| Bayern Munich | ||||
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| Leagues | Basketball Bundesliga EuroLeague | |||
| Founded | 1946 | |||
| History | FC Bayern Munich Basketball (1946–present) | |||
| Arena | BMW Park | |||
| Capacity | 6,700 | |||
| Location | Munich, Germany | |||
| Team colors | Red, white | |||
| Main sponsor | Siegmund | |||
| President | Herbert Hainer | |||
| Head coach | Pablo Laso | |||
| Team captain | Vladimir Lučić | |||
| Championships | 5 German Championships 5 German Cups | |||
| Retired numbers | 2 (6, 24) | |||
| Website | fcb-basketball.de | |||
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FC Bayern München Basketball GmbH, commonly referred to as Bayern Munich, is a professional basketball club, a part of the FC Bayern Munich sports club, based in Munich, Germany. The club competes domestically in the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and internationally in the EuroLeague.
The team plays its home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972.
FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.
Bayern Munich has a long basketball tradition. Besides its most successful years in the 1950s and 1960s (German Championships in 1954, 1955, and German Cup in 1968), the club enjoyed remarkable popularity in 1956, when it even drew 40,000 fans to an open-air test game against Lancia Bolzano, once a top basketball club from Italy. Later, in 1966, the club was a founding member of the Basketball Bundesliga.[1]
In the following years, the club slowly, but surely, faded into obscurity, and in 1974, was even relegated to the German 2nd Division. For a long time after that, the club never completely recovered, and only had a few successful years (Bayern moved up to the Basketball Bundesliga in 1987, and stayed there until 1989).[1]
In 2008, the declared goal of the team was to return to the club's former glory, and return to the top German League, which it eventually did. In the near future, the club seeks to become a major force in European basketball, so that Bayern Munich will not only be well known for its football (soccer) operations, but also for its basketball operations as well.[2] In the 2012–13 season the club reached the semifinals, where it lost 3–2 against the reigning champions Brose Baskets.
Thanks to a wild card,[3] Bayern Munich played in the EuroLeague in the 2013–14 season. This was its first appearance in the top European championship, and it reached the Top 16 stage. On 18 June 2014, Bayern won its third national title when it beat Alba Berlin 3–1 in the Finals. It was the first title for the team since 1955; 59 years before. Star player of the team was Malcolm Delaney, who won both the MVP and Finals MVP.
In the 2014–15 season, Bayern failed to win a title. In the BBL Finals they were defeated by Brose Baskets, 3–2. The team had to wait until 2018 for its next championship, as they beat Alba Berlin 3–2 in the Finals that year. By winning the BBL, Bayern also qualified for the following EuroLeague season.
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The team's home arena is called BMW Park, which seats 6,700 spectators.
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Main article: SAP Garden |
SAP Garden is a planned 12,500-seat indoor arena, to be built in Olympiapark, Munich. It will not be completed until spring 2024 at the earliest.[4]
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Steffen Hamann | PG | 2010–2014 |
| 24 | |
Demond Greene | SG | 2010–2014 |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Serge Ibaka | Danko Branković | Elias Harris | |
| PF | Devin Booker | Vladimir Lučić | Dino Radončić | Jan Niklas Wimberg |
| SF | Isaac Bonga | Nick Weiler-Babb | Martin Kalu | |
| SG | Carsen Edwards | Andreas Obst | Niels Giffey | Ivan Kharchenkov |
| PG | Leandro Bolmaro | Sylvain Francisco | Nelson Weidemann |
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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İsmet Akpınar Robin Amaize Danilo Barthel Robin Benzing Markus Bernhard Isaac Bonga Bastian Doreth Robert Garrett Anton Gavel Jason George Niels Giffey Demond Greene Steffen Hamann Elias Harris Yassin Idbihi Jan Jagla Karim Jallow Ivan Kharchenkov Alex King Maxi Kleber Artur Kolodziejski David Krämer Hans-Jörg Krüger Maodo Lô Robert Maras Joshua Obiesie Andreas Obst Olaf Radatz Bogdan Radosavljević Heiko Schaffartzik Gavin Schilling Dieter Schneider Klaus Schulz Philipp Schwethelm Andreas Seiferth Lucca Staiger Helmut Uhlig Nelson Weidemann Nick Weiler-Babb Jan Niklas Wimberg Paul Zipser Maik Zirbes
Wade Baldwin IV Devin Booker John Bryant Zylan Cheatham Jared Cunningham Malcolm Delaney George Devone Carsen Edwards Freddie Gillespie James Gist Ben Hansbrough Darrun Hilliard Josh Huestis Othello Hunter JaJuan Johnson Nick Johnson Greg Monroe Lawrence Roberts Bryce Taylor Malcolm Thomas Chevon Troutman Derrick Williams Cassius Winston
Ondřej Balvín
Leandro Bolmaro
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
Danko Branković
Vitalis Chikoko
Justin Cobbs
Nemanja Dangubić
Nihad Đedović
Erol Ersek
Diego Flaccadori
Sylvain Francisco Amar Gegić
Yotam Halperin
Jared Homan
Serge Ibaka Ognjen Jaramaz Stefan Jović
Petteri Koponen Mathias Lessort Vladimir Lučić Milan Mačvan
Bo McCalebb Vasilije Micić Aleksandar Nađfeji DeMarcus Nelson Marvin Ogunsipe
Nedu Onyeuku Dino Radončić Leon Radošević Alex Renfroe Tyrese Rice
Stuart Robbins Matej Rudan Duško Savanović Boris Savović
Žan Mark Šiško Vladimir Štimac
Deon Thompson
Mirko Virijević| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| ~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
| Position | Player | Year | Round | Pick | Drafted by |
