2023–24 RB Leipzig season
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| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Owner | Red Bull GmbH | ||
| CEO | Oliver Mintzlaff | ||
| Head coach | Marco Rose | ||
| Stadium | Red Bull Arena | ||
| Bundesliga | 4th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | ||
| DFL-Supercup | Winners | ||
| UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Loïs Openda (23) All: Loïs Openda (27) | ||
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The 2023–24 season is the 15th season in the history of RB Leipzig and their eigthth consecutive season in the top flight. The club are participating in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup and UEFA Champions League.
Players[edit]
First-team squad[edit]
- As of 9 January 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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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.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | MF |  Nicolas Seiwald | Red Bull Salzburg | €20,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
| 14 | MF | Christoph Baumgartner |  1899 Hoffenheim | €24,000,000 | [3] | |
| 18 | MF |  Fábio Carvalho |  Liverpool | Loan | [4] | |
| 25 | GK | Leopold Zingerle | SC Paderborn | Free | [5] | |
| 30 | FW |  Benjamin Šeško | Red Bull Salzburg | €24,000,000 | [6] | |
| 17 | FW |  Loïs Openda |  Lens | €43,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [7] |
| 5 | DF | El Chadaille Bitshiabu | Paris Saint-Germain | €15,000,000 | 18 July 2023 | [8] |
| 20 | FW |  Xavi Simons | Loan | 19 July 2023 | [9] | |
| 23 | DF | Castello Lukeba | Lyon | €30,000,000 | 11 August 2023 | [10] |
| 3 | DF | Christopher Lenz | Eintracht Frankfurt | €1,000,000 | 30 August 2023 | [11] |
| 6 | MF |  Eljif Elmas |  Napoli | €25,000,000 | 1 January 2024 | [12] |
Out[edit]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK |  Ørjan Nyland |  Sevilla | Free | 1 July 2023 | [13] |
| 18 | FW | Christopher Nkunku | Chelsea | €60,000,000 | [14] | |
| 25 | DF | Sanoussy Ba | LASK | Loan | [15] | |
| 27 | MF | Konrad Laimer | Bayern Munich | Free | [16] | |
| 33 | GK | Josep Martínez | Genoa | €3,500,000 | [17] | |
| 17 | MF |  Dominik Szoboszlai | Liverpool | €70,000,000 | 2 July 2023 | [18] |
| 3 | DF | Angeliño |  Galatasaray | Loan | 13 July 2023 | [19] |
| 53 | MF | Tom Krauß | Mainz 05 | €5,000,000 | 14 July 2023 | [20] |
| 45 | FW | Mehmet Ibrahimi | Blau-Weiß Linz | Undisclosed | 18 July 2023 | [21] |
| 23 | DF | Marcel Halstenberg | Hannover 96 | €700,000 | 19 July 2023 | [22] |
| 35 | FW | Alexander Sørloth | Villarreal | €10,000,000 | 25 July 2023 | [23] |
| MF | Fabrice Hartmann |  Sligo Rovers | Loan | 29 July 2023 | [24] | |
| 37 | DF | Frederik Jäkel | SV Elversberg | Loan | 1 August 2023 | [25] |
| 19 | FW | André Silva | Real Sociedad | Loan | 2 August 2023 | [26] |
| 32 | DF |  Joško Gvardiol | Manchester City | €90,000,000 | 5 August 2023 | [27] |
| 28 | MF |  Caden Clark |  Vendsyssel FF | Loan | 1 September 2023 | [28] |
| 38 | FW | Hugo Novoa | FC Utrecht | Loan | [29] | |
| 10 | MF |  Emil Forsberg | New York Red Bulls | Undisclosed | 1 January 2024 | [30] |
| 28 | MF | Caden Clark | Minnesota United | Undisclosed | [31] | |
| 26 | MF |  Ilaix Moriba | Getafe | Loan | 8 January 2024 | [32] |
| 11 | FW | Timo Werner | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan | 9 January 2024 | [33] |
| 3 | DF | Angeliño | Roma | Loan | 30 January 2024 | [34] |
| 38 | FW | Hugo Novoa | Villarreal B | Loan | [35] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 18 July 2023 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 7–0 | FC Grimma | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RB-Training Center Cottaweg Attendance: 0 Referee: Johannes Schipke |
| 25 July 2023 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 1–2 | Udinese | Lienz, Austria |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 2,550 Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria) |
| 28 July 2023 Innsbruck Cup | Ipswich Town | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Olcay Bingöl (Austria) | ||
| Note: Match was played with two thirty-minute halves. | ||||
| 28 July 2023 Innsbruck Cup | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | Werder Bremen | Innsbruck, Austria |
| 15:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Olcay Bingöl (Austria) | |
| Note: Match was played with two thirty-minute halves. | ||||
| 5 August 2023 Friendly | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | Las Palmas | Leipzig |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 15,134 Referee: Alexander Sather (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 | 19 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 60.00 |
| DFB-Pokal | 27 September 2023 | 31 October 2023 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| DFL-Supercup | 12 August 2023 | Final | Winners | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 September 2023 | 6 March 2024 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 50.00 |
| Total | 41 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 89 | 49 | +40 | 58.54 | ||||
Last updated: 20 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern Munich (X) | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 87 | 37 | +50 | 66 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 3 | VfB Stuttgart (X) | 30 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 68 | 36 | +32 | 63 | |
| 4 | RB Leipzig (X) | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 59 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund (Y) | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League league stage[b] |
| 6 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 45 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2024. 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.[36]
(X) Assured of at least Europa League place; (Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off round
Notes:
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.[36]
(X) Assured of at least Europa League place; (Y) Assured of at least Conference League play-off round
Notes:
- ^ If Germany finishes in the top two of the 2023–24 UEFA coefficient rankings, an additional Champions League spot will be awarded to the fifth-placed team. The remaining Europa League and Conference League spots will be passed down as appropriate.
