Most Consecutive Football Titles: Football as a sport requires the combination of team-effort and relentless passion in order to succeed and win titles.
Winning league championships needs the effort on a consistent basis over 38 matchdays. It is the ability to put all things aside and concentrate on the sole objective of victory.
Clubs with the agenda of winning put in their heart and try to maximize on the closeness of the squad, which can ensure success reaches the doorstep.
Success is one but to consistently be at it and dominate puts teams into a celebrated category.
Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United, Pep’s Barcelona side are some of the teams which were consistently winning championships.
It is such football teams that aim, look to dominate and for the long haul by ensuring no one comes in their way of being the best in the business.
Today, we look at the top 5 football teams that won consecutive league titles in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues.
FC Porto
FC Porto won the Liga Portugal for 5 successive seasons from 1995-1999.
During this time, Porto was amongst Europe’s top footballing side and their consistency in the Liga Portugal made them a frightening prospect.
They started off this run by winning the titles under Bobby Robson followed by 2 titles won by Antonio Oliveira.
Current Portugal manager, Fernando Santos was then Porto’s manager and managed to lift one League title as well to sum up the tally of 5 in successive seasons.
The Portuguese picked up a total of 387 points over the course of the 5 seasons.
Real Madrid
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Real Madrid joins this list having won the La Liga title on 5 consecutive occasions from 1986-1990.
Celebrated forward, Hugo Sanchez played a part in all 5 League triumphs and was the league top scorer in all these seasons.
Under the management of Luis Molowny (1), Leo Beenhackker (3) and John Toshack (1); Real Madrid won the La Liga triumphs.
– Real Madrid won La Liga five times in a row, and it did this twice, first between the years 1961-1965 and then between 1986-1990. pic.twitter.com/8uy7u0dBIq
— The Madrid Views (@TheMadridViews) May 12, 2022
This was one of the peak Real Madrid teams in the history of football who ensured domination was done and for a long time.
Lyon
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Next in line is the French side, Lyon who won the Ligue 1 7 times in a row from 2002-2008.
They hold the distinction of starting a national record-breaking streak of seven successive titles and are 6th in French football history with these 7 titles to their name.
Jacques Santini, Paul Le Guen, Gerard Houllier, Alain Perrin were the 4 managers who helped Lyon lift 7 successive titles during this reign.
Juventus
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The Old Lady till recently held the record for most consecutive league titles won in the history of football.
Juventus won the Scudetto for a record 9 times from 2012-2020 which saw them dominate Italian football.
One of Italy’s oldest clubs, Juventus have a status of pride when it comes to winning the Scudetto and for those 9 seasons, they ensured it was followed and respected.
Antonio Conte was the one who started their reign as he helped Juventus lift the first 3 titles followed by Allegri, who won the next 5 seasons.
Maurizio Sarri came in for a season during the 2019-20 and also managed to lift the Scudetto.
Bayern Munich
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At the top of the tree in this list is current German Champions, Bayern Munich; who have won the Bundesliga in 10 successive seasons.
The record is currently held by them as the Munich based side has won all the Bundesliga seasons since 2013-present.
Today, the term associated with the Bundesliga is Farmers League given the indispensable force that is Bayern Munich.
The Bavarian champions have made it more than just a habit to ensure domination at its peak, due to the aspect of the difference between them and runners-up.
Bayern Munich are the Bundesliga champions 🙌
They have become the first German club and team from a top five league to win TEN league titles in a row ‼️ pic.twitter.com/MdM0Q2TpnF
— Transfermarkt.co.uk (@TMuk_news) April 23, 2022
Bayern is always that far ahead of their opposition during the entire season that their supremacy is evident early on during the season.
The likes of Jupp Heynckes, Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Niko Kovac, Hansi Flick and Julien Nagelsmann have managed the Bavarians during this reign.
Robert Lewandowski has been the top scorer in the Bundesliga for 6 of the 10 title victories for the club.
If domination has another word in football, it is Bayern Munich undoubtedly.
