FC Bayern Munich 172326 226082355 2008-07-16T19:18:58Z Jpoelma13 6874850 revert deletion {{Infobox Football club | clubname = FC Bayern Munich | image = [[Image:Bayern Munchen.png|150px|logo]] | fullname = FC Bayern München e.V. | founded = [[February 27]], [[1900]] | nickname = Der FCB (The FCB)<BR>Die Bayern (The Bavarians)<br>Die Roten (The Reds)<br>FC Hollywood | ground = [[Allianz Arena]] | capacity = 69,901 | chairman = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]] | manager = {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] | mgrtitle = Head Coach | league = [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] | season = [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08|2007–08]] | position = Bundesliga, 1st | pattern_la1=_shoulder stripes white stripes|pattern_b1=_red_stripes_red_sh_NEW|pattern_ra1=_shoulder stripes white stripes| leftarm1=DD0000|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=DD0000|shorts1=DD0000|socks1=FFFFFF| pattern_la2=_shoulder stripes white shirt|pattern_b2=_frah06|pattern_ra2=_shoulder stripes white shirt|pattern_sh2=_fraa06 |leftarm2=000080|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=000080|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFF| }} {{Wikinewscat|Bayern Munich}} '''FC Bayern München''' (English: '''FC Bayern Munich''', also known as '''FCB''', '''Die Bayern''', and '''Die Roten''') is a [[Germany|German]] [[sports club]] based in [[Munich]], [[Bavaria]]. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful club in German football, having won 20 [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] titles and 14 [[German Cup|cups]].<ref name = "honours">{{cite web | title = Klubstatistik | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[June]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/verein/klubstatistik/ | language = German}}</ref> The club was founded in [[1900]] by eleven [[Football (soccer)|football]] players led by [[Franz John]]. Although Bayern won its first national championship in [[1932]] the club was denied access to the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] at its inception in [[1963]]. In the middle of the 1970s the club had its period of greatest success, when the famous team around [[Franz Beckenbauer]] managed to win the [[Champions League|European Cup]] three times in row (1974-76). In recent years they have been by far the most successful team in German football, winning seven of the last ten championships. The last international title was the [[Intercontinental Cup]] in [[2001]]. Since the beginning of the 2005-06 season Munich plays its home games in the [[Allianz Arena]], after playing for 33 years in the [[Olympic Stadium, Munich|Olympic Stadium]]. It's colours are red and white. Their crest shows the colours of [[Bavaria]]. Bayern is a membership based club and with more than 140,000 members, the third largest in the world after [[SL Benfica]] and [[FC Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Unprecedented boom sweeps Bayern | accessdate = 2007-10-19 | date = [[2007-08-22]] | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2007/13051.php}}</ref> There are also more than 2000 officially-registered fan clubs with about 132,000 members.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fanklubs | accessdate = 2008-07-03 | date = [[2007]] | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/verein/fanclubs/ | language= German}}</ref> The club has other departments for [[chess]], [[team handball|handball]], [[basketball]], [[gymnastics]], [[Skittles (sport)|bowling]], [[table tennis]], [[Referee|referees]], and senior football with more than 1100 active members.<ref name="otherdepartments">{{cite web | title = Other Sports | accessdate = 2008-07-03 | date = [[2007]] | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/other_sports/}}</ref> ==History== {{main|History of Bayern Munich}} [[Image:FCB-Gebäude und Trainingsgelände.JPG|thumb|200px|FC Bayern premises]] FC Bayern Munich was founded by members of a Munich gymnastics club (MTV 1879). When a congregation of members of MTV 1879 decided on February 27th that the footballers of the club would not be allowed to join the [[DFB]], eleven members of the football division left the congregation and on the same evening founded the FC Bayern Munich. Within the first months FC Bayern Munich achieved high victories against all local rivals and reached the semifinals of the 1900-01 southgerman championship.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 17-26 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> In the following years the club won some local trophies until in 1910-11 FC Bayern Munich joined the newly founded "Kreisliga", the first regional Bavarian league. They won this league in the first year, but could not win it again until the begin of World War I, which halted all football activities in Germany.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 30-40 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> <ref name = "bayernhistory0045">{{cite web | title = Success from the Outset | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[2003]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/history/00268.php}}</ref> In the years after the war FC Bayern Munich could win some more regional honours until the club in 1926 won the first southgerman championship, an achievement repeated two years later.<ref name = "bayernhistory0045" /> <ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 51-63 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Their first national honour was gained in 1932, winning the [[German champions (football)|German championship]] by defeating [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] 2-0 in the final.<ref name = "bayernhistory0045" /> The advent of the [[Hitler]] regime put an abrupt end to Bayern's development. The president and the coach, both of whom were [[Judaism|Jewish]], left the country. Many others in the club also saw themselves purged. In the following years, Bayern, taunted as the "Jew's club", decayed into irrelevance.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 101-2 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> After the war Bayern became a member of the [[Oberliga Süd (1945-63)|Oberliga Süd]], the southern conference of the German first division, which was split five ways at that time. Bayern struggled, hiring and firing 13 coaches between 1945 and 1963. In 1955 they suffered the ignominy of relegation, but returned to the ''Oberliga'' in the following season and even won the [[German Cup]] for the first time, beating [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] 1-0 in the final.