2019–20 RB Leipzig season

RB Leipzig
2019–20 season
Chairman	Oliver Mintzlaff
Head coach	Julian Nagelsmann
Stadium	Red Bull Arena
Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Timo Werner (28); All: ; Timo Werner (34)
Highest home attendance	42,146
Lowest home attendance	38,517
Average home league attendance	40,815
Biggest win	8–0 vs Mainz 05
Biggest defeat	0–3 vs Paris Saint-Germain
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was RB Leipzig's 11th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal, and also participated in the UEFA Champions League. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

As of 31 January 2020^[1]^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	HUN	Péter Gulácsi
3	DF	ESP	Angeliño (on loan from Manchester City)
4	DF	HUN	Willi Orbán (Captain)
5	DF	FRA	Dayot Upamecano
6	DF	FRA	Ibrahima Konaté
7	FW	AUT	Marcel Sabitzer
8	MF	MLI	Amadou Haidara
9	FW	DEN	Yussuf Poulsen
10	MF	SWE	Emil Forsberg
11	FW	GER	Timo Werner
14	MF	USA	Tyler Adams
16	DF	GER	Lukas Klostermann
17	FW	ENG	Ademola Lookman
18	MF	FRA	Christopher Nkunku


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	AUT	Hannes Wolf
21	FW	CZE	Patrik Schick (on loan from Roma)
22	DF	FRA	Nordi Mukiele
23	DF	GER	Marcel Halstenberg
25	MF	ESP	Dani Olmo
26	DF	WAL	Ethan Ampadu (on loan from Chelsea)
27	DF	AUT	Konrad Laimer
28	GK	SUI	Yvon Mvogo
32	GK	GER	Tim Schreiber
33	GK	GER	Philipp Tschauner
44	MF	SVN	Kevin Kampl
53	MF	GER	Tom Krauß
—	MF	GER	Elias Abouchabaka

Players out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	URU	Marcelo Saracchi (at Galatasaray until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	FRA	Jean-Kévin Augustin (at Leeds United until 30 June 2020)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	BRA	Luan Cândido (at Red Bull Bragantino until 30 June 2021)

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
36	DF	Luan Cândido	Palmeiras B	€8,000,000	28 May 2019	^[3]
19	MF	Hannes Wolf	Red Bull Salzburg	€12,000,000	1 July 2019	^[4]
18	MF	Christopher Nkunku	Paris Saint-Germain	€13,000,000	17 July 2019	^[5]
17	FW	Ademola Lookman	Everton	€18,000,000	25 July 2019	^[6]
33	GK	Philipp Tschauner	Hannover 96	€350,000	30 July 2019	^[7]
25	MF	Dani Olmo	Dinamo Zagreb	€20,000,000	25 January 2020	^[8]

Loans in[edit]

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Source
26	DF	Ethan Ampadu	Chelsea	22 July 2019	30 June 2020	^[9]
21	FW	Patrik Schick	Roma	2 September 2019	30 June 2020	^[10]
3	DF	Angeliño	Manchester City	31 January 2020	30 June 2020	^[11]

Transfers out[edit]

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
17	FW	Bruma	PSV Eindhoven	€15,000,000	28 June 2019	^[12]
32	GK	Julian Krahl	1. FC Köln	Free	1 July 2019	^[13]
21	GK	Marius Müller	Luzern	Undisclosed	5 July 2019
31	MF	Diego Demme	Napoli	€12,000,000	11 January 2020	^[14]
20	FW	Matheus Cunha	Hertha BSC	€15,000,000	31 January 2020	^[15]
13	MF	Stefan Ilsanker	Eintracht Frankfurt	€500,000	31 January 2020	^[16]

Loans out[edit]

#	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Source
	MF	Elias Abouchabaka	Greuther Fürth	14 July 2018	17 January 2020
29	FW	Jean-Kévin Augustin	Monaco	1 September 2019	26 January 2020	^[17]
3	DF	Marcelo Saracchi	Galatasaray	4 January 2020	30 June 2021
36	DF	Luan Cândido	Red Bull Bragantino	15 January 2020	30 June 2021
29	FW	Jean-Kévin Augustin	Leeds United	27 January 2020	30 June 2020	^[18]

Kits[edit]

Home

Home alt.

Home 2020–21

Home 2020–21 alt.

