100 Jahre FC Bayern (2000)

On February 27, 1900, a Berliner named Franz John set up Bayern Munich with 18 rules, and the first Bayern players arrived. The team rose in 1907 when Bayern Red moved to the Bayern Stadium in Leopstris, Munich, when Bayern beat Walker 8-1 in an open match. When the team became the Eastern Conference champion in 1910, their first real peak came. Bayern defended their dignity for the next few years. At that time, Gaber, one of their team, played for the national team for the first time, when Germany beat Belgium 3-0. Since then, everything has changed rapidly, and by 1920, Bayern Munich had 700 members and became the largest club as it is today. They became champions of southern Germany in 1926. In 1932 they beat Frankfurt 2-0 and became German champions, scored by Ron and Crom. Bayern became a household name in Germany. Bayern Munich reached its peak in the 1970s, winning the European Champions League for three consecutive times from 1974 to 1976, when stars gathered in the team, including "Caesar" Beckenbauer and "bomber" Mueller. Rummenigge in the 1980s and today's Matthaeus and Klinsmann are famous in Bayern Munich. In the past 10 years, it has won seven league titles and three cup titles. Especially in 1986, once again set the league, cup champion in one, its arrogance once pressed the established strong team Cologne, Hamburg out of breath. Unfortunately, although Bayern Munich reached the Champions League final twice during this period, it fell short of success due to poor skills. In the 1990s, Bayern Munich's progress slowed down and lost its place in the German league, especially in the 1991-1992 season, when they struggled with relegation several times and ended up with a pitiful 10th place. In the second year, the diligent Bayern Munich team gradually recovered under the painstaking efforts of the new coach Ribbeck, and fuelled by Matthaeus, who returned to his home team, Bayern walked out of the trough with his head held high and won the league runner-up. In the 1993-1994 season, Beckenbauer replaced the unlucky Ribbeck as head coach and made Bayern win the championship. Then there is Trapattoni, who, although well-known among the players and the media, failed to help Bayern win the title they craved. So Rehagel came. He was accompanied by Klinsmann, Herzog, Sforza and other stars. But Rehagel also left Bayern in the second half of the season. In 1997, Trapattoni returned, leading Bayern to become champions in 1997 and 1998. Bayern Munich won the championship with an absolute majority in 1999-2000, and its strength reached the peak in the team's history. Who would have thought that the smiles on the players' faces had not gone away, that is, they suffered two fiasco in succession, losing the Champions League and the German Cup. The two defeats, especially the defeat in the Champions League final against Manchester United on May 26, dealt a huge blow to Bayern and is considered to be the darkest day in the club's 100-year history. As a world-class strong team, an indispensable quality is to be able to withstand defeat. The main measure taken by Bayern Munich to deal with this defeat is to expand its strength to prepare for the league and Champions Cup in the new season. In the 2000-2001 season, Bayern miraculously surpassed the leading Schalke 04 in the final round and won the league title again. What makes Bayern fans even more proud is that they finally won the Champions League trophy again 25 years later.