Relegation is the ultimate failure for any football team. The teams who are at the bottom of the lower half of the table find themselves being relegated. From time to time there have been some football giants who have also been relegated. This article lists 7 giants of football who have been relegated before.
07.Machester United
Man U have dominated English football for several years. But somethings most people do not know is that Manchester United have been relegated 5 times with the last one coming in the 1973/74 season in which they lost a total of 20 games.
06.Juventus
Their relegation was not caused by bad results. They were relegated for fixing Serie A matches which was in the 2006/07 season. They were sent to last place thereby relegating them to Serie B and have theit titiles from the past two seasons stripped from them.
05.Liverpool
The Reds have been relegated from the English top league on 3 occasions. Their most recent relegation was in 1954 in which they finished in last place.
04.AC Milan.
They were relegated from their top league in the 1980/81 season due to a match fixing scandal and had to play in Serie B.
03.Borrusia Dortmund.
They were relegated in 1972 while going through serious financial problem.
02.Manchester City
They have been relegated 11 times with the most recent one in the start of the 21st Century.
Before we move to the Number 1, these are some notable mentions.
Arsenal was relegated in 1912,Tottenham in 1977,Chelsea in 1988.
01.Athletico Madrid
Athletico Madrid has been relegated 2 times with the first in 1930 and the second one was in 2000 just four years after winning the title they came in 19th place and were relegated.
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