FC Bayern Munich (German:FC Bayern München) is a German football club based in Munich,the capital of the state of Bavaria.
With 2 Intercontinental Cups,5 European Champions League titles,1 UEFA Cup title,1 Cup Winners' Cup title,20 national championships,and 13 German Cups,Bayern Munich is Germany's foremost football club.Bayern is a membership based club and with more than 120,000 members,the third largest in the world after SL Benfica and FC Barcelona.
Bayern also maintains departments for chess,handball,basketball,gymnastics,bowling and table tennis.
The Club and its Vicinity
Bayern is one of three professional football clubs in Munich.Bayern's main local rival is TSV 1860 Munich,who were the more successful club in the 1960s,winning a cup and a championship.1860 have since moved between the first and second divisions.1860 are often referred to by sections of the Bayern support as "gymnasts",insinuating a lack of footballing pedigree.The rivalry has,at least from a Bayern point of view,lost importance over the last decade,reflecting the lopsided state of the achievements of the two clubs and the absence of players for whom local grudges would still matter.1860 is considered more working-class,and therefore suffers from a diminishing fan base in a city where the manufacturing sector is declining whilst tertiary industries are booming.
