This list has details on FC Bayern Munich records and statistics.
Information on the club's coaches before the Bundesliga era is hard to come by. The information as given in the following table is from the club's website.
Coach | Period | Titles | |
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From | Until | ||
Dr. Willem Hesselink | 1902 | 1905 | |
Thomas Taylor | 1906 | 1909 | |
George Hoer | 1909 | 1911 | |
Charles Griffiths | 1911 | 1912 | |
William James Townley | 1913 | 1921 | |
Izidor Kürschner | 1921 | 1922 | |
James McPherson | 1925 | 1926 | |
Leo Weisz | 1926 | 1928 | |
Kálmán Konrád | 1928 | 1930 | |
Richard Dombi | 1930 | 1933 | 1 Championship |
Hans Tauchert | 1933 | 1934 | |
Ludwig Hofmann | 1934 | 1935 | |
Dr. Richard Michalke | 1936 | 1937 | |
Heinz Körner | 1937 | 1938 | |
Ludwig Goldbrunner | 1938 | 1943 | |
Konrad Heidkamp | 1943 | 1945 | |
Alfred Schaffer | 1945 | ||
Richard Högg | 1946 | ||
Josef Pöttinger | 1946 | 1947 | |
Franz Dietl | 1947 | 1948 | |
Alv Riemke | 1948 | 1950 | |
David Davison | 1950 | ||
Konrad Heidkamp Herbert Moll | 1951 | ||
Dr. Max Schäfer | 1951 | 1953 | |
Georg Bayerer | 1953 | 1954 | |
Georg Knöpfle | 1954 | ||
Jakob Streitle | 1955 | ||
Willibald Hahn | 1956 | 1957 | 1 Cup |
Herbert Moll | 1957 | 1958 | |
Adolf Patek | 1958 | 1961 | |
Helmut Schneider | 1961 | 1963 | |
Herbert Erhardt | 1963 |
In contrast to the pre-Bundesliga era, a list of coaches since the inception of the national league (Bundesliga) in 1963 is readily available on the club's website. [1] Felix Magath (in 2005), Ottmar Hitzfeld (in 2008), Louis van Gaal (in 2010), Jupp Heynckes (in 2013 and 2018) and Hansi Flick (in 2020) were all awarded Germany's Football Manager of the Year title for their work at Bayern. Both Hitzfeld (in 2001) and Flick (in 2020) were also awarded the UEFA Coach of the Year and the IFFHS World's Best Club Coach, while Heynckes won both the FIFA World Coach of the Year and the IFFHS World's Best Club Coach title in 2013.
No. | Coach | Period | League Record | Major Titles | Domestic | European | Worldwide | ||||||||||||||
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From | Until | Days | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | BL | DP | LP | SC | CL | EL | SC | WC | ICC | CWC | |||
1 | Zlatko Čajkovski | 1 July 1963 | 30 June 1968 | 1,826 | 102 | 52 | 18 | 32 | 211 | 170 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
2 | Branko Zebec | 1 July 1968 | 13 March 1970 | 620 | 58 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 117 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | Udo Lattek | 14 March 1970 | 2 January 1975 | 1,755 | 163 | 102 | 33 | 28 | 424 | 202 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | Dettmar Cramer | 16 January 1975 | 30 November 1977 | 1,049 | 101 | 40 | 27 | 34 | 205 | 180 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
5 | Gyula Lóránt | 2 December 1977 | 28 February 1979 | 453 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Pál Csernai | 1 March 1979 | 16 May 1983 | 1,537 | 147 | 87 | 31 | 29 | 346 | 173 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | Reinhard Saftig (caretaker) | 17 May 1983 | 30 June 1983 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Udo Lattek | 1 July 1983 | 30 June 1987 | 1,460 | 136 | 82 | 35 | 19 | 313 | 141 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | Jupp Heynckes | 1 July 1987 | 8 October 1991 | 1,560 | 148 | 82 | 40 | 26 | 303 | 157 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | Søren Lerby | 9 October 1991 | 10 March 1992 | 153 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | Erich Ribbeck | 11 March 1992 | 27 December 1993 | 656 | 65 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 137 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | Franz Beckenbauer | 28 December 1993 | 30 June 1994 | 184 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | Giovanni Trapattoni | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1995 | 364 | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | Otto Rehhagel | 1 July 1995 | 27 April 1996 | 301 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | Franz Beckenbauer (caretaker) | 29 April 1996 | 15 May 1996 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
