Bayern Munich have rewritten Bundesliga history. A commanding 5-0 demolition of St. Pauli at the Millerntor-Stadion on 11 April 2026 saw Vincent Kompany‘s side shatter the German top flight’s all-time single-season goals record, which had stood for 54 years.
Leon Goretzka netted the decisive 102nd goal to break the benchmark before Bayern finished the evening with a tally of 105 goals for the season. The previous record of 101 goals had been set during the 1971/72 campaign under manager Udo Lattek, powered by a squad featuring Gerd Müller — whose personal haul that season reached 40 goals — alongside legends Uli Hoeneß and Franz Beckenbauer.
With five matches still remaining in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, the record now belongs to Kompany’s attack-minded Bayern side, led by the striking trio of Harry Kane, Luis Díaz, and Michael Olise. The milestone also consolidates Bayern’s lead at the top of the table and their grip on the Meisterschale.
The scale of the achievement becomes clearer when placed alongside the outputs of some of the most decorated managers in Bundesliga history. Pep Guardiola’s highest-scoring Bayern side registered 94 goals during the 2013/14 season. Jupp Heynckes’ treble-winning 2012/13 squad reached 98 goals. Hansi Flick’s sextuple-winning team of 2019/20 fell one goal short of the previous record with 100. Jürgen Klopp’s back-to-back Bundesliga title-winning Borussia Dortmund sides, despite their reputation for attacking football, never reached triple figures.
The all-time top five highest-scoring seasons in Bundesliga history are now exclusively held by Bayern Munich: the current side leads with 105 goals, followed by the 1971/72 squad on 101, Flick’s 2019/20 team on 100, last season’s Bayern side on 99, and the 2020/21 squad also on 99. Kompany’s Bayern appear twice in that list — for the current campaign and for the 2024/25 season.
The record arrives at a significant moment for the club. Bayern are preparing for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Real Madrid, carrying both the momentum of this historic league performance and the weight of expectation that comes with it. The first leg result was not detailed in available reports, but the fixture represents one of the most high-profile knockout ties remaining in this season’s European competition.
Kompany, who took charge of Bayern Munich ahead of the 2024/25 season following his spell at Burnley and prior to that as manager of Anderlecht, has now guided the club to back-to-back strong Bundesliga campaigns. His 2024/25 side finished with 99 goals — already among the highest tallies in the competition’s history — before this season’s group surpassed even that output with games to spare.
The 1971/72 record had survived the dominance of multiple Bayern eras, including some of the most tactically celebrated squads in European club football. Its fall under a manager still relatively early in his top-level managerial career marks a notable moment in the club’s history.
