Longest winning streak in football. Victory gait

Not everyone knows how to win, but winning for a long time is a completely unique skill that gives incredible pleasure. SE has found 10 striking examples of the longest winning streak in European football championships.

29 wins
Tournament: top division of Portugal
Episode duration: from April 9, 1972 to April 1, 1973

In the 60s and 70s, Benfica was the most monster club. This Goliath has made it to the European Cup finals five times and won two of them. For two decades, the "eagles" won gold in Portugal 14 (!) Times. The team, where Eusebio shone, were on the shoulder of any records, and the curse of Bela Guttman seemed like a stupid superstition. Moreover, in smooth championships it did not work and could not prevent Benfica from establishing a unique achievement - 29 consecutive victories in the Portuguese championship. The long triumphant march lasted for almost a year - at the finish of the 1971/72 season, the Eagles won 6 matches, and then gave out a crazy 1972/73 championship - 28 wins with two draws. One of them interrupted the super series - on April 1, 1973, Porto forward Flavio Minuanu, four minutes before the end of regular time, equalized the score in the match with Benfica and suspended the long vigorous march of Lisbon.

28 wins
Tournament: Croatian First League
Episode duration: from November 8, 2006 to September 23, 2007

Mandzukic, Modric, Eduardo, Corluka - the leaders of Dinamo Zagreb in the mid-2000s have had excellent careers in strong European championships. There is nothing surprising in the fact that a team with such a set of young talents in the domestic championship smashed everyone left and right. The winning streak began in the 2006/07 season, continued in the next championship, did not lose for a long time, but Dynamo failed to reach Benfica's record. They knew about the Portuguese achievement, dreamed of surpassing it, but the humble "Vartex" spoiled everything. In a fiery match, the team from Varazdin snatched the victory from the local grandee - 4: 3.

28 wins
Tournament: Hungarian Championship
Episode duration: from season 1930/31 to season 1932/33

"Ferencvaros".

Even normal calendars with dates are not left from those Hungarian championships, but a lot is known about the feats of “Ferencváros”. These dashing guys won the league in 1931/32 with a fantastic record - 22 wins in 22 games, 105 goals scored and 18 conceded. And the total winning streak stretched over three long seasons.

22 wins
Tournament: Dutch championship
Episode duration: from April 26, 1986 to January 17, 1988

Guus Hiddink showed his first coaching miracle to the world in Eindhoven. He came to PSV 10 rounds before the end of the 1986/87 season and not only managed to overtake Ajax in the gold race at the finish line, but also launched a long winning super series. To six wins in the spring of 1987, the red and whites added 16 wins the following season and won gold without any problems local championship, and also took the Dutch Cup and the Champions Cup.

19 wins
Tournament: German Bundesliga
Episode duration: from October 19, 2013 to March 29, 2014

Pep Guardiola started the Bavarian part of his coaching career not so festively - with the defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the German Super Cup. However, after a couple of friendly matches, everything returned to normal: the Bavarians won against Chelsea in a battle for another Super Cup - the European - and began to smash everyone in the Bundesliga. By the end of October, Robben, Muller, Mandzhukich and company forgot not only about defeats, but also about draws. By the end of March, Bayern Munich had already secured the Bundesliga title and allowed themselves to relax a bit, interrupting a long streak - a draw with Hoffenheim stopped the counter at 19 wins.

17 wins
Tournament: Italian Serie A
Episode duration: from October 25, 2006 to February 28, 2007

This Inter series is a direct consequence of Calciopoli. By the end of the summer of 2006, Serie A was reduced to scorched earth - Juventus were sent to the lower division, Milan, Lazio and Fiorentina began the season with negative points handicaps. Freed from competitors, “Inter” flew the entire long distance in one breath - only one defeat for the entire championship and a gorgeous long 17-match winning streak from mid-autumn to the end of winter.

