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.
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 |
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374 |
2003/04 |
166.288 |
3.422 |
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2002/03 |
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2001/02 |
176.011 |
16.270 |
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2000/01 |
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1999/00 |
144.700 |
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1998/99 |
139.445 |
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