2024–25 FC Red Bull Salzburg season

FC Red Bull Salzburg
2024–25 season
Manager	Pep Lijnders
Stadium	Red Bull Arena
Austrian Football Bundesliga	1st
Austrian Cup	Second round
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round
FIFA Club World Cup	Group stage
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2023–24

The 2024–25 season will be the 92nd season in the history of FC Red Bull Salzburg, and the club's 36th consecutive season in Austrian Football Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Ignace Van der Brempt	Hamburger SV	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Dijon Kameri	Grasshopper Club Zurich	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Kamil Piątkowski	Granada	Loan return	30 June 2024
MF	Takumu Kawamura	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	€29,550,000	1 July 2024	^[1]
MF	Bobby Clark	Liverpool	€11,800,000	22 August 2024	^[2]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Sékou Koïta	CSKA Moscow	End of contract	1 July 2024
GK	Nico Mantl	Arouca	€500,000	1 July 2024	^[3]
DF	Kilian Ludewig	—	Contract termination	5 July 2024	^[4]
DF	Strahinja Pavlović	AC Milan	€18,000,000	31 July 2024	^[5]
GK	Timo Horn	VfL Bochum	End of contract	1 August 2024	^[6]
MF	Luka Sučić	Real Sociedad	€10,000,000	2 August 2024	^[7]
MF	Forson Amankwah	Norwich City	€4,500,000	9 August 2024	^[8]
FW	Nicolò Turco	Milan Futuro	Loan	29 August 2024	^[9]

Friendlies

Pre-season

The pre-season training is scheduled to commence on 24 June, followed by a training camp in Saalfelden from 6 to 17 July.^[10]

29 June 2024 Friendly

Red Bull Salzburg

v

Panathinaikos

29 June 2024 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	3–0	SpVgg Unterhaching	Anif
17:00	Daghim 43' Kjærgaard 45+1' Blank 69'			Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif

6 July 2024 Friendly	SV Kuchl	1–8	Red Bull Salzburg	Kuchl
15:00 UTC+2	Hoedl 9'	Report	Simic 1', 15' Konate 54', 64', 65', 80', 86' Amankwah 85'	Stadium: Andreas Wimmer Arena

13 July 2024 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	2–2	Sparta Prague	St. Johann in Tirol
15:30	Gloukh 7' Nene 26'		Daněk 14' Olatunji 80'	Stadium: Koasastadion St. Johann

17 July 2024 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	1–0	Rijeka	Anif
18:00	Daghim 60'			Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif

20 July 2024 Friendly	Red Bull Salzburg	4–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Wals-Siezenheim
21:00	Dedić 11' Kjærgaard 34' Konaté 58' Daghim 69'			Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Austrian Football Bundesliga	2 August 2024		Matchday 1	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	100.00
Austrian Cup	26 July 2024		First round	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
UEFA Champions League	6–7 August 2024		Third qualifying round	4	2	2	0	8	5	+3	050.00
FIFA Club World Cup	15 June–13 July 2025		Group stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				8	6	2	0	23	8	+15	075.00

Source: Soccerway

Austrian Football Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Red Bull Salzburg	3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Championship round
2	Sturm Graz	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9
3	Rapid Wien	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
4	Rheindorf Altach	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	6
5	Austria Wien	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	4

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.^[11]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
3	3	0	0	9	3	+6	9	1	0	0	5	1	+4	2	0	0	4	2	+2

Last updated: ADMIRAL Bundesliga.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4
Ground	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	P
Position	1	1	1	1

Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 August 2024 1	Grazer AK	2–3	Red Bull Salzburg	Graz, Austria
20:30	M. Lang 10' Vučić 18' Italiano 78' Atsushi 90+2'	Report	Rosenberger 4' (o.g.) Nene 6' Konaté 45+1' (pen.) Lucas 86'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 9,877 Referee: Julian Weinberger

10 August 2024 2	Red Bull Salzburg	5–1	FC Blau-Weiß Linz	Salzburg, Austria
19:30	Gloukh 15', 34', 62' Piątkowski 32' Yeo 73' Bidstrup 77'	Report	Maranda 3' Noß 12' Briedl 85'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Safak Barmaksiz

17 August 2024 3	LASK	0–1	Red Bull Salzburg	Linz, Austria
19:30	Ziereis 11' Jovičić 31' Tibidi 84'	Report	Yeo 64' Daghim 71'	Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena Referee: Alexander Harkam

24 August 2024 4	Red Bull Salzburg	Postponed	TSV Hartberg	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

1 September 2024 5	SK Rapid Wien	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Allianz Stadion

14 September 2024 6	Red Bull Salzburg	v	SK Austria Klagenfurt	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

21 September 2024 7	WSG Tirol	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Innsbruck, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol

