As of November 2018, the Bayern Munchen had approximately 351 thousand fan club members. That was more than double increase compared with 2006/2007. According to a survey by Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach, Bayern Munich was the most popular club in the German Bundesliga, with 24.2 percent of respondents agreeing.
18 clubs consistently play in the first Bundesliga in Germany.
The league was founded in its current format in 1963 and is the premier football league in Germany. The composition of teams changes every season through a process of relegation with the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. Approximately 13.7 million people attended games of the first Bundesliga while 5.4 billion attended games of the second Bundesliga during the 2017/2018 season.
Bayern Munich has the most expensive players in the Bundesliga.
In 2018, the transfer value of its players was 827.8 million euros. In comparison, the transfer value of the players in Borussia Dortmund was 412.3 million euros, less than half of Bayern Munich’s. In 2018, Bayern Munich had its brand valued at 1.4 billion U.S. dollars and Borussia Dortmund at 587 million U.S. dollars.
Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018
(in 1,000s)
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FC Bayern München. (November 30, 2018). Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/
FC Bayern München. "Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/
FC Bayern München. (2018). Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/
FC Bayern München. "Number of Fan Club Members of Fc Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/
FC Bayern München, Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of fan club members of FC Bayern Munich from 2005/06 to 2018 (in 1,000s) [Graph], FC Bayern München, November 30, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/495661/fc-bayern-munich-number-of-fanclub-members/