2024–25 RB Leipzig season

The 2024–25 season is the 16th season in the history of RB Leipzig, and the club's ninth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

RB Leipzig
2024–25 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
CEOOliver Mintzlaff
Head coachMarco Rose
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalRound of 16
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Loïs Openda (5)

All:
Loïs Openda
Benjamin Šeško
(6 each)
All statistics correct as of 9 November 2024.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 26 August 2024[1]

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   NED Lutsharel Geertruida
4 DF   HUN Willi Orbán (captain)
5 DF   FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu
6 MF   MKD Elif Elmas
7 MF   NOR Antonio Nusa
8 MF   MLI Amadou Haidara
9 FW   DEN Yussuf Poulsen
10 FW   NED Xavi Simons (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
11 FW   BEL Loïs Openda
13 MF   AUT Nicolas Seiwald
14 MF   AUT Christoph Baumgartner
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   GER Lukas Klostermann (3rd captain)
18 MF   BEL Arthur Vermeeren (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
19 FW   POR André Silva
20 MF   GER Assan Ouédraogo
22 DF   GER David Raum
23 DF   FRA Castello Lukeba
24 MF   AUT Xaver Schlager
25 GK   GER Leopold Zingerle
26 GK   BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
30 FW   SVN Benjamin Šeško
39 DF   GER Benjamin Henrichs
44 MF   SVN Kevin Kampl (vice-captain)
47 MF   GER Viggo Gebel

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   GER Janis Blaswich (at Red Bull Salzburg until 30 June 2025)
DF   GER Frederik Jäkel (at SV Elversberg until 30 June 2025)
DF   GER Tim Köhler (at SC Verl until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   GUI Ilaix Moriba (at Celta Vigo until 30 June 2025)
FW   NED Yannick Eduardo (at De Graafschap until 30 June 2025)
FW   GER Timo Werner (at Tottenham Hotspur until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF   Ilaix Moriba   Getafe Loan return 30 June 2024
FW   André Silva   Real Sociedad Loan return 30 June 2024 [2]
GK   Maarten Vandevoordt   Genk €10,000,000 1 July 2024
MF   Assan Ouédraogo   Schalke 04 €10,000,000 1 July 2024 [3]
FW   Xavi Simons   Paris Saint-Germain Loan 5 August 2024 [4]
MF   Antonio Nusa   Club Brugge €21,000,000 13 August 2024 [5]
MF   Arthur Vermeeren   Atlético Madrid Loan 26 August 2024 [6]
DF   Lutsharel Geertruida   Feyenoord €20,000,000 30 August 2024 [7]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK   Janis Blaswich   Red Bull Salzburg Loan (€1,000,000) 1 July 2024 [8]
GK   Tim Schreiber   Dynamo Dresden €150,000 1 July 2024
DF   Angeliño   Roma €5,000,000[9][†] 1 July 2024
FW   Timo Werner   Tottenham Hotspur Loan 1 July 2024 [10]
FW   Yannick Eduardo   De Graafschap Loan 2 July 2024
DF   Hugo Novoa   Alavés €1,500,000 22 July 2024 [11]
MF   Ilaix Moriba   Celta Vigo Loan 7 August 2024 [12]
MF   Dani Olmo   Barcelona €55,000,000 9 August 2024 [13]
DF   Mohamed Simakan   Al Nassr €45,000,000 30 August 2024 [14][15]
Notes
  1. Loan transfer made permanent

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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The team, for the first time in its history, arranged a pre-season tour outside of Europe.[16]

19 July 2024 Friendly Rot-Weiß Erfurt   Cancelled   RB Leipzig
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: The match was cancelled following protests by the home club.[17]
19 July 2024 Friendly SV Babelsberg   0–1   RB Leipzig Potsdam
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Elmas   45+3'
Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion
Attendance: 0
26 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig   1–0   Erzgebirge Aue Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 0
Note: The details of the match were not revealed to the public.[18]
31 July 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig   2–0   Aston Villa Harrison, United States
20:00 EDT (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3 August 2024 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers   3–0   RB Leipzig Miami, United States
19:30 EDT (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: Chase Stadium
10 August 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig   Cancelled   Lazio Leipzig
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
10 August 2024 Friendly RB Leipzig   1–1   Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,365
Referee: Richard Hempel (Germany)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 24 August 2024 17 May 2025 Matchday 1 10 6 3 1 15 5 +10 060.00
DFB-Pokal 17 August 2024 First round 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00
UEFA Champions League 19 September 2024 League phase 4 0 0 4 4 9 −5 000.00
Total 16 8 3 5 27 17 +10 050.00

