FC Bayern München

Koordinaten : 48 ° 6'6.64 ″ N 11 ° 34'22.00 ″ E. /. 48.1018444 ° N 11.5727778 ° E. / 48.1018444; 11.5727778

Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. ( deutsche Aussprache: [ˈfuːsbalˌklʊp ˈbaɪɐn ˈmʏnçn̩] ), allgemein bekannt als FC Bayern München ( deutsche Aussprache: [ʔɛf tseː ˈbaɪɐn ˈmʏnçn̩] ), FCB , Bayern München oder FC Bayern , ist ein deutscher Profisportverein mit Sitz in München . Bayern . Es ist bekannt für seine professionelle Fußballmannschaft , die in der Bundesliga spielt , der obersten Stufe des deutschen Fußballligasystems . Der FC Bayern ist mit einem Rekord von 31 der erfolgreichste Verein der deutschen Fußballgeschichtenationale Titel , darunter neun nacheinander seit 2013, und 20 nationale Pokale sowie zahlreiche europäische Auszeichnungen.

Bayern München

Vollständiger Name	Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. V.
Spitzname (n)	Der FCB (FCB) Die Bayern (Die Bayern) Stern des Südens (Stern des Südens) Die Roten (die Roten) [1] FC Hollywood [2]
Kurzer Name	Bayern, FCB
Gegründet	27. Februar 1900 ; Vor 121 Jahren ( 1900-02-27 )
Stadion	Allianz Arena
Kapazität	75.000 [3]
Präsident	Herbert Hainer
CEO	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Cheftrainer	Hans-Dieter Flick
Liga	Bundesliga
2020–21	Bundesliga, 1. von 18 (Meister)
Webseite	Club-Website
Hauptfarben Weg Farben Dritte Farben
Aktuelle Saison

Aktive Abteilungen des FC Bayern München
Fußball (Männer)	Fußball II (Männer)	Fußball JT (Männer)
Fußball (Frauen)	Fußball (Senioren)	Basketball
Handball	Schach	Bowling
Tischtennis	Schiedsrichter

Der FC Bayern München wurde 1900 von 11 Fußballspielern unter der Leitung von Franz John gegründet . ^[4] Obwohl die Bayern 1932 ihre erste nationale Meisterschaft gewannen , wurde der Verein bei seiner Gründung im Jahr 1963 nicht für die Bundesliga ausgewählt . Der Verein hatte Mitte der 1970er Jahre seinen größten Erfolg, als er unter dem Kapitän von Franz Beckenbauer dreimal hintereinander (1974–1976) den Europapokal gewann . Insgesamt haben die Bayern elf Endspiele im Europapokal / in der UEFA Champions League erreicht und im Finale 2020 im Rahmen eines Kontinental- Drillings ihren sechsten Titel gewonnen. Danach war es der zweite europäische Verein, der das Kontinental-Drilling zweimal erreichte. Die Bayern haben außerdem einen UEFA-Pokal , einen Europapokal der Pokalsieger , zwei UEFA-Superpokale , zwei FIFA-Klub-Weltmeisterschaften und zwei Intercontinental-Pokale gewonnen . Damit ist der FC Bayern einer der erfolgreichsten europäischen Vereine und der einzige deutsche Verein, der beide Länderspiele gewonnen hat Titel. Mit dem Gewinn der FIFA Klub-Weltmeisterschaft 2020 war Bayern München erst der zweite Verein, der das Sextupel gewann. Ab Mai 2021 steht Bayern München in der UEFA-Klubwertung an erster Stelle . Der Verein hat traditionelle lokale Rivalitäten mit 1860 München und dem 1. FC Nürnberg sowie mit Borussia Dortmund seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre.

Seit Beginn der Saison 2005/06 spielen die Bayern ihre Heimspiele in der Allianz Arena . Zuvor hatte die Mannschaft 33 Jahre lang im Münchner Olympiastadion gespielt . Die Teamfarben sind rot und weiß, und das Wappen zeigt die weiße und blaue Flagge Bayerns . Gemessen am Umsatz ist Bayern München der größte Sportverein in Deutschland und die dritthöchste verdienFußballVerein der Welt, Erzeugung im Jahr 2021 € 634,1 Millionen . ^[5] Im November 2019 hatte der FC Bayern 293.000 offizielle Mitglieder und 4.499 offiziell registrierte Fanclubs mit über 350.000 Mitgliedern. Der Club verfügt über weitere Abteilungen für Schach, Handball, Basketball , Gymnastik, Bowling, Tischtennis und Seniorenfußball mit mehr als 1.100 aktiven Mitgliedern. ^[6]

Frühe Jahre (1900–1965)

Der FC Bayern München wurde von Mitgliedern eines Münchner Gymnastikclubs (MTV 1879) gegründet. Als eine Versammlung von Mitgliedern des MTV 1879 am 27. Februar 1900 beschloss, dass die Fußballer des Vereins nicht dem Deutschen Fußballverband (DFB) beitreten dürfen, verließen 11 Mitglieder der Fußballabteilung die Gemeinde und gründeten am selben Abend Fußball- Verein Bayern München. Innerhalb weniger Monate erzielten die Bayern gegen alle lokalen Rivalen hochkarätige Siege, darunter einen 15: 0-Sieg gegen den FC Nordstern ^[7], und erreichten das Halbfinale der süddeutschen Meisterschaft 1900/01 . ^[4] In den folgenden Jahren gewann der Verein einige lokale Trophäen und in den Jahren 1910-11 trat der FC Bayern der neu gegründeten "Kreisliga" bei, der ersten regionalen bayerischen Liga. Der Verein gewann diese Liga in seinem ersten Jahr, gewann sie jedoch erst zu Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs im Jahr 1914 wieder, als alle Fußballaktivitäten in Deutschland eingestellt wurden. ^{[8] [9]} Am Ende des ersten Gründungsjahrzehnts hatten die Bayern ihren ersten deutschen Nationalspieler, Max Gaberl Gablonsky, angezogen . ^[10] 1920 hatte es über 700 Mitglieder und war damit der größte Fußballverein in München. ^[10]

In den Jahren nach dem Krieg gewannen die Bayern mehrere regionale Wettbewerbe, bevor sie 1926 ihre erste süddeutsche Meisterschaft gewannen, eine Leistung, die zwei Jahre später wiederholt wurde. ^{[8] [11]} Sein erster nationaler Titel wurde 1932 gewonnen , als Trainer Richard "Little Dombi" Kohn die Mannschaft zur deutschen Meisterschaft führte, indem er Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 im Finale besiegte. ^[8]

Der Aufstieg Adolf Hitlers an die Macht setzte der Entwicklung der Bayern ein abruptes Ende. Clubpräsident Kurt Landauer und der Trainer, beide Juden, verließen das Land. Viele andere im Club wurden ebenfalls gesäubert. Die Bayern wurden als " Judenverein " verspottet, während der lokale Rivale 1860 München viel Unterstützung erhielt. Josef Sauter, der 1943 eingeweiht wurde, war das einzige NSDAP-Mitglied als Präsident. Als einige Bayern-Spieler Landauer begrüßten, der ein Bayern-Freundschaftsspiel in der Schweiz beobachtete, führte dies zu anhaltender Diskriminierung. ^{[12] Die} Bayern waren auch von der Entscheidung betroffen, dass Fußballspieler wieder Vollamateure sein müssen, was zum Wechsel des talentierten jungen Mittelstürmers Oskar Rohr in die Schweiz führte. In den folgenden Jahren konnte der FC Bayern seine Rolle als Anwärter auf den nationalen Titel nicht mehr behaupten und erzielte stattdessen in seiner regionalen Liga Mittelfeldergebnisse. ^[13]

