FC Bayern Munich II played the 2020–21 season in the 3. Liga. Bayern Munich II went into the 2020–21 season as the defending 3. Liga champions, but were not promoted to 2. Bundesliga because they are a reserve team. Bayern II finished the 2020–21 season 17th in the league standings and were relegated to Regionalliga.
Season On 25 August, Holger Seitz was hired as the manager of Bayern II. The team's season started on 19 September with a 2–2 draw against Türkgücü München. A week later, Bayern II suffered a 3–0 loss to SC Verl, finishing 18th in the league standings after their September matches.
Bayern II started the month of October with a 3–0 win against Dynamo Dresden on 2 October, vaulting them 10 places in the standings to eighth place. Bayern II then drew their next two matches against KFC Uerdingen 05 and 1. FC Kaiserslautern, taking the team down three spots to 13th place. Bayern II suffered their only loss in October against Viktoria Köln 21 October. With a 2–0 win against Waldhof Mannheim on 25 October, Bayern II finished 11th in the league standings after the month of October.
On 1 November, Bayern II started the month with a 4–2 win against Wehen Wiesbaden. However, they went on to lose their next four matches to 1. FC Magdeburg, VfB Lübeck, FC Ingolstadt 04, and Hansa Rostock respectively, finishing 17th in the league standings in one of the four automatic relegation positions. After a bye week, Bayern II started December with a defeat of 1. FC Saarbrücken on 13 December, and the followed that win by earning two more points with draws against MSV Duisburg on 16 December and SpVgg Unterhaching on 19 December. Bayern II's December performance allowed them to move about the relegation line, but still left them 16th in league standings at the end of 2020.
After the winter break, Bayern started 2021 with a 2–0 loss to 1860 Munich on 9 January. Three days later, Bayern's first win in 2021 came against SV Meppen on 12 January 2021. Bayern II added another win and finished January 12th in league standings after a 0–0 draw against Türkgücü München on 22 January. In February, Bayern II won only one out of five matches, with that victory coming against FSV Zwickau on 10 February. Managing one draw and suffering two more losses, Bayern II finished February 11th in league standings following a 1–1 draw against Dynamo Dresden on 24 February.
Bayern II started March with a 2–2 draw against Waldhof Mannheim on 1 March, extending their winless streak to four games before defeating Wehen Wiesbaden on 7 March for their last win of the season. After this win, Bayern II went on their second four–game losing streak of the season, finishing March with losses to SC Verl, 1. FC Magdeburg, and SV Meppen. With those three losses, Bayern II had dropped to 15th in league standings.
On 2 April, Bayern announced that both Martín Demichelis and Danny Schwarz would replace Seitz after the 4 April match as managers for the remainder of the season. Bayern also announced that Seitz's last match was against VfB Lübeck, where they lost 3–2. After the change in managers, Bayern II continued to perform poorly, earning 0 wins, 4 draws, and 5 losses. Bayern II's season ended with a 1–0 loss to Hallescher FC. With this loss Bayern II finished the season on 37 points and in 17th place. As a result they were relegated to the Regionalliga for the 2021–22 season.
Match results
DateOpponentVenueResultsGoalscorersAttendance19 September 2020 — 14:00Türkgücü MünchenHome2–2Sararer, Fein0Tied for 7th26 September 2020 — 14:00SC VerlAway0–3—1,000182 October 2020 — 19:00Dynamo DresdenHome3–0Arp, Dajaku, Kühn0810 October 2020 — 14:00KFC Uerdingen 05Away1–1Dajaku01217 October 2020 — 14:001. FC KaiserslauternHome0–0—01321 October 2020 — 19:00Viktoria KölnAway2–3Kühn, Arp01325 October 2020 — 14:00Waldhof MannheimHome2–0Kühn, Vita0111 November 2020 — 13:00Wehen WiesbadenAway4–2Kern (2), Dajaku, Vita100107 November 2020 — 14:001. FC MagdeburgAway1–2Kern0922 November 2020 — 13:00VfB LübeckAway0–3—01325 November 2020 — 19:00FC Ingolstadt 04Home1–3Kern01628 November 2020 — 14:00Hansa RostockAway0–2—01713 December 2020 — 13:001. FC SaarbrückenAway2–1Kern, Jastremski01616 December 2020 — 19:00MSV DuisburgHome1–1Kern01519 December 2020 — 14:00SpVgg UnterhachingAway1–1Arp0169 January 2021 — 14:001860 MunichHome0–2—01812 January 2021 — 19:00SV MeppenHome2–0Kühn, Scott01416 January 2021 — 14:00Hallescher FCAway4–0Jastremski (2), Zaiser (2)01222 January 2021 — 19:00Türkgücü MünchenAway0–0—0117 February 2021 — 13:00KFC Uerdingen 05Home0–1—01510 February 2021 — 19:00FSV ZwickauHome3–2Jastremski, Frick (own goal), Nkansah (own goal)01213 February 2021 — 14:001. FC KaiserslauternAway1–1Oberlin01221 February 2021 — 13:00Viktoria KölnHome0–1—01424 February 2021 — 19:00Dynamo DresdenAway1–1Welzmüller0111 March 2021 — 19:00Waldhof MannheimAway2–2Feldhahn, Scott0117 March 2021 — 14:00Wehen WiesbadenHome2–0Boss (own goal), Zaiser01210 March 2021 — 19:00SC VerlHome1–2Kern01213 March 2021 — 14:001. FC MagdeburgHome0–2—01321 March 2021 — 13:00SV MeppenAway1–2Arp0153 April 2021 — 14:00VfB LübeckHome2–3Stiller, Rhein01610 April 2021 — 14:00FC Ingolstadt 04Away2–2Singh, Lawrence01616 April 2021 — 19:00Hansa RostockHome0–1–01620 April 2021 — 19:00FSV ZwickauAway1–1Singh01626 April 2021 – 19:001. FC SaarbrückenHome0–4–0185 May 2021 — 19:00MSV DuisburgAway2–2Sieb, Arp0189 May 2021 — 14:00SpVgg UnterhachingHome1–2Motika01816 May 2021 — 14:001860 MunichAway2–2Sieb, Singh01822 May 2021 — 13:30Hallescher FCHome0–1–25017
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