20Anderlecht16
2019–20Slavia Prague13
2019–20Chelsea15
2019–20VfL Wolfsburg22Also won DFB-Pokal Frauen
2019–20Juventus16
2019–20Barcelona21Season curtailed due to COVID-19 pandemic. Barcelona declared champions by RFEF.
2020KÍ Klaksvík20
2020Gintra Universitetas20Won all 20 matches (perfect season)
2020Rosenborg18Did not win league title
2020–21Vllaznia22Won all 22 matches (perfect season)
2020–21NSA Sofia26Won all 26 matches (perfect season)
2020–21Osijek20
2020–21Split20Did not win league title, but won Croatian Cup
2020–21Paris Saint-Germain22
2020–21Juventus22YesWon all 22 matches (perfect season), and also won Supercoppa Italiana
2020–21U Olimpia Cluj21
2020–21Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv19
2020–21Swansea City16
2021Sandviken18
2021–22HB Køge24
2021–22Rangers27
2021–22Barcelona30YesWon all 30 matches (perfect season) and also won Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España. They lost their streak in the 2022 UEFA Women's Champions League final.
2022–23Slavia Prague20
2022–23Ferencváros22
2022–23Cardiff City20
2023–24Bayern Munich22
2023–24PAOK26Also won Greek Cup
2023–24Barcelona30YesAlso won Copa de la Reina and the 2024 UEFA Women's Champions League final.

North America, Central America and Caribbean

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes

Oceania

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes

South America

(National top division only, minimum 12 matches in league calendar)

SeasonNationClubNotes
2000Boca Juniors28
2002 Ap.River Plate13
2011Nacional18
2014Ferroviária14
2016UAI Urquiza18
2019Peñarol18
2020Peñarol13
2022Nacional16

See also

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