28 September 2024 8	Red Bull Salzburg	v	FK Austria Wien	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

5 October 2024 9	SK Sturm Graz	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Graz, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium

19 October 2024 10	Red Bull Salzburg	v	SC Rheindorf Altach	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

26 October 2024 11	Wolfsberger AC	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Wolfsberg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

2 November 2024 12	Red Bull Salzburg	v	Grazer AK	Salzburg, Austria
18:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

9 November 2024 13	FC Blau-Weiß Linz	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Linz, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Donauparkstadion

23 November 2024 14	Red Bull Salzburg	v	LASK	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

30 November 2024 15	TSV Hartberg	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Hartberg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg

7 December 2024 16	Red Bull Salzburg	v	SK Rapid Wien	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

8 February 2025 17	SK Austria Klagenfurt	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Klagenfurt, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion

15 February 2025 18	Red Bull Salzburg	v	WSG Tirol	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

22 February 2025 19	FK Austria Wien	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium

1 March 2025 20	Red Bull Salzburg	v	SK Sturm Graz	Salzburg, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

8 March 2025 21	SC Rheindorf Altach	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Altach, Austria
17:00				Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz

15 March 2025 22	Red Bull Salzburg	v	Wolfsberger AC	Salzburg, Austria
18:00				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Austrian Cup

26 July 2024 First round	FC Dornbirn 1913	0–6	Red Bull Salzburg	Dornbirn
18:00	Mbanga 85' Brzaj 90+2'	Report	Konaté 29', 32' Daghim 35' Kjærgaard 38' Lucas 63' Diambou 83'	Stadium: Stadion Birkenwiese Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Stjepan Bosnjak

17 September 2024 Second round	Wiener Viktoria	v	Red Bull Salzburg	Vienna
00.00		Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Wiener Viktoria

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

League Path

6 August 2024 Third qualifying round	Red Bull Salzburg	2–1	Twente	Wals-Siezenheim
20.45	Kjærgaard 40', 85'	Report	Vlap 90'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 17,381 Referee: António Nobre

13 August 2024 Third qualifying round	Twente	3–3	Red Bull Salzburg	Enschede
19.00	Hilgers 43' Van Hoorenbeeck 64' Steijn 87'	Report	Kjærgaard 17' Nene 25' Yeo 46'	Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Irfan Peljto

Play-off round

League Path

21 August 2024 Play-off round	Dynamo Kyiv	0–2	Red Bull Salzburg	Lublin, Poland ^{[note 1]}
21.00		Report	Nene 29' Kjærgaard 50' (pen.)	Stadium: Arena Lublin Attendance: 7,126 Referee: Sandro Schärer

27 August 2024 Play-off round	Red Bull Salzburg	1–1	Dynamo Kyiv	Wals-Siezenheim
21.00	Daghim 12'	Report	Vanat 29'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 23,289 Referee: Halil Umut Meler

League phase

FIFA Club World Cup

Group stage

Notes

^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.^[12]

References

^ "New signing from Japan: Takumu Kawamura is a Red Bull". Red Bull Salzburg. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "New signing from Liverpool". Red Bull Salzburg. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Guarda-redes Nico Mantl reforça o Arouca e fica blindado por cláusula de 8 milhões de euros".
^ Nister, Christoph (July 5, 2024). "After six years: Defender leaves the Bulls". Kronen Zeitung.
^ "Strahinja Pavlović: Focus e Curiosità".
^ "Timo Horn verstarkt vfl torwartteam".
^ "Sucic jokalari Txuri-Urdin Berria".
^ "City complete signing of Amankwah Forson". Norwich City.
^ "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: NICOLÒ TURCO". AC Milan. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
^ "Off we go: Performance testing, pre-season training & more".
^ "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

[Ukraine-13] Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian teams are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.^[12]

[1] "New signing from Japan: Takumu Kawamura is a Red Bull". Red Bull Salzburg. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[2] "New signing from Liverpool". Red Bull Salzburg. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[3] "Guarda-redes Nico Mantl reforça o Arouca e fica blindado por cláusula de 8 milhões de euros".

[4] Nister, Christoph (July 5, 2024). "After six years: Defender leaves the Bulls". Kronen Zeitung.

[5] "Strahinja Pavlović: Focus e Curiosità".

[6] "Timo Horn verstarkt vfl torwartteam".

[7] "Sucic jokalari Txuri-Urdin Berria".

[8] "City complete signing of Amankwah Forson". Norwich City.

[9] "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: NICOLÒ TURCO". AC Milan. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.

[10] "Off we go: Performance testing, pre-season training & more".

[Bundesliga.at_-_Table-11] "Bundesliga.at - Tabelle" [Bundesliga.at - Table] (in German). Austrian Football Bundesliga. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[12] "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

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