FC Bayern Munich has been a strong club in the Bundesliga for decades, know the club’s history, ownership structure and the net worth of the owner
The German supergiants have also dominated German as well as European football. In the Bundesliga 2021-22 season, FC Bayern Munich stands in the first position with 7 wins, 1 draw, and a loss with a total of 22 points.
German football has consistently been dominated by mainly FC Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title 30 times, and the DFB-Pokal 20 times.
Let us get to know some more about the German giants.
History Of FC Bayern Munich, Stadium And Titles
1900: FC Bayern Munich was founded on February 27, 1900, when individuals from the MTV 1879 Munich sports club split away to create their club.
1926: In the wake of winning the South German Championship in 1926, the club won its first national trophy in 1932 against Eintracht Frankfurt.
After World War II, football in West Germany was played in five territorial associations, the top divisions of which were called Oberliga.
1957: Bayern played in the Oberliga Süd (South) and won the German Cup without precedent for 1957.
1963: In 1963 a West German public association, called the Bundesliga, was dispatched, and Bayern acquired advancement to the association for the 1965–66 season.
Before the 1960s, Bayern’s group contained the best German footballers like Sepp Maier, Gerd Müller, and Franz Beckenbauer. Müller was the Bundesliga’s top scorer for seven seasons. With solid help from other exceptional German players like Uli Hoeness and Paul Breitner, Bayern started winning titles at ease.
1967-72: It won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967, its first Bundesliga title in 1968–69, the Intercontinental Cup in 1976, and three Champions League titles in 1974, 1975, and 1976. Bayern’s most dominating Bundesliga triumph happened in the 1971–72 season, it beat Borussia Dortmund 11–1. Other outstanding footballers who have played for Bayern after the 1960s are Lothar Matthäus, Oliver Kahn, and Miroslav Klose.
Bayern’s accomplishments during the 1960s and ’70s pushed the club to the bleeding edge of German football. Altogether, the club has won the Bundesliga 30 times, the DFB Cup 20 times, and the League Cup 6 times, just as 1 Union of European Football Associations Cup in 1996 and 6 Champions League titles.
The club’s recent Champions League title came in 2020 when Bayern won against Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 under the leadership of coach Hansi Flick.
Bayern Munich Ownership Structure And Owner Net Worth
Bayern is owned by previous club players. Oliver Kahn is the director of the leader leading group of the AG. The administrative leading group of nine comprises the most of supervisors of huge German organizations.
Other than the club’s leader and the board’s director, they are Herbert Hainer previous CEO of Adidas, Dr. Herbert Diess director of Volkswagen, Dr. Werner Zedelius senior counselor at Allianz, Timotheus Höttges CEO of Deutsche Telekom, Prof. Dr. Weight watcher Mayer, Edmund Stoiber, Theodor Weimer CEO of Deutsche Börse, and Dr. Michael Diederich speaker of the board at UniCredit Bank.
FC Bayern’s stake breakdown is as follows:
FC Bayern Munich eV: 75%
Adidas AG: 8.33%
AUDI AG: 8.33 %
Allianz SE: 8.33 %
As of 2021, FC Bayern’s net worth is estimated to be $4.215 billion.