FC Red Bull Salzburg
F.C. Red Bull Salzburg is a football club from Salzburg that plays in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was known as SV Austria Salzburg until 2005, when the club was bought by the Red Bull Company. They renamed the club and changed the colours from the traditional violet to red and white. Also, the company's logo was added. The club runs two academies in Ghana and in Brazil. Their home stadium is the Red Bull Arena which was opened in 2003 and was renovated for the 2008 Euro.
| Full name | FC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Die Bullen (The bulls) | ||
| Founded | September 13, 1933 as SV Austria Salzburg, 2005 as FC Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Ground | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria (capacity: 31,895 (league matches), 29,800 (international matches)) | ||
| Chairman | Harald Lürzer | ||
| Manager | Pepijn Lijnders | ||
| League | Austrian Bundesliga | ||
| 2023/24 | 2nd | ||
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History
SV Austria Salzburg
The club was formed on September 13, 1933 by the unification of the cities two clubs: FC Rapid Salzburg and FC Hertha Salzburg.
In 1952-53 they reached the A-Liga for the first time, the highest division of Austrian football then, beating Kapfenberger SV in the play-offs. They played there for 3 seasons but were relegated in 1959. To stay in the league they signed Erich Probst, who was the second best scorer in the FIFA World Cup 1954. In 20 matches he scored 14 goals, which helped Salzburg stay in the league. He was also the first player of SV Austria who played for the Austrian national football team.
The next years were characterized by ups and downs. The first success was being second in the league in the 1971-72 season. This year was also their first year of playing in the UEFA Cup. The same year they made the Lehener Stadion their homeground. Two years later, in 1974, they reached the Austrian Cup final for the first time. However, the lost to FK Austria Wien 3-2 on global.
The best years of the club were between 1990 and 1997. In these years, the club reached the championship three times, played in the UEFA Champions League and played in the 1994 UEFA Cup final versus Inter Milan. They won their first Austrian Bundesliga title the same year, and the next year too. Their first Champions League in 1994 saw them reach the group stage, however, they were eliminated after finishing in third place out of four. In 2005 the Red Bull Company bought the club because the owners were having problems with money. Some traditional fans left the club and started a new club under the old name SV Austria Salzburg. Ever since 2005, the club has been named FC Red Bull Salzburg.
FC Red Bull Salzburg
In 2005 the Red Bull Company bought the club because the owners were having problems with money. Some traditional fans left the club and started a new club under the old name SV Austria Salzburg. Ever since 2005, the club has been named FC Red Bull Salzburg. One of the aims of the new owners was to form a team which can play in the UEFA Champions League regularly. This was not reached but the new club was nevertheless successful. In the national league they reached four titles and were four times second. In 2008, they beat FC Banants of Armenia 10-0 on aggregate as part of qualification for the 2008-09 Europa League. In the 2009-10 Europa League the club won their group with 6 victories over Villarreal CF, SS Lazio and Levski Sofia. In the Round of 32 they lost versus Standard Lüttich. Also the next two Euro League group stages were reached. In the 2011–12 Europa League they got second in the group stage behind Athletic Bilbao. Although they lost 1-8 on aggregate to Metalist Kharkiv in the Round of 32, they beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the group stages.
In the 2013–14 season the team was very successful: They came in first place in the league and got to the round of 16 of the Europa League. In the Europa League, the club won all 6 of their group stage matches. Then they beat AFC Ajax 6-1 on aggregate in the round of 32, but unfortunately lost 1-2 to Basel in the round of 16. In the 2017–18 Europa League, Salzburg reached the semi-finals where they lost to Olympique de Marseille 2-3 on aggregate. They had also beaten Lazio, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Sociedad.