16 wins
Tournament: Spanish example
Episode duration: from March 2, 2016 to September 21, 2016

Last year's record of “Real” can be called “the series named after Zidane”. The great player but completely unknown coach replaced the failed Rafa Benitez in January and in a couple of months turned the Club Royal into a winning machine. True, even a long streak of 12 wins at the finish line did not allow them to catch up with Barcelona. Madrid received compensation by beating Atlético in the Champions League final, and the following season excelled on all fronts - took gold for the first time in 5 years and will play again decisive match for the main European Cup. And the leader " Royal Club“After the end of the club season, Cristiano Ronaldo will have a chance to build on the successes of the Portuguese national team in the Confederations Cup.

16 matches
Tournament: Spanish example
Episode duration: from October 16, 2010 to February 12, 2011

Another record by Pep Guardiola. In the 2010/11 season, his Barcelona were close to winning three tournaments, but lost to Real Madrid in the Spanish Cup final. But the Champions League and gold examples have not disappeared from the Catalans. The Spanish Championship is sometimes referred to as the "two club tournament". This is not always the case, but in that rally, “Barcelona” and “Real” really were a cut above all rivals. Even a long 16-game winning streak did not allow the Catalans to run far - in summary table they were just 4 points ahead of Madrid - 96 versus 92.

14 wins
Tournament: English Premier League
Episode duration: from February 10, 2002 to August 24, 2002

It is now Arsenal fans demanding the resignation of Arsene Wenger and painfully wincing when they see the number four, but at the beginning of the 2000s everything was different. They prayed for the French coach and counted not the points separating them from getting into the Champions League, but trophies and victories. At the finish of the 2001/02 season, the Gunners won 13 matches in a row and became the champions of England for the second time under Wenger. The winning streak continued in the next season, however, only one match was added to it.

13 wins
Tournament: Russian Premier League
Episode duration: from March 15, 2014 to August 17, 2014

Leonid SLUTSKY. Photo by Alexander FEDOROV, "SE"

CSKA holds the Russian record for winning streak in the championship. In the spring of 2014, Leonid Slutsky won 10 matches in a row and took the gold from the astonished Zenit. With the victory over the blue-white-blue, a long record series of army men started. It also ended symbolically - with a defeat from Spartak.

Celtic may extend their unbeaten run in the Scottish Premier League to 55 games today against Hamilton Academic. We are reminded of the record streak in the European championships.

Plus, everyone will remember our long unbeaten streak. Although, I will not argue, it was achieved in the absence of fierce competition

Igor Prince

“Chirac” was a very good team then. Of course, we had leaders, but all the players were just eager to enter the field.

Andranik Adamyan

Capello brilliantly continued the work of Sacchi. He only added a few elements to create the perfect mosaic.

Roberto Donadoni

Of course, then even a draw was perceived by everyone as a huge surprise.

Mikhail Zemlinsky

104 unbeaten games: Steaua (1986-1989)
The Old World record was set in the 80s, in the golden years of Steaua, which performed under the direction of Emeric Enei, and then - Angel Jordanescu. Bucharest won the 1985/86 European Cup, in the 1987/88 season they limited themselves to the semifinals, and in the next draw they reached the final. Miodrag Belodedici, Laszlo Beleni, Marius Lakatush, Victor Pitsurca and Gavril Balint set the tone for a team that was invincible in the domestic arena. Steaua won the Romanian championship five times in a row before losing the throne to Dinamo Bucharest in the 1989/90 season. During this period, Steaua also won 15 matches in a row in the Romanian Cup, taking into account which the unbeaten streak stretched for 119 games.

88: Lincoln (2009-2014)
On 2 July 2014, Lincoln became the first Gibraltar club to play in a European club. The team made their debut with a draw with “Torshavn” (1: 1), but then were defeated in the Faroes (2: 5). At the same time, Lincoln was definitely not used to defeats, because from May 9, 2009 to September 19, 2014, this club did not lose a single match in the Gibraltarian Premier League. This, by the way, is the longest time period for European championships without defeat. The series fell on Lincoln's golden era - from 2003 to 2016, the club won 14 league titles in a row, repeating the record of Skonto Riga.