16 | Klaus Augenthaler (caretaker) | 16 May 1996 | 30 June 1996 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | Giovanni Trapattoni | 1 July 1996 | 30 June 1998 | 729 | 68 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 137 | 81 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2004 | 2,191 | 204 | 128 | 41 | 35 | 425 | 181 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
19 | Felix Magath | 1 July 2004 | 31 January 2007 | 944 | 87 | 56 | 18 | 13 | 174 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | Ottmar Hitzfeld | 1 February 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 515 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 91 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | Jürgen Klinsmann | 1 July 2008 | 27 April 2009 | 300 | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 59 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | Jupp Heynckes (caretaker) | 28 April 2009 | 30 June 2009 | 63 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | Louis van Gaal | 1 July 2009 | 9 April 2011 | 647 | 63 | 35 | 17 | 11 | 133 | 66 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
24 | Andries Jonker (caretaker) | 10 April 2011 | 30 June 2011 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | Jupp Heynckes | 1 July 2011 | 30 June 2013 | 730 | 68 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 175 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Pep Guardiola | 1 July 2013 | 30 June 2016 | 1,095 | 102 | 82 | 11 | 9 | 254 | 58 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
27 | Carlo Ancelotti | 1 July 2016 | 28 September 2017 | 454 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 103 | 27 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | Willy Sagnol (caretaker) | 28 September 2017 | 8 October 2017 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
29 | Jupp Heynckes | 9 October 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 264 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 76 | 21 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Niko Kovač | 1 July 2018 | 3 November 2019 | 490 | 44 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 113 | 48 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Hansi Flick | 4 November 2019 | 30 June 2021 | 604 | 58 | 45 | 7 | 6 | 174 | 60 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
32 | Julian Nagelsmann | 1 July 2021 | 24 March 2023 | 631 | 59 | 39 | 12 | 8 | 169 | 64 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Thomas Tuchel | 24 March 2023 | 18 May 2024 | 421 | 43 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 114 | 56 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Vincent Kompany | 29 May 2024 | Present | 206 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
At the club's founding Franz John was appointed as the first president. The current president, Herbert Hainer, is Bayern's 38th president with several presidents having multiple spells in office (counted separately.) [2]
Era | President |
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1900–1903 | Franz John |
1903–1906 | Dr. Willem Hesselink |
1906–1907 | Dr. Angelo Knorr |
1907–1908 | Dr. Kurt Müller |
1908–1909 | Dr. Angelo Knorr |
1909–1910 | Otto Wagner |
1910–1913 | Dr. Angelo Knorr |
1913–1914 | Kurt Landauer |
1914–1915 | Fred Dunn |
1915 | Hans Tusch |
1915 | Fritz Meier |
1916 | Hans Bermühler |
1916–1919 | Fritz Meier |
1919–1921 | Kurt Landauer |
1921–1922 | Fred Dunn |
1922–1933 | Kurt Landauer |
1933–1934 | Siegfried Hermann |
1934–1935 | Dr. Karl-Heinz Oettinger |
1935–1937 | Dr. Richard Amesmeier |
1937–1938 | Franz Nußhardt |
1938–1943 | Dr. Franz Kellner |
1943–1945 | Josef Sauter |
1945 | Franz Xaver Heilmannseder |
1945 | Josef Bayer |
1945–1947 | Siegfried Hermann |
1947–1951 | Kurt Landauer |
1951–1953 | Julius Scheuring |
1953–1955 | Adolf Fischer Karli Wild Hugo Theisinger |
1955–1958 | Alfred Reitlinger |
1958–1962 | Roland Endler |
1962–1979 | Wilhelm Neudecker |
1979–1985 | Willi O. Hoffmann |
1985–1994 | Prof. Dr. Fritz Scherer |
1994–2009 | Franz Beckenbauer |
2009–2014 | Uli Hoeneß |
2014–2016 | Karl Hopfner |
2016–2019 | Uli Hoeneß |
2019–present | Herbert Hainer |
The club has six honorary presidents, Franz John, Siegfried Herrmann, Kurt Landauer, Wilhelm Neudecker, Franz Beckenbauer, and Uli Hoeneß, the only living one being Hoeneß. Bayern has also designated honorary vice presidents: Hans Schiefele, Karl Pfab, Bernd Rauch, and Fritz Scherer. [3]
Bayern have won 83 major trophies: 69 national titles and 14 international titles.
