FC Red Bull 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.

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.

Red Bull Arena, home stadium of F.C. Red Bull Salzburg

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)

As of 2 September 2022[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  Germany Nico Mantl 2 DF  Belgium Ignace Van der Brempt 3 DF   Switzerland Bryan Okoh 4 DF  Poland Kamil Piatkowski 6 DF  Austria Samson Baidoo 7 MF  Argentina Nicolas Capaldo 8 MF  Austria Dijon Kameri 9 FW  Austria Chukwubuike Adamu 10 MF  France Antoine Bernède 11 MF  Brazil Fernando 13 MF  Austria Nicolas Seiwald 14 MF  Denmark Maurits Kjaergaard 15 MF  Mali Mamady Diambou 17 DF  Austria Andreas Ulmer (captain) 18 GK   Switzerland Philipp Köhn

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  Mali Sekou Koita 21 MF  Croatia Luka Sučić 22 DF  France Oumar Solet 23 FW  Croatia Roko Simic 24 MF  Mali Youba Diarra 27 MF  France Lucas Gourna-Douath 30 FW  Slovenia Benjamin Šeško 31 DF  Serbia Strahinja Pavlovic 33 GK  Germany Alexander Walke 39 DF  Austria Maximilian Wöber 40 GK  Czech Republic Adam Stejskal 44 MF  Niger Samson Tijani 70 DF  Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Dedic 77 FW   Switzerland Noah Okafor 95 DF  Brazil Bernardo

As of 20:30, Friday, January 20, 2023 (UTC)[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  Bosnia and Herzegovina Darko Todorovic (at FC Akhmat Grozny) 5 FW  Brazil Luis Phelipe (at FC Lugano)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  Ghana Gideon Mensah (at F.C. Girondins de Bordeaux) 10 MF  Mali Mamadu Sangare (at Grazer AK)

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Toto Jugendliga U 15

• Champion: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

Toto Jugendliga U 16

• Meister: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Toto Jugendliga U 18

• Champion: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

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.)

• Konrad Laimer
• Xaver Schlager
• Martin Hinteregger
• Sandro Ingolitsch

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  Indoor football field
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  Main football field
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  Main building
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  Main building and main stand