Olympic Stadium

The Olympic Stadium was the venue for five matches of the event.

Preliminary round, Group IV
Italy v Haiti	3-1
Poland v Haiti	7-0
Argentina v Haiti	4-1

  

For third place
Poland v Brasil	1-0

  

The Final on 7 July
Germany v Netherlands	2-1

Att: 78.200. Ref: John Taylor (England).

Neeskens (2., penalty)	0-1
Breitner (26., penalty)	1-1
Müller (43.)	2-1

Germany secured the second World Cup Title after 1954

During the tournament the Olympic Stadium hosted two matches:

Preliminary round, Group 1
Germany v Spain	2-0

  

The Final on 25 June
Netherlands v Soviet Union	2-0

Att: 72.308. Ref: Michel Vautrot (France)

Gullit (33.)	1-0
van Basten (54.)	2-0

 

it was the first title for the Netherlands in a big tournament. With a powerful volley Marco van Basten scored Holland’s second goal und marked one of the most beautiful and legendary goals in football’s history.

The Olympic Stadium had the honor of staging the final in the Champions League and its predecessor, the European Cup of Champions.

30 May 1979
Nottingham Forest v Malmö FF	1-0

Att: 57.000. Ref: Erich Linemayr (Austria).

Francis (45.)

1-0

The English champions coached by legendary manager Brian Clough won the Cup for a second time in the year to come with a victory over Hamburger SV

26 May 1993
Olympique Marseille v AC Mailand	1-0

Att: 64.400. Ref: Kurt Röthlisberger (Switzerland)

Boli (44.)

1-0

For the French side around its star players like Fabien Barthez, Marcel Desailly, Didier Deschamps and German strike Rudi Völler it was the one and only title in the European Cup so far.

28 May 1997
Borussia Dortmund v Juventus Turin	3-1

Att: 59.000. Ref: Sándor Puhl (Hungary)

Riedle (29.)	1-0
Riedle (34.)	2-0
Del Piero (64.)	2-1
Ricken (71.)	3-1

On the soil of archrivals Bayern Munich Borussia Dortmund celebrated their first and so far only title in the Champions League. Scoring the final score with a sublime chip only eleven seconds after coming on the pitch as a substitute made history.

On 17 May 2012 the Olympic Stadium also staged the Final in the Women’s Champions League. Olympique Lyon won by two goals of Eugénie le Sommer (15., penalty) and Camille Abily (28.) with 2-0 against 1. FFC Frankfurt. The attendance of 50.212 was an outstanding record in the history of women’s European Cup matches.

Germany’s record champion played its home games between 1972 and 2005 in the Olympic Stadium and laid the cornerstone for 17 Bundesliga titles. Overall Bayern played 776 matches in front of a crowd of 29.9 million spectators, winning 560 of the games.

A flash back to ten of the most remarkable matches:

Bundesliga, 28 June 1972, Day 34
FC Bayern v Schalke 04	5-1
Hansen (31.)	1-0
Breitner (40.)	2-0
Fischer (55.)	2-1
Hoffmann (69.)	3-1
Hoeneß (80.)	4-1
Beckenbauer (90.)	5-1

Bayern’s first match in the brand new Olympic Stadium. In front of a sold out crowd with an attendance of 79.000 Bayern secured its third German League title with a rampant win over fierce rivals Schalke.
 

24 October 1973, European Cup of Champions, Round of 16, 1st leg
FC Bayern v Dynamo Dresden	4-3
Sachse (13.)	0-1
Hoffmann (17.)	1-1
Dürnberger (26.)	2-1
Sachse (33.)	2-2
Heidler (42.)	2-3
Roth (71.)	3-3
Müller (83.)	4-3

For the first time ever two German teams from East and West meet in a European Cup match. 60.000 spectators witness an intense and thrilling match. After the seven goals in Munich there will follow six more at the 2nd leg behind the Wall in Dresden. With a 3-3 draw Bayern moves forward to the quarterfinal, in the end they will win the Cup for the first time ever.

 

14 April 1976, European Cup of Champions, Semifinal, 2nd leg
FC Bayern v Real Madrid	2-0
Müller (9.)	1-0
Müller (31.)	2-0

After a 1-1 draw in the Spanish capital Bayern show on of their strongest performance ever in the Olympic Stadium and qualify for the final, where they clinch the Cup for a third time in a row after 1-0 victory over French side St. Etienne.

 

9 October 1976, Bundesliga, Day 9
FC Bayern v Schalke	0-7
Fischer (11.)	0-1
Kremers (44.)	0-2
Fischer (46.)	0-3
Dubski (64.)	0-4
Fischer (67.)	0-5
Abramczik (74.)	0-6
Fischer (82.)	0-7

Bayern‘s biggest home defeat of all times – besides a 1-9 loss in a friendly against Middlesbrough in 1913.

