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RB Leipzig

Tier 1BundesligaLeipzig, Sachsen, GermanyOn the globe

Founded
19 May 2009
Ground
Red Bull Arena42,000 seats · opened 1956
Full name
RasenBallsport Leipzig

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 GmbHGmbH, Germany
  • 1%controls
    RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V.Members' association, GermanyFigure 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%significant
    Red Bull GmbHGmbH, AustriaSince 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%controls
      Yoovidhya family (incl. Chalerm Yoovidhya)Family, ThailandFigure 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%significant
      Mark MateschitzPerson, AustriaSince October 2022, figure as of March 2026Inherited from Dietrich Mateschitz (died October 2022).Medium confidenceSource: Forbes
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