2022–23 RB Leipzig season

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RB Leipzig
2022–23 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
CEOOliver Mintzlaff
Head coachDomenico Tedesco
(until 7 September)[1]
Marco Rose
(from 8 September)[2]
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga3rd
DFB-PokalWinners
DFL-SupercupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christopher Nkunku (16)

All:
Christopher Nkunku (23)
Biggest winTeutonia Ottensen 0–8 RB Leipzig
Biggest defeatManchester City 7–0 RB Leipzig

The 2022–23 season was the 14th season in the history of RB Leipzig and their seventh consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and UEFA Champions League.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 4 January 2023[3]

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 Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (captain)
2 DF France FRA Mohamed Simakan
4 DF Hungary HUN Willi Orbán (vice-captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Dani Olmo
8 MF Mali MLI Amadou Haidara
9 FW Denmark DEN Yussuf Poulsen (3rd captain)
10 MF Sweden SWE Emil Forsberg
11 FW Germany GER Timo Werner
13 GK Norway NOR Ørjan Nyland
16 DF Germany GER Lukas Klostermann
17 MF Hungary HUN Dominik Szoboszlai
18 FW France FRA Christopher Nkunku
19 FW Portugal POR André Silva
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK Germany GER Janis Blaswich
22 DF Germany GER David Raum
23 DF Germany GER Marcel Halstenberg
24 MF Austria AUT Xaver Schlager
25 DF Germany GER Sanoussy Ba
27 MF Austria AUT Konrad Laimer
28 DF United States USA Caden Clark
32 DF Croatia CRO Joško Gvardiol
34 GK Germany GER Jonas Nickisch
36 GK Germany GER Timo Schlieck
37 DF Senegal SEN Abdou Diallo (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
39 DF Germany GER Benjamin Henrichs
44 MF Slovenia SVN Kevin Kampl (4th captain)

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 Spain ESP Angeliño (at 1899 Hoffenheim until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Dennis Borkowski (at Dynamo Dresden until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Fabrice Hartmann (at Sligo Rovers until 30 June 2023)
FW Germany GER Mehmet Ibrahimi (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2023)
DF Germany GER Frederik Jäkel (at Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2023)
MF Germany GER Tom Krauß (at Schalke 04 until 30 June 2023)
GK Spain ESP Josep Martínez (at Genoa until 30 June 2023)
MF Guinea GUI Ilaix Moriba (at Valencia until 30 June 2023)
FW Spain ESP Hugo Novoa (at FC Basel until 30 June 2024)
GK Germany GER Tim Schreiber (at Holstein Kiel until 30 June 2024)
FW Norway NOR Alexander Sørloth (at Real Sociedad until 30 June 2023)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
21 GK Germany Janis Blaswich Netherlands Heracles Almelo Free transfer 1 July 2022 [4]
24 MF Austria Xaver Schlager Germany VfL Wolfsburg €12,000,000 1 July 2022 [5]
22 DF Germany David Raum Germany 1899 Hoffenheim €26,000,000 31 July 2022 [6]
11 FW Germany Timo Werner England Chelsea €20,000,000 9 August 2022 [7]
37 DF Senegal Abdou Diallo France Paris Saint-Germain Loan 1 September 2022 [8]
13 GK Norway Ørjan Nyland England Reading Free transfer 9 October 2022 [9]