Nach dem Krieg wurde der FC Bayern Mitglied der Oberliga Süd , der Südkonferenz der deutschen Erstliga, die zu dieser Zeit auf fünf Arten aufgeteilt war. Die Bayern kämpften, stellten zwischen 1945 und 1963 13 Trainer ein und entließen sie. Landauer kehrte 1947 aus dem Exil zurück und wurde erneut zum Clubpräsidenten ernannt. Die Amtszeit dauerte bis 1951. Er bleibt der Präsident des Clubs mit der längsten Amtszeit. Landauer gilt als Erfinder der Bayern als Proficlub und sein Gedächtnis wird von der Bayern Ultras Schickeria gepflegt . ^{[14] [15]} 1955 stieg der Verein ab, kehrte aber in der folgenden Saison in die Oberliga zurück und gewann erstmals den DFB-Pokal , wobei er Fortuna Düsseldorf im Finale mit 1: 0 besiegte . ^{[16] [17]}

Der Verein hatte jedoch finanzielle Probleme und stand Ende der 1950er Jahre kurz vor dem Bankrott. Der vom Hersteller verdrängte Präsident Reitlinger, der später wegen finanzieller Unregelmäßigkeiten verurteilt wurde, wurde bei den Wahlen von 1958 vom Industriellen Roland Endler verdrängt. Er sorgte für finanzielle Stabilität des Vereins. Unter seiner Herrschaft hatte der FC Bayern seine besten Jahre in der Oberliga. ^[18] Endler war 1962 kein Kandidat mehr, als Wilhelm Neudecker , der im Nachkriegsboom reich wurde, ihn ersetzte.

1963 wurden die Oberligas in Deutschland zu einer Bundesliga zusammengefasst . Fünf Mannschaften aus der Oberliga Süd wurden zugelassen. Der Schlüssel zur Qualifikation für die Bundesliga war der Rekord der letzten zwölf Jahre, in denen die Bayern nur der sechstplatzierte Verein waren. Der siebte Lokalrivale TSV 1860 München war Meister der letzten Saison Oberliga-Süd und wurde aufgrund dieser Leistung bevorzugt. ^{[19] [20]} Nachdem die ersten Proteste der Bayern wegen angeblicher Misshandlung erfolglos blieben, stellte sich Präsident Neudecker der Herausforderung und stellte Zlatko Čajkovski ein , der 1962 den 1. FC Köln zur nationalen Meisterschaft führte. Mit einer Mannschaft mit jungen Talenten wie Franz Beckenbauer , Gerd Müller und Sepp Maier  , die später gemeinsam als Achse bezeichnet werden , sollten sie 1965 den Aufstieg in die Bundesliga erreichen. ^[17]

Die goldenen Jahre (1965–1979)

In ihrer ersten Bundesliga- Saison belegten die Bayern den dritten Platz und gewannen auch den DFB-Pokal . Dies qualifizierte sie für den Europapokal der Pokalsieger im folgenden Jahr , den sie in einem dramatischen Finale gegen die schottischen Klub- Rangers gewannen, als Franz Roth den Entscheider in einem 1 : 0- Sieg in der Verlängerung erzielte. ^[17] 1967 behielten die Bayern den DFB-Pokal bei , doch bei langsamen allgemeinen Fortschritten übernahm Branko Zebec die Rolle des Trainers. Er ersetzte den offensiven Spielstil der Bayern durch einen disziplinierteren Ansatz und erreichte damit 1969 das erste Liga- und Pokal- Doppel in der Geschichte der Bundesliga. Bayern München ist einer von vier deutschen Vereinen, die in derselben Saison die Bundesliga und den DFB-Pokal gewinnen zusammen mit Borussia Dortmund , 1. FC Köln und Werder Bremen . Zebec hat während der gesamten Saison nur 13 Spieler eingesetzt . ^[21]

Udo Lattek übernahm 1970 das Kommando. Nach dem Gewinn des DFB-Pokals in seiner ersten Saison führte Lattek die Bayern zu ihrer dritten deutschen Meisterschaft . Das entscheidende Spiel in der Saison 1971/72 gegen Schalke 04 war das erste Spiel im neuen Olympiastadion und auch das erste Live-Fernsehspiel in der Geschichte der Bundesliga. Die Bayern besiegten Schalke mit 5: 1 und holten sich damit den Titel. Außerdem stellten sie mehrere Rekorde auf, darunter Punkte und erzielte Tore. ^{[22] Die} Bayern gewannen auch die nächsten beiden Meisterschaften, aber der Höhepunkt war ihr Triumph im Europapokalfinale 1974 gegen Atlético Madrid , das die Bayern nach einer Wiederholung mit 4: 0 gewannen. ^[23] Dieser Titel - nach dem Gewinn des Pokals der Pokalsieger 1967 und zwei Halbfinals ( 1968 und 1972 ) in diesem Wettbewerb - markierte den Durchbruch des Vereins als Kraft auf der internationalen Bühne.

In den folgenden Jahren war die Mannschaft im Inland erfolglos, verteidigte jedoch ihren Europameistertitel, indem sie Leeds United im Europapokalfinale 1975 besiegte, als Roth und Müller mit späten Toren den Sieg sicherten. "Wir sind zurück ins Spiel gekommen und haben zwei glückliche Tore erzielt. Am Ende waren wir die Gewinner, aber wir hatten sehr, sehr viel Glück", sagte Franz Beckenbauer. Billy Bremner hielt den französischen Schiedsrichter für "sehr misstrauisch". Leeds-Fans haben sich dann in Paris aufgeregt und waren drei Jahre lang vom europäischen Fußball ausgeschlossen. ^[24] Ein Jahr später in Glasgow , Saint-Étienne wurde besiegt von einem anderen Roth Ziel und wurde Bayern der dritte Verein den Pokal in drei aufeinander folgenden Jahren zu gewinnen. Der letzte Pokal, den die Bayern in dieser Zeit gewonnen haben, war der Intercontinental Cup , bei dem sie den brasilianischen Klub Cruzeiro auf zwei Beinen besiegten . ^[25] Der Rest des Jahrzehnts war eine Zeit des Wandels und sah keine weiteren Titel für die Bayern. 1977 ging Franz Beckenbauer nach New York Cosmos und 1979 zogen sich Sepp Maier und Uli Hoeneß zurück, während Gerd Müller zu den Fort Lauderdale Strikers wechselte . ^[26] Bayerndusel wurde in dieser Zeit als Ausdruck von Verachtung oder Neid über die manchmal knappen Siege in letzter Minute gegen andere Teams geprägt.