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 105-120 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> <ref name = "bayernhistory4667">{{cite web | title = A Period of Reconstruction | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[2003]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/history/00267.php}}</ref> The club struggled financially though, verging on bankruptcy at the end of the 1950s. Manufacturer Roland Endler provided the necessary funds and was rewarded with four years at the helm of the club. In 1963 the Oberligas in Germany were consolidated to one national league, the [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]]. Bayern were denied membership, but gained promotion two years later, fielding a team with young talents like [[Franz Beckenbauer]], [[Gerd Müller]] and [[Sepp Maier]] - who would later be collectively referred to as ''the axis''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 120-6 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> <ref name = "bayernhistory4667" /> In their first Bundesliga [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1965-66|season]] Bayern finished third and also won the German Cup, qualifying for the [[European Cup Winners Cup]], which they won in the following year in a dramatic final against Scottish club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], when [[Franz Roth|Franz "the Bull" Roth]] scored the decider in a 1-0 extra time victory.<ref name = "bayernhistory4667" /> In 1967 Bayern retained the German Cup, but slow overall progress saw a new coach, [[Branko Zebec]] take over. He replaced Bayern's offensive style of play with a more disciplined approach, and in doing so achieved the first league and cup [[The Double|Double]] in Bundesliga history, using only 13 players throughout the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1968-69|season]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 155-8 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> [[Udo Lattek]] took charge in 1970. After winning the cup in his first season he led Bayern to their third German championship. The deciding match in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1971-72|1971-72]] season against [[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]] was the first match in the brand new [[Olympic Stadium Munich|Olympic Stadium]], and was also the first live televised match in Bundesliga history. Bayern swept Schalke away 5-1 and thus claimed the title, also setting several records, including points gained and goals scored.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 165-171 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Bayern also won the next 2 championships, but the zenith was the triumph in the 1974 [[Champions League|European Cup]] [[1974 European Cup Final|final]] against [[Atlético Madrid]], which Bayern won 4-0 after a replay.<ref name = "bayernhistory6876">{{cite web | title = The Golden Years | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[2003]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/history/00266.php}}</ref> The following years the team was unsuccessful domestically, but defended their European title by defeating [[Leeds United]] in the [[1975 European Cup Final|final]] when "Bull" Roth and Müller secured victory with their late goals. A year later in [[Glasgow]], [[AS Saint-Étienne]] were defeated by another Franz Roth goal and Bayern became the third club to win the trophy in 3 consecutive years. The final trophy won by Bayern in this era was the [[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]], in which Brazilian club [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro Belo Horizonte]] were defeated over two legs.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 190-8 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> The rest of the decade was a time of change and saw no further titles for Bayern. In 1977 Franz Beckenbauer left for [[New York Cosmos]] and in 1979 Sepp Maier and Uli Hoeneß retired while Gerd Müller joined the [[Fort Lauderdale Strikers]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 214-226 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> The 1980s were a period of off-field turmoil for Bayern, with many changes in personnel and financial problems. On the field, the Bundesliga title was won in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1979-80|1980]] and [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1980-81|1981]]. But for the German Cup win in 1982, two relatively unsuccessful seasons followed, after which former coach Udo Lattek returned. Bayern won the 1984 cup final, then went on to win 5 championships in 6 seasons, including a double in 1986. However, European success was elusive during the decade; Bayern only managed to claim the runners-up spot in the European Cup in [[European Cup 1981-82|1982]] and [[European Cup 1986-87|1987]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 226-267 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Bayern's form dipped after their [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1989-90|1989-90]] championship win. After a second place in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1990-91|1990-91]] the club finished just five points above the relegation places in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1991-92|1991-92]]. Success returned when Franz Beckenbauer took over for the 2nd half of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1993-94|1993-94]] season, winning the Championship again after a 3 year gap. Beckenbauer was then appointed club president.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 273-299 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> His successors as coach, [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] and [[Otto Rehhagel]] both finished trophyless after a season, not meeting the club's high expectations.<ref name = "bayernhistory9199">{{cite web | title = Forward into the next Millenium | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[2003]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/history/00120.php}}</ref> During this time Bayern's players frequently appeared in the gossip pages of the press rather than the sports pages, resulting in the nickname ''FC Hollywood''. Franz Beckenbauer briefly returned at the end of the of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1995-96|1995-96]] season as caretaker coach and led his team to victory in the [[UEFA Cup 1995-96]], beating [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in the [[1996 UEFA Cup Final|final]]. For the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1996-97|1996-97]] season [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] returned to win the championship. But in the following [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1997-98|season]] Bayern lost the title to the just promoted [[1.FC Kaiserslautern]] and Trapattoni had to take his leave for the second time.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 307-345 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> [[Image:Allianz Arena Pahu.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Opened in 2005: the [[Allianz Arena]], one of the world's most modern football stadiums.]] From 1998-2004 Bayern were coached by [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]], who became the most successful Bayern coach of all time. In Hitzfeld's first season, Bayern won the Bundesliga and came agonisingly close to winning the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], losing 2-1 to [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] conceding two goals in injury time after leading for most of the [[1999 UEFA Champions League Final|match]]. The [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1999-2000|1999-2000]] season resulted in Bayern winning their third league and cup double. A third consecutive Bundesliga title followed in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2000-01|2001]], won in a finish on the final day of the league season. Days later, Bayern won the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] for the fourth time after a 25 year gap, defeating [[Valencia CF]] on penalties. The [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2001-02|2001-02]] season began with the win in the [[International Cup]], but ended trophyless otherwise. A season later Bayern won their fourth double, leading the league by a record margin.