- ^ The 2023–24 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage. If Bayer Leverkusen win the DFB-Pokal, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League spot will be 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 |
| 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 34 | +35 | 59 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round[edit]
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2023.[37]
| 19 August 2023 1 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–2 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,464 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 25 August 2023 2 | RB Leipzig | 5–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Leipzig |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,084 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 3 September 2023 3 | Union Berlin | 0–3 | RB Leipzig | Berlin |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 16 September 2023 4 | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | FC Augsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,746 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 23 September 2023 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,122 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 30 September 2023 6 | RB Leipzig | 2–2 | Bayern Munich | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 7 October 2023 7 | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | VfL Bochum | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,269 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 21 October 2023 8 | Darmstadt 98 | 1–3 | RB Leipzig | Darmstadt |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 28 October 2023 9 | RB Leipzig | 6–0 | 1. FC Köln | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,480 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 4 November 2023 10 | Mainz 05 | 2–0 | RB Leipzig | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 12 November 2023 11 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | SC Freiburg | Leipzig |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,117 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 25 November 2023 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,350 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 2 December 2023 13 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 9 December 2023 14 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Dortmund |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 16 December 2023 15 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,946 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 19 December 2023 16 | Werder Bremen | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Bremen |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 13 January 2024 17 | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leipzig |
| 14:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,867 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 20 January 2024 18 | RB Leipzig | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 46,529 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 27 January 2024 19 | VfB Stuttgart | 5–2 | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 52,100 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 4 February 2024 20 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Leipzig |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,032 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 10 February 2024 21 | FC Augsburg | 2–2 | RB Leipzig | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,510 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 17 February 2024 22 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Leipzig |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,822 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 24 February 2024 23 | Bayern Munich | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Munich |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 2 March 2024 24 | VfL Bochum | 1–4 | RB Leipzig | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,200 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 9 March 2024 25 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Darmstadt 98 | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 15 March 2024 26 | 1. FC Köln | 1–5 | RB Leipzig | Cologne |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 30 March 2024 27 | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | Mainz 05 | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,813 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 6 April 2024 28 | SC Freiburg | 1–4 | RB Leipzig | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,200 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 13 April 2024 29 | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,858 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 20 April 2024 30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 1–2 | RB Leipzig | Heidenheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 27 April 2024 31 | RB Leipzig | v | Borussia Dortmund | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 3 May 2024 32 | 1899 Hoffenheim | v | RB Leipzig | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena |
| 11 May 2024 33 | RB Leipzig | v | Werder Bremen | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena |
| 18 May 2024 34 | Eintracht Frankfurt | v | RB Leipzig | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park |
DFB-Pokal[edit]
The first round draw was held on 18 June 2023.[38]
| 27 September 2023 First round | Wehen Wiesbaden | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Wiesbaden |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BRITA-Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 31 October 2023 Second round | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Wolfsburg |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 16,031 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
DFL-Supercup[edit]
| 12 August 2023 Final | Bayern Munich | 0–3 | RB Leipzig | Munich |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
UEFA Champions League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MCI | RBL | YB | ZVE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | 1–3 | — | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 |  Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–0 | |
| 4 |  Red Star Belgrade | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
| 19 September 2023 1 | Young Boys | 1–3 | RB Leipzig | Bern, Switzerland |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wankdorf Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania) |
| 4 October 2023 2 | RB Leipzig | 1–3 | Manchester City | Leipzig |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,228 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
| 25 October 2023 3 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | Red Star Belgrade | Leipzig |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,209 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain) |
| 7 November 2023 4 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–2 | RB Leipzig | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium Attendance: 41,961 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
| 28 November 2023 5 | Manchester City | 3–2 | RB Leipzig | Manchester, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC±0) | Report |
| Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 51,402 Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden) |
| 13 December 2023 6 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Young Boys | Leipzig |
| 18:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 43,331 Referee: Manfredas Lukjančukas (Lithuania) |
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023.
| 13 February 2024 First leg | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Leipzig |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 45,028 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
| 6 March 2024 Second leg | Real Madrid | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | RB Leipzig | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 76,126 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Champions League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | HUN | Péter Gulácsi | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Janis Blaswich | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | GER | Leopold Zingerle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | GER | Timo Schlieck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FRA | Mohamed Simakan | 39 | 2 | 21+8 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | GER | Christopher Lenz | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | HUN | Willi Orbán | 18 | 1 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | El Chadaille Bitshiabu | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
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