Vom FC Breitnigge zum FC Hollywood (1979–1998)

Die 1980er Jahre waren für die Bayern eine Zeit der Turbulenzen außerhalb des Feldes mit vielen Veränderungen bei den personellen und finanziellen Problemen. Auf dem Feld führten Paul Breitner und Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , genannt FC Breitnigge , die Mannschaft 1980 und 1981 zu Bundesligatiteln . Abgesehen von einem DFB-Pokal-Sieg im Jahr 1982 folgten zwei relativ erfolglose Spielzeiten, nach denen Breitner in den Ruhestand ging und der frühere Trainer Udo Lattek zurückkehrte. Bayern gewann den DFB-Pokal in 1984 und ging auf fünf Bundesliga Meisterschaften in sechs Jahreszeit zu gewinnen, ein mit Doppel in 1986 . Der europäische Erfolg war jedoch während des Jahrzehnts schwer zu fassen. Die Bayern konnten sich 1982 und 1987 den zweiten Platz im Europapokal sichern . ^[27]

Jupp Heynckes wurde 1987 als Trainer eingestellt, aber nach zwei aufeinander folgenden Meisterschaften in den Jahren 1988–89 und 1989–90 sank die Form der Bayern. Zweite in Nach Abschluss 1990-91 beendete der Club nur fünf Punkte oberhalb der Abstiegsplätze in 1991-1992 . In 1993-1994 wurde Bayern in dem eliminierten UEFA Cup zweiten Runde Premier League Seite Norwich City , der einzige englische Klub zu schlagen Bayern im Olympiastadion bleiben. Der Erfolg kehrte zurück, als Franz Beckenbauer in der zweiten Hälfte der Saison 1993/94 das Amt übernahm und nach vierjähriger Pause erneut die Meisterschaft gewann . Beckenbauer wurde daraufhin zum Clubpräsidenten ernannt. ^[28]

Seine Nachfolger als Trainer, Giovanni Trapattoni und Otto Rehhagel , beendeten beide nach einer Saison die Trophäe und erfüllten nicht die hohen Erwartungen des Vereins. ^[29] Während dieser Zeit erschienen die Spieler der Bayern häufig auf den Klatschseiten der Presse und nicht auf den Sportseiten, was zum Spitznamen FC Hollywood führte . ^[30] Franz Beckenbauer kehrte am Ende der Saison 1995/96 kurz als Hausmeister-Trainer zurück und führte sein Team zum Sieg im UEFA-Pokal , wobei er Bordeaux im Finale besiegte . Für die Saison 1996/97 kehrte Trapattoni zurück, um die Meisterschaft zu gewinnen . In der folgenden Saison verlor der FC Bayern den Titel gegen den neu beförderten 1. FC Kaiserslautern und Trapattoni mussten sich zum zweiten Mal verabschieden. ^[31]

Erneuter internationaler Erfolg (1998–2007)

Nach seinem Erfolg bei Borussia Dortmund wurde Bayern von Trainer Ottmar Hitzfeld von 1998 bis 2004. In Hitzfeld ersten Saison gewann Bayern die Bundesliga und kam in der Nähe der zu gewinnen Champions League , 2-1 zu verlieren Manchester United in der Nachspielzeit nach für die meist führenden des Spiels . Im folgenden Jahr, in der Hundertjahrfeier des Vereins , gewann der FC Bayern das dritte Liga- und Pokal- Doppel in seiner Geschichte. 2001 folgte ein dritter Bundesligatitel in Folge , der am letzten Tag der Ligasaison mit einem Nachspielziel gewonnen wurde. ^{[32] [33]} Tage später gewannen die Bayern nach 25 Jahren zum vierten Mal die Champions League und besiegten Valencia im Elfmeterschießen . Die Saison 2001/02 begann mit einem Sieg im Intercontinental Cup , endete aber ansonsten trophyless. In den Jahren 2002 bis 2003 gewannen die Bayern ihr viertes Doppel und führten die Liga mit einem Rekordvorsprung von 16 Punkten an. ^[34] Hitzfelds Regierungszeit endete 2004 mit einer Underperformance der Bayern, einschließlich der Niederlage gegen die Zweitligistin Alemannia Aachen im DFB-Pokal .

Felix Magath übernahm und führte die Bayern zu zwei Doppel in Folge . Vor Beginn der Saison 2005/06 wechselte der FC Bayern vom Olympiastadion in die neue Allianz Arena , die der Verein mit 1860 München teilte. Auf dem Feld, ihre Leistung in 2006-07 war unberechenbar. Trainer Magath, der in der Liga zurückblieb und im Pokal erneut gegen Alemannia Aachen verlor, wurde kurz nach der Winterpause entlassen. ^[35]

Hitzfeld kehrte im Januar 2007 als Trainer zurück, aber die Bayern beendeten die Saison 2006/07 auf dem vierten Platz und konnten sich damit zum ersten Mal seit mehr als einem Jahrzehnt nicht mehr für die Champions League qualifizieren . Zusätzliche Verluste im DFB-Pokal und im DFB-Ligapokal ließen den Verein für die Saison ohne Auszeichnung.

Robbery – Robben and Ribery (2007–2019)

For the 2007–08 season, Bayern made drastic squad changes to help rebuild. They signed a total of eight new players and sold, released or loaned out nine of their players.^[36] Among new signings were 2006 World Cup stars such as Franck Ribéry, Miroslav Klose and Luca Toni. Bayern went on to win the Bundesliga in convincing fashion, leading the standings on every single week of play, and the DFB-Pokal against Borussia Dortmund.^[37]

After the season, Bayern's long-term goalkeeper Oliver Kahn retired, which left the club without a top-tier goalkeeper for several seasons. The club's coach Ottmar Hitzfeld also retired and Jürgen Klinsmann was chosen as his successor.^[38] However, Klinsmann was sacked even before the end of his first season as Bayern trailed Wolfsburg in the league, had lost the quarterfinal of the DFB-Pokal to Bayer Leverkusen, and had been made look silly in the quarterfinal of the Champions League when FC Barcelona scored four times in the first half of the first leg and over the course of both legs Bayern never looked like they could keep up. Jupp Heynckes was named caretaker coach and led the club to a second-place finish in the league.^[39]

For the 2009–10 season, Bayern hired Dutch manager Louis van Gaal, and Dutch forward Arjen Robben joined Bayern. Robben, alongside Ribéry, would go on to shape Bayern's playstyle of attacking over the wings for the next ten years. The press quickly dubbed the duo "Robbery". In addition, David Alaba and Thomas Müller were promoted to the first team. With Müller, van Gaal went so far as to proclaim, "With me, Müller always plays," which has become a much-referenced phrase over the years.^[40] On the pitch Bayern had its most successful season since 2001, securing the domestic double^[41] and losing only in the final of the Champions League to Inter Milan 0–2.^[42] Despite the successful 2009–10 campaign, van Gaal was fired in April 2011 as Bayern was trailing in the league and eliminated in the first knockout round of the Champions League. Van Gaal's second in command, Andries Jonker, took over and finished the season in third place.

Jupp Heynckes returned for his second permanent spell in the 2011–12 season. Although the club had signed Manuel Neuer, ending Bayern's quest for an adequate substitute for Kahn, and Jérôme Boateng for the season, Bayern remained without a title for the second consecutive season, coming in second to Borussia Dortmund in the league and the cup. The Champions League final was held at the Allianz and Bayern indeed reached the final in their home stadium but lost the "Finale dahoam" as they had termed it to Chelsea on penalties. For the 2012–13 season, Bayern signed Javi Martínez. After Bayern had finished as runner-up to all titles in 2011–12, Bayern went on to win all titles in 2012–13, setting various Bundesliga records along the way,^[43] and becoming the first German team to win the treble. Bayern finished the Bundesliga on 91 points, only 11 points shy of a perfect season, and to date, still, the best season ever played. In what was Bayern's third Champions League final appearance within four years, they beat Borussia Dortmund 2–1.^[44] A week later, they completed the treble by winning the DFB-Pokal final over VfB Stuttgart.^[45] During the season, in January, Bayern had already announced that they would hire Pep Guardiola as coach for the 2013–14 season. Originally the club presented this as Heynckes retiring on the expiration of his contract, but Uli Hoeneß later admitted that it was not Heynckes's decision to leave Bayern at the end of the season. It was actually forced by the club's desire to appoint Guardiola.

