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Bayern Munich Football Club | FC Bayern Munchen AG

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Traditional Bayern Munich football shirt

Most successful team in Germany (with over 20 Bundesliga titles plus 4 European Cups / Champions League titles) and largest as measured by turnover. As is common on the continent it operates as a membership-based sports club (115,000 members) also offering other sports and social facilities. It is an 'Aktiengesellschaft' - a joint stock company but not listed on any public stock exchange. 90% of FC Bayern München AG is owned by the club (FC Bayern München e.V. - Eingetragener Verein, which translates as 'Registered Association') and 10% by Adidas which acquired its shares in 2002 for €77m. For start of season 2006/07 the club launched it's own online TV portal FCB.tv, with a one-year subscription costing €36.

Turnover and pre-tax profit figures are in Euro millions.

Financial Overview

Year
Turnover
Pre-tax profit
Wages / Turnover ratio (%)
Employees

2007/08

328.444

4.533

46.9

468

2006/07

267.415

26.443

40.2

452

2005/06

217.520

8.432

49.2

403

2004/05

189.518

1.846

 

374

2003/04

166.288

3.422

 

 

2002/03

 

 

 

 

2001/02

176.011

16.270

 

 

2000/01

 

 

 

 

1999/00

144.700

 

 

 

1998/99

139.445

 

 

 
Website: 
www.fcbayern.t-com.de

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