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 10 8 2 0 33 7 +26 26 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 RB Leipzig 10 6 3 1 15 5 +10 21
3 Eintracht Frankfurt 10 6 2 2 26 16 +10 20
4 Bayer Leverkusen 10 4 5 1 21 16 +5 17
5 SC Freiburg 10 5 2 3 13 11 +2 17 Qualification for the Europa League league phase
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Bundesliga
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]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

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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
10 6 3 1 15 5  +10 21 3 2 0 8 1  +7 3 1 1 7 4  +3

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDWWWWLD
Position7335322222
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[20]

24 August 2024 1 RB Leipzig 1–0 VfL Bochum Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 44,611
Referee: Benjamin Brand
31 August 2024 2 Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,615
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
14 September 2024 3 RB Leipzig 0–0 Union Berlin Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Sven Jablonski
22 September 2024 4 FC St. Pauli 0–0 RB Leipzig St. Pauli
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
Attendance: 29,251
Referee: Robert Hartmann
28 September 2024 5 RB Leipzig 4–0 FC Augsburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 44,407
Referee: Daniel Siebert
6 October 2024 6 1. FC Heidenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
19 October 2024 7 Mainz 05 0–2 RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 30,100
Referee: Felix Zwayer
26 October 2024 8 RB Leipzig 3–1 SC Freiburg Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,908
Referee: Sven Jablonski
2 November 2024 9 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 RB Leipzig Dortmund
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Tobias Stieler
9 November 2024 10 RB Leipzig 0–0 Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,887
Referee: Christian Dingert
23 November 2024 11 TSG Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
30 November 2024 12 RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
7 December 2024 13 Holstein Kiel v RB Leipzig Kiel
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
15 December 2024 14 RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
19:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
20 December 2024 15 Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Allianz Arena
12 January 2025 16 RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
15 January 2025 17 VfB Stuttgart v RB Leipzig Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: MHPArena
18 January 2025 18 VfL Bochum v RB Leipzig Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
25 January 2025 19 RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
1 February 2025 20 Union Berlin v RB Leipzig Berlin
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
8 February 2025 21 RB Leipzig v FC St. Pauli Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
15 February 2025 22 FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig Augsburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: WWK Arena
22 February 2025 23 RB Leipzig v 1. FC Heidenheim Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
1 March 2025 24 RB Leipzig v Mainz 05 Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
8 March 2025 25 SC Freiburg v RB Leipzig Freiburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
15 March 2025 26 RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
29 March 2025 27 Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Borussia-Park
5 April 2025 28 RB Leipzig v TSG Hoffenheim Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
12 April 2025 29 VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
19 April 2025 30 RB Leipzig v Holstein Kiel Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
26 April 2025 31 Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig Frankfurt
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
3 May 2025 32 RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena
10 May 2025 33 Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig Bremen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Weser-Stadion
17 May 2025 34 RB Leipzig v VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena

DFB-Pokal

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17 August 2024 First round Rot-Weiss Essen 1–4 RB Leipzig Essen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
29 October 2024 Second round RB Leipzig 4–2 FC St. Pauli Leipzig
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,478
Referee: Felix Zwayer
4 December 2024 Round of 16 RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena

