RB Leipzig in European football

RB Leipzig is a German association football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by initiative of the company Red Bull GmbH—which purchased the playing rights of a fifth-tier side, SSV Markranstädt, with the intent of advancing the new club to the top-flight Bundesliga within eight years. Men's professional football is run by the spin-off organization RasenballSport Leipzig GmbH. RB Leipzig plays its home matches at the Red Bull Arena.

RB Leipzig in European football
ClubRB Leipzig
Seasons played7
First entry2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Latest entry2023–24 UEFA Champions League
Titles
Champions League0
Europa League0
Cup Winners' Cup0
Intertoto Cup0
Super Cup0

Having finished as runners-up in their debut season in the German top flight, RB Leipzig gained entry to continental football for the first time, specifically the 2017–18 Champions League for which Red Bull Salzburg had also qualified as Austrian champions; this raised the issue of a possible conflict of interest between the clubs due to the level of influence exerted by Red Bull over both teams and the close sporting relationship between them in various aspects.[1][2][3] After examining the operational structures during June 2017, UEFA declared themselves satisfied under their regulations that the two clubs (particularly Salzburg) were suitably independent from the Red Bull corporation, and sufficiently distinct from one another, for both be admitted to their competitions.[4][5]

In the first season following that ruling, both reached the quarter-finals of the 2017–18 Europa League but did not play each other, with RB Leipzig eliminated by Olympique de Marseille who then also knocked out Salzburg in the semi-finals. However, in the next edition of the same competition, RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg were drawn together in Group B to meet competitively for the first time.[6][7]

RB Leipzig is one of the first clubs in history to qualify for the Champions League so soon (eight years) after its creation.[8] Salzburg were the victors in both fixtures between the clubs (3–2 in Germany, 1–0 in Austria)[9][10] and also won all their other matches to top the group, while Leipzig failed to progress after dropping further points against Celtic and Rosenborg.[11]

Matches
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group G France Monaco 1–1 4–1 3rd
Turkey Beşiktaş 1–2 0–2
Portugal Porto 3–2 1–3
UEFA Europa League R32 Italy Napoli 0–2 3–1 3–3 (a)
R16 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 1–1 3–2
QF France Marseille 1–0 2–5 3–5
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 2QR Sweden BK Häcken 4–0 1–1 5–1
3QR Romania Universitatea Craiova 3–1 1–1 4–2
PO Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 3–2 0–0 3–2
Group B Scotland Celtic 2–0 1–2 3rd
Norway Rosenborg 1–1 3–1
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 0–1
2019–20 UEFA Champions League Group G Portugal Benfica 2–2 2–1 1st
France Lyon 0–2 2–2
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 2–1 2–0
R16 England Tottenham Hotspur 3–0 1–0 4–0
QF Spain Atlético Madrid 2–1
SF France Paris Saint-Germain 0–3
2020–21 UEFA Champions League Group H Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 2–0 4–3 2nd
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 0–1
England Manchester United 3–2 0–5
R16 England Liverpool 0–2 0–2 0–4
2021–22 UEFA Champions League Group A England Manchester City 2–1 3–6 3rd
Belgium Club Brugge 1–2 5–0
France Paris Saint-Germain 2–2 2–3
UEFA Europa League KRPO Spain Real Sociedad 2–2 3–1 5–3
R16 Russia Spartak Moscow Bye[lower-alpha 1]
QF Italy Atalanta 1–1 2–0 3–1
SF Scotland Rangers 1–0 1–3 2–3
2022–23 UEFA Champions League Group F Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–4 4–0 2nd
Spain Real Madrid 3–2 0–2
Scotland Celtic 3–1 2–0
R16 England Manchester City 1–1 0–7 1–8
2023–24 UEFA Champions League Group G Switzerland Young Boys 3–1
England Manchester City 1–3
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 3–1

Source: UEFA.com, Last updated on 25 October 2023

Notes
  • 2QR: Second qualifying round
  • 3QR: Third qualifying round
  • PO : Play-off round
  • KRPO : Knockout round play-offs
  • R32: Round of 32
  • R16: Round of 16
  • QF : Quarter-finals
  • SF : Semi-finals

Overall record

By competition
As of 25 October 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 41 20 5 16 73 75 −2 048.78
UEFA Europa League 24 11 7 6 40 30 +10 045.83
Total 65 31 12 22 113 105 +8 047.69

By club
As of 25 October 2023
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD W %
Italy Atalanta 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 050.00
Spain Atlético Madrid 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
Portugal Benfica 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 050.00
Turkey Beşiktaş 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
Scotland Celtic 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 075.00
Belgium Club Brugge 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 050.00
Sweden BK Häcken 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 2 2 0 0 6 3 +3 100.00
England Liverpool 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
France Lyon 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 000.00
England Manchester City 5 1 1 3 7 18 −11 020.00
England Manchester United 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 050.00
France Marseille 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 050.00
France Monaco 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
Italy Napoli 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
France Paris Saint-Germain 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 020.00
Portugal Porto 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Scotland Rangers 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Spain Real Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Spain Real Sociedad 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
Austria Red Bull Salzburg 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Norway Rosenborg 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 050.00
England Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
Romania Universitatea Craiova 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
Switzerland Young Boys 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 075.00
Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00

By country
As of 25 October 2023
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Difference Win percentage
 Austria 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 000.00
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 050.00
 England 11 4 1 6 14 29 −15 036.36
 France 11 3 3 5 16 21 −5 027.27
 Italy 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 050.00
 Norway 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
 Portugal 4 2 1 1 8 8 +0 050.00
 Romania 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 050.00
 Russia 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 075.00
 Scotland 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 066.67
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Spain 5 3 1 1 10 8 +2 060.00
 Sweden 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 050.00
 Switzerland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Turkey 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 050.00
 Ukraine 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00

Notes
  1. Spartak Moscow, as well as other Russian clubs and national teams, were excluded from all competitions organized by UEFA and FIFA due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]

References
  1. "UEFA rules threaten to disqualify RB Leipzig or Red Bull Salzburg from Champions League". Goal. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Red Bull and the fight for football's soul". Financial Times. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. Richard Williams (12 May 2017). "Red Bull will need all its energy to overcome Uefa ownership rules". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. "German clubs won't appeal after UEFA clear RB Leipzig and FC Salzburg for Champions League despite Red Bull link". The Independent. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  5. "Champions League: RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg both allowed to compete". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  6. "Europa League Draw: Leipzig drawn with 'sister' club Salzburg, Frankfurt have it tough". Deutsche Welle. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  7. "Red-Bull-clubs: Leipzig encounters Salzburg". Allinfo. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  8. "RB Leipzig looking forward to Champions League debut". Deutsche Welle. 12 September 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. "RB Leipzig 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  10. "Europa League: RB Leipzig hanging by a thread after Salzburg loss". Deutsche Welle. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  11. "Watch: The Unlikely Rosenborg Goal That Saved Celtic's Blushes". Balls. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  12. "FIFA/UEFA suspend Russian clubs and national teams from all competitions". FIFA. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
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