There are only 15 European football clubs that have never been relegated. These teams have been on its top form since the joining their domestic leagues.
CLUBS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN RELEGATED
- Real Madrid
- Barcelona
- Ajax
- PSG
- Inter
- Bayern Munich
- PSV
- Feyenoord
- Galatasaray
- Besiktas
- Porto
- Sporting
- Benfica
- Athletic Bilbao
- Fenerbahce
Promotion and relegation in sports is the process by which teams progress through various levels in the hierarchy based on their performance in a season. Promoted and relegated leagues are often called open leagues.
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Europe football has dominated the world for so many years. They have the best clubs in the world.
Some of the top football clubs have been relegated in their lifespan, but have 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.
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In Germany, for instance, seven teams have never been relegated from the Bundesliga (some joining more recently), 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. 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.
In the United States of America, teams that play in the Major League Soccer do not get relegated no matter the position of the team. They play football for entertainment purposes.