Newsletter

October 2026

The Oktoberfest marks the start of the new season for the remaining sports too. The newsletter is back after the summer break and reports on World Pride in Amsterdam, where two of our sections enjoyed great success, as well as other news from the club.

Enjoy the read!

(Photo: Members of the Isarhechte and Team München in the Olympic Park)

Reduced membership fee

Anyone wishing to pay the reduced membership fee for Team Munich in 2027 should please email their current confirmation of eligibility for the discount by 30 November to mitgliederbetreuung@teammuenchen.de or by post to the following address: Team München e.V., Blumenstraße 11, 80331 Munich

QFFM prize draw

From 16 to 23 October, the The Munich Queer Film Festival is taking place. Once again this year, we have sponsored the opening film. We are giving away two tickets for „Gugu’s World“ on 16 October at 7 pm at the Münchner Kammerspiele, followed by a reception.

This is what the film is about: Twelve-year-old Gugu, living in a small village in north-eastern Brazil, dreams of a career as a footballer. Under the wing of his warm-hearted grandmother Dilma, he can be completely himself and draw strength and inspiration from movement. The two are united by a powerful bond of wordless understanding, far removed from some of the hostile and precarious structures within their community. As subtle changes begin to creep into their gentle routine, Gugu struggles to keep their small and fragile world intact.

To enter the prize draw, please send an email with your name and the keyword „Gugu’s World“ to info@teammuenchen.de . The closing date for entries is 8 October. The winners will be notified on 10 October and mentioned in the next newsletter.

Good luck to all the participants.

You can find more information about the Queer Film Festival Munich here.

Streetboys: The Start of the season Unfortunately, the Team München Streetboys’ performance wasn’t quite as successful as we’d hoped. Due to holidays and injuries, we haven’t yet been able to show our full potential on the pitch. However, we’re definitely looking ahead: with positive energy and your support from the sidelines, we’ll be back on the attack in our upcoming matches!

At the same time, preparations for our winter highlight are already in full swing: on 5 December 2026, to mark World AIDS Day, we will once again be hosting our international charity tournament in the hall at the SVN Sportpark. The response has already been fantastic – as well as regional teams, sides from London and Dublin have already confirmed their participation. We are particularly delighted that we have been able to secure Mayor Dominik Krause as patron of the tournament. You’ll find out more about the tournament in the next newsletter.

Basketball: After a four-year break from tournaments, the basketball team finally took part in one again this year – and won straight away! Our Amsterdam-based basketball friends, the Tijgertjes, organise a tournament every three years, always to coincide with Amsterdam Pride. This time, the World Pride in Amsterdam took place. The appeal of this city, the Pride festival, new team members keen to take part in tournaments, and our section leader André, who absolutely needed one more tournament to reach a total of 50 tournament appearances – all of these were great reasons to get enough players together.

The organisers had formed two groups – Group A, comprising the slightly stronger teams, and Group B, comprising the slightly weaker teams. We were placed in Group B and so got to play against five teams in the group stage, four of whom we managed to beat convincingly. The match against Amsterdam Rot, which took place straight after the lunch break, was particularly noteworthy. It seemed that, especially in the first half, everyone was still finding their feet – in any case, the score at half-time was a spectacularly low 4–2 in favour of Team Munich! Things went better for us in the second half, and we finished with a score of 31–3. The Amsterdam team managed not to score a single basket in the entire match – they’d scored their three points solely through penalty points! We’d never seen anything like that before.

It was particularly close, though, in our match against Barcelona. Our lead had shrunk to a draw just before the end of the match, and we managed to secure a penalty just before the final whistle following a foul!

At the end of the We’d won all our matches in the group stage and had to face the Spanish team once again in the final. The second match was also incredibly close – another one-point lead! Although the Spanish team had regained possession just before the final whistle, their shot at the basket was taken a fraction of a second after the whistle had blown, so their last basket didn’t count. And so, for the second time in our 25-year history, we were crowned tournament champions! What a great feeling!

The winning magnum bottle of sparkling wine was gleefully polished off right there at the venue!

