2020–21 RB Leipzig season

The 2020–21 season is the 12th season in the existence of RB Leipzig and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, RB Leipzig are participating in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 19 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

RB Leipzig
2020–21 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanOliver Mintzlaff
Head coachJulian Nagelsmann
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga2nd
DFB-PokalQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Angeliño
Emil Forsberg
Yussuf Poulsen
(4 each)

All:
Angeliño (8)
All statistics correct as of 3 February 2021.

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 January 2021. Appearances include all competitions.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer Fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Péter Gulácsi (vice-captain) GK (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 2015 2023 Red Bull Salzburg €3M[1] 204 0
13 Philipp Tschauner GK (1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 2019 2022 Hannover 96 0 0
32 Tim Schreiber GK (2002-04-24) 24 April 2002 2020 2022 RB Leipzig U19 0 0
33 Josep Martínez GK (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 2020 2024 Las Palmas 0 0
Defenders
3 Angeliño LB / LM (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 2020 2021 Manchester City Loan 43 9
4 Willi Orbán CB (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 2015 2022 1. FC Kaiserslautern 178 15
5 Dayot Upamecano CB (1998-10-27) 27 October 1998 2017 2023 Red Bull Salzburg €10M[1] 137 4
6 Ibrahima Konaté CB (1999-05-25) 25 May 1999 2017 2023 Sochaux 86 4
16 Lukas Klostermann RB (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 2014 2024 VfL Bochum 178 12
22 Nordi Mukiele RB (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 2018 2024 Montpellier 87 6
23 Marcel Halstenberg LB / CB (1991-09-27) 27 September 1991 2015 2022 FC St. Pauli 171 14
39 Benjamin Henrichs FB / MF (1997-02-23) 23 February 1997 2020 2021 Monaco Loan 11 0
Midfielders
7 Marcel Sabitzer (Captain) CM (1994-03-17) 17 March 1994 2014 2022 Rapid Wien 209 46
8 Amadou Haidara AM / RW (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 2019 2023 Red Bull Salzburg €19M[1] 62 4
14 Tyler Adams DM / RB (1999-02-14) 14 February 1999 2019 2025 New York Red Bulls 49 2
18 Christopher Nkunku AM / LW (1997-11-14) 14 November 1997 2019 2024 Paris Saint-Germain 63 8
20 Lazar Samardžić CM / LW (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 2020 2025 Hertha BSC 6 0
25 Dani Olmo AM (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 2020 2024 Dinamo Zagreb €20M[2] 41 8
27 Konrad Laimer CM (1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 2017 2023 Red Bull Salzburg 114 6
44 Kevin Kampl CM (1990-10-09) 9 October 1990 2017 2023 Bayer Leverkusen 114 6
47 Joscha Wosz AM (2002-07-20) 20 July 2002 2019 2024 RB Leipzig U19 2 0
Forwards
9 Yussuf Poulsen ST (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 2013 2024 Lyngby BK 214 70
10 Emil Forsberg AM / LW (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 2015 2022 Malmö FF 199 45
11 Hwang Hee-chan ST (1996-01-26) 26 January 1996 2020 2025 Red Bull Salzburg €10M[3] 9 1
19 Alexander Sørloth ST (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 2020 2025 Crystal Palace €20M[4] 19 2
21 Justin Kluivert LW (1999-05-05) 5 May 1999 2020 2021 Roma Loan 14 2
35 Fabrice Hartmann RW (2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 2018 2023 RB Leipzig U19 1 0