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 351-433 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Hitzfeld's reign ended in ignominious fashion in 2004, with Bayern underperforming, including a cup defeat by 2nd division [[Alemannia Aachen]]. [[Felix Magath]] took over and led Bayern two consecutve [[The Double|Doubles]]. Prior to the start of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2005-06|2005-06]] season, Bayern moved from the Olympic Stadium to the new [[Allianz Arena]], which the club shares with [[TSV 1860 München|TSV 1860]]. On the field the performance in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2006-07|2006-07]] was erratic though. Trailing in the league and having lost to Alemannia Aachen in the cup yet again, coach Magath was sacked shortly after the winter break.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bayern part company with Felix Magath | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[January 31]] [[2007]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2007/10644.php}}</ref> Former Bayern coach [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] returned to Munich in January 2007, but Bayern finished the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2006-07|2006-07]] season fourth, thus failing to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in more than a decade. Additional losses in the DFB Cup and the League Cup left the club with no honours for the season. For the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08|2007-08]] season, Bayern Munich made drastic squad changes to help retool and rebuild. They signed a total of 8 new players (and also, sold/released or loaned out 9 players). [[Luca Toni]] from [[ACF Fiorentina]], [[Miroslav Klose]] from [[Werder Bremen]] and record signing [[Franck Ribery]] from [[Olympique Marseille]] headlined the signings.<ref>{{cite web | title = First Team Squad 2008-9 | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[June]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/teams/profis/}}</ref> The new additions paid off, as the Reds went on to win the [[DFB Cup 2007-08|2008 German Cup]] and the Bundesliga, being on top of the standings on every single day of play.<ref name = "fussballdaten">{{cite web | title = Fussballdaten - Zahlen, Texte, Bilder | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 2008-07-15 | date = [[May 17]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de | language = German}}</ref> On [[January 11]], [[2008]] it was announced that [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] would succeed Ottmar Hitzfeld as Manager on [[July 1]], [[2008]]. He signed on with a two year contract.<ref name=mark25787> {{cite web|title = Jürgen Klinsmann to succeed Hitzfeld at Bayern | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-com.de/en/news/news/2007/14731.php | accessdate = 2008-01-11 | date = [[2008-01-11]] | pbulisher = The official FC Bayern Munich website}}</ref> ==Stadium== [[Image:Olympiastadion Muenchen.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], home of Bayern Munich from 1972 to 2005]] Bayern played its first training games at the Schyrenplatz in the center of [[Munich]]. The first official games were held on the [[Theresienwiese]]. In 1901 Bayern moved to its first own field, which was 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.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 451-452 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> As the crowds, gathering for Bayern's home games increased at the beginning of the 1920s, Bayern had to switch to various premises in Munich. <ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 55 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> From 1925 they shared the [[Grünwalder Stadion]] with [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 453-455 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Until [[World War II]] the stadium was owned by 1860 Munich, and is still colloquially known as ''Sechz'ger'' ("Sixties") Stadium nowadays. It was destroyed during the war, and efforts for refurbishment ended up as a patchwork. Conclusions about its state can be drawn from the fact that the stadium did not host a single German international match after [[World War I]], despite Munich being Germany's third largest city. Bayern's record crowd at the Grünwalder Stadion is reported as more than 50,000 in the home game against [[1. FC Nuremberg]] in the 1961-62 season.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 122 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> In the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]] era the stadium had a maximum capacity of 44,000 which was reached on several occasions. As was the case at most of this period's stadia, the vast majority of the stadium was given over to terracing. Today the second teams of both clubs play in the stadium. <ref>{{cite web | title = Das Grünwalder Stadion | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[2005]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/stadion/gruenwalder/ | language = German}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | title = Sportliche Höhepunkte in der Geschichte des Sechz'gers | publisher = Freunde des Sechz'ger Stadions e.V. | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[2007]] | url = http://www.gruenwalder-stadion.de/?id=43 | language = German}}</ref> [[Image:Allianz Arena after soccer game.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The [[Allianz Arena]] illuminated after a Bayern home game.]] For the [[1972 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games of 1972]] the city of Munich built the [[Olympic Stadium, Munich|Olympic Stadium]]. The stadium, still highly impressive with its architectural lightness, was inaugurated in the last Bundesliga match of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1971-72|1971-72]] season, drawing a capacity crowd of 79,000, which was reached on numerous occasions. The stadium was, in its early days, considered to be one of the foremost stadia in the world and played host to numerous major finals, such as that of [[1974 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | title = The Olympic Stadium - Event Highlights | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | date = [[December 31]] [[2007]] | publisher = Olympiapark München GmbH | url = http://www.olympiapark-muenchen.de/index.php?id=hoehepunkte_olystad}}</ref> In the years to follow the stadium underwent several modifications, such as an increase in seating space from approximately 50% to ca. 66%. Eventually the stadium had a capacity of 63,000 for national matches, and 59,000 for international occasions, e.g. 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, the stadium betraying its [[Athletics (track and field)|track and field]] heritage. Modification of the stadium proved impossible as the architect [[Günther Behnisch]] vetoed major modifications of the stadium.