The 2013–14 FC Bayern Munich season was the 115th season in the club's history and the 49th consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, since their promotion from the Regionalliga Süd in 1965. Bayern participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.
Pep Guardiola became the new head coach. Bayern signed Jan Kirchhoff, Mario Götze and Thiago. Mitchell Weiser returned from his loan spell. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Maximilian Riedmüller, Dale Jennings, Mario Gómez, Luiz Gustavo and Emre Can left Bayern. Nils Petersen made his loan spell permanent. Pre-season started on 26 June.
Bayern kicked off their Bundesliga on 9 August against Borussia Mönchengladbach with a 3–1 win and finished on 10 May with a 1–0 win against VfB Stuttgart. Bayern defeated Schwarz-Weiß Rehden 5–0 in the first round of DFB-Pokal. Bayern entered into Champions League in the group stage. They defeated CSKA Moscow 3–0 in their opening fixture in the competition on 17 September. They went to the FIFA Club World Cup in December claiming the title of Club World Champion after wins against Guangzhou Evergrande and Raja Casablanca. Bayern were also in the DFL-Supercup and UEFA Super Cup. They lost to Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup and defeated Chelsea in a shoot–out in the UEFA Super Cup, making 2013 the most successful year in club history by number of tournaments won (five).
Background
Background information Jan Kirchhoff, Mario Götze, and Thiago transferred to Bayern Munich and Mitchell Weiser returned to Bayern after finishing his loan with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Jan Kirchhoff, Mario Götze, and Mitchell Weiser officially joined Bayern when the transfer window opened on 1 July. Thiago joined Bayern on 14 July. Nils Petersen, Anatoliy Tymoshchuk, Maximilian Riedmüller, Dale Jennings, Mario Gómez, Emre Can, and Luiz Gustavo all left the club. Nils Petersen made his loan spell permanent. He was on loan to Werder Bremen. Tymoshchuk's contract expired. Riedmüller was released. Dale Jennings, Mario Gómez, Emre Can, and Luiz Gustavo were all sold. Dale Jennings didn't make any first team appearances for Bayern. Pep Guardiola was hired as new head coach of Bayern, signing on 16 January 2013, and he took over on 26 June. Guardiola's contract runs until 30 June 2016. He kept Hermann Gerland as assistant coach, and Domenec Torrent was brought in as an assistant coach. Lorenzo Buenaventura was appointed as a fitness trainer, and Lars Kornetka was appointed to do game and video analysis and research reports. Peter Hermann left Bayern and became an assistant coach at Schalke 04. Bayern made two failed bids for Robert Lewandowski. Pre–season started on 26 June.
Transfers and contracts
In
No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract ends 15 DF Jan Kirchhoff Yes Mainz 05 End of contract Summer 2016 Free 19 MF Mario Götze Yes Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 2017 €37M 23 MF Mitchell Weiser Yes 1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan return Summer — — 6 MF Thiago Yes Barcelona Transfer Summer 2017 €25M 36 MF Alessandro Schöpf Yes Reserve team Promoted During season 2016 — 37 MF Julian Green Yes Reserve team Promoted During season 2017 — 38 DF Ylli Sallahi Yes Reserve team Promoted During season — —
Out
No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer Window — FW Nils Petersen Yes Werder Bremen Transfer Summer €3M 44 MF Anatoliy Tymoshchuk No Zenit Saint Petersburg End of contract Summer Free 24 GK Maximilian Riedmüller Yes Holstein Kiel Released Summer Free — MF Dale Jennings Yes Barnsley Transfer Summer 33 FW Mario Gómez Yes Fiorentina Transfer Summer €20M 36 MF Emre Can Yes Bayer Leverkusen Transfer Summer undisclosed 30 MF Luiz Gustavo No VfL Wolfsburg Transfer Summer undisclosed 15 DF Jan Kirchhoff Yes Schalke 04 Loan Winter undisclosed
Contracts
Player Status Contract length Expiry date Other notes 15 Jan Kirchhoff Signed Three years 2016 19 Mario Götze Signed Four years 2017 6 Thiago Signed Four years 2017 36 Alessandro Schöpf Signed Three years 2016 37 Julian Green Signed Four years 2017 27 David Alaba Extended Five years 2018 17 Jérôme Boateng Extended Five years 2018 13 Rafinha Extended Four years 2017 9 Robert Lewandowski Transfer Five years 30 June 2019 Signed for 2014–15 season 10 Arjen Robben Extended Two years 2017 4 Dante Extended One year 2017 20 Sebastian Rode Transfer Four years 30 June 2018 1 Manuel Neuer Extended Five years 2019 14 Claudio Pizarro Extension One year 30 June 2015 21 Philipp Lahm Extension Four years 30 June 2018 Lahm announced that this would be his final contract. 25 Thomas Müller Extension Five years 30 June 2019
Bundesliga
Review
August
Bayern faced Borussia Mönchengladbach on 9 August in the first round of play in the Bundesliga. Bayern won 3–1. Arjen Robben, Mario Mandžukić and David Alaba scored for Bayern. Dante scored an own goal to put Borussia Mönchengladbach on the board. The first matchday finished with Bayern tied with Bayer Leverkusen for third place in the league table. Bayern faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday two on 17 August. Bayern won 1–0 from a Mario Mandžukić goal. Thiago made his Bundesliga debut. After the second matchday was completed, Bayern were again tied with Bayer Leverkusen and had moved up to second place in the table. Bayern's matchday three opponent was 1. FC Nürnberg on 24 August. Nürnberg used "massive defending" tactics in the match. Josip Drmić and Daniel Ginczek were the main attacking players for Nürnberg. Bayern ended up getting goals from Franck Ribéry and Arjen Robben in the second half, and the result was a 2–0 victory. Despite the win, Bayern dropped to third place. Thiago picked up an injury during the match. On matchday four, Bayern faced SC Freiburg, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Xherdan Shaqiri gave Bayern a 1–0 in the 33rd minute. Nicolas Höfler scored in the 86th minute to equalize for Freiburg. Bayern moved up to second place. Bastian Schweinsteiger sprained his ankle in the match.
