claim: FC Bayern Munich was founded by only one football player.
evidence: Fußball-Club Bayern Munchen e.V. , commonly known as FC Bayern Munchen -LRB- -LSB- ʔɛf tseː ˈbaɪɐn ˈmʏncn -RSB- -RRB- , FCB , Bayern Munich , or FC Bayern , is a German sports club based in Munich , Bavaria -LRB- Bayern -RRB- , Germany .. sports club. sports club. Munich. Munich. Bavaria. Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team , which plays in the Bundesliga , the top tier of the German football league system , and is the most successful club in German football history , having won a record 27 national titles and 18 national cups .. Bundesliga. Bundesliga. football. Association football. German football league system. German football league system. national titles. List of German football champions. national cups. DFB-Pokal. FC Bayern was founded in 1900 by 11 football players , led by Franz John .. football. Association football. Franz John. Franz John. Although Bayern won its first national championship in 1932 , the club was not selected for the Bundesliga at its inception in 1963 .. Bundesliga. Bundesliga. national championship. German football champions. German football championship 1932. its inception in 1963. Introduction of the Bundesliga. The club had its period of greatest success in the middle of the 1970s when , under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer , it won the European Cup three times in a row -LRB- 1974 -- 1976 -RRB- .. captaincy. Captain ( association football ). Franz Beckenbauer. Franz Beckenbauer. European Cup. UEFA Champions League. Overall , Bayern has reached ten European Cup / UEFA Champions League finals , most recently winning their fifth title in 2013 as part of a continental treble .. European Cup. UEFA Champions League. European Cup / UEFA Champions League finals. List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finals. fifth. 2012–13 UEFA Champions League. 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. treble. Treble ( association football ). UEFA. UEFA. Bayern has also won one UEFA Cup , one European Cup Winners ' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one FIFA Club World Cup and two Intercontinental Cups , making it one of the most successful European clubs internationally .. European Cup. UEFA Champions League. UEFA Cup. UEFA Europa League. UEFA Super Cup. UEFA Super Cup. FIFA Club World Cup. FIFA Club World Cup. Intercontinental Cups. Intercontinental Cup ( football ). one of the most successful European clubs internationally. List of UEFA club competition winners. UEFA. UEFA. Since the formation of the Bundesliga , Bayern has been the dominant club in German football with 27 titles and has won 9 of the last 13 titles .. Bundesliga. Bundesliga. football. Association football. They have traditional local rivalries with 1860 Munich and 1 .. Munich. Munich. traditional local rivalries. Bavarian football derbies. 1860 Munich. TSV 1860 Munich. FC Nurnberg , as well as with Borussia Dortmund since the mid-1990s .. Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund. Since the beginning of the 2005 -- 06 season , Bayern has played its home games at the Allianz Arena .. Allianz Arena. Allianz Arena. Previously the team had played at Munich 's Olympiastadion for 33 years .. Munich. Munich. Olympiastadion. Olympic Stadium ( Munich ). The team colours are red and white , and the team crest shows the white and blue flag of Bavaria .. Bavaria. Bavaria. flag of Bavaria. flag of Bavaria. In terms of revenue , Bayern Munich is the biggest sports club in Germany and the third biggest football club in the world , generating $ 488 million for the 2013 -- 14 season .. sports club. sports club. Munich. Munich. football. Association football. 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. revenue. Deloitte Football Money League. As of November 2016 , Bayern has over 284,000 members .. There are more than 4,000 officially-registered fan clubs with over 314,000 members .. The club has other departments for chess , handball , basketball , gymnastics , bowling , table tennis and senior football with more than 1,100 active members .. football. Association football. chess. chess. handball. team handball. bowling. Skittles ( sport ). FC Bayern is ranked second in the current UEFA club coefficient rankings .. UEFA. UEFA. club coefficient rankings. UEFA coefficient#UEFA team ranking