The most accomplished association football club in German history—and one of the best in the entire sport—has been practicing for more than a century to deliver a phenomenal game. Bayern Munich has built a legendary reputation and inspired rivalries across the continent. Pick up your tickets to see some of Bavaria’s biggest names demonstrate the best soccer to be found almost anywhere.
Fußball-Club Bayern München got its start in 1900 when a group of players rebelled because their gymnastics club wouldn’t let them play in the German Football Association. Forming an independent team instead, the players went on to start running up wins almost immediately by dominating a string of local competitions and winning the newly formed Kreisliga in their first year of play.
The club won its first national title in 1932, but the very next year, its coach and president were both forced to resign due to their Jewish ancestry and the rise of Nazism. Stigma and war took its toll, leaving rivals 1860 Munich as the city’s dominant club. Even when the Bundesliga was formed in 1963, it was 1860 Munich who were chosen to join first.
Despite all that, Bayern Munich won their own spot in the league just 2 years later, took the European Cup Winners’ Cup the following year, and scored the Bundesliga’s first league and cup double the year after that. The 1970s saw them become a European legend, winning the Champions League 3 years in a row and creating a sensation that endures to this day.
Known for making headlines both on and off the field, Bayern Munich rarely has any trouble keeping fans’ attention. The 5-time winners of the European Cup and UEFA Champions League, the club holds a record 27 German titles and claimed the World Cup in 2013. The team plays in one of the most modern soccer stadiums in the world, and a visit to Allianz Arena for a Bayern game can be one of the most exciting things to do in Munich.
