Talking Trikots: Bayern Munich will change the club name on the back of their shirts

LEVERKUSEN, GERMANY - APRIL 22: Joshua Kimmich of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrates following the team's victory and qualification for the final after the DFB Cup semifinal match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Bayern München at BayArena on April 22, 2026 in Leverkusen, Germany. (Photo by S. Mellar/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images If you are a Bayern Munich fan, you will notice that every current Bayern shirt (apart from the third, or Champions League shirt) is flocked with the words “FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN” on the back, above the players’ names and numbers.

However, that will now change from the upcoming season. According to the good people at Footy Headlines, as captured by @ iMiaSanMia , the club’s printed name on the shirts will be changed from “FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN” to simply “FC BAYERN. ” As per the tweet from @iMiaSanMia, the change reflects how the club is most commonly referred to in its homeland.

Indeed, most Germans refer to Bayern Munich as FC Bayern, or just Bayern. This will likely be the first time that the city’s name of Munich will not be featured on the back of the shirts. From the 1970s, the club always featured the name “BAYERN MÜNCHEN” on the back of the shirts, all the way up to the 2017/18 season.

From 2018/19, the letters “FC” were added to the name, and it stayed that way for the next eight seasons. That said, in Europe, due to kit regulations, the kits will most likely just feature the traditional name + number combination, without the club name altogether. The fans will get to see this new design in action for the first time in May, when the new home kit is released.