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RB Leipzig Club History
Controversial and revolutionary, RB Leipzig soared up the German football pyramid to reach Bundesliga betting with momentum and eyes staring in their direction.
This is a club which is a newbie by the standards of European football, yet has already caused a stir in Champions League outright odds.
Founded as recently as 2009, this Red Bull-led project was not done on a whim. Years of research and rejected approaches predated the founding of RB Leipzig, with the late Dietrich Mateschitz at the forefront.
Mateschitz considered Hamburg, Munich and Dusseldorf.
Instead of starting at the very bottom, Red Bull purchased Oberliga playing right from a club called SSV Markranstädt. All seven of the founding members were employees or agents for Red Bull.
This was not the first venture into soccer from Red Bull, who already had involvement in Brazil, New York, Ghana and Salzburg. Many German fans had not received their interest well, with protests commonplace.
Powered by significant investment, allowing the club to recruit players from higher leagues, Leipzig earned Oberliga promotion in their first season.
Taking three campaigns in the fourth tier, they leapt from 3. Liga to the 2. Bundesliga at the first time of asking.
A fifth place finish in the 2. Bundesliga in 2014-15 was followed by promotion in 2015-16, with familiar names in Yussuf Poulsen and Davie Selke finishing as top scorers respectively.
It is fair to say a debut Bundesliga campaign did not require much time to adapt.
Timo Werner, Naby Keita and Dayot Upamecano were among the signings and they went unbeaten in their first 13 including a victory over Borussia Dortmund. Leipzig placed second in their first Bundesliga season, earning a Champions League spot.
Finishing sixth the following season, accompanied by a run to the last eight of the Europa League, represented a backwards step, but they followed up with consecutive third places, including a Champions League semi-final appearance in 2020.
Poulsen is their all-time appearance leader at the time of writing. Having returned for his second stint after a disappointing spell with Chelsea, Werner has extended his lead atop the all-time scoring charts.
RB Leipzig Honours List
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DFB-Pokal – 2021-22
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Regionalliga Nordost – 2012-13
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NOFV-Oberliga Sud – 2009-10
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Saxony Cup – 2010-11, 2012-13
RB Leipzig Competitions This Season
There were four pieces of silverware up for grabs when RB Leipzig began their season. Pursuing Bayern Munich atop the Bundesliga, Leipzig’s day-to-day is league action, with their sights set on another top four spot.
They also earned a DFL-Supercup berth through their DFB-Pokal win. Bayern defeated them 5-3 in the Supercup back in July.
Drawn alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid and Celtic in the Champions League, Leipzig overcame losses on the first two matchdays to finish second in their section.
The reward is a round of 16 tie with Manchester City, with the first leg taking place in late February.
Leipzig’s DFB-Pokal journey started on 30th August with an 8-0 thrashing of Teutonia Ottensen. A comfortable win over Hamburger followed as they aim to defend their title.
*Credit for all of the photos in this article belongs to AP Photo*
