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February 2025
The social media age began in 2010 . Today , more than 150 million people follow our main channels .
2011 — Jupp Heynckes is appointed FC Bayern head coach for the third time . He says : “ You can see the kind of stories that football writes . I was dismissed here 20 years ago , when some of the players hadn ’ t even been born , and now I ‘ m back .”
2012 — After 120 minutes , the Champions League semi-final second leg at Real Madrid goes to a penalty shoot-out . Both teams miss and score in turn , and when Sergio Ramos fires wide , Bastian Schweinsteiger steps up for what could be the decider . He slots the ball home and FCB advance to the “ Finale dahoam “ ( final at home ). There ‘ s nothing more to say .
2013 — THE FIRST ALL-GERMAN FINAL IN THE HISTORY OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TAKES PLACE AT WEMBLEY ON 25 MAY . ARJEN ROBBEN SCORES IN THE 89TH MINUTE TO MAKE IT 2-1 AGAINST DORTMUND AND BAYERN ARE IN SEVENTH HEAVEN AFTER WINNING THE TREBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME .
2014 — Under Pep Guardiola , Bayern dominate the league like no team before them . They are already crowned champions on Matchday 27 . Seven Bayern players participate in the World Cup in Brazil . Philipp Lahm , Toni Kroos , Bastian Schweinsteiger , Thomas Müller , Jérôme Boateng and Manuel Neuer are in the starting XI for the final . Mario Götze comes off the bench in the 88th minute and scores the winning goal in extra time . Germany are world champions .
2015 — On 22 September , Robert Lewandowski fires in five goals in nine minutes against Wolfsburg . A record for the ages .
2016 — The second leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Juventus at the Allianz Arena turns out to be a dramatic affair . A narrow win or a 1-1 draw would actually be enough for Bayern to progress , as the first leg in Turin ended 2-2 . However , Juve are 2-0 up after half an hour and Bayern just scrape into extra time with a goal from Thomas Müller in the 91st minute . They then go on to beat the Italians 4-2 .
2017 — Jupp Heynckes takes over the reins at FCB for the fourth and final time , and finishes the season by celebrating the title with Bayern – for the fourth time .
2018 — Third-placed BVB are the visitors at the Allianz Arena on 31 March and are certainly hoping to be a match for Bayern . The men from Munich thrash them 6-0 , complete with a Lewandowski hat-trick .
2019 — Under Niko Kovać , FC Bayern win their 12th double . Jamal Musiala joins the FCB youth set-up from Chelsea .
2020 — The final rounds of the Champions League are played in a tournament format due to the COVID-19 pandemic , with the competition taking place in Lisbon . Under Hansi Flick , Bayern kick off the proceedings by hammering Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-finals and end the campaign with the trophy , to go with the
125 and by no means finished .
How will our story continue ?

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Bundesliga and DFB Cup . It is the second treble after 2013 ! Later , they add the UEFA Super Cup , the DFL Supercup and victory in the Club World Cup . Six trophies in a year marks an unparalleled success for FC Bayern .
2021 — Hardly anyone thought it would be possible to break Gerd Müller ‘ s record for the ages . “ Der Bomber ” scored 42 Bundesliga goals in a single calendar year ( 1972 ) – now Robert Lewandowski manages to score one more . Unbelievable !
2022 — FC Bayern win the Bundesliga for the tenth time in a row . A record for the ages .
2023 — Harry Kane joins FCB in August . At € 100 million , it ’ s the most expensive transfer in club and league history .
2024 — In the match against SC Freiburg in September , Thomas Müller makes his 710th competitive appearance for FC Bayern , surpassing Sepp Maier ( 709 ). He becomes FCB ‘ s outright record player .
2025 — FC Bayern Munich celebrates its 125th anniversary . Many congratulations !
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