Out[edit]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
11 FW South Korea Hwang Hee-chan England Wolverhampton Wanderers €16,700,000 1 July 2022 [10]
13 GK Germany Philipp Tschauner Retired End of contract 1 July 2022
32 GK Germany Tim Schreiber Germany Holstein Kiel Loan 1 July 2022 [11]
33 GK Spain Josep Martínez Italy Genoa Loan 1 July 2022 [12]
37 DF Germany Frederik Jäkel Germany Arminia Bielefeld Loan 1 July 2022 [13]
37 MF Germany Sidney Raebiger Germany Greuther Fürth Undisclosed 1 July 2022 [14]
41 FW Germany Dennis Borkowski Germany Dynamo Dresden Loan 1 July 2022 [15]
45 MF Germany Mehmet Ibrahimi Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Loan 1 July 2022
45 DF Germany Eric Martel Germany 1. FC Köln €1,200,000 1 July 2022 [16]
53 MF Germany Tom Krauß Germany Schalke 04 Loan 1 July 2022 [17]
14 MF United States Tyler Adams England Leeds United €17,000,000 6 July 2022 [18]
46 MF Germany Ben Klefisch Germany Viktoria Köln Loan 8 July 2022
28 GK Switzerland Yvon Mvogo France Lorient Undisclosed 13 July 2022 [19]
FW Netherlands Noah Ohio Belgium Standard Liège Undisclosed 14 July 2022 [20]
FW Netherlands Brian Brobbey Netherlands Ajax €16,350,000 22 July 2022 [21]
22 DF France Nordi Mukiele France Paris Saint-Germain €12,000,000 26 July 2022 [22]
35 FW Germany Fabrice Hartmann Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Loan 27 July 2022 [23]
37 FW Nigeria Ademola Lookman Italy Atalanta €9,000,000 4 August 2022 [24]
3 DF Spain Angeliño Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Loan 8 August 2022 [25]
35 FW Norway Alexander Sørloth Spain Real Sociedad Loan 29 August 2022 [26]
47 MF Germany Joscha Wosz Germany SC Verl Free [27]
DF Netherlands Solomon Bonnah Austria Austria Klagenfurt Undisclosed 31 August 2022 [28]
26 MF Guinea Ilaix Moriba Spain Valencia Loan 1 September 2022 [29]
38 FW Spain Hugo Novoa Switzerland Basel Loan 4 January 2023 [30]
46 MF Germany Ben Klefisch Germany SC Paderborn II Free 1 February 2023

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2022 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 England Southampton Wolfsberg, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 917
Note: Match was played with two 45-minute halves and one additional 15-minute period.
21 July 2022 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 0–5 England Liverpool Leipzig
19:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
25 November 2022 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 6–0 Poland Radomiak Radom Leipzig
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig
Attendance: 423
2 December 2022 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 2–1 Denmark Horsens Leipzig
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig
Attendance: 455
Referee: Steven Greif (Germany)
7 January 2023 Friendly Eintracht Frankfurt Germany 4–2 Germany RB Leipzig Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 GST (UTC+5)
Report
Stadium: NAS Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
10 January 2023 Friendly Atletico Arabia United Arab Emirates 0–15 Germany RB Leipzig Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:00 GST (UTC+5) Report
Stadium: NAS Sports Complex
Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.
14 January 2023 Friendly RB Leipzig Germany 4–0 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav Leipzig
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Trainingszentrum RB Leipzig
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Max Burda (Germany)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 7 August 2022 27 May 2023 Matchday 1 3rd 34 20 6 8 64 41 +23 058.82
DFB-Pokal 30 August 2022 3 June 2023 First round Winners 6 6 0 0 24 2 +22 100.00
DFL-Supercup 30 July 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 3 5 −2 000.00
UEFA Champions League 6 September 2022 14 March 2023 Group stage Round of 16 8 4 1 3 14 17 −3 050.00
Total 49 30 7 12 105 65 +40 061.22

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich (C) 34 21 8 5 92 38 +54 71 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Borussia Dortmund 34 22 5 7 83 44 +39 71
3 RB Leipzig 34 20 6 8 64 41 +23 66
4 Union Berlin 34 18 8 8 51 38 +13 62
5 SC Freiburg 34 17 8 9 51 44 +7 59 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.[31]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, 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 Conference League play-off 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 20 6 8 64 41  +23 66 13 2 2 38 18  +20 7 4 6 26 23  +3

Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDLWLWLWDWDWWWWDWWDLWWLWLLWWLWWWWW
Position1011119111012111110866535334554435544553333
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.[32]