In the 2019-20 season Salzburg reached for the first time the Championsleague group stage. They played versus Liverpool F.C., S.S.C. Napoli and K.R.C. Genk. They reached the 3rd place with seven points. In the following round of 32 in the Euroleague they lost versus Eintracht Frankfurt 3:6. The next season they had to play a playoff-match versus Maccabi Tel-Aviv. With a 5:2 Salzburg qualified for the group stage and played against FC Bayern München, Atletico Madrid and Lok Moskau. As 3rd they played in the Euroleague versus Villareal but lost. In the 2021-22 season they were qualified versus Brøndby IF (4:2). In the group stage they played versus Sevilla F.C., Lille OSC and VfL Wolfsburg. As 2nd they were qualified for the Round of 16 for the first time in club history. There they lost versus FC Bayern München. (Home:1-1, Away: 1-7)
In the Championsleague group stage 2022-23 they played versus Chelsea, AC Milan and Dinamo Zagreb. They reached the 3rd place and played in the Europa Leage play off versus the later finalist AS Roma (1-0, 0-2). In the league they reached the 10th championtitel in a row. So they were qualified again for the UEFA Champions League. In the Cup they lost in the quarterfinals versus SK Sturm Graz. This team was also a hard opponent in the league. On 19 July 2023 it was offialy announced that sporting director Christoph Freund left the club after 17 years and moved to FC Bayern München. [1] On 28 July Jaissle was released from office because of negotiations with the Saudi club Al-Ahli SFC shortly before the start of the championship. In a press conference on July 31, 2023, Gerhard Struber was introduced as the new head coach. He received a two-year contract. He was a coach at the Red Bull Football Academy and at FC Liefering for eight years earlier. He has already worked once for Salzburg as an assistant coach. His contract was terminated in April 2024. [2] Onur Cinel, the coach of FC Liefering, took over the coaching position until the end of the season. After 10 titels in a row RB Salzburg finished at the second place.
On 15 May 2024 it was announced that Pepijn Lijnders will be coach for the next three seasons. He was a former assistance coach for Jürgen Klopp at Liverpool FC. [3]
FC Red Bull Salzburg (women)
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With the 2023/24 season, FC Red Bull Salzburg will enter women's football .As first step, a U16 team will start championship at Bergheim. There will be a cooperation with FC Bergheim because there were good structures and several years of experience in women's football. [4]
On 4 August 2023 the girls played their first official match versus LASK. The score was 5:0. A U20 team was formed in the 2024-25 season. The team plays in the Future league.
Supporters
After the Red Bull take over of SV Austria Salzburg some group of fans were unhappy because the new club has other colours and did not accept the history of the club. After some negotiations these fans left the club and founded a new one under the name SV (Sportverein) Austria Salzburg. The new club is playing in the Regionalliga West
In the meantime Red Bull Salzburg has 67 official fan clubs all over Austria.[5]
Social media
On Social Media the club has over one million followers.
- Facebook: 464.000
- Instagram: 253.300
- TikTok: 183.100
- Twitter: 85.900
- YouTube: 40.200
- LinkedIn: 5.500[6]
Second Squad
FC Liefering, which currently plays in the Austrian Second League, has been a reserve team for Salzburg.
European competition history
As of 9 September 2022
- Q = Qualification
- PO = Play Off
- QF = Quarter Final
- SF = Semi Final
- until 2005 the name of the club was SV Austria Salzburg
| Season | Competition | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–72 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
|
UTA Arad | 3–1 | 1–4 | 4–5 |
| 1976–77 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
|
Adanaspor | 5–0 | 0–2 | 5–2 |
| 2 | 
|
Crvena Zvezda | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||
| 1980–81 | European Cup Winners' Cup | 1 | 
|
Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0–3 | 0–5 | 0–8 |
| 1992–93 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
|
Ajax | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 |
| 1993–94 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
|
DAC Dunajska Streda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | 
|
Royal Antwerp | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | 
|
Sporting CP | 3–0 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 | 3–2 | ||
| QF |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 (5–4 p.) | ||
| SF |
|
Karlsruher SC | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| Final | 
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Internazionale | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||
| 1994–95 | UEFA Champions League as Casino Salzburg |
Q1 | 
|
Maccabi Haifa | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Group D | 
|
AEK Athens | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3rd Place | ||
|
|
Milan | 0–1 | 0–3 | ||||
|
|
Ajax | 0–0 | 1–1 | ||||
| 1995–96 | UEFA Champions League | Q1 |
|
Steaua București | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Champions League | Q1 | 
|
Sparta Prague | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| 1997–98 | UEFA Cup | 1 |
|
Anderlecht | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–7 |
| 1998 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 
|
St. Gallen | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| 3 |
|
Twente | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | ||
| 4 |
|
Fortuna Sittard | 3–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | ||
| 5 | 
|
Valencia | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | ||
| 2000 | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 2 | 
|