Bayern fulfilled Guardiola's wish of signing Thiago Alcântara from FC Barcelona and Guardiola's first season started off well with Bayern extending a streak of undefeated league matches from the last season to 53 matches. The eventual loss to Augsburg came two match days after Bayern had already claimed the league title.^[46] During the season, Bayern had also claimed two other titles, the FIFA Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup,^[47][48] the latter being the last major trophy the club had not yet won. Bayern also won the cup to complete their tenth domestic double,^[49] but lost in the semi-final of the Champions League to Real Madrid. Off the pitch, Bayern's president Uli Hoeneß was convicted of tax evasion on 13 March 2014 and sentenced to three and a half years in prison. Hoeneß resigned the next day. Vice-president Karl Hopfner was elected president on 2 May. Before the 2014–15 season, Bayern picked up Robert Lewandowski after his contract had ended at Borussia Dortmund, and loaned out Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid. Bayern also let Toni Kroos leave for Real. Club icons Bastian Schweinsteiger and Claudio Pizarro left before the 2015–16 season.^{[citation needed]} In these two seasons, Bayern defended their league title, including another double in 2015–16,^[50] but failed to advance past the semi-finals in the Champions League. Although the club's leadership tried to convince Guardiola to stay, the coach decided not to extend his three-year contract.

Carlo Ancelotti was hired as successor to Guardiola.^[51] The key transfer for the 2016–17 campaign was Mats Hummels from Borussia Dortmund. Off the pitch Uli Hoeneß had been released early from prison and reelected as president in November 2016.^{[citation needed]} Under Ancelotti, Bayern claimed their fifth consecutive league title,^[52] but did not win the cup or the Champions League. In July 2017, Bayern announced that 1860 Munich would leave the Allianz for good as the club had been relegated to the 4th division. Before the 2017–18 season, Bayern made extensive changes to their squad, signing amongst others young prospects such as Kingsley Coman, Corentin Tolisso, Serge Gnabry and Niklas Süle, and loaning James Rodríguez from Real. Meanwhile, the club's captain, Philipp Lahm, and Xabi Alonso retired, and several other players left the club.^{[citation needed]} As Bayern's performances were perceived to be more and more lackluster, Ancelotti was sacked after a 0–3 loss to Paris St. Germain in the Champions League, early in his second season.^[53] Willy Sagnol took over as interim manager for a week before it was announced that Jupp Heynckes would finish the season in his fourth spell at the club. During the season, the club urged Heynckes —even publicly— to extend his contract, but Heynckes, aged 73, stayed firm that he would retire for good after the season.^{[citation needed]} The club began a long and extensive search to find a replacement, and eventually Niko Kovač was presented as Heynckes's successor, signing a three-year contract.^[54] Heynckes led the club to another championship. In the cup final, Heynckes's last match as coach, Heynckes met his successor on the pitch. Kovač's Eintracht Frankfurt denied Bayern the title, winning 3–1.

Kovač's first season at the club started slowly, with Bayern falling behind Dortmund in the league throughout the first half of the season. In contrast to similar situations with van Gaal and Ancelotti, the club's leadership decided to protect their coach from criticisms. However, after the winter break, Bayern quickly closed the distance and put themselves first-place in the league. In the Champions League, the club was eliminated by Liverpool in the round of 16, the first time since 2011 that Bayern did not reach the quarterfinal. During the season Arjen Robben announced that it would be his last season for the club,^[55] while Uli Hoeneß announced that Franck Ribéry would be leaving at the end of the season.^[56] In March 2019, Bayern announced that they had signed Lucas Hernandez from Atlético Madrid for a club and Bundesliga record fee of €80 million.^[57][58] On 18 May 2019, Bayern won their seventh straight Bundesliga title as they finished two points above second-place Dortmund with 78 points. This Bundesliga title was Ribéry's ninth and Robben's eighth. A week later, Bayern defeated RB Leipzig 3–0 in the 2019 DFB-Pokal Final. With the win, Bayern won their 19th German Cup and completed their 12th domestic double.

Flick era (2019–2021)

Hans-Dieter Flick joined Bayern Munich on 1 July 2019 as an assistant coach.^[59] Under Kovač, Bayern was off to a slow start in the league and after a 5–1 loss to Frankfurt, Kovač and Bayern parted ways on 3 November 2019 with Flick being promoted to interim manager.^[60][61] After a satisfying spell as interim coach, Bayern announced on 22 December 2019 that Flick would remain in charge until the end of season.^[62] Bayern's performances on the pitch picked up noticeably and in April 2020, the club agreed with Flick to a new permanent contract through 2023.^[63] Under Flick the club won the league, having played the most successful leg of a Bundesliga season in history, and went on to claim the cup, thus completing the club's 13th domestic double. In the Champions League, Bayern reached their first final since 2013, en route beating FC Barcelona 8–2 in the quarter-finals^[64] and Lyon 3–0 in the semi-final. In the final, which was held in Lisbon behind closed doors due to the severity of COVID-19 pandemic, they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1–0. Former PSG player Kingsley Coman scored the only goal of the match.^[65] With the victory, they became the second European club to complete the continental treble in two different seasons, matching the 2014–15 FC Barcelona team.^[66]

After a short break, Bayern started the new season by winning the UEFA Super Cup for the second time in their history. In a closely contested match, Bayern defeated Sevilla 2–1 after extra time, with Javi Martínez scoring the winning goal.^[67] In February 2021, they won the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup (postponed from December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic) after defeating African champions Al Ahly SC 2–0 by a brace from Robert Lewandowski, and then winning in the final against Mexican team Tigres UANL 1–0 after a goal from Benjamin Pavard and became only the second club to win the sextuple, after Barcelona won it in 2009.^[68] Later, Bayern failed to defend its Champions League title after losing to PSG in a quarter-final. However, it managed to win its 9th Bundesliga title in a row. During the season Robert Lewandowski broke Gerd Müller's record for the number of goals scored in a Bundesliga season after scoring 41 times.^[69]

In the original club constitution, Bayern's colours were named as white and blue, but the club played in white shirts with black shorts until 1905 when Bayern joined MSC. MSC decreed that the footballers would have to play in red shorts. Also, the younger players were called red shorts, which were meant as an insult.^[4] For most of the club's early history, Bayern had primarily worn white and maroon home kits. In 1968–69 season, Bayern changed to red and blue striped shirts, with blue shorts and socks. Between 1969 and 1973, the team wore a home strip of red and white striped shirts with either red or white shorts and red socks. In the 1973–74 season, the team switched to an all-white kit featuring single vertical red and blue stripes on the shirt. From 1974 onwards, Bayern has mostly worn an all-red home kit with white trim. Bayern revived the red and blue striped colour scheme between 1995 and 1997. In 1997, blue was the dominant colour for the first time when Adidas released an all navy blue home kit with a red chest band. In 1999, Bayern returned to a predominantly red kit, which featured blue sleeves, and in 2000 the club released a traditional all red kit with white trim to be worn for Champions League matches.^[70] Bayern also wore a Rotwein coloured home kits in Bundesliga matches between 2001 and 2003, and during the 2006–07 Champions League campaign, in reference to their first-choice colours prior to the late 1960s.^[71]

The club's away kit has had a wide range of colours over the years, including white, black, blue, and gold-green. Bayern also features a distinct international kit. During the 2013–14 season, Bayern used an all-red home kit with a Bavarian flag diamond watermark pattern, a Lederhosen inspired white and black Oktoberfest away kit, and an all navy blue international kit.^[72]

In the 1980s and 1990s, Bayern used a special away kit when playing at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, representing the Brazilian colours blue and yellow, a superstition borne from the fact that the club found it hard to win there.^[73]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Kit deals

Bayern's crest has changed several times. Originally it consisted of the stylised letters F, C, B, M, which were woven into one symbol. The original crest was blue. The colours of Bavaria were included for the first time in 1954.^[70] The crest from 1906 to 1919 denotes "Bayern FA", whereby "FA" stands for Fußball-Abteilung, i.e., Football Department; Bayern then was integrated into TSV Jahn Munich and constituted its football department.