 

2. November 1983, UEFA-Cup, 2. Runde, Rückspiel
FC Bayern v PAOK Saloniki	0-0
9-8 after pens

A magic night for Goalkeeper Jean-Marie Pfaff.  In the longest penalty shoot-out in the history of the Olympic Stadium he saves the 10th penalty of the Greek opponents, before scoring the decider by himself.
 

8 April 1987, European Cup of Champions, semifinal, 1st leg
FC Bayern v Real Madrid	4-1
Augenthaler (11.)	1-0
Matthäus (30.)	2-0
Wohlfarth (37.)	3-0
Butragueno (45.)	3-1
Matthäus (52.)	4-1

Bayern ran riot in the 1st half and could finally afford a 1-0 defeat in the 2nd leg at Bernabeu to reach the final, which they then lost to Porto FC 2-1.

 

23 April 1994, Bundesliga, Day 32
FC Bayern v 1. FC Nürnberg	2-1
Helmer (24.)	1-0
Helmer (66.)	2-0
Sutter (80.)	2-1

The most famous goal that had not been one. The ball crosses the base line beside the goal, Bayern are still rewarded a goal because the linesman sees the ball crossing the goal line. The result is canncelled, in the replay Bayern win 5-0.

 

8 March 2000, Champions League, Group Stage, Intermediate Round
FC Bayern v Real Madrid	4-1
Scholl (4.)	1-0
2:0 Elber	2-0
Helgurea (69.)	2-1
Zickler (79.)	3-1
Zickler (90.)	4-1

A great night for Bayern and a glorious farewell for Lothar Matthäus. It’s the final game for Germany’s record international in the Bayern-Shirt before moving to the Major Soccer League in the US.
 

20 May 2000, Bundesliga, Day 34
FC Bayern v Werder Bremen	3-1
Jancker (2.)	1-0
Jancker (10.)	2-0
Sergio (16.)	3-0
Bode (40.)	3-1

Bayern regains the Bundesliga-Title. Thanks to local minnows Unterhaching who surprisingly beat leader Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at the same time just a few miles further south.
 

14 May 2005, Bundesliga, Day 33
FC Bayern – 1. FC Nürnberg	6-3
Pizarro (8.)	1-0
Ballack (26.)	2-0
Makaay (31.)	3-0
Makaay (41., Foulelfmeter)	4-0
Deisler (44.)	5-0
Demichelis (52., Eigentor)	5-1
Deisler (78.)	6-1
Slovak (80.)	6-2
Slovak (83.)	6-3

A spectacular farewell to the Olympic Stadium. In Bayern’s last football match after 33 years the spectators see nine goals in the classic Bavarian derby.

Just with a few breaks also Bayern’s old local rivals of 1860 Munich played their home games in the Bundesliga and the Second Division in the Olympic Stadium. In 318 matches the “Lions” won 171 times.

The five most famous encounters of 1860:

15 August 1973, Division 2, Day 2
TSV 1860 v FC Augsburg	1-1
Luxi (3.)	1-0
Vöhringer (10.)	1-1

A game for eternity, the biggest crod that has ever gathered for a German second division match. Because of the host’s early goal many people who were still queuing for tickets climbed over the fence to get into the stadium. The estimated spectator figures moved between 80.000 and 100.000

 

4 June 1977, Relegation, 2nd Leg
TSV 1860 v Arminia Bielefeld	4-0
Nachreiner (23.)	1-0
Haunstein (25.)	2-0
Hartwig (51.)	3-0
Metzger (54.	4-0

After the 0-4 defeat in the first leg in Bielefeld no one saw a realistic chance for the “Lions” to move up to the Bundesliga. After the outstanding performance in the 2nd leg, 1860 won also the decider a week later in Frankfurt by 2-0.
 

12 November 1977, Bundesliga, Day 15
FC Bayern – TSV 1860	1-3
Rummenigge (31.)	1-0
Scheller (46.)	1-1
Kohlhäufl (84.)	1-2
Scheller (90., Foulelfmeter)	1-3

Commonly known as the „Slap Derby“ – because of Bayern Star Karl-Heinz Rummenigge slapping his opponent Beppo Hofeditz with seconds to go. For 1860 it was the first victory of the season.
 

27 November 1999, Bundesliga, Day 13
TSV 1860 v FC Bayern	1-0
Riedl (85.)	1-0

The first victory over 22 Bayern since 1977. At the end of the season 1860 reach 4th place in the Bundesliga, their best position in the final table since 1967.
 

23 August 2000, Champions League Qualifyer, 2nd Leg
TSV 1860 v Leeds United	0-1
Smith (46.)	0-1

A memorable summer evening with a great attendance of 56.000 fans. After just losing 1-2 at Elland Road the “Lions” are on the brink of the Champions League. The dreams are over after the only goal of the game just after half-time.