List of unrelegated association football clubs

More often than not, football clubs have played in more than one top-tier competition. It is therefore possible that teams relegated at one point in their history, but have not 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. 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.[1][2] 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.[3]

Even before the establishment of regional competitions, football was played in league systems. The very first football championships in Europe were often organised on a local level. Taking these smaller competitions into account, Austria Wien and Rapid Wien can claim to have played at the highest possible level since competition began in Austria in 1911.[1] At that time however, the only organised football was played in the league of Lower Austria,[4] which was then located in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and only teams from Vienna took part.[5] Later, Austrian teams competed in the German football system for several years, which made it possible for Rapid Wien to become German champion in 1941.[6] The current Austrian Bundesliga was only established in 1974,[7] and to this point a total of five teams never relegated from that competition.[8]

In Greece and Turkey, competitive football was organised in even smaller leagues. In both countries, city-leagues were the highest level for quite some time.[9][10] In 1959, a unified Hellenic championship was founded, and Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK have played in every season of it.[1] However, these teams were already high-flyers in the preceding city-leagues. The same applies to Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in Turkey.[1]

In Russia, football too was first played at city-level. The St. Petersburg Football League was established in 1901, and its Moscovite counterpart followed in 1909. Many years later, in 1936, the Soviet Top League was formed. This competition ceased to exist when the Soviet Union fell, and new leagues were formed in the fifteen successor states. As a result, many teams entered a top division for the first time in their history. In Estonia, for example, the new Meistriliiga was composed of clubs that never participated in the top flight before.[11][12] As these are relatively new competitions, many clubs can claim to have never been relegated from the top-level. But only Dynamo Kyiv and Dinamo Tbilisi have always played at the highest possible level.[1] On the other hand, Dynamo Moscow played in every season of the Soviet Top League but was relegated from the Russian Premier League in the 2015–16 season.

Timeline chart showing Yugoslav First League successors

Besides the Soviet, also the Czechoslovak and Yugoslav football leagues split into multiple competitions in the early 1990s. A total of eight teams have not been relegated from the national championships of the Czech Republic[13] and Slovakia,[14] but no team managed to achieve this in Czechoslovak times. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, football became divided alongside ethnic lines and competition was held in three different leagues, before the establishment of a national division in 2000. In Kosovo, a national league also exists, although not it was not recognised by UEFA or FIFA until 2016. In all, three clubs – Red Star Belgrade, Partizan Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb – have played at the highest level since the creation of socialist Yugoslavia, whilst Hajduk Split have never been relegated since they first played in the championship of the now long gone Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.[1] However, many more teams have never been relegated from their current national championships.

In still many other instances, new top-tier leagues were created to replace existing national championships. In England, six teams have been present in every season of the Premier League, which was founded in 1992.[15] None of them however had an uninterrupted run in the preceding First Division.[16] Thus, a great number of teams can claim to have never been relegated from these newer competitions. In Scotland, only Celtic, Rangers and Aberdeen[17] have never been relegated with the former two as founding members. Though the Rangers Football Club plc were liquidated in 2012. The club, under a new corporate identity were placed in the fourth tier of the Scottish football league system.[1] Similarly, Cliftonville, Glentoran and Linfield have the unique distinction of having played at the top flight in Northern Ireland for 125 years,[1] but five more teams have been present in every season of the NIFL Premiership, which was only established in 2008.[18]

There are however leagues that have been running for a long time. Not surprising, fewer clubs manage to stay on top the longer a competition runs. The Spanish Primera División was born in 1929, and only Athletic Bilbao, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have been present ever since. The same year the Italian Serie A became a round-robin tournament, and only Inter Milan has continuously played at the highest level from that moment forward – even doing so since 1909. And finally, no team that plays in the Swiss Super League – established in 1897 – has not been relegated at one point in their history.[1]

This table lists all clubs that have continuously played at the highest level for 75 years or more until their first relegation. Taken into account are all the leagues that formed the highest level at the time each club played in them. Competitions that were organised on sub-regional levels are excluded though. This is the reason no clubs from Greece or Turkey are listed, as in those countries football was played in city-level competitions up until 1959.