The modern version of the crest has changed from the 1954 version in several steps.^[70] While the crest consisted of a single colour only for most of the time, namely blue or red, the current crest is blue, red, and white. It has the colours of Bavaria in its centre, and FC Bayern München is written in white on a red ring enclosing the Bavarian colours.

Bayern played its first training games at the Schyrenplatz in the centre of Munich. The first official games were held on the Theresienwiese. In 1901, Bayern moved to a field of its own, located in Schwabing at the Clemensstraße. After joining the Münchner Sport-Club (MSC) in 1906, Bayern moved in May 1907 to MSC's ground at the Leopoldstraße.^[77] As the crowds gathering for Bayern's home games increased at the beginning of the 1920s, Bayern had to switch to various other premises in Munich.^[78]

From 1925, Bayern shared the Grünwalder Stadion with 1860 Munich.^[79] Until World War II, the stadium was owned by 1860 Munich, and is still colloquially known as Sechz'ger ("Sixties") Stadium. It was destroyed during the war, and efforts to rebuild it resulted in a patchwork. Bayern's record crowd at the Grünwalder Stadion is reported as more than 50,000 in the home game against 1. FC Nürnberg in the 1961–62 season.^[80] In the Bundesliga era the stadium had a maximum capacity of 44,000 which was reached on several occasions, but the capacity has since been reduced to 21,272. As was the case at most of this period's stadiums, the vast majority of the stadium was given over to terracing. Today the second teams of both clubs play in the stadium.^[81][82]

For the 1972 Summer Olympics, the city of Munich built the Olympiastadion. The stadium, renowned for its architecture,^[83] was inaugurated in the last Bundesliga match of the 1971–72 season. The match drew a capacity crowd of 79,000, a total which was reached again on numerous occasions. In its early days, the stadium was considered one of the foremost stadiums in the world and played host to numerous major finals, such as that of 1974 FIFA World Cup.^[84] In the following years the stadium underwent several modifications, such as an increase in seating space from approximately 50 per cent to 66 per cent.^{[clarification needed]} Eventually, the stadium had a capacity of 63,000 for national matches and 59,000 for international occasions such as European Cup competitions. Many people, however, began to feel that the stadium was too cold in winter, with half the audience exposed to the weather due to lack of cover. A further complaint was the distance between the spectators and the pitch, betraying the stadium's track and field heritage. Renovation proved impossible, as the architect Günther Behnisch vetoed major modifications of the stadium.^[85]

After much discussion, the city of Munich, the state of Bavaria, Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich jointly decided at the end of 2000 to build a new stadium. While Bayern had wanted a purpose-built football stadium for several years, the awarding of the 2006 FIFA World Cup to Germany stimulated the discussion as the Olympiastadion no longer met the FIFA criteria to host a World Cup game. Located on the northern outskirts of Munich, the Allianz Arena has been in use since the beginning of the 2005–06 season.^[85] Its initial capacity of 66,000 fully covered seats has since been increased for matches on national level to 69,901 by transforming 3,000 seats to terracing in a 2:1 ratio.^[86] Since August 2012, 2,000 more seats were added in the last row of the top tier increasing the capacity to 71,000.^[87] In January 2015, a proposal to increase the capacity was approved by the city council so now Allianz Arena has a capacity of 75,000 (70,000 in Champions League).^[88]

The stadium's most prominent feature is the translucent outer layer, which can be illuminated in different colors for impressive effects. Red lighting is used for Bayern home games and white for German national team home games.^[89]

In May 2012, Bayern opened a museum about its history, FC Bayern Erlebniswelt, inside the Allianz Arena.^[90]

At the 2018 annual general meeting, the Bayern board reported that the club had 291,000 official members and there are 4,433 officially registered fan clubs with over 390,000 members.^[91] This makes the club the largest fan membership club in the world.^[92] Bayern have fan clubs and supporters all over Germany. Fan club members from all over Germany and nearby Austria and Switzerland often travel more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) to Munich to attend home games at the Allianz Arena.^[93] Bayern has an average of 75,000 attendees at the Allianz Arena which is at 100 per cent capacity level. Every Bundesliga game has been sold-out for years.^[94] Bayern's away games have been sold out for many years.^[95] According to a study by Sport+Markt Bayern is the fifth-most popular football club in Europe with 20.7 million supporters, and the most popular football club in Germany with 10 million supporters.^[96]

Bayern Munich is also renowned for its well-organised ultra scene. The most prominent groups are the Schickeria München, the Inferno Bavaria, the Red Munichs '89, the Südkurve '73, the Munichmaniacs 1996, the Red Angels, and the Red Sharks. The ultras scene of Bayern Munch has been recognised for certain groups taking stance against right-wing extremism, racism and homophobia,^[97][98][99] and in 2014 the group Schickeria München received the Julius Hirsch Award by the DFB for its commitment against antisemitism and discrimination.^{[100][101][102][103]}

Stern des Südens is the song which fans sing at FCB home games. In the 1990s they also used to sing FC Bayern, Forever Number One.^[104] Another notable song is Mia San Mia^[a] (Bavarian for "we are who we are") which is a famous motto of the club as well.^[106] A renowned catchphrase for the team is "Packmas" which is a Bavarian phrase for the German "Packen wir es", which means "let's do it".^[107] The team's mascot is called "Berni" since 2004.^[108]

The club also has quite a number of high-profile supporters, among them Pope Benedict XVI,^[109] Boris Becker, Wladimir Klitschko, Horst Seehofer and Edmund Stoiber, former Minister-President of Bavaria, to name just a few.^[110]

Bayern is one of three professional football clubs in Munich. Bayern's main local rival is 1860 Munich, who was the more successful club in the 1950s and was controversially picked for the initial Bundesliga season in 1963, winning a cup and a championship. In the 1970s and 1980s, 1860 Munich moved between the first and the third division. The Munich derby is still a much-anticipated event, getting much extra attention from supporters of both clubs.^[111] 1860 Munich is considered more working-class, and therefore suffers from a diminishing fan base in a city where the manufacturing sector is declining.^{[citation needed]} Bayern is considered the establishment club,^[112] which is reflected by many board members being business leaders^{[dubious – discuss]} and including the former Bavarian minister-president, Edmund Stoiber. Despite the rivalry, Bayern has repeatedly supported 1860 in times of financial disarray.^[112]

Since the 1920s, 1. FC Nürnberg has been Bayern's main and traditional^[113] rival in Bavaria. Philipp Lahm said that playing Nürnberg is "always special" and is a "heated atmosphere".^[113] Both clubs played in the same league in the mid-1920s, but in the 1920s and 1930s, Nürnberg was far more successful, winning five championships in the 1920s, making the club Germany's record champion. Bayern took over the title more than sixty years later, when they won their tenth championship in 1987, thereby surpassing the number of championships won by Nürnberg.^[113][114] The duel between Bayern and Nürnberg is often referred to as the Bavarian Derby.

