For the Lovers

Glanz und Gloria

Die wichtigsten Triumphe und größten Erfolge des FC Bayern sind:

DFB-Pokal 1966 as a promoted side: Before Bayern's first Bundesliga season in 1965/66, coach Tschik Čajkovski complained he had no finished players and would be satisfied just to stay up. "What am I supposed to do with little fat Müller?" the Yugoslav mused. On the opening matchday, they lost the Munich derby against 1860. But by season's end, the supposed also-rans had won the DFB-Pokal.

European Cup Winners' Cup — victory over Glasgow Rangers, May 31, 1967 in Nuremberg: The following season, the squad remained largely unchanged. Franz "Bulle" Roth arrived from Kaufbeuren, Georg Schwarzenbeck from the youth ranks. After a Fairs Cup campaign, Bayern played their first UEFA-organised European competition — and won it, with Roth's extra-time winner.

The Golden Years 2020–2025

Treble and Sextuple 2020: Hansi Flick leads Bayern to their second Treble after 2013. In the Champions League, staged as a tournament in Lisbon due to the pandemic, Bayern win every single match. In the final, Kingsley Coman beats his boyhood club Paris Saint-Germain 1-0. Before that, Bayern humiliate Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-final — a result that instantly achieves legendary status. Flick then adds the UEFA Super Cup, the DFL-Supercup, and the FIFA Club World Cup — six trophies in one season, a Sextuple previously achieved only by FC Barcelona in 2009.

Lewandowski's 41 goals (2020/21): In the 2020/21 season, Robert Lewandowski breaks Gerd Müller's 49-year-old Bundesliga scoring record. On the final matchday, he scores his 41st league goal — against FC Augsburg in the 90th minute. The entire stadium is waiting for that one goal, and Lewandowski delivers. Gerd Müller, already gravely ill, is unable to consciously experience the moment.

Title drama 2023: On the final matchday of the 2022/23 season, Bayern need a win at Köln to clinch the title ahead of BVB. Dortmund must simultaneously beat Mainz. Bayern win 2-1, and BVB lose despite leading — Jadon Sancho misses a penalty. The eleventh consecutive championship is sealed. Thomas Tuchel has turned the ship around in his first half-season.

Harry Kane — 36 goals in his debut season (2023/24): England's all-time top scorer arrives for ~€100 million from Tottenham and scores 36 Bundesliga goals in his debut campaign — the golden boot as a consolation prize in an otherwise trophy-less season. In 2024/25, he wins his first-ever league title — at the age of 31.

The Kompany Revolution (from 2024/25): Vincent Kompany, the coach nobody expected, transforms FC Bayern. His pressing system produces the highest possession and PPDA (Passes Per Defensive Action) values since the Guardiola era. In 2025/26, Bayern open with 16 consecutive wins — a new record in Europe's top five leagues, surpassing AC Milan's 1993/94 mark. The 34th Bundesliga title is secured in 2025, two matchdays before the end. Thomas Müller wins his 13th league title — a record — and retires afterwards.