Do not be angry, they will say that competitiveness counts and they are right. But, despite being in minor leagues -although some are not-, it is a merit to keep so many games without knowing defeat. Following, the 10 teams that were undefeated the longest:
The Uruguayan team did not know defeat throughout 56 matches between 1966 and 1969 in what was a golden age for the club. Throughout those 3 years, he lifted the Copa Libertadores and the Intercontinental Cup (1966).
The loss in October 1972 against PAOK marked the beginning of a streak that would last until April 1974, when they fell to the same rival. In the interim, Olympiacos he kept 3 local titles with Lakis Petropoulos sitting on the bench.
After the successful cycle of Arrigo Sacchi -they won the European Cups in 1989 and 1990-, Fabio Capello took charge of the team and kept it at the top. Hand in hand with him, the team rossonero he won three consecutive titles and a UEFA Cup, as well as remaining undefeated between 1991 and 1993.
The Belgian Royale Union Saint-Gilloise linked 60 games without knowing defeat between January 8, 1933 and February 10, 1935, winning three league titles in a row.
Between 2008 and 2009, no one could beat Estonia’s top team. Levadia Tallinn remained undefeated during 61 games until he faced JK Trans Narva on the penultimate date of the season. His own coach admitted that the lack of rivals of weight greatly facilitated the streak.
No Scottish team could beat Celtic between November 1915 and April 1917. During this time, under Willie Maley, the Glasgow side set a record hitherto unbeaten in the UK.
The Tiraspol city team largely dominated Moldovan football during 2001 and 2010. At that stage, they conquered 10 titles in a row. With the Belarusian Leonid Kuchuk he was undefeated champion in the 2006/07 season and began a streak that would only end in March 2008 against his eternal rival FC Zimbru Chisinau.
The streak of 103 matches of Croatia’s biggest club ended 2016 with a 1-0 loss to NK Osijek. Dinamo Zagreb has won every league in the country since 2006. Of the 103 games, 90 were wins.
The same Romanian team that lost the Intercontinental Cup final to River in 1996 dominated local football between 1986 and 1989 with an unbeaten record of 106 meetings. In that period, she lifted 5 titles.
Footballers such as Miodrag Belodedici, László Bölöni, Marius Lăcătuş, Victor Piţurcă and Gavril Balint stood out.
The Ivorian team has the longest undefeated record in world football with 108 matches between 1989 and 1994. Among the players who were part of this feat are Alain Gouaméné, Abdoulaye Traoré -alias Ben Badi-, Donald Sié and Basile Aka Kouamé, who also won the African Cup of Nations with the National Team in 1992.
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