| FC Bayern München |
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| Full name |
FC Bayern München AG |
| Nickname(s) |
Der FCB (The FCB)
Die Bayern (The Bavarians)
Die Roten (The Reds)
FC Hollywood |
| Founded |
27 February, 1900 |
| Ground |
Allianz Arena |
| Capacity |
69,901 |
| Chairman |
 Franz Beckenbauer |
| Head Coach |
Ottmar Hitzfeld |
| League |
Bundesliga |
| 2006/07 |
Bundesliga, 4th |
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FC Bayern Munich (German: FC Bayern München) is a German sports club based in Munich, the capital of the state of Bavaria. Bayern Munich is one of the most successful clubs in football history. With 2 Intercontinental Cups, 4 European Champions League titles, 1 UEFA Cup title, 1 Cup Winners' Cup title, 20 national championships, and 13 German Cups, Bayern Munich is Germany's foremost football club. Bayern is a membership based club and with more than 135,000 members, the third largest in the world after SL Benfica (the largest, according to the official Guinness Book of World Records) and FC Barcelona.[citation needed]
Bayern also maintains departments for chess, handball, basketball, gymnastics, bowling and table tennis.