Away

Third

Fourth

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss

12 July 2019 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–4	Zürich	Leipzig, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Forsberg 82' (pen.)	Report	Kololli 13' Ceesay 17' Sohm 29' Aliu 64'	Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 1 Attendance: 1,547

19 July 2019 Friendly	RB Leipzig	3–2	Galatasaray	Innsbruck, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Halstenberg 57' Poulsen 58' Augustin 59' Cândido 84' Cunha 85'	Report	Babel 28', 89' Çalık 34' Donk 55'	Stadium: Tivoli-Neu Referee: Felix Ouschan (Austria)

26 July 2019 Friendly	RB Leipzig	2–0	Rennes	Markranstädt, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Orbán 52' Martel 90' Ilsanker 96' Poulsen 134'	Report	Grenier 79' Morel 111'	Stadium: Stadion am Bad Großfeld Attendance: 3,047

3 August 2019 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–3	Aston Villa	Leipzig, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Poulsen 28' Konate 79' Werner 81'	Report	Hourihane 16', 82' Guilbert 63' El Ghazi 78' Mings 81' McGinn 89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,811 Referee: Steven Greif

30 July 2020 Friendly	RB Leipzig	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schick 73' (pen.)	Report	Steffen 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig Platz 3 Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	18 August 2019	27 June 2020	Matchday 1	3rd	34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	052.94
DFB-Pokal	11 August 2019	4 February 2020	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	10	6	+4	066.67
Champions League	17 September 2019	18 August 2020	Group stage	Semi-finals	10	6	2	2	16	12	+4	060.00
Total					47	26	14	7	107	55	+52	055.32

Last updated: 18 August 2020
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bayern Munich (C)	34	26	4	4	100	32	+68	82	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	21	6	7	84	41	+43	69
3	RB Leipzig	34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	66
4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	20	5	9	66	40	+26	65
5	Bayer Leverkusen	34	19	6	9	61	44	+17	63	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[19]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	66	7	8	2	38	21	+17	11	4	2	43	16	+27

Last updated: 27 June 2020.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	W
Position	2	2	1	1	1	2	4	5	6	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The Bundesliga schedule was announced on 28 June 2019.^[20]

18 August 2019 1	Union Berlin	0–4	RB Leipzig	Berlin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 82'	Report	Halstenberg 16' Sabitzer 31' Werner 42' Nkunku 69'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,467 Referee: Markus Schmidt

25 August 2019 2	RB Leipzig	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Demme 7' Werner 10' Poulsen 59', 80'	Report	Paciência 41', 89' Joveljić 67' Kohr 90'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,108 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

30 August 2019 3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–3	RB Leipzig	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Embolo 2', 90' Zakaria 42' Wendt 81'	Report	Laimer 18' Werner 38', 47', 90+4' Konaté 68'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Sven Jablonski

14 September 2019 4	RB Leipzig	1–1	Bayern Munich	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Halstenberg 26' Forsberg 45+3' (pen.) Nkunku 78' Laimer 80' Sabitzer 90+2'	Report	Lewandowski 3', 26' Boateng 57'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

21 September 2019 5	Werder Bremen	0–3	RB Leipzig	Bremen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Orbán 13' Konaté 29' Sabitzer 35' Laimer 43' 64' Saracchi 83'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 40,550 Referee: Tobias Stieler

28 September 2019 6	RB Leipzig	1–3	Schalke 04	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Halstenberg 45+5' Forsberg 83'	Report	Sané 29' Harit 43' (pen.) Matondo 58' Caligiuri 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

5 October 2019 7	Bayer Leverkusen	1–1	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sinkgraven 45' Volland 66' Weiser 74'	Report	Demme 60' Poulsen 73' Nkunku 78'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,355 Referee: Marco Fritz

19 October 2019 8	RB Leipzig	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Werner 54' Saracchi 69'	Report	Guilavogui 7' Mbabu 12' Tisserand 45' Weghorst 82'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 39,182 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

26 October 2019 9	SC Freiburg	2–1	RB Leipzig	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Höfler 45+2', 62' Haberer 66' Petersen 90' Grifo 90+2'	Report	Upamecano 51' Klostermann 90+3'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

2 November 2019 10	RB Leipzig	8–0	Mainz 05	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sabitzer 5' Werner 30', 48', 87' Nkunku 35' Halstenberg 39' Poulsen 44' Mukiele 50'	Report	Pierre-Gabriel 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,517 Referee: Guido Winkmann

9 November 2019 11	Hertha BSC	2–4	RB Leipzig	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mittelstädt 23', 32' Darida 90' Selke 90+2'	Report	Ilsanker 17' Werner 38' (pen.), 90+1' Sabitzer 45+1' Kampl 87'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 48,532 Referee: Sören Storks

23 November 2019 12	RB Leipzig	4–1	1. FC Köln	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Werner 22' Forsberg 32' (pen.), 79' Laimer 37'	Report	Czichos 39' Kainz 66' Verstraete 86' Terodde 89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,036 Referee: Robert Schröder

