Munich derby
German derby
The Munich derby (German: Münchner Stadtderby) is the name given to football matches between Bayern Munich and 1860 Munich, both of them from Munich, Germany.
History
Early years (1902–1933)
Although the TSV has existed since 1860, a football section was founded in 1899. In contrast, Bayern was founded by members of a Munich gymnastics club. The first ever Munich derby was contested in September 1902. In the first years, Bayern mainly won the derbies. However, since football in Germany was organised on a very regional level in this time, the rivalry was not very pronounced since both team played against many other Munich-based teams such as FC Wacker München or 1. Münchner FC 1896. At the end of this period, both clubs became more and more successful: 1860 entered the final of the German football championship in 1931 (but lost against Hertha BSC) and Bayern won against Eintracht Frankfurt one year later. In 1933, 1860 reached the final of the Southern German championship.
The Nazi period (1933–1945)
With beginning of the Nazi era in Germany, both clubs were put in the newly founded Gauliga Bayern.
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