Bayern Munich Football Club

On February 27, 1900, the famous German football club Bayern Munich was established.

Bayern Munich Football Club

FC Bayern Munich, or Bayern for short, is a German sports club based in Munich, the capital of Bavaria. On February 27, 1900, Bayern Munich was founded by 11 football players led by Franz Johann. Its most famous is the professional football team that participates in the German Football League. It has won a record 24 German football top league championships and 17 German Cup championships. It is the most successful football club in Germany.

Nicknamed "Southern Star", Bayern Munich is also commonly referred to as Bayern by its fans. This German club with a history of more than 110 years is undoubtedly one of the most successful and popular clubs in Germany and even in Europe.

The main colors of the Bayern Munich jersey are red and white, and the colors on the emblem represent Bavaria. The team has a total of 152,000 registered members and has had many stars, including: "Caesar the Great" Beckenbauer, "Bomber" Müller, "Midfield Engine" Mateus, "Tiger" Effenberg, etc.

franchise history

Bayern Munich Football Club was founded by some members of a local gymnastics club called MTV1879. These football-loving members were dissatisfied that they were not allowed to join the German Football Association, so they decided to leave the club and founded Bayern Munich Football Club on the evening of February 27, 1900. In just a few months after its establishment, Bayern Munich defeated several city rivals by large scores and reached the semi-finals of the South German championship in the 1900-01 season.

In the following years, Bayern won several local league trophies and joined the newly created local league, the "Kreisliga", in the 1910-1911 season, which was also the first regional league in Bavaria. Bayern won the championship in the first year of the league, but it was not until 1914 that Bayern won the championship again before the start of World War I. During World War I, all football in Germany came to a standstill.

In the years after World War I, Bayern Munich won several regional championships. In 1926, the team won the first South German championship in history, and two years later, they achieved this achievement again.

In 1932, Bayern made its national league debut, when coach Richard Cohen led his team to defeat Frankfurt to win the German league championship. In the 1930s, the arrival of Hitler's regime disrupted Bayern's development, and the chairperson and coach of the team, who were also Jewish, had to flee Germany. Some other players at the club were also purged, and Bayern was derided as a "Jewish club". In the following years, Bayern could no longer compete for the national championship, and was only in the middle of the local league.

After World War II, Bayern joined the Oberliga Süd, the highest league in southern Germany at the time. Between 1945 and 1963, Bayern Munich hired and fired a total of 13 coaches. In 1955, Bayern was unfortunately relegated, but just one season later, the team returned to Oberliga and won the first German Cup trophy in the team's history. In the final, they defeated Düsseldorf 1-0. At this time, Bayern suffered serious financial problems and was on the verge of bankruptcy in the late 1950s. The capitalist Roland Endler came to the rescue at this time, providing the club with the necessary funds, and in return, Endler became the leader of the team. In 1963, Oberliga and several other leagues were merged into a new league, which is now the German Football League. A total of five Oberliga teams joined the newly formed league, but they did not include Bayern, who were third in the league at the time, on the grounds that Bayern's city rivals Munich 1860 won the championship that year, and the German Football Association only allowed one team from each city to join the Bundesliga at that time. But two years later, Bayern relied on young talents Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Sepp Meyer to successfully enter the Bundesliga.

Bayern finished third in their first season in the Bundesliga and won the German Cup, qualifying them for next season's European Cup Winners 'Cup. In the European Cup Winners 'Cup final the following year, Bayern defeated Scottish team Glasgow Rangers Football Club 1 - 0 to win the championship thanks to Franz Roth's goal in extra time. In 1967, Bayern successfully defended the German Cup, but the team did not perform well on other fronts. In 1968, Yugoslav Blanco Zebic took over the helm. His strict requirements for discipline brought good results to Bayern. He led Bayern to achieve the first Bundesliga and German Cup double championship in the history of German football.

Starting from the 1970-1971 season, Udo Ratke took charge of the team. In his first season in charge, Bayern won the German Cup that year.

In the following 1971-1972 season, Ratke brought the team the third Bundesliga championship in history. The key battle against Schalke 04 was Bayern's first regular match at the Olympic Stadium in Munich and the first time the Bundesliga used live broadcast technology. In this game, Bayern defeated its opponents 5 - 1 and set multiple records such as the most points and the most goals in history. Bayern achieved three consecutive championships in the next two years, and won the championship by sweeping Atletico Madrid 4 - 0 in the replay of the 1974 European Champions League final.

In the following years, Bayern did not go well in the domestic league, only to defend its position in Europe by defeating Leeds United in the 1975 European Champions League final. In the European Champions League final the following year, Bayern defeated the French team FC Saint-Etienne and made a difference in Europe for three consecutive years. In the same year, Bayern won the Toyota Cup. In the next few years, Bayern never won any championship in a competition, and Franz Beckenbauer also traveled to the New York universe to develop. In 1979, Sepp Meyer and Uli Hoeness announced their retirement.

