{"id":1494,"date":"2024-05-17T09:17:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T09:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footballcollective.org.uk\/?post_type=general&p=1494"},"modified":"2024-05-14T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T14:17:02","slug":"what-is-an-invincibles-season-in-football","status":"publish","type":"general","link":"https:\/\/footballcollective.org.uk\/general\/what-is-an-invincibles-season-in-football\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is an Invincibles Season in Football?"},"content":{"rendered":"
If you take the average 38-game Premier League season, that\u2019s a whopping 3,420 minutes of action out on the pitch \u2013 let alone the reams of injury time that are played these days. It\u2019s an extraordinary amount of time to remain unbeaten \u2013 that is, to win or draw every single league game in a campaign. That\u2019s exactly what an \u2018Invincibles\u2019 season is – going through the entire league schedule without losing a game.<\/p>\n
By its very nature, it\u2019s an extraordinary achievement that doesn\u2019t happen very often \u2013 so Bayer Leverkusen are on the precipice of something outstanding in 2023\/24. The German champions won their first-ever Bundesliga title in high-class fashion, and after 32 games of the campaign found themselves unbeaten with 26 wins and six draws. It means that if they can avoid defeat in their remaining four games, they will join the small but elite band of clubs that have completed an Invincibles season<\/a>.<\/p>\nWho Was the First Team to Complete an Invincibles Season?<\/h2>\n