FC Bayern Munich (women)

FC Bayern Munich is a German professional women's football team based in Munich, Bavaria. They currently play in the Frauen-Bundesliga, the top women's league in Germany.

Bayern Munich
Full nameFC Bayern München
Founded7 June 1970; 54 years ago (1970-06-07)
GroundFC Bayern Campus
Capacity2,500
PresidentHerbert Hainer
General managerBianca Rech[1]
Head coachAlexander Straus
LeagueBundesliga
2023–24Bundesliga, 1st of 12 (champions)
Websitehttps://fcbayern.com/frauen/en
Current season

History

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Bayern's women's football team was officially founded in 1970 although women had been playing at the club since 1967. However, because the DFB had outlawed women's football from 1955 to 1970 Bayern could only officially register the team in 1970. They won their first national championship in 1976. In 1990 Bayern were founding members of the Frauen-Bundesliga, but they were relegated after next season.

The club returned to the Bundesliga in 2000. In 2009, Bayern were runners-up in the Bundesliga, trailing champion Turbine Potsdam by a single goal. In the 2011–12 season on 12 May 2012, FC Bayern Munich dethroned the German Cup title holders 1. FFC Frankfurt with a 2–0 in the 2011–12 final in Cologne and celebrated the biggest success of the club's history since winning the championship in 1976.[2] In 2015 they won the Bundesliga for the first time, without any defeat.[3] They won the 2015–16 Bundesliga, for the second time in a row.[4]

In May 2023, Bayern Munich celebrated a double championship when both the women's team and the men's team won the top national football leagues within 2 days.[5] An 11–1 win over Turbine Potsdam on the final day of the season secured the FCB women their fourth Bundesliga championship and their fifth national championship overall, marking the club's biggest win in history.[6]

 
Historical league performance of Bayern Munich

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 20 December 2024[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Maria Luisa Grohs
2 DF   SWE Linda Sembrant
4 DF   ISL Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (captain)
5 DF   SWE Magdalena Eriksson
6 DF   NOR Tuva Hansen
7 DF   GER Giulia Gwinn
8 MF   GER Lena Oberdorf
9 FW   SRB Jovana Damnjanović
10 MF   GER Linda Dallmann
11 FW   GER Lea Schüller
12 MF   GER Sydney Lohmann
13 DF   BRA Tainara
14 MF   GER Alara Şehitler
15 DF   COL Ana María Guzmán
16 MF   SWE Julia Zigiotti Olme
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   GER Klara Bühl
19 DF   AUT Katharina Naschenweng
20 FW   GER Franziska Kett
21 FW   DEN Pernille Harder
22 DF   FRA Magou Doucouré
24 FW   POL Weronika Zawistowska
25 MF   AUT Sarah Zadrazil (vice-captain)
26 MF   SCO Samantha Kerr
30 DF   GER Carolin Simon
31 MF   ENG Georgia Stanway (vice-captain)
32 GK   GER Ena Mahmutovic
41 GK   GER Anna Wellmann
DF   GER Michelle Ulbrich (on loan from Werder Bremen)

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ISL Cecilía Rán Rúnarsdóttir (on loan at Inter Milan for the 2024–25 season)
MF   JPN Momoko Tanikawa (on loan at FC Rosengård for the 2023–24 season)
MF   NED Jill Baijings (on loan at Aston Villa for the 2024–25 season)
FW   POL Natalia Padilla (on loan at Sevilla for the 2024–25 season)
FW   ISL Karólína Lea Vilhjálmsdóttir (on loan at Bayer Leverkusen for the 2024–25 season)

Reserves

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Bayern II, the women's reserves team, have played in the newly formed 2. Frauen-Bundesliga since 2018. They are managed by Nathalie Bischof.[8]

Bayern II won the 2008–09 Regionalliga (Süd) and the 2001–02 Bavarian Cup. The team played in the Second Bundesliga (Süd) from 2009 to 2010 to 2018.[9]

Honours

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Domestic

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Regional

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  • Bavarian women's football championship (21):[10] 1972–1990 (19 consecutive), 2000, 2004
  • Bavarian cup:[11] 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Invitational

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Record in UEFA Women's Champions League

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Bayern Munich have set a few international records in their campaign to qualify for the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League:

All results (away, home and aggregate) list Bayern Munich's goal tally first.

