In 2004/05, taskmaster Felix Magath took over the Bayern squad from Ottmar Hitzfeld — a team that had lost its 2002/03 title (won with a 16-point cushion) to Werder Bremen in 2004. Magath delivered the Double straight away, something only Branko Zebec (1969) had managed before him. Closest rivals Schalke, still top after a 1-0 win over Bayern on matchday 25, collapsed and were ultimately distanced by 14 points as Bayern won their last nine matches.
The championship was secured on matchday 31 (4-0 at Kaiserslautern). Schalke were also beaten in the cup final (2-1).
In 2005/06, Magath's team repeated the feat: FC Bayern occupied first place throughout (bar matchdays 1 and 9) and clinched the title on the penultimate matchday — curiously, once again on the Betzenberg (1-1).
Bayern finished five points clear of Werder Bremen. In the cup final, Quaelix's team ground out a 1-0 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Magath's credit still lasted only seven more months; in fourth place, he was sacked on 30 January 2007. Ottmar Hitzfeld returned and became champion for the fifth and final time in 2008.