We then spent the evening celebrating at one of the countless Pride street parties with the rest of the basketball team, and the next day we joined in the Canal Pride celebrations from a boat in a relaxed atmosphere. The unanimous verdict: we’ll be heading off to another tournament soon! Perhaps Gran Canaria next year?

(Photo: The victorious Korbschlampen at the WorldPride tournament in Amsterdam)

Handball: At the end of July, our handball team travelled to Amsterdam for the annual Euro Handball Pride Championship (EHPC) – and wow, what a fantastic trip! The city really showed itself at its best. As World Pride was taking place at the same time, the atmosphere was simply indescribable – especially during the highlight, Canal Pride, and the parties and events surrounding it. We were delighted to catch up with old friends and meet new people at this long-standing tournament. And we gave it our all on the pitch too: after four wins from seven matches, we proudly secured the bronze medal in the B division! We’re already raring to go for next year! In August 2027, the EHPC will move on to Cologne, where it will take place as part of the Janus Queer Games. We’re already really looking forward to it!

Now let’s set the Focus on the coming season. On 4 October, we’ll be taking on PSV Munich. To ensure we’re fully prepared, we organised a training camp on 22 and 23 August. We worked on our coordination, strength and tactics through a wide range of exercises. We also rounded off the first evening in a beer garden – we’d certainly earned it! On the second day, alongside further training, we played a friendly against TuS Raubling, which brought the intensive weekend to a close.

We are currently looking for a new sponsor, who is helping us to fund a brand-new set of kits for our team. We’d be grateful for any tips, recommendations or support. We’re also still looking for a coach and would be grateful for any suggestions! Simply send an email to handball@teammuenchen.de

(Photo: successful handball players at the EHPC in Amsterdam)

Rugby: The Munich Monks celebrated their tenth birthday! Naturally, all our friends were invited and we had a brilliant weekend. On Friday, the Munich Monks met up with everyone who’d travelled from our partner teams – such as Vienna, Weilheim and Berlin – in the beer garden for a relaxed get-together to set the mood. Saturday was then the big day: there was a very fair and enjoyable friendly match, which the Monks eventually won, as well as a big barbecue, a cake buffet and all sorts of cold drinks to celebrate the first milestone birthday in style. Afterwards, everyone headed off together to the Irish pub and out onto the Munich nightlife scene, before spending some time together by the Isar on Sunday to look back on the wonderful weekend.

The Munich Monks are now set to continue with the Pre-season preparations, because we’re aiming to do even better than third place in the Verbandsliga this season!

(Photo: Rugby players at the Munich Monks’ birthday party)

Dancing: Once again this year, we were delighted to be Host of the Queer Tango Marathon welcomed numerous tango dancers. From 11 to 13 September, the hall at the Trafo Cultural Centre was transformed for three days into a dance floor for around 150 dancers from across Europe. Colourfully decorated with flowers, glitter and rainbow flags, the atmosphere was equally diverse and vibrant. Five DJs provided music for a total of 30 hours – ranging from classic Argentine tango to modern tango and neo-tango.

Among the highlights of our marathon were the daily communal brunch and the afternoon buffet with homemade cakes and coffee. Eating together, chatting and spending time together helped to create a sense of camaraderie, even away from the dance floor. A big thank you goes to all the volunteers who helped make this fantastic weekend possible.

(Photo: Queer Tango Marathon)

Bowling: The summer break for bowling ends on 18 October. Games will be played at Hollywood Super Bowling recently also on Wednesdays: on the first and third Wednesday of the month from 8 pm to 10 pm. Games are also held on the first and third Sunday of the month from 2 pm to 4 pm.

The next dates are:

Wednesday: 21 October 2026, 4 November 2026, 18 November 2026, 2 December 2026, 16 December 2026

Sunday: 18 October 2026, 15 November 2026, 6 December 2026, 20 December 2026

How can you take part? See the website for details https://teammuenchen.de/sportart/bowling/

Mini golf: At the penultimate outdoor match last Friday in September, the division chairmen André and Thomas presented Enrico with the first prize in the Club Championshipst. From November until spring, the division will be Neon Indoor Mini Golf play at the Theresienwiese. You can find the dates on the Homepage. Anyone interested is welcome!

(Finish-line photo featuring the runners Ingo, Sascha and Simon)