Nistru Otaci | 1–1 | 6–2 | 7–3 |
| 3 |
|
Standard Liège | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | ||
| 2003–04 | UEFA Cup | 1 |
|
Udinese | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| 2 |
|
Parma | 0–4 | 0–5 | 0–9 | ||
| 2006–07 | UEFA Champions League | Q2 |
|
Zürich | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| Q3 |
|
Valencia | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | ||
| 2006–07 | UEFA Cup | 1 | 
|
Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 |
| 2007–08 | UEFA Champions League | Q2 | 
|
Ventspils | 4–0 | 3–0 | 7–0 |
| Q3 | 
|
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | ||
| UEFA Cup | 1 |
|
AEK Athens | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |
| 2008–09 | UEFA Cup | Q1 | 
|
Banants | 7–0 | 3–0 | 10–0 |
| Q2 | 
|
Sūduva Marijampolė | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 1 |
|
Sevilla | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| 2009–10 | UEFA Champions League | Q2 | 
|
Bohemians | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Q3 | 
|
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | ||
| PO |
|
Maccabi Haifa | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–5 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group G |
|
Lazio | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1st Place | |
|
|
Villarreal | 2–0 | 1–0 | ||||
|
Levski Sofia | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Standard Liège | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–3 | ||
| 2010–11 | UEFA Champions League | Q2 | 
|
HB Tórshavn | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 |
| Q3 | 
|
Omonia | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| PO |
|
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–4 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group A |
|
Manchester City | 0–2 | 0–3 | 4th Place | |
|
Lech Poznań | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||||
|
|
Juventus | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | UEFA Europa League | Q2 |
|
Liepājas Metalurgs | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| Q3 |
|
Senica | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| PO |
|
Omonia | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | ||
| Group F |
|
Slovan Bratislava | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2nd Place | ||
|
|
Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | 2–2 | ||||
|
Paris Saint-Germain | 2–0 | 1–3 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Metalist Kharkiv | 0–4 | 1–4 | 1–8 | ||
| 2012–13 | UEFA Champions League | Q2 | 
|
Dudelange | 4–3 | 0–1 | 4–4 (a) |
| 2013–14 | UEFA Champions League | Q3 |
|
Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 |
| UEFA Europa League | PO |
|
Žalgiris Vilnius | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | |
| Group C | 
|
Elfsborg | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1st Place | ||
|
Esbjerg | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||||
|
|
Standard Liège | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Ajax | 3–1 | 3–0 | 6–1 | ||
| Round of 16 |
|
Basel | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 2014–15 | UEFA Champions League | 3Q | 
|
Qarabağ | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 |
| PO |
|
Malmö FF | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–4 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group D | 
|
Celtic | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1st Place | |
|
|
Astra Giurgiu | 5–1 | 2–1 | ||||
|
|
Dinamo Zagreb | 4–2 | 5–1 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Villarreal | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | ||
| 2015–16 | UEFA Champions League | 3Q |
|
Malmö FF | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| UEFA Europa League | PO | 
|
Dinamo Minsk | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 (2–3 p.) | |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q |
|
FK Liepāja | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 3Q | 
|
Partizani | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| PO |
|
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 | 2–3 | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group I |
|
Schalke | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3rd Place | |
|
Krasnodar | 0–1 | 1–1 | ||||
|
|
Nice | 0–1 | 2–0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | 2Q | 
|
Hibernians | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 |
| 3Q |
|
Rijeka | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 (a) | ||
| UEFA Europa League | PO |
|
Viitorul Constanța | 4–0 | 3–1 | 7–1 | |
| Group I |
|
Marseille | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1st Place | ||
|
|
Vitória S.C. | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||||
|
|
Konyaspor | 0–0 | 2–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Real Sociedad | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | ||
| Round of 16 |
|
Borussia Dortmund | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| QF |
|
Lazio | 4–1 | 2–4 | 6–5 | ||
| SF |
|
Marseille | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Champions League | 3Q | 
|
Shkëndija | 3–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| PO | 
|
Red Star Belgrade | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group B | 
|
Rosenborg | 3–0 | 5–2 | 1st Place | |
|
|
Celtic | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||||
|
|
RB Leipzig | 1–0 | 3–2 | ||||
| Round of 32 |
|
Club Brugge | 4–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | ||
| Round of 16 |
|
Napoli | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–4 | ||
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | Group E |
|
Genk | 6–2 | 4–1 | 3rd Place |
|
|
Napoli | 2–3 | 1–1 | ||||
|
|
Liverpool | 0–2 | 3–4 | ||||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 |
