+FC Bayern Munchen - Reclaiming The Throne -

[Bayern]

Only one team In Germany is Notorious with their trophies.
This one team has held the throne of glory for decades.
Last year the throne was overtaken.
This year we are taking it back.
This is FC Bayern Munchen " Reclaiming The Throne"
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+Full name- FC Bayern München e. V.
+Nicknames-Der FCB (The FCB) Die Bayern (The Bavarians) Die Roten (The Reds) FC Hollywood
+Founded- February 27, 1900
+Ground- Allianz Arena
+Capacity- 69,901
+League- Bundesliga
+Team Captain- Mark Van Bommel
+Club President- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
+Club Rivals Domestic- 1860 Munich, FC Nurnberg, Borussia Dortmund, VfB Stuttgart
+Club Rivals International- AC Milan, Real Madrid, Manchester United
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Louis Van Gaal
+ Full Name-Aloysius Paulus Maria van Gaal
+ Date Of Birth- August 8th 1951
+ Nation- Netherlands
::Playing History::
+ Ajax ( 1972-1973)
+ Royal Antwerp FC ( 1973-1977)
+ Telstar (1977-1978 )
+ Sparta Rotterdam ( 1978-1986)
+ AZ ( 1986-1987)
::Managerial History::
+ Ajax ( 1991-1997)
+ Barcelona ( 1997-2000)
+ Netherlands (2000-2002)
+ Barcelona (2002-2003)
+ AZ ( 2003-2009)
+ Bayern Munchen ( 2009-
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::: DOMESTIC HONOURS:::
+German Bundesliga (21) 1931–32, 1968–69, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08
+DFB Pokal (14) 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008
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::: EUROPEAN HONOURS:::
+UEFA Champions League (4) 1974, 1975, 1976, 2001
+UEFA CUP/Europa League (1) 1996
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::: INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:::
+International Cup (2) 1976, 2001
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►2009-2010 BOARD EXPECTATIONS
- WIN BUNDESLIGA-
-WIN DFB CUP-
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[Bayern]

+CLUB HISTORY
The first 100 years of Bayern Munich's history - and its success story - begin and end with the name Franz. Is it just a coincidence that the leader of the eleven spirited rebels who met to form FC Bayern in the Gisela Restaurant in Munich on the night of 27th February 1900, was a certain Franz John? Or that it was a Franz who masterminded the split from MTV 1879, the original club, which had suppressed every attempt by the footballers at independence? Is it only chance that exactly a century later, another Franz, this time Beckenbauer, would lead Bayern Munich, now an experienced and visionary club with countless titles to its name, into the new millennium as its president?

Much time and many other differences separate now from then. Franz John co-founded and built Bayern up from nothing and was delighted with relatively modest results, like Bayern's 7-1 victory in their first match against their former team, MTV 1879. But John also gave this 'cavalier' club its first individual touch. In the early days, people recognized Bayern, then known as Schwabinger Bayern, by the players' straw hats. In his turn, Franz Beckenbauer would help make Bayern Munich what it is today: an international club with millions of fans, an institution reaching way beyond German football.

Not in his wildest dreams could Franz John have imagined that future, or that his team would one day be German champions, European Cup Champions and even World Club Championship winners. Nor could he have imagined that nearly a century later, on a mild spring day in 1999, Beckenbauer would meet the world's leading heads of state, and no less than the British prime minister, Tony Blair, would whisper to him that he was the most famous person there.

After this catastrophic period in history, German football needed its own period of recovery. It would be nine years before real euphoria broke out again, when the German national team returned triumphant from the World Cup in Switzerland.

Sepp Herberger's team had won Germany's first World Cup title, but the 3-2 victory over Hungary was a bitter experience for Jakob Streitle, the Bayern captain. The international who had made 15 appearances for his country had to sit out the final and watch Fritz Walter and the German team win without him.

But it would be a while before a German team without Bayern players became a rare sight, even though the Reds won the 1957 DFB (German Football Federation) Cup. In a sell-out match in front of 42,000 spectators at Augsburg's Rosenau Stadium, Bayern captain, Jobst led the team to a 1-0 victory over Fortuna Düsseldorf. But this was followed by a short period without victories. Managed from 1962 by construction magnate, Wilhelm Neudecker, Bayern faced disappointment in 1963, when they were not allowed to play in the newly established Bundesliga.

