Notable past players

Maier Augenthaler Schwarzenbeck Beckenbauer Breitner Scholl Effenberg Matthäus Rummenigge Müller (Gerd) Elber

The "Greatest Ever" squad chosen by more than 66,000 fans, in 2005. The coach chosen was Ottmar Hitzfeld.

At his farewell game, Oliver Kahn was declared honorary captain of Bayern Munich. The players below are part of the FC Bayern Munich Hall of Fame.
1970s:

• Franz Beckenbauer (DF)
• Paul Breitner (MF)
• Uli Hoeneß (FW)
• Sepp Maier (GK)
• Gerd Müller (FW)
• Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck (DF)

1980s:

• Klaus Augenthaler (DF)
• Dieter Hoeneß (FW)
• Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FW)
• Roland Wohlfarth (FW)

1990s:

• Stefan Effenberg (MF)
• Lothar Matthäus (DF/MF)

2000s:

• Giovane Elber (FW)
• Mehmet Scholl (MF)
• Oliver Kahn (GK)

 Captains

Jürgen Klinsmann named Mark van Bommel captain for the 2008–09 season, succeeding former captain Oliver Kahn, who had retired after the 2007–08 season. Van Bommel was the first non-German captain of Bayern Munich. The Dutchman had been the Reds' captain since 2008. In January 2011 he left for Milan, though. The former vice-captain, Philipp Lahm, succeeded him as captain. Bastian Schweinsteiger who was formerly the second vice-captain is now the only vice-captain.

Years	Captain
1965–70	Werner Olk (DF)
1970–77	Franz Beckenbauer (DF)
1977–79	Sepp Maier (GK)
1979	Gerd Müller (FW)
1979–80	Georg Schwarzenbeck (DF)
1980–83	Paul Breitner (MF)
1983–84	Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (FW)
1984–91	Klaus Augenthaler (DF)
1991–94	Raimond Aumann (GK)
1994–96	Lothar Matthäus (DF)
1997–99	Thomas Helmer (DF)
1999–02	Stefan Effenberg (MF)
2002–08	Oliver Kahn (GK)
2008–11	Mark van Bommel (MF)
2011–	Philipp Lahm (DF)