FC Bayern Munich

This Munich stadium was among the arenas that were supposed to host the matches of the 2020 European Championship, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the tournament was postponed to 2021. Moreover, the Allianz Arena has the honor to become part of the World Cup 2024, which will be held on the fields of Germany! Nothing surprising: the Bayern Munich arena remains one of the most modern, spacious and functional in the country.

Since 2005, the home stadium of the "Stars of the South" is the Allianz Arena, built from scratch. According to both designers and ordinary fans, this complex is one of the most beautiful in the world. Previously, Bayern played at the so-called "First City Stand" (until 1925), the Munich City Stadium (until 1972) and the Olympiastadion (until 2005).

3. The third, which is also a backup form, is dark blue, complemented by beautiful red inserts. It looks very fresh and impressive!anStadium

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3. The third, which is also a backup form, is dark blue, complemented by beautiful red inserts. It looks very fresh and impressive!

1. The home uniform was finally presented completely in red. Fans of the "Star of the South" condemned the last version with a mix of red and blue — so it was decided to get rid of the last shade. All over the field of T-shirts we see a geometric pattern applied in a lighter tone of red and vaguely reminiscent of the famous inflatable panels of the Allianz Arena. At the same time, the shorts are classic, plain. The collar has a stylish V-shaped neckline. Logos of all sponsors and surnames with numbers are printed in white2. The guest uniform is presented in white, and the lower part of the T-shirts is decorated with a gray pattern. The stripes on the sleeves, logos and surnames with numbers are also dark gray..

1. The home uniform was finally presented completely in red. Fans of the "Star of the South" condemned the last version with a mix of red and blue — so it was decided to get rid of the last shade. All over the field of T-shirts we see a geometric pattern applied in a lighter tone of red and vaguely reminiscent of the famous inflatable panels of the Allianz Arena. At the same time, the shorts are classic, plain. The collar has a stylish V-shaped neckline. Logos of all sponsors and surnames with numbers are printed in white.

In the 2019/20 season, the Bavarians performed in three different sets of uniforms designed by Adidas designers:

By the way, the German brand Adidas continues to be the technical partner of Bavaria: a new fifteen-year agreement was signed in 2015 and is calculated until 2030, and the Reds will become richer by 900 million euros during this time (plus 60 million euros annually)! The title sponsor of the Munich Grand Prix is the leading German telecommunications company Deutsche Telecom AG, whose logo is emblazoned in the center of the front of the Bayern T-shirts.

Form

Initially, the main colors of Bayern were blue and white. But six years after the foundation, the team was faced with a lack of finances necessary for further development. It was decided to join the Munich Sports Club (MSC). Bayern retained its legal independence, but had to fulfill one condition — to change the club colors to red and white. This color scheme has been preserved to our time.

Also among the most fundamental we can name the battle with "Nuremberg" — the so-called "Derby of Bavaria" ("citizens" represent Nuremberg, which, like Munich, is part of the federal state of Bavaria).

For many years, the main opponent of Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund is playing on the domestic arena: the last time the bumblebees managed to leave the "Star of the South" behind, winning gold medals of the Bundesliga in the 2011/12 season. The matches with Dortmund are called Of course, one of the main enemies of the Reds is Munich-1860, the confrontation with which has a derby character and is particularly principled in the fan environment. Alas, due to the fact that the 1860s last played in the Bundesliga in the distant 2003/04 season and are now in the third strongest division in Germany, their meetings with Bayern are very rare."Der Clasiker" and "German Derby".

Key confrontations

For many years, the main opponent of Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund is playing on the domestic arena: the last time the bumblebees managed to leave the "Star of the South" behind, winning gold medals of the Bundesliga in the 2011/12 season. The matches with Dortmund are called "Der Clasiker" and "German Derby".

FC Bayern is famous for its ultras. The most famous groups are "Schickeria München", "Inferno Bavaria", "Red Munichs'89", "Südkurve'73" and others. The most popular songs that are sung from the stands of the Allianz Arena are "Stern des Südens" ("Star of the South") and "Mia San Mia" ("We are who we are").

The fan clubs of Bayern have grown like mushrooms after the rain, not only across the country, but also in neighboring Austria and Switzerland, from where fans regularly travel to the home matches of the "Stars of the South". By the way, the attendance of the Allianz Arena is almost always 75 thousand people (100%).

Fans

Bayern Munich is one of the most popular clubs in Germany and the world. The number of fans of the "Star of the South" is estimated in tens of millions, and the number of officially registered club members, according to the data announced at the general meeting of the Board of 2018, is 291 thousand (first place in the world). Among the popular fans of the "reds" are boxer Wladimir Klitschko, Pope Benedict XVI, tennis player Boris Becker and many others.

25 Bayern players have become world champions at various times (the last time the gold of the World Cup was won by Frenchman Corentin Tolisso in 2018), and 19 players of the Stars of the South managed to triumph at the European Championships (the extreme success was in the asset of Portuguese Renato Sanches, CHE-2016).

In the entire history, only three Bayern players have won the Golden Ball: the pioneer was Gerd Muller, who received an honorary individual award in 1970, and subsequently Franz Beckenbauer and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge took the ZM twice ("Kaiser Franz" — in 1972 and 1976, and "Kalle" - in 1980 and 1981). And Muller also earned two Golden Boots (1970 and 1972)!

Records

The greatest number of matches played for the Reds: Sepp Mayer - 700 games, Oliver Kahn - 632, Gerd Muller - 605, Franz Beckenbauer - 582, Hans-Georg Schwarzenberg - 554.

The best goalkeepers of Bayern in history were Gerd Muller (564 goals scored), Robert Lewandowski (230; statistics as of May 20, 2020), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (218), Rainer Olhauser (215) and Thomas Muller (195; similarly, data from May 20, 2020).

Since November 2019, Hans-Dieter Flick has been the head coach of Bayern, with a contract signed until June 2023. The average age of the Munich Grandee's application is 25.2 years, which is an ideal fusion of youth and experience. By the way, the most experienced player of the first team is Captain Manuel Neuer (the goalkeeper was born on March 27, 1986), and the youngest is center forward Joshua Zirkzee, born on May 22, 2001.

If we are talking about Bayern's bid for the 2019/20 season, then we see 29 performers in the main roster of the Munich club, including 15 foreign players. The total cost of the first team of the "Stars of the South" according to the calculations of analysts of the authoritative portal transfermarkt.de It amounts to 756.58 million euros: according to this indicator, the Bavarians are the first in the Bundesliga and 6th in the world after Manchester City, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint—Germain. The most expensive footballers of the foundation are Serge Gnabry (72 million euros), Jozua Kimmich (64), as well as Robert Lewandowski, Philippe Coutinho and Lucas Hernandez (all — 56 million euros).