But two years later FC Bayern stormed the so-called upper house of German football, coached by Tschik Cajkovski, who died in 1998. The club then entered an extraordinary period of development, which saw the emergence of Franz Beckenbauer and other great names in Bayern's history.

Beckenbauer had joined the Reds instead of the Blues (Munich 1860) after an argument, and Cajkovski now played him in the promotion play-offs. Behind him, in goal, stood a certain Sepp Maier. In front of him, on the opposite side of the pitch, a stocky young man called Gerd Müller (whom Cajkovski would later affectionately dub 'the little fat müller') played the ball with consummate reliability. It was this axis that first brought Bayern world fame. They finished third in their first Bundesliga year in 1965/6. Beckenbauer and Maier were rewarded with a place in the national squad that flew to Britain, where Germany's World Cup efforts only ended when they lost to the hosts, England, in the final. But Bayern's football year didn't go by without a title. They had won their second Cup victory, a 4-2 win over Meidericher SV, before the World Cup tournament. In front of60,000 spectators in Frankfurt, Ohlhauser, Beckenbauer and Brenninger (2) scored the goals.

1967 saw the Bavarians conquer their first European summit. Immediately after winning the Cup 4-0 over Hamburg SV, Beckenbauer's team achieved a kind of double. Franz 'Bull' Roth, the player lalalalalagularly scored the vital goals and earned the name 'Mr. European Cup', scored in the 109th minute to bring Bayern a 1-0 victory against Glasgow Rangers. The European Cup Winners' Cup belonged to the Bavarians. The dream had come true in Nuremberg.

1968 was a year of upheaval. Branco Zebec took over from Cajkovski and went as far as banning all beer consumption. Yet despite the experts' gloomy predictions, the fans were not denied victory. This time it was a real double: the Championship with an eight-point lead over Alemannia Aachen, and a national Cup victory over Schalke. But meanwhile, a team was emerging that would keep Bayern busy for years to come: Borussia Munchengladbach. The Gladbach Colts took the national title in 1970 and 1971, both times defeating Bayern.

When the Munich team regained the crown in 1972, this time in the new Olympic Stadium and coached by Udo Lattek, there was more than one cause for celebration. Gerd Müller now topped the statistics table with 40 goals in one season and the team had collected 55:13 points - another Bundesliga record. So it was almost inevitable that Lattek's team would bring home the DFB Cup, winning 2-1 in extra time against Cologne. Two further championships followed under Lattek. Then came Bayern's first complete football triumph: the 1974 European Champions' Cup. Schwarzenbeck (The Cat) pulled Bayern level at 1-1 against Athletico Madrid in the last minute of extra time in Brussels, forcing a replay, which Beckenbauer's men won 4-0(Uli Hoeness and Gerd Muller each scoring twice).

In the same year, Germany won the World Cup, defeating Holland in the final in Munich. Six Bayern players were on the pitch for the 2-1 victory: Maier, Beckenbauer, Schwarzenbeck, Breitner, Hoeness and Müller. Two of them scored the goals: Breitner's penalty kick, and Müller's unforgettable shot on the turn. Though Bayern took time out of the Bundesliga until 1980, internationally they achieved a European treble. The Bavarians won the European Champions' Cup in 1975 with a 2-0 victory over Leeds in Paris (Roth and Müller) and again in 1976 with a 1-0 win over St. Etienne in Glasgow (Roth), both times coached by Dettmar Cramer. Completing the treble, the European club won the 1976 World Club Championship. But these were to be Bayern's last major titles of the century.

Heynckes left in the 91/92 season and was replaced by Sören Lerby. But Bayern didn't recover, and with relegation now threatening, Erich Ribbeck took over. Franz Beckenbauer and Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who had both offered their help if needed, now becamevice presidents of Bayern Munich. In the 93/94 season, the 'Kaiser' stepped in for the luckless Ribbeck and Bayern took the championship. Next came the Trap era. But though Giovanni Trapattoni was popular with the players and the media, he didn't bring Bayern the success it craved. Instead the team had to swallow sixth place in the 94/95 season and defeat by Ajax Amsterdam in the semi-final of the European Cup. So Otto Rehhagel arrived, and with him stars like Klinsmann, Herzog and Sforza.

