RB Leipzig
Sports & Entertainment · Germany
RB Leipzig is a Red Bull-backed football club founded in 2009 that rose from the fifth tier to the Bundesliga in seven years, owns the 47,800-capacity Red Bull Arena and earns money from match operations (tickets, sponsorship, media rights) and from selling players it has developed.
What makes it different
Red Bull loans, not banks, fund the club's growth.
Loans from the Red Bull group fund player purchases, so transfers do not depend on bank credit.
How big it is
How big is RB Leipzig?
€462.5MGross revenue2024/25
47,800Stadium capacity2024/25
404Employees2025
How it makes money 2024/25
Mostly match operations, plus player sales.
- Match operations78%€356.6M
- Transfer income16%€74.1M
- Other revenue5%€24.3M
How the business works
Buy talent. Win. Sell on.
- 1Young talents
- 2Champions League football
- 3Red Bull group loans
Red Bull cash bridges the spending, and the sales cycle repays it.
Who owns it
CEO: Tatjana Haenni
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 2009RB Leipzig founded
- 2010Move into Leipzig's World Cup stadium
- 2016Promotion to the Bundesliga
- 2016Agrees to buy the Red Bull Arena
- 2017First Champions League season
Sources
Every number on this page comes from RB Leipzig's own reports.
Full profile
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What RB Leipzig tracks17 metrics
Red Bull Arena capacity
Employees
Bullis Bande kids club and RBL Youth members
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
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The full timeline14 moments
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RB Leipzig vs FC Bayern Münchenside by side
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