<ref name = "diebayern_allianzarena">{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 463-469 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> After much discussion the city, the state of [[Bavaria]], FC Bayern, and [[TSV 1860 Munich|TSV 1860]] jointly decided at the end of 2000 to build a new stadium. While Bayern had wanted to built a purpose-built football stadium for several years the awarding of the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup 2006]] to [[Germany]] stimulated the discussion as the Olympic Stadium did not meet 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 [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2005-06|2005-06]] season.<ref name = "diebayern_allianzarena" /> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = General information about the Allianz Arena | accessdate = 2008-07-12 | date = [[2007]] | publisher = Allianz Arena München Stadion GmbH | url = http://www.allianz-arena.de/en/fakten/allgemeine-informationen/}}</ref> The most prominent feature of the stadium is the translucent outer layer, which can be illuminated in different colours for impressive effects. Usually red lighting is used for Bayern home games and blue for 1860 home games. ==The club and its vicinity== Bayern is one of three professional football clubs in [[Munich]]. Bayern's main local rival is [[TSV 1860 Munich]], who were the more successful club in the 1960s, winning a cup and a championship. TSV 1860 have in the 1970s and 1980s moved between the first division and amateur sports, but lately have settled in the [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga|second division]]. The rivalry has therefore, at least from a Bayern point of view, lost importance, reflecting the lopsided state of the achievements of the two clubs and the absence of players for whom local grudges would still matter. On the other hand the ''Münchner Stadtderby'' is still a much anticipated event, getting a lot of extra attention from supporters of both clubs.<ref>Bayern Magazin: Sonderheft DFB-Pokal, 2008-02-27 (in German)</ref> 1860 is considered more working-class, and therefore suffers from a diminishing fan base in a city where the manufacturing sector is declining whilst [[tertiary industry|tertiary industries]] are booming. They are often referred to by sections of the Bayern support as "gymnasts", insinuating a lack of footballing pedigree. Despite the rivalry Bayern has repeatedly supported 1860 in times of financial disarray.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 439-449 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> The [[SpVgg Unterhaching]] from the semi-rural southern outskirts of town is the third force. They celebrated their biggest success in 1999 when they managed to gain promotion to the Bundesliga and stay in the top flight for a second season. Since then they have been playing in the second Bundesliga and the [[Regionalliga (football)|third division]]. In the 2008-09 season they will be playing in the newly found [[3rd Liga]]. Their loyal fans constitute a "cult" following. There is no rivalry between Bayern and Unterhaching, the most notable event in the relation of the two clubs being the finish of the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1999-2000|1999-2000]] Bundesliga season. Despite having already achieved their aims for season, Unterhaching defeated Bayer Leverkusen on the last day of play, giving Bayern the chance to surpass Leverkusen in the standings and claim the title.<ref name = "fussballdaten" /> <ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 363-364 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Since the 1920s the [[1. FC Nuremberg]] is the main rival in Bavaria. Both clubs played in the same league in the mid-1920s, but in the 1920s and 1930s Nuremberg was the far more successful club, winning several championships and calling itself record champion. When Bayern in [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1986-87|1987]] won their 10th championship they surpassed the amount of championships won by 1.FC Nuremberg, thereby in effect taking over the title of record champion, Nuremberg had held for sixty years.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 55-57, 64, 256-7 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> The duel between Bayern and Nuremberg is often referred to as the ''Bayern-Derby''. These days Bayern considers itself a national club.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 446 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> In recent years all of Bayern's away games have been sold out, owing partly to the club having supporters all over the country.<ref name = "weltfussball_attendance">{{cite web | title = Bundesliga Attendance | accessdate = 2008-07-07 | date = [[2008]] | publisher = weltfussball.de | url = http://www.weltfussball.de/zuschauer/bundesliga-2007-2008/1/}}</ref> Bayern's main rivals are always the clubs who put up the strongest fight against its national dominance. In the 1970s this was [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]], in later years this category has expanded to include [[Hamburger SV]]. In the 1990s [[Werder Bremen]], [[Borussia Dortmund]], and [[Bayer Leverkusen]] emerged as the most ardent opponents. Recently [[Schalke 04]], and again Bremen and Hamburg have been the main challengers in league play. Amongst Bayern's chief European rivals are [[Real Madrid]] and [[AC Milan]] and [[Manchester United]] due to many classic wins, draws and losses. Bayern is considered the establishment club, which is reflected by their board being stacked with business leaders and the former Bavarian minister president. The club has more than 132,000 members and 2,000 fanclubs, making it the club with the most organized supporters in Germany. Their following is mainly recruited from the aspiring middle class and regional Bavaria. Despite a large proportion of their supporters having to travel more than 200km (ca. 120 miles) regularly,<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 445 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> the club's home matches in the [[Allianz Arena]] have almost without exception been sold out.<ref name = "weltfussball_attendance" /> Bayern Munich is also renowned for its well-organised [[ultras|ultra]] scene. The most prominent groups are the [http://www.schickeria-muenchen.de Schickeria München], the ''Red Munichs '89'', the ''Südkurve '73'', the ''Munichmaniacs 1996'', the ''Service Crew Munich'', the ''Red Angels'', the ''Tavernen Crew München'', and the ''Red Sharks''. [[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''.<ref>{{cite web | title = Fanlieder | publisher = Berliner Bajuwaren (Bayern Fanclub) | accessdate = 2008-07-17 | date = [[2008]] | url = http://www.berliner-bajuwaren.de/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=36 | language = German}}</ref> ==Organization and finance== [[Image:Franz Beckenbauer 2006 06 17.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Bayern's president [[Franz Beckenbauer]]]] Professional football at Bayern is run by the spin-off organization ''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. 