FC Bayern Munich II should not be confused with FC Bayern Munich Junior Team.
| Clubname: | Bayern Munich II |
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| Fullname: | FC Bayern München II |
| Founded: | 1900 |
| Nickname: | "Bayern Amateure" (Bayern Non-professionals), "Kleine Bayern" (Little Bayern) |
| Ground: | Grünwalder Stadion |
| Capacity: | 15,000 |
| Chairman: | Herbert Hainer |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Manager: | Holger Seitz |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| League: | Regionalliga Bayern (IV) |
| Position: | Regionalliga Bayern, 6th of 18 |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Current: | 2024–25 Regionalliga#Regionalliga Bayern |
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FC Bayern Munich II (FC Bayern Munich Amateure until 2005) are the reserve team of German association football club Bayern Munich, currently playing in the Regionalliga Bayern. In 2010–11, they played in the 3. Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football (the highest permissible level for reserve teams) – they played in the Regionalliga Süd from its formation in 1994 to 2008, when it was usurped by the 3. Liga. They have generally achieved at least mid-table finishes at this level, and won the Regionalliga Süd title in 2004. In 2010–11, Bayern II finished last in the 3. Liga, and were thus relegated to the Regionalliga. They afterwards regained promotion by winning the 2018–19 Regionalliga and won the 3. Liga in 2019–20. The following season, they were relegated from the 3. Liga after an 18th-place finish.
The team is intended to be the final step between Bayern's youth setup and the first team, and is usually made up of promising youngsters between the age of 18 and 23, with a few veteran players drafted in to provide experience.
Bayern II has made several appearances in the DFB-Pokal, even facing the senior Bayern side in a fourth round tie in 1977 losing 5–3.
The team's first appearance in the top-league of Bavarian football, the southern group of the Amateurliga Bayern, came in 1956, when it won the tier-four 2nd Amateurliga Oberbayern A and advanced to the next level through the promotion round.[1] After finishing its first season in this league in mid-table, it ended 1957–58 as runners-up, two points behind local rival Wacker München.[2] It repeated this achievement in 1960–61, this time coming second to 1860 Munich II.[3] Both reserve sides then descended in the league table and, in 1963, when the German football league system was severely altered, they both missed the cut-off for the new single-tier Amateurliga Bayern. Bayern Amateure had to finish seventh to qualify but came only 14th and found itself grouped in the new tier-four Landesliga Bayern-Süd.[4]
It took the team four seasons in this league to work its way back up, improving year by year and, in 1966–67, it finished first and earned promotion back to the Bayernliga.[5] Bayern started well in the league, coming fourth in the first year, but then declined and was relegated again in 1971.[6] It only took two seasons this time for the team to return to the third division and another league win in 1973 moved the team back up.[7]
For the next 21 seasons, the team was to be a member of the Bayernliga without interruption. However, in all the 21 seasons there, the team could never win the league either, being ineligible for promotion from there to professional football anyway.
The team had few bad seasons in this time, coming relatively close to relegation only once, in 1982. It managed three runners-up finishes in the league, in 1983, 1984 and 1987 and generally existed as an upper-table side.[8]
In 1994, with the introduction of the new tier-three Regionalliga Süd, the team qualified comfortably. It was to be a long-term member of this league, too, belonging to it until 2008, when the 3. Liga was formed. After mostly finishing in mid-table in the league, Bayern earned its first league title in over 30 years when it won the Regionalliga in 2004. Being already a member of the highest league in which reserve teams are permitted, the side could not take up promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga and had to stay at this level. In 2005, all reserve sides of clubs in the first and second Bundesliga changed their name from Amateure to II, meaning FC Bayern Munich Amateure became FC Bayern Munich II.
