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Daniel Frahn, the charging bull, scored more goals
Daniel Frahn, the charging bull, scored more goals in a single season for Leipzig than anyone else up to the end of 2019: 26 in 34 Regionalliga matches in 2011/12.
in a single season for Leipzig than anyone else up to the end of 2019: 26 in 34 Regionalliga matches in 2011/12. His scoring rate of 0.57 per game was still the best in club history, though Timo Werner had drawn level by late 2019.
The record crowd came on the day of
The record crowd came on the day of disgrace: 81,360 watched Leipzig lose 1–0 in Dortmund on February 4, 2017, the largest attendance the club had eve...
disgrace: 81,360 watched Leipzig lose 1–0 in Dortmund on February 4, 2017, the largest attendance the club had ever played in front of.
After Diego there was nothing for a long
After Diego there was nothing for a long time: on October 26, 1988 Napoli with Diego Maradona played at Leipzig’s Zentralstadion against Lokomotive Leipzig.
time: on October 26, 1988 Napoli with Diego Maradona played at Leipzig’s Zentralstadion against Lokomotive Leipzig. Not until September 13, 2017 did European-cup football return to Leipzig, when RB drew 1–1 with Monaco in their Champions League debut.
Salzburg branch office: by December 2019 Leipzig had
Salzburg branch office: by December 2019 Leipzig had signed 16 players from sister club Salzburg for a total of 84 million euros.
signed 16 players from sister club Salzburg for a total of 84 million euros. The most expensive among them was Naby Keita in 2016 for 24 million.
The Red Bull Arena was sold out for
The Red Bull Arena was sold out for the first time for a competitive match on August 23, 2015 against St.
the first time for a competitive match on August 23, 2015 against St. Pauli, with 41,795 in attendance.
Diego Demme’s first name comes from Maradona. His
Diego Demme’s first name comes from Maradona.
father, from Calabria, supported Napoli and named him after Diego. As a child Demme often wore Napoli shirts. In January 2020 he duly moved there.
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RB Leipzig as a developer of players for Europe’s elite: Dani Olmo (Barcelona, about 55 million), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea, about 60 million), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool, about 70 million), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, about 90 million).
RB Leipzig as a developer of players for
RB Leipzig as a developer of players for Europe’s elite: Dani Olmo (Barcelona, about 55 million), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea, about 60 million), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool, about 70 million), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, about 90 million).
Europe’s elite: Dani Olmo (Barcelona, about 55 million), Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea, about 60 million), Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool, about 70 million), Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City, about 90 million). The transfer income from 2022 to 2025 exceeded 300 million euros.
Leipzig are the only club with back-to-back DFB
Leipzig are the only club with back-to-back DFB Cup wins since Bayern Munich in 2013/14....
Cup wins since Bayern Munich in 2013/14.