63: Sheriff (2006-2008)
Under the leadership of the Belarusian coach Leonid Kuchuk, the most titled club of Moldova has not been defeated in the national championship for two years. In the 2006/07 season, the team from Tiraspol set a unique record for the country - it became the champion without losing a single match. Serie of “Sheriff” in March 2008 was interrupted by his most principled rival “Zimbru”. However, this did not prevent the yellow-blacks from winning the gold medals, which the Pridnestrovian club was awarded in 2001-2010 and 2012-2014.

63: Celtic (1915-1917)
Under the guidance of their first coach, Willie Mailey, Celtic set the UK record by unbeaten 62 games in a row from November 1915 to April 1917. The Celts did not flinch, even when they had to play as many as two games in one day - against the "Rat Rovers" and "Motherwell". Patsy Gallagher, Jimmy McMenemy, nicknamed Napoleon and Alec McNair, aka Icicle - the club's record holder for the number of matches played (604), stood out as part of Celtic.

"Levadia" is the record holder of Estonia

61: Levadia (2008-2009)
Under the leadership of Igor Prince, who later coached Nõmme Kalju, Levadia did not lose in the Estonian championship from May 2008 to November 7, 2009, when in the penultimate round Tallinn lost to Narva Trance. "Our the main task- to win the championship, which we did for the fourth year in a row. Plus, everyone will remember our long unbeaten streak. Although, I will not argue, it was achieved in the absence of tough competition, "- said then Prince.

60: Union Saint-Gilles (1933-1935)
The Belgian Union's unbeaten streak ended in February 1933 when it lost to Daring. In total, in 1933-1935, the club from the vicinity of Brussels won three championship titles. To commemorate Union's achievement in Belgium, a prize is awarded annually to the team that has not lost the longest. The trophy is named after the captain of the Senjilians Jules Papper - the leader of "Union" along with Vital van Landegem, who in 1934 with 29 goals became the best sniper championship of Belgium.

59: Shirak (1993-1995), Pyunik (2002-2004)
In the Armenian championships, two teams showed the best unbeaten run: "Shirak" and "Pyunik". Attacking midfielder Artur Petrosyan and central defender Harutyun Vardanyan shone in “Shirak's” squad. Andranik Adamyan was the permanent coach of the team. Remembering those years, he said: “Chirac” was then a very good team. Of course, we had leaders, but all the players were just eager to get on the field. The team had a working atmosphere, we had a winning psychology. "

"Pyunik" has been trained by three different specialists for two years. The team began a successful streak under the leadership of Oscar Lopez, continued with Mihai Stoykitsa and ended with Vardan Minasyan. The leading players of "Pyunik" were brothers Arman and Artavazd Karamyan, and in 2004 - Edgar Manucharyan and Galust Petrosyan, who scored 21 goals against their brother and became top scorers championship.

58: Milan (1991-1993)
Under the leadership of Arrigo Sacchi, Milan won the European Cup in 1989 and 1990. No wonder the audience called that team "immortals." In 1992-1994, the Rossoneri, led by Fabio Capello, became champions of Italy three times in a row, and also won the 1993/94 UEFA Champions League. That “Milan” has already been called “invulnerable”. In the 1991/92 campaign, the red and blacks won the Scudetto without losing a single Serie A match. “Capello continued Sacchi's work brilliantly. He only added a few pieces to create the perfect mosaic,” recalls former Milan midfielder Roberto Donadoni.

58: Olympiacos (1972-1974)
Club president Nikos Goulandris, who made his fortune in shipbuilding, invested huge funds in Olympiacos, and the result was not long in coming. Under the leadership of Lakis Petropoulos, the club had a long unbeaten run. It lasted from victory to defeat in the matches with PAOK in October 1972 and April 1974, respectively. In 1972-1975, Olympiacos became the champion of Greece three times in a row, in the 1973/74 campaign setting the record for the most goals scored- 104. The leader of the team was Yves Triantafillos, who scored 58 goals in 80 matches in three years. Also starring were Giorgos Delikaris, Michalis Kritikopoulos and Romain Aryirudis.