The 1980s were turbulent times for Bayern Munich, and the team experienced many personnel changes and financial problems. Paul Breitner and Carl Heinz Rummenigge became the soul of the team, leading the team to win the championship in the 1979-80 and 1980-81 season. Bayern was also known as the "FCBBreitnige" team during that period.

In the following two seasons, Bayern only won the 1982 German Cup.

In 1983, Udo Ratke coached the team again, and Breitner announced his retirement at the same time.

In 1984, Bayern won the German Cup again and won various competitions five times in six years, including the double crown of the league and the German Cup in the 1985-86 season. But in these 10 years, Bayern did not perform much well in Europe, only winning runner-up in the European Champions League in 1982 and 1987.

In 1987, Yup Heynckes became the head coach of Bayern Munich. After two consecutive championships in 1988-89 and 1989-90, Bayern Munich's results began to decline. After finishing second in the 1990-91 season, Bayern Munich ranked only 10th in the 1991-92 season, leading the relegation zone by 5 points. In the second half of the 1993-94 season, then-chairperson Beckenbauer personally took over Bayern Munich and led the team to re-win the Bundesliga championship after a four-year hiatus.

After that, successors Giovanni Trapattoni and Otto Rehagel did not just spend an average season at Bayern as the club expected. Bayern was nicknamed "FCHollywood" because Bayern players often appeared on the gossip news pages rather than sports news at the time. Towards the end of the 1995-96 season, Beckenbauer temporarily took charge of Bayern as acting coach. The team then won the 1995-96 UEFA Cup, defeating Bordeaux in the final. 1996-97 During the season, Trapattoni returned to the team and led Bayern to win the Bundesliga championship that year. But the following season, Bayern lost in the title race to Rehagel's promoted Makeserslatern, and Trapattoni also left the club again.

From 1998 to 2004, Bayern was coached by Otmar Heathfield. In his first season in charge, Bayern won the Bundesliga title that year and almost won the Champions League, only to be beaten by two goals in injury time by Manchester United in the lead. In the 1999-00 season, Bayern won the third league and German Cup double in history.

2000-01 season, Bayern did not confirm the third consecutive Bundesliga title until the last round of the league. In the last round of the league, in the game, it was scored by the opponent Hamburg FC striker Sergei Barbaretz in 90 minutes, making the championship about to fall. Under the unfavorable circumstances, with Patrick Anderson's indirect free kick in the penalty area at the last moment of stoppage time, Hamburg won the Bundesliga championship at the last moment. Soon after, Bayern defeated Valencia FC on penalties in the European Champions Cup final, and reclaimed the European Champions Cup after a 25-year gap.

At the beginning of 2001-02 season, Bayern won the Toyota Cup, but the team has not done much in other competitions since then.

2002-03 season, Bayern won the fourth league and the German Cup double in the history of the team, leading the second place Stuttgart 16 points also created the history of the Bundesliga, the same year Bayern participated in the West Asia Gulf Invitational, suffered substitute Chinese champion Dalian Shide, Bayern finally won 3-1, which is also Bayern lost the first goal in the Chinese team.

Hitzfeld's dynasty came to an end in 2004, when Bayern's performance was disappointing and they were stalled by losing to second-division side Aachen in the German Cup. Felix Magath took over the team's mentor and led Bayern to two league and German Cup doubles. At the beginning of the 2005-06 season, Bayern's home court was moved from the original Olympic Stadium to the new Allianz Arena. The new stadium was also co-owned with its city rival 1860 Football Club Munich. Bayern's performance in the 2006-07 season was inconsistent, with poor league performance and losing again to Aachen in the German Cup. Magath also left the position shortly after the winter break.

Otmar Hitsfeld returned to the team in January 2007, but Bayern only finished fourth in the 2006-07 season, missed the Champions League for the first time, and gained nothing on other fronts. Before the start of the 2007-08 season, Bayern carried out a drastic transformation and reconstruction of the team's lineup. The team signed a total of 8 players and sold, fired or lent 9 players. Among them, the most important signings were Luca Toni from Florence, Miroslav Klose from Werder Bremen Football Club and Frank Ribery from Marseille. The new signings worked successfully, and they won the double crown again in 2008 and have been at the top of the league since the beginning of the league.

On January 11, 2008, Klinsmann signed with Bayern Munich as Heathfield's successor, and he has been in charge of the team since July 1, 2008. Bayern had a poor start to the 2008-09 season, winning only 2 games in the first 6 rounds, but has since steadily improved. Bayern was defeated by Leverkusen in the quarter-finals of the German Cup; in the European Cup, Bayern was also eliminated by Barcelona 5-1 after defeating Atletico Lisbon 12-1 on aggregate and setting the record for the largest knockout score in the Champions League. On April 27, after losing at home to Schalke 04 and slipping to third place in the league, Klinsmann was forced to be fired, and he was replaced by veteran coach Yupp Heynckes, who served until the end of the season. The team eventually finished second in the league and advanced to the next season's Champions League.

