Editing FC Bayern Munich (section)

==Supporters==
[[File:2019-03-09 Fußball, Männer, 1. Bundesliga, FC Bayern München - VfL Wolfsburg StP 2570 by Stepro.jpg|left|thumb|A part of the "Südkurve" – the usual spot of the ultra-scene at Allianz Arena]]
At the 2018 annual general meeting, the Bayern board reported that the club had 291,000 official members and 4,433 officially registered fan clubs with over 390,000 members.<ref name="very_solid_foundations">{{cite web |date=15 November 2019 |title=FC Bayern rests on 'very solid foundations' |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/11/record-figures |access-date=16 November 2019 |website=FC Bayern Munich |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027180142/https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2019/11/record-figures |url-status=live }}</ref> This made the club the [[List of sports clubs by membership|largest fan membership club]] in the world.<ref>Best supported club in the world. [https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/why-bayern-munich-are-the-best-supported-club-in-world-football-467212.jsp "Why Bayern Munich are the best-supported club in world football"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071805/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/why-bayern-munich-are-the-best-supported-club-in-world-football-467212.jsp |date=11 February 2018 }}, ''[[bundesliga.com]]'', January 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.</ref> Bayern has an average of 75,000 fans at the Allianz Arena which is at 100 per cent capacity level. Every Bundesliga game has been sold-out for years.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 March 2017 |title=Allianz Arena tops the lot! |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2017/03/allianz-arena-tops-the-rankings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210235205/https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2017/03/allianz-arena-tops-the-rankings |archive-date=10 February 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018 |website=FC Bayern Munich}}</ref> Bayern's away games have also been sold out for many years.<ref name="weltfussball_attendance">{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Bundesliga Attendance |url=http://www.weltfussball.de/zuschauer/bundesliga-2007-2008/1/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207115240/http://www.weltfussball.de/zuschauer/bundesliga-2007-2008/1/ |archive-date=7 December 2008 |access-date=7 July 2008 |publisher=weltfussball.de }}</ref> According to a study by Sport+Markt from 2010, Bayern is the fifth-most popular football club in Europe with 20.7&nbsp;million supporters, ranking first of all German clubs.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 September 2010 |title=Sport+Markt Football Top 20 2010 |url=http://www.sportundmarkt.de/fileadmin/Mailing/PK_Football_Top_20_2010/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football__Top_20_2010_Auszuege_Presse.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923000239/http://www.sportundmarkt.de/fileadmin/Mailing/PK_Football_Top_20_2010/20100909_SPORT_MARKT_Football__Top_20_2010_Auszuege_Presse.pdf |archive-date=23 September 2010 |access-date=10 September 2010 |publisher=Sport+Markt |language=de }}</ref>

The club's most prominent [[Ultras|ultra]] groups are ''Schickeria München'', ''Inferno Bavaria'', ''Red Munichs '89'', ''Südkurve '73'', ''Munichmaniacs 1996'', ''Red Angels'', and ''Red Sharks''. The ultras scene of Bayern Munch has been recognised for certain groups taking stance against right-wing extremism, racism and homophobia,<ref>{{cite web |last=Abendzeitung, Germany |date=13 April 2013 |title=FC Bayern: Gegen Nazis und Rassismus&nbsp;– FC Bayern&nbsp;– Abendzeitung München |url=http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.fc-bayern-gegen-nazis-und-rassismus.bbe5522b-444f-4ad0-a75b-2aabcf008c4b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206014439/http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.fc-bayern-gegen-nazis-und-rassismus.bbe5522b-444f-4ad0-a75b-2aabcf008c4b.html |archive-date=6 December 2014 |website=abendzeitung-muenchen.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Bitz |first=Xaver |date=14 June 2016 |title=Südkurve des FC Bayern mit klaren Botschaften gegen rechte Hooligans |url=http://www.tz.de/sport/fc-bayern/suedkurve-fc-bayern-klaren-botschaften-gegen-rechte-hooligans-meta-4341075.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032417/http://www.tz.de/sport/fc-bayern/suedkurve-fc-bayern-klaren-botschaften-gegen-rechte-hooligans-meta-4341075.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=3 July 2016 |website=tz.de |language=de }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Fußball: Das Phänomen Ultras |url=http://www.stern.de/sport/fussball/das-phaenomen-ultras-1724159.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204175053/http://www.stern.de/sport/fussball/das-phaenomen-ultras-1724159.html |archive-date=4 December 2014 |website=Stern}}</ref> and in 2014 the group Schickeria München received the Julius Hirsch Award by the DFB for its commitment against antisemitism and discrimination.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schickeria"-Fan: "Wir sind nicht die Stimmungsclowns der Logen |url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/schickeria-fan-wir-sind-nicht-die-stimmungsclowns-der-logen-106936/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305042143/http://www.dfb.de/news/detail/schickeria-fan-wir-sind-nicht-die-stimmungsclowns-der-logen-106936// |archive-date=5 March 2017 |website=DFB&nbsp;– Deutscher Fußball-Bund e. V.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 August 2014 |title=Schickeria wird salonfähig |url=https://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_muenchen/article131663319/Schickeria-wird-salonfaehig.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083737/http://www.welt.de/print/welt_kompakt/print_muenchen/article131663319/Schickeria-wird-salonfaehig.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |website=DIE WELT}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FC Bayern&nbsp;– Ultra-Fan-Gruppe Schickeria |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/ultra-fans-des-fc-bayern-im-zweifel-rot-1.2107815 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204181621/http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/ultra-fans-des-fc-bayern-im-zweifel-rot-1.2107815 |archive-date=4 December 2014 |website=Süddeutsche.de}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 October 2014 |title=⚽️ Ausgezeichnet: Münchner Ultras erhalten Julius-Hirsch-Preis&nbsp;– Fußball-News auf Sportbuzzer.de |url=http://dresden.sportbuzzer.de/magazin/ausgezeichnet-muenchner-ultras-erhalten-julius-hirsch-preis/4661 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205033915/http://dresden.sportbuzzer.de/magazin/ausgezeichnet-muenchner-ultras-erhalten-julius-hirsch-preis/4661 |archive-date=5 December 2014 |website=sportbuzzer.de}}</ref>