"Milan" "sample 1993

58: "Skonto" (1993-1996)
In the 90s "Skonto" had no equal in Latvian football. For three years in a row (1993-1996) Riga residents have not lost on the domestic arena, bringing the unbeaten run to 58 matches. In the team of Alexander Starkov, who at that time was just beginning his glorious career as a coach, all the leading footballers of Latvia were gathered. Vitaly Astafyev, Yuri Shevlyakov, Mikhail Zemlinsky, Vladimir Babichev and many others - they were the stronghold of not only Skonto, but also the national team.

“Of course, then even a draw was perceived by everyone as a huge surprise,” says Zemlinsky, a longtime captain of Skonto. Skonto ", which allowed us to win the championship of Latvia for 14 years in a row (recently this record was repeated by the Gibraltar" Lincoln "). In 1994 and 1995 we did not lose a single match in the national championship, and in 1996 we lost to the Daugava, the ranks of which the striker Mikhail Mikholap shone. In the next season he already began to score in the “Skonto”.

56: Benfica (1976-1978)
Porto are one match short of the national record held by Benfica during the time of English coach John Mortimore. Fernanda Chalana, Umberto Coelho, Toni, Nene, Manuel Bento, Sheu, João Alves and Minervina Pietra played under his supervision. In the Portuguese championship, Benfica did not lose from October 1976 to August 1978, when on the road they lost with a minimum score to Porto.

James Rodriguez shone in Porto in 2012

55: Porto (2010-2012)
The unbeaten run began when the Dragons were led by Jesualdo Ferreira and continued under André Villas-Boas, with whom Porto won the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League. Vitor Pereira failed to support the undertakings of his predecessors, whose charges lost at a visit to “Zhil Vicente” - 1: 3. "We were completely indifferent. This is unacceptable for a team that wants to become a champion," - said Pereira. Be that as it may, Porto broke their own 1994-1996 record of unbeaten 53 games in a row under Bobby Robson.

55: Shakhtar Donetsk (2000-2002)
The miners' unbeaten streak began in June 2000, when they defeated Niva Ternopil with a score of 2: 1. In January 2002, coach Viktor Prokopenko left the team, but Shakhtar continued to show excellent results under the guidance of Italian specialist Nevio Scala. He managed to squeeze the maximum out of such stars as Anatoly Tymoshchuk, Andrei Vorobei, Julius Agakhova, Isaac Okoronkwo, Brandao and Mariusz Lewandowski. As a result, in the 2001/02 campaign, Shakhtar became the champion of Ukraine for the first time. The Donetsk team's unbeaten streak was interrupted in the sixth round of the next championship, and three more matches Skala left Shakhtar.

Bayern Munich's record for the most unbeaten matches is great excuse remember the longest unbeaten streaks.

The victory over “Augsburg” in the last round allowed “Bavaria” to issue another record in the Bundesliga, of which the “record master” is already in bulk. Munich now owns best achievement by the number of matches without defeat - 37 meetings. The previous record holder was Hannover, who were unbeaten for 36 rounds in 1982-83.

Bayern's last defeat dates back to October 2012, when they lost to Bayer. It is interesting that literally in the next round the Munich players will have a match against Dortmund “Borussia”, which will definitely want to interrupt such an impressive series of its main opponent.

37 unbeaten matches is, of course, an outstanding result, but far from the longest. At the moment, the title of record holders in terms of the number of unbeaten matches is contested by two clubs - ASEC Mimosas from Cote d'Ivoire and Romanian Steaua. African team 108 unbeaten matches from 1989 to 1994. As for Steaua, the official achievement of the Bucharest team is 106 matches, but if we take into account the cup matches, then the record figure will be equal to 119 meetings. This achievement was established between 1986 and 1989.

Unfortunately, the details of the grandiose series of the African club are almost completely absent, but a lot is known about the exploits of “Steaua” in the late eighties. These years are considered golden for Steaua and the entire Romanian football. The Bucharest team led by Emeric Enei and then Angel Iordanescu instilled fear in almost every opponent. Moreover, the phenomenal game “Steaua” extended not only to the national championship, but also to European cups. In the 1985/86 season, the Romanian club managed to become the owner of the European Champions Cup, two years later reached the semifinals, and a year later - to the final. In those years, the main stars of Steaua were Gavril Balint, Victor Pitsure, Miodrag Belodedichi and many others. For five years in a row, Steaua became the champion of Romania, and only in the 1989/90 season lost this title to its neighbors from Dynamo.

