Bayern’s 2012/13 Bundesliga campaign, which ended on Saturday in an action-packed 4-3 win away to Mönchengladbach, goes down in the annals as one of their best, and one of the best ever seen. In the end, the 50th Bundesliga season was utterly dominated by the record-breaking Reds, as FCB won their 23rd championship in irresistible style. fcbayern.de summarises a history-making season.
Bayern have set new records for…
- the most points: 91 (previously 81, Dortmund 2011/12)
- the biggest lead over the team in second: 25 points (previously 16, Bayern 2002/03)
- the earliest and fastest title triumph: both in terms of matchdays (28 / previously: 30, Bayern 1972/73 and 2002/03) and the date (6 April / previously: 18 April, FC Köln 1963/64)
- Top of the table for all 34 completed matchdays (equalling Bayern in 1968/69, 1972/73, 1984/85 and 2007/08)
- the most wins in a season: 29 (previously: 25, Dortmund 2011/12, Bayern 1972/73)
- the longest winning streak within a season: 14 wins (previously: 10, Mönchengladbach 1986/87 and Wolfsburg 2008/09)
- the fewest defeats (1, same as Bayern 1986/87)
- the fewest goals against: 18 (previously: 21, Bayern 2007/08)
- the most matches without conceding a goal in a season: 21 (previously: 19, Bremen 1987/88 and Bayern 2001/02)
- at least one goal in every match (as achieved by Köln 1963/64)
- the longest scoring run (with season overlap): 36 matches in a row (equalling FCB between 1973 and 1974)
- the best goal difference: +80 (previously: +64, Bayern 1972/73)
- the most away wins: 15 (previously: 11, Dortmund 2011/12, Bremen 2003/04)
- the fewest away defeats: 0 (equalling Bayern 1986/87)
- the most points away from home: 47 (previously: 37, Dortmund 2011/12, Bremen 2003/04)
- the longest winning streak away from home: 9 (previously: 8, Dortmund 2010/11)
- the fewest away goals conceded: 7 (previously: 10, Bremen 87/88)
- the best goal difference after the first half of a season: +37 (previously: +33, Bayern 2011/12)
- the fewest goals against in the first half of a season: 7 (level with Stuttgart, 2003/04)
- the fewest away goals against in the first half of a season: 1 (previously 2, Stuttgart 2003/04)
- the first five away matches of a season without conceding a goal
- best start to a season: 8 wins (previously: 7 wins, Bayern 1995/96, Kaiserslautern 2001/02, Mainz 2010/11)
- best second half of a season: 49 points (previously: 47, Dortmund 2011/12)
- best start to the second half of a season: 14 wins (previously: 7, Dortmund 2011/12)
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