FC BAYERN MϋNCHEN



Ein stadt, ein club, ein historie
One city, one team, one history

The country of Bavaria is famous for its beers, the natural beauty and of course for its football team. Bayern Mϋnchen is the most historic club in Germany and one of the five most historic in Europe. It ‘s not a coincidence, that Βayern is one of the four clubs which have won all European titles Champions League, Cup Winners Cup, Uefa, Intercontinental) for at least one time. Bayern Munich ‘s shirt has been honored by lots of stars such as: Beckenbauer, Gerd Mϋller, Maier, Uli and Dietmar Hoeness, Schwarzenbeck, Rummenigge, Wolfhart, Augenthaler, Braitner, Matthaus, Breme, Klinsmann, Effenberg, Basler, Kahn, Scholl, Ballack, Jorgihno, Konstantinov, Lerby, Laudrup, Papen, Pfaf, Wauters, Lizarazou, P.Sergio, Sagnol, Elber, Makaay, Ze Roberto, Klose, Toni, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Thomas Mϋller, Ribery, Robben, Neuer, Lewandowski, Alonso and many more…



The Early Years

The team was established on 27th February 1900 by a group of 11 friends at the Gizella Restaurant in Munich.The first game was against FC Wacker  which ended up 8-1 for Bayern. The first great player of Bayern that played for the national team of Germany was Max Gablonsky, at 1910. The first Championship was won by Bayern on 1932, while the first German Cup was won by the team on Bavarian ground against Fortuna Dusseldorf on 1957.



The Years of Glory

The years of glory began on 1966, with the arrival of Franz Beckenbauer in Munich, the greatest defender of all times. A little late, and at the side of Franz Beckenbauer, Sepp Maier and Gerd Mϋller (the greatest striker ever played in Europe) joined Bayern. Eventually, Bayern, and with these 3 players having a crucial role, started to write its own gold pages in the book of International Football. Of course, as the years were passing, many more great players joined the team and honored the emblem and the shirt of the Bavarian team. And for those who are convinced only by numbers: from 1900 till now, the great team of Munich has won: 26 German Championships, 18 German Cups, 4 German Super Cups, 6 League Cups, 5 Champions League titles, 1 Cup Winners Cup, 1 Uefa Cup, 1 Uefa Super Cup, 2 Intercontinental Cups, 1 FIFA Club World Cup, 11 times has managed to make the Double and 1 time has managed to make the Triple. None other German team and a few teams in Europe can compete this unbelievable palmare!



The Stadiums

The first home of Bayern was Bayern Ground, at Leopoldstrasse. Then the team moved into Gruenwalder. The 3rd home for Bayern (1972) was Olympia Stadion, which was basically an underground construction and an architecture model for many years. At last, on 2006, Bayern has a new home - the most modern, futuristic, impressive and above all made for Football stadium in Europe, Allianz Arena.