2009-10 During the season, Bayern hired Dutch coach Van Gaal. And introduced Dutch Peter Pan Robben from Real Madrid. In the 2009-10 season, although Bayern started poorly, its form rebounded significantly in the late part of the first half and finally finished third during the winter break. In the 33rd week of the league, Bayern defeated Bochum 3-1, winning the league championship one week early. In the Champions League that season, Bayern finished second in the group stage, eliminated Fiorentina, Manchester United, and Lyon in the knockout rounds, and met with Inter Milan in the final. In the end, they lost to Inter Milan 0:2 and won the runner-up. Bayern also won the German Cup this season. The brand-new Bayern missed the triple crown during the season.

In the 2011 - 2012 Champions League season, Bayern Munich faced Chelsea at home. The fierce battle ended in a 1:1 draw for 120 minutes. They could only enter a cruel penalty shootout and finally lost with a total score of 4:5 (penalty kick 3:4) and won the runner-up in the 2011-2012 Champions League season.

In the 2013 season, Bayern Munich was born to set records. They won the Bundesliga championship six rounds ahead of schedule in the league, setting the fastest record in the Bundesliga's 50-year history. After sweeping Wolfsburg 6-1 in the semi-finals of the German Cup, they reached the final of the German Cup for the 19th time. In the game, Gomez completed a hat trick in 6 minutes, putting him on a par with Dutch football star Basten.

2012-13 The European Champions League continued the second leg of the semi-finals, with Barcelona playing Bayern Munich at home. In the first leg, Bayern defeated its opponents 4-0 at home. In the end, Robben and Muller made contributions, coupled with Pique's own goal, Bayern won again 3-0 away, and advanced to the final with a total score of 7-0. Bayern has participated in the final for the 10th time. If Bayern can be crowned the championship for the fifth time, it will surpass Barcelona, Ajax and Qipi Liverpool to become the third most winning club. If it loses, it will become the largest runner-up player (Bayern, Juventus, Benfica are all runner-up 5 times).

May 25, 2013 In the Champions League final, Bayern Munich defeated Bundesliga powerhouse Borussia Dortmund 2:1 to dominate Europe for the fifth time thanks to goals from Robben and Mandzukic!

On June 1, 2013, in the German Cup final, Bayern Munich defeated Stuttgart 3:2 at the Olipia Stadium in Berlin to win the German Cup. In this way, Bayern Munich became the seventh team in Europe to win the "Triple Crown" honor, and it was also the first team in Germany to win this honor!

On June 27, 2013, Bayern Munich officially announced the successful contract renewal of 4 years with the starting midfielder Ribery, so that the French veteran will still wear the Bayern shirt to welcome the new coach Guardiola and become a strong guarantee for Bayern to continue to create brilliance.

On August 30, 2013, Bayern Munich equalized twice after falling behind twice in the European Super Cup match at the Eden Stadium in Prague. It defeated European League champion Chelsea 5-4 in the final penalty shootout, winning the European Super Cup for the first time.

On December 21, 2013, in the final of the World Club Cup, the European Champions Cup champion Bayern Munich defeated the host team Raja Casablanca 2-0 to win the championship. At the same time, it also ended perfectly with the brilliant record of this year's "five champions".

On March 12, 2014, Bayern Munich played 1-1 Arsenal at home in the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 final of the 2013-14 season, and Bayern eliminated the Gunners with a total score of 3-1. This is the 13th time the Bundesliga giants have advanced to the Champions League quarter-finals after the Champions League restructuring, and the Gunners have stopped in the last 16 for 4 consecutive seasons. In the 55th minute, Schweinsteiger took the lead; in the 57th minute, Podolski scored a powerful shot; in injury time, Robben won a penalty and Muller missed a penalty. On March 25, 2014, Bayern chairperson Hoeness, who was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for tax evasion, has resigned from all positions in the Bayern Munich club.

On March 26, 2014, Bayern Munich easily defeated Hertha Berlin 3 - 1 away, leading second-ranked Borussia Dortmund by as much as 25 points with 7 rounds left in the league, defending the Bundesliga championship ahead of schedule. Bayern built on last season, winning the championship in March for the first time in the 51-year history of the Bundesliga.

On December 21, 2015, good news came from Bayern! Four superstars have renewed contracts with the club! Alonso has renewed his contract with Bayern until 2017, while Boateng, Martinez and Muller have all extended their contracts until 2021!

Main awards

Champions League (formerly the European Champions Cup) 5 times:1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1975-1976 (one of three teams to achieve three consecutive Champions League titles), 2000-2001, 2012-2013.

1 UEFA Cup winner:1995-1996 Season;

¡ñ European Winners 'Cup Champion 1 time:1966-1967 Season;

Intercontinental Cup/Toyota Cup champion twice:1976 and 2001;

German Football League champions 24 times:1931-1932, 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1973-1974, 1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1984-1985, 1985-1986, 1986-1987, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1996-1997, 1998-1,999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015.

¡ñ German Cup champions 17 times:1956-1957, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1968-1969, 1970-1971, 1981-1982, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2012-2013, 2013-2014.

¡ñ German League Cup champions 6 times: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2007;

¡ñ German Super Cup champion 3 times: 1983, 1987, 1990