2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season explained

Club:	Bayern Munich
Season:	2018–19
Ownertitle:	President
Owner:	Uli Hoeneß
Chairman:	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
Manager:	Niko Kovač
Stadium:	Allianz Arena
League:	Bundesliga
League Result:	1st
Cup1:	DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:	Winners
Cup2:	DFL-Supercup
Cup2 Result:	Winners
Cup3:	UEFA Champions League
Cup3 Result:	Round of 16
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Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20

The 2018–19 FC Bayern Munich season was the 120th season in the football club's history and 54th consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the Regionalliga in 1965. Bayern Munich also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the premier continental cup competition, the UEFA Champions League. Bayern were the reigning Bundesliga champions and therefore participated in the German super cup, the DFL-Supercup. This was the 14th season for Bayern in the Allianz Arena, located in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Player	From		Fee
30 June 2018	MF	Douglas Costa	Juventus	Loan return	Free	^[1]
30 June 2018	MF	Serge Gnabry	TSG Hoffenheim	Loan return	Free	^[2]
30 June 2018	MF	Renato Sanches	Swansea City	Loan return	Free	^[3]
1 July 2018	MF	Leon Goretzka	Schalke 04	End of contract	Free	^[4]
1 January 2019	MF	Alphonso Davies	Vancouver Whitecaps	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[5]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Player	To		Fee
1 July 2018	MF	Fabian Benko	LASK	Released	Free	^[6]
1 July 2018	MF	Niklas Dorsch	1. FC Heidenheim	Released	Free	^[7] ^[8]
1 July 2018	MF	Douglas Costa	Juventus	Transfer	€40M	^[9]
1 July 2018	DF	Felix Götze	FC Augsburg	Transfer	Free	^[10]
1 July 2018	GK	Tom Starke	Retired	Released	Free
3 August 2018	MF	Arturo Vidal	Barcelona	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[11]
27 August 2018	MF	Sebastian Rudy	Schalke 04	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[12]
31 August 2018	DF	Juan Bernat	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	€15M	^[13] ^[14]
30 January 2019	FW	Sandro Wagner	Tianjin Teda	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[15]

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2018–19 Bundesliga.

Matches

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2018–19 DFB-Pokal.

DFL-Supercup

See main article: 2018 DFL-Supercup.

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards|-! colspan=16 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season|-

Goalscorers

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	DFL-Supercup	Champions League	Total
1	FW	Robert Lewandowski	22	7	3	8	40
2	FW	Serge Gnabry	10	3	0	0	13
3	MF	Kingsley Coman	6	2	1	1	10
4	MF	Leon Goretzka	8	1	0	0	9
	FW	Thomas Müller	6	3	0	0	9
6	MF	Franck Ribéry	6	0	0	1	7
	MF	James Rodríguez	7	0	0	0	7
8	MF	Arjen Robben	4	0	0	2	6
9	DF	Javi Martínez	3	0	0	1	4
10	DF	David Alaba	3	0	0	0	3
	MF	Thiago	2	0	1	0	3
12	DF	Mats Hummels	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	Joshua Kimmich	2	0	0	0	2
	MF	Renato Sanches	1	0	0	1	2
	DF	Niklas Süle	2	0	0	0	2
16	MF	Alphonso Davies	1	0	0	0	1
	DF	Rafinha	1	0	0	0	1
	MF	Corentin Tolisso	1	0	0	0	1
	FW	Sandro Wagner	0	1	0	0	1
Own goal			2	0	0	1	3
Total			88	17	5	16	126

Disciplinary record

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			DFL-Supercup			Champions League			Total
1	FW	Thomas Müller	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
	DF	Niklas Süle	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
2	MF	Arjen Robben	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
	MF	Renato Sanches	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
3	DF	Joshua Kimmich	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	7	0	0
4	DF	David Alaba	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	DF	Javi Martínez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	MF	Thiago	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	MF	Leon Goretzka	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	MF	Franck Ribéry	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	MF	James Rodríguez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
6	DF	Mats Hummels	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	Robert Lewandowski	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	DF	Rafinha	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	FW	Sandro Wagner	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	DF	Jérôme Boateng	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	FW	Kingsley Coman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	MF	Serge Gnabry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	GK	Manuel Neuer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			31	2	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	10	0	1	46	2	2

Notes and References

1. News: Douglas Costa wechselt zu Juventus Turin . Douglas Costa joins Juventus . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 12 July 2017 . 2 September 2018 . German.
2. News: Gnabry wechselt auf Leihbasis zur TSG 1899 Hoffenheim . Gnabry joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on loan . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 14 July 2017 . 2 September 2018 . German.
3. News: Renato Sanches wechselt auf Leihbasis zu Swansea City . Renato Sanches joins Swansea City on loan . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 31 August 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
4. News: FC Bayern verpflichtet Nationalspieler Leon Goretzka . Bayern commits national player Leon Goretzka . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 19 January 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
5. News: FC Bayern verpflichtet Alphonso Davies bis 2023 . FC Bayern commits Alphonso Davies until 2023 . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 25 July 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
6. News: Benko wechselt zum Linzer ASK . Benko joins LASK Linz . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 5 June 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
7. News: Niklas Dorsch verlässt den FC Bayern . Niklas Dorsch leaves FC Bayern . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 12 May 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
8. News: All the Champions League teams' summer transfers . UEFA.com . Union of European Football Associations . 31 August 2018 . 2 September 2018.
9. News: Douglas Costa: Juventus sign midfielder on permanent deal . . British Broadcasting Corporation . 7 June 2018 . 2 September 2018.
10. News: Felix Götze wechselt zum FC Augsburg . Felix Götze joins FC Augsburg . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 6 June 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
11. News: Arturo Vidal wechselt zum FC Barcelona . Arturo Vidal joins FC Barcelona . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 3 August 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
12. News: Sebastian Rudy wechselt zum FC Schalke 04 . Sebastian Rudy joins FC Schalke 04 . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 27 August 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
13. News: Juan Bernat wechselt zu Paris Saint-Germain . Juan Bernat joins Paris Saint-Germain . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 31 August 2018 . 2 September 2018 . German.
14. News: PSG sign Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Bayern Munich's Juan Bernat . . British Broadcasting Corporation . 31 August 2018 . 2 September 2018.
15. News: Sandro Wagner verlässt den FC Bayern und wechselt nach China in die Super League . Sandro Wagner leaves FC Bayern and moves to China in the Super League . fcbayern.com . FC Bayern München AG . 30 January 2019 . 30 January 2019 . German.