Bayern is one of only five clubs to have won all three major European competitions played until 2021. Bayern are also one of three clubs to have won the European Cup three times in a row, entitling them to wear a multiple-winner badge during Champions League matches.
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European Golden Shoe winners (Top Scorer in Europe) | ||
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Player | Year(s) (Goals) | |
Gerd Müller | 1970 (38), 1972 (40) | |
Robert Lewandowski | 2021 (41), 2022 (35) | |
Harry Kane | 2024 (36) | |
UEFA Champions League top scorers | ||
Player | Year(s) (Goals) | |
Gerd Müller | 1973 (11), 1974 (8), 1975 (5), 1977 (5) | |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1981 (6) | |
Dieter Hoeneß | 1982 (7) | |
Robert Lewandowski | 2020 (15) | |
Harry Kane | 2024 (8) | |
UEFA Cup top scorers | ||
Player | Year(s) (Goals) | |
Dieter Hoeneß | 1980 (7) | |
Jürgen Klinsmann | 1996 (15) | |
Luca Toni | 2008 (10) | |
Bundesliga top scorers | ||
Player | Year(s) (Goals) | |
Gerd Müller | 1967 (28), 1969 (30), 1970 (38), 1972 (40), 1973 (36), 1974 (30), 1978 (24) | |
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1980 (26), 1981 (29), 1984 (26) | |
Roland Wohlfarth | 1989 (17), 1991 (21) | |
Giovane Élber | 2003 (21) | |
Luca Toni | 2008 (24) | |
Mario Gómez | 2011 (28) | |
Robert Lewandowski | 2016 (30), 2018 (29), 2019 (22), 2020 (34), 2021 (41), 2022 (35) | |
Harry Kane | 2024 (36) | |
Notes | 1967: jointly w/ Lothar Emmerich (Borussia Dortmund) 1974: jointly w/ Jupp Heynckes (Borussia Mönchengladbach) 1977: jointly w/ Dieter Müller (1. FC Köln) 1989: jointly w/ Thomas Allofs (1. FC Köln) 2003: jointly w/ Thomas Christiansen (VfL Bochum) 2021: All-time Bundesliga single-season record. | |
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot | ||
Player | Year(s) (goals) | |
Gerd Müller | 1970 (10) | |
Miroslav Klose | 2006 (5) | |
Thomas Müller | 2010 (5) | |
All-time Top FIFA World Cup goalscorers | ||
Player | Goals (Years) | |
Miroslav Klose | 16 goals (2002–2006–2010–2014) (competition record) | |
Gerd Müller | 14 goals (1970–1974) | |
Thomas Müller | 10 goals (2010–2014–2018–2022) |
The following FIFA World Cup winning players played for Bayern Munich at some point during their careers. Highlighted players were playing for Bayern Munich when they won the World Cup.
* Franz Beckenbauer won the World Cup in 1974 as player and in 1990 as a coach. He was also a player and later a coach for Bayern Munich.
** Jupp Heynckes won the World Cup as a player in 1974 and later became the coach of Bayern Munich.
Statistics are accurate as of the start of the 2024–25 Bundesliga season.
