We’ve just hit March and while MLS has just started stateside, European football leagues will begin to wind down by early May. Naturally the European game will soon be dealing with promotion and relegation to and from the top leagues.
Most of these leagues have roughly 10 games to go and every game can be do or die for clubs making the leap up and clubs who are fighting to survive. Here are the teams most likely to be relegated from the highest tier and promoted from the second tiers of Europe.
Promotion And Relegation Contenders
England
Premier League (Relegation)
Cardiff City FC
Current Position: 18th out of 20
Last time relegated to the second tier: 2014
Fulham FC
Current Position: 19th out of 20
Last time relegated to the second tier: 2014
Huddersfield Town FC
Current Position: 20th out of 20
Last time relegated to the second tier: 1973
Championship (Promotion)
Norwich City FC
Current Position: 1st out of 24
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2016
Leeds United FC
Current Position: 2nd out of 24
Last time promoted to the first tier: 1990
Sheffield United (Playoff Winner)
Current Position: 3rd out of 24
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2007
France
Ligue Un (Relegation)
Stade Malherbe Caen
Current Position: 18th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2013
Dijon FCO
Current Position: 19th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2016
En Avant de Guingamp
Current Position: 20th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2004
Ligue Deux (Promotion)
FC Metz
Current Position: 1st out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2014
Stade Brest
Current Position: 2nd out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2010
Lorient
Current Position: 3rd out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2006
Germany
Bundesliga (Relegation)
VfB Stuttgart (Playoff Loser)
Current Position: 16th out of 18
Last time relegated from the top tier: 2016
Hannover 96
Current Position: 17th out of 18
Last time relegated from the top tier: 2016
FC Nurnberg
Current Position: 18th out of 18
Last time relegated from the top tier: 2014
2. Bundesliga (Promotion)
FC Koln
Current Position: 1st out of 18
Last time promoted to the top tier: 2014
Hamburger SV
Current Position: 2nd out of 18
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2018
Union Berlin (Playoff Winner)
Current Position: 3rd out of 18
Last time promoted to the first tier: Has never been promoted to the 1. Bundesliga
Italy
Serie A (Relegation)
Bologna
Current Position: 18th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2014
Frosinone
Current Position: 19th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2016
Chievo Verona
Current Position: 20th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2007
Serie B (Promotion)
Brescia Calcio
Current Position: 1st out of 19
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2010
Palermo
Current Position: 2nd out of 19
Last time promoted to the top tier: 2014
Benevento
Current Position: 4th out of 19
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2017
Spain
LaLiga (Relegation)
Villarreal CF
Current Position: 18th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2012
Rayo Vallecano
Current Position: 19th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2016
SD Huesca
Current Position: 20th out of 20
Last time relegated from the first tier: 2013
Segunda Liga (Promotion)
CA Osasuna
Current Position: 1st out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2016
Granada
Current Position: 2nd out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2011
Deportivo La Coruna (Playoff Winner)
Current Position: 5th out of 20
Last time promoted to the first tier: 2014