But Rehhagel also had to go in the second half of the season, even though Bayern reached the final of the UEFA Cup with two unforgettable semi-final games against Barcelona. After a 2-2 draw at Munich's Olympic Stadium, it looked as if it was over. But the return match at Barcelona's Estadio Camp Nou turned into a victory parade. Babbel and Witeczek scored the goals in that 2-1 victory on 16th April 1996, which the fans still talk about to this day. Franz Beckenbauer, President of Bayern Munich since 1994, was amongst those standing on the sidelines during the final matches. That year, the 2-0 and 3-1 against Orondins Bordeaux gave Bayern its first title win in this competition, but it was Dortmund who became national champions.

Trapattoni returned to the club. Two more years as Bayern coach brought two further titles: Champions in 1997, Cup winners in 1998. When the Maestro left, a whole city bowed its heads in respect. He had sealed his place in the hearts of the fans with a passionatespeech that attained cult status for phrases like 'The bottle's empty. We're all smashed'. Ottmar Hitzfeld succeeded Trap and achieved a near perfect first year with a 15th Championship victory, and appearances in the DFB Cup final and Champions League final. But that 2-1 defeat by Manchester United in Barcelona, when European Cup victory disappeared in a matter of a few seconds, was a bitter pill to swallow. Can Hitzfeld, Effenberg and the rest of the team recapture what was lost last year in the coming season, which includes FC Bayern's 100th birthday on 27th February? The timing would be perfect.

Bayern Munich managed to win the Uefa Champions League in the 2000/2001 season and all the hopes were with the team as it made it their 4th European Title of their enormous history, Bayern were at the top of the world and all the fans were right behind them. The summer of 2004 saw a change in the managerial hot seat at Bayern. Felix Magath replaced the eminently successful Ottmar Hitzfeld – and immediately supervised a clean sweep of the domestic honours in his first season in charge. Bayern took the league title by 14 points over their nearest rivals and lifted the DFB Cup with a 2-1 win against Schalke 04 in Berlin. Magath thus lived up to the club’s high expectations almost straight away.

However, the initial period of transition to the new boss was far from easy. Magath, a keen proponent of the values of discipline, order and fitness - he often had his players work out with medicine balls and lead-weighted jackets - and his players took a few weeks to get used to each other. After surviving those early teething troubles, Magath and Co ran away with the Bundesliga title in the second half of the season.

On the European stage, Magath was less successful in his first season as Bayern went out to Chelsea at the quarter-final stage of the Champions League, although many people thought Bayern were unlucky to lose out to the millionaires from London. May 2005 saw the curtain finally fall on the Olympic Stadium era. After 33 extremely successful seasons Bayern moved to the Allianz Arena. The Arena is only used for football and has a capacity of 69,000. Within a very short space, of time fans and players alike enthusiastically settled in to their new home. Since then Bayern have been very successful in their new home and with another trophy to add last season they will be looking for more for the next few years.

After a trouble-sum season last year Bayern Munich now will want to come back and reclaim their throne as Bundesliga champions once again. With a new coach by their side and a whole new team of young and talented players, Bayern fans know that this is their year to shine both in Germany, and Europe.
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+The Stadium



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+Location- Frottmaning, Munich
+Construction Time- October 21st 2002 - April 30th 2005
+Grand Opening- May 31st 2005
+Capacity 69,000

+Stadium Info
The Allianz Arena is a mere three years old. Following on from the Grünwald Stadium and later the Olympic Stadium, the new ground in the north of Munich is the third home venue in Bayern’s long Bundesliga history, and certainly the most spectacular. Europe’s most modern stadium, with a capacity of nearly 70,000, has already established itself in the collective conscience of football fans all over the world within a short timescale.

Visitors continue to be particularly impressed by the facade. 2,760 diamond-shaped cushions form the world’s biggest membrane cladding covering an area of 66,500 m². Even if it is not your first visit, it’s hard to believe the evidence of your own eyes at night matches when the whole stadium appears to be red when viewed from the outside. The three-tier interior of the Allianz Arena has extraordinary acoustics that rapidly turn the stadium into a cauldron when hosting thrilling encounters.

No surprise that the Allianz Arena is nearly always full to the rafters. Last season saw nearly two million fans visit the stadium with all 69,000 seats being sold out for all 17 Bundesliga home games. Bayern’s 27 competitive games attracted 1.824 million fans to the Arena - an average of 67,555 per match, and an incredible attendance record. And this season should also see a take-up rate of 100 percent: shortly after the Bundesliga fixtures were announced at the beginning of July, more than half of Bayern’s league games in the Allianz Arena were sold out.

