The County Championship (cricket) has had 17 teams clubs since 1921, when Glamorgan were admitted, and 18 since 1992 when Durham came on board. Now there is a first and second division, but in practice it's a closed shop; no team has ever left the league. Of those 18 Gloucestershire, Northants and Somerset have never finished first.
In La Copa América, of the ten countries who have usually played the tournament (we'll leave out guest nations for the purpose of this) only Ecuador (who I think have never even finished runners-up) and Venezuela are trophyless.
What other competitions are there in domestic and world sport (in cups/leagues where there is no significant or possible relegation) in which teams who have been taking part for years and years still have no corresponding winners' title in their trophy room?
(Queensland took 68 years to win their first Sheffield Shield but other examples of "at long last" winners would be interesting to hear about/remember as well.)
In La Copa América, of the ten countries who have usually played the tournament (we'll leave out guest nations for the purpose of this) only Ecuador (who I think have never even finished runners-up) and Venezuela are trophyless.
What other competitions are there in domestic and world sport (in cups/leagues where there is no significant or possible relegation) in which teams who have been taking part for years and years still have no corresponding winners' title in their trophy room?
(Queensland took 68 years to win their first Sheffield Shield but other examples of "at long last" winners would be interesting to hear about/remember as well.)
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