Bayern also enjoys a strong rivalry with the 1. FC Kaiserslautern, originating in parts from a game in 1973, when Bayern lost 7–4 after leading 4–1,^[115][116] but also from the two clubs competing for German championship honours at various times in the Bundesliga as well as the city of Kaiserslautern together with the surrounding Palatinate having been part of Bavaria until a plebiscite after the end of the Second World War.

Since the 1970s, Bayern's main rivals have been the clubs who put up the strongest fight against its national dominance. In the 1970s this was Borussia Mönchengladbach,^[23] in the 1980s the category expanded to include Hamburger SV. In the 1990s, Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen^[117][118] emerged as the most ardent opponents. Recently Borussia Dortmund, Schalke,^[119] and Werder Bremen have been the main challengers in the Bundesliga. Recently, Bayern's main Bundesliga challenger has been Borussia Dortmund.^[120] Bayern and Dortmund have competed against each other for many Bundesliga titles. They also have played against each other in the DFB-Pokal final in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2016. The 2–5 loss against Dortmund in the 2012 final was Bayern's worst ever loss in a DFB-Pokal final. Bayern and Dortmund have also played against each other in the DFL-Supercup in 1989, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, and 2020. The height of the competition between the two clubs was when Bayern defeated Dortmund 2–1 in the final of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

Amongst Bayern's chief European rivals are Real Madrid,^[121] A.C. Milan,^[122] and Manchester United due to many classic wins, draws and losses.^[117] Real Madrid versus Bayern is the match that has historically been played most often in the Champions League/European Cup with 24 matches. Due to Bayern being traditionally hard to beat for Madrid, Madrid supporters often refer to Bayern as the "Bestia negra" ("Black Beast"). Despite the number of duels, Bayern and Real have never met in the final of a Champions League or European Cup.

Bayern is led mostly by former club players. From 2016 to 2019, Uli Hoeneß served as the club's president, following Karl Hopfner who had been in office from 2014; Hoeneß had resigned in 2014 after being convicted of tax fraud.^[123][124] Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is the chairman of the executive board of the AG.^[125] The supervisory board of nine consists mostly of managers of big German corporations. Besides the club's president and the board's chairman, they are Herbert Hainer former CEO of (Adidas), Dr. Herbert Diess chairman of (Volkswagen), Dr. Werner Zedelius senior advisor at (Allianz), Timotheus Höttges CEO of (Deutsche Telekom), Prof. Dr. Dieter Mayer, Edmund Stoiber, Theodor Weimer CEO of (Deutsche Börse), and Dr. Michael Diederich speaker of the board at (UniCredit Bank).^[126][127]

Professional football at Bayern is run by the spin-off organisation FC Bayern München AG. AG is short for Aktiengesellschaft, and Bayern is run like a joint stock company, a company whose stock are not listed on the public stock exchange, but is privately owned. 75 per cent of FC Bayern München AG is owned by the club, the FC Bayern München e. V. (e. V. is short for Eingetragener Verein, which translates into "Registered Club"). Three German corporations, the sports goods manufacturer Adidas, the automobile company Audi and the financial services group Allianz each hold 8.33 per cent of the shares, 25 per cent in total.^[125] Adidas acquired its shares in 2002 for €77 million. The money was designated to help finance the Allianz Arena.^[128] In 2009 Audi paid €90 million for their share. The capital was used to repay the loan on the Allianz Arena.^[129] And in early 2014, Allianz became the third shareholder of the company acquiring theirs share for €110 million. With the sale, Bayern paid off the remaining debt on the Allianz Arena 16 years ahead of schedule.^[130] Bayern's other sports departments are run by the club.

Bayern's shirt sponsor is Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom has been Bayern's shirt sponsor since the start of 2002–03 season. The company extended their sponsorship deal in August 2015 until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[131] Bayern's kit sponsor is Adidas. Adidas have been Bayern's kit sponsor since 1974. Adidas extended their sponsorship with Bayern on 29 April 2015. The sponsorship deal runs until the end of the 2029–30 season.^[132] The premium partners are Audi, Allianz, HypoVereinsbank, Goodyear, Qatar Airways, Siemens, Paulaner Brewery, SAP, DHL, Hamad International Airport and Tipico. Gold sponsors are Coca-Cola, MAN, Procter & Gamble. Classic sponsors are Apple Music, Bayern 3, Beats Electronics, EA Sports, Gigaset, Hugo Boss, Courtyard by Marriott, Veuve Clicquot, and Adelholzener.^[133] In previous years the jersey rights were held by Adidas^[134] (1974–78), Magirus Deutz and Iveco^[135] (1978–84), Commodore^[136] (1984–89) and Opel^[137] (1989–2002).

Bayern is an exception in professional football, having generated profits for 27 consecutive years.^[91] Other clubs often report losses, realising transfers via loans, whereas Bayern always uses current assets. In the 2019 edition of the Deloitte Football Money League, Bayern had the fourth-highest revenue in club football, generating revenue of €629.2 million. Bayern differs from other European top clubs in their income composition. The top 20 European football clubs earned 43 per cent of revenue, on average, from broadcasting rights. Bayern earned the only 28 per cent of their revenue that way. Bayern had the second-highest commercial revenue in the 2019 Deloitte Football Money League, behind only Real Madrid. Bayern's commercial revenue was €348.7 million (55 per cent of total revenue). In contrast, Bayern's Matchday revenue trails other top clubs at €103.8 million (17 per cent of their total revenue).^[138]

While other European clubs have mainly marketed to international audiences, Bayern had focused on Germany.^[139] In recent years Bayern have started to focus their marketing more on Asia and the United States. Bayern made summer tours to the United States in 2014 and 2016. Bayern went to China in the summer of 2015 and returned in the summer of 2017 where they also played games in Singapore. In August 2014 Bayern opened an office in New York City as the club wants to strengthen their brand positioning against other top European clubs in the United States.^[140] In March 2017, Bayern was the first foreign football club to open an office in mainland China. Bayern hope to attract new sponsors and to increase their merchandising sales. In 2017, Forbes ranks Bayern as the world's fourth-most valuable football club in their annual list, estimating the club's value at €2.5 billion.^[141]

As a result of Bayern's appearance in the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, the club's brand value has reached US$786 million, up 59 per cent from the previous year. Among European teams, this is ahead of Real Madrid's US$600 million and behind first-placed Manchester United, whose brand is valued at US$853 million. In 2013, Bayern overtook Manchester United to take first place in brand valuation.^[142]

Bayern's financial report for the 2018–19 season reported revenue of €750.4 million and an operating profit of €146.1 million. Post-tax profits were €52.5 million which meant that this was Bayern's 27th consecutive year with a profit.^[91]

Bayern has been involved with charitable ventures for a long time, helping other football clubs in financial disarray as well as ordinary people in misery. In the wake of the 2004 Tsunami the "FC Bayern – Hilfe e.V." was founded, a foundation that aims to concentrate the social engagements of the club.^[143] At its inception this venture was funded with €600,000, raised by officials and players of the club.^[144] The money was amongst other things used to build a school in Marathenkerny, Sri Lanka^[144] and to rebuild the area of Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. In April 2007 it was decided that the focus of the foundation would shift towards supporting people in need locally.^[143]

