The 1990–91 FC Bayern Munich season was the 91st season in the club's history and 26th season since promotion from Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Bayern finished three points behind champions 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga. In the DFB-Pokal, Bayern were eliminated in the first round for the first time in club history. Bayern reached the semifinals of the European Cup before being eliminated by Red Star Belgrade due to an own goal in the 90th minute of the second leg. The first competitive match of the season was the DFB-Supercup on 31 July which Bayern won by a score of 4–1 over 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Review and events
Pre-season Players to transfer to Bayern this summer were: Stefan Effenberg from Borussia Mönchengladbach, Gerald Hillringhaus from SV Türk Gücü München, Brian Laudrup from Bayer 05 Uerdingen, Michael Sternkopf from Karlsruher SC, and Christian Ziege from Hertha Zehlendorf. Rainer Aigner was promoted from Bayern Munich II and Markus Münch was promoted from Bayern Munich Junior Team. Ludwig Kögl left Bayern for VfB Stuttgart, Thomas Kastenmaier left for Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Hansi Flick left for 1. FC Köln. The Fuji-Cup took place on 24 July and 25 July in Lüdenscheid. The semifinal match against Borussia Dortmund finished as a goalless draw which was decided by a penalty shoot-out with Bayern going to the third place match. The third place match against 1. FC Köln was won by a score of 4–1. Bayern defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the DFB-Supercup on 31 July 4–1.
August Bayern faced FV 09 Weinheim in the first round of the DFB-Pokal on 4 August. FV 09 Weinheim won the match 1–0 due to a penalty kick scored by Thomas Schwechheimer after a foul by Thomas Strunz which resulted in a red card. Due to the loss, Bayern were eliminated from the DFB-Pokal in the first round for the first time in club history. The first Bundesliga match of the season took place on 11 August which resulted in a 1–1 draw against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. On 14 August, Bayern faced FC St. Pauli in a match that ended goalless. The Teresa Herrera Trophy took place 16–18 August. In a semifinal match against S.L. Benfica, Bayern lost 1–2. In the third place match on 18 August against Deportivo de La Coruña, Bayern won 3–2 due to a hat-trick by Alan McInally. The first win of the Bundesliga season came against VfB Stuttgart 2–1 on 25 August.
September September started with a 3–2 win over Karlsruher SC on 1 September. The win streak continued on 7 September when Bayern defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 4–0. By defeating Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 on 15 September, Bayern extended its win streak to four matches. The first European Cup match took place on 19 September when Bayern defeated APOEL F.C. 3–2. A 2–2 draw against VfL Bochum on 22 September kept Bayern undefeated through seven Bundesliga matches. The first loss of the Bundesliga season came on 28 September against SV Werder Bremen with Bayern losing 0–1.
October The second leg of the European Cup first round was played on 2 October. Bayern won this match 4–0 over APOEL which resulted in an aggregate score of 7–2 allowing Bayern to advance to the second round. Radmilo Mihajlović scored a hat-trick in this match. Bayern defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 4–1 on 6 October. The 0–4 loss to 1. FC Köln on 13 October saw three red cards, two for Bayern and one for Köln. Hamburger SV faced Bayern on 20 October in a match which Bayern won 6–1. The first leg of the second round of the European Cup took place on 23 October with Bayern defeating PFC CSKA Sofia 4–0. October ended with a 4–1 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt on 27 October.
November
On 6 November, Bayern defeated PFC CSKA Sofia 3–0 (7–0 aggregate) to move on to the quarterfinals of the European Cup. The third loss of the Bundesliga season came on 10 November to Borussia Dortmund by a score of 2–3. A goalless draw with Hertha BSC followed on 17 November. The final Bundesliga match of the month came on 24 November when Bayern defeated SG Wattenscheid 09 7–0. On 27 November, Bayern, champions of 1989–90 Bundesliga, and Dynamo Dresden, champions of 1989–90 DDR-Oberliga, took part in the Deutschland Cup as a part of German reunification. Dresden won the match 1–0.
December–February On 8 December, Bayern defeated 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0. The final Bundesliga game of the first half of the season was a 1–1 draw with Bayer 05 Uerdingen which left Bayern in second place. The Bundesliga took a two-month winter break between matchday 17 and matchday 18. Winter saw transfers of Radmilo Mihajlović to FC Schalke 04 and Hans Dorfner to 1. FC Nürnberg. Bayern competed in the Miami Cup in Miami, Florida. A goalless draw against Colombia took place on 1 February. Bayern defeated the United States 4–0 on 3 February. The Fort Lauderdale Strikers held Bayern to a goalless draw in a friendly played on 6 February. A match against Bayer Leverkusen on 23 February was the only competitive match of the month. Bayern won by the score 2–1.
March St. Pauli defeated Bayern 0–1 on 2 March. The first leg of the European Cup quarterfinals on 6 March ended 1–1 against FC Porto. Bayern defeated VfB Stuttgart on 9 March 3–0. On 15 March, Bayern defeated Karlsruher SC 3–0. Bayern defeated Porto 2–0 (3–1 aggregate) on 20 March to advance to the semifinals of the European Cup. The fifth Bundesliga loss of the season came on 23 March against 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Bayern, reduced to 10 men after a 65th minute red card for Manfred Bender, lost the match 1–2.