The large number of Brazilian football clubs on this list can be explained by the fact that these clubs were dominant in the relatively small state leagues, which formed the highest tier of competition in Brazil for more than half a century. The Taça Brasil, which existed between 1959 and 1968, is not considered a top-tier tournament for the purpose of this list, as it was a knockout competition between the different state champions, and no team took part in every edition.

As of 2020, the majority of the teams listed below continue to play at the top, although a few have ended their uninterrupted spell. Some teams had been relegated (and promoted back) before the start of their record spell.

The squads on bold letter have on-going spells playing at their respective top flight divisions.

Club	First year of spell	Last year of spell	Duration (years)	Competition(s)
Celtic F.C.	1890	–	130	Football League, Premier League & Premiership (123 seasons in total)
Cliftonville F.C.	1890	–	130	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (119 seasons in total)
Glentoran F.C.	1890	–	130	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (119 seasons in total)
Linfield F.C.	1890	–	130	Football League, Premier League & NIFL Premiership (119 seasons in total)
Rangers F.C.	1890	2012	122	Football League & Premier League (115 seasons in total)
Lisburn Distillery F.C.	1890	1995	105	Football League (94 seasons in total)
Heart of Midlothian F.C.	1890	1977	87	Football League (80 seasons in total)
Sparta Rotterdam	1893	2002	109	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (108 seasons in total)
Eintracht Frankfurt	1899	1996	97	Kreisliga Nordmain, Bezirksliga Main, Bezirksliga Main-Hessen, Gauliga Südwest/Mainhessen, Oberliga Süd & Bundesliga (95 seasons in total)
Peñarol	1900	–	120	Primera División (115 seasons in total)
Juventus F.C.	1900	2006	106	Italian Football Championship (101 seasons in total)[19]
A.C. Milan*	1900	1980	80	Italian Football Championship (75 seasons in total)[19]
Club Nacional de Football	1901	–	119	Primera División (115 seasons in total)
Ferencvárosi TC	1901	2006	105	Nemzeti Bajnokság (102 seasons in total)
Aberdeen F.C.	1905	–	115	Football League, Premier League & Premiership (106 seasons in total)[17][20]
Club Guaraní	1906	–	114	Primera División (109 seasons in total)
Club Olimpia	1906	–	114	Primera División (109 seasons in total)
Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	1906	2002	96	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A
Club Libertad	1906	1998	92	Primera División (87 seasons in total)
Fluminense FC	1906	1996	90	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A
Inter Milan	1909	–	111	Italian Football Championship[19] (106 seasons in total)
Sport Club Internacional	1909	2016	107	Campeonato Gaúcho, Taça de Prata & Série A
Club Atlético River Plate	1909	2011	102	Primera División (102 seasons in total)
FK Austria Wien	1911	–	109	1. Klasse, Gauliga Ostmark, Staatsliga, Nationalliga & Bundesliga (108 seasons in total)
SK Rapid Wien	1911	–	109	1. Klasse, Gauliga Ostmark, Staatsliga, Nationalliga & Bundesliga (108 seasons in total)
