50 Fun Facts About Bayern Munich

In what year was FC Bayern Munich founded?

Eleven footballers walked out of a gymnastics club meeting and formed the club the same evening.

Who led the eleven founding players?

Within months the new club was beating local rivals by scores like 15–0.

Bayern won their first national championship in 1932 by beating whom 2–0 in the final?

Coach Richard 'Little Dombi' Kohn and president Kurt Landauer, both Jewish, soon had to flee the Nazis.

Which Jewish club president returned from exile in 1947 to lead Bayern again?

He remains the president with the longest accumulated tenure and is credited with the club turning professional.

Which local rival was picked ahead of Bayern for the inaugural Bundesliga in 1963?

Bayern were only sixth in the twelve-year ranking; 1860 were reigning Oberliga Süd champions.

Which coach, hired in 1963, took Bayern up to the Bundesliga in 1965?

He had led 1. FC Köln to the 1962 title and fielded young Beckenbauer, Müller and Maier.

Beckenbauer, Gerd Müller and Sepp Maier were collectively known as what?

The trio carried the club from the regional league to three European Cups.

Which Scottish club did Bayern beat in the 1967 Cup Winners' Cup final?

Franz Roth scored the extra-time winner; he would score in European finals again in 1975 and 1976.

Which coach delivered the first league and cup double in Bundesliga history in 1969?

He used only 13 players all season.

The 1972 title decider, the first match at the Olympiastadion, was a 5–1 win over whom?

It was also the first live televised match in Bundesliga history.

Whom did Bayern beat 4–0 in a replay to win the 1974 European Cup final?

It was the club's breakthrough as an international force.

Which English club lost the 1975 European Cup final to Bayern in Paris?

Their fans rioted afterwards and the club was banned from Europe for three years.

Bayern's third straight European Cup in 1976 came against which French club in Glasgow?

Another Franz Roth goal decided it.

Which US club did Franz Beckenbauer leave Bayern for in 1977?

Gerd Müller joined the Fort Lauderdale Strikers two years later.

What does the term Bayerndusel describe?

It was coined in the 1970s as an expression of contempt or envy.

Which pair gave the early-1980s team the nickname 'FC Breitnigge'?

They led Bayern to titles in 1980 and 1981.

Why did the mid-1990s Bayern earn the nickname 'FC Hollywood'?

Trapattoni and Rehhagel both finished trophyless in that period.

Which was the only English club to beat Bayern at the Olympiastadion?

It came in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup second round.

Whom did Bayern beat in the 1996 UEFA Cup final?

Franz Beckenbauer was caretaker coach for the run-in.

Which newly promoted club took the 1998 title from Bayern?

Trapattoni had to take his leave for a second time.

Who beat Bayern 2–1 with two injury-time goals in the 1999 Champions League final?

Ottmar Hitzfeld's side had led for most of the match in Barcelona.

Whom did Bayern beat on penalties to win the 2001 Champions League after a 25-year gap?

Days earlier a stoppage-time goal had won the league on the final day.

Which club shared the Allianz Arena with Bayern until 2017?

They left after relegation to the fourth-tier Regionalliga.

Which phrase did Louis van Gaal coin about a young forward promoted in 2009?

It has been much referenced ever since; Müller retired with a record 756 appearances.

Which wing pair did the press nickname 'Robbery'?

They shaped Bayern's attacking style for a decade from 2009.

Who beat Bayern in the 2010 Champions League final?

The same opponents knocked them out in the first knockout round a year later.

Who beat Bayern on penalties in the 2012 Champions League final at the Allianz Arena?

It was a second consecutive trophyless season.

How many points did the 2012–13 treble winners collect, a Bundesliga record?

Only eleven points shy of a perfect season.

Which club ended Bayern's 53-match unbeaten league run under Guardiola?

It came two match days after the title had already been clinched.

For what crime was president Uli Hoeneß sentenced to three and a half years in 2014?

He resigned the next day but was re-elected president in 2016 after early release.

A 3–0 loss to which club got Carlo Ancelotti sacked in 2017?

Jupp Heynckes returned for a fourth spell at the age of 72.

Bayern beat Barcelona by what score in the 2020 Champions League quarter-final?

Hansi Flick's side went on to beat PSG 1–0 in Lisbon behind closed doors.

Who scored the only goal of the 2020 Champions League final in Lisbon?

He was a former PSG player; the final was played in Lisbon behind closed doors.

How many Bundesliga goals did Lewandowski score in 2020–21 to break Gerd Müller's record?

He did it in just 29 matches.

Which Mexican club did Bayern beat to complete the 2020 sextuple?

Only Barcelona in 2009 had previously won all six available trophies.

For roughly what fee did Bayern sign Harry Kane from Tottenham in 2023?

It broke the German transfer record again.

Which club ended Bayern's run of eleven straight titles in 2023–24?

It was Bayern's first trophyless season in twelve years.

Who was appointed Bayern head coach on a three-year deal in May 2024?

He won the title in his first season and the double in his second.

What were Bayern's original club colours, as named in the first constitution?

The team mostly wore white and maroon early on; all-red arrived from 1974.

For how many years did Bayern play at the Olympiastadion before the Allianz Arena?

The stadium was built for the 1972 Olympics and hosted the 1974 World Cup final.

What colour does the Allianz Arena's outer skin glow for Bayern home games?

White is used when the Germany national team plays there.

What is the name of Bayern's bear mascot?

He has been around since 2004; 'Stern des Südens' is the song fans sing.

What does the Bavarian motto 'Mia San Mia' mean?

'Packmas', the other catchphrase, means 'let's do it'.

Which pope is among Bayern's high-profile supporters?

Boris Becker and Wladimir Klitschko are fans too.

What is Bayern's rivalry with Borussia Dortmund called?

The two met in the 2013 Champions League final.

Which Dortmund player slapped Lothar Matthäus after being called a 'crybaby' in 1996?

Matthäus had wiped imaginary tears from his face.

Which opponent's ear did Oliver Kahn appear to bite in a 1999 match against Dortmund?

Earlier in the game he had tried a flying kung-fu kick at Chapuisat.

Real Madrid fans call Bayern by what nickname?

The two have met 28 times in the European Cup, more than any other pairing, but never in a final.

Which three German corporations each own 8.33 per cent of FC Bayern München AG?

The club's registered association holds the remaining 75 per cent.

Which company became Bayern's shirt sponsor in the 2002–03 season?

Opel held the shirt from 1989 to 2002.