RB Leipzig were founded in 2009 by Red Bull, which bought the playing licence of a fifth-division club and rose through the German pyramid, reaching the Bundesliga in 2016. The club's rapid rise and its ownership model have been controversial in Germany, but on the pitch Leipzig became a Champions League regular, reaching the semi-finals in 2020 and winning the DFB-Pokal in 2022 and 2023. They play at the Red Bull Arena.
