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In pictures: FC Bayern's maiden meetings against current Bundesliga clubs
Newcomers SV Elversberg are the only current Bundesliga club who FC Bayern are yet to face in the German top flight. Ahead of the meeting, we present in pictures how the first encounters with the other 16 current Bundesliga sides went.
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1965/66 season: FC Bayern played their second ever Bundesliga fixture against Eintracht Frankfurt on 21 August 1965. The newcomers from Munich won 2-0 at the Grünwalder Stadion. | © Imago - Show full size
1965/66 season: Two centre-forwards head-to-head: on 2 October 1965, FC Bayern and Gerd Müller came up against Borussia Mönchengladbach and Jupp Heynckes. The Bavarians claimed a narrow 2-1 away win. | © Imago - Show full size
1965/66 season: The first German 'Klassiker' was held on 16 October 1965. Werner Olk (right) and Bayern lost 2-0 to Borussia Dortmund. | © Imago - Show full size Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler shake hands before kick-off in the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern and HSV.
1965/66 season: The first encounter with Bundesliga founding members Hamburger SV ended in a convincing 4-0 win for the Bavarians. Things were still friendly between captains Franz Beckenbauer and Uwe Seeler in the return fixture, though (pictured here). | © Imago - Show full size Bayern's Rainer Ohlhauer tries to beat Schalke goalkeeper Klaus Fichtel
1965/66 season: Royal Blues against Reds made its premiere in the Bundesliga in October 1965. Bayern took a point from Schalke with a 1-1 draw. | © Imago - Show full size
1965/66 season: The first battle of the south went Bayern's way. Gerd Müller and Co claimed a 1-0 win at VfB Stuttgart 27 November 1965. | © Imago - Show full size Werner Olk takes on Köln's Heinz Hornig
1965/66 season: A first to forget - Bayern lost 6-1 at Köln in December 1965, their heaviest defeat in a maiden Bundesliga meeting. | © Imago - Show full size
1965/66 season: FC Bayern have met Werder Bremen more times than any other opponents. The first of their 114 clashes took place on 18 December 1965, with the record champions winning 3-1. | © Imago - Show full size
1978/1979 season: FC Bayern hosted Bundesliga newcomers on Matchday 1. Paul Breitner and Co won 3-1 at home to Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 11 August 1979. | © Imago - Show full size
1993/94 season: FCB also came out on top in their first meeting with SC Freiburg. Christian Ziege and Co earned a 3-1 victory against the Breisgau outfit on 7 August 1993. | © Imago - Show full size
2004/05 season: FC Bayern and Martin Demichelis were already 3-0 up by half-time in their debut duel against Mainz 05 on 27 November 2004. The visitors fought back but in the end it was a safe 4-2 win for Felix Magath's side. - Show full size
2008/09 season: It was first against second on 5 December 2008, when TSG 1899 Hoffenheim visited the Allianz Arena for a top-of-the-table clash. The promoted side and league leaders lost 2-1 in Munich, which saw Mark van Bommel and Bayern draw level on points. | © Imago - Show full size
2011/12 season: The first Bavarian derby between FC Bayern and FC Augsburg took place on 6 November 2011. The record champions won 2-1 courtesy of a Mario Gómez brace. | © Imago - Show full size Bayern players celebrate after a goal against Paderborn at the Allianz Arena
2014/15 season: Bayern celebrated Oktoberfest with a 4-0 win against newcomers Paderborn at the Allianz Arena in 2014. | © Getty Images - Show full size
2016/17 season: Thiago opened the scoring as FC Bayern won 3-0 in their maiden match against RB Leipzig on 21 December 2016. | © Imago - Show full size
2019/2020 season: Union Berlin ran FCB close on 26 October 2019. The Reds won 2-1 in the end thanks to goals from Benjamin Pavard and Robert Lewandowski. | © Imago
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