April Fortuna Düsseldorf defeated Bayern 0–1 on 2 April. After two consecutive losses, Bayern defeated VfL Bochum 2–1. The first leg of the European Cup semifinals against Red Star Belgrade on 10 April ended in a 1–2 loss. A 1–1 draw against Werder Bremen was played on 13 April. Borussia Mönchengladbach also held Bayern to a 1–1 draw on 16 April. The final Bundesliga match of the month was a 2–2 draw with 1. FC Köln. An own goal in the 90th minute by Klaus Augenthaler in the second leg of the European Cup semifinals on 24 April saw Bayern eliminated from the competition. The goal caused the game to be a 2–2 draw but the aggregate score of 3–4 saw eventual champions Red Star Belgrade advance to the finals.
May Bayern had a perfect record in May with wins over Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt, Borussia Dortmund, and Hertha BSC. On 5 May, Bayern defeated Hamburger SV 3–2. Bayern defeated Eintracht Frankfurt 2–0 on 11 May. The win streak continued against Borussia Dortmund on 17 May with Bayern winning 3–2. The final match of the month, on 25 May, was a 7–3 victory over Hertha BSC. Olaf Thon scored a hat-trick in this match.
June The win streak came to an end on 1 June when Bayern lost to SG Wattenscheid 09 2–3. This loss was followed by a win over 1. FC Nürnberg by a score of 1–0. A 2–2 draw against Bayer 05 Uerdingen on the final matchday saw Bayern finish in second place three points behind Bundesliga champion 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Results
Friendlies
Fuji-Cup
Teresa Herrera Trophy
Miami Cup Bayern Munich finished second in the final table of the tournament.
Other friendlies
Bundesliga
Results
Bundesliga
League table
League standings
DFB Pokal
DFB-Supercup
Deutschland Cup
European Cup
1st round
2nd round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Team statistics
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final positionRecordGWDLGFGAGDWin % Bundesliga 11 August 1990 15 June 1991 Matchday 1 2nd DFB-Pokal 4 August 1990 4 August 1990 First round First round DFB-Supercup 31 July 1990 Final Winner European Cup 19 September 1990 24 April 1991 First round Semifinals Total
Players
Squad, appearances and goals
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Minutes played
Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal DFB-Supercup European Cup Raimond Aumann 3,690 2,880 90 90 630 Stefan Reuter 3,510 2,610 90 90 720 Stefan Effenberg 3,482 2,644 57 90 691 Jürgen Kohler 3,419 2,609 90 90 630 Brian Laudrup 3,402 2,669 90 74 569 Hans Pflügler 3,398 2,678 90 90 540 Roland Wohlfarth 3,322 2,706 33 16 567 Klaus Augenthaler 3,098 2,362 90 90 556 Manfred Bender 2,716 2,014 57 68 577 Thomas Strunz 2,630 2,016 86 90 438 Roland Grahammer 2,412 1,962 90 90 270 Olaf Thon 2,295 1,812 0 0 483 Manfred Schwabl 1,901 1,602 0 0 299 Hans Dorfner 1,447 1,087 0 0 360 Radmilo Mihajlović 591 304 90 90 107 Christian Ziege 523 411 0 0 112 Michael Sternkopf 439 344 22 0 73 Sven Scheuer 270 180 0 0 90 Alan McInally 333 209 0 0 124 Markus Münch 113 105 0 0 8 Rainer Aigner 90 90 0 0 0 Ludwig Kögl 33 0 33 0 0 Allan Nielsen 6 6 0 0 0 Ulf Kliche 2 0 0 0 2
Bookings No.PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalEuropean CupTotal Thomas Strunz 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 0 1 Stefan Effenberg 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 Roland Grahammer 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 Jürgen Kohler 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 Manfred Schwabl 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 Klaus Augenthaler 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 Hans Pflügler 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Roland Wohlfarth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Christian Ziege 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 Stefan Reuter 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Olaf Thon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Manfred Bender 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Radmilo Mihajlović 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Hans Dorfner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Brian Laudrup 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alan McInally 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Markus Münch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 44 0 4 3 0 1 8 0 1 55 0 6
Transfers
In Pos.NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowSources DF Rainer Aigner Bayern Munich II Promotion Summer MF Stefan Effenberg Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer GK Gerald Hillringhaus SV Türk Gücü München Transfer Summer FW Brian Laudrup Bayer 05 Uerdingen Transfer Summer DF Markus Münch Bayern Munich Junior Team Promotion Summer MF Michael Sternkopf Karlsruher SC Transfer Summer MF Christian Ziege Hertha Zehlendorf Transfer Summer
Out
Pos.NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer WindowSources FW Radmilo Mihajlović FC Schalke 04 Transfer Winter MF Hans Dorfner 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Winter MF Thomas Kastenmaier Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer FW Ludwig Kögl VfB Stuttgart Transfer Summer MF Hansi Flick 1. FC Köln Transfer Summer
References