It’s generally mentioned in sport that the toughest factor isn’t attending to the highest, however staying there.
After successful a serious trophy, many sides wrestle to take care of the identical stage of starvation or consistency – particularly with everybody else making an attempt even tougher to catch up.
However over time, many golf equipment have received titles consecutively for 3, 4, 5, six years or generally even longer.
Right here, a take a look at among the European groups that received three or extra leagues in a row…
AC Milan (three Serie A titles in a row)
AC Milan rejoice with the European Cup after beating Barcelona within the 1994 ultimate in Athens. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
AC Milan loved enormous success within the late Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties below Arrigo Sacchi and later with Fabio Capello in cost.
European Cup winners in 1989, 1990 and 1994, Milan additionally got here out on high in Serie A for 3 consecutive campaigns between 1992 and 1994.
Liverpool (three First Division titles in a row)
Liverpool gamers rejoice with the First Division trophy in Might 1984 after successful the league for a 3rd yr in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Considered one of 5 English golf equipment to win three top-flight titles in a row, Liverpool achieved the feat between 1982 and 1984, additionally including the European Cup within the 1983/84 marketing campaign.
Earlier than the Reds, two English golf equipment had received three consecutive league titles: Huddersfield City between 1924 and 1926; and Arsenal from 1931 to 1933.
Manchester United (three Premier League titles in a row)
Manchester United gamers rejoice with the Premier League trophy in Might 2009 after successful the competitors for a 3rd season in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Manchester United had been dominant within the Premier League below Sir Alex Ferguson, successful 13 titles between 1993 and 2013.
The Purple Devils took three in a row between 1999 and 2001, earlier than repeating that feat with one other triple triumph from 2007 to 2009.
Galatasaray (4 Süper Lig titles in a row)
Galatasaray gamers rejoice after victory in opposition to Arsenal on penalties within the 2000 UEFA Cup ultimate. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Turkey’s Süper Lig has been dominated by Istanbul’s large three golf equipment, with Galatasaray essentially the most profitable of the trio lately.
Between 1997 and 2000, Gala took the title 4 instances in a row, with Fatih Terim’s aspect additionally beating Arsenal on penalties to assert the UEFA Cup within the final of these campaigns.
Benfica (4 Primeira Liga titles in a row)
Benfica gamers rejoice in Might 2017 after successful a fourth consecutive Portuguese title. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Benfica have received extra Portuguese titles than another membership and the Lisbon giants’ finest run within the competitors is 4 consecutive championships.
Beginning in 2013/14, the Eagles received their thirty third, thirty fourth, thirty fifth and thirty sixth titles earlier than ending seond to Porto within the 2017/18 season. Benfica’s metropolis rivals Sporting CP additionally received 4 titles in a row again within the Nineteen Fifties.
Ajax (4 Eredivisie titles in a row)
Ajax gamers rejoice in April 2014 after successful the Eredivisie for the fourth season in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Ajax have had some fantastic sides over time and the Amsterdam membership received the Eredivisie 3 times in a row within the Nineteen Sixties and once more within the Nineteen Nineties.
However the membership’s file run got here between 2011 and 2014, with 4 consecutive titles, all of these secured with Frank de Boer as coach.
PSV (4 Eredivisie titles in a row)
PSV gamers rejoice in April 2008 after successful the Eredivisie title for a fourth season in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
PSV are the Eredivisie’s second-most profitable membership after rivals Ajax and the Purple and Whites have twice racked up 4 home titles in a row.
The primary of these streaks was secured between 1986 and 1989, with the nice Romário on the membership for the final of these seasons. And PSV went on to dominate once more within the 2000s, claiming 4 titles on the spin between 2005 and 2008.
Paris Saint-Germain (4 Ligue 1 titles in a row)
Paris Saint-Germain gamers rejoice with the Ligue 1 trophy after successful the title in 2023/24. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Given the large funding at Paris Saint-Germain because the Qatari takeover in 2011, the Parisians are actually anticipated to win Ligue 1 each season.
Champions in all however two seasons between 2012/13 and 2023/24, PSG’s finest run of consecutive titles in that point is 4, matching Saint-Étienne within the late Nineteen Sixties and Marseille between 1989 and 1992.
Barcelona (4 La Liga titles in a row)
Barcelona gamers rejoice a objective in opposition to Manchester United within the Champions League in 1994. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
After watching fierce rivals Actual Madrid win La Liga for 5 seasons in a row between 1986 and 1990, Barcelona claimed the title for the subsequent 4 campaigns.