90% 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") and 10% by sports goods marketers [[Adidas]], which are also a major sponsor of the club.<ref name = "bayern_company">{{cite web | title = Company | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-17 | date = [[2006]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/company/}}</ref> Adidas acquired its shares in 2002 for €77m. The money was designated to to help finance the [[Allianz Arena]].<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 473-474 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> Bayern's main advertising partner and current holder of the jersey rights is [[Deutsche Telekom]]. The main supplier of the club is [[Adidas]]. Other premium partners include [[Audi]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Lufthansa]], [[Nikon]], [[Siemens AG|Siemens]], and [[Sony Ericsson]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Sponsors | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-16 | date = [[2006]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/sponsors/}}</ref> In previous years the jersey rights were held by Adidas (1974-78), [[Magirus|Magirus Deutz]] and [[Iveco]] (trucks / 1978-84), [[Commodore International|Commodore]] (computers / 1984-89) and [[Opel]] (cars / 1989-2002). Bayern is led mostly by former players of the club. President of the club is [[Franz Beckenbauer]]. He is also chairman of the supervisory board of the AG. The Chairman of the executive board of the AG is [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] and [[Uli Hoeness]], who is deputy chairman of the executive board of the AG. He has been in office, formerly as general manager of the club, since 1979.<ref name = "bayern_company" /> In 2007 the club reported record profits despite a poor year of on pitch performance, with an after tax profit of 18.9 million Euros.<ref>{{cite web | title = Bayern unveil record balance sheet | accessdate = 2007-11-24 | date = [[2007-11-13]] | publisher = The official FC Bayern Munich website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2007/14086.php}}</ref> According to the [[Deloitte Football Money League|Deloitte study]] Bayern is currently the 7th richest club in the world, generating revenues of €227.2 Mio.<ref>{{cite web |title = United rise but Real Madrid stays top | url = http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,sid%253D2834%2526cid%253D191865,00.html | publisher = Deloitte UK | date = 2008-02-14| accessdate = 2008-02-16}}</ref> ==Amateur Sports== ===FC Bayern II=== ''Main article: [[Bayern Munich II]]'' The amateur football department serves mainly as the final stepstone for promising younger players before they get promoted to the professional team. Bayern II is coached by [[Hermann Gerland]] and [[Gerd Müller]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Mannschaften - FC Bayern II | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[June]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/mannschaften/amateure/ | language = German}}</ref> Since the inception of the [[Regionalliga (football)|Regionalligas]] in 1994 the team has played in the [[Regionalliga Süd]], after playing in the [[Oberliga (football)|Oberliga]] since 1978. In the 2007-08 season they qualified for the newly found [[3rd Liga]]. The team has since 1978 played in the highest league that the [[DFB]] permits the second division of a professional football team to play.<ref name = "fussballdaten" /> ===Junior Football=== ''Main article: [[Bayern Munich Junior Team]]'' Bayern Munich's junior division has produced some of Europe's top football players, including [[Owen Hargreaves]], [[Thomas Hitzlsperger]], [[Philipp Lahm]], and [[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]. The divison was founded in 1902 and is run by [[Werner Kern]]. It consists of eleven teams with more than 170 players, the youngest being younger than 10.<ref>{{cite web | title = Junior Team | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Web Site | accessdate = 2008-07-07 | date =[[2005]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/teams/jugend/}}</ref> ===Women's Football=== The women's football team features several members of the German youths' national team. In the [[Fußball-Bundesliga (women) 2007/08|2007-08]] season coach Sissy Raith led the team to a 4th place in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga (women)| women's Bundesliga]]. The division was founded in 1970 and consists of three teams with 90 players. Their greatest success was the championship in 1976.<ref>{{cite web | title = Women | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-07 | date = [[2005]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/teams/frauen/}}</ref> ===Other departments=== Bayern has other departments<ref name="otherdepartments" /> for * [[basketball]] since 1946 with 280 players in 19 teams * [[Skittles (sport)|bowling]] since 1984 with 46 players in 4 teams * [[chess]] since 1908 with 97 players in 8 teams * [[gymnastics]] since 1974 with 35 gymnasts in 1 team * [[team handball|handball]] since 1945 with 300 players in 10 teams * [[table tennis]] since 1946 with 160 players in 12 teams * [[Referee|referees]] since 1919 with 115 referees * and senior football since 2002 with 135 players in 5 teams ==Training facility== [[Image:FCB-Trainingsplatz.JPG|thumb|150px|FC Bayern Football pitch (training only)]] FC Bayern Munich training facilities, for both the professional and the [[Bayern Munich Junior Team|Junior Team]], are located at the Bayern Munich Headquarters. There are four grass pitches, one of which has undersoil heating, one artificial grass field and a multi-functional sports hall. The players' quarters, which opened in 1990, offers a big dressing room, a massage room, a doctor's surgery room, a relaxation bath, a whirlpool, a state-of-the-art rehabilitation centre and a conference room with screening facilities for video analysis. Located at the headquarters is also the Youth House, which houses up top 13 young talents from outside the city. While being part of Bayern's Junior Team they can work there on their development as footballers. Former residents of the Youth House include [[José Paolo Guerrero|Paolo Guerrero]] and [[Owen Hargreaves]].<ref name = "bayern_training">{{cite web|title = Säbener Strasse 51 - Bayern's training facility and head offices| publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/saebenerstr/index.php | accessdate = 2006-12-23 |date = [[2005]]}}</ref> ==Honours== Bayern has won 52 major trophies.