What brings the fans streaming to Fröttmaning in their tens of thousands? The stars of the mighty Bayern Munich of course. But the fans can also expect to be well looked after, both before and after the game. 6,000 m² of catering facilities take care of culinary requirements. Europe’s biggest multi-storey car park provides nearly 10,000 parking spaces. ?A big plus point for the Arena is its ability to match the needs of a broad range of supporters. There are 13,500 reasonably priced tickets for the standing terraces at Bundesliga games. 2,200 business seats and 106 executive boxes with a total of 1,374 seats provide the perfect surroundings for entertaining and commerce. And everything is done for wheelchair users: there is single level access to all 165 reserved seats.

This architectural wonder was conceived by world-renowned architects Jaques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. Particular pride can be taken by the fact that the Allianz Arena was positively welcomed by the Munich public. In a referendum held in the autumn of 2001 an overwhelming majority of 65.8 percent of Munich citizens voted in favour of the construction project. The foundation stone was laid on 21 October 2002. Less than three years later, Bayern Munich faced Germany on 31 May 2005 for the opening match in the Arena.

Bayern are now the sole shareholders in the Allianz Arena. TSV 1860 Munich, who were originally joint occupants of the stadium, are now tenants up to 30 June 2025. According to a survey conducted by political journal “Cicero”, the Allianz Arena is Germany’s favorite sports venue, and one of the top ten national sites of interest in the country just three years after it was built.
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[Bayern]

[ Above- Bayern Winning the Champions League Title in 2001 for the 4th time. ]
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+ 1973-1974 First Euro/Champions League Title.

Atletico Madrid 1-1 Bayern Munchen ( AET)
Bayern Munchen 4-0 Atletico Madrid ( Replay)

- Bayern Munchen had finally got their first huge European Title. It was to come at just the right time since 4 Bayern players have already won the world cup that same year. Bayern Munchen had got a huge advantage in the replay match after Uli Hoeness scored in the 28th and 82nd followed by Muller scoring in the 56th, and 69th minute to give Bayern their first major European title.

+ 1974-1975 Second Euro/Champions League Title
Bayern Munchen 2-0 Leeds United AFC
-FC Bayern Munchen became the fifth team to successfully defend the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1974/75. However, their 2-0 victory in the final against Leeds United AFC was a contentious one, on and off the park. Bayern scored late goals through Franz Roth and Gerd Müller, but not before the referee had disallowed a Peter Lorimer effort and turned down two English claims for a penalty. So while Dettmar Cramer's men celebrated the win that rescued an otherwise disappointing season - they were 10th in the German first division - Leeds fans ripped out seats at the Parc des Princes.

+ 1975-1976 Third Euro/Champions League Title ( Hat-Trick- 3 Years In A Row )
Bayern Munchen 1-0 AS Saint Etienne
-The European Champion Clubs' Cup provided some striking results in 1975/76. Yet the end product was the same as in the two previous seasons, with FC Bayern Munchen completing a hat-trick of wins in the competition. With Ruth scoring in the 57th minute, Saint Etienne had no chance for a comeback since Bayern was on top of the game, and now top of Europe.

+ 2000-2001 Fourth Champions League Title
Bayern Munchen 5-4 Valencia CF ( Penalties)
-Twenty-five years on from their last European Champion Clubs' Cup success, FC Bayern Munchen were at it again, lifting the trophy for a fourth time after a penalties win over Valencia CF. Bayern also got some revenge against Manchester United after beating them 3-1 on Agg. Many fans knew that this was the year that Bayern were going to be champions once again after beating another rival club Real Madrid in the Semi Final 3-1 on agg.