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
33 GK Josep Martínez Las Palmas €2,500,000 End of season [5]
29 FW Jean-Kévin Augustin Leeds United Loan return 1 July 2020 [6]
11 FW Hwang Hee-chan Red Bull Salzburg €9,000,000 8 July 2020 [7]
39 DF Benjamin Henrichs Monaco Loan 8 July 2020 [8]
20 MF Lazar Samardžić Hertha BSC €1,000,000 8 September 2020 [9]
3 DF Angeliño Manchester City Loan 8 September 2020 [10]
19 FW Alexander Sørloth Crystal Palace €20,000,000 22 September 2020 [11]
DF Joško Gvardiol Dinamo Zagreb €16,000,000 28 September 2020 [12]
21 FW Justin Kluivert Roma Loan 5 October 2020 [13]
17 MF Dominik Szoboszlai Red Bull Salzburg €20,000,000 17 December 2020 [14]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
3 DF Angeliño Manchester City Loan return End of season [15]
11 FW Timo Werner Chelsea €50,000,000 1 July 2020 [16]
21 FW Patrik Schick Roma Loan return End of season [17]
26 DF Ethan Ampadu Chelsea Loan return End of season [18]
19 MF Hannes Wolf Borussia Mönchengladbach Loan 21 July 2020 [19]
28 GK Yvon Mvogo PSV Eindhoven Loan 25 August 2020 [20]
DF Joško Gvardiol Dinamo Zagreb Loan 28 September 2020 [12]
17 FW Ademola Lookman Fulham Loan 30 September 2020 [21]
29 FW Jean-Kévin Augustin Nantes Free 6 October 2020 [22]
45 DF Eric Martel Austria Wien Loan 15 January 2021 [23]
41 FW Dennis Borkowski 1. FC Nürnberg Loan 29 January 2021 [24]
32 GK Tim Schreiber Hallescher FC Loan 1 February 2021 [25]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 20 12 5 3 35 17 +18 060.00
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 First round 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 100.00
UEFA Champions League 20 October 2020 Group stage 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 066.67
Total 29 19 5 5 56 29 +27 065.52

Last updated: 6 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 20 15 3 2 58 26 +32 48 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 RB Leipzig 20 12 5 3 35 17 +18 41
3 VfL Wolfsburg 20 10 8 2 32 19 +13 38
4 Eintracht Frankfurt 20 9 9 2 41 29 +12 36
5 Bayer Leverkusen 20 10 5 5 37 21 +16 35 Qualification to Europa League group stage
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[26]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 5 3 35 17  +18 41 8 1 1 19 6  +13 4 4 2 16 11  +5

Last updated: 6 February 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWWLWDWDWWDWLDWLWW
Position43111324233332222222
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[27]

20 September 2020 1 RB Leipzig 3–1 Mainz 05 Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
26 September 2020 2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 RB Leipzig Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 6,042
Referee: Harm Osmers
3 October 2020 3 RB Leipzig 4–0 Schalke 04 Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Florian Badstübner
17 October 2020 4 FC Augsburg 0–2 RB Leipzig Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
24 October 2020 5 RB Leipzig 2–1 Hertha BSC Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 999
Referee: Tobias Stieler
31 October 2020 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–0 RB Leipzig Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
7 November 2020 7 RB Leipzig 3–0 SC Freiburg Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Zwayer
21 November 2020 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–1 RB Leipzig Frankfurt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
28 November 2020 9 RB Leipzig 2–1 Arminia Bielefeld Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
5 December 2020 10 Bayern Munich 3–3 RB Leipzig Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
12 December 2020 11 RB Leipzig 2–0 Werder Bremen Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
16 December 2020 12 1899 Hoffenheim 0–1 RB Leipzig Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
19 December 2020 13 RB Leipzig 0–0 1. FC Köln Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
2 January 2021 14 VfB Stuttgart 0–1 RB Leipzig Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
9 January 2021 15 RB Leipzig 1–3 Borussia Dortmund Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Siebert
16 January 2021 16 VfL Wolfsburg 2–2 RB Leipzig Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 January 2021 17 RB Leipzig 1–0 Union Berlin Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
23 January 2021 18 Mainz 05 3–2 RB Leipzig Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 January 2021 19 RB Leipzig 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
6 February 2021 20 Schalke 04 0–3 RB Leipzig Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Petersen
12 February 2021 21 RB Leipzig v FC Augsburg Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round 1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 RB Leipzig Nuremberg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 0[28]
Referee: Marco Fritz
22 December 2020 Second round FC Augsburg 0–3 RB Leipzig Augsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
3 February 2021 Round of 16 RB Leipzig 4–0 VfL Bochum Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
2–3 March 2021 Quarter-finals RB Leipzig v VfL Wolfsburg Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Red Bull Arena