7 August 2022 1 VfB Stuttgart 1–1 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
13 August 2022 2 RB Leipzig 2–2 1. FC Köln Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 49,579
Referee: Benjamin Brand
20 August 2022 3 Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,056
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 August 2022 4 RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,243
Referee: Bastian Dankert
3 September 2022 5 Eintracht Frankfurt 4–0 RB Leipzig Frankfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 49,700
Referee: Felix Brych
10 September 2022 6 RB Leipzig 3–0 Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Sven Jablonski
17 September 2022 7 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,186
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
1 October 2022 8 RB Leipzig 4–0 VfL Bochum Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 44,403
Referee: Florian Badstübner
8 October 2022 9 Mainz 05 1–1 RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Felix Brych
15 October 2022 10 RB Leipzig 3–2 Hertha BSC Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Harm Osmers
22 October 2022 11 FC Augsburg 3–3 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 25,109
Referee: Robert Schröder
29 October 2022 12 RB Leipzig 2–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,598
Referee: Sven Jablonski
5 November 2022 13 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 RB Leipzig Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 23,127
Referee: Martin Petersen
9 November 2022 14 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,240
Referee: Harm Osmers
12 November 2022 15 Werder Bremen 1–2 RB Leipzig Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
20 January 2023 16 RB Leipzig 1–1 Bayern Munich Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Daniel Siebert
24 January 2023 17 Schalke 04 1–6 RB Leipzig Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 56,841
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
27 January 2023 18 RB Leipzig 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,158
Referee: Felix Zwayer
4 February 2023 19 1. FC Köln 0–0 RB Leipzig Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
11 February 2023 20 RB Leipzig 1–2 Union Berlin Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Daniel Schlager
18 February 2023 21 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 24,831
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
25 February 2023 22 RB Leipzig 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Felix Brych
3 March 2023 23 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 RB Leipzig Dortmund
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Sven Jablonski
11 March 2023 24 RB Leipzig 3–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,687
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
18 March 2023 25 VfL Bochum 1–0 RB Leipzig Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 24,400
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
1 April 2023 26 RB Leipzig 0–3 Mainz 05 Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,597
Referee: Christian Dingert
8 April 2023 27 Hertha BSC 0–1 RB Leipzig Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 50,679
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
15 April 2023 28 RB Leipzig 3–2 FC Augsburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,058
Referee: Marco Fritz
22 April 2023 29 Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,085
Referee: Daniel Schlager
29 April 2023 30 RB Leipzig 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
6 May 2023 31 SC Freiburg 0–1 RB Leipzig Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 32,900
Referee: Tobias Welz
14 May 2023 32 RB Leipzig 2–1 Werder Bremen Leipzig
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Florian Badstübner
20 May 2023 33 Bayern Munich 1–3 RB Leipzig Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 May 2023 34 RB Leipzig 4–2 Schalke 04 Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Harm Osmers

DFB-Pokal[edit]

30 August 2022 First round Teutonia Ottensen 0–8 RB Leipzig Leipzig[note 1]
20:46 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 13,084
Referee: Harm Osmers
18 October 2022 Second round RB Leipzig 4–0 Hamburger SV Leipzig
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 44,787
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
1 February 2023 Round of 16 RB Leipzig 3–1 1899 Hoffenheim Leipzig
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 34,822
Referee: Christian Dingert
5 April 2023 Quarter-finals RB Leipzig 2–0 Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Felix Brych
2 May 2023 Semi-finals SC Freiburg 1–5 RB Leipzig Freiburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,700
Referee: Sven Jablonski
3 June 2023 Final RB Leipzig 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 74,322
Referee: Daniel Siebert

DFL-Supercup[edit]

30 July 2022 Final RB Leipzig 3–5 Bayern Munich Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,069
Referee: Robert Schröder

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RMA RBL SHA CEL
1 Spain Real Madrid 6 4 1 1 15 6 +9 13 Advance to knockout phase 2–0 2–1 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 13 9 +4 12 3–2 1–4 3–1
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 10 −2 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 0–4 1–1
4 Scotland Celtic 6 0 2 4 4 15 −11 2 0–3 0–2 1–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
6 September 2022 1 RB Leipzig Germany 1–4 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk Leipzig
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,591
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
14 September 2022 2 Real Madrid Spain 2–0 Germany RB Leipzig Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 54,289
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
5 October 2022 3 RB Leipzig Germany 3–1 Scotland Celtic Leipzig
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,228
Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)
11 October 2022 4 Celtic Scotland 0–2

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