+ 1995-1996 First Uefa Cup/ Uefa Europa League Title
Bayern Munchen 2-0 FC Bordeaux ( Legg 1)
FC Bordeaux 1-3 Bayern Munchen ( Legg 2)
-Serie A's stranglehold on the UEFA Cup was broken in 1996; and it was FC Bayern München who did the damage. The Bavarian side beat FC Girondins de Bordeaux to become the first 1. Bundesliga team to lift all three European trophies. Bayern's season, meanwhile, had been marred by a public row between star players Lothar Matthäus and Jürgen Klinsmann. Yet this did not stop Matthäus leading the team to a 2-1 victory at FC Barcelona in the last four after a 2-2 draw in Munich; nor prevent Klinsmann scoring a record 15 goals in the competition. The last of them came at Bordeaux in the final second leg. Bayern won 3-1 despite the presence in the home ranks of Christophe Dugarry and Zinedine Zidane. Crucially, though, the latter pair had missed the first leg at the Olympiastadion, notable for strikes by Thomas Helmer and Mehmet Scholl for Franz Beckenbauer's side.

[Bayern]

►2009-2010 SQUAD - GOALKEEPERS -

[Bayern]

►2009-2010 SQUAD -DEFENDERS -













:::RESERVE DEFENDERS:::
Andreas Gorlitz # 13
DOB- 1/31/1982
Nation- GERMANY
Previous Club- 1860 Munich
Position- CB/LB
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Holger Badstuber # 28
DOB- 3/13/1989
Nation- GERMANY
Previous Club- None
Position- CB
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[Bayern]

►2009-2010 SQUAD -MIDFIELDERS -























:::RESERVE MIDFIELDERS:::
Alexander Baumjohann# 19
DOB- 1/23/1987
Nation- GERMANY
Previous Club- Borussia Monchengladbach
Position- CM/CAM
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[Bayern]

►2009-2010 SQUAD - FORWARDS -

[Bayern]

2009-2010 Bundesliga Time-Line
Van Gaal Feels At Home
Robben Interview
Transfer Update 1
L'Aquila Charity Tournament Begins
L'Aquila Tournament Results
2009-2010 Fixtures Announced, Adler at Bayern
E.Frankfurt vs Bayern Match-Day 1 Preview
E.Frankfurt vs Bayern Match Report ( 1-2 )
Transfer Update 2
Bayern vs Dortmund Match-Day 2 Preview
Bayern vs Dortmund Match Report ( 2-0 )
Bayern vs Wolfsburg Match-Day 3 Preview
Bayern vs Wolfsburg Match Report ( 2-4 )



2009-2010 Bundesliga Transfers

IN
R. Adler | Leverkusen | 19,250,000 |
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OUT
M. Rensing | Standard Liege | 5,650,000 |

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[Bayern]

Res 8
Just incase

You may now post!

[sam.]

Good luck
Looks like first post, I never normally get first

[Reece]

Bayern with the class again

[SG Cesc]

Good luck

[FC Shorty]

Is there supposed to be 3 pics of Van Gaal?

[GeordieHero]

I like Bayern. Klose is a god

[Bayern]

Thanks guys! I thought i should just get it over with since everyone else was doing it haha.

@ Shorty. I only see one pic idk what must of happened do you use firefox or IE?

[GeordieHero]

Only see one now, three before

[FC Shorty]

Originally Posted by GeordieHero

Only see one now, three before

Yeah, same

[Bayern]

I prob must have fixed it lol.

Should have the stadium and history up before i go to bed

[GeordieHero]

Cool, what time is it over there? Im going surfing in an hour

[CFC | Koop]

great start bayern!

actually, hope you dont mind, but i dont like the graphics with the club info and manager info and all that. I think you can make better gfx than that

no offence meant, that's just my opionion, but nevertheless fantastic start as usual.

[GeordieHero]

I still wish I could make them like that

[Bayern]

Originally Posted by GeordieHero

Cool, what time is it over there? Im going surfing in an hour

Its pretty late lol 5 am

Originally Posted by koopIfooty

great start bayern!

actually, hope you dont mind, but i dont like the graphics with the club info and manager info and all that. I think you can make better gfx than that

no offense meant, that's just my opinion, but nevertheless fantastic start as usual.

Thanks koop, Yea i will change them in a matter of time I just used those for now until i think of a new design But i appreciate your feedback as always

Originally Posted by GeordieHero

I still wish I could make them like that

lol they are pretty easy but mine are sloppy i can do better.

[The Citizen]

I don't like Van Gaal as my idol Cruijff doesn't like him.

Nonetheless enjoy and hope success comes, good start.

[KingCantona07]

Fantastic start Ed

I think the graphics look great. I see you went overboard with the history like I did

[RIC0]

That is very detailed OP and love the layout and all.

Good Luck BayernMan!