bayern munich

Bayern Munich is a German professional football club based in the city of Munich, Bavaria. Founded in 1900 by 11 football players led by Franz John, Bayern has since become one of Germany’s most successful and popular clubs. It is best known for its success in domestic competitions; it has won 30 national titles—more than any other team—as well as 18 DFB-Pokal championships and eight UEFA Champions League titles.

Throughout its long history, Bayern Munich has been home to many world class players such as Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Lothar Matthäus, Oliver Kahn and Philipp Lahm. The current squad includes stars like Thomas Müller, Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer – all part of the core group which helped them win their sixth consecutive Bundesliga title during 2018–19 season under manager Niko Kovač (now with Eintracht Frankfurt).

In European competition they have reached 12 finals winning 8 times: 1974–75 (European Cup), 1975–76 (Cup Winners’ Cup), 2000–01 (Champions League) , 2012–13 & 2019/20(UEFA Champions League ) 1981-82 & 1985-86(European Cup ). They are also 3 time runners up at 2011/12 & 2016/17&2019/20 UEFA Champions Leagues . As host nation they were semi finalists at 1988 Eurocup before being eliminated by Netherlands on penalties after a 0 – 0 draw . For 2020 FIFA Club World cup held in Qatar was runner up defeated 1 – 0 against Tigres UANL from Mexico

In addition to their successes domestically and internationally on the pitch; Bayern Munich are widely regarded as having one of Europe’s strongest fan bases with an estimated 270 million supporters worldwide making them amongst some of the biggest teams globally when combined with Manchester United Fc who estimates over 330 million fans around world .

Under Chairman Karl Heinz Rummenigge this commercial power house continues to expand through out Europe thanks to partnerships that include leading companies such ad Adidas VW Bank Audi Aon Allianz Hypovereinsbank Nike EA Sports Hugo Boss Puma Emirates Airlines Huawei Red Bull Samsung Siemens Vodafone Tag Heuer Mercedes Benz Telekom BMW Bwin Continental Microsoft Unify Netflix Sky Sony USM Group PepsiCo among others . This incredible network allows FCB access top tier sponsorships which helps maintain competitive salaries for star player signings while continuing push boundaries into entertainment industry !