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FC Bayern München

Germany · Bundesliga · Manager: Aaron Danks since Oct 2026
#2 World rank · club rating
2,268 Club rating
1st in the Bundesliga

FC Bayern München have had 10 managers since 2015/16. Hans-Dieter Flick (Nov 2019 – May 2021) had the best points per game of them (2.52 in 86 matches) and took the club rating from 2,100 to 2,285. FC Bayern München's club rating is the highest in the Bundesliga this week.

FC Bayern München managers

19 spells since 1997 · newest first
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Aaron Danks Oct 2026 – present · PPG 2.50 current Oct 2026 – present 4 3-1-0 2.50 2,249 → 2,278 +29 +5.5 +0.10
René Marić (stand-in) 3 Nov 2026 3 Nov 2026 1 1-0-0 +10.1
Vincent Kompany #27 now Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 · PPG 2.41 Aug 2024 – Oct 2026 120 90-19-11 2.41 2,185 → 2,324 +139 +80.6 +0.18
Aaron Danks (stand-in) 28 Apr 2026 28 Apr 2026 1 0-0-1 −4.4
Thomas Tuchel Apr 2023 – May 2024 · PPG 1.92 Apr 2023 – May 2024 59 35-8-16 1.92 2,347 → 2,229 −118 −49.9 −0.03
Zsolt Löw (stand-in) 13 Apr 2024 13 Apr 2024 1 1-0-0 +2.0
Zsolt Löw (stand-in) 20 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2023 1 1-0-0 +3.6
Julian Nagelsmann Aug 2021 – Mar 2023 · PPG 2.31 Aug 2021 – Mar 2023 84 60-14-10 2.31 2,263 → 2,310 +47 +43.3 0.00
Hans-Dieter Flick #22 now Nov 2019 – May 2021 · PPG 2.52 Nov 2019 – May 2021 86 69-10-7 2.52 2,100 → 2,285 +185 +71.4 +0.18
Niko Kovač #38 now Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 · PPG 2.23 Aug 2018 – Nov 2019 65 44-13-8 2.23 2,104 → 2,115 +11 +33.3 +0.08
Jupp Heynckes Oct 2017 – May 2018 · PPG 2.45 Oct 2017 – May 2018 42 33-4-5 2.45 2,098 → 2,183 +86 +7.5 +0.03
Willy Sagnol Oct 2017 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Oct 2017 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,954 → 1,947 −7 −1.3 −0.34
Carlo Ancelotti Aug 2016 – Sep 2017 · PPG 2.30 Aug 2016 – Sep 2017 60 43-9-8 2.30 2,330 → 2,137 −193 −2.6 +0.12
Pep Guardiola #1 now Aug 2013 – May 2016 · PPG 2.38 Aug 2013 – May 2016 160 119-23-18 2.38 2,279 → 2,319 +39 +23.5 +0.14
Before 2015/16 · 9 spells, Aug 1997 – Jun 2013
Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected
Jupp Heynckes Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 · PPG 2.39 Aug 2011 – Jun 2013 109 83-12-14 2.39 2,017 → 2,406 +389 +91.3 +0.24
Andries Jonker Apr 2011 – May 2011 · PPG 2.60 caretaker Apr 2011 – May 2011 5 4-1-0 2.60 1,941 → 2,027 +86 +20.6 +0.26
Louis van Gaal Aug 2009 – Apr 2011 · PPG 2.01 Aug 2009 – Apr 2011 96 58-19-19 2.01 1,883 → 2,001 +118 +9.2 +0.11
Jupp Heynckes May 2009 · PPG 2.60 caretaker May 2009 5 4-1-0 2.60 1,825 → 1,882 +57 +11.3 +0.23
Jurgen Klinsmann Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 · PPG 1.95 Aug 2008 – Apr 2009 43 25-9-9 1.95 1,753 → 1,852 +100 +26.9 +0.09
Ottmar Hitzfeld Feb 2007 – May 2008 · PPG 2.00 Feb 2007 – May 2008 53 31-13-9 2.00 1,822 → 1,890 +69 +25.2 +0.06
Felix Magath Aug 2004 – Jan 2007 · PPG 2.05 Aug 2004 – Jan 2007 111 68-24-19 2.05 1,771 → 1,779 +8 +19.1 +0.09
Ottmar Hitzfeld Aug 1998 – May 2004 · PPG 2.01 Aug 1998 – May 2004 278 165-64-49 2.01 1,759 → 1,777 +18 +58.6 +0.06
Giovanni Trapattoni Aug 1997 – May 1998 · PPG 1.90 Aug 1997 – May 1998 42 23-11-8 1.90 1,746 → 1,780 +33 −1.6 +0.11

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Ottmar Hitzfeld is the longest-serving: 278 matches over 5 years (Aug 1998 – May 2004). Jupp Heynckes added the most coach rating: +91.3 over 109 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager
2,268Club ratingWeek 46, 2026
#2World rankof 943 active clubs
#1Bundesligaof 18 clubs
2,397Peak since 2015/16Aug 2020 · low 1,998, Sep 2017
2,0002,2002,400201620182020202220242026Nov 2026 · Aaron Danks2,261 club rating2,0002,2002,400201620202024Nov 2026 · Aaron Danks2,261 club rating
Colour changes with each manager (9 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