September
The next match was matchday 5 against Hannover 96 on 14 September, which Bayern won 2–0. Mario Mandžukić and Franck Ribéry scored for Bayern. Schweinsteiger made a "brief comeback" against CSKA Moscow. Schweinsteiger ended up starting the match on 21 September and was substituted in the 78th minute. Bayern defeated Schalke 04 4–0 on matchday six with goals from Schweinsteiger, Mario Mandžukić, Franck Ribéry, and Claudio Pizarro. Pep Guardiola considered this match "our best Bundesliga performance of the season so far." After the match and with Borussia Dortmund's 1–1 draw against 1. FC Nürnberg, Bayern and Borussia Dortmund were equal with 16 points each, but Bayern remained second due to an inferior tiebreaking situation. Bayern faced VfL Wolfsburg on matchday seven on 28 September. and won 1–0 with a goal from Thomas Müller. Bayern ended September in second place in the Bundesliga table
October
Bayern faced Bayer Leverkusen on matchday eight on 5 October. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Toni Kroos scored for Bayern Munich and Sidney Sam scored for Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern Munich finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 19 October. Bayern won 4–1. Arjen Robben, Thomas Müller, and Mario Mandžukić scored for Bayern. Thomas Müller scored two goals. Shawn Parker scored for Mainz. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Hertha BSC on 26 October. Bayern won 3–2. Mario Mandžukić and Mario Götze scored for Bayern. Mario Mandžukić scored two goals. Adrián Ramos and Änis Ben-Hatira scored for Hertha BSC. Bayern finished the matchday in first place.
November–December Bayern faced 1899 Hoffenheim on 2 November. Bayern won 2–1. Mario Mandžukić and Thomas Müller scored for Bayern and Niklas Süle scored for Hoffenheim. The win meant that Bayern equaled Hamburger SV's 30-year-old record of 36 consecutive matches without a loss. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced FC Augsburg on 9 November. Bayern won 3–0 with goals from Jérôme Boateng, Franck Ribéry, and Thomas Müller. With this win, Bayern are undefeated in 39 consecutive league matches. Bayern ended the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Borussia Dortmund on 23 November. Franck Ribéry was ruled out of the match. Bayern won 3–0 with goals from Mario Götze, Arjen Robben, and Thomas Müller. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern finished November against Eintracht Braunschweig on 30 November. Bayern won 2–0 with two goals from Arjen Robben. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Werder Bremen on 7 December. Bayern won 7–0 with goals from Assani Lukimya-Mulongoti (own goal), Daniel Van Buyten, Franck Ribéry (2 goals), Mario Mandžukić, Thomas Müller, and Mario Götze. Bayern finished the matchday in first place.
January–February
Bayern started the second half of the season with matchday 18 on 24 January against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bayern were without Bastian Schweinsteiger for the match. There were issues with Franck Ribéry, Javi Martínez, Arjen Robben, and Philipp Lahm. Franck Ribéry had pain in the legs and Javi Martínez didn't practice the few days leading up to the match and Pep Guardiola "had already had little hope" of participating in the match and didn't get into the matchday squad. Arjen Robben was still not completely over his injury, however, he isn't likely to start the match. Arjen Robben didn't start the match and came into the match in the 79th minute. Philipp Lahm had a knee irritation but was likely to play in the match and he started the match. Mario Mandžukić was not in the matchday squad due to poor performances in training. Bayern won the match 2–0 with goals from Mario Götze and Thomas Müller. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern played VfB Stuttgart on matchday 17 on 29 January; after the last match in matchday 17. The match was rearranged because of Bayern's participation in the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup. Mario Mandžukić was back in the squad; but wasn't in the starting line–up. Bayern won the match 2–1. Claudio Pizarro and Thiago scored for Bayern and Vedad Ibišević scored for Stuttgart. Vedad Ibišević gave Stuttgart a 1–0 in the 29th minute. Bayern were trailing in the 76th minute when Claudio Pizzaro equalized. Thiago scored in stoppage time to win the match. Bayern are now 13 points clear of second place and, with the win, has a 43–match undefeated streak. Bayern finished January in first place. Bayern faced Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday 19 on 2 February. Bayern won 5–0 with goals from Mario Götze, Franck Ribéry, Arjen Robben, Dante, and Mario Mandžukić. David Alaba was substituted off for the first time this season in the 75th minute. Thiago's 185 touches of the ball is a new league record. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced 1. FC Nürnberg on matchday 20 on 8 February. Bayern won 2–0 with goals from Mario Mandžukić and Philipp Lahm. This was Lahm's first goal in over three years for Bayern. Bayern finished the matchday in first place and are 13 points ahead of second place Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern faced SC Freiburg on matchday 21 on 15 February. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Dante, Xherdan Shaqiri (2 goals), and Claudio Pizarro. Xherdan Shaqiri picked up an injury in the match. Bayern finished the matchday in first place. Bayern faced Hannover 96 on matchday 22 on 23 February. Bayern won 4–0 with goals from Thomas Müller (2 goals), Thiago, and Mario Mandžukić. The win was Bayern's 14th consecutive win and 47th consecutive match undefeated. Thomas Müller picked up a hamstring injury against Hannover and was out for five days before he could jog again. Bayern finished the matchday in first place and are 19 points ahead of Bayer Leverkusen.
March