In 2008, the team earned promotion to the new 3. Liga, finishing eighth when a top-ten finish was needed. The club played at this level for three seasons before suffering relegation to the Regionalliga in 2010–11. It was the first time since 1973 that the team would not play in the third division and also meant the end of Hermann Gerland as the team's coach.[9]
After coming second in the inaugural Regionalliga Bayern season in 2012–13, the team won the league the following year. This entitled the club to enter the promotion round to the 3. Liga. After two games against Regionalliga West champions Fortuna Köln, they lost due to the away goal rule, making their opponents one of the three promoted teams to the third division.[10]
In 2019, Bayern Munich II earned promotion to the 3. Liga, after winning Regionalliga 2018–2019 and defeating Wolfsburg II in the two-game promotion-playoff (1–3 and 4–1). The following season, while placing 15th after the first half of the season, Bayern Munich II won the 3. Liga. However, since secondary teams aren't eligible for promotion to 2.Bundesliga, Bayern Munich II remained in 3. Liga for the 2020–21 season. Bayern II failed to defend their 3. Liga title in the 2020-21 season, finishing 18th, and were relegated to the Regionalliga Bayern.
Bayern II play at the Grünwalder Stadion, which was the first team's venue until the opening of the Olympiastadion in 1972. During the 2012–13 season Bayern II moved to Sportpark Heimstetten, the home stadium of SV Heimstetten, caused by renovation of the Grünwalder Stadion.[11]
| Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–1971 | Palme Trikotfabrik[12] | ||
| 1971–1974 | Erima | ||
| 1974–1978 | Adidas | Adidas | |
| 1978–1981 | Magirus Deutz | ||
| 1981–1984 | Iveco Magirus | ||
| 1984–1989 | Commodore | ||
| 1989–2002 | Opel | ||
| 2002–2017 | Deutsche Telekom | ||
| 2017–2018 | |||
| 2018–present | Qatar Airways |
| Coaches | |
|---|---|
| Holger Seitz | Head coach |
| Dirk Teschke Sebastian Dreier | Assistant coaches |
 Jaroslav Drobný | Goalkeeping coach |
| Jan-Philipp Hestermann | Athletics coach |
 Nathaniel Weiss | Individual coach |
| Functional team | |
| Moritz Renker | Physiotherapists |
| Max Harzmann | |
| Dominikus Hoechner | |
| Samy Khalfallah | Team organizer |
| Jan-Philipp Müller | Team doctor |
| Johannes Behr | Game analysts |
| Dominik Straßer | |
Recent managers of the club:[13]
Martín Demichelis (4 April 2021 – 13 September 2022)The club's honours:
20xx* both champions with first team: FC Bayern Munich
See main article: List of FC Bayern Munich II seasons.
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[16] [17]
| Season | Division | Tier | Position | Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994–95 | Regionalliga Süd | III | 7 | Quarter-final |
| 1995–96 | Regionalliga Süd | 13 | Round 1 | |
| 1997–97 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | DNQ | |
| 1997–98 | Regionalliga Süd | 6 | DNQ | |
| 1998–99 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | DNQ | |
| 1999–00 | Regionalliga Süd | 5 | DNQ | |
| 2000–01 | Regionalliga Süd | 9 | DNQ | |
| 2001–02 | Regionalliga Süd | 10 | DNQ | |
| 2002–03 | Regionalliga Süd | 4 | Round 1 | |
| 2003–04 | Regionalliga Süd | 1 | DNQ | |
| 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 6 | Quarter-final | |
| 2005–06 | Regionalliga Süd | 11 | DNQ | |
| 2006–07 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 | DNQ | |
| 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 8 ↑ | DNQ | |
| 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 5 | — | |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 8 | — | |
| 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 20 ↓ | — | |
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | IV | 14 | — |
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | — | |
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | — | |
| 2014–15 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | — | |
| 2015–16 | Regionalliga Bayern | 6 | — | |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | — | |
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 2 | — | |
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 ↑ | — | |
| 2019–20 | 3. Liga | III | 1 | — |
| 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 18 ↓ | — | |
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Bayern | IV | 2 | — |
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | — | |
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 6 | — | |
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Bayern | TBD | — |
DNQ = Bayern II did not qualify for the cup in that season;
— = Since 2008–09 season reserve teams of professional clubs are no longer allowed to compete in the cup
| ↑ Promoted | ↓ Relegated | Champions |
See main article: List of FC Bayern Munich II players.