Munich celebrates its double-winning heroines
A memorable day for FC Bayern Women: At the invitation of the City of Munich and the new Lord Mayor, Dominik Krause, the Bundesliga and DFB Cup winners signed the city’s guest book on Monday followi...
Munich celebrates its double-winning heroines A memorable day for FC Bayern Women : At the invitation of the City of Munich and the new Lord Mayor, Dominik Krause, the Bundesliga and DFB Cup winners signed the city’s guest book on Monday following their final match of the season. A dominant Bundesliga season, in which FC Bayern Women secured the league title early and in commanding fashion, was followed on Thursday by cup success in the final against VfL Wolfsburg in Cologne. It was the first successful defence of the double in history and the crowning glory of a season played at the very highest level.
In the festive atmosphere of the council chamber, president Herbert Hainer , CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen , Rouven Kasper (Board member for marketing & sales), director of eomen’s football Bianca Rech and the team led by head coach José Barcala were welcomed by Lord Mayor Krause with a long, warm round of applause. In his speech, Hainer expressed his gratitude to the city on behalf of the entire club for inviting them once again. It was rather curious, said the president: only yesterday he'd been standing in the very same spot with the men – and a few days ago in Cologne in front of the women after their cup victory, to give speeches.
“There are worse things than celebrating as FC Bayern,” he said with a chuckle, adding: “You, dear FCB Women, have once again made history: undefeated champions, DFB Cup winners without conceding a single goal, and the first team to defend the double – you make us at FC Bayern incredibly proud! ” In his speech, Lord Mayor Krause paid tribute to head coach Barcala’s squad and highlighted the team’s unity in particular: “Week after week, you demonstrated with such natural ease why you're currently the benchmark in German women’s football. And actually, there's something far more impressive than the stats, namely the way you perform as a team: as a spectator, you can feel the team spirit and the trust between you.
You can sense there's a team of players on the pitch who stand up for one another and, at the same time, play football with great joy. ” Town Hall balcony & the cheering crowd at Marienplatz Following the ceremony, which was also attended by Otto Fricke, president of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the team appeared on the town hall balcony to greet the fans. Captain Glódís Perla Viggósdóttir and her teammates proudly presented the Meisterschale and the DFB Cup to the large crowd of supporters gathered at Marienplatz – symbols of a season characterised by consistency, determination and strong performances in the league, the cup and the Champions League.