| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Director | Ralf Rangnick | ||
| Manager | Alexander Zorniger | ||
| Stadium | Red Bull Arena | ||
| 3. Liga | 2nd (promoted) | ||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | ||
| Saxony Cup | Semi-final | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Daniel Frahn (19) All: Daniel Frahn (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 42,713 vs.1. FC Saarbrücken, 3. Liga, 3 May 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,021 vs.Stuttgarter Kickers, 3. Liga, 7 December 2013 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,736 | ||
The2013–14RB Leipzig season was the 5th season in the club's football history and their first season competing in the professional & national level in Germany. Leipzig participated in the2013–14 3. Liga season after winning the promotion playoff.
Leipzig participated in theDFB-Pokal after winning the 2013Saxony Cup.[1] They were eliminated in the first round by FC Augsburg. Leipzig also participates in the 2014Saxony Cup since3. Liga teams are allowed to participate in regional cups. They were eliminated in the semifinal byFC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf.
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The 2013–14RB Leipzig season is the 5th season in the club's football history and their first season competing in the professional & national level in Germany.[2] Leipzig was to participate in the2013–14 3. Liga season after winning the2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost and beatingSportfreunde Lotte in the promotion playoff.[3][4]
They won their3. Liga debut againstHallescher FC on 19 July by 1–0. The goalscorer was captainDaniel Frahn.[5]
On 3 May 2014, they secured promotion to the2. Bundesliga after defeating1. FC Saarbrücken 5–1.[6] They finished their first season in3. Liga in second position, securing a direct promotion spot.[7]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 22 June 2013 (2013-06-22) | FC Grimma | 0–8 | RB Leipzig | Grimma |
| 16:00 | Report | Morys 3'Frahn 10'Thomalla 26',73'Luge 51'Kammlott 56',72'Schulz 70' | Stadium:Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 1,250 Referee:Enrico Jahn |
| 26 June 2013 (2013-06-26) | FC Basel II | 3–2 | RB Leipzig | Walchsee |
| 17:00 | Streller 10' Andrist 71'Ajeti 86' | Report | Schulz 32' Frahn 68' |
| 1 July 2013 (2013-07-01) | FC Liefering | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Walchsee |
| 17:00 | Report | Frahn 35' |
| 6 July 2013 (2013-07-06) | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | FC Viktoria Köln | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Poulsen 23' Luge 65'Thomalla 79' | Report | Stadium:RBL-Trainingzentrum Attendance: 1,000 |
| 7 July 2013 (2013-07-07) | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | TSV Havelse | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Holm 38' (o.g.) Frahn 70' | Report | Stadium:RBL-Trainingzentrum Attendance: 1,000 |
| 10 July 2013 (2013-07-10) | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | HB Køge | Naunhof |
| 17:30 | Report | Tshiembe 13' | Stadium:Sportplatz Clade Attendance: 650 |
| 13 July 2013 (2013-07-13) | Hertha BSC | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Dessau |
| 15:00 | Ramos 50' | Report | Stadium:Paul Greifzu Stadium Attendance: 4,183 Referee:Martin Bärmann |
| 23 July 2013 (2013-07-23) | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Werder Bremen | Leipzig |
| Röttger 45' Kammlott 59' | Report | Füllkrug 13' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,947 Referee:Alexander Sather |
| 6 January 2014 (2014-01-06) | RB Leipzig | 8–0 | 1. FC Bitterfeld-Wolfen | Leipzig |
| 16:00 | Luge 3',25',35' Thomalla 17',80'Fandrich 49'Kammlott 78'Röttger 90' | Report | Stadium:RBL-Trainingzentrum Attendance: 600 |
| 14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) | SSVg Velbert | 0–3 | RB Leipzig | Belek, Turkey |
| 15:30 | Report | Thomalla 25' Kaiser 42'Palacios 69' |
| 17 January 2014 (2014-01-17) | FC Thun | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Belek, Turkey |
| 15:30 | Krstić 54' Zuffi 81' | Report | Poulsen 66' |
| 26 January 2014 (2014-01-26) | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf | Leipzig |
| 11:30 | Fandrich 13' | Report | Stadium:RBL-Trainingzentrum Attendance: 100 |
| 19 July 2013 (2013-07-19)1 | Hallescher FC | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Halle |
