RB Leipzig (women)

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RB Leipzig
RB Leipzig 2014 logo.svg
Full nameRasenBallsport Leipzig e.V.
Nickname(s)Die Roten Bullen (The Red Bulls)
Short nameRBL
Founded2016;8 years ago (2016)
GroundTrainingszentrum am Cottaweg, Platz 1, Leipzig
Capacity2,015 [1]
Owner Red Bull GmbH (99%) (of GmbH)
CEO Oliver Mintzlaff [2]
Head coachJonas Stephan
League Frauen-Bundesliga
2023–24 8th of 12
Website https://rbleipzig.com
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

RB Leipzig are a German women's football club based in Leipzig that competes in the Bundesliga, the top tier of football in Germany. Their second team has been part of the Regionalliga since 2020.

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History

Establishment

RB Leipzig entered women's football in 2016. The club initially planned to partner with Leipziger FC 07, forming a joint team in the fourth tier Landesliga Sachsen. [3] The partnership was meant to last for one year, after which RB Leipzig was to continue as an independent, and reserved the right to advance. RB Leipzig and Leipziger FC 07 were given a playing right for the 2016–17 Landesliga Sachsen on a wild card by the Saxony Football Association (SFV). A few weeks before the start of the season, the partnership ended and RB Leipzig announced that it was to compete as an independent. [4] [5] [6]

The first squad gathered 17 players from FFV Leipzig, five talents from the RB Leipzig women's junior teams and one from the reserve team of FF USV Jena. The team was trained by Sebastian Popp, former head coach of women's football team SV Eintracht Leipzig-Süd. The SFV expected the RB Leipzig women's team, with the state training centre for women's and girls' football, to advance from Landesliga Sachsen to Bundesliga within 3 to 5 years. [7]

The team played its first competitive match on 7 August 2016 in the first round of the 2016–17 Saxony Cup away against SV Johannstadt 90. RB Leipzig recorded a 7–0 victory, and advanced to the next round. [8]

The RB Leipzig women's team joined the 2016–17 Landesliga Sachsen (effectively skipping the 5th tier), generating criticism from several clubs. [9] [10] [4] [11] The criticisms were heard, and after a roundtable discussion with other clubs and the SFV, Leipzig offered to play the season starting seven youth players each game. The SFV also ordered the first three games to be replayed and disqualified Leipzig from the Saxony Cup. [12] RB Leipzig won the league with four matchdays remaining. [13]

After finishing 4th and 3rd in their first two seasons in the third tier, Leipzig won the Regionalliga Nordost and achieved promotion to the second division after the 2019–20 season's completion was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. [14]

In the 2022–23 season, Leipzig secured promotion to the Bundesliga with six matches remaining. [15] They later won the division's title with four matches left, following a 6–0 away win over Eintracht Frankfurt II. [16]

Stadium

The team play home matches at the Sportanlage Gontardweg, which is the location of the state training centre for women's and girls football of the SFV, taken over by RB Leipzig from FFV Leipzig in July 2016. [17] [18]

Players

First team squad

As of 1 November 2024 [19]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Elvira Herzog
2 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Frederike Kempe
3 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Josefine Schaller
4 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Nina Räcke
5 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Julia Magerl
6 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Lou-Ann Joly
7 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Giovanna Hoffmann
9 FW Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Katja Wienerroither
10 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Vanessa Fudalla
11 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Barbara Brecht
13 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sandra Starke
14 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marleen Schimmer
16 DF Flag of Austria.svg  AUT Michela Croatto
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lydia Andrade
19 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Jenny Hipp
20 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Victoria Krug (captain)
21 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Landenberger
23 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Kyra Spitzner
25 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Eve Boettcher
26 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Luca Maria Graf
27 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Marlene Müller
28 GK Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lina von Schrader
29 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Julia Pollak
30 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Lara Marti
32 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Mia Werner
33 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Zoé Werner

Seasons

SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos DFB Pokal [n 1] [20] CompetitionResultCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals
League [21] Europe [22] Other [n 2] [23] Top League Scorer
2016–17 Landesliga Frauen Sachsen242310——701st - ——SachsenpokalDQ [n 3] ——
2017–18 Regionalliga Nordost 221525——474th - —— Sachsenpokal SF——
2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 221804——543rd - —— Sachsenpokal W——
2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost 151410——431st [n 4] 2R ——SachsenpokalW——
2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 168263230263rd R16 ————Vanessa Fudalla6 [25]
2021–22 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 2617277046533rd 2R ————Vanessa Fudalla17 [26]
2022–23 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 2621148423641st SF ————Vanessa Fudalla20 [27]
2023–24 Frauen-Bundesliga 2275102641268th R16 ————Vanessa Fudalla10 [28]

Notes

  1. ↑ The DFB-Pokal Frauen only invites teams from the country's top two divisions, and the winners of the regional cups which serve as qualifying tournaments.
  2. ↑ Only teams in the third division and below participate in the regional cups.
  3. ↑ Leipzig were disqualified after protests over the composition of their squad after their formation in the summer of 2016. [12]
  4. ↑ Season was abandoned after 15 matches due to COVID-19. [24]

Key

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Honours

League

Cup

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