The club has also time and again shown to have a soft spot for clubs in financial disarray. Repeatedly the club has supported its local rival 1860 Munich with gratuitous friendlies, transfers at favourable rates, and direct money transfers.^[145] Also when St. Pauli threatened to lose its licence for professional football due to financial problems, Bayern met the club for a friendly game free of any charge, giving all revenues to St. Pauli.^[146] More recently when Mark van Bommel's home club Fortuna Sittard was in financial distress Bayern came to a charity game at the Dutch club.^[147] Another well known example was the transfer of Alexander Zickler in 1993 from Dynamo Dresden. When Bayern picked up Zickler for 2.3 Million DM many considered the sum to be a subvention for the financially threatened Dresdeners.^[148] In 2003, Bayern provided a €2 Million loan without collateral to the nearly bankrupt Borussia Dortmund which has since been repaid.^{[149][150][151]} On 14 July 2013, Bayern played a charity game against financially threatened third division Hansa Rostock. The game raised about €1 million, securing Hansa's licence.^[152] On 30 August 2017, Bayern played a benefit match against financial troubled Kickers Offenbach. All the revenue from the match went to Kickers Offenbach. Bayern's chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said, "Kickers Offenbach are a club with a rich tradition, they've always been an important club in Germany, so we'll gladly help them with a benefit match."^[153] On 27 May 2019, Bayern played a benefit match against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. The match was played so Kaiserslautern could secure their licence to play in the German third division. All income from the match went to Kaiserslautern.^[154] "1. FC Kaiserslautern are one of Germany's biggest traditional clubs," Bayern's chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said. "For many years there were intense, and in retrospect also legendary, Bayern matches at Kaiserslautern. Football is all about emotions and sporting rivalries, but also about solidarity. That's why we're happy to help and hope 1. FC Kaiserslautern can once again gain promotion back to the Bundesliga in the foreseeable future."^[155]

In March 2020, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen, the four German UEFA Champions League teams for the 2019/20 season, collectively gave €20 million to Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga teams that were struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[156]

In mid 2013, Bayern was the first club to give financial support to the Magnus Hirschfeld National Foundation. The foundation researches the living environment LGBT people, and developed an education concept to facilitate unbiased dealing with LGBT themes in football.^[157]

In 2016, FC Bayern received^[158] the Nine Values Cup, an award of the international children's social programme Football for Friendship.

FC Bayern Munich headquarters and training facility is called Säbener Straße and it is located in the Untergiesing-Harlaching borough of Munich. The first team and the reserve team train at the facility.^[159] There are five grass pitches, two of which have undersoil heating, two artificial grass fields, a beach volleyball court and a multi-functional sports hall.^[160]

The players' quarters opened in 1990 and were reconstructed after the 2007–08 season on suggestions by then new coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, who took inspiration from various major sports clubs. The quarters are now called the performance centre and feature weights and fitness areas, a massage unit, dressing rooms, the coaches' office, and a conference room with screening facilities for video analysis. A café, a library, an e-Learning room, and a family room are also included.

Until August 2017, the Youth House was located at the headquarters at Säbener Straße. The Youth House housed up to 14 young talents aged 15 to 18 from outside of Munich. Former residents of the Youth House include Bastian Schweinsteiger, David Alaba, Owen Hargreaves, Michael Rensing, Holger Badstuber and Emre Can.

In 2006, Bayern purchased land near the Allianz Arena with the purpose of building a new youth academy. In 2015 the project, estimated to cost €70 million, was started after overcoming internal resistance. The project's main reasons were that the existing facilities were too small and that the club, while very successful at the senior level, lacked competitiveness with other German and European clubs at the youth level. The new facility was scheduled to open in the 2017–18 season.^[161] On 21 August 2017 the FC Bayern Campus opened at a cost of €70 million. The campus is located north of Munich at Ingolstädter Straße. The campus is 30 hectare and has 8 football pitches for youth teams from the U-9s to the U-19s and the women's and girls' teams. The campus also has a 2,500-capacity stadium where the U-17s and the U-19s play their matches. The Allianz FC Bayern Akademie is located on the campus site, and the academy has 35 apartments for young talents who don't live in the Greater Munich area. The academy building also has offices for youth coaches and staff.^[162]

Bayern is historically the most successful team in German football, as they have won the most championships and the most cups. They are also Germany's most successful team in international competitions, having won fourteen trophies. Bayern is one of only five clubs to have won all three major European competitions and was also the last club to have won three consecutive European Cup titles in the old straight knockout tournament format, entitling them to wear a multiple-winner badge during Champions League matches.

Domestic

German Champions/Bundesliga

• Winners: (31) 1932, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21 (record)

DFB-Pokal

• Winners: (20) 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20 (record)

DFB/DFL-Supercup

• Winners: 1987, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 (record)

DFL-Ligapokal

• Winners: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007 (record)

European

UEFA Champions League / European Cup

• Winners: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2019–20

UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup

• Winners: 1995–96

UEFA/European Cup Winners' Cup

• Winners: 1966–67

UEFA/European Super Cup

• Winners: 2013, 2020

Worldwide

Intercontinental Cup

• Winners: 1976, 2001

FIFA Club World Cup

• Winners: 2013, 2020

Trebles

Bayern Munich is the only European team to have completed all available Trebles (continental treble, domestic treble and European treble).^[163]

• Treble
  • Continental treble (Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League)
    • 2012–13, 2019–20
  • European treble (UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup, UEFA Cup)
    • 1966–67 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1973–74 European Cup, 1995–96 UEFA Cup
  • Domestic treble (Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Ligapokal)
    • 1999–2000

The football competitions, which consist of a single match involving only two teams (for example, the UEFA Super Cup or DFL Supercup) are generally not counted as part of a treble.

Squad

As of 22 May 2021^[164]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Manuel Neuer (captain)[165] 4 DF  GER Niklas Süle 5 DF  FRA Benjamin Pavard 6 MF  GER Joshua Kimmich 7 FW  GER Serge Gnabry 8 MF  ESP Javi Martínez 9 FW  POL Robert Lewandowski 10 FW  GER Leroy Sané 13 FW  CMR Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 17 DF  GER Jérôme Boateng 18 MF  GER Leon Goretzka

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  CAN Alphonso Davies 20 DF  FRA Bouna Sarr 21 DF  FRA Lucas Hernandez 22 MF  ESP Marc Roca 23 DF  FRA Tanguy Nianzou 24 MF  FRA Corentin Tolisso 25 FW  GER Thomas Müller (vice-captain)[165] 27 DF  AUT David Alaba 29 FW  FRA Kingsley Coman 35 GK  GER Alexander Nübel 42 MF  GER Jamal Musiala

Other players with first-team appearances

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  GER Fiete Arp 28 MF  POR Tiago Dantas (on loan from Benfica) 31 MF  NZL Sarpreet Singh

No. Pos. Nation Player 32 MF  GER Christopher Scott 39 GK  GER Ron-Thorben Hoffmann 44 DF  GER Josip Stanišić

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  NED Joshua Zirkzee (at Parma until 30 June 2021) 30 MF  GER Adrian Fein (at PSV Eindhoven until 30 June 2021) 33 DF  GER Lars Lukas Mai (at SV Darmstadt until 30 June 2021) 34 FW  GER Oliver Batista Meier (at SC Heerenveen until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player 36 GK  GER Christian Früchtl (at 1. FC Nürnberg until 30 June 2021) 41 DF  USA Chris Richards (at 1899 Hoffenheim until 30 June 2021) 45 FW  GER Leon Dajaku (at Union Berlin until 30 June 2021) — MF  FRA Michaël Cuisance (at Marseille until 30 June 2021)