Steaua's closest pursuer in this record-breaking race is Moldovan club Sheriff, which has not lost 63 matches in a row between 2006 and 2008. Then the people of Tiraspol were led by none other than Leonid Kuchuk - the current Main coach Moscow "Locomotive". In the 2006/07 season "Sheriff" managed to formalize a unique achievement, becoming the champion, while not losing a single match.

Who else has succeeded in such a protracted unbeaten run?

Celtic (Scotland) - 62 games (1915 - 1917)

Levadia (Estonia) - 61 matches (2008 - 2009)

Union (Belgium) - 60 matches (1933 - 1935)

Shirak (Armenia) - 59 matches (1933 - 1995)

Pyunik (Armenia) - 59 matches (2002 - 2004)

Milan (Italy) - 58 matches (1991 - 1993)

Olympiacos (Greece) - 58 matches (1972 - 1974)

Skonto (Latvia) - 58 matches (1993 - 1996)

Benfica (Portugal) - 56 matches (1976 - 1978)

Porto (Portugal) - 55 appearances (2010-2012)

Shakhtar (Ukraine) - 55 matches (2000 - 2002)

As you can see, most of the teams that have managed such a long unbeaten run are far from the strongest championships. Is that the “Milan” of the early nineties can boast of serious competition. However, against the background of these results, 37 matches of Bayern Munich do not look so formidable, agree? And in this regard, one cannot fail to note the phenomenal result of the London “Arsenal” in the 2003/04 season. Then the magnificent “Gunners” with Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and many other legends of the London club did not lose for 49 matches in a row!

This achievement by Arsenal is absolutely the best in the history of the Premier League. But there is in English football and another amazing record that belongs to the team from London. The truth is no longer for Arsenal, but for Chelsea. Between 20 March 2004 and 26 October 2008, no club was able to win at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea Stadium has become an impenetrable fortress for rivals, and the team from West London have unbeaten home walls in an incredible 86 matches! By the way, the previous owner of such an achievement was “Liverpool” in the late seventies, but the result of Liverpool is much more modest - 63 games.

Quite recently, a very protracted unbeaten run, which belonged to Tula “Arsenal”, was interrupted in domestic football. Dmitry Alenichev's team did not know defeats in 39 official matches in a row until the match of the 11th round of the FNL against Vladikavkaz “Alania”. True, as we know, now “Arsenal” can only dream of at least three unbeaten matches.

Unbeaten streaks of national teams are a completely different story, and it is difficult to compare the achievements of national teams with clubs, given the difference in the number of matches per unit of time. Nevertheless, records are being calculated for national teams as well. I think that hardly anyone will be surprised by the fact that the owner of the best achievement is the Spanish national team. On account of the “red fury” a record 29 matches without defeat. After being defeated in 2010 at the European Championship by Switzerland, the Spanish national team did not lose until July 2013, when reigning champions the world and Europe lost to the Brazilian national team in final match Confederation Cup. The previous best achievement belonged to the French national team, which has not lost 27 matches in a row from September 1994 to March 1999.

In addition to unbeaten streaks, there is another very curious indicator, namely winning streaks. So the best achievement among the national teams belongs to Germany, which won 15 official matches in a row from July 2010 to June 2012. The Spaniards have the same number of victories in a row in the period from June 2008 to June 2009, but taking into account friendly matches.

Returning to club football, one cannot but tell about the absolutely outstanding achievement of the Portuguese “Benfica”. The Lisbon club have won 29 matches in a row. This series began in the 1971/72 season and ended in the 1972/73 season. The legend of Portuguese football, Eusebio, noted that the main merit in setting such a record rests on the shoulders of the head coach of the English team, Jimmy Hagan, who instilled strict discipline in the freedom-loving Portuguese. Under his leadership, Benfica have won three championship titles in a row.

