RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V., commonly known as RB Leipzig, is a professional association football club based in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. They play their home matches at the Red Bull Arena. The club was founded in 2009 by initiative of the company Red Bull GmbH, who purchased the playing rights of a fifth division side SSV Markranstädt, with the intention 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.
As of the end of 2025–26, the club's first team has spent ten seasons in the first tier of German football, two in the second, one in the third, three in the fourth and one in the fifth. The table details their achievements in first-team competitions, and records their top goalscorer and average home league attendance, for each completed season since their first appearance in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd in 2009–10.
Key Key to competitions
Bundesliga (1. BL) – The top-flight of football in Germany, established in 1963. 2. Bundesliga (2. BL) – The second division of football in Germany, established in 1974. 3. Liga (3. L) – The third division of football in Germany, established in 2008. Regionalliga (RL) – The fourth division of football in Germany, established in 1964 and designated as the fourth tier in 2008. NOFV-Oberliga (NOFV) – A fifth division of football in Germany, established in 1991. DFB-Pokal (DFBP) – The premier knockout cup competition in German football, first contested in 1935. UEFA Champions League (UCL) – The premier competition in European football since 1955. It went by the name of European Cup until 1992. UEFA Europa League (UEL) – The second-tier competition in European football since 1971. It went by the name of UEFA Cup until 2009.
Key to colors and symbols 1st or W Winners 2nd or RU Runners-up 3rd Third place Promoted Relegated ♦ League Golden BootItalics Ongoing competition
Key to league record Season = The year and article of the season Div = Division/level on pyramid League = League name Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn L = Matches lost GF = Goals for GA = Goals against GD = Goal difference Pts = Points Pos. = League position
Key to cup record DNE = Did not enter DNQ = Did not qualify NH = Competition not held or cancelled QR = Qualifying round PR = Preliminary round GS = Group stage LP = League phase R1 = First round R2 = Second round R3 = Third round R4 = Fourth round R5 = Fifth round Ro16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals F = Final RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons SeasonLeagueDFB-PokalContinental / OtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)DivLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPtsPos.Player(s)Goals2009–105NOFV3026227417 +57 801st DNQ Saxony Cup QF2,150 142010–11 4RLN34181065729 +28 644th Saxony Cup W4,206 162011–12RLN3422757130 +41 733rdR2 Saxony Cup QF7,401 29♦2012–13RLNO3021906522 +43 721st DNQ Saxony Cup W7,563 20♦2013–1433. L3824776534 + 31 792ndR1 Saxony Cup SF16,734 192014–15 22. BL341311103931 +8 505thR16 —25,025 122015–162. BL3420775432 +22 672ndR229,441 102016–17 11. BL3420776639 +27 672ndR141,454 212017–181. BL34158115753 +4 536thR2 UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League GSQF39,397 212018–191. BL3419966329 +34 663rdRU UEFA Europa League GS38,380 192019–201. BL34181248137 +44 66 3rdR3 UEFA Champions League SF40,815 342020–211. BL3419876032 +28 652ndRU UEFA Champions League R160 112021–221. BL34177107237 +35 584thW UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League GSSF22,124 352022–231. BL3420686441 +23 663rdW UEFA Champions LeagueDFL-Supercup R16RU45,559 23♦2023–241. BL3419877739 +38 654thR2 UEFA Champions LeagueDFL-Supercup R16W45,171 282024–251. BL34131295348 +5 517thSF UEFA Champions League LP45,045 212025–261. BL3420596647 +19 653rdQF —44,164 17 Total – – 574 324 135 115 1,084 597 +487 1,107 — — — — — — 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only. 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, DFB-Pokal, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, and other competitive matches.
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