30 November 2019 13	SC Paderborn	2–3	RB Leipzig	Paderborn
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Collins 33' Mamba 62' Gjasula 73', 90+3' Antwi-Adjei 90+5'	Report	Schick 3', 74' Sabitzer 4' Werner 26', 90+3' Ilsanker 44'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 13,352 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

7 December 2019 14	RB Leipzig	3–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Werner 11', 52' (pen.) Halstenberg 54' Laimer 77' Sabitzer 83', 84'	Report	Posch 51' Bičakčić 82'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,607 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

14 December 2019 15	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–3	RB Leipzig	Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ayhan 57' Bodzek 78'	Report	Schick 2' Demme 33' Werner 58' (pen.) Mukiele 75'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

17 December 2019 16	Borussia Dortmund	3–3	RB Leipzig	Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weigl 23' Brandt 34' Sancho 55'	Report	Werner 47', 53' Schick 77'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 80,200 Referee: Tobias Stieler

21 December 2019 17	RB Leipzig	3–1	FC Augsburg	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Laimer 68' Schick 80', 80' Poulsen 90'	Report	Niederlechner 8' Uduokhai 44' Baier 68' Vargas 72'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,562 Referee: Daniel Siebert

18 January 2020 18	RB Leipzig	3–1	Union Berlin	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Werner 51', 83' Sabitzer 57' Haidara 88'	Report	Bülter 10' Andersson 60' Ryerson 71' Parensen 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Bastian Dankert

25 January 2020 19	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	RB Leipzig	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rode 44' Touré 48' Kostić 90+4'	Report	Sabitzer 52' Halstenberg 88'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 50,300 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1 February 2020 20	RB Leipzig	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 50' Werner 74' Nkunku 89'	Report	Neuhaus 18' Pléa 24', 61' 61' Hofmann 35' Elvedi 61' Embolo 70'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Tobias Stieler

9 February 2020 21	Bayern Munich	0–0	RB Leipzig	Munich
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kimmich 57' Pavard 90+3'	Report	Laimer 36' Upamecano 50'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

15 February 2020 22	RB Leipzig	3–0	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Klostermann 18' Schick 39' Mukiele 46' Upamecano 83'	Report	Eggestein 16'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,308 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

22 February 2020 23	Schalke 04	0–5	RB Leipzig	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Raman 3' Harit 43'	Report	Sabitzer 1' Laimer 5' Werner 57', 61' Halstenberg 68' Upamecano 78' Angeliño 80' Forsberg 89'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,433 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

1 March 2020 24	RB Leipzig	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Schick 32'	Report	Demirbay 24' Bailey 29' Tah 39' Diaby 90+3'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,216 Referee: Felix Zwayer

7 March 2020 25	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	RB Leipzig	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Otávio 64' Weghorst 78'	Report	Laimer 41' Upamecano 57' Olmo 90'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,195 Referee: Daniel Schlager

16 May 2020 26	RB Leipzig	1–1	SC Freiburg	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Poulsen 77'	Report	Sallai 24' Gulde 34'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany.^[22] and rescheduled to 16 May.^[23]

24 May 2020 27	Mainz 05	0–5	RB Leipzig	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kunde 20' Bruma 31' St. Juste 79'	Report	Werner 11', 48', 75', 35' Sabitzer 13', 36' Upamecano 17' Poulsen 23'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Markus Schmidt
Note: The match was postponed on 13 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[22] and rescheduled to 24 May.^[23]

27 May 2020 28	RB Leipzig	2–2	Hertha BSC	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Klostermann 24' Halstenberg 45+4' 63' Schick 68'	Report	Grujić 9' Pekarík 42' Torunarigha 57' Piątek 82' (pen.) Cunha 90+4'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Bastian Dankert
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 27 May.^[23]

1 June 2020 29	1. FC Köln	2–4	RB Leipzig	Cologne
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Córdoba 7' Leistner 30' Modeste 55' Drexler 62'	Report	Schick 20' Nkunku 38' Werner 50' Olmo 57' Forsberg 89'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Christian Dingert
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 1 June.^[23]

6 June 2020 30	RB Leipzig	1–1	SC Paderborn	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Upamecano 16' 43' Schick 27'	Report	Gjasula 22' Hünemeier 28' Mamba 43' Strohdiek 63', 90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Deniz Aytekin
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 6 June.^[23]

12 June 2020 31	1899 Hoffenheim	0–2	RB Leipzig	Hoffenheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Samassékou 3' Zuber 33'	Report	Olmo 9', 11' Klostermann 26' Nkunku 75'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Tobias Welz
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 12 June.^[23]

17 June 2020 32	RB Leipzig	2–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kampl 60' Werner 63' Angeliño 90+4'	Report	Skrzybski 87' Hoffmann 90+2'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Manuel Gräfe
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 17 June.^[23]