|
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2–2 | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | PO |
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 |
| Group A |
|
FC Lokomotiv Moscow | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3rd Place | ||
|
|
Bayern Munich | 2–6 | 1–3 | ||||
|
|
Atlético Madrid | 0–2 | 2–3 | ||||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 |
|
Villarreal | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | PO |
|
Brøndby | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Group G |
|
Sevilla | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2nd Place | ||
|
|
Lille | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||
|
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Knock-out stage |
|
FC Bayern München | 1-1 | 1–7 | 2–8 | ||
| 2021–22 | UEFA Champions League | PO |
|
Brøndby | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Group G |
|
Sevilla | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2nd Place | ||
|
|
Lille | 2–1 | 0–1 | ||||
|
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 3–1 | 1–2 | ||||
| Round of 16 |
|
Bayern Munich | 1–1 | 1–7 | 2–8 | ||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Champions League | Group E | |||||
|
|
AC Milan | 1–1 | 0-4 | 1-5 | |||
|
|
Chelsea | 1–2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | |||
|
|
Dinamo Zagreb | 1–0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | |||
| 2022-23 | Europa League | Play off |
|
AS Roma | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Champions League | Group D | |||||
|
|
S.L. Benfica | 1–3 | 2-0 | 3-3 | |||
|
|
Real Sociedad | 0–2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | |||
|
|
Inter Milan | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-3 |
Statistics
League Position
| Season | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 2005/06 | 2 | 63 |
| 2006/07 | 1 | 75 |
| 2007/08 | 2 | 63 |
| 2008/09 | 1 | 74 |
| 2009/10 | 1 | 76 |
| 2010/11 | 2 | 63 |
| 2011/12 | 1 | 68 |
| 2012/13 | 2 | 77 |
| 2013/14 | 1 | 80 |
| 2014/15 | 1 | 73 |
| 2015/16 | 1 | 74 |
| 2016/17 | 1 | 81 |
| 2017/18 | 1 | 83 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 52[7] |
| 2019/20 | 1 | 50 |
| 2020/21 | 1 | 51 |
| 2021/22 | 1 | 52 |
| 2022/23 | 1 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 42 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 3 September 2024[8]
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Out on loan
- As of 3 September 2024[9]
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Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Pepijn Lijnders
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| Assistant coach | Onur Cinel
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| Assistant coach | Vítor Matos
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| Goalkeeper coach | Eddie Gustafsson
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| Goalkeeper coach | Pedro Pereira
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| Sporting Director | Bernhard Seonbuchner
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Gallery
Champion 2006/07
Champion 2008/09
Champion 2009/10
Champion 2011/12
Champion 2017/18
Champion 2018/19
Champion 2020/21
Champion 2021/22
Champion 20222/23
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Honours
- Toto Jugendliga U 15
- Champion: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021,2023, 2024
- Toto Jugendliga U 16
- Meister: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,2023
- Toto Jugendliga U 18
- Champion: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021,2023, 2024
- UEFA Youth Leage
- Winner 2017 (The U19 team of FC Red Bull Salzburg is made up from players from the academy U18 and FC Liefering.)
Manager history
Giovanni Trapattoni
Co Adriaanse
Huub Stevens
Ricardo Moniz
Roger Schmidt
Adolf Hütter
Peter Zeidler
Thomas Letsch
Oscar Garcia
Marco Rose
Jesse Marsch
Matthias Jaissle
Gerhard Struber
Onur Cinel
Pepijn Lijnders
Eddie Gustafsson - Goalkeeper coach
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Red Bull Salzburg Academy
The Red Bull Football and Icehockey Academy is the training center for the junior teams of FC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC Red Bull Salzburg. It was built from 2012 to 2014.It has training opportunities for 200 footballers and 200 icehockey players. You can find six football field and one indoor field.[11] 120 footballers are in the boarding school. The Academy is connected with five schools. The principle of the Academy is 51% education and 49% sport.[11]
The Academy has 8 youth teams (from U7 to U14) and three Academy teams (U15, U16, U18) which are playing in the Toto Jugendliga.
Notable Players
Gallery Academy Red Bull Salzburg
Indoor football field
Main football field
Main building
Main building and main stand
FC Red Bull Salzburg Media
Historical chart of league performance of Red Bull Salzburg and their predecessor
Salzburg moved to their current stadium, now known as the Red Bull Arena in 2003.
Red Bull Salzburg, October 2005
Dutchman Ricardo Moniz coached Red Bull to a Bundesliga and cup double in the 2011–12 season.
German Roger Schmidt was the team's coach from 2012 until 2014.
Jesse Marsch – the team's former manager
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Homepage RB Salzburg (German)
- ↑ Kurier.at (German)
- ↑ Homepage RB Salzburg (German)
- ↑ Red Bull Salzburg Homepage (German)
- ↑ Official Website FC Red Bull Salzburg
- ↑ FC Red BullSalzburg Official website
- ↑ In the new modus the points after 22 rounds are halved.
- ↑ "Team". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Team". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ Transfermarkt.at Jugendliga Tabelle (in German)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Official Homepage Red Bull Salzburg (in German)