FC Bayern e.V.

Lore & Background

In 2006, Bayern purchased land near the Allianz Arena with the purpose of building a new youth academy. In 2015, the project, which was estimated to cost €70 million, was started, after overcoming internal resistance. The main reasons for the project were that the existing facilities were too small and that the club, while very successful at senior level, lacked competitiveness with other German and European clubs at youth level. The new facility was scheduled to open in the 2017–18 season. On 21 April 2026, Michael Wiesinger was appointed as head of sport and youth development at the FC Bayern Campus.

Reader's Guide

The Bayern Munich Junior Team uses a 4–3–3 formation system from D Juniors and upwards. Players from overseas are offered accommodation in a youth apartment block with 13 single rooms inside the club grounds on Säbener Straße. The facility arrangement is different from many other high-profile clubs, in that both the first team and the youth teams train at the same location. Bayern Munich has a residence building for players who are between 15 and 18 and live too far away from the training ground.

Up to 14 youth team players can live there. They have an employee in the residence building who, in the morning, wakes everyone up and prepares a breakfast buffet and also takes care of small and large problems of youth players. There are up to eight part-time teachers available to support the youth players to compensate for the educational gaps. The ground floor of the youth center is also the office of the junior team and a meeting room for the coaches.

The penultimate stage for youngsters at Bayern is Bayern Munich II, which currently plays in the Regionalliga Bayern, the fourth tier of German football.

Did You Know?

• Bayern Munich has scouts all over the world, though most of the scouting happens within a few hours drive of Munich.
• As part of the restructuring, Bayern Munich has developed a 'Talent Day' where up to 500 boys are scouted over a Saturday and Sunday.
• The Junior Team has produced 11 World Cup winners and 5 European Championship winners.
• Bayern Munich started partnering with other football clubs in 2003.