List of unrelegated association football clubs
Unrelegated for three quarters of a century
This table lists all clubs that have continuously played at the highest level for 75 years or more until their first relegation.

List of unrelegated association football clubs

Section Title: Unrelegated for three quarters of a century
Table Section Text: This table lists all clubs that have continuously played at the highest level for 75 years or more until their first relegation.

Club	First year of spell	Last year of spell	Duration (years)	Competition(s)

Scotland Celtic F.C.	1890	–	128	Football League, Premier League & Premiership (121 seasons in total)

Northern Ireland Cliftonville F.C.	1890	–	128	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (117 seasons in total)

Northern Ireland Glentoran F.C.	1890	–	128	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (117 seasons in total)

Northern Ireland Linfield F.C.	1890	–	128	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (117 seasons in total)

Scotland Rangers F.C.	1890	2012	122	Football League & Premier League (115 seasons in total)

Northern Ireland Lisburn Distillery F.C.	1890	1995	105	Football League (94 seasons in total)

Scotland Heart of Midlothian F.C.	1890	1977	87	Football League (80 seasons in total)

Netherlands Sparta Rotterdam	1893	2002	109	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (108 seasons in total)

Uruguay Peñarol	1900	–	118	Primera División (113 seasons in total)

Italy Juventus F.C.	1900	2006	106	Italian Football Championship (101 seasons in total)

Italy A.C. Milan*	1900	1980	80	Italian Football Championship (75 seasons in total)

Uruguay Club Nacional de Football	1901	–	117	Primera División (114 seasons in total)

Hungary Ferencvárosi TC	1901	2006	105	Nemzeti Bajnokság (102 seasons in total)

Scotland Aberdeen F.C.	1905	–	113	Football League, Premier League & Premiership (104 seasons in total)

Paraguay Club Guaraní	1906	–	112	Primera División (107 seasons in total)

Paraguay Club Olimpia	1906	–	112	Primera División (107 seasons in total)

Brazil Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	1906	2002	96	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A

Paraguay Club Libertad	1906	1998	92	Primera División (87 seasons in total)

Brazil Fluminense FC	1906	1996	90	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A

Italy Inter Milan	1909	–	109	Italian Football Championship (104 seasons in total)

Brazil Sport Club Internacional	1909	2016	107	Campeonato Gaúcho, Taça de Prata & Série A

Argentina Club Atlético River Plate	1909	2011	102	Primera División (102 seasons in total)

Austria FK Austria Wien	1911	–	107	1. Klasse, Gauliga Ostmark, Staatsliga, Nationalliga & Bundesliga (107 seasons in total)

Austria SK Rapid Wien	1911	–	107	1. Klasse, Gauliga Ostmark, Staatsliga, Nationalliga & Bundesliga (107 seasons in total)

Northern Ireland Glenavon F.C.	1911	2004	93	Football League & Premier League (82 seasons in total)

Brazil Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	1912	–	106	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A

Hungary Újpest FC	1912	–	106	Nemzeti Bajnokság (103 seasons in total)

Argentina Club Atlético Independiente	1912	2013	101	Primera División (101 seasons in total)

Argentina Boca Juniors	1913	–	105	Primera División (105 seasons in total)

Paraguay Cerro Porteño	1913	–	105	Primera División (100 seasons in total)

Brazil Sport Club Corinthians Paulista****	1913	2007	94	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A

Brazil Clube Atlético Mineiro	1915	2005	90	Campeonato Mineiro, Taça de Prata & Série A

Brazil Santos FC***	1916	–	102	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A

Hungary Budapest Honvéd FC	1916	2003	87	Nemzeti Bajnokság (84 seasons in total)

Brazil Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras	1916	2002	86	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A

Netherlands AFC Ajax	1917	–	101	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (100 seasons in total)

Germany Hamburger SV	1919	2018	99	Norddeutsche Fußballmeisterschaft, Gauliga Nordmark, Oberliga Nord & Bundesliga (96 seasons in total)

England Arsenal F.C.	1919	–	99	Football League First Division, Premier League (92 seasons in total)

Belgium Standard Liège	1921	–	97	Pro League (94 seasons in total)

Brazil Cruzeiro Esporte Clube	1921	–	97	Campeonato Mineiro, Taça de Prata & Série A

Republic of Ireland Bohemian F.C.**	1921	–	97	League of Ireland

Netherlands Feyenoord	1921	–	97	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (96 seasons in total)

Brazil CR Vasco da Gama	1921	2008	87	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A

Egypt Al Ahly SC	1922	–	96	Cairo League, Egyptian Premier League

Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers F.C.	1922	2005	83	League of Ireland

Croatia HNK Hajduk Split	1923	–	95	Yugoslav First League & Prva HNL] (83 seasons in total)

Iceland Valur	1923	1999	76	Úrvalsdeild

Northern Ireland Ards F.C.	1923	1998	75	Football League (68 seasons in total – only became champions once)

Northern Ireland Portadown F.C.	1924	2008	84	Football League & Premier League (77 seasons in total)

Netherlands PSV Eindhoven	1926	–	92	Eerste Klasse Zuid & Eredivisie (91 seasons in total)

Peru Club Universitario de Deportes	1928	–	90	Primera División

Spain Athletic Bilbao	1929	–	89	Primera División (86 seasons in total)

Spain FC Barcelona	1929	–	89	Primera División (86 seasons in total)

Spain Real Madrid C.F.	1929	–	89	Primera División (86 seasons in total)

Albania KF Tirana	1929	2017	88	Kategoria Superiore

Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.	1931	–	87	Palestine League, Israeli League, Liga Alef, Liga Leumit & Premier League

Chile Colo-Colo	1933	–	85	Campeonato Nacional

Portugal S.L. Benfica	1934	–	84	Primeira Liga (84 seasons in total)

Portugal FC Porto	1934	–	84	Primeira Liga (84 seasons in total)

Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal	1934	–	84	Primeira Liga (84 seasons in total)

Cyprus APOEL FC	1934	–	84	First Division

Brazil São Paulo FC***	1930	–	88	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A

Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1936	–	82	Soviet Top League & Umaglesi Liga

Russia FC Dynamo Moscow	1936	2016	80	Soviet Top League & Football Championship

Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv	1936	–	82	Soviet Top League & Premier League

Bulgaria PFC Levski Sofia	1937	–	81	State Football Championship & A Group

Malta Hibernians F.C.	1937	–	81	Premier League

Sentence(s)

Athletic Bilbao is one of three members of the Primera División that have never been relegated, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Athletic Bilbao is one of three Primera División teams that have never been relegated since its inception in 1929, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona.

final_sentence: Athletic Bilbao is one of three members of the Primera División that have never been relegated, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona.
final_sentence: Athletic Bilbao is one of three Primera División teams that have never been relegated since its inception in 1929, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona.