Benno Kaltefleiter

RB Leipzig
2026–27 season
Owner	Red Bull GmbH
Chairman	Johann Plenge
Head coach	Martín Demichelis
Stadium	Red Bull Arena
Bundesliga	9th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Champions League	League phase
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ridle Baku; Antonio Nusa; (2 each); All: ; Antonio Nusa (3)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is the 18th season in the history of RB Leipzig, and the club's eleventh consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League.

Players

First-team squad

As of 3 September 2026

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	NOR	Ørjan Nyland
2	DF	FRA	Abdoul Koné
3	DF	FRA	Maxime Estève
4	DF	HUN	Willi Orbán
6	MF	NED	Ezechiel Banzuzi
7	FW	NOR	Antonio Nusa
8	MF	GER	Assan Ouédraogo
9	FW	ESP	Marc Guiu
10	MF	GER	Brajan Gruda (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
11	FW	BEL	Johan Bakayoko
13	MF	AUT	Nicolas Seiwald
14	MF	AUT	Christoph Baumgartner
16	DF	GER	Lukas Klostermann
17	DF	GER	Ridle Baku
18	FW	NGR	Suleman Sani


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	GER	Rocco Reitz (vice-captain)
21	MF	MAR	Neil El Aynaoui (on loan from Roma)
22	DF	GER	David Raum (captain)
23	DF	FRA	Castello Lukeba
25	GK	GER	Leopold Zingerle
26	GK	BEL	Maarten Vandevoordt
27	FW	FRA	Tidiam Gomis
28	FW	FRA	Christopher Nkunku (on loan from Milan)
30	MF	SRB	Andrija Maksimović
35	DF	GER	Max Finkgräfe
37	MF	GER	Benno Kaltefleiter
39	DF	GER	Benjamin Henrichs
40	FW	BRA	Rômulo
45	FW	FRA	Samba Konaté
47	MF	GER	Viggo Gebel

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
—	GK	GER	Timo Schlieck [de] (at SC Verl until 30 June 2027)
—	DF	FRA	El Chadaille Bitshiabu (at Galatasaray until 30 June 2027)
—	DF	NED	Lutsharel Geertruida (at PSV Eindhoven until 30 June 2027)
—	DF	BEL	Joyeux Masanka Bungi (at VfB Stuttgart II until 30 June 2027)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	MKD	Eljif Elmas (at Atalanta until 30 June 2027)
—	MF	BEL	Arthur Vermeeren (at Antwerp until 30 June 2027)
—	FW	DEN	Conrad Harder (at Strasbourg until 30 June 2027)
—	FW	JPN	Ota Yamamoto (at Omiya Ardija until 30 June 2027)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee
1 July 2026	MF	Rocco Reitz	Borussia Mönchengladbach	€20,000,000
1 July 2026	MF	Ota Yamamoto	RB Omiya Ardija	€500,000
13 July 2026	MF	Brajan Gruda	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan extended
17 July 2026	DF	Maxime Estève	Burnley	€25,000,000
4 August 2026	GK	Ørjan Nyland	Sevilla	End of contract
25 August 2026	FW	Christopher Nkunku	Milan	Loan (€3,000,000)
1 September 2026	FW	Marc Guiu	Chelsea	€16,000,000
1 September 2026	MF	Neil El Aynaoui	Roma	Loan (€4,000,000)
Spending: €68,500,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee
1 July 2026	DF	Frederik Jäkel	Eintracht Braunschweig	Undisclosed
	FW	Loïs Openda	Juventus	€42,750,000
	MF	Xaver Schlager	Nottingham Forest	End of contract
	MF	Ota Yamamoto	RB Omiya Ardija	Loan
3 July 2026	GK	Timo Schlieck	SC Verl	Loan
3 August 2026	GK	Péter Gulácsi	Villarreal	€1,500,000
6 August 2026	FW	Yan Diomande	Real Madrid	€125,000,000
19 August 2026	FW	Robert Ramšak	Aluminij	Free
20 August 2026	DF	Jonathan Norbye	Haugesund	Undisclosed
21 August 2026	DF	Lutsharel Geertruida	PSV Eindhoven	Loan (€1,500,000)
22 August 2026	MF	Eljif Elmas	Atalanta	Loan (€2,000,000)
1 September 2026	FW	Conrad Harder	Strasbourg	Loan
	FW	Ayodele Thomas	NEC	€1,000,000
	DF	Joyeux Masanka Bungi	VfB Stuttgart II	Loan
2 September 2026	DF	El Chadaille Bitshiabu	Galatasaray	Loan (€2,000,000)
3 September 2026	MF	Arthur Vermeeren	Antwerp	Loan

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Includes an option to buy.

