Some interesting facts about FC Bayern Munich

 

The German Premier League or Bundesliga has many high profile football clubs vying for the title. There is no doubt that Bayern Munich have enjoyed their monopoly in the Bundesliga for quite a few seasons. It is one of the most popular international soccer clubs. It goes without saying that Bayern's growing popularity has prompted fans around the world to gather important information and data about the club. Here are some Bayern Munich facts that fans are less likely to like to overlook.

· The full name of the club is FC Bayern Munchen AG. It was established in 1900. That means the club is a 100 year old entity. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious clubs in Europe.

· Franz Beckenbauer, one of the best footballers in the world, was president of the club. The soccer legend later ประวัติทีมบาเยิร์นมิวนิค to this club. His contribution greatly helped the club to earn an envious position that it still enjoys.

· FC Bayern Munich are by far the most dominant team in the Bundesliga and have won the title more than 20 times to date. The club has not only been more popular in the German League, but has also made an impressive name for itself internationally.

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· Allianz Arena is the club's stadium and can host around 70,000 football fans. Needless to say, the club receives the warmest reception on its own turf and has won several memorable matches there.

· The first title won by this club was in 1909 in the Bavarian Championship and since then, it has never looked back.

· Bayern Munich was initially founded by the Munich Gymnastics Club.

· The club lifted its first European Cup by defeating Atlético de Madrid with a score of 4-0 and managed to defend its title for three years in a row. The team has similar credits for defending its "Champion" status in other leagues as well.

· The club is managed in much the same way as a standard company, with 90% of its shares owned by the club and the remaining 10% by Adidas. BM is one of the most profitable international soccer clubs.

· It is one of the few clubs to have won the European Cup, the UEFA Cup and the Recopa de Europa.

Oliver Kahn set a record for keeping a clean sheet the maximum number of times in 2001-2002. However, the BM goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, has broken the record keeping 20 clean sheets. The players of this club have been nominated for the Ballon d'Or 15 times to date and have won it 5 times.

· The 2014-2015 Bundesliga season saw Bayern win the championship title for the fourth year in a row.

· Seven Bayern players played for Germany in the FIFA World Cup hosted by Brazil. Germany had an impressive run throughout the campaign and won the World Cup for the fifth time.