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Bayern Munich
FC Bayern München logo (2024).svg
Full name FC Bayern München
Founded 7 June 1970; 55 years ago (1970-06-07)
Ground FC Bayern Campus
Ground Capacity 2,500
President Herbert Hainer
General manager Bianca Rech
Head coach José Barcala
League Bundesliga
2024–25 Bundesliga, 1st of 12 (champions)

FC Bayern Munich is a professional women's football team from Munich, Germany. The club started in 1970. They play in the Frauen-Bundesliga, which is the top women's football league in Germany. Bayern Munich Women were one of the first teams in the Frauen-Bundesliga when it began in 1990. They have won seven German league titles and the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) twice.

History of the Team

Bayern's women's football team officially started in 1970. However, women were playing football at the club even earlier, since 1967. The DFB (Germany's football association) did not allow women's football from 1955 to 1970. Because of this, Bayern could only officially register their women's team in 1970.

They won their first national championship in 1976. In 1990, Bayern was one of the founding teams of the Frauen-Bundesliga. But they moved down to a lower league the very next season.

The team returned to the Bundesliga in 2000. In 2009, Bayern finished second in the Bundesliga. They were just one goal behind the champions, Turbine Potsdam. On May 12, 2012, FC Bayern Munich won the German Cup. They beat the previous champions, 1. FFC Frankfurt, 2–0 in the final. This was their biggest success since winning the championship in 1976.

In 2015, they won the Bundesliga for the first time without losing any games. They won the Bundesliga again in 2016, making it two wins in a row.

In May 2023, both the women's team and the men's team of Bayern Munich won their top national leagues. This happened within two days, which was a huge celebration for the club! The FCB women's team won their fourth Bundesliga championship. This was also their fifth national championship overall. They secured the win with a big 11–1 victory over Turbine Potsdam on the last day of the season. This was the club's largest win ever.

Bayern München (Women) Performance Graph 1991-2024
Historical league performance of Bayern Munich

Meet the Players

First-team squad

Here are the players currently on the main team:

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Maria Luisa Grohs
2 Canada DF Vanessa Gilles
3 Denmark DF Stine Ballisager
4 Iceland DF Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir (captain)
5 Sweden DF Magdalena Eriksson
6 Norway DF Tuva Hansen
7 Germany DF Giulia Gwinn
8 Germany MF Lena Oberdorf
9 Serbia FW Jovana Damnjanović
10 Germany MF Linda Dallmann
11 Germany FW Lea Schüller
14 Germany MF Alara Şehitler
16 Sweden MF Julia Zigiotti Olme
No. Position Player
17 Germany FW Klara Bühl
18 Japan MF Momoko Tanikawa
19 Austria DF Katharina Naschenweng
20 Germany FW Franziska Kett
21 Denmark FW Pernille Harder
23 Poland FW Natalia Padilla
25 Austria MF Sarah Zadrazil (vice-captain)
27 Italy MF Arianna Caruso
28 Austria MF Barbara Dunst
30 Germany DF Carolin Simon
31 England MF Georgia Stanway (vice-captain)
32 Germany GK Ena Mahmutovic
38 Germany GK Anna Klink

Players on Loan

These players are currently playing for other teams for a set period:

No. Position Player
15 Colombia DF Ana María Guzmán (on loan at Palmeiras until 30 June 2026)
Nigeria FW Edna Imade (on loan at Real Sociedad until 30 June 2026)

Reserve Team

Bayern II is the women's reserve team. They have been playing in the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga since 2018. Nathalie Bischof is their manager.

Bayern II won the Regionalliga (Süd) in 2008–09. They also won the Bavarian Cup in 2001–02. The team played in the Second Bundesliga (Süd) from 2009 to 2018.

Team Achievements

National Titles

  • German Championship:
    • 1976
  • Frauen-Bundesliga:
    • Winners (6): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
  • DFB-Pokal (German Cup):
    • Winners: 2011–2012, 2024–2025
  • DFB-Supercup:
    • Winners: 2024
  • Bundesliga Cup: 2003, 2011

Regional Titles

  • Bavarian women's football championship (21): 1972–1990 (19 times in a row!), 2000, 2004
  • Bavarian cup: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990

Special Tournaments

  • Valais Cup: 2015
  • World Sevens Football Tournament: 2025

Playing in the UEFA Women's Champions League

Bayern Munich has set some cool international records in the UEFA Women's Champions League. For example, in the 2009–10 season, they scored the most goals in a group stage (32) and had the best goal difference (+30).

The table below shows how Bayern Munich has performed in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The scores always list Bayern Munich's goals first.

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

f First game of two.

Coaching Staff

Here are the people who help coach and manage the team:

Position Name
Head coach Norway Alexander Straus
Assistant coach Germany Clara Schöne
Norway Kjetil Lone
Goalkeeping coach Germany Michael Netolitzky
Fitness coach Germany Hamid Masoum Beygi
Germany Moritz Lemmle
General manager Germany Bianca Rech
Technical director Portugal Francisco De Sá Fardilha
Team manager Germany Nicole Rolser
Team supervisor Germany Alexandra Milchgießer
Team doctors Germany Jan-Philipp Müller
Germany Vanessa Pfetsch
Physiotherapists Germany Johannes Schöttl
Germany Franziska Bachmaier
Germany Larissa Hauenstein
Kit man Germany Thomas Fräßdorf
Match analyst Germany Finn Arnold-Brogan

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Bayern de Múnich (femenino) para niños

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