1900 Founding
From 1946 to EuroLeague regular: Bayern Munich basketball's rise.
FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague for their male team and in the 2. DBBL for their female team. The club has won six German championships, and five German Cups in its history.
Quick Facts
- Founding date
- 1946
- First president
- Not applicable (basketball section founded as part of FC Bayern Munich)
Lore & Background
Founded in 1946, Bayern's basketball section had early success in the 1950s and 1960s, before mostly disappearing from the national first level in the following three decades. The team had a resurgence in the 2010s and has since been among Germany's best teams, as well as a EuroLeague regular.
Reader's Guide
Bayern plays its domestic home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972, while international games are played at the SAP Garden, which opened in 2024. The club also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.
Did You Know?
- Bayern Munich's basketball section was founded in 1946 after a former football player started the team.
- The club won its first German championship in 1954, and the 2014 title ended a 59-year drought.
- Bayern was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga in 1966.
- In 1956, the team drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano.
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