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·8 Desember 2025
No relegation: Brazil has 10 'unrelegatable' clubs this century 😎

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·8 Desember 2025

Relegations often leave scars and tarnish histories. But, in this century, fans of 10 clubs can proudly say: "my team hasn't been relegated."
A survey by GE shows the select list of clubs that have not faced relegation since 2001.

In Serie A, Flamengo, Fluminense, São Paulo, and the newcomer Mirassol are the only ones to have avoided relegation this century.
In Serie B, Athletic-MG and Novorizontino are the "unrelegatable." And in Serie C, Botafogo-PB, Floresta, Ypiranga-RS, and São Bernardo.
Flamengo and São Paulo, of course, are in a league of their own, as they have been in the elite since the beginning of the competition's history.
Other teams, like Novorizontino and Mirassol, have a more recent history in the top divisions.
So, do you believe any of these unrelegatable teams will face their first relegation in the century in 2026? Comment!
Correction: unlike the information released by GE, there are 10 clubs without relegation this century. The original article did not mention Fluminense - last relegated in 1998.
While some clubs are unrelegatable this century, others have accumulated relegations since 2001.
Counting all divisions of the Brazilian Championship, ABC holds the record with SEVEN relegations.
América-MG, América-RN, Criciúma, Juventude, Sampaio Corrêa, Santa Cruz, Sport, and Vitória have SIX relegations this century.
Meanwhile, AvaÃ, Coritiba, Guarani, Paysandu, and Portuguesa are on the list with FIVE drops.
Featured photo: Paulo Paiva/Sport Recife
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.









