Glenavon F.C.	1911	2004	93	Football League & Premier League (82 seasons in total)
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	1912	–	108	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A
Újpest FC	1912	–	108	Nemzeti Bajnokság (104 seasons in total)
Club Atlético Independiente	1912	2013	101	Primera División (101 seasons in total)
Boca Juniors	1913	–	107	Primera División (107 seasons in total)
Cerro Porteño	1913	–	107	Primera División (102 seasons in total)
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista****	1913	2007	94	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A
Clube Atlético Mineiro	1908	2005	97	Campeonato Mineiro, Taça de Prata & Série A
Santos FC***	1916	–	104	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A
Budapest Honvéd FC	1916	2003	87	Nemzeti Bajnokság (84 seasons in total)
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras	1916	2002	86	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A
AFC Ajax	1917	–	103	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (102 seasons in total)
Arsenal F.C.	1919	–	101	Football League First Division, Premier League (94 seasons in total)
Hamburger SV	1919	2018	99	Norddeutsche Fußballmeisterschaft, Gauliga Nordmark, Oberliga Nord & Bundesliga (96 seasons in total)
Standard Liège	1921	–	99	Pro League (96 seasons in total)
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube	1921	2019	98	Campeonato Mineiro, Taça de Prata & Série A
Bohemian F.C.**	1921	–	99	League of Ireland
Feyenoord	1921	–	99	Eerste Klasse West & Eredivisie (97 seasons in total)
CR Vasco da Gama	1921	2008	87	Campeonato Carioca, Taça de Prata & Série A
Al Ahly SC	1922	–	98	Cairo League, Egyptian Premier League
Shamrock Rovers F.C.	1922	2005	83	League of Ireland
HNK Hajduk Split	1923	–	97	Yugoslav First League & Prva HNL (85 seasons in total)
Valur	1923	1999	76	Úrvalsdeild
Ards F.C.	1923	1998	75	Football League (68 seasons in total – only became champions once)
Portadown F.C.	1924	2008	84	Football League & Premier League (77 seasons in total)
PSV Eindhoven	1926	–	94	Eerste Klasse Zuid & Eredivisie (93 seasons in total)
Club Universitario de Deportes	1928	–	92	Primera División
Athletic Bilbao	1929	–	91	Primera División (89 seasons in total)
FC Barcelona	1929	–	91	Primera División (89 seasons in total)
Real Madrid C.F.	1929	–	91	Primera División (89 seasons in total)
KF Tirana	1929	2017	88	Kategoria Superiore
São Paulo FC***	1930	–	90	Campeonato Paulista, Taça de Prata & Série A
Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.	1931	–	89	Palestine League, Israeli League, Liga Alef, Liga Leumit & Premier League
Colo-Colo	1933	–	87	Campeonato Nacional
S.L. Benfica	1934	–	86	Primeira Liga (86 seasons in total)
FC Porto	1934	–	86	Primeira Liga (86 seasons in total)
Sporting CP	1934	–	86	Primeira Liga (86 seasons in total)
APOEL FC	1934	–	86	First Division
FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1936	–	84	Soviet Top League & Umaglesi Liga
FC Dynamo Moscow	1936	2016	80	Soviet Top League & Football Championship
FC Dynamo Kyiv	1936	–	84	Soviet Top League & Premier League
PFC Levski Sofia	1914	–	106	State Football Championship & A Group
Hibernians F.C.	1937	–	83	Premier League