Season Round Opponents Away Home Aggregate
2009–10 Qualifying round   Glasgow City 5–2
  Norchi Dinamoeli Tbilisi 19–0
  Gintra Universitetas (Host) 8–0
Round of 32   Viktória Szombathely 5–0 f 4–2 9–2
Round of 16   Montpellier 0–0 f 0–1 (a.e.t.) 0–1
2015–16 Round of 32   Twente 1–1 f 2–2 3–3 (a)
2016–17 Round of 32   Hibernian 6–0 f 4–1 10–1
Round of 16   Rossiyanka 4–0 4–0 f 8–0
Quarter-final   Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 1–0 f 1–4
2017–18 Round of 32   Chelsea 0–1 f 2–1 2–2 (a)
2018–19 Round of 32   Spartak Subotica 7–0 f 4–0 11–0
Round of 16   FC Zürich 2–0 f 3–0 5–0
Quarter-final   Slavia Prague 1–1 f 5–1 6–2
Semi-final   Barcelona 0–1 0–1 f 0–2
2019–20 Round of 32   Kopparbergs/Göteborg 2–1 f 0–1 2–2 (a)
Round of 16   BIIK Kazygurt 5–0 f 2–0 7–0
Quarter-final   Lyon 1–2
2020–21 Round of 32   Ajax 3–1 f 3–0 6–1
Round of 16   BIIK Kazygurt 6–1 f 3–0 9–1
Quarter-final   FC Rosengård 1–0 3–0 f 4–0
Semi-final   Chelsea 1–4 2–1 f 3–5
2021–22 Group stage   Benfica 0–0 f 4–0 2nd
  BK Häcken 4–0 f 5–1
  Lyon 1–2 f 1–0
Quarter-finals   Paris Saint-Germain 1–2 f 2–2 3–4
2022–23 Qualifying round 2   Real Sociedad 1–0 f 3–1 4–1
Group stage   Barcelona 0–3 f 3–1 2nd
  Benfica 3–2 f 2–0
  Rosengård 4–0 2–1 f
Quarter-finals   Arsenal 0–2 1–0 f 1–2
2023–24 Group stage   Ajax 0–1 1–1 f 3rd
  Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 f 2–2
  Roma 2–2 2–2 f
2024–25 Group stage   Arsenal 5–2 f
  Juventus 2–0 f
  Vålerenga 1–1 3–0 f

f First leg.

Coaching staff

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As of 30 August 2024[12][13]
Position Name
Head coach   Alexander Straus
Assistant coach   Kjetil Lone
Clara Schöne
Fitness coach Hamid Masoum Beygi
Moritz Lemmle
Goalkeeping coach Michael Netolitzky
General manager Bianca Rech
Technical director   Francisco De Sá Fardilha
Team manager Nicole Rolser
Team supervisor Alexandra Milchgießer
Team doctors Jan-Philipp Müller
Vanessa Pfetsch
Physiotherapists Johannes Schöttl
Franziska Bachmaier
Larissa Hauenstein

References

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  1. ^ "Karin Danner leaving – Bianca Rech becomes new head of department". FC Bayern Munich. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "FC Bayern ist Pokalsieger – im dritten Anlauf!" (in German). kicker.de. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Münchnerinnen sind Frauenfußball-Meister!". kicker.de. 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ "FCB women crowned champions". Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  5. ^ "FC Bayern celebrate German championship with men and women". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  6. ^ "FCB Women seal club's fifth league title". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "FC Bayern Women - First Team". FC Bayern München. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Steckbriefe – Coach Nathalie Bischof" (in German). FC Bayern women's section. 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ^ "2. Mannschaft: Meisterschaft und 2. Bundesliga Süd!" (in German). FC Bayern women's section. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Siegerliste Bayerische Frauenmeisterschaft" (in German). Bavarian Football Association. 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  11. ^ "Wissenswertes – Sportliche Erfolge" (in German). FC Bayern Frauenfußball. 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  12. ^ "FC Bayern Women – Coaches & Functional team". FC Bayern Munich. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Francisco De Sá Fardilha named technical director of women's football". FC Bayern Munich. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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