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[29]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBFK
1 Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 1 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 3–2 2–0
3 Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 4–1
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.
20 October 2020 1 RB Leipzig 2–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 999
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
28 October 2020 2 Manchester United 5–0 RB Leipzig Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 577
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
4 November 2020 3 RB Leipzig 2–1 Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
24 November 2020 4 Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 RB Leipzig Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
2 December 2020 5 İstanbul Başakşehir 3–4 RB Leipzig Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
8 December 2020 6 RB Leipzig 3–2 Manchester United Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[30]

16 February 2021 First leg RB Leipzig v Liverpool Budapest, Hungary
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Note: The match was originally to be played at Red Bull Arena, Leipzig, but was moved to Puskás Aréna, Budapest.[31]
10 March 2021 Second leg Liverpool v RB Leipzig Liverpool, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Anfield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalBundesligaDFB-PokalChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Péter Gulácsi 2902003060
13 GK Philipp Tschauner 00000000
33 GK Josep Martínez 00000000
Defenders
3 DF Angeliño 2881943163
4 DF Willi Orban 25413+432+113+20
5 DF Dayot Upamecano 2611912050
6 DF Ibrahima Konaté 1214+21005+10
16 DF Lukas Klostermann 1205+502000
22 DF Nordi Mukiele 23314+221+1051
23 DF Marcel Halstenberg 20211+32302+10
39 DF Benjamin Henrichs 1103+400+101+20
Midfielders
7 MF Marcel Sabitzer 24514+24314+10
8 MF Amadou Haidara 25412+613241
14 MF Tyler Adams 23112+412+100+40
17 MF Dominik Szoboszlai 00000000
18 MF Christopher Nkunku 2249+632051
20 MF Lazar Samardžić 803+301+1000
25 MF Dani Olmo 29316+422+1061
27 MF Konrad Laimer 00000000
44 MF Kevin Kampl 24016+101+104+10
47 MF Joscha Wosz 401+200+1000
Forwards
9 FW Yussuf Poulsen 2698+941+244+21
10 FW Emil Forsberg 26512+641+1061
11 FW Hwang Hee-chan 1110+801+110+10
19 FW Alexander Sørloth 2228+1010+100+31
21 FW Justin Kluivert 1523+61000+61
35 FW Fabrice Hartmann 00000000
38 FW Hugo Novoa Ramos 00000000
Players transferred out during the season
17 FW Ademola Lookman 00000000
32 GK Tim Schreiber 00000000
41 FW Dennis Borkowski 300+200+1000
45 DF Eric Martel 10000+1000

Last updated: 6 February 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 6 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Champions League Total
1 9 FW Yussuf Poulsen 4 4 1 9
2 3 DF Angeliño 4 1 3 8
3 7 MF Marcel Sabitzer 4 1 0 5
10 FW Emil Forsberg 4 0 1 5
5 4 DF Willi Orban 3 1 0 4
8 MF Amadou Haidara 1 2 1 4
18 MF Christopher Nkunku 3 0 1 4
8 22 DF Nordi Mukiele 2 0 1 3
25 MF Dani Olmo 2 0 1 3
10 19 FW Alexander Sørloth 1 0 1 2
21 FW Justin Kluivert 1 0 1 2
23 DF Marcel Halstenberg 2 0 0 2
13 5 DF Dayot Upamecano 1 0 0 1
6 DF Ibrahima Konaté 1 0 0 1
11 FW Hwang Hee-chan 0 1 0 1
14 MF Tyler Adams 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 35 10 11 56

Notes

  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

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