IFFHS announced the longest unbeaten streaks of European Cups.
Idman.biz presents similar series of Azerbaijani clubs in continental cups.
Of course, Azerbaijani representatives are far away from Manchester City, which has not lost 27 matches in a row. Moreover, the series of the continental giants was connected to the main stages of the European Cup. Azerbaijani clubs have signed a mixed series in the classification and main stages. Of course, we also have Azerbaijan's own Manchester City.
A long way in the Conference League
The Azerbaijani record belongs to Qarabag. Gurban Gurbanov's team has not lost in 11 consecutive matches. This coincided with the 2021/22 season, when our representative played in the Conference League. The Aghdam club, which ended the previous season with a technical defeat against Villarreal, passed three qualifying rounds in a new tournament without losing in 6 matches. The only defeat in the group was against Basel in the last round. Qarabag has not lost in 5 matches in the main stage and in total 11 matches. During this period, 7 wins and 4 draws were recorded. Even if we do not take into account the technical result at all, a draw with Maccabi Tel Aviv in the last meeting of the 2020/21 season can extend the streak to 12. But there are different approaches regarding whether technical results are taken into account or not.
Playoff to playoff
The second longest series of Azerbaijani clubs consists of 7 matches. We have witnessed this number 4 times. Qarabag was Azerbaijani first team that did not lose 7 times in a row. In 2009, Gurbanov's team did not lose in the return game, nor in the first three rounds of the following season, after the defeat in the first match against Twente in the playoffs of the Europa League. The first playoff match was marked by 4 unanswered goals of Borussia Dortmund. The series consisted of 4 wins and 3 draws.
Three season series
Inter was the first team to repeat the indicator, which was considered a record for that time. The series of the team, which is now called Shamakhi, spanned three different seasons. The Baku representative, who bid farewell to the 2010/11 season with a victory, was left out of Europe a year later. In the summer of 2012, the team finished the season without losing 4 games and played two undefeated matches a year later. The series was broken when Tromse scored 2 unanswered goals in Norway. During this period, there were 4 wins and 3 draws.
Germans again
In 2013, not only Inter, but also Qarabag had their next 7-match series broken. Two years ago, Gurbanov's team, which lost 1:3 to Bruges in the first match of the III stage of the Europa League, won the return match in Baku and could not go to Europe in the next season. In the 2013/14 season, the team advanced to the playoffs without losing in the first three rounds and was a rival to the German club. This time, not Borussia, but Eintracht broke the streak. The Germans were happy with 2 unanswered goals in the first match. The series was noted with 6 wins and 1 draw.
From Poland to Leverkusen
The last time Azerbaijani clubs did not lose at least 7 European Cup matches was last year. Again, the series broken by Qarabag and the German club... The Aghdam club, which started the second qualifying round of the Champions League with a 2:3 defeat against Rakuv in Poland, played a draw at home. After falling to the European League, 4 matches in the classification and 2 matches in the group ended without defeat. On the trip to Leverkusen, it was not possible to get points from Bayer - 1:5. The 7-match part of the season was marked by 5 wins and 2 draws.
Apart from the five best series, each of Baku, Qarabag and Gabala did not lose once in 6 consecutive matches.
Vugar Kheyrullayev
Idman.biz