^{*AC Milan withdrew from the 1908 Italian Championship.
**Bohemians were relegated in 1911 from the (now Northern) Irish League, but returned in 1912 and stayed there until 1920 to form the Irish Free State (now Republic of Ireland) League, from which they have never been relegated.
***Santos withdrew from the 1920 Paulistão, São Paulo withdrew from the 1935 Paulistão and both from the 1979 Brasileirão.
****Corinthians withdrew from the 1979 Brasileirão.}
Source: RSSSF and RSSSF Brasil

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This is a list of football clubs which have never been relegated from their current national top-level league and have played at least ten seasons at this level. The year on the third column indicates when they began their uninterrupted run.

League	Club	Since	Observations
Argentina[1]	Boca Juniors	1913
Armenia[21]	Shirak SC	1992
Algeria	JS Kabylie	1969
Austria[8]	FK Austria Wien	1974
Austria	SK Rapid Wien	1974
Austria	SK Sturm Graz	1974	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga
Azerbaijan[1]	Neftçi PFK	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premyer Liqası
Azerbaijan	Qarabağ FK	1992
Azerbaijan	Keşla FK	1999
Azerbaijan	Gabala FK	2006
Belarus[22]	FC Dynamo Brest	1992
Belarus	FC Dinamo Minsk	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Vysheyshaya Liga
Belarus	FC Neman Grodno	1992
Belarus	FC Shakhtyor Soligorsk	1992
Belarus	FC BATE Borisov	1998
Belgium[1]	S.V. Zulte Waregem	2005	Is the successor of clubs that have relegated from a top-tier league
Bolivia	The Strongest	1950
Bolivia	Oriente Petrolero	1977
Bosnia and Herzegovina	FK Sarajevo	2000	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premijer Liga
Bosnia and Herzegovina	NK Široki Brijeg	2000
Bosnia and Herzegovina	FK Željezničar Sarajevo	2000	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premijer Liga
Bosnia and Herzegovina	HŠK Zrinjski Mostar	2000	Played in the wartime league of the Independent State of Croatia. Between 1945 and 1992, they were banned by the Yugoslav communist government
Brazil[1][16]	Clube de Regatas do Flamengo	1971
Brazil	Santos FC	1980	Santos and São Paulo (along with 2 other clubs) demanded to enter only in the third phase instead of the second of the 1979 Brasileirão because the teams were scheduled to play in Rio-São Paulo tournament (however the tournament never came to fruition) but CBD refused, so the four teams withdrew from the championship, however the championship at that time did not have relegations.
Brazil	São Paulo FC	1980	Santos and São Paulo (along with 2 other clubs) demanded to enter only in the third phase instead of the second of the 1979 Brasileirão because the teams were scheduled to play in Rio-São Paulo tournament (however the tournament never came to fruition) but CBD refused, so the four teams withdrew from the championship, however the championship at that time did not have relegations.
Bulgaria[1]	PFC Levski Sofia	1914
Chile[1]	Colo-Colo	1933
China	Beijing Sinobo Guoan	1991	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Chines Super Leaguee
China	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	1982	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Chines Super Leaguee
Colombia	Deportivo Cali	1912	Historic, First Club Of Colombia & Only Club to maintain 1st Div Category and build their own stadium in Colombia.
Colombia[1]	Atlético Nacional	1948
Colombia	Independiente Santa Fe	1948
Colombia	Millonarios F.C.	1948
Croatia[1]	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	1991
Croatia	HNK Hajduk Split	1991
Croatia	NK Lokomotiva Zagreb	2009	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Prva HNL
Croatia	NK Osijek	1991	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Prva HNL
Croatia	HNK Rijeka	1991	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Prva HNL
Croatia	NK Slaven Belupo	1997
Cyprus[1]	APOEL FC	1934	Before 1974, played in the Greek top-level league when they became Cypriot champion
Cyprus	Anorthosis Famagusta FC	1948	Before 1948, withdrew from the top-level league twice but they were never relegated
Cyprus	AC Omonia	1953	Before 1974, played in the Greek top-level league when they became Cypriot champion
Cyprus	Apollon Limassol FC	1957
Czech Republic[13]	AC Sparta Prague	1993	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the First League
Czech Republic	SK Slavia Prague	1993	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the First League
Czech Republic	FC Slovan Liberec	1993