Since 1945 (Entrance to Oberliga Süd) [27] [28] [29]
Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
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1 | Thomas Müller | 2008–present | 488 | 67 | 158 | 16 | 729 |
2 | Sepp Maier | 1962–1980 | 537 | 63 | 86 | 32 | 709 |
3 | Oliver Kahn | 1994–2008 | 429 | 57 | 130 | 16 | 632 |
4 | Gerd Müller | 1964–1979 | 453 | 62 | 74 | 18 | 607 |
5 | Franz Beckenbauer | 1964–1977 | 427 | 61 | 71 | 23 | 582 |
6 | Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck | 1966–1981 | 416 | 57 | 70 | 11 | 554 |
7 | Klaus Augenthaler | 1976–1991 | 404 | 50 | 89 | 2 | 545 |
8 | Manuel Neuer | 2011–present | 356 | 44 | 125 | 15 | 540 |
9 | Philipp Lahm | 2002–2017 | 332 | 54 | 117 | 14 | 517 |
10 | Bernd Dürnberger | 1972–1985 | 375 | 43 | 78 | 9 | 505 |
Since 1945 (Entrance to Oberliga Süd) [27] [34] [29]
Rank | Player | Years | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total |
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1 | Gerd Müller | 1964–1979 | 398 | 78 | 65 | 24 | 565 |
2 | Robert Lewandowski | 2014–2022 | 238 | 29 | 69 | 8 | 344 |
3 | Thomas Müller | 2008–present | 150 | 36 | 55 | 5 | 246 |
4 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | 1974–1984 | 162 | 25 | 30 | 0 | 217 |
5 | Rainer Ohlhauser [37] | 1961–1970 | 186 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 215 |
6 | Roland Wohlfarth | 1984–1993 | 119 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 155 |
7 | Dieter Hoeneß | 1979–1987 | 102 | 17 | 26 | 0 | 145 |
8 | Arjen Robben | 2009–2019 | 99 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 144 |
9 | Giovane Élber | 1997–2003 | 92 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 139 |
10 | Dieter Brenninger [38] | 1962–1971 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 132 |
Fiscal year | Revenues in Mio. € [I] | Earnings in Mio. € [I] | Members [II] | Fanclubs | Fanclub members |
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1992–93 | 33.3 | 2.5 | 24,285 | 720 | ? |
1993–94 | 38.0 | 0.1 | 33,000 | 850 | ? |
1994–95 | 63.4 | 4.9 | 44,311 | 1,100 | ? |
1995–96 | 75.3 | 3.1 | 59,339 | 1,348 | 63,747 |
1996–97 | 84.5 | 7.7 | 71,757 | 1,532 | 78,958 |
1997–98 | 100.5 | 8.1 | 77,075 | 1,617 | 88,893 |
1998–99 | 127.7 | 12.3 | 81,957 | 1,761 | 98,728 |
1999–2000 | 144.7 | 8.7 | 84,717 | 1,845 | 107,112 |
2000–01 | 173.2 | 16.5 | 91,288 | 1,909 | 115,343 |
2001–02 | 176.0 | 9.8 | 95,195 | 1,980 | 121,348 |
2002–03 | 162.7 | 0.4 | 96,440 | 2,055 | 132,308 |
2003–04 | 166.3 | −3.4 | 97,810 | 2,123 | 136,563 |
2004–05 | 189.5 | 6.6 | 104,720 | 2,189 | 146,009 |
2005–06 | 204.7 | 4.8 | 121,119 | 2,290 | 156,673 |
2006–07 | 225.8 | 18.9 | 135,752 | 2,329 | 164,580 |
2007–08 | 286.8 | 2.1 | 147,072 | 2,437 | 176,976 |
2008–09 [42] [43] | 268.7 | 2.5 | 151,227 | 2,535 | 181,688 |
2009–10 [44] | 312.0 | 2.9 | 162,187 | 2,764 | 190,745 |
2010–11 [45] | 290.9 | 1.3 | 171,345 | 2,952 | 204,235 |
2011–12 | 332.2 | 11.1 | 187,865 | 3,202 | 231,197 |
2012–13 [46] | 393.9 | 14.0 | 223,985 | 3,576 | 262,077 |
2013–14 [47] | 480.0 | 16.4 | 233,427 | 3,749 | 283,558 |
2014–15 [48] | 485.6 | 15.1 | 251,315 | 3,968 | 306,770 |
2015–16 [49] | 587.7 | 20.6 | 284,041 | 4,157 | 325,415 |
2016–17 [50] | 603.0 | 33.2 | 290,000 | 4,209 | 330,557 |
2017–18 [51] [52] | 657.4 | 29.5 | 291,000 | 4,327 | 340,474 |
2018–19 [53] [54] | 750.4 | 52.5 | 293,000 | 4,548 | 364,195 |
2019–20 [55] | 698.0 | 9.8 |
Source: [56]
^I : The represent are the AG's earnings and revenues. ^II : The number represents the club's members.
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