20 June 2020 33	RB Leipzig	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schick 21' Kampl 53' Angeliño 57'	Report	Haaland 30', 90+3' Reyna 50' Can 74' Witsel 80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Felix Zwayer
Note: The match was postponed on 24 March due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 20 June.^[23]

27 June 2020 34	FC Augsburg	1–2	RB Leipzig	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gruezo 45+2' Hahn 52' Jedvaj 67' Max 68' Vargas 72'	Report	Werner 28', 82' Mukiele 71'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0^[21] Referee: Felix Brych
Note: The match was postponed on 7 May due to the pandemic of COVID-19 in Germany,^[24] and rescheduled to 27 June.^[23]

DFB-Pokal[edit]

11 August 2019 First round	Osnabrück	2–3	RB Leipzig	Osnabrück
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amenyido 9' Álvarez 73' (pen.) Taffertshofer 79'	Report	Sabitzer 7', 31' Klostermann 29' Konaté 86'	Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke Attendance: 14,625 Referee: Tobias Stieler

30 October 2019 Second round	VfL Wolfsburg	1–6	RB Leipzig	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mbabu 7' Arnold 42' Weghorst 59', 89'	Report	Pervan 13' (o.g.) Mukiele 35' Sabitzer 55' Forsberg 58' Laimer 61' Werner 68', 88' Ampadu 84'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,705 Referee: Felix Zwayer

4 February 2020 Round of 16	Eintracht Frankfurt	3–1	RB Leipzig	Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Silva 17' (pen.) Gaćinović 20' Rode 42' Kostić 51', 90+5'	Report	Haidara 2' Halstenberg 16' Olmo 69'	Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Felix Brych

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RBL	LYO	BEN	ZEN
1	RB Leipzig	6	3	2	1	10	8	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–2	2–2	2–1
2	Lyon	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1	8	Advance to knockout phase	2–2	—	3–1	1–1
3	Benfica	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7^[a]	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	2–1	—	3–0
4	Zenit Saint Petersburg	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	7^[a]		0–2	2–0	3–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.

17 September 2019 1	Benfica	1–2	RB Leipzig	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jota 62' Seferovic 84'	Report	Poulsen 57' Werner 69', 78' Haidara 70'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 46,460 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

2 October 2019 2	RB Leipzig	0–2	Lyon	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haidara 43' Upamecano 54' Orbán 55'	Report	Depay 11' Terrier 65'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,194 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

23 October 2019 3	RB Leipzig	2–1	Zenit Saint Petersburg	Leipzig, Germany
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Laimer 49' Sabitzer 59'	Report	Barrios 8' Rakitskiy 25'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,058 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

5 November 2019 4	Zenit Saint Petersburg	0–2	RB Leipzig	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Yerokhin 6' Dzyuba 67' Kuzyayev 88'	Report	Demme 45+5' Sabitzer 63' Upamecano 67'	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 50,452 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

27 November 2019 5	RB Leipzig	2–2	Benfica	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Forsberg 90' (pen.), 90+6'	Report	Pizzi 20' Taarabt 52' Carlos Vinícius 59' Dias 89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 38,339 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)

10 December 2019 6	Lyon	2–2	RB Leipzig	Décines-Charpieu, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	T. Mendes 33' Aouar 50' Depay 82'	Report	Upamecano 3' Forsberg 9' (pen.) Werner 33' (pen.) Mukiele 52' Saracchi 63'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 55,288 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Knockout phase[edit]

19 February 2020 Round of 16 First leg	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	RB Leipzig	London, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lo Celso 10' Davies 56' Lamela 90+4'	Report	Sabitzer 12' Werner 33', 58' (pen.) Nkunku 72'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 60,095 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

10 March 2020 Round of 16 Second leg	RB Leipzig	3–0 (4–0 agg.)	Tottenham Hotspur	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sabitzer 10', 21', 71' Laimer 50' Forsberg 87'	Report	Sessegnon 34' Winks 45+1' Tanganga 69' Alli 70'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,146 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

13 August 2020 Quarter-finals	RB Leipzig	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Lisbon, Portugal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Olmo 51' Klostermann 70' Kampl 82' Haidara 87' Adams 88'	Report	Lodi 62' Félix 71' (pen.) Giménez 90+6'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 0^[25] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

[table_note_res_ELGS0.47183342299975-19] Since the winners of the 2019–20 DFB-Pokal, Bayern Munich, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa League second qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_hth_BEN0.14812170488207-26] Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head goal difference: Benfica +1, Zenit Saint Petersburg −1.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	66	7	8	2	38	21	+17	11	4	2	43	16	+27

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	12	4	81	37	+44	66	7	8	2	38	21	+17	11	4	2	43	16	+27