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 | Gordon Herbert | |||
Team captain | Vladimir Lučić | |||
Championships | 6 German Championships 5 German Cups | |||
Retired numbers | 2 (6, 24) | |||
Website | fcbayern.com | |||
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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 club has won six German Championships, and five German Cups in its history.
Founded in 1946, Bayern's basketball section had early success in the 1950s and 1960s, before mostly disappearing from the national first level in the following three decades. The team had a resurgence in 2010s and has since been among Germany's best teams, as well as a EuroLeague regular.
Bayern plays its domestic home games at BMW Park, which was opened in 1972, while international games are played at the SAP Garden, which opened in 2024.
FC Bayern Munich Basketball also has a reserve team that plays in German third-tier level ProB.