The 2023–24 season was the 125th season in the history of Bayern Munich and their 59th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, they participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and UEFA Champions League.
Bayern's streak of eleven consecutive Bundesliga titles came to an end after they were beaten to the crown by Bayer Leverkusen. Eliminations in the DFL-Supercup, DFB-Pokal and Champions League ensured the club's first trophyless season since the 2011–12 campaign.
Bayern drew an average home attendance of 75,000 in 17 home games in the 2023–24 league season.
Players Squad
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource– FC Augsburg U19Free transfer(joined Bayern Munich II)1 June 2023– FC Augsburg II27 RB LeipzigFree transfer8 June 202336 MonacoLoan return30 June 2023– 1. FC Saarbrücken– Austria Lustenau37 Rangers– Jahn Regensburg– Austria Klagenfurt32 Vitesse– Hannover 96– Austria Klagenfurt– Cosenza18 Manchester United– Grazer AK–– Rheindorf Altach22 Borussia DortmundFree transfer23 June 2023– CCM AcademyUndisclosed(joined Bayern Munich U19)1 July 2023– Jahn RegensburgFree transfer(joined Bayern Munich II)4 July 20233 Napoli€50,000,0009 Tottenham Hotspur€100,000,00018 Maccabi Tel Aviv€5,000,000– Adelaide United€3,400,000(joined in July 2024)17 Granada€13,000,000 + €4,000,000(initially set to join in July 2024, he eventually joined early in February 2024 on loan)– SSV UlmLoan return– Queen's ParkLoan return15 Tottenham HotspurLoan23 Galatasaray€30,000,000– AIK€4,500,000(joined Bayern Munich U19)–Free agent (joined Bayern Munich II)
Total spending: €208,900,000
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource– Borussia MönchengladbachFree transfer– St. GallenLoan– Hannover 96 IIFree transfer– Queen's ParkLoan– FC 08 Homburg– SSV Ulm– Wigan Athletic– Karlsruher SC22 Manchester City Loan return 43 Hannover 96Free transfer– St. Gallen II– FC Liefering– FC Ingolstadt 04– Karlsruher SCLoan– Austria Lustenau– SV Ried– SpVgg BayreuthFree transfer– Hansa Rostock Undisclosed– Frosinone Free transfer– SV Wehen Wiesbaden Loan23 Girona Free transfer21 Paris Saint-Germain €45,000,000– SV Horn Undisclosed18 Borussia Dortmund €19,000,000– FC Wacker Innsbruck Undisclosed36 VfB Stuttgart Loan (€1,000,000)35 Preußen Münster Loan – FC Augsburg II Free transfer 17 Al Nassr €30,000,000– Schalke 04 Loan27 Inter Milan €6,750,000– Admira Wacker Loan37 PSV Eindhoven Loan (€1,000,000)44 Bayer Leverkusen Loan– SW Bregenz32 Dinamo Zagreb Loan (€500,000)5 Inter Milan €30,000,00014 SV ElversbergLoan46 Frosinone– TSV Hartberg– Udinese €650,00038 Liverpool €40,000,000 – Seraing Undisclosed – Bodrum Free transfer – Galatasaray €250,000 – Grazer AK Loan– DSV Leoben – LASK Undisclosed– SC Freiburg IILoan– FC Ingolstadt 04Free transfer– SKU Amstetten Loan– Free transfer 46 Portimonense Loan– FC Wacker Innsbruck 41 Austria Wien
Total income: €174,150,000
Season review August Bayern Munich's season started on 12 August 2023 when they took on RB Leipzig in the DFL-Supercup. RB Leipzig won the Super Cup with three goals from Dani Olmo. Harry Kane made his debut for Bayern Munich. The opening match of their Bundesliga campaign happened against Werder Bremen. The match took place on 18 August 2023 at the Weserstadion in Bremen. Bayern Munich won the match 4–0 with two goals from Leroy Sané, and a goal each from Harry Kane and Mathys Tel. This was Harry Kane's first goal for Bayern Munich. Bayern Munich finished August with a Bundesliga match against FC Augsburg. Bayern Munich won the match 3–1. Bayern Munich got an own goal from Felix Uduokhai and two goals from Harry Kane, including one from a penalty kick. Bayern Munich finished August in second place. The 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw took place on 31 August 2023. Bayern Munich were drawn against Manchester United, F.C. Copenhagen, and Galatasaray.
September Bayern Munich started September with a match against Borussia Mönchengladbach. The match took place on 2 September 2023 at Borussia-Park in Mönchengladbach. Bayern Munich won 2–1. Leroy Sané and Mathys Tel scored for Bayern Munich. Ko Itakura scored for Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern Munich faced Bayer Leverkusen 13 days later at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The match finished in a 2–2 draw. Harry Kane and Leon Goretzka scored for Bayern Munich. Bayer Leverkusen's goalscorers were Álex Grimaldo and Exequiel Palacios, who scored from the penalty kick. On 20 September 2023, Bayern Munich started their UEFA Champions League campaign. The match was against Manchester United at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern Munich won the match 4–3. Leroy Sané, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane, and Mathys Tel scored for Bayern Munich. Manchester United got two goals from Casemiro and a goal from Rasmus Højlund. Then on the following Saturday, Bayern Munich defeated VfL Bochum 7–0 with three goals from Harry Kane and a goal each from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Matthijs de Ligt, Leroy Sané, and Mathys Tel. Bayern Munich finished off September with a 4–0 game over Preußen Münster and a 2–2 draw against RB Leipzig. Serge Gnabry injured his forearm against Preußen Münster. Bayern Munich finished September in third place.
October Bayern started October with a 2–1 match over FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League which took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. Jamal Musiala and Mathys Tel scored for Bayern Munich and Lukas Lerager scored for FC Copenhagen. Bayern Munich remained in first place in Group A. Bayern Munich faced SC Freiburg the following Sunday, which Bayern Munich won 3–0 with two goals from Kingsley Coman and a goal from Leroy Sané.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.
DFB-Pokal
The first round draw was held on 18 June 2023.
DFL-Supercup
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
Group A table
Group stage matches
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 15 March 2024.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 15 March 2024, after the draw for the quarter-finals.
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="18" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalDFL-SupercupChampions LeagueTotal19FWHarry Kane3600844242MFJamal Musiala1000212310FWLeroy Sané80021039FWMathys Tel710210525FWThomas Müller5101768MFLeon Goretzka60006711FWKingsley Coman300257FWSerge Gnabry30025913FWEric Maxim Choupo-Moting2100322DFRaphaël Guerreiro3000319DFAlphonso Davies20013124DFMatthijs de Ligt2000245MFAleksandar Pavlović200026MFJoshua Kimmich100121527MFKonrad Laimer0100141DFFrans Krätzig010012DFDayot Upamecano100013DFKim Min-jae1000134FWLovro Zvonarek10001Own goals10001Totals945021120
Assists PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalDFL-SupercupChampions LeagueTotal19FWHarry Kane800412210FWLeroy Sané90011025FWThomas Müller90011046MFJoshua Kimmich6102958MFLeon Goretzka61018642MFJamal Musiala5001639FWMathys Tel50016819DFAlphonso Davies50005940DFNoussair Mazraoui3001427MFKonrad Laimer300141111FWKingsley Coman300031245MFAleksandar Pavlović2000222DFRaphaël Guerreiro0002213FWEric Maxim Choupo-Moting200021520DFBouna Sarr0100141DFFrans Krätzig010013DFKim Min-jae100014DFMatthijs de Ligt000117FWSerge Gnabry10001Totals68401688
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