| 20:30 | Report | Frahn 23' | Stadium:Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 14,022 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 27 July 2013 (2013-07-27)2 | RB Leipzig | 2–2 | SC Preußen Münster | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Frahn 6' Schulz 60' | Report | Siegert 44' Krohne 80' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,763 Referee:Thorsten Schriever |
| 10 August 2013 (2013-08-10)3 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 1–2 | RB Leipzig | Burghausen |
| 14:00 | Schröck 7' | Report | Frahn 13' Kaiser 90+3' | Stadium:Wacker-Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referee: Marcel Göpferich |
| 18 August 2013 (2013-08-18)4 | RB Leipzig | 1–1 | MSV Duisburg | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Jung 33' | Report | Onuegbu 26' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,758 Referee:Christian Dietz |
| 24 August 2013 (2013-08-24)5 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Poulsen 1',87' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,109 Referee:Christian Leicher |
| 31 August 2013 (2013-08-31)6 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Wiesbaden |
| 14:00 | Book 22' Vidović 38' | Report | Schulz 58' | Stadium:BRITA-Arena Attendance: 4,122 Referee:Martin Petersen |
| 3 September 2013 (2013-09-03)7 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | Holstein Kiel | Leipzig |
| 19:00 | Herrmann 50' (o.g.) Frahn 13',90+4' | Report | Sykora 9' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,714 Referee:Florian Heft |
| 7 September 2013 (2013-09-07)8 | SV Elversberg | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Spiesen-Elversberg |
| 14:00 | Dausend 90+1' | Report | Stadium:Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 860 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| 14 September 2013 (2013-09-14)9 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | VfB Stuttgart II | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Frahn 1' Röttger  22'Morys 24'Hoheneder 29'Sebastian 38'Ernst 70'Schulz 90+1' | Report | Grüttner 51' 86' Wanitzek 56'Rathgeb 68' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 9,869 Referee:Karl Valentin |
| 20 September 2013 (2013-09-20)10 | VfL Osnabrück | 3–2 | RB Leipzig | Osnabrück |
| 19:00 | Jung 32' (o.g.) Grimaldi 53'Prokoph 83' | Report | Heidinger 13' Poulsen 32' | Stadium:Osnatel-Arena Attendance: 8,974 Referee:Markus Schmidt |
| 28 September 2013 (2013-09-28)11 | RB Leipzig | 2–2 | SpVgg Unterhaching | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Kaiser 32' Kammlott 75' | Report | Götze 34' Duhnke 84' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 13,894 Referee:Christian Bandurski |
| 5 October 2013 (2013-10-05)12 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Heidenheim |
| 14:00 | Report | Frahn 62' Kaiser 78' | Stadium:Voith-Arena Attendance: 10,200 Referee:Jochen Drees |
| 19 October 2013 (2013-10-19)13 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | Jahn Regensburg | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Heidinger 44' Frahn 83' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 8,742 Referee:Sven Jablonski |
| 26 October 2013 (2013-10-26)14 | Chemnitzer FC | 3–1 | RB Leipzig | Chemnitz |
| 14:00 | Mauersberger 17' Garbuschewski 19'Semmer 87' | Report | Thomalla 23' | Stadium:Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 8,305 Referee: Günter Perl |
| 2 November 2013 (2013-11-02)15 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | Borussia Dortmund II | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Poulsen 12' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,477 Referee: Thomas Stein |
| 9 November 2013 (2013-11-09)16 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Darmstadt |
| 14:00 | Report | Kaiser 68' | Stadium:Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 7,200 Referee:Frank Willenborg |
| 23 November 2013 (2013-11-23)17 | RB Leipzig | 1–2 | Hansa Rostock | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Kaiser 60' | Report | Blacha 37' Plat 52' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,421 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 30 November 2013 (2013-11-30)18 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Saarbrücken |