<ref name = "honours" /> *'''[[German football champions|German Champions]]: 21 (record)''' **1931-32, [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1968-69|1968-69]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1971-72|1971-72]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1972-73|1972-73]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1973-74|1973-74]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1979-80|1979-80]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1980-81|1980-81]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1984-85|1984-85]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1985-86|1985-86]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1986-87|1986-87]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1988-89|1988-89]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1989-90|1989-90]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1993-94|1993-94]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1996-97|1996-97]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1998-99|1998-99]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 1999-2000|1999-2000]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2000-01|2000-01]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2002-03|2002-03]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2004-05|2004-05]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2005-06|2005-06]], [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08|2007-08]] *'''[[German Cup]]: 14 (record)''' **1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, [[DFB Cup 1997-98|1998]], [[DFB Cup 1999-00|2000]], [[DFB Cup 2002-03|2003]], [[DFB Cup 2004-05|2005]], [[DFB Cup 2005-06|2006]], [[DFB Cup 2007-08|2008]] *'''[[Premiere Ligapokal|League Cup]]: 6 (record)''' **1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007 *'''[[German Supercup|German Supercup]]: 3''' **1982 (Unofficial), 1987, 1990 *'''[[Intercontinental Cup (football)|Intercontinental Cup]]: 2''' ** 1976, 2001 *'''[[UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League/European Cup]]: 4''' **[[European Cup 1973-74|1974]], [[European Cup 1974-75|1975]], [[European Cup 1975-76|1976]], [[UEFA Champions League 2000-01|2001]] *'''[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners Cup]]: 1''' **[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1966-67|1967]] *'''[[UEFA Cup]]: 1''' **[[UEFA Cup 1995-96|1996]] ===Other trophies=== *{{sport honours|[[Fuji-Cup]]|2|1994, 1995}} *{{sport honours|[[Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu]]|3|1979, 1980, 2002}} *{{sport honours|[[Trofeo Internacional Ciudad de Terrassa]]|1|1972}} *{{sport honours|[[Teresa Herrera Trophy|Trofeo Teresa Herrera]]|1|1989}} ==Players== ''see also: [[Bayern Munich II]], [[Bayern Munich Junior Team]]'' ===Current squad=== ''As of [[July 14]], [[2008]].<ref>{{cite web | title = FC Bayern München - Der Kader 2008/09 | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[2008]] | publisher = fussballdaten.de | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/vereine/bayernmuenchen/2009/kader/ | language= German}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Germany|name=[[Michael Rensing]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=France|name=[[Willy Sagnol]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Brazil|name=[[Lúcio]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Belgium|name=[[Daniel Van Buyten]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Argentina|name=[[Martin Demichelis|Martín Demichelis]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=France|name=[[Franck Ribéry]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Turkey|name=[[Hamit Altıntop]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Italy|name=[[Luca Toni]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Germany|name=[[Lukas Podolski]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Brazil|name=[[José Roberto da Silva Júnior|Zé Roberto]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Germany|name=[[Andreas Ottl]] |pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Netherlands|name=[[Mark van Bommel]] |pos=MF}} {{Football squad mid}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=Germany|name=[[Miroslav Klose]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Argentina|name=[[José Ernesto Sosa]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Germany|name=[[Philipp Lahm]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Germany|name=[[Hans-Jörg Butt]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Germany|name=[[Marcell Jansen]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Germany|name=[[Tim Borowski]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Germany|name=[[Christian Lell]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Germany|name=[[Bastian Schweinsteiger]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Brazil|name=[[Breno Borges|Breno]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Germany|name=[[Thomas Kraft]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=Germany|name=[[Stephan Fürstner]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=Germany|name=[[Toni Kroos]]|pos=MF}} {{Football squad end}} ===Players out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Germany|name=[[Andreas Görlitz]]|pos=DF|other=on loan at [[Karlsruher SC]] until June 2009}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Germany|name=[[Mats Hummels]]|pos=DF|other=on loan at [[Borussia Dortmund]] until June 2009}} {{Fs blank column}} {{Fs end}} ''For recent transfers, see [[List of German football transfers summer 2008]].'' ===Notable past players=== Highlighted players are part of the FC Bayern Munich Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web | title = Hall of Fame | accessdate = 2008-07-03 | date = [[2007]] | publisher = The official FC Bayern Munich website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/company/hall_of_fame/}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} '''1900s-10s:''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Max Gablonsky]] ([[Striker|FW]]) '''1920s-30s:''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ludwig Goldbrunner]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Conrad Heidkamp]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Krumm]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Josef Pöttinger]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Oskar Rohr]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wilhelm Simetsreiter]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jakob Streitle]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) '''1950s''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans Bauer]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl Mai]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) '''1960s:''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dieter Brenninger]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werner Olk]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) '''1970s:''' * {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Björn Andersson]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Franz Beckenbauer]]''' ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Paul Breitner]]''' ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wolfgang Dremmler]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Dieter Hoeneß]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Uli Hoeneß]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Sepp Maier]]''' ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Gerd Müller]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Branko Oblak]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Roth]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck]]''' ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Rainer Zobel]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) {{col-3}} '''1980s:''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Klaus Augenthaler]]''' ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Raimond Aumann]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Andreas Brehme]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søren