FC Bayern München's club rating peaked at 2,397 in August 2020, under Hans-Dieter Flick, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,998 in September 2017, under Carlo Ancelotti.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days · UK time
Fri 20 Nov · 19:30 Bundesliga H v 1. FC Köln
Preview FC Bayern München v 1. FC Köln ›
Wed 25 Nov · 20:00 UEFA Champions League A at LOSC Lille
No chances for European games · why
Preview LOSC Lille v FC Bayern München ›

Club rating chances on league games only (home / draw / away), calibrated on 85,718 league matches. This week's matches ›

Cards and corners

a game · by season
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2026/27 9 so far 9 1.00 1.89 1.94 78% 8.56 3.33 5.21
2025/26 34 1.76 1.62 2.00 67% 6.35 3.53 4.89
2024/25 34 1.44 1.97 2.02 76% 6.47 2.59 4.81
2023/24 34 1.44 1.91 2.16 63% 6.71 2.82 4.98
2022/23 34 1.53 1.47 2.15 67% 6.74 3.71 4.85
7 earlier seasons, 2015/16 – 2021/22
Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg
2021/22 34 1.12 1.44 1.80 68% 6.32 3.15 4.83
2020/21 34 1.38 1.47 1.88 57% 6.97 3.50 4.60
2019/20 34 1.68 1.76 2.09 68% 7.06 3.00 5.05
2018/19 34 1.35 1.91 1.80 80% 8.44 2.00 5.03
2017/18 34 1.24 1.50 1.79 57% 6.56 3.03 4.72
2016/17 34 1.38 1.74 2.05 77% 7.18 2.88 4.56
2015/16 34 1.53 1.50 2.06 6.85 2.65 4.77

FC Bayern München won 8.44 corners a game in 2018/19, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 68% above the Bundesliga's average side (5.03).

League matches only (Bundesliga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. The current season shows from its first match with a "N so far" tag; sentences use it from 10 matches. Bundesliga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

383 league matches since 2015/16
FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L
HT winHT W 20353% 133% 92%
HT drawHT D 6517% 349% 103%
HT lossHT L 133% 144% 226%
53
Points won from behindPts from behind
losing at half-time in 49 matches
53
Points dropped from aheadPts dropped
winning at half-time in 225 matches
1st half · W 225 · D 109 · L 49 GD +331
2nd half · W 221 · D 110 · L 52 GD +378

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at FC Bayern München

27 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Daniel Siebert 29 17-9-3 2.07 1.55 1.44 +8%
Tobias Stieler 29 21-4-4 2.31 1.66 1.46 +13%
Felix Zwayer 28 21-3-4 2.36 1.21 1.45 −16%
Marco Fritz 27 17-4-6 2.04 1.74 1.41 +24%
Sascha Stegemann 23 17-1-5 2.26 1.43 1.43 0%
Bastian Dankert 21 18-3-0 2.71 1.33 1.44 −7%
Christian Dingert 21 16-4-1 2.48 1.33 1.44 −7%
Harm Osmers 17 11-3-3 2.12 2.18 1.44 +51%
Frank Willenborg 15 10-3-2 2.20 1.33 1.47 −9%
Manuel Gräfe 14 11-1-2 2.43 1.43 1.43 0%
17 more referees with 5+ matches
Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−
Sven Jablonski 14 9-5-0 2.29 0.86 1.42 −40%
Robert Schröder 11 7-2-2 2.09 1.09 1.46 −26%
Tobias Welz 11 8-1-2 2.27 0.73 1.40 −48%
Markus Schmidt 10 8-1-1 2.50 1.60 1.42 +13%
Patrick Ittrich 10 9-1-0 2.80 1.50 1.45 +3%
Deniz Aytekin 9 6-2-1 2.22 1.89 1.46 +29%
Florian Badstubner 9 6-2-1 2.22 1.78 1.45 +23%
Guido Winkmann 8 5-2-1 2.13 1.38 1.43 −4%
Sören Storks 8 7-1-0 2.75 1.13 1.47 −23%
Daniel Schlager 7 4-2-1 2.00 1.57 1.45 +8%
Matthias Jollenbeck 7 7-0-0 3.00 0.43 1.45 −70%
Florian Exner 6 3-2-1 1.83 2.17 1.60 +35%
Robert Hartmann 6 5-1-0 2.67 1.00 1.51 −34%
Benjamin Brand 5 3-1-1 2.00 1.60 1.39 +15%
Florian Meyer 5 5-0-0 3.00 1.80 1.53 +18%
Jochen Drees 5 5-0-0 3.00 0.80 1.46 −45%
Martin Petersen 5 5-0-0 3.00 1.40 1.39 +1%

Under Harm Osmers, FC Bayern München picked up 2.18 cards a game, 51% above their own average in the same seasons (17 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (381). Cards = FC Bayern München's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is FC Bayern München's manager?

Aaron Danks, since October 2026 - 4 matches, 3 won (2.50 points per game).

How many managers has FC Bayern München had since 2015?

10, counting 1 caretaker. Plus 4 stand-ins: caretakers for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is FC Bayern München's longest-serving manager?

Ottmar Hitzfeld: 278 matches from August 1998 to May 2004.

How many cards a game do FC Bayern München get?

1.76 a game in the Bundesliga in 2025/26, against 2.00 for the league's average side; 1.00 so far in 2026/27 (9 matches).

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.