Best starts in Bundesliga history: Where do Bayern Munich’s 2025/26 team rank?

With 50 points and an enormous goal difference to boot, Vincent Kompany's Bayern Munich side have enjoyed the start to a Bundesliga season in the history of the division.

A stunning second-half turnaround saw Bayern brush aside RB Leipzig 5-1 on Matchday 18, meaning Kompany's team are only the third ever to have won 16 of their opening 18 matches of a Bundesliga season, after Pep Guardiola's Bayern class of 2013/14 and 2015/16. 

Only the former had previously reached 50 points this early in a campaign, with a goal difference of +37.

The current crop, though, have smashed a goal difference of +57 to claim the outright best start ever.

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The 71 goals Bayern have scored this term has also smashed the previous record from 2021/22, which stood at 57.

The all-time points record stands at 91, set by Jupp Heynckes' treble-winning Bayern team of 2012/13. The goals record of 101 came from the Bavarians' class of 1971/72.

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Best starts to a Bundesliga season by matchday:

Numbers correct following Matchday 18 of 2025/26

*denotes tied on points with other teams. 

Matchday 1: Bayern Munich, 2020/21 – 3 points*, +8 goal difference

Matchday 2: Borussia Dortmund, 1994/95 – 6 points*, +9 goal difference

Matchday 3: Bayern Munich, 2022/23 – 9 points*, +14 goal difference

Matchday 4: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 12 points*, +15 goal difference

Matchday 5: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 15 points*, +19 goal difference

Matchday 6: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 18 points*, +22 goal difference

Matchday 7: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 21 points*, +23 goal difference

Matchday 8: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 24 points*, +26 goal difference

Matchday 9: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 27 points*, +29 goal difference

Matchday 10: Bayern Munich, 2015/16 – 30 points, +29 goal difference

Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich team hold the record for most victories to start a season, winning their first 10 of 2015/16. - 2016 Getty Images

Matchday 11: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 31 points*, +33 goal difference

Matchday 12: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 34 points*, +35 goal difference

Matchday 13: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 37 points*, +40 goal difference

Matchday 14: Bayern Munich, 2015/16 – 40 points, +37 goal difference

Matchday 15: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 41 points*, +44 goal difference

Matchday 16: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 44 points*, +51 goal difference

*Matchday 17: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 47 points*, +53 goal difference

Matchday 18: Bayern Munich, 2025/26 – 50 points*, +57 goal difference

Matchday 19: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 53 points, +42 goal difference

Matchday 20: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 56 points, +44 goal difference

Matchday 21: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 59 points, +48 goal difference

Matchday 22: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 62 points, +52 goal difference

Guardiola's Bayern team of 2013/14 won the Bundesliga in a record 27 games. - Thomas Niedermueller/Bundesliga

Matchday 23: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 65 points, +56 goal difference

Matchday 24: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 68 points, +61 goal difference

Matchday 25: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 71 points, +62 goal difference

Matchday 26: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 74 points, +64 goal difference

Matchday 27: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 77 points, +66 goal difference

Matchday 28: Bayern Munich, 2013/14 – 78 points, +66 goal difference

Matchday 29: Bayer Leverkusen, 2023/24 – 79 points, +55 goal difference

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Matchday 30: Bayern Munich, 2012/13 – 81 points, +75 goal difference

Matchday 31: Bayern Munich, 2012/13 – 84 points, +76 goal difference

Matchday 32: Bayern Munich, 2012/13 – 85 points, +76 goal difference

Matchday 33: Bayern Munich, 2012/13 – 88 points, +79 goal difference

Matchday 34: Bayern Munich, 2012/13 – 91 points, +80 goal difference

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