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	29 August 2026	22 May 2027	Matchday 1	TBD	4	2	0	2	9	5	+4	050.00
DFB-Pokal	22 August 2026	TBD	First round	TBD	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
UEFA Champions League	10 September 2026	TBD	League phase	TBD	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					6	3	0	3	16	9	+7	050.00

Last updated: 20 September 2026
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	SV Elversberg	4	2	1	1	8	7	+1	7
8	Werder Bremen	4	2	1	1	8	8	0	7
9	RB Leipzig	4	2	0	2	9	5	+4	6
10	Eintracht Frankfurt	4	1	2	1	9	10	−1	5
11	Schalke 04	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head aggregate results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off at neutral site.
(Rules 4–6 only apply after all home-and-away matches have been played between the tied teams. Rule 7 only applies after the completion of the season.)

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
4	2	0	2	9	5	+4	6	2	0	0	8	0	+8	0	0	2	1	5	−4

Last updated: 20 September 2026.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L
Position	3	8	5	9

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2026. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 2 July 2026.

29 August 2026 1	RB Leipzig	3–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Baku 26' Nusa 49', 72' Reitz 66'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski

5 September 2026 2	Werder Bremen	3–1	RB Leipzig	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dinkçi 4' Chuki 23' Füllkrug 68' Grüll 80'	Report	Baku 90+5'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 39,713 Referee: Benjamin Brand

13 September 2026 3	RB Leipzig	5–0	Hamburger SV	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gomis 17' Nusa 28' Lukeba 48' Orbán 72' Nkunku 74' Rômulo 77'	Report	Capaldo 6' Nandja 71'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Florian Badstübner

20 September 2026 4	Bayer Leverkusen	2–0	RB Leipzig	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schick 44' Gutiérrez 57' Tapsoba 81' Moreira 90+1'	Report	Nusa 11' El Aynaoui 74' Henrichs 90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,573 Referee: Robert Schröder

10 October 2026 5	RB Leipzig	v	Eintracht Frankfurt	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

17 October 2026 6	Bayern Munich	v	RB Leipzig	Munich
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Allianz Arena

24 October 2026 7	RB Leipzig	v	SV Elversberg	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

31 October 2026 8	Schalke 04	v	RB Leipzig	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena

7 November 2026 9	RB Leipzig	v	FC Augsburg	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

21 November 2026 10	Union Berlin	v	RB Leipzig	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

29 November 2026 11	SC Freiburg	v	RB Leipzig	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion

4–6 December 2026 12	RB Leipzig	v	Mainz 05	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

11–13 December 2026 13	1. FC Köln	v	RB Leipzig	Cologne
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

18–20 December 2026 14	RB Leipzig	v	Borussia Dortmund	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

8–10 January 2027 15	SC Paderborn	v	RB Leipzig	Paderborn
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

12–14 January 2027 16	RB Leipzig	v	VfB Stuttgart	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

15–17 January 2027 17	TSG Hoffenheim	v	RB Leipzig	Sinsheim
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

22–24 January 2027 18	Borussia Mönchengladbach	v	RB Leipzig	Mönchengladbach
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Borussia-Park

29–31 January 2027 19	RB Leipzig	v	Werder Bremen	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

5–7 February 2027 20	Hamburger SV	v	RB Leipzig	Hamburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion

12–14 February 2027 21	RB Leipzig	v	Bayer Leverkusen	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

19–21 February 2027 22	Eintracht Frankfurt	v	RB Leipzig	Frankfurt
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park

26–28 February 2027 23	RB Leipzig	v	Bayern Munich	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

2–4 March 2027 24	SV Elversberg	v	RB Leipzig	Spiesen-Elversberg
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Ursapharm-Arena

5–7 March 2027 25	RB Leipzig	v	Schalke 04	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

12–14 March 2027 26	FC Augsburg	v	RB Leipzig	Augsburg
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: WWK Arena

19–21 March 2027 27	RB Leipzig	v	Union Berlin	Leipzig
--:-- CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

2–4 April 2027 28	RB Leipzig	v	SC Freiburg	Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

9–11 April 2027 29	Mainz 05	v	RB Leipzig	Mainz
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Mewa Arena

16–18 April 2027 30	RB Leipzig	v	1. FC Köln	Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

23–25 April 2027 31	Borussia Dortmund	v	RB Leipzig	Dortmund
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park

7–9 May 2027 32	RB Leipzig	v	SC Paderborn	Leipzig
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

14–16 May 2027 33	VfB Stuttgart	v	RB Leipzig	Stuttgart
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: MHPArena

22 May 2027 34	RB Leipzig	v	TSG Hoffenheim	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

DFB-Pokal

22 August 2026 First round	Eintracht Trier	0–6	RB Leipzig	Trier
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kritzer 29'	Report	Gruda 3' Orbán 6' Pelzer 45+1' (o.g.) Seiwald 52' Harder 76' Nusa 90+2' Banzuzi 90+5'	Stadium: Moselstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Marc Philip Eckermann

