Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in football history?

Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in football history?

Sospeter Itolondo
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM

If you are an avid football fan, you have to wonder which football team has the longest unbeaten run in history and how long the run was. Of course, many football fans hope their team is always on top and winning matches. But, unfortunately, this comes to an end. So come with us as we find out which team has the most prolonged unbeaten streak.

Which team holds the record
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Having an unbeaten streak is not an easy fete for most teams. However, being the team with the longest undefeated run is even a better title. To maintain an undefeated streak, they must have a quality team with a great manager. Join us as we find out who is the best.

The longest unbeaten run in football history

AC Milan has the longest unbeaten run in football history. The Italian giants went a whopping 58 games without losing a game. They were known as "The invincibles" (Gli invincibili) in their streak between 1991 to 1993. Arrigo Sacchi coached the team.

Fabio Capello later took over the managerial role supervising legends such as Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi and Carlo Ancelotti. In the 1991/1992 season, the team won 22 games and drew 12 games in their league. Nevertheless, that season they won Serie A.

The longest winning run in football history

Bayern Munich has the longest winning streak going up to 23 matches in the 2019/2021 season. The streak was able under their new coach Hansi Flick who came in after the sacking of Niko Kovac. As a result, they won the Bundesliga, the DFB Pokal and a sixth Champions League trophy.

Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in football history?
Bayern Munich celebrates winning the Club World Cup in 2020 after beating Tigres in Qatar in their winning run. Photo: Gaston Szerman
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The longest unbeaten home run in football history

Real Madrid holds the record for the longest unbeaten home run. The club went an incredible 121 matches without losing a home match. This happened between 1957 and 1965.

Top 10 longest unbeaten runs in football history

The following 10 teams have had the most prolonged undefeated streak in football history:

10. A.C. Perugia Calcio- 37 games from 1978 to 1979

9. Real Sociedad- 38 games from 1979 to 1980

8. ACF Fiorentina- 40 games from 1955 to 1956

7. Chelsea FC- 40 games from 2004 to 2005

6. Nottingham Forest- 42 games from 1977 to 1978

5. Barcelona- 43 games from 2017 to 2018

4. Juventus- 49 games from 2011 to 2012

3. Arsenal- 49 games from 2003 to 2004

2. Bayern Munich- 53 games from 2012 to 2014

1. AC Milan- 58 games from 1991 to 1993.

The longest unbeaten home run in English football history

Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in football history?
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Chelsea has the record for the most extended home undefeated streak in English football history. This undefeated steak went on for 86 matches from 2004 to 2008.

The longest unbeaten streak in soccer

AC Milan has the most prolonged unbeaten streak in soccer. They went 58 matches undefeated from 1991 to 1993.

The longest unbeaten away run in English football history

Manchester United has the most prolonged undefeated away run in English football history. The team went on a 28 game unbeaten away game streak. They made this streak in 2021. Their coach was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The longest unbeaten run in the championship

Norwich City has the longest undefeated run extending to 14 matches in the 2018/2019 season. They gained promotion to the Premier League that season.

Which national team has the longest unbeaten run?

Which team holds the record for the longest unbeaten run in football history?
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Italy has had the longest national team undefeated streak in history. They went undefeated in over 37 games that spanned from 2018 to 2021. They made this record under Roberto Mancini as their coach.

Which is Real Madrid's longest unbeaten run?

Real Madrid's most extended undefeated run lasted 40 games under Zinedine Zidane. They broke Barcelona's record of Laliga's unbeaten record of 39 matches in 2017. They won the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup in that streak.

Having the longest unbeaten run in football history is not an easy feat since football is a very competitive sport. AC Milan has the most prolonged undefeated streak setting them apart from the other teams. Italy has the most prolonged winning streak in international football history.

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