2025–26 RB Leipzig season

RB Leipzig
2025–26 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanJohann Plenge
Head coachOle Werner
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Christoph Baumgartner
Yan Diomande
(6 each)
All:
Christoph Baumgartner (10)

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 1 September 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  HUN Péter Gulácsi (3rd captain)
4 DF  HUN Willi Orbán (4th captain)
5 DF  FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu
6 MF  NED Ezechiel Banzuzi
7 MF  NOR Antonio Nusa
8 MF  MLI Amadou Haidara
9 FW  BEL Johan Bakayoko
11 FW  BEL Loïs Openda
13 MF  AUT Nicolas Seiwald
14 MF  AUT Christoph Baumgartner
16 DF  GER Lukas Klostermann
17 DF  GER Ridle Baku
19 DF  SRB Kosta Nedeljković (on loan from Aston Villa)
20 MF  GER Assan Ouédraogo
22 DF  GER David Raum (captain)
23 DF  FRA Castello Lukeba
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  AUT Xaver Schlager
25 GK  GER Leopold Zingerle
26 GK  BEL Maarten Vandevoordt
27 FW  FRA Tidiam Gomis
31 MF  GER Faik Sakar
33 MF  SRB Andrija Maksimović
35 DF  GER Max Finkgräfe
36 FW  GER Timo Werner
39 DF  GER Benjamin Henrichs
40 FW  BRA Rômulo
42 DF  BEL Joyeux Masanka Bungi
44 MF  SVN Kevin Kampl (vice-captain)
47 MF  GER Viggo Gebel
48 DF  GER Lionel Voufack
49 FW  CIV Yan Diomande
— FW  DEN Conrad Harder

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
— FW  CZE Yannick Eduardo (at Dordrecht until 30 June 2026)
— MF  MKD Eljif Elmas (at Napoli until 30 June 2026)
— DF  NED Lutsharel Geertruida (at Sunderland until 30 June 2026)
— DF  GER Frederik Jäkel (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF  NOR Jonathan Norbye (at Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2026)
— FW  GER Robert Ramsak (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2026)
— GK  GER Tim Schelik (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2026)
— MF  BEL Arthur Vermeeren (at Marseille until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Source
1 July 2025 MF Ezechiel Banzuzi OH Leuven €16,000,000 [2]
3 July 2025 DF Max Finkgräfe 1. FC Köln €4,000,000 [3]
16 July 2025 FW Johan Bakayoko PSV Eindhoven €18,000,000 [4]
16 July 2025 FW Yan Diomande Leganés €20,000,000 [5]
16 July 2025 MF Andrija Maksimović Red Star Belgrade €14,000,000 [6]
15 August 2025 FW Rômulo Cardoso Göztepe €20,000,000 [7]
1 September 2025 FW Conrad Harder Sporting CP €24,000,000 [8]
Spending: €116,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Source
1 July 2025 GK Fernando Dickes Hamburger SV Free [9]
1 July 2025 DF Leon Koß SC Freiburg II Free [10]
1 July 2025 MF Ilaix Moriba Celta Vigo €6,000,000 [11]
1 July 2025 DF Jonathan Norbye Arminia Bielefeld Loan [12]
1 July 2025 GK Timo Schlieck Greuther Fürth Loan [13]
4 July 2025 DF Frederik Jäkel Eintracht Braunschweig Loan [14]
13 July 2025 FW Yussuf Poulsen Hamburger SV €1,000,000 [15][16]
17 July 2025 FW Yannick Eduardo FC Dordrecht Loan [17]
8 August 2025 DF Tim Köhler VfB Stuttgart II Undisclosed [18]
9 August 2025 FW Benjamin Šeško Manchester United €76,500,000[a] [19][20][21]
9 August 2025 MF Nuha Jatta VfB Stuttgart II Undisclosed [22]
11 August 2025 GK Janis Blaswich Bayer Leverkusen €2,000,000 [23]
18 August 2025 FW André Silva Elche €1,000,000 [24]
29 August 2025 MF Xavi Simons Tottenham Hotspur €65,000,000 [25]
31 August 2025 MF Arthur Vermeeren Marseille Loan [26]
1 September 2025 MF Eljif Elmas Napoli Loan [27]
1 September 2025 DF Lutsharel Geertruida Sunderland Loan [28]
1 September 2025 FW Robert Ramsak Eintracht Braunschweig Loan [29]
Income: €151,500,000
Notes
  1. † Loan transfer made permanent

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 15 9 2 4 30 19 +11 060.00
DFB-Pokal 16 August 2025 TBD First round TBD 3 3 0 0 11 4 +7 100.00
Total 18 12 2 4 41 23 +18 066.67

Last updated: 20 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Borussia Dortmund 15 9 5 1 26 12 +14 32 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
3 Bayer Leverkusen 15 9 2 4 33 20 +13 29
4 RB Leipzig 15 9 2 4 30 19 +11 29
5 TSG Hoffenheim 15 8 3 4 29 20 +9 27 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b]
6 VfB Stuttgart 15 8 2 5 25 22 +3 26 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 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.[30]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ Fee may eventually rise to £85,000,000.
  2. ^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
15 9 2 4 30 19  +11 29 6 0 1 19 6  +13 3 2 3 11 13  −2

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWWWDWWWLWDWLL
Position18117333222222224
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[31]