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| SG/SF | Paul Zipser
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2016 | 2nd round | 48th | Chicago Bulls |
50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors
Nominated:
EuroLeague Basketball 2010–20 All-Decade Team
Nominated:
EuroCup Basketball MVP of the Week
NBA G League International Challenge Finals MVP
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | German Cup | European competitions | ||
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| 1966–67 | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 1967–68 | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | Champion | |||
| 1968–69 | 1 | BBL Süd | 3rd | 2 Cup Winners' Cup | 2R | ||
| 1969–70 | 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 1970–71 | 1 | BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 1971–72 | 1 | BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 1972–73 | 1 | BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 1973–74 | 1 | BBL Süd | 8th | ||||
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| 1982–83 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
| 1983–84 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 2nd | ||||
| 1984–85 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 4th | ||||
| 1985–86 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 3rd | ||||
| 1986–87 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 1st | ||||
| 1987–88 | 1 | BBL | 10th | ||||
| 1988–89 | 1 | BBL | 11th | ||||
| 1989–90 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 1990–91 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 5th | ||||
| 1991–92 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 6th | ||||
| 1992–93 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 11th | ||||
| ... | |||||||
| 1995–96 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
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| 1999–00 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 12th | ||||
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| 2004–05 | 2 | 2. BBL Süd | 15th | ||||
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| 2008–09 | 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
| 2009–10 | 2 | ProA | 8th | ||||
| 2010–11 | 2 | ProA | 1st | ||||
| 2011–12 | 1 | BBL | 5th | 2 Eurocup | RS | ||
| 2012–13 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Third position | |||
| 2013–14 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Fourth position | 1 Euroleague | T16 | |
| 2014–15 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
| 2 Eurocup | EF | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 1 Euroleague | RS | |
| 2 Eurocup | QF | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 1 | BBL | 4th | Runner-up | 2 EuroCup | QF | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Champion | 2 EuroCup | SF | |
| 2018–19 | 1 | BBL | 1st | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | 11th | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | BBL | 5th | Round of 16 | 1 EuroLeague | — | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | QF | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | BBL | 2nd | Quarterfinalist | 1 EuroLeague | QF | |
| 2022–23 | 1 | BBL | 3rd | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | 15th | |
| 2023–24 | 1 | BBL | Champion | 1 EuroLeague | TBD | ||
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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| EuroLeague | |||
| 2013–14 | Top 16 | 6th place in a group with CSKA Moscow, Real Madrid, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv, Galatasaray, Lokomotiv Kuban, Partizan and Žalgiris | |
| 2014–15 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with FC Barcelona, Fenerbahçe Ülker, Panathinaikos, EA7 Milano and PGE Turów | |
| 2015–16 | Regular season | 5th place in a group with Fenerbahçe, Khimki, Crvena zvezda Telekom, Real Madrid and Strasbourg | |
| 2020–21 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by A|X Armani Exchange Milan, 79-78 (L) & 80-69 (L) in Milan, 85-79 (W) & 85-82 (W) in Munich, 92-89 (L) in Milan | |
| 2021–22 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 3–2 by Barcelona, 77-67 (L) & 75-90 (W) in Barcelona, 66-75 (L) & 59-52 (W) in Munich, 81-72 (L) in Barcelona | |
| EuroCup | |||
| 2011–12 | Regular season | 3rd place in a group with Spartak Saint Petersburg, Benetton Treviso and Cedevita | |
| 2014–15 | Eighthfinals | eliminated by Valencia Basket, 80–58 (L) in Valencia and 60–94 (L) in Munich | |
| 2015–16 | Quarterfinals | eliminated by Galatasaray Odeabank, 99–89 (W) in Munich and 72–59 (L) in Istanbul | |
| 2016–17 | Quarterfinals | eliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 91–82 (W) in Munich, 82–67 (L) in Málaga and 69–74 (L) in Munich | |
| 2017–18 | Semifinals | eliminated 2–0 by Darüşşafaka, 76–74 (L) in Istanbul and 83–87 (L) in Munich | |
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
| 1968–69 | Second round | eliminated by AŠK Olimpija, 81–101 (L) in Munich and 94–46 (L) in Ljubljana | |
| Official Shirt Sponsor | BayWa AG |
| Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer | Adidas AG |
Bayern Munich was featured in the NBA 2K15, 2K16 & 2K17 video games.[5][6][7]
The official FC Bayern Basketball NBA 2K19 esports team "Bayern Ballers Gaming" was founded in April 2018. The Ballers quickly became one of the best virtual basketball teams in the world: together with their coach Swen Müller, the team continued to climb the NBA 2K ProAM world ranking, making them one of the Top 5 European teams.[8]
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