December 2025 offered FC Bayern another strong performance and a commanding start to the winter break. The Munich side prevailed in the cup, Bundesliga and Champions League, showing consistency and offense – before heading into a well-deserved break.
In the DFB Cup round of 16 at 1. FC Union Berlin, the record champions won 3:2. Bayern took the lead with an own goal from Ilyas Ansah and extended it with a header from Harry Kane. After a penalty in between, another own goal, this time from Diogo Leite, restored the gap. Union were able to reduce the deficit again with a penalty, but in the end Bayern advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since the 2022/23 season.
Just a few days later, Munich travelled to Stuttgart and delivered an impressive 5-0 away win. Konrad Laimer gave FCB an early lead before Harry Kane made it clear with a brace after the break. Josip Stanišić scored in between to make it 4-0. Bayern dominated for 90 minutes and did not concede anything defensively.
Bayern also rounded off the calendar year on a positive note in the Champions League, winning 3:1 against Sporting Lisbon. After falling behind to an unfortunate own goal from Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry, Lennart Karl and Jonathan Tah turned the game around in a strong second half to put Munich in a good position to reach the knockout phase.
The two teams drew 2-2 in the Bundesliga home match against 1. FSV Mainz 05. Lennart Karl put FC Bayern ahead first, but Mainz equalized before the break. After going behind again, Harry Kane converted a penalty late on to equalize, but despite a clear share of the game, it was not enough to win.
Bayern closed out the year with a convincing 4-0 away win at 1. FC Heidenheim to see out the Christmas and winter break. Josip Stanišić, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Harry Kane scored the goals to secure a clear victory that underlined the record champions‘ impressive run.
Historic calendar year 2025 for FC Bayern
Following the home game against Mainz, the club thanked its supporters for their support in the calendar year 2025: A festive fan event with music and a Christmas atmosphere was held in the Allianz Arena.
Bayern’s subsequent 4-0 win in Heidenheim not only sent them into the winter break feeling positive, but also consolidated their lead in the table. After matchday 15, the record champions were nine points ahead of Borussia Dortmund (32) on 41 points and eleven points ahead of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and RB Leipzig (29 each) – a dominant position at the end of the year.
In addition, the record champions remained unbeaten away from home in the Bundesliga in the entire 2025 calendar year – with twelve wins and four draws – a feat that had only been achieved twice before in the club’s history (1986 and 2013).
Another historic mark was set: for the first time, FC Bayern finished top of the Bundesliga at the end of every single matchday of an entire calendar year. This consistency documents the impressive blend of control, efficiency and certainty of results that characterizes the current Bayern squad.
Thus, December 2025 ended for FC Bayern with strong performances in all competitions, a clear end-of-year victory and a clear signal that the record champions are still on course for success – both nationally and internationally.