22 August 2025 1 Bayern Munich 6–0 RB Leipzig Munich
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Olise 27', 42',  87'
  • Díaz 32'
  • Tah  49'
  • Laimer  63'
  • Kane 64', 74', 78'
  • Kimmich  69'
 Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Florian Badstübner
30 August 2025 2 RB Leipzig 2–0 1. FC Heidenheim Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 43,495
Referee: Frank Willenborg
13 September 2025 3 Mainz 05 0–1 RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Sven Jablonski
20 September 2025 4 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Köln Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,117
Referee: Benjamin Brand
27 September 2025 5 VfL Wolfsburg 0–1 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,236
Referee: Robin Braun
4 October 2025 6 Borussia Dortmund 1–1 RB Leipzig Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
18 October 2025 7 RB Leipzig 2–1 Hamburger SV Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Tobias Welz
25 October 2025 8 FC Augsburg 0–6 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 28,600
Referee: Daniel Siebert
1 November 2025 9 RB Leipzig 3–1 VfB Stuttgart Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Sven Jablonski
8 November 2025 10 TSG Hoffenheim 3–1 RB Leipzig Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 26,561
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
23 November 2025 11 RB Leipzig 2–0 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,800
Referee: Martin Petersen
28 November 2025 12 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 50,029
Referee: Timo Gerach
6 December 2025 13 RB Leipzig 6–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 47,012
Referee: Daniel Siebert
12 December 2025 14 Union Berlin 3–1 RB Leipzig Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Daniel Schlager
20 December 2025 15 RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 46,053
Referee: Benjamin Brand
10 January 2026 16 FC St. Pauli v RB Leipzig St. Pauli
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
14 January 2026 17 RB Leipzig v SC Freiburg Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
17 January 2026 18 RB Leipzig v Bayern Munich Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
24 January 2026 19 1. FC Heidenheim v RB Leipzig Heidenheim
15:30 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
28 October 2025 Second round Energie Cottbus 1–4 RB Leipzig Cottbus
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion der Freundschaft
Attendance: 19,700
Referee: Tobias Reichel
2 December 2025 Round of 16 RB Leipzig 3–1 1. FC Magdeburg Leipzig
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 41,108
Referee: Felix Zwayer
11 February 2026 Quarter-finals Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig Munich
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Allianz Arena

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  HUN Péter Gulácsi 14 0 14 0 0 0
25 GK  GER Leopold Zingerle 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK  BEL Maarten Vandevoordt 3 0 0 0 3 0
Defenders
4 DF  HUN Willi Orbán 17 1 14 0 3 1
5 DF  FRA El Chadaille Bitshiabu 4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
16 DF  GER Lukas Klostermann 6 0 0+4 0 1+1 0
17 DF  GER Ridle Baku 14 0 12 0 2 0
19 DF  SRB Kosta Nedeljković 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
22 DF  GER David Raum 17 2 14 2 3 0
23 DF  FRA Castello Lukeba 15 1 13 1 2 0
35 DF  GER Max Finkgräfe 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
39 DF  GER Benjamin Henrichs 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF  BEL Joyeux Masanka Bungi 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 DF  FRA Samba Konaté 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
48 DF  GER Lionel Voufack 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  NED Ezechiel Banzuzi 15 2 1+11 0 2+1 2
7 MF  NOR Antonio Nusa 15 2 10+2 1 3 1
8 MF  MLI Amadou Haidara 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF  AUT Nicolas Seiwald 17 0 13+1 0 3 0
14 MF  AUT Christoph Baumgartner 17 10 13+1 6 2+1 4
20 MF  GER Assan Ouédraogo 12 3 8+3 3 0+1 0
24 MF  AUT Xaver Schlager 13 1 6+4 1 1+2 0
31 MF  GER Faik Sakar 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF  SRB Andrija Maksimović 7 0 0+5 0 0+2 0
44 MF  SVN Kevin Kampl 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
47 MF  GER Viggo Gebel 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  BEL Johan Bakayoko 14 4 8+4 2 1+1 2
11 FW  DEN Conrad Harder 14 1 4+8 1 1+1 0
27 FW  FRA Tidiam Gomis 8 1 0+6 1 0+2 0
36 FW  GER Timo Werner 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
40 FW  BRA Rômulo 11 4 9+1 4 1 0
49 FW  CIV Yan Diomande 16 7 10+4 6 2 1
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
10 FW  NED Xavi Simons 2 1 1 0 1 1
11 FW  BEL Loïs Openda 3 0 1+1 0 1 0

Last updated: 12 December 2025
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 14 MF Christoph Baumgartner 6 4 10
2 49 FW Yan Diomande 6 1 7
3 40 FW Rômulo 4 0 4
4 9 FW Johan Bakayoko 2 1 3
20 MF Assan Ouédraogo 3 0 3
6 6 MF Ezechiel Banzuzi 0 2 2
7 FW Antonio Nusa 1 1 2
22 DF David Raum 2 0 2
8 4 DF Willi Orbán 0 1 1
10 FW Xavi Simons 0 1 1
23 DF Castello Lukeba 1 0 1
24 MF Xaver Schlager 1 0 1
11 FW Conrad Harder 1 0 1
27 FW Tidiam Gomis 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 29 11 40

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 20 MF Assan Ouédraogo 3 1 4
2 40 FW Rômulo 3 0 3
22 DF David Raum 1 2 3
49 FW Yan Diomande 2 1 3
7 MF Antonio Nusa 2 1 3
14 MF Christoph Baumgartner 3 0 3
7 4 DF Willi Orbán 0 2 2
19 FW Conrad Harder 1 1 2
9 10 FW Xavi Simons 0 1 1
23 DF Castello Lukeba 0 1 1
17 DF Ridle Baku 1 0 1
6 MF Ezechiel Banzuzi 1 0 1
13 MF Nicolas Seiwald 1 0 1
11 FW Conrad Harder 1 0 1
Totals 19 10 29

Notes

References

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  3. ^ "RBL sign left-back Max Finkgräfe". RB Leipzig. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
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