Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (German pronunciation: [ˈfuːsbalˌklʊp ˈbaɪɐn ˈmʏnçn̩], frequently called FC Bayern München (German pronunciation: [ˌɛftseː ˈbaɪɐn ˈmʏnçn̩], FCB, Bayern Munich, or FC Bayern, is a German specialist sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best understood for its professional football group, which plays in the Bundesliga, the leading tier of the German football league system. Bayern is one of the most successful club in German football history, having won a record 31 nationwide titles, including 9 back to back given that 2013, and also 20 national cups, along with countless European honours. FC Bayern Munich was started in 1900 by 11 football players, led by Franz John. Although Bayern won its initial championship game in 1932, the club was not picked for the Bundesliga at its beginning in 1963. The club had its duration of greatest success in the mid-1970s when, under the captaincy of Franz Beckenbauer, it won the European Mug 3 successive times (197...