At the beginning, it says in the Club history, stood a “rebellion”.
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Munich (SID) – Led by the later first president Franz John, eleven young men held the den on February 27, 1900 in the legendary Schwabinger Cafe Gisela FC Bayern Munich from baptism. The establishment was synonymous with the split from the men’s gymnastics club, in which the footballers were still laughed at as “foolish Deifi” (devil).
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The name of the child was controversial among the obstetricians. “I and others were in favor of Bavaria, others feared it would be confused with Bavaria,” recalled the native of Berlin John, a Prussian, later. There are then 17 signatures on the founding deed, six men were added later.
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John was elected first chairman, the young club played its first game in March in light blue shirts and white trousers – the official club colors. Against 1. Munich FC a 5: 2 succeeded.
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In the early days there was a lot of mockery about the “Bayern team”, reported John a friend, there were only a few “real” Bavarians in the team – and the so-called “Zuagroasten” are in Munich still viewed critically today. “But as John“There is absolutely no question that the Munich footballers have learned an infinite amount through the ‘foreigners’.”
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The Bavarians were forced to use their current club colors just five years after they were founded. In order to solve space problems and for economic reasons, they joined the well-off Münchner Sport-Club (MSC) on January 1, 1906, but were allowed to keep their independence under the name “Bayern, football department of the MSC”. The only condition: you had to take on the MSC outfit with red trousers and a white shirt. The rest is history.
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