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Munich is home to a number of football clubs, and has hosted games in two FIFA World Cups, including West Germany's victory in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final.
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Munich is home to a number of football clubs, and has hosted games in two FIFA World Cups, including West Germany's victory in the 1974 FIFA World Cup final.
FC Bayern Munich have won a record 33 national championships, along with 20 German Cups, 6 League Cups, 10 DFL-Supercups, 6 UEFA Champions League/European Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 2 UEFA Super Cups, 2 Intercontinental Cups and 2 FIFA Club World Cups for a total of 83 trophies.
TSV 1860 Munich contest the Munich derby with Bayern and have won 1 National Championship along with 2 DFB Cups. 1860 and Bayern both played in the city's Olympiastadion before moving to the 75,000 capacity Allianz Arena in 2005. Bayern Munich's reserve team, Bayern II, won the 2019–20 3. Liga but were denied promotion to the 2. Bundesliga as reserve teams are not allowed to play in the top two tiers of German football.
Other clubs in the city include, SpVgg Helios München, Türkgücü München, FC Wacker München, BSC Sendling. Türkgücü München secured promotion to the 3. Liga for the first time in their history in 2020. As of the 2020–21 season, there are three Munich clubs in Germany's third tier (Bayern II, 1860 and Türkgücü).
As of the beginning of the 2023–24 season.
| Club | Club founded | League | Level | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSV 1860 Munich | 1860 | 3. Liga | 3 | Grünwalder Stadion | 15,000 |
| FC Bayern Munich | 1900 | Bundesliga | 1 | Allianz Arena | 75,000 |
| Türkgücü München | 1975 | Regionalliga | 4 | Grünwalder Stadion | 15,000 |
As of the beginning of the 2023–24 season.
| Club | Women's team formed | League | Level | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Bayern Munich (women) | 1970 | Frauen-Bundesliga | 1 | FC Bayern Campus | 2,500 |
The Munich derby (German : Münchner Stadtderby) is the name given to football matches between FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich, both of them from Munich, Germany. [1] [2]
The Munich Olympic Stadium (Olympiastadion) was the site of the final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup between the sides of Netherlands and Germany finishing 2–1 to the host nation.
Munich was one of the cities named for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Allianz Arena was built to host the matches played in Munich instead of Olympic Stadium.
The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:
| Date | Time (CEST) | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June 2006 | 18:00 | Germany  | 4–2 |  Costa Rica | Group A (opening match) | 66,000 |
| 14 June 2006 | 18:00 | Tunisia  | 2–2 |  Saudi Arabia | Group H | 66,000 |
| 18 June 2006 | 18:00 | Brazil  | 2–0 |  Australia | Group F | 66,000 |
| 21 June 2006 | 21:00 | Ivory Coast  | 3–2 |  Serbia and Montenegro | Group C | 66,000 |
| 24 June 2006 | 17:00 | Germany | 2–0 |  Sweden | Round of 16 | 66,000 |
| 5 July 2006 | 21:00 | Portugal  | 0–1 |  France | Semi-finals | 66,000 |
The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 10 and 25 June 1988 with Munich hosting the final in the Olympiastadion. The tournament eventually crowned Netherlands as European champions for the first, and so far only time with Marco van Basten's iconic goal sealing a famous 2-0 win for the Dutch against the Soviet Union.
Euro 88 was a rare occurrence of a major football tournament being completed without a single player being sent off, any knockout matches going into extra time or penalties and having at least one goal scored in every match.
Munich was one of the cities named for the UEFA Euro 2024. The Allianz Arena is down to host four group stage matches, including the opening game, one match in the round of 16 and one semi-finals match.
| Date | Time | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 2024 | 21:00 | Germany | 5–1 |  Scotland | Group A (opening match) | 65,052 |
| 17 June 2024 | 15:00 | Romania  | 3–0 |  Ukraine | Group E | 61,591 |
| 20 June 2024 | 15:00 | Slovenia  | 1–1 |  Serbia | Group C | 63,028 |
| 25 June 2024 | 21:00 | Denmark  | 0–0 | 64,288 | ||
| 2 July 2024 | 18:00 | Romania | 0–3 |  Netherlands | Round of 16 | 65,012 |
| 9 July 2024 | 21:00 | Spain  | 2–1 | France | Semi-finals | 62,042 |
Bayern Munich have won six European Cups, including three straight titles in the mid 1970s, one each in 2001 and 2013 and, most recently, in 2020.
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held in Olympiastadion on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1–0.
The 1993 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between French club Marseille and Italy's Milan, played on 26 May 1993 in Olympiastadion. Marseille won the match 1–0.
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played between Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Juventus from Italy. The event took place in Olympiastadion on 28 May 1997. Borussia Dortmund wore their traditional yellow and black shirts, while Juventus donned their blue away kit. Dortmud won the match 3–1.
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