As we all know, football is a universal sport that is constantly developing, with many new teams joining every year. Despite the introduction of those sides, there are many clubs that are simply far older, better known, and more decorated than their peers. From SE Palmeiras, Brazil’s most successful club, to Real Madrid, holder of the record for the most Champions League wins, each of these clubs has written its own history over the years, through domestic, continental, and even intercontinental triumphs.
On the other hand, other clubs have never won a single major trophy in their history and are still tirelessly pursuing their unfinished quest for glory. Here are the nine b
FK Krasnodar have two particularities. The first is that they are the newest team mentioned in this article, having been founded in 2008. The second is that, in addition to never having won a single major trophy in their 16 years of existence, the Russian club have simply never lifted a single title. A recent double finalist in the Russian Cup (2014 and 2023), the club based in the west of the country has also never won a league title, in the third, second or first division, in which its best finish remains third place (2015).
However, the club’s rapid development speaks in its favor. As proof, the Bulls (the nickname of the players from FK Krasnodar) have already taken part in one Champions League campaign (2020, elimination in the group stage) and two Europa League campaigns (2017 and 2019, elimination in the last 16).
The biggest clubs in the world right now still trying to fill their trophy cabinet with a major title.
AFC Wimbledon may not be the best-known club on this list, but its unique history has opened the door. Founded in 2002 by former supporters of Wimbledon FC after the latter’s relocation to Milton Keynes (97km north of the Wimbledon district) and its renaming as MK Dons – with which it now maintains a fierce animosity, the Greater London club now plays in League One.
It’s a journey that’s as atypical as it is remarkable for a club that nevertheless reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in 2019 and only entered the professional world in 2011, finishing runners-up in the Conference National.
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