Football in Munich


is one of the most successful footballing cities in Europe and the World with over 40 trophies, including Germany's victory in the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final.

Football clubs in Munich

is the most successful city in Bundesliga history. FC Bayern Munich have won 30 National championships along with 20 German Cups, 6 League Cups, 7 DFL-Supercups, 5 UEFA Champions League/European Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 1 UEFA Super Cup, 2 Intercontinental Cups and 1 FIFA Club World Cup for a total of 74 trophies. TSV 1860 Munich have won 1 National Championship along with 2 DFB Cups leaving Munich with 77 trophies.

FIFA World Cups

1974 FIFA World Cup

The Munich Olympic Stadium was the site of the final match of the 1974 FIFA World Cup between the sides of Netherlands and Germany finishing 2–1 to the Germans.

2006 FIFA World Cup

Munich was one of the cities named for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Allianz Arena was built to host the matches played in Munich instead of Olympic Stadium.
The following games were played at the stadium during the World Cup of 2006:
DateTimeTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundSpectators
9 June 200618:00Germany4–2Costa RicaGroup A 66,000
14 June 200618:00Tunisia2–2Saudi ArabiaGroup H66,000
18 June 200618:00Brazil2–0AustraliaGroup F66,000
21 June 200621:00Ivory Coast3–2Serbia and MontenegroGroup C66,000
24 June 200717:00Germany2–0SwedenRound of 1666,000
5 July 200621:00Portugal0–1FranceSemi-finals66,000

UEFA Euro 1988

The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. It was the eighth European Football Championship, which is held every four years and supported by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 10 and 25 June 1988. The tournament eventually crowned Netherlands as European champions for the first, and so far only time.
Euro 88 was a rare occurrence of a major football tournament being completed without a single player being sent off, any knockout matches going into extra time or penalties and having at least one goal scored in every match.

European club competition finals

UEFA Champions League/European Champions Cup Finals

Won by Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich have won 5 European Cups, including 3 straight titles in the mid 1970s, one in 2001 and most recently, in 2013.

Held in Munich

1979 European Cup Final
The 1979 European Cup Final was a football match held in Olympiastadion on 30 May 1979, that saw Nottingham Forest F.C. of England defeat Malmö FF of Sweden 1 – 0.
1993 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1993 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match between French club Olympique de Marseille and Italy's AC Milan, played on 26 May 1993 in Olympiastadion. Marseille won the match 1–0.
1997 UEFA Champions League Final
The 1997 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played between Borussia Dortmund of Germany and Juventus from Italy. The event took place in Olympiastadion on 28 May 1997. Borussia Dortmund wore their traditional yellow and black shirts, while Juventus donned their blue away kit.
2012 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2012 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, the 57th season of the UEFA Champions League football tournament and the 20th since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup. The match was played at the Allianz Arena and won by Chelsea who beat Bayern Munich on penalties after extra time.

Famous footballers from Munich