Just a few days ago, everyone admired Roma, who set a Serie A record with ten straight wins at the start of the season. But the absolute best achievement in the Italian championship in terms of the number of victories in a row was with Inter Milan, which won 17 matches in a row. If you look at the other top championships, the best results are as follows. V English Premier League 14 matches in a row won the London "Arsenal", it happened in 2002. In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich won 15 consecutive victories in the 2005/06 season. As for Spain, Barcelona is the best there, having defeated their rivals 16 times in a row in the 2010/11 season.

If we talk about the general list longest winning streaks in European championships then it looks like this:

Benfica (Portugal) - 29 matches (1971 - 1973)

Dynamo (Croatia) - 28 matches (2006 - 2007)

Celtic Scotland - 25 appearances (2003-2004)

PSV (Holland) - 22 matches (1987 - 1988)

Habnarfjordur (Iceland) - 18 matches (2004-2005)

Steaua (Romania) - 17 appearances (1988)

Dynamo (Romania) - 17 matches (1988)

Inter (Italy) - 17 matches (2006 - 2007)

Valur (Iceland) - 17 matches (1978)

Olympiacos (Greece) - 16 matches (2005 - 2006)

Barcelona (Spain) - 16 games (2010 - 2011)

Real Madrid (Spain) - 15 matches (1960 - 1961)

Bayern (Germany) - 15 games (2005)

Sparta (Czech Republic) - 15 matches (1999 - 2000)

Bangor City (Wales) - 15 appearances (2010)

Celtic may extend their unbeaten run in the Scottish Premier League to 55 games today against Hamilton Academic. We are reminded of the record streak in the European championships.

Plus, everyone will remember our long unbeaten streak. Although, I will not argue, it was achieved in the absence of fierce competition

Igor Prince

“Chirac” was a very good team then. Of course, we had leaders, but all the players were just eager to enter the field.

Andranik Adamyan

Capello brilliantly continued the work of Sacchi. He only added a few elements to create the perfect mosaic.

Roberto Donadoni

Of course, then even a draw was perceived by everyone as a huge surprise.

Mikhail Zemlinsky

"Levadia" is the record holder of Estonia

61: Levadia (2008-2009)
Under the leadership of Igor Prince, who later coached Nõmme Kalju, Levadia did not lose in the Estonian championship from May 2008 to November 7, 2009, when in the penultimate round Tallinn lost to Narva Trance. "Our main goal is to win the championship, which we did for the fourth year in a row. Plus, everyone will remember our long unbeaten run. Although, I will not argue, it was achieved in the absence of fierce competition," - said then Prince.

60: Union Saint-Gilles (1933-1935)
The Belgian Union's unbeaten streak ended in February 1933 when it lost to Daring. In total, in 1933-1935, the club from the vicinity of Brussels won three championship titles. To commemorate Union's achievement in Belgium, a prize is awarded annually to the team that has not lost the longest. The trophy is named after the captain of the Senjilians Jules Papper - the leader of the “Union” along with Vital van Landegem, who in 1934 with 29 goals became the best sniper of the Belgian championship.

"Pyunik" has been trained by three different specialists for two years. The team began a successful streak under the leadership of Oscar Lopez, continued with Mihai Stoykitsa and ended with Vardan Minasyan. The leading players of "Pyunik" were brothers Arman and Artavazd Karamyan, and in 2004 - Edgar Manucharyan and Galust Petrosyan, who scored 21 goals per brother and became the best scorers of the championship.

58: Olympiacos (1972-1974)
Club president Nikos Goulandris, who made his fortune in shipbuilding, invested huge funds in Olympiacos, and the result was not long in coming. Under the leadership of Lakis Petropoulos, the club had a long unbeaten run. It lasted from victory to defeat in the matches with PAOK in October 1972 and April 1974, respectively. In 1972-1975, Olympiacos became the champion of Greece three times in a row, in the 1973/74 campaign setting a record for the number of goals scored - 104. The leader of the team was Yves Triantafillos, who scored 58 goals in 80 matches in three years. Also starring were Giorgos Delikaris, Michalis Kritikopoulos and Romain Aryirudis.

