Champions League Legacy

Bayern Munich's Champions League legacy includes eleven final appearances and a historic unbeaten season with a 100% winning record in the Champions League in 2019–20.

Bayern Munich is one of the most successful clubs in the European Cup and Champions League, having won the tournament multiple times. The club's triumphs include victories under managers Ottmar Hitzfeld in 2001 and Jupp Heynckes in 2013. Bayern Munich also achieved a perfect season in the Champions League in 2019–20, winning all eleven matches. The club has reached eleven finals overall, with six victories contributing to Germany's total of eight European titles.

Quick Facts

European titles: 6
German club record: Most Finals Reached (11)
Unbeaten season record: First club in Champions League era to win with 100% record (2019–20, 11 wins in 11 games)

Lore & Background

Bayern Munich's path to European glory includes two notable managerial triumphs. Ottmar Hitzfeld, who had previously won the tournament with Borussia Dortmund in 1997, led Bayern Munich to victory in 2001. Jupp Heynckes, who had won with Real Madrid in 1998, guided Bayern Munich to the title in 2013. The club's most remarkable achievement came in the 2019–20 season, when they became the first side in the Champions League era to claim a trophy with a 100 percent winning record, securing eleven wins in eleven games in the reduced schedule. Bayern Munich has reached eleven finals overall, winning six of them, with their consistency highlighted by multiple treble-winning seasons: they won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and Champions League in both 2013 and 2020, becoming the second club to win multiple trebles.

Did You Know?

Bayern Munich is the only club to have won the Champions League with a 100% winning record, achieving 11 wins in 11 games in 2019–20.
Bayern Munich has reached eleven finals, the most of any German club, winning six of them.