Lerby]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jean-Marie Pfaff]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans Pflügler]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Stefan Reuter]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Roland Wohlfarth]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) '''1990s:''' * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Markus Babbel]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Mario Basler]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ali Daei]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Stefan Effenberg]]''' ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thorsten Fink]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dietmar Hamann]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Helmer]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Andreas Herzog]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Carsten Jancker]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Jorginho]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Kohler]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Bulgaria}} [[Emil Kostadinov]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Samuel Kuffour]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bruno Labbadia]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brian Laudrup]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]/[[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Lothar Matthäus]]''' ([[Defender (football)|DF]]/[[Midfielder|MF]]) {{col-4}} * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christian Nerlinger]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Papin]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ruggiero Rizzitelli]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Ciriaco Sforza]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Strunz]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Olaf Thon]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Adolfo Valencia]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Alexander Zickler]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Christian Ziege]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) '''2000s:''' * {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Patrik Andersson]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Ballack]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sebastian Deisler]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Brazil}} '''[[Giovane Elber]]''' ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|England}} [[Owen Hargreaves]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]/[[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Oliver Kahn]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Robert Kovač]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Niko Kovač]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Linke]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|France}} [[Bixente Lizarazu]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) * {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Ali Karimi]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Roy Makaay]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Claudio Pizarro]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} [[Hasan Salihamidžić]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) * {{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Roque Santa Cruz]] ([[Striker|FW]]) * {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Mehmet Scholl]]''' ([[Midfielder|MF]]) {{col-3}} {| table class="infobox" width="180px" |- |<div style="position: relative;"> [[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|175px]] {{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Sepp Maier|Maier]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Klaus Augenthaler|Augenthaler]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Georg Schwarzenbeck|Schwarzenbeck]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Franz Beckenbauer|Beckenbauer]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Paul Breitner|Breitner]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Mehmet Scholl|Scholl]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.35|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Stefan Effenberg|Effenberg]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.32|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Lothar Matthäus|Matthäus]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.06|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge|Rummenigge]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.23|y=0.50|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Gerd Müller|Müller]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.38|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<font size=1>[[Giovane Elber|Elber]]</font>}} </div> |- |<small>The "Greatest Ever" squad chosen by more than 66000 fans. The coach chosen was [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Fans name greatest Reds of all time | accessdate = 2007-11-24 | date = [[2005-06-01]] | publisher = The official FC Bayern Munich website | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/news/news/2005/04283.php}}</ref>.</small> |} {{col-end}} ===Captains=== The captain for the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2008-09|2008-09]] season has not yet been announced. Former captain [[Oliver Kahn]] retired after the [[Fußball-Bundesliga 2007-08|2007-08]] season. {| class="wikitable" |- !Era !Captain |- |2002–2008 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Oliver Kahn]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) |- |1999–2002 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Stefan Effenberg]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) |- |1997–1999 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Helmer]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |- |1994–1996 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Lothar Matthäus]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |- |1991–1994 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Raimond Aumann]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) |- |1984–1991 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Klaus Augenthaler]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |- |1983–1984 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]] ([[Striker|FW]]) |- |1980–1983 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Paul Breitner]] ([[Midfielder|MF]]) |- |1979–1980 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Georg Schwarzenbeck]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |- |1979–1979 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Gerd Müller]] ([[Striker|FW]]) |- |1977–1979 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Sepp Maier]] ([[Goalkeeper|GK]]) |- |1970–1977 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |- |1965–1970 |{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Werner Olk]] ([[Defender (football)|DF]]) |} ==Coaches== ''See also {{cat|Bayern Munich managers}}'' Bayerns coaching staff is led by head coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] who signed up in early 2008 and has a two year contract, beginning with [[July 01]][[2008]]. His assistants are [[Martin Vasquez]] and [[Nick Theslof]]. [[Walter Junghans]] is the goalkeeping coach and Oliver Schmidtlein, Thomas Wilhelmi, Marcelo Martins, and Darcy Norman are responsible for the players' fitness.