"Milan" "sample 1993

James Rodriguez shone in Porto in 2012

Over the past two months, we have followed one of the most amazing events in the current history of the sport. The Miami Heat hit 27 straight wins, and they stumbled on the road to Chicago against the local Bulls. Only six victories were not enough for LeBron & Co. better result in history - "Lakers" sample 71-72 years. But in view of the fact that for a very long time the teams have not pampered us with such records, you must admit that this series was amazing. The southern coast was simply "on the ears", the rivals were biting their elbows. All this gave us this 27-match series "Miami Heat".

We decided to tell you: what were the longest streaks in other sports as well? How has this affected the history of other sports? Was this a momentous event as well? Will this be something that fans of all countries will be discussing over the years? So, let's begin.

NBA

1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers

Period: 33 wins

In the year preceding this event, another important event took place. The Milwaukee Bucks have won 20 consecutive victories in the regular season. Led by Oscar Robertson and Karim Abdul-Jabbar, they also won victories over the Lakers, blocking their path to the championship. Los Angeles returned the favor the following season. After Elgin Baylor was injured, the Lakers rapped off 33 straight wins alongside Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West.

This record still remains unbeaten. And no team has gone as close to the coveted 33 straight wins as the Miami Heat. But we must not forget - “Lakers” finished their streak on a positive note, having won the championship rings. So "Miami", in order to stay in the "trend" must do the same.

NCAAB

1971-1974 UCLA (men)

Period: 88 wins

For three seasons, the Bruins made fun of the rest of the country. With the legendary John Wooden at the helm. Bill Walton has never lost a game since high school. The streak began after the Bruins lost to Notre Dame in 1971. This university record was held for a long time until it appeared on the horizon women's team from UConn, which won 90 consecutive victories.

It is obvious that time does not stand still. Many chronicles and records have been lost. And we will not always be able to prove whether the episodes were even larger. There were exactly 5 different 50-match series. But that was in the first basketball divisions.

NFL

2003-2004 New England Patriots

Period: 21 wins

The NFL had its own heroes too. In the 2003-2004 season, the Patriots made a spurt in 21 games. After starting 2-2 in 2003, Tom Brady led the Patriots to the Super Bowl. They were undefeated for 13 months and ended the season with the title in their pocket.

Football is arguably the most physically advanced sport we explore here. Very tough contacts, forcing the player to give all the best in every game. But fortunately for the players, they play once a week. Heath was supposed to go to the site three, four, sometimes five times a week.

NCAAF

1953-1957 Oklahoma Suners

Period: 47 wins

This period has stood the test of time and is valid to this day. None of the American football teams have been able to break this record. 35 was (Toledo, 1969-71). Oklahoma coach, Hall of Famer, Bud Wilkinson, thanks to this series took 2 championship titles with the team.

This record is comparable to that of UCLA. Interestingly, the players learned, others went to the draft, and still others worked, but victories came one after another. Another interesting fact: Notre Dame was the last team to defeat the Suners before their great streak kicked off.

MLB

1916 New York Giants

Period: 26 wins

The New York Giants simply dominated the 1916 September. They have won 26 matches in a row with one draw. And the time during which they completed this series is 24 days! The next longest streak in baseball will be 21 games. Despite all the difficulties: in the face of everyday matches, moving in buses, they were able to complete this crazy streak. Unfortunately, they failed to turn that success into a title.

2002 Oakland Athletic are the only team since 1935 to win 20 games in a row. And the impressive thing about this event is that the team was not rich, the payroll was not the best. But the movie Moneyball will tell you about this team better than me.

NHL

1992-1993 Pittsburgh Penguins

Period: 17 wins

This winning streak is also special because the team had 18 games left to play until the end of the regular season. The Penguins have finished a long, difficult season by winning every game and scoring at least 3 goals. It was a crazy period, but they were unable to advance to the playoffs, losing to the Islanders in elimination games.

Interestingly, this is what. While the Hit was trying to swing the impossible, the Pittsburgh Penguins are currently threatening their own record. They have won 15 straight times and look ready to continue. Thus, it will be even more interesting to watch this series. Maybe she will not be subdued in the future.