The winless teams

Last week I updated on the unbeaten teams left in Europe and now this one will have a look at the teams on the other end of the scale. The winless teams around the continent. And yes there are a few still without their first wins of the season even this late. In total of the leagues that started in July/August there are four teams that haven't won this season. However two of those four have since withdrawn from their leagues.

Ulisses FC (Armenia)
I actually did a blog post about them and Armenia a few weeks back. Ulisses withdrew from the Armenian premier league in February for financial trouble but later the league decided they would expel them and revoke their license. The league was on the winter break at the time and more than half the schedule had been played so their remaining fixtures are all forfeited 3-0 wins for their opponents. Up until the withdrawal/expulsion Ulisses were winless in the league with a solitary two points won until the winter break in November. The draws both at home being 2-2 with Banants and 0-0 with Mika.

Ayia Napa (Cyprus)
Yes the popular resort do have a team and well they haven't been too good this season. In fact their season is over as they have been relegated and played all their games. In Cyprus' First division the bottom two teams are relegated after the home and away fixtures are played. That leaves Ayia Napa with no more games this season to try and get off this winless list. They played twenty-six games in the regular season and amassed six draws in total. They finished adrift at the bottom with near neighbors Enosis Paralimni finishing a place above them with twenty points.

Saxan (Moldova)
Usually if your bottom of the league in April and yet to win a game in the season it means you're probably relegated. Surprisingly Saxan in Moldova are not mathematically relegated. However they are winless and bottom of the league. So far they have accumulated five draws and find themselves eleven points off safety with six games to go. Their latest defeat was yesterday when Academia Chișinău, their rivals for that safety spot, beat them 3-0. It's looking like it would take a miracle for them to stay up as in those final games they face Sheriff and Zimbru, both aiming for the title.

Metalurh Zaporizhya (Ukraine)
Metalurh Zaporizhya like Ulisses in Armenia are no longer competing in the league on the pitch. However since they were expelled at the winter break, all their remaining games will be forfeited 3-0 wins for their opponents.  Up until their departure from the Ukrainian Premier league, Metalurh were a disaster on the pitch. Scorers of just seven goals they managed to get just the three draws which unsurprisingly left them adrift at the bottom. Metalurh's expulsion means there will be no relegation this year from the league.