Czech Republic	FK Jablonec	1994	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the First League
Czech Republic	FK Teplice	1996	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the First League
Czech Republic	FK Mladá Boleslav	2004
Denmark[23]	Aalborg Boldspilklub	1991	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Superligaen
Denmark	Brøndby IF	1991
Denmark	F.C. Copenhagen	1992	Successors of clubs that have relegated from a top-tier league
Denmark	FC Midtjylland	2000	Successors of clubs that have relegated from a top-tier league
Denmark	FC Nordsjælland	2002
Ecuador[1]	Barcelona S.C.	1957
Egypt[1]	Al Ahly SC	1948
Egypt	Zamalek SC	1948
England[3][16]	Arsenal F.C.	1919	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
England	Chelsea F.C.	1989	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
England	Everton F.C.	1954	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
England	Liverpool F.C.	1962	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
England	Manchester United F.C.	1975	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
England	Tottenham Hotspur F.C.	1978	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
Estonia[11]	FC Flora	1992
Estonia	JK Narva Trans	1992
Estonia	FCI Levadia Tallinn	1999
Estonia	Tartu JK Tammeka	2005
Finland[1]	IFK Mariehamn	2005
France	Paris Saint Germain	1974	Never relegated since accessing to top tier level in 1974[24]
Georgia[25]	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	1990
Germany[1]	FC Bayern Munich	1965	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga
Germany	Bayer 04 Leverkusen	1979	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga
Germany	VfL Wolfsburg	1997	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga
Germany	TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	2008
Germany	FC Augsburg	2011	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Bundesliga
Ghana[1]	Asante Kotoko S.C.	1958
Ghana	Accra Hearts of Oak S.C.	1958
Ghana	Ashanti Gold S.C.	1986
Greece[1]	Olympiacos F.C.	1959
Greece	Panathinaikos F.C.	1959
Greece	PAOK FC	1959
Honduras[1]	C.D. Marathón	1965
Honduras	F.C. Motagua	1965
Honduras	C.D. Olimpia	1965
Honduras	Real C.D. España	1965
Honduras	C.D.S. Vida	1965
Republic of Ireland[1]	Bohemian F.C.	1921	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Liga Nacional
Republic of Ireland	St Patrick's Athletic F.C.	1951
Israel	Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.	1931
Italy[16][26]	Inter Milan	1909
Ivory Coast[1]	Africa Sports d'Abidjan	1960
Ivory Coast	ASEC Mimosas	1960
Japan[27]	Kashima Antlers	1993	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the J1 League
Japan	Yokohama F. Marinos	1993	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the J1 League
Kazakhstan[28]	FC Irtysh Pavlodar	1992
Kazakhstan	FC Shakhter Karagandy	1992
Kazakhstan	FC Atyrau	2001
Kyrgyzstan[29]	FC Dordoi Bishkek	1999
Kyrgyzstan	FC Abdysh-Ata Kant	2003
Latvia[30]	FK Ventspils	1997
North Macedonia[1]	FK Vardar	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. MFL
North Macedonia	FK Rabotnički	1998	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. MFL
North Macedonia	KF Renova	2005
Malaysia[1]	Perak FA	1982	Before 1982, Malaysian football competitions were organized on a knockout basis and there was no league with promotion or relegation at the time
Malta[1]	Hibernians F.C.	1946
Malta	Valletta F.C.	1946
Mexico[1]	Club América	1943
Mexico	C.D. Guadalajara	1943
Moldova[31]	FC Zimbru Chișinău	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Divizia Națională
Moldova	FC Sheriff Tiraspol	1998
Montenegro[32]	FK Budućnost Podgorica	2006	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. CFL
Montenegro	OFK Petrovac	2006
Montenegro	FK Rudar Pljevlja	2006
Montenegro	FK Sutjeska Nikšić	2006	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. CFL
Montenegro	FK Zeta	2006
Morocco	Raja Casablanca	1956
Morocco	Wydad Casablanca	1956
Morocco	AS FAR	1959
Netherlands[3]	AFC Ajax	1956	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Eredivisie
Netherlands	PSV Eindhoven	1956	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Eredivisie
Netherlands	Feyenoord	1956	In 1917 a new regional top-tier, the Eerste klasse West B, was created under pressure from clubs in the second tier, including Feyenoord. However, this league was considered inferior to the other regional top-tier competitions.[33] After only two years, the Eerste klasse West B was abolished and replaced by the Overgangsklasse, an intermediate level between the first and second tier. In 1921, Feyenoord finally entered the top flight[34]