<ref>{{cite web | title = Das Team der Saison 2008/09 | publisher = FC Bayern Munich Official Website | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[June]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/de/mannschaften/profis/ | language = German}}</ref> ===Coaches since 1963=== Bayern had 16 coaches since its promotion to the Bundesliga in 1965. [[Udo Lattek]], [[Franz Beckenbauer]], [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], and [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] served two terms as headcoach.<ref>{{cite book | last = Schulze-Marmeling | first = Dietrich | title = Die Bayern. Die Geschichte des deutschen Rekordmeisters | language = German | publisher = Die Werkstatt | date = 2003 | pages = 595 | isbn = 389533426X }}</ref> [[Image:Jürgen Klinsmann (Confed-Cup 2005).JPG|thumb|Current coach [[Jürgen Klinsmann]]]] {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2" style="width:3em" |No. !rowspan="2" style="width:13em" |Coach !colspan="3" style="width:12em" |Period !rowspan="2" colspan ="2" style="width:23em" |Major Titles |- !from!!until!!days |- |20 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jürgen Klinsmann]] ||01/07/08||''Present'' || |style="width:3em"|0|| |- |19 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] ||01/02/07||30/06/08 || 516 ||2 |align=left|<small>1 Championship,1 Cup</small> |- |18 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Felix Magath]] ||01/07/04||31/01/07 || 945 ||4 |align=left|<small>2 Championships, 2 Cups</small> |- |17 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ottmar Hitzfeld]] ||01/07/98||30/06/04 || 2192 ||8 |align=left|<small>4 Championships, 2 Cups, 1 Champions League,<br />1 Intercontinental Cup</small> |- |16 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] ||01/07/96||30/06/98 || 730 ||2 |align=left|<small>1 Championship, 1 Cup</small> |- ||15 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]] ||29/04/96||30/05/96 || 63 ||1 |align=left|<small>1 UEFA Cup</small> |- ||14 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Otto Rehhagel]] ||01/07/95||27/04/96 || 302 ||0|| |- ||13 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giovanni Trapattoni]] ||01/07/94||30/06/95 || 365 ||0|| |- ||12 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Franz Beckenbauer]] ||07/01/93||30/06/94 || 175 ||1 |align=left|<small>1 Championship</small> |- ||11 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Erich Ribbeck]] ||12/03/92||27/12/93 || 656 ||0|| |- ||10 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Søren Lerby]] ||09/10/91||11/03/92 || 155 ||0|| |- ||9 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Jupp Heynckes]] ||01/07/87||08/10/91 || 1561 ||2 |align=left|<small>2 Championships</small> |- ||8 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Udo Lattek]] ||01/07/83||30/06/87 || 1461 ||5 |align=left|<small>3 Championships, 2 Cups</small> |- ||7 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Reinhard Saftig]] ||17/05/83||30/06/83 || 45 ||0|| |- ||6 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Pal Csernai]] ||01/03/79||16/05/83 || 1538 ||3 |align=left|<small>2 Championships, 1 Cup</small> |- ||5 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gyula Lorant]] ||02/12/77||28/02/79 || 454 ||0|| |- ||4 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Dettmar Cramer]] ||16/01/75||01/12/77 || 1051 ||3 |align=left|<small>2 European Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup</small> |- ||3 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Udo Lattek]] ||14/03/70||02/01/75 || 1756 ||5 |align=left|<small>3 Championships, 1 Cup, 1 European Cup</small> |- ||2 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Branko Zebec]] ||01/07/68||13/03/70 || 621 ||2 |align=left|<small>1 Championship, 1 Cup</small> |- ||1 |align=left|'''{{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} [[Zlatko Čajkovski]] ||01/07/63||30/06/68 || 1096 ||3 |align=left|<small>2 Cup, 1 European Cup Winners Cup</small> |} ===Notable pre-1963 former coaches=== *{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Josef Pöttinger]] (1946-47) *{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Richard Kohn]] (1931-1933) *{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Izidor Kürschner]] (1921-1922) *{{flagicon|England}} [[Billy Townley]] (1914, 1919-1921) ==Statistics== {{main|FC Bayern Munich Statistics}} ===Recent seasons=== {| width="700" class="prettytable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Width = 40 |Season !width = 40 |Rank !width = 25 | P !width = 25 | W !width = 25 | D !width = 25 | L !width = 25 | F !width = 25 | A !width = 30 | GD !width = 30 | Pts !class="unsortable" width = 40 | Cup !class="unsortable" width = 40 | UEFA !class="unsortable" width = 40 | CL |- |2008-09 || - || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || in || n/a || in |- style="background:#dedede;" |2007-08 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 22 || 10 || 2 || 68 || 21 || 47 || 76 || bgcolor=gold | won || SF || n/a |- |2006-07 || 4 || 34 || 18 || 6 || 10 || 55 || 40 || 15 || 60 || 3R || n/a || QF |- style="background:#dedede;" |2005-06 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 22 || 9 || 3 || 67 || 32 || 35 || 75 || bgcolor=gold | won || n/a || 1/8 |- |2004-05 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 24 || 5 || 5 || 75 ||33|| 42 || 77 || bgcolor=gold | won || n/a || QF |- style="background:#dedede;" |2003-04 ||2|| 34 || 20 || 8 || 6 || 70 || 39 || 31 || 68 || QF || n/a || 1/8 |- |2002-03 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 23 || 6 || 5 || 70 || 25 || 45 || 75 || bgcolor=gold | won || n/a || 1R |- style="background:#dedede;" |2001-02 ||3|| 34 || 20 || 8 || 6 || 62 || 25 || 40 || 68 || SF || n/a || QF |- |2000-01 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 19 || 6 || 9 || 62 || 37 || 25 || 63 || 2R || n/a || bgcolor=gold | won |- style="background:#dedede;" |1999-00 || bgcolor=gold | 1 || 34 || 22 || 7 || 5 || 73 || 28 || 45 || 73 || bgcolor=gold | won || n/a || SF |} <small> [[As of July 2008]]<ref>{{cite web | title = Bundesliga Archive | publisher = Deutscher Fußball Bund | accessdate = 2008-07-14 | date = [[July]] [[2008]] | url = http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=320005}}</ref><br /> Rank = Rank in the [[Fußball-Bundesliga|Bundesliga]]; P = Played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; Cup = [[German Cup]]; UEFA = [[UEFA Cup]]; CL = [[UEFA Champions League]].<br /> in = Still in competition; n/a = Not attended; 1R = 1st round; 2R = 2nd round; 3R = 3rd round; 1/8 = Round of last eight; QF = Quarterfinals; SF = Semifinals. </small> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{commonscat|FC Bayern München}} *[http://www.fcbayern.t-home.de/en/ Official site in English] ([[German language|German]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], and [[Chinese language|Chinese]] versions also available) {{start box}} {{succession box | before = [[Borussia Dortmund]] | title = [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Winner]] | years = [[1967]] | after = [[A.C. 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