[[Stern des Südens]] is the song which fans sing at FCB home games. In the 1990s, they also used to sing ''FC Bayern, Forever Number One''.<ref>{{cite web |year=2008 |title=Fanlieder |url=http://www.berliner-bajuwaren.de/include.php?path=content/content.php&contentid=36 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221223232/http://www.berliner-bajuwaren.de/include.php?path=content%2Fcontent.php&contentid=36 |archive-date=21 December 2008 |access-date=17 July 2008 |publisher=Berliner Bajuwaren (Bayern Fanclub) |language=de }}</ref> Another notable song is ''Mia San Mia''{{efn|''Mia San Mia'' is a phrase originated in the 19th century [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]], later used by German politician [[Franz Josef Strauss]], chairman of the [[Christian Social Union in Bavaria|Christian Social Union]] (CSU), before being adopted by Bayern during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |year=2020 |title=Mia san Mia: What does Bayern Munich's club motto mean? |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mia-san-mia-what-does-bayern-munich-s-club-motto-mean-4947 |website=bundesliga.com |access-date=11 October 2020 |archive-date=15 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015135828/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/mia-san-mia-what-does-bayern-munich-s-club-motto-mean-4947 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} ([[Bavarian language|Bavarian]] for "we are who we are"), which is a well-known motto of the club as well.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 October 2017 |title=Bayern Munich. Explaining the Mia San Mia phenomenon |url=http://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-explaining-the-mia-san-mia-phenomenon/a-40117463 |website=[[Deutsche Welle|DW]] |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141556/http://www.dw.com/en/bayern-munich-explaining-the-mia-san-mia-phenomenon/a-40117463 |url-status=live }}</ref> A renowned [[catchphrase]] for the team is "''Packmas''", which is a Bavarian phrase for the German "''Packen wir es''", which means "let's do it".<ref>{{cite web |date=21 May 2016 |title=#Packmas is Bavarian for the German "Packen wir es", which means "Let's do it". |url=https://twitter.com/fcbayernen/status/734000940081139712?lang=en |website=@FCBayernEN |access-date=2 May 2018 |archive-date=8 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308070559/https://twitter.com/fcbayernen/status/734000940081139712?lang=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The club's [[mascot]] is an anthropomorphic bear named "Berni" since 2004.<ref>{{cite web |title=Berni: Mascot |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/professionals/coaches-and-staff/berni |website=FC Bayern Munich |access-date=5 October 2020 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012061745/https://fcbayern.com/en/teams/professionals/coaches-and-staff/berni |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club also has had a number of high-profile supporters, among them [[Pope Benedict XVI]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 July 2008 |title=Papal trivia: 10 things you didn't know about Pope Benedict XVI |work=news.com.au |url=http://www.news.com.au/news/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-pope/story-fna7dq6e-1111116907719 |url-status=live |access-date=2 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306042208/http://www.news.com.au/news/ten-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-pope/story-fna7dq6e-1111116907719 |archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> [[Boris Becker]], [[Wladimir Klitschko]], [[Horst Seehofer]] and [[Edmund Stoiber]], former [[List of Ministers-President of Bavaria|Minister-President]] of Bavaria.<ref name="Bayernfans">{{Cite news |date=10 May 2010 |title=Prominente Fans des FC Bayern München |work=TZ |url=http://www.tz.de/sport/fussball/fotostrecke-z-fcb-prominente-fans-fc-bayern-zr-94439.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203152412/http://www.tz.de/sport/fussball/fotostrecke-z-fcb-prominente-fans-fc-bayern-zr-94439.html |archive-date=3 December 2013}}</ref>