Est. 1900 · München · Der Rekordmeister
Bayern München
35 Bundesliga titles. Six European Cups and Champions Leagues. One of the longest continuous kit partnerships in the game. The most decorated club in German football history, and one of the most collected shirt archives in the world. 426 kits catalogued on ShirtSociety.
Der Rekordmeister, by the numbers
35
Bundesliga titles
6
European / CL titles
426
Kits in ShirtSociety
1900
Founded
Three consecutive European Cups: 1974, 1975, 1976
Adidas · Beckenbauer · Müller · Maier · Hoeness
Between 1974 and 1976, Bayern won three consecutive European Cups, a feat only Real Madrid had previously managed. The squad was built around Franz Beckenbauer, who redefined the sweeper position and won the Ballon d'Or in 1972 and 1976. Gerd Müller scored 68 goals in 62 international appearances for West Germany, a record that stood for decades. Sepp Maier was the goalkeeper. Uli Hoeness played as a forward and winger before a serious knee injury ended his playing career early.
The 1974 final against Atlético Madrid was drawn 1–1 and replayed two days later. Bayern won the replay 4–0. In 1975, they beat Leeds United 2–0 in Paris in a controversial final. In 1976, they beat Saint-Étienne 1–0 in Glasgow with a Franz Roth goal. Three finals, three wins, three consecutive Adidas home shirts at the peak of the club's first great European era.
The Adidas kits from this run are among the most historically significant shirts in the German game. Adidas and Bayern have had a close relationship since the early years of the club, making it one of the longest-running manufacturer partnerships in European football.
Back on top: 2001 Champions League
2000/01 · Adidas · Oliver Kahn · Effenberg · Barcelona
After a 25-year gap from their last European Cup win, Bayern returned to the top with the 2001 Champions League title. The final against Valencia in Milan went to penalties after a 1–1 draw. Oliver Kahn, named Player of the Tournament, saved three penalties. Stefan Effenberg was the midfield leader throughout the campaign.
The 2000/01 home shirt is the kit from that season. Under Ottmar Hitzfeld, the squad also included Mehmet Scholl, Giovane Élber, and a young Owen Hargreaves. The Adidas template of the era is clean and well-proportioned on the red and white.
The years that followed brought continued Bundesliga dominance but no further Champions League wins until 2013. Between 2010 and 2012, Bayern reached two finals and lost both: to Internazionale in Madrid in 2010, and to Chelsea on penalties at their own Allianz Arena in 2012.
Both defeats set up what followed in 2013.
2012/13 · Adidas · Bundesliga · DFB-Pokal · Champions League
Heynckes and the Treble
After the 2012 final defeat on home soil, Jupp Heynckes built one of the most complete club sides in the history of German football. The 2012/13 squad won the Bundesliga by 25 points, the DFB-Pokal, and the Champions League. The treble was completed at Wembley with a 2–1 win over Borussia Dortmund in the first all-German Champions League final.
Manuel Neuer was the best goalkeeper in the world. Franck Ribéry won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award. Arjen Robben, Müller, Lahm, Dante, Schweinsteiger, Javi Martínez. The squad was without obvious weaknesses in any position, and the style of play under Heynckes combined aggressive pressing with rapid transitions.
The Adidas home shirt from 2012/13 is the most significant Bayern kit of the modern era. The red is solid and the template is clean. It is the shirt worn across all three competitions of the Treble season.
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Flick and the sextuple: 2019/20
2019/20 · Adidas · Hansi Flick · Lewandowski · Six trophies
Under Hansi Flick, who took over mid-season in November 2019, Bayern won all six competitions they entered: Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, and the Club World Cup. FC Barcelona had achieved the same feat in 2008/09; Bayern became the second club to do so.
Robert Lewandowski scored 55 goals across all competitions. The Champions League was played in a condensed bubble format in Lisbon due to the pandemic, and Bayern won every match. The final against Paris Saint-Germain ended 1–0, with a Kingsley Coman header. The squad included Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, and Thomas Müller in arguably the best form of his career. Leroy Sané joined the club the following summer.
The 2019/20 home shirt is the kit worn across all six trophy-winning competitions that season.
Iconic Bayern kits
Key shirts from five decades of the Bayern archive, all Adidas.

The Treble shirt. Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, Champions League. The Wembley final against Dortmund. Ribéry's best season. Clean red Adidas template, the most significant kit in the modern archive.

Six trophies in one season. Lewandowski's 55 goals. The Lisbon bubble final against PSG. The shirt worn across all six competitions, in the same season Barcelona had achieved in 2008/09.

Beckenbauer, Müller, Maier. The first of three consecutive European Cups. The replayed final against Atlético, won 4–0. The starting point of the most important run in the club's European history.

2–0 against Leeds in Paris. Back-to-back. Gerd Müller at the peak of his powers, having scored 68 goals in 62 internationals for West Germany. The middle shirt of the three-European-Cup set.

1–0 against Saint-Étienne in Glasgow. The third consecutive European Cup. Beckenbauer wins the Ballon d'Or this year. Three shirts, three trophies — the complete 1970s set is one of the most sought-after runs in the German archive.

The return to European glory after 25 years. Kahn saves three penalties in the Milan final against Valencia. Effenberg, Scholl, Élber. The shirt that bridges the 1970s era and the modern Champions League dominance.

The season before the 2001 CL win. Pairs naturally with the 2000/01 shirt for collectors building the turn-of-the-millennium Bayern set. A well-balanced Adidas template from the late Hitzfeld era.

The season after the sextuple. Lewandowski wins the FIFA Best Men's Player award. Bayern win the Bundesliga, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup. The continuation of Flick's dominant run before his departure for the German national team.
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