Johan Cruyff’s aspect received 4 in a row between 1991 and 1994, with a few these titles sealed on the ultimate day of the season. Barça additionally received their first European Cup in 1992, reaching the ultimate once more in 1994.
Manchester Metropolis (4 Premier League titles in a row)
Manchester Metropolis gamers rejoice successful a fourth Premier League title in a row in Might 2024. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Manchester Metropolis received the treble in 2022/23 and though the crew’s subsequent marketing campaign was not fairly so profitable, it nonetheless yielded a fourth Premier League title in a row and a sixth in seven seasons below Pep Guardiola.
Metropolis went on a formidable run within the second half of the season to pip Arsenal to the title by two factors, with Liverpool in third.
Porto (5 Primeira Liga titles in a row)
Porto gamers rejoice a objective in opposition to Maritimo in Might 2009. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Solely 5 golf equipment have received the Portuguese Primeira Liga within the competitors’s whole historical past, with Benfica, Sporting CP and Porto taking residence all however two of these.
Benfica are the nation’s most profitable aspect, however Porto maintain the file for the longest run of titles, with 5 in a row between 1995 and 1999. The Dragons additionally received 4 consecutively from 2006 to 2009.
Inter (5 Serie A titles in a row)
Inter gamers rejoice their Scudetto win in Might 2010. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Inter received Serie A for 5 consecutive seasons between 2006 and 2010, with that streak culminating within the crew’s treble triumph below José Mourinho within the final of these campaigns.
The Nerazzurri had completed second behind Juventus within the 2005/06 season, however took the title because of the Calciopoli scandal, which noticed the Bianconeri disqualified and demoted to Serie B.
Actual Madrid (5 La Liga titles in a row)
Actual Madrid gamers line up forward of a match in 1990. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Actual Madrid have extra La Liga titles than another membership and Los Blancos have twice put collectively runs of 5 championships in a row.
Madrid had been champions every season between 1961 and 1965 and replicated that run with the well-known Quinta del Buitre aspect, that includes Emilio Butragueño, Hugo Sánchez and extra, from 1986 to 1990.
Olympiacos (seven Greek titles in a row)
Olympiacos gamers rejoice in Might 2017 after successful a seventh consecutive Greek title. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Olympiacos have been a dominant pressure over time in Greek soccer and the Piraeus membership maintain the file for essentially the most titles received consecutively.
After successful seven in a row between 1997 and 2003, Olympiacos repeated the feat with one other seven from 2011 to 2017. Beforehand, the membership had received six on the bounce within the Nineteen Fifties.
Lyon (seven Ligue 1 titles in a row)
Lyon gamers rejoice successful their seventh straight Ligue 1 title in Might 2008. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Olympique Lyonnais dominated French soccer within the first decade of the 2000s, successful seven straight Ligue 1 titles between 2002 and 2008.
What’s much more outstanding is that these are the one league titles Lyon have received of their whole historical past.
Rangers (9 Scottish titles in a row)
Rangers gamers rejoice after successful a ninth Scottish Premier League title in a row in Might 1997. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Considered one of two Scottish golf equipment to have received 9 consecutive league titles, Rangers achieved the feat between 1989 and 1997.
Going for a file tenth title within the 1997/98 Scottish Premier League season, the Gers completed two factors behind Previous Agency rivals Celtic.
Celtic (9 Scottish titles in a row)
Celtic gamers rejoice successful their eighth Scottish Premiership title in a row in Might 2019. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Profitable 9 home titles in a row is vastly spectacular in any league. In Scotland, Celtic have executed it twice.
Scottish Soccer League Division One champions for 9 straight seasons between 1966 and 1974, the Hoops repeated that feat extra not too long ago, successful the Scottish Premiership 9 instances on the spin from 2012 to 2020.
Juventus (9 Serie A titles in a row)
Juventus gamers rejoice in Might 2019 after successful Serie A for the eighth season in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Italy’s greatest and most profitable membership, Juventus received 9 Serie A titles in a row between 2012 and 2020.
That unimaginable streak lastly resulted in 2020/21, with the Bianconeri coming in fourth behind Inter, AC Milan and Atalanta and solely simply edging out Napoli for the ultimate Champions League place.
Bayern Munich (11 Bundesliga titles in a row)
Bayern Munich gamers rejoice in Might 2023 after successful the Bundesliga for the eleventh season in a row. (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Bayern Munich’s home dominance has reached new ranges lately, with the Bavarians racking up 11 consecutive league titles between 2013 and 2023.
That run was lastly ended by Bayer Leverkusen within the 2023/24 season, however the file is ready to face for a really very long time.
