German Super Cup (DFL-Supercup)

Lore & Background

Bayern Munich was founded in 1900 by eleven players led by Franz John. The club won its first national championship in 1932. After the Bundesliga was formed in 1963, Bayern was not initially selected but gained promotion in 1965. The club's golden era came in the 1970s under Franz Beckenbauer, winning three consecutive European Cups (1974–1976). Overall, Bayern have won six European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles, a German record. The club has also won one UEFA Cup, one European Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, two FIFA Club World Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups. Bayern is the only German club to have won both international titles.

Reader's Guide

Bayern Munich plays its home games at the Allianz Arena since the 2005–06 season. The team colours are red and white, and the crest shows the white and blue flag of Bavaria. The club has traditional local rivalries with 1860 Munich and 1. FC Nürnberg, and its rivalry with Borussia Dortmund is known as Der Klassiker. Bayern is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world, with over 432,500 official club members as of November 2025, making it the largest sports club in the world by membership.

Did You Know?

• Bayern Munich won the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming only the second club to win the sextuple.
• Bayern is one of five clubs to have won all three of UEFA's main club competitions and the only German club to achieve that.
• The club had at least one player in eleven consecutive FIFA World Cup finals from 1986 to 2022.
• Bayern earned a record €978.3 million in the 2024–25 season.