RB Leipzig
Tier 1BundesligaLeipzig, Sachsen, GermanyOn the globe
- Founded
- 19 May 2009
- Ground
- Red Bull Arena42,000 seats · opened 1956
- Full name
- RasenBallsport Leipzig
- Website
- rbleipzig.com
Who owns RB Leipzig
Red Bull GmbH holds 99% of the operating GmbH’s capital (since 2009) while the RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. holds the voting majority under 50+1.
Investor in control, the club keeps a stakeOwner based at home: Germany
As of June 2017Medium confidenceSources: WEB.DE (dpa-based), Berliner Zeitung
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamRasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH
- 1%controlsRasenBallsport Leipzig e.V.Figure as of June 2017Voting majority (51%) under the 50+1 rule; capital share 1% implied by Red Bull’s 99%.Medium confidenceSource: Berliner Zeitung
- 99%significantRed Bull GmbHSince 2009, figure as of June 201799% of capital but 49% of votes (2017 reports); the e.V. holds the voting majority under 50+1. No later change reported, but sources are from 2017.Medium confidenceSources: WEB.DE (dpa-based), Berliner Zeitung
- 51%controlsYoovidhya family (incl. Chalerm Yoovidhya)Figure as of 2026Forbes: the family’s 51% includes a small stake held personally by Chalerm Yoovidhya; split among family members not published. Day-to-day management has historically been led from Austria.Medium confidenceSource: Forbes
- 49%significantMark MateschitzSince October 2022, figure as of March 2026Inherited from Dietrich Mateschitz (died October 2022).Medium confidenceSource: Forbes
Sources9
- RB Leipzig erhält Lizenz für Champions League Berliner Zeitung, Local news, 20 June 2017. Checked 3 October 2026.
- RB Leipzigs Schulden bei Red Bull – wozu die Darlehen? WEB.DE (dpa-based), Local news, 22 March 2017. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Chalerm Yoovidhya & family – profile Forbes, News. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Mark Mateschitz – profile Forbes, News, 10 March 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Football : la famille Arnault devient officiellement actionnaire majoritaire du Paris FC, Red Bull entre également au capital France Info, News, 29 November 2024. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- 2026–27 Bundesliga Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Red Bull GmbH (wikitext) Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata, October 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q702455).
