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Bayern Members Re-Elect Hainer as Record Revenue and Membership Announced at AGM

Club leaders stressed independence from external investors alongside disciplined spending in a heated transfer market.

Overview

  • Herbert Hainer secured a third term with 93.5% support, receiving 1,861 of 1,990 votes, with 85 against and 44 abstentions at Munich’s BMW Park.
  • CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen reported record consolidated revenue of €978.3 million and a €27.1 million annual surplus, noting tougher competition and a volatile transfer market.
  • Membership hit a worldwide club-best 432,500 after roughly 1,000 new sign-ups per week over the past year, according to figures presented to members.
  • Hainer praised coach Vincent Kompany as an “identity magnet,” Eberl and Freund drew prolonged applause, and first-team players skipped the meeting to prepare for the Champions League trip to Paris.
  • A member criticized the Emirates sponsorship from the floor and was met with boos, and Dreesen defended the partnership as necessary to support the sport financially.