| 14:00 | Ziemer 1',46' | Report | Franke 15' Kimmich 52'Willers 78' | Stadium:Ludwigsparkstadion Attendance: 11,194 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 7 December 2013 (2013-12-07)19 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Thomalla 21' Luge 50' | Report | Marchese 38' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,021 Referee:Harm Osmers |
| 14 December 2013 (2013-12-14)20 | SC Preußen Münster | 0–0 | RB Leipzig | Münster |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium:Preußen-Stadion Attendance: 6,787 Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 21 December 2013 (2013-12-21)21 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Hallescher FC | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Kaiser 51' Poulsen 65' | Report | Bertram 86' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,354 Referee:Daniel Siebert |
| 25 January 2014 (2014-01-25)22 | RB Leipzig | 0–1 | SV Wacker Burghausen | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Ernst 1' Morys 9' | Report | Hefele 42' Hauk 45' 72'Moser 69'Burkhard 75' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 7,328 Referee: Patrick Alt |
| 1 February 2014 (2014-02-01)23 | MSV Duisburg | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Duisburg |
| 14:00 | Aycicek 29' Onuegbu 90' | Report | Frahn 57' | Stadium:Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 11,012 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 8 February 2014 (2014-02-08)24 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Erfurt |
| 14:00 | Report | Kaiser 32' Frahn 72' | Stadium:Steigerwaldstadion Attendance: 11,240 Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 16 February 2014 (2014-02-16)25 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Kaiser 16' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 11,198 Referee:Benjamin Brand |
| 22 February 2014 (2014-02-22)26 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Kiel |
| 14:00 | Report | Frahn 11' Heidinger 55' | Stadium:Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 4,946 Referee:Christian Dingert |
| 2 March 2014 (2014-03-02)27 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | SV Elversberg | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Kaiser 23' Röttger 65' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,487 Referee:Tobias Reichel |
| 7 March 2014 (2014-03-07)28 | VfB Stuttgart II | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
| 19:00 | Report | Frahn 28' Poulsen 63' | Stadium:Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance: 1,300 Referee:Steffen Mix |
| 16 March 2014 (2014-03-16)29 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | VfL Osnabrück | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Frahn 28' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 12,205 Referee:Christian Fischer |
| 22 March 2014 (2014-03-22)30 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 1–1 | RB Leipzig | Unterhaching |
| 14:00 | Bichler 25' | Report | Poulsen 22' | Stadium:Stadion am Sportpark Referee:Robert Kempter |
| 26 March 2014 (2014-03-26)31 | RB Leipzig | 1–1 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Leipzig |
| 20:15 | Poulsen 44' | Report | Wittek 73' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,312 Referee:Arne Aarnink |
| 29 March 2014 (2014-03-29)32 | Jahn Regensburg | 0–3 | RB Leipzig | Regensburg |
| 14:00 | Report | Frahn 1' Jung 20'Hoheneder 86' | Stadium:Jahnstadion Attendance: 4,022 Referee:Stefan Glasmacher |
| 5 April 2014 (2014-04-05)33 | RB Leipzig | 2–1 | Chemnitzer FC | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Fandrich 25' Kaiser 77' | Report | Hofrath 35' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,479 Referee:Sascha Stegemann |
| 15 April 2014 (2014-04-15)34 | Borussia Dortmund II | 3–3 | RB Leipzig | Dortmund |
| 14:00 | Treude 32' Harder 36',48' | Report | Frahn 18',80' Heidinger 84' | Stadium:Stadion Rote Erde Attendance: 4,039 Referee:Tobias Reichel |
| 19 April 2014 (2014-04-19)35 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | Darmstadt 98 | Leipzig |
| 14:00 | Jung 15' | Report | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 39,147 Referee:Thorsten Kinhöfer |
| 26 April 2014 (2014-04-26)36 | Hansa Rostock | 0–1 | RB Leipzig | Rostock |
| 14:00 | Report | Frahn 44' | Stadium:DKB-Arena Attendance: 14,200 Referee:Bibiana Steinhaus |
| 3 May 2014 (2014-05-03)37 | RB Leipzig | 5–1 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | Leipzig |
| 13:30 | Kaiser 7',35',48' Frahn 9',14' | Report | Reisinger 53' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,713 Referee:Robert Kempter |
