2016–17 season | |||
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President | Karl Hopfner (until 25 November) Uli Hoeneß (from 25 November) |
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Chairman | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | ||
Manager | Carlo Ancelotti | ||
Stadium | Allianz Arena | ||
Bundesliga | 1st | ||
DFB-Pokal | Semi-finals | ||
DFL-Supercup | Winners | ||
Champions League | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Robert Lewandowski (26 goals) All: Robert Lewandowski (38 goals) |
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Highest home attendance | 75,000 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 70,000 | ||
Average home league attendance | 75,000 | ||
Biggest win | Bayern 8–0 Hamburg | ||
Biggest defeat | Atlético 1–0 Bayern Dortmund 1–0 Bayern Rostov 3–2 Bayern Hoffenheim 1–0 Bayern Bayern 1–2 Real |
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All statistics correct as of 12 April 2017. |
The 2016–17 FC Bayern Munich season is the 118th season in the football club's history and 52nd consecutive and overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having won promotion from the Regionalliga in 1965 after winning the Regionalliga Süd. Bayern Munich will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the premier continental cup competition, the UEFA Champions League. Bayern are the reigning Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal champions, and therefore will also participate in the German super cup, the DFL-Supercup. It is the 12th season for Bayern in the Allianz Arena, located in Munich, Germany. The season covers a period from 11 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Bayern won the double in the previous season after winning a record-setting fourth consecutive and 25th overall Bundesliga title (26th German title) and 18th DFB-Pokal title. Manager Pep Guardiola did not extend his contract, and decided to move to Manchester City. Carlo Ancelotti was announced as his replacement in December 2015.
In addition, Bayern hired Paul Clement as their assistant coach.Hermann Gerland was also kept as an assistant coach, after also having been an assistant under Louis van Gaal, Jupp Heynckes, and Pep Guardiola. Toni Tapalović was retained as the goalkeeping coach, while Giovanni Mauri and Francesco Mauri were brought in as fitness coaches. In August, Carlo Aneclotti named his son Davide as assistant manager, joining Clement and Gerland.