“I know there are a number of teams who stayed unbeaten all season and came second, but has anybody finished lower than that without losing a game?”.
At least two other teams have finished third without losing a game: Kahrabaa Al-Wusta in Iraq in 1971-72 (P7 W2 D5 L0) and LLPP Jeenyo in Somalia in 2012.
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In 1978-79, Perugia finished three points behind Milan in Serie A after an extraordinary campaign: P30 W11 D19 L0 F34 A16 Pts41.
All the examples are from men’s football; the best we could find in the women’s game were teams who finished second.