| 10 May 2014 (2014-05-10)38 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 1 – 3 | RB Leipzig | Stuttgart |
| 13:30 | Badiane 90' | Report | Röttger 36' Poulsen 45',69' | Stadium:Gazi-Stadion auf der Waldau Attendance: 5,800 Referee:Benjamin Cortus |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. FC Heidenheim(C, P) | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 59 | 25 | +34 | 79 | Promotion to2. Bundesliga and qualification forDFB-Pokal |
| 2 | RB Leipzig(P) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 34 | +31 | 79 | |
| 3 | Darmstadt 98(O, P) | 38 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 72 | Qualification topromotion play-offs andDFB-Pokal |
| 4 | Wehen Wiesbaden | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 56 | Qualification forDFB-Pokal |
| 5 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 55 |
| 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02)First Round | RB Leipzig | 0–2 | FC Augsburg | Leipzig |
| 20:00 | Report | Callsen-Bracker 5' Altıntop 69' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 30,307 Referee:Tobias Stieler |
| 13 October 2013 (2013-10-13)Third Round | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | 0–2 | RB Leipzig | Leipzig |
| 15:00 | Report | Kaiser 23' Frahn 63' | Stadium:Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,377 Referee:Jens Klemm |
| 16 November 2013 (2013-11-16)Fourth Round | BSV Gelenau | 0–11 | RB Leipzig | Grimma |
| 13:30 | Report | Kammlott 13' Schulz 32',70'Thiago Rockenbach da Silva 41'Röttger 45',65',78'Papadimitriou 56',76'Sebastian 74'Fandrich 82' | Stadium:Stadion der Freundschaft Attendance: 2,000 Referee:Daniel Hartig |
| 26 February 2014 (2014-02-26)Quarterfinal | FC Eilenburg | 0–4 | RB Leipzig | Eilenburg |
| 18:00 | Report | Röttger 18' Sebastian 27'Morys 30'Luge 80' | Stadium:Ilburg-Stadion Attendance: 2,100 Referee:Benjamin Seidl |
| 9 April 2014 (2014-04-09)Semifinal | FC Oberlausitz Neugersdorf | 1–0 | RB Leipzig | Neugersdorf |
| 17:30 | Kunze 52' | Report | Stadium:ENSO-Oberlausitzarena Attendance: 2,013 Referee:Josef Jurk |
As of 10 May 2014[update]
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | Anthony Jung | 21 | Yes | FSV Frankfurt | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | Free | [8] |
| 4 | DF | Tobias Willers | 26 | Yes | Sportfreunde Lotte | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free | [9] |
| 9 | FW | Yussuf Poulsen | 19 | Yes | Lyngby BK | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | €650,000 | [10] |
| 17 | MF | Joshua Kimmich | 18 | Yes | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Undisclosed | [11] |
| 20 | FW | Denis Thomalla | 20 | Yes | TSG Hoffenheim | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Free | [12] |
| 21 | DF | Mikko Sumusalo | 23 | Yes | HJK | Transfer | Winter | 2016 | Free | [13] |
| 25 | MF | Christos Papadimitriou | 19 | Yes | AEK Athens | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €200,000 | [14] |
| 31 | MF | Diego Demme | 22 | Yes | SC Paderborn | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | €350,000 | [15] |
| 32 | FW | Federico Palacios Martínez | 18 | Yes | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | Winter | 2018 | €600,000 | [16] |
| 33 | MF | André Luge | 22 | Yes | FSV Zwickau | Transfer | Summer | 2017 | Undisclosed | [9] |
| 39 | MF | Georg Teigl | 22 | Yes | Red Bull Salzburg | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | Undisclosed | [17] |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Marcus Hoffmann | 25 | Yes | Released | Summer | Free | [18] | |
| 10 | MF | Thiago Rockenbach da Silva | 28 | No | Hertha BSC II | Loan | Winter | Free | [19] |
| 13 | FW | Tom Nattermann | 20 | Yes | Released | Summer | Free | [18] | |
| 14 | DF | Patrick Koronkiewicz | 22 | Yes | Released | Summer | Free | [18] | |
| 15 | DF | Bastian Schulz | 28 | Yes | VfL Wolfsburg II | Released | Winter | Free | [20] |
| 16 | DF | Juri Judt | 27 | Yes | Released | Winter | Free | [21] | |
| 17 | DF | Umut Koçin | 25 | Yes | Released | Summer | Free | [18] | |
| 21 | MF | Paul Schinke | 22 | Yes | Released | Summer | Free | [18] | |
| 25 | MF | Christos Papadimitriou | 19 | Yes | FC Liefering | Loan | Winter | Free | |
| 27 | FW | Carsten Kammlott | 23 | Yes | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Transfer | Winter | Free | [22] |