Retired numbers

• 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fans^[166]

Notable past players

At his farewell game, Oliver Kahn was declared honorary captain of Bayern Munich.^[168] The players below are part of the FC Bayern Munich Hall of Fame.^[169]

1930s

• Conrad Heidkamp (DF)

1970s:

• Franz Beckenbauer (DF)
• Gerd Müller (FW)
• Uli Hoeneß (FW)
• Paul Breitner (MF)
• Sepp Maier (GK)
• Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (DF)
• Franz Roth (MF)

1980s:

• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FW)
• Klaus Augenthaler (DF)

1990s:

• Lothar Matthäus (MF/DF)
• Stefan Effenberg (MF)

2000s:

• Oliver Kahn (GK)
• Mehmet Scholl (MF)
• Bixente Lizarazu (DF)
• Giovane Élber (FW)

2010s:

• Philipp Lahm (DF)
• Bastian Schweinsteiger (MF)^[170]

Captains

Current staff

As of 7 May 2020^[171]

Coaches since 1963

Bayern has had 19 coaches since its promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. Udo Lattek, Giovanni Trapattoni and Ottmar Hitzfeld served two terms as head coach. Franz Beckenbauer served one term as head coach and one as caretaker, while Jupp Heynckes had four separate spells as coach, including one as caretaker.^[172] Lattek was the club's most successful coach, having won six Bundesliga titles, two DFB Cups and the European Cup; following closely is Ottmar Hitzfeld, who won five Bundesliga titles, two DFB Cups and the Champions League. The club's least successful coach was Søren Lerby, who won less than a third of his matches in charge and presided over the club's near-relegation in the 1991–92 campaign.

On 3 November 2019, Bayern sacked Niko Kovač after a 5–1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt and appointed Hansi Flick as a coach. Initially, Flick was installed as caretaker coach only, however on 15 November, after Flick's team had won 4–0 against Borussia Dortmund, Bayern announced that Flick would be in charge at least until Christmas 2019.^[173] Later on, Flick signed a new contract until 2023.^[63]

FC Bayern München AG

FC Bayern München e.V.

Football

Reserve team

The reserve team serves mainly as the final stepping stone for promising young players before being promoted to the main team. The second team is coached by Sebastian Hoeneß.^[181] The second team play in the 3. Liga for the 2019–20 season. Since the inception of the Regionalliga in 1994, the team played in the Regionalliga Süd, after playing in the Oberliga since 1978. In the 2007–08 season, they qualified for the newly founded 3. Liga, where they lasted until 2011 when they were relegated to the Regionalliga. This ended 33 consecutive years of playing in the highest league that the German Football Association permits the second team of a professional football team to play.^[37][182]

Junior teams

The youth academy has produced some of Europe's top football players, including Thomas Hitzlsperger, Owen Hargreaves, Philipp Lahm, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Thomas Müller. On 1 August 2017, the FC Bayern Campus became the new home of the youth teams. It consists of ten teams, with the youngest being under 9.^[183][184] Jochen Sauer is the FC Bayern Campus director and Bayern legend coach Hermann Gerland is the sporting director.

Women's team

The women's football department consists of five teams, including a professional team, a reserve team, and two youth teams. The women's first team, which is led by head coach Thomas Wörle, features several members of the German national youth team. In the 2008–09 season, the team finished second in the women's Bundesliga. The division was founded in 1970 and consisted of four teams with 90 players. Their greatest successes were winning the championships in 1976, 2015, and 2016.^[185] In the 2011–12 season on 12 May 2012, FC Bayern Munich dethroned the German Cup title holders 1. FFC Frankfurt with a 2–0 in the 2011–12 final in Cologne and celebrated the biggest success of the club's history since winning the championship in 1976. In 2015 they won the Bundesliga for the first time, without any defeat. They won the 2015–16 Bundesliga for the second consecutive time.^[186]

Senior football

The senior football department was founded in 2002, making it the youngest division of the club, and consists of five teams. The division is intended to enable senior athletes to participate in the various senior citizen competitions in Munich.^[187]

AllStars

The FC Bayern AllStars were founded in summer 2006, and consists of former Bayern players, including Klaus Augenthaler, Raimond Aumann, Andreas Brehme, Paul Breitner, Hans Pflügler, Stefan Reuter, Paulo Sérgio, and Olaf Thon. The team is coached by Wolfgang Dremmler, and plays matches with other senior teams around the world. For organisational reasons, the team can only play a limited number of games annually.^[188]

Other sports

Bayern has other departments for a variety of sports.^[6]

Basketball

The basketball department was founded in 1946, and currently contains 26 teams, including four men's teams, three women's teams, sixteen youth teams, and three senior teams. The men's team are three-time German champions, having won in 1954, 1955, and 2014. The team also won the German Basketball Cup in 1968. The team plays its home games at the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, located in the Sendling-Westpark borough of Munich.^[189][190]

Bowling

The bowling department emerged from SKC Real-Isaria in 1983 and currently consists of five teams. Directly next to the well-known club building of the football department, the team plays at the bowling alley of the Münchner Kegler-Verein. The first team plays in the second highest division of the Münchner Spielklasse Bezirksliga.^[191][192]

Chess

The department was created in 1908, and consists of nine teams, including seven men's teams and two women's teams. The men's team, which currently plays in the Chess Bundesliga following promotion in 2013 from the 2. Bundesliga Ost, was nine-time German Champion from 1983 to 1995. The team also won the European Chess Club Cup in 1992. The women play in the 2. Bundesliga, with their biggest success being the rise to the league in 2002.^{[193][194][195]}

Handball

Logo of the handball department

The handball department was founded in 1945, and consists of thirteen teams, including three men's teams, two women's teams, five boys teams, two girls teams, and a mixed youth team. The first men's team plays in the Bezirksoberliga Oberbayern, while the women's first teams plays in the Bezirksliga Oberbayern.^[196][197]

Referees

The refereeing department was established in 1919 and is currently the largest football refereeing division in Europe, with 110 referees, with 2 of them women. The referees mainly officiate amateur games in the local Munich leagues.^[198][199]

Table tennis

The table tennis department was founded in 1946 and currently has 220 members. The club currently has fourteen teams, including eight men's teams, a women's team, three youth teams, and two children teams. The women's first team is currently playing in the Landesliga Süd/Ost, while the men's first team plays in the 3. Bundesliga Süd. The focus of the department is on youth support.^[200][201]

Defunct

Baseball

The baseball division existed during the 1960s and 1970s, during which the team won two German championships in 1962 and 1969.

Ice hockey

From 1966 to 1969, there existed an ice hockey team, which completed two seasons in the Eishockey-Bundesliga.

In the summer of 1965, the Münchner Eislauf Verein negotiated with Bayern Munich about joining the club. Although the talks came to nothing, the ice hockey department of Münchner Eislauf Verein decided to join Bayern –mid-season– in January 1966. The team finished the season under the name of Bayern Munich in third place of the second-tier Oberliga. The following season Bayern achieved promotion to the Bundesliga where the club stayed for two seasons. However, in 1969 the club disbanded the department and sold the hockey team to Augsburger EV, citing lack of local support and difficulty in recruiting players as reasons.^[202]

Gymnastics

The gymnastics department was founded in 1974 and was most successful in the 1980s. During this time, the team won four German championships in 1983, 1986, 1987, and 1988. In 2014, the division was dissolved.

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• Yearly record in the Bundesliga