2025–26 RB Leipzig season

RB Leipzig
2025–26 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
CEOOliver Mintzlaff
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumRed Bull Arena
BundesligaMatchday 1
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Yan Diomande
Willi Orbán
Ezechiel Banzuzi
Xavi Simons
(1 each)

The 2025–26 season is the 17th season in the history of RB Leipzig, and the club's tenth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 August 2025[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi (3rd captain)
2 DF Netherlands NED Lutsharel Geertruida
4 DF Hungary HUN Willi Orbán (captain)
5 DF France FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu
6 MF Netherlands NED Ezechiel Banzuzi
7 MF Norway NOR Antonio Nusa
8 MF Mali MLI Amadou Haidara
9 FW Belgium BEL Johan Bakayoko
10 FW Netherlands NED Xavi Simons
11 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda
13 MF Austria AUT Nicolas Seiwald
14 MF Austria AUT Christoph Baumgartner
16 DF Germany GER Lukas Klostermann
17 DF Germany GER Ridle Baku
18 MF Belgium BEL Arthur Vermeeren
19 DF Serbia SRB Kosta Nedeljković (on loan from Aston Villa)
20 MF Germany GER Assan Ouédraogo
22 DF Germany GER David Raum
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF France FRA Castello Lukeba
24 MF Austria AUT Xaver Schlager
25 GK Germany GER Leopold Zingerle
26 GK Belgium BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
27 FW France FRA Tidiam Gomis
31 MF Germany GER Faik Sakar
33 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Maksimović
35 DF Germany GER Max Finkgräfe
36 FW Germany GER Timo Werner
39 DF Germany GER Benjamin Henrichs
40 FW Brazil BRA Rômulo Cardoso
42 DF Belgium BEL Joyeux Masanka Bungi
44 MF Slovenia SVN Kevin Kampl (vice-captain)
45 MF North Macedonia MKD Eljif Elmas
47 MF Germany GER Viggo Gebel
49 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yan Diomande
— FW Germany GER Robert Ramsak

Players out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Germany GER Timo Schlieck (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2026)
— DF Germany GER Frederik Jäkel (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Norway NOR Jonathan Norbye (at Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2026)
— FW Czech Republic CZE Yannick Eduardo (at Dordrecht until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Provenance Fee Source
1 July 2025 MF Netherlands Ezechiel Banzuzi Belgium OH Leuven €16,000,000 [2]
3 July 2025 DF Germany Max Finkgräfe Germany 1. FC Köln €4,000,000 [3]
16 July 2025 FW Belgium Johan Bakayoko Netherlands PSV €18,000,000 [4]
16 July 2025 FW Ivory Coast Yan Diomande Spain Leganés €20,000,000 [5]
16 July 2025 MF Serbia Andrija Maksimović Serbia Red Star Belgrade €14,000,000 [6]
15 August 2025 FW Brazil Rômulo Cardoso Turkey Göztepe €20,000,000 [7]
Decrease Spending: €92,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Player Destiny Fee Source
1 July 2025 GK Germany Fernando Dickes Germany Hamburger SV Free [8]
1 July 2025 DF Germany Leon Koß Germany SC Freiburg II Free [9]
1 July 2025 MF Guinea Ilaix Moriba Spain Celta Vigo €6,000,000 [10]
1 July 2025 DF Norway Jonathan Norbye Germany Arminia Bielefeld Loan [11]
1 July 2025 GK Germany Timo Schlieck Germany Greuther Fürth Loan [12]
4 July 2025 DF Germany Frederik Jäkel Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Loan [13]
13 July 2025 FW Denmark Yussuf Poulsen Germany Hamburger SV €1,000,000 [14][15]
17 July 2025 FW Czech Republic Yannick Eduardo Netherlands FC Dordrecht Loan [16]
8 August 2025 DF Germany Tim Köhler Germany VfB Stuttgart II Undisclosed [17]
9 August 2025 FW Slovenia Benjamin Šeško England Manchester United €76,500,000[a] [18][19][20]
9 August 2025 MF Germany Nuha Jatta Germany VfB Stuttgart II Undisclosed [21]
11 August 2025 GK Germany Janis Blaswich Germany Bayer Leverkusen €2,000,000 [22]
18 August 2025 FW Portugal André Silva Spain Elche €1,000,000 [23]
Increase Income: €86,500,000
Notes
  1. † Loan transfer made permanent

Friendlies

Pre-season

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 22 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
DFB-Pokal 16 August 2025 TBD First round TBD 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
Total 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 FC St. Pauli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 VfB Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 RB Leipzig 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. 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.[24]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
1 0 0 1 0 6  −6 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0 6  −6

Last updated: 22 August 2025.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultL
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[25]