27 October 2026 Second round	Rot-Weiss Essen	v	RB Leipzig	Essen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The draw for the league phase was held on 27 August 2026.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	L	GF	GA	GD
29	Viking	1	1	1	3	−2
31	Porto	1	1	0	2	−2
32	RB Leipzig	1	1	1	4	−3
33	Feyenoord	1	1	1	5	−4
34	Sabah	1	1	0	4	−4

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L
Position	32
Points	0

Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

10 September 2026 1	Como	4–1	RB Leipzig	Como, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baturina 15' Douvikas 38' Paz 47' Diao 54' Perrone 90', 90+4'	Report	Orbán 2' Nkunku 24' Maksimović 58' Banzuzi 64'	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

13 October 2026 2	RB Leipzig	v	PSV Eindhoven	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

21 October 2026 3	Real Madrid	v	RB Leipzig	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Bernabéu

4 November 2026 4	RB Leipzig	v	Manchester City	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

24 November 2026 5	RB Leipzig	v	Lens	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

8 December 2026 6	Manchester United	v	RB Leipzig	Manchester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC+0)		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford

20 January 2027 7	RB Leipzig	v	Shakhtar Donetsk	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena

27 January 2027 8	Feyenoord	v	RB Leipzig	Rotterdam, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: De Kuip

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	NOR	Ørjan Nyland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	GER	Leopold Zingerle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	BEL	Maarten Vandevoordt	6	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	FRA	Abdoul Koné	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	FRA	Maxime Estève	3	0	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	HUN	Willi Orbán	6	2	4	1	1	1	1	0
16	DF	GER	Lukas Klostermann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	GER	Ridle Baku	6	2	3	2	1	0	1+1	0
22	DF	GER	David Raum	6	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
23	DF	FRA	Castello Lukeba	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
35	DF	GER	Max Finkgräfe	2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
39	DF	GER	Benjamin Henrichs	5	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
45	DF	FRA	Samba Konaté	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	MF	NED	Ezechiel Banzuzi	6	1	4	0	1	1	0+1	0
7	MF	NOR	Antonio Nusa	6	3	4	2	1	1	1	0
8	MF	GER	Assan Ouédraogo	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	GER	Brajan Gruda	5	1	3	0	1	1	0+1	0
13	MF	AUT	Nicolas Seiwald	5	0	2+1	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	AUT	Christoph Baumgartner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	GER	Rocco Reitz	2	1	1	1	0+1	0	0	0
21	MF	MAR	Neil El Aynaoui	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
30	MF	SRB	Andrija Maksimović	3	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	1
47	MF	GER	Viggo Gebel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Marc Guiu	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	BEL	Johan Bakayoko	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0
18	FW	NGR	Suleman Sani	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	FRA	Tidiam Gomis	6	1	2+2	1	1	0	0+1	0
28	FW	FRA	Christopher Nkunku	5	2	2+1	1	0	0	1+1	1
40	FW	BRA	Rômulo	2	1	1+1	1	0	0	0	0
Players transferred/loaned out during the season
9	FW	DEN	Conrad Harder	2	1	0+1	0	0+1	1	0	0
48	MF	BEL	Arthur Vermeeren	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Last updated: 20 September 2026
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Total
1	7	FW	Antonio Nusa	2	1	0	3
2	4	DF	Willi Orbán	1	1	0	2
3	6	MF	Ezechiel Banzuzi	0	1	0	1
	10	MF	Brajan Gruda	0	1	0	1
	11	FW	Conrad Harder	0	1	0	1
	17	DF	Ridle Baku	2	0	0	1
	20	MF	Rocco Reitz	1	0	0	1
	27	FW	Tidiam Gomis	1	0	0	1
	28	FW	Christopher Nkunku	1	0	0	1
	30	MF	Andrija Maksimović	0	0	1	1
	40	FW	Rômulo	1	0	0	1
Own goals				0	1	0	1
Totals				9	6	1	16

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Total
1	6	MF	Ezechiel Banzuzi	1	1	0	2
	7	FW	Antonio Nusa	2	0	0	2
	27	FW	Tidiam Gomis	2	0	0	2
	28	FW	Christopher Nkunku	1	0	1	2
5	4	DF	Willi Orbán	0	1	0	1
	20	MF	Rocco Reitz	0	1	0	1
	30	MF	Andrija Maksimović	1	0	0	1
Totals				7	3	1	11

References

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Benno Kaltefleiter

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RB Leipzig

Thông tin chi tiết (Wikipedia)

Players

First-team squad

Players out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Competitions

Overall record

Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

DFB-Pokal

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Assists

References

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League table

Results summary

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Matches

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