FC Bayern Munich

Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. The club was founded in 1900 and has over 200,000 paying members. It has won the most titles in the Bundesliga and in the German Cup.

The football team is playing in the Allianz Arena. The team also has the most supporters in all of Germany.

Bayern Munich won its first national title in 1932. This was the last season before the Nazi Regime took over the power. Bayern Munich was blamed to be a 'Club of Jews', the president, Kurt Landauer, was forced to flee and several players were punished. After the war ended, erroneously the local rival 1860 München was considered to be better and let into the first German league. But in the first season 1963, Bayern Munich won most of its games, ascended into the first league and still plays there without any descend.

Bayern Munich won the UEFA Champions League in 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001, 2013 & 2020. Bayern also are 34-time league winners, with their last trophy coming in 2024-25.

Honours


TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons DomesticGerman Champions/Bundesliga32 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, 2021–22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25DFB-Pokal20 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, 2019–20DFB/DFL-Supercup9 1987, 1990, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021DFL-Ligapokal6 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007 EuropeanUEFA Champions League / European Cup6 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 2000–01, 2012–13, 2019–20UEFA Europa League / UEFA Cup1 1995–96UEFA/European Cup Winners' Cup1 1966–67UEFA/European Super Cup2 2013, 2020 WorldwideIntercontinental Cup2 1976, 2001FIFA Club World Cup2 2013, 2020


  shared record

Trebles
Bayern Munich has completed all available Trebles (seasonal treble, domestic treble and European treble).
 Treble
 Seasonal 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.

Players
 Current squad 

Out on loan

Retired numbers
 12 – "The twelfth man", dedication to fansThe Bundesliga's 12th man: why you hardly ever see Bundesliga players wearing the No.12 shirt  on Bundesliga website

Notable past players
175pxThe "Greatest Ever" squad chosen by more than 79,901 fans, in 2005. The coach chosen was Ottmar Hitzfeld.

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

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)

Captains
YearsCaptain1965 Adolf Kunstwadl (DF) Werner Olk (DF)1970–1977 Franz Beckenbauer (DF)1977–1979 Sepp Maier (GK)1979 Gerd Müller (FW)1979–1980 Georg Schwarzenbeck (DF)1980–1983 Paul Breitner (MF)1983–1984 Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FW)1984–1991 Klaus Augenthaler (DF)1991–1994 Raimond Aumann (GK)1994–1997 Lothar Matthäus (MF/DF)1997–1999 Thomas Helmer (DF)1999–2002 Stefan Effenberg (MF)2002–2008 Oliver Kahn (GK)2008–2011 Mark van Bommel (MF)2011–2017 Philipp Lahm (DF)2017– Manuel Neuer (GK)

Coaches

Current staff

Coaching staff Julian NagelsmannHead coach Benjamin Glück Assistant coaches Xaver Zembrod Dino Toppmöller Toni TapalovićGoalkeeping coachAnalysis department Michael NiemeyerHead of video analysis Vitus Angerer Video analysts Michael Cuper Maximilian SchwabFitness coaches Prof. Dr. Holger BroichScientific director and head of fitness Simon Martinello Fitness coaches Peter Schlösser Thomas Wilhelmi Soner MansurogluData analystMedical department Prof. Dr. Roland SchmidtInternist and cardiologist Dr. Jochen HahneTeam doctor Prof. Dr. Peter UeblackerChief medical officer Helmut ErhardHead of physiotherapy Gerry Hoffmann Deputy head of physiotherapy Gianni Bianchi Physiotherapists Florian Brandner Knut Stamer Christian Huhn Stephan WeickertSport management and organisation Kathleen KrügerHead of team management Bastian WernscheidTeam manager

Coaches since 1963

No.CoachPeriodMajorTitlesDomesticEuropeanWorldwidefromuntildays1 Zlatko Čajkovski1 July 196330 June 1968  3–2–––––1––2 Branko Zebec1 July 196813 March 1970  211––––––––3 Udo Lattek14 March 19702 January 1975  531––1–––––4 Dettmar Cramer16 January 197530 November 1977  3––––2–––1–5 Gyula Lóránt2 December 197718 December 1978  –––––––––––6 Pál Csernai19 December 197816 May 1983  321––––––––7 Reinhard Saftig (caretaker)17 May 198330 June 1983  –––––––––––8 Udo Lattek1 July 198330 June 1987  532––––––––9 Jupp Heynckes1 July 19878 October 1991  42––2––––––10 Søren Lerby9 October 199110 March 1992  –––––––––––11 Erich Ribbeck11 March 199227 December 1993  –––––––––––12 Franz Beckenbauer28 December 199330 June 1994  11–––––––––13 Giovanni Trapattoni1 July 199430 June 1995  –––––––––––14 Otto Rehhagel1 July 199527 April 1996  –––––––––––15 Franz Beckenbauer (caretaker)29 April 199630 June 1996  1–––––1––––16 Giovanni Trapattoni1 July 199630 June 1998  3111–––––––17 Ottmar Hitzfeld1 July 199830 June 2004  11423–1–––1–18 Felix Magath1 July 200431 January 2007  5221–––––––19 Ottmar Hitzfeld1 February 200730 June 2008  3111–––––––20 Jürgen Klinsmann1 July 200827 April 2009 –––––––––––21 Jupp Heynckes (caretaker)28 April 200930 June 2009  –––––––––––22 Louis van Gaal1 July 20099 April 2011 311–1––––––23 Andries Jonker (caretaker)10 April 201130 June 2011 –––––––––––24 Jupp Heynckes1 July 201130 June 2013 411–11–––––25 Pep Guardiola1 July 201330 June 2016732––––1––126 Carlo Ancelotti1 July 201628 September 201731––2––––––27 Willy Sagnol (caretaker)29 September 20178 October 2017 –––––––––––28 Jupp Heynckes9 October 20171 July 2018 11––––––––– 29 Niko Kovač1 July 20183 November 2019 311–1–––––– 30 Hansi Flick3 November 201930 June 2021721–11–1––1 31 Julian Nagelsmann1 July 2021  present21––1––––––

Literature
 Hüetlin, Thomas: Gute Freunde. Die wahre Geschichte des FC Bayern München. Blessing, München 2006, .
 Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich: Der FC Bayern und seine Juden. Aufstieg und Zerschlagung einer liberalen Fußballkultur. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2011, .Vgl. Markwart Herzog: Fußball unterm Hakenkreuz . In: H-Soz-u-Kult, 15. Juni 2011 (Sammelrezension zu:  Backes, Gregor: "Mit Deutschem Sportgruss, Heil Hitler". Der FC St. Pauli im Nationalsozialismus. Hamburg 2010/Dietrich Schulze-Marmeling: Der FC Bayern und seine Juden. Aufstieg und Zerschlagung einer liberalen Fußballkultur. Göttingen 2011/Jakob Rosenberg u. a. (Hrsg.): Grün-Weiß unterm Hakenkreuz. Der Sportklub Rapid im Nationalsozialismus (1938–1945). Wien 2011)
 Bausenwein, Christoph, Schulze-Marmeling, Dietrich: FC Bayern München. Unser Verein, unsere Geschichte. Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2012, .

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References

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