Netherlands	FC Utrecht	1970	VV DOS played in every season of the Eredivisie before merging into FC Utrecht in 1970
Nigeria[35]	Enugu Rangers	1972
Northern Ireland[18]	Cliftonville F.C.	1890
Northern Ireland	Glentoran F.C.	1890
Northern Ireland	Linfield F.C.	1890
Northern Ireland	Dungannon Swifts F.C.	2003
Paraguay	Club Guaraní	1906
Paraguay	Club Olimpia	1906
Paraguay	Cerro Porteño	1913
Peru[1]	Club Universitario de Deportes	1928
Peru	Sporting Cristal[36]	1955	Is the direct successor of Club Sporting Tabaco, which was relegated from the top-tier league[37]
Peru	Universidad de San Martín	2004	Bought the promotional place from Sport Coopsol in order to play at the top flight division the same year the club was established[38]
Portugal[1]	S.L. Benfica	1934
Portugal	FC Porto	1934
Portugal	Sporting CP	1934
Portugal	C.D. Tondela	2015
Romania[1]	FCSB	1947
Romania	FC Dinamo București	1948
Russia[1]	PFC CSKA Moscow	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Football Championship
Russia	FC Lokomotiv Moscow	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Football Championship
Russia	FC Spartak Moscow	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Football Championship
Russia	FC Rubin Kazan	2003
Saudi Arabia[39]	Al Hilal SFC	1976
Saudi Arabia	Al-Ittihad	1976
Saudi Arabia	Al-Nassr FC	1976
Saudi Arabia	Al-Ahli Saudi FC	1976
Scotland[20]	Celtic F.C.	1890
Scotland	Aberdeen F.C.	1905	Avoided a relegation play-off in 1999-2000 season due to a techicality relating to stadium size of Falkirk FC
Scotland	Motherwell F.C.	1985	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
Scotland	Kilmarnock F.C.	1993	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
Serbia[40]	FK Partizan	1946	These teams were never relegated since their creation in 1945. Before 2006 they played in the predecessor leagues of the SuperLiga, the Yugoslav First League and the First League of Serbia and Montenegro. At their creation, the two teams replaced the pre-1945, also unrelegated teams, of OFK Beograd and SK Jugoslavija. Their matches against each other are called Eternal Derbies
Serbia	Red Star Belgrade	1946
Serbia	FK Rad	2008	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the SuperLiga
Serbia	FK Spartak Subotica	2009	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the SuperLiga
Serbia	FK Vojvodina	1987	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the SuperLiga
Slovakia[14]	MFK Ružomberok	1997
Slovenia[41]	NK Celje	1991
Slovenia	NK Maribor	1991	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the 1. SNL
Slovenia	NK Olimpija Ljubljana	2009
South Korea	Pohang Steelers	1983
South Korea	FC Seoul	1984
South Korea	Ulsan Hyundai FC	1984
South Korea	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC	1995
South Korea	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1996
South Korea	Incheon United FC	2004
Suriname	S.V. Transvaal	1923
Spain[1]	Athletic Bilbao	1929
Spain	FC Barcelona	1929
Spain	Real Madrid CF	1929
Tajikistan[42]	CSKA Pamir Dushanbe	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Tajik League
Tajikistan	Regar-TadAZ Tursunzoda	1992
Tajikistan	FC Khatlon	1992
Tajikistan	FK Khujand	1997
Tunisia[1]	CS Sfaxien	1955
Tunisia	Club Africain	1955
Tunisia	Espérance Sportive de Tunis	1955	Did not participate in 1970–71
Tunisia	Étoile Sportive du Sahel	1955	Did not participate in 1961–62
Turkey[1]	Beşiktaş J.K.	1959
Turkey	Fenerbahçe S.K.	1959
Turkey	Galatasaray S.K.	1959
Turkey	Trabzonspor	1974
Turkmenistan[43]	Nebitçi FT	1992
Turkmenistan	Merw FK	1992
Turkmenistan	Şagadam FK	1994
Ukraine[1]	FC Dynamo Kyiv	1992
Ukraine	FC Shakhtar Donetsk	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Premier League
Ukraine	FC Vorskla Poltava	1996
United Arab Emirates	Al Ain FC	1974
United Arab Emirates	Al-Nasr Dubai SC	1974
United Arab Emirates	Al-Wasl F.C.	1974
United Arab Emirates	Al Wahda FC	1985
United Arab Emirates	Al Jazira Club	1988
Uruguay[1]	Peñarol	1900
Uruguay	Club Nacional de Football	1901
Uzbekistan[44]	PFC Navbahor Namangan	1992
Uzbekistan	Pakhtakor Tashkent FK	1992	Relegated from a top-tier league prior to the establishment of the Uzbek League
Uzbekistan	FC Nasaf	1997
Uzbekistan	PFK Metallurg Bekabad	1998
Uzbekistan	FC Qizilqum Zarafshon	2000
Venezuela	Deportivo Táchira F.C.	1975
Venezuela	Caracas F.C.	1985
Wales[1]	Aberystwyth Town F.C.	1992
Wales	Newtown A.F.C.	1992
Wales	The New Saints F.C.	1993

• Promotion and relegation