Sampdoria fell into Serie C., and which other famous teams have fallen into the low-level league?

Relegation from the top league is no stranger to many veteran teams, but it is rare to fall all the way to third or even lower leagues. This season, another well-known club has joined this ranks.

Sampdoria

Current status: Relegation to Serie C (Italy Third Division)

Last competition in the top league: 2022/23 season

Modern highest league achievement: 1990/91 Serie A champion

This team, which once dominated Serie A, was shockingly relegated with 18th place in Serie B this season. Since 2004, Samp has fallen out of Serie A only twice, returning the following year after his first relegation, and still ranked 7th in Serie B in the second relegation (coached by Pirlo in 2022/23). Who would have thought that he would fall into the abyss a year later?

Chievo

Current status: Italian (Italy fourth level) midfielder

Last competition in the top league: 2018/19 season

Modern highest league achievement: 2001/02 seasonSerie A 5

This team, "Flying Dog" who has been in Serie A for a long time in the 21st century, once qualified for the 2006 Champions League due to the "Telectronic Gate" incident. But the relegation in 2019 triggered a chain reaction: he was expelled from the league for tax arrears after two consecutive years of levy. Former captain Pelicier rebuilds the club with a new team name, regains the name and team logo of "Chero" in 2024, and ends with Yiding's 7th this season.

Livorno

Current status: advance to Serie C (Italy third level)

Last competition in the top league: 2013/14 season

Modern highest league achievement: 2005/06 seasonSerie A 6th, this team that firmly ranks in the middle of Serie A in the early 2020 encountered a crisis: after being reduced to Serie C, he fell to Yi Ding due to his salary arrears, and the club was disbanded for a time. After reorganization in 2023, he finally returned to Italy as the runner-up of Italy and D.

Luton

Current status: Reduced to the English League One (England third level)

Last competition in the top league: 2023/24 season

The highest league achievement in modern times: 18th in the Premier League in 2023/24 season

The "grassroots miracle" who rose to the Premier League last season suffered two consecutive declines this season, which is a free fall.

Reeding

Current status: The last time to compete in the top league in the English League One: 2012/13 season

Modern highest league achievement: The 8th Premier League season in the 2006/07 season, this team "Royals" has a slow fall trajectory but continues: it only approaches upgrading once in ten years after relegation, and has hovered in the middle and lower reaches of the Championship for most seasons. This season, the first season of the League One, ranked 16th and currently ranked 7th, and the path to mediocrity is still continuing.

Bolton

Current status: English League One's mid-level

Last competition in the top league: 2011/12 season

Modern highest league achievement: 2004/05 season's Premier League 6

"Fast Horse Bolton " is in a more dismal situation: he missed the Championship for six years and was even lowered to the League Two (2019/20 season). Although he quickly returned to the League One, he was always on the verge of upgrading to the playoffs and was always missing his last breath.

Wigan Athletics

Status: The last time to compete in the top league in the UK: 2012/13 season

Modern highest league achievement: 2005/06 season Premier League 1, the 2013 FA Cup champion is temporarily ranked 15th in the UK this season, and has become a "lift" between the English Championship and the UK League, and the ambition to return to the Premier League has long dissipated.

Bordeaux

Current status: Playing in the French National League (Fourth Level)

Last competition in the top league: 2021/22 season

The highest league achievements of modern times: 2008/09 and 1998/99 season Ligue 1 champions

After being directly demoted to two levels due to financial problems in 2023, the six-time Ligue 1 champions were almost disbanded. He only finished fourth in his first season with professional identity, and Andy Carroll spent his twilight years in his career.

Socho

Current status: French National League (third level) mid-range

Last competition in the top league: 2013/14 season

The highest league achievement in modern times: three times Ligue 1 5

This strong team, which had long been competing for European seats, gradually fell into decline after 2015. Ironically, when the early 2020s saw hope for escalation, the financial crisis directly pushed it to level 3. Both attempts to upgrade after the change of ownership failed.

Varencienne

Current status: French National League (third level) mid-level

Last competition in the top league: 2013/14 season

The highest league achievement in modern times: 2009/10 season

The team that has played in the Ligue 1 for eight consecutive years has become an alternative case: they have neither financial crisis nor competitive collapse, but have just slid to the third level steadily and continue their mid-level journey with 10th place this season.