Editing Munich (section)

==Sports==
{{Main|Sport in Munich}}

===Football===
{{Main|Football in Munich}}
[[File:Allianz Arena 2008-02-09.jpg|thumb|[[Allianz Arena]], also the home stadium of [[FC Bayern Munich]]]]
[[File:München - Olympische Bauten.jpg|thumb|Olympiasee in Olympiapark, Munich]]
Munich is home to several professional Association football teams including the [[FC Bayern Munich]]. Other notable clubs include [[TSV 1860 Munich|1860 Munich]], who currently play in the [[3. Liga]]. Noticeably, [[FC Bayern Munich]] is the most successful club in Germany and it is also very reputed across Europe and the world. Munich hosted matches in the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga history: All clubs that have played in Germany's top flight |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/%5Bobject%20Object%5D/faq/10-things-on-the-bundesliga/all-clubs-that-have-played-in-germany-s-top-flight-bayern-munich-dortmund-24106 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website |language=en }}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===Basketball===
[[FC Bayern Munich (basketball)|FC Bayern Munich Basketball]] is currently playing in the Beko Basket Bundesliga. The city hosted the final stages of the FIBA [[EuroBasket 1993]], where the [[German national basketball team]] won the gold medal.

===Ice hockey===
The city's ice hockey club is [[EHC Red Bull München]] who play in the [[Deutsche Eishockey Liga]]. The team has won four DEL Championships, in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2023.

===Olympics===

Munich hosted the [[1972 Summer Olympics]]; the [[Munich massacre]] took place in the [[Olympic Village, Munich|Olympic village]]. It was one of the host cities for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 Football World Cup]], which was not held in Munich's [[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympic Stadium]], but in a new [[Soccer-specific stadium|football specific stadium]], the [[Allianz Arena]]. Munich bid to host the [[2018 Winter Olympic Games]], but lost to [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Olympia 2018 in Südkorea, München chancenlos |url=https://www.welt.de/sport/article13471894/Olympia-2018-in-Suedkorea-Muenchen-chancenlos.html |access-date=6 July 2011 |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |date=6 July 2011 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110709030938/http://www.welt.de/sport/article13471894/Olympia-2018-in-Suedkorea-Muenchen-chancenlos.html |archive-date=9 July 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2011 the [[DOSB]] President [[Thomas Bach]] confirmed that Munich would bid again for the Winter Olympics in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/future-winter-bids/munich-to-bid-once-again/ |title=Munich To Bid Once Again |date=27 September 2011 |publisher=Games Bids |access-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008083258/http://gamesbids.com/eng/winter-olympic-bids/future-winter-bids/munich-to-bid-once-again/ |archive-date=8 October 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> These plans were abandoned some time later.

===Road running===
Regular annual road running events in Munich are the [[Munich Marathon]] in October, the Stadtlauf end of June, the company run B2Run in July, the New Year's Run on 31 December, the [[Spartan Race]] Sprint, the Olympia Alm Crosslauf and the Bestzeitenmarathon.

===Swimming===
[[File:Muc OlympiaSchwimmhalle 2013.jpg|thumb|Olympia Schwimmhalle]]
Public sporting facilities in Munich include ten indoor swimming pools<ref name="publicindoorpools" >{{cite web |url=http://www.muenchen.de/int/en/culture-leisure/sport-fitness/indoorpools.html |title=Public Indoor Swimming Pools in Munich |publisher=muenchen.de – The official city portal |access-date=6 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917180333/http://www.muenchen.de/int/en/culture-leisure/sport-fitness/indoorpools.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> and eight outdoor swimming pools,<ref name="publicoutdoorpools" >{{cite web |url=http://www.muenchen.de/int/en/culture-leisure/sport-fitness/pools.html |title=Public Outdoor Swimming Pools in Munich |publisher=muenchen.de – The official city portal |access-date=6 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917183549/http://www.muenchen.de/int/en/culture-leisure/sport-fitness/pools.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> which are operated by the [[Stadtwerke München|Munich City Utilities (SWM)]] communal company.<ref name="SWM">{{cite web |title=Munich: Swimming pools |url=https://www.swm.de/english/m-baeder/ |access-date=5 September 2016 |publisher=Munich City Utilities Company (SWM) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918054644/https://www.swm.de/english/m-baeder/ |archive-date=18 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> Popular indoor swimming pools include the [[Olympia Schwimmhalle]] of the [[1972 Summer Olympics]], the wave pool Cosimawellenbad, as well as the Müllersches Volksbad which was built in 1901. Further, swimming within Munich's city limits is also possible in several artificial lakes such as for example the [[Riemer See]] or the [[Langwieder lake district]].<ref name="lakesinmunich" >{{cite web |url=http://www.muenchen.de/freizeit/seen-uebersicht.html |title=Lakes in Munich |publisher=muenchen.de – The official city portal |access-date=6 September 2016 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917183546/http://www.muenchen.de/freizeit/seen-uebersicht.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===River surfing===
[[File:Eisbach die Welle Surfer.JPG|thumb|Surfer on the Eisbach river wave]]
[[River surfing]] is a popular sport in Munich. The Flosskanal wave in the south of Munich is less challenging. A well visited surfing spot for experienced surfers is the [[Eisbach (Isar)|Eisbach]] standing wave, where the annual Munich Surf Open is celebrated on the last Saturday of July.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Wavewatcher's Companion |author1= Gavin Pretor-Pinney  |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |year=2010 |isbn=9781408811160 |page=}}</ref>