22 August 2025 1 Bayern Munich 6–0 RB Leipzig Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Olise 27', 42', Yellow card 87'
  • Díaz 32'
  • Tah Yellow card 49'
  • Laimer Yellow card 63'
  • Kane 64', 74', 77'
  • Kimmich Yellow card 68'
 Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
30 August 2025 2 RB Leipzig v 1. FC Heidenheim Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
13 September 2025 3 Mainz 05 v RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Opel Arena
20 September 2025 4 RB Leipzig v 1. FC Köln Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
27 September 2025 5 VfL Wolfsburg v RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
3–5 October 2025 6 Borussia Dortmund v RB Leipzig Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
17–19 October 2025 7 RB Leipzig v Hamburger SV Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
24–26 October 2025 8 FC Augsburg v RB Leipzig Augsburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: WWK Arena
31 October – 2 November 2025 9 RB Leipzig v VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
7–9 November 2025 10 TSG Hoffenheim v RB Leipzig Sinsheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
21–23 November 2025 11 RB Leipzig v Werder Bremen Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
28–30 November 2025 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach v RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Borussia-Park
5–7 December 2025 13 RB Leipzig v Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
12–14 December 2025 14 Union Berlin v RB Leipzig Berlin
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
19–21 December 2025 15 RB Leipzig v Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
9–11 January 2026 16 FC St. Pauli v RB Leipzig St. Pauli
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
13–15 January 2026 17 RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
16–18 January 2026 18 RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
23–25 January 2026 19 1. FC Heidenheim v RB Leipzig Heidenheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
30 January – 1 February 2026 20 RB Leipzig v Mainz 05 Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
6–8 February 2026 21 1. FC Köln v RB Leipzig Cologne
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
13–15 February 2026 22 RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
20–22 February 2026 23 RB Leipzig v Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
27 February – 1 March 2026 24 Hamburger SV v RB Leipzig Volksparkstadion
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Hamburg
6–8 March 2026 25 RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
13–15 March 2026 26 VfB Stuttgart v RB Leipzig Stuttgart
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: MHPArena
20–22 March 2026 27 RB Leipzig v TSG Hoffenheim Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
3–5 April 2026 28 Werder Bremen v RB Leipzig Bremen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Weser-Stadion
10–12 April 2026 29 RB Leipzig v Borussia Mönchengladbach Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
17–19 April 2026 30 Eintracht Frankfurt v RB Leipzig Frankfurt
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
24–26 April 2026 31 RB Leipzig v Union Berlin Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
1–3 May 2026 32 Bayer Leverkusen v RB Leipzig Leverkusen
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: BayArena
8–10 May 2026 33 RB Leipzig v FC St. Pauli Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
16 May 2026 34 SC Freiburg v RB Leipzig Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
16 August 2025 First round SV Sandhausen 2–4 RB Leipzig Sandhausen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Hungary HUN Péter Gulácsi 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Germany GER Leopold Zingerle 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK Belgium BEL Maarten Vandevoordt 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Germany GER Janis Blaswich 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Netherlands NED Lutsharel Geertruida 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Hungary HUN Willi Orbán 1 1 0 0 1 1
5 DF France FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
16 DF Germany GER Lukas Klostermann 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Germany GER Ridle Baku 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF Serbia SRB Kosta Nedeljković 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Germany GER David Raum 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF France FRA Castello Lukeba 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 DF Germany GER Max Finkgräfe 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF Germany GER Benjamin Henrichs 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF Germany GER Leon Koß 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 DF Germany GER Lionel Voufack 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Germany GER Tim Köhler 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Belgium BEL Joyeux Masanka Bungi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Netherlands NED Ezechiel Banzuzi 1 1 0 0 0+1 1
7 MF Norway NOR Antonio Nusa 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Mali MLI Amadou Haidara 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Austria AUT Nicolas Seiwald 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Austria AUT Christoph Baumgartner 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
18 MF Belgium BEL Arthur Vermeeren 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Germany GER Assan Ouédraogo 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Austria AUT Xaver Schlager 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 MF Germany GER Faik Sakar 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Serbia SRB Andrija Maksimović 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 MF Slovenia SVN Kevin Kampl 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF Germany GER Viggo Gebel 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF North Macedonia MKD Eljif Elmas 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Germany GER Nuha Jatta 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Belgium BEL Johan Bakayoko 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
10 FW Netherlands NED Xavi Simons 1 1 0 0 1 1
11 FW Belgium BEL Loïs Openda 1 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW France FRA Tidiam Gomis 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Germany GER Robert Ramsak 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Slovenia SVN Benjamin Šeško 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Ivory Coast CIV Yan Diomande 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW Portugal POR André Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Germany GER Timo Werner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season

Last updated: 16 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 49 FW Ivory Coast Yan Diomande 0 1 1
4 DF Hungary Willi Orbán 0 1 1
6 MF Netherlands Ezechiel Banzuzi 0 1 1
10 FW Netherlands Xavi Simons 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 0 4 4

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 4 DF Hungary Willi Orbán 0 1 1
10 FW Netherlands Xavi Simons 0 1 1
23 DF France Castello Lukeba 0 1 1
20 MF Germany Assan Ouédraogo 0 1 1
Totals 0 4 4

Notes

  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £85,000,000.

References

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