UEFA Champions League

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League phase

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The draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
30   Red Bull Salzburg 4 1 0 3 3 10 −7 3
31   Bologna 4 0 1 3 0 5 −5 1
32   RB Leipzig 4 0 0 4 4 9 −5 0
33   Sturm Graz 4 0 0 4 1 6 −5 0
34   Young Boys 4 0 0 4 1 11 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultLLLL
Position22293132
Points0000
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
19 September 2024 1 Atlético Madrid   2–1   RB Leipzig Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance: 57,856
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
2 October 2024 2 RB Leipzig   2–3   Juventus Leipzig
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,228
Referee: François Letexier (France)
23 October 2024 3 RB Leipzig   0–1   Liverpool Leipzig
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 45,228
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
5 November 2024 4 Celtic   3–1   RB Leipzig Glasgow, Scotland
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 57,551
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
26 November 2024 5 Inter Milan   v   RB Leipzig Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: San Siro
10 December 2024 6 RB Leipzig   v   Aston Villa Leipzig
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
22 January 2025 7 RB Leipzig   v   Sporting CP Leipzig
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
29 January 2024 8 Sturm Graz   v   RB Leipzig Graz, Austria
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   HUN Péter Gulácsi 15 0 10 0 1 0 4 0
25 GK   GER Leopold Zingerle 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 GK   BEL Maarten Vandevoordt 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
36 GK   GER Timo Schlieck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF   NED Lutsharel Geertruida 12 1 6+1 1 1 0 3+1 0
4 DF   HUN Willi Orbán 14 2 8 2 2 0 4 0
5 DF   FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu 9 0 2+4 0 1 0 1+1 0
16 DF   GER Lukas Klostermann 11 0 7+2 0 2 0 0 0
22 DF   GER David Raum 9 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
23 DF   FRA Castello Lukeba 12 0 7 0 0+2 0 3 0
39 DF   GER Benjamin Henrichs 16 0 5+5 0 1+1 0 3+1 0
45 MF   NOR Jonathan Norbye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   MKD Elif Elmas 6 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
7 MF   NOR Antonio Nusa 16 3 6+4 1 0+2 2 3+1 0
8 MF   MLI Amadou Haidara 16 0 9+1 0 1+1 0 4 0
13 MF   AUT Nicolas Seiwald 10 0 3+3 0 1 0 1+2 0
14 MF   AUT Christoph Baumgartner 15 2 4+6 0 1 1 2+2 1
18 MF   BEL Arthur Vermeeren 13 0 4+5 0 1 0 2+1 0
20 MF   GER Assan Ouédraogo 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF   AUT Xaver Schlager 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   GER Nuha Jatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF   SVN Kevin Kampl 11 1 5+2 1 2 0 1+1 0
47 MF   GER Viggo Gebel 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   DEN Yussuf Poulsen 14 2 2+7 0 1 2 0+4 0
10 FW   NED Xavi Simons 11 3 7 2 1 1 3 0
11 FW   BEL Loïs Openda 15 6 9+1 5 1 1 4 0
19 FW   POR André Silva 6 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
30 FW   SVN Benjamin Šeško 15 7 9+1 3 1 1 4 3
Players transferred out during the season
2 DF   FRA Mohamed Simakan 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Total
1 30 FW   Benjamin Šeško 3 1 3 7
2 17 FW   Loïs Openda 5 1 0 6
3 20 FW   Xavi Simons 2 1 0 3
7 MF   Antonio Nusa 1 2 0 3
5 4 DF   Willi Orbán 2 0 0 2
9 FW   Yussuf Poulsen 0 2 0 2
14 MF   Christoph Baumgartner 0 1 1 2
8 44 MF   Kevin Kampl 1 0 0 1
3 DF   Lutsharel Geertruida 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Totals 15 8 4 27

Assists

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Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Total
1 30 FW   Benjamin Šeško 2 1 0 3
11 FW   Loïs Openda 2 0 1 3
3 20 FW   Xavi Simons 1 1 0 2
7 MF   Antonio Nusa 2 0 0 2
8 MF   Amadou Haidara 1 1 0 2
19 FW   André Silva 1 1 0 2
39 DF   Benjamin Henrichs 2 0 0 2
8 22 DF   David Raum 1 0 0 1
3 DF   Lutsharel Geertruida 0 1 0 1
14 MF   Christoph Baumgartner 0 1 0 1
6 MF   Elif Elmas 0 1 0 1
Totals 12 7 1 20

References

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