F.C. Red Bull Salzburg is a football club from Salzburg that plays in the Austrian Bundesliga. The club was known as SV Austria Salzburg until 2005, when the club was bought by the Red Bull Company. They renamed the club and changed the colours from the traditional violet to red and white. Also, the company's logo was added. The club runs two academies in Ghana and in Brazil. Their home stadium is the Red Bull Arena which was opened in 2003 and was renovated for the 2008 Euro.

History

SV Austria Salzburg
The club was formed on September 13, 1933 by the unification of the cities two clubs: FC Rapid Salzburg and FC Hertha Salzburg.

In 1952-53 they reached the A-Liga for the first time, the highest division of Austrian football then, beating Kapfenberger SV in the play-offs. They played there for 3 seasons but were relegated in 1959. To stay in the league they signed Erich Probst, who was the second best scorer in the FIFA World Cup 1954. In 20 matches he scored 14 goals, which helped Salzburg stay in the league. He was also the first player of SV Austria who played for the Austrian national football team. 

The next years were characterized by ups and downs. The first success was being second in the league in the 1971-72 season. This year was also their first year of playing in the UEFA Cup. The same year they made the Lehener Stadion their homeground. Two years later, in 1974, they reached the Austrian Cup final for the first time. However, the lost to FK Austria Wien 3-2 on global.

The best years of the club were between 1990 and 1997. In these years, the club reached the championship three times, played in the UEFA Champions League and played in the 1994 UEFA Cup final versus Inter Milan. They won their first Austrian Bundesliga title the same year, and the next year too. Their first Champions League in 1994 saw them reach the group stage, however, they were eliminated after finishing in third place out of four. In 2005 the Red Bull Company bought the club because the owners were having problems with money. Some traditional fans left the club and started a new club under the old name SV Austria Salzburg. Ever since 2005, the club has been named FC Red Bull Salzburg.

FC Red Bull Salzburg
In 2005 the Red Bull Company bought the club because the owners were having problems with money. Some traditional fans left the club and started a new club under the old name SV Austria Salzburg. Ever since 2005, the club has been named FC Red Bull Salzburg. One of the aims of the new owners was to form a team which can play in the UEFA Champions League regularly. This was not reached but the new club was nevertheless successful. In the national league they reached four titles and were four times second. In 2008, they beat FC Banants of Armenia 10-0 on aggregate as part of qualification for the 2008-09 Europa League. In the 2009-10 Europa League the club won their group with 6 victories over Villarreal CF, SS Lazio and Levski Sofia. In the Round of 32 they lost versus Standard Lüttich. Also the next two Euro League group stages were reached. In the 2011–12 Europa League they got second in the group stage behind Athletic Bilbao. Although they ost 1-8 on aggregate to Metalist Kharkiv in the Round of 32, they beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the group stages.

In the 2013–14 season the team was very successful: They came in first place in the league and got to the round of 16 of the Europa League. In the Europa League, the club won all 6 of their group stage matches. Then they beat AFC Ajax 6-1 on aggregate in the round of 32, but unfortunately lost 1-2 to Basel in the round of 16. In the 2017–18 Europa League, Salzburg reached the semi-finals where they lost to Olympique de Marseille 2-3 on aggregate. They had also beaten Lazio, Borussia Dortmund, and Real Sociedad.

In the 2019-20 season Salzburg reached for the first time the Championsleague group stage. They played versus Liverpool F.C., S.S.C. Napoli and K.R.C. Genk. They reached the 3rd place with seven points. In the following round of 32 in the Euroleague they lost versus Eintracht Frankfurt 3:6. The next season they had to play a playoff-match versus  Maccabi Tel-Aviv. With a 5:2 Salzburg qualified for the group stage and played against  FC Bayern München, Atletico Madrid and Lok Moskau. As 3rd they played in the Euroleague versus Villareal but lost. In the 2021-22 season they were qualified versus Brøndby IF (4:2). In the group stage they played versus  Sevilla F.C., Lille OSC and  VfL Wolfsburg. As 2nd they were qualified for the Round of 16 for the first time in club history.

Supporters
After the Red Bull take over of SV Austria Salzburg some group of fans were unhappy because the new club has other colours and did not accept the history of the club. After some negotiations these fans left the club and founded a new one under the name SV (Sportverein) Austria Salzburg. The new club is playing in the Regionalliga West

In the meantime Red Bull Salzburg has 67 official fan clubs all over Austria.

Social media
On Social Media the club has over one million followers. 
    Facebook: 464.000
    Instagram: 253.300
    TikTok: 183.100
    Twitter: 85.900
    YouTube: 40.200
    LinkedIn: 5.500

Second Squad
FC Liefering, which currently plays in the Austrian Second League, has been a reserve team for Salzburg.

European Competition History
As of 8 December 2021
Q = Qualification
PO = Play Off
QF = Quarter Final
SF = Semi Final
 until 2005 the name of the club was SV Austria Salzburg

Statistics

League Position

Players

Current Squad

Loaned Players

Coaching staff

Gallery

Honours 
Austrian Bundesliga
Champions (15): 1993–94*, 1994–95*, 1996–97*, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020- 21
Runners-up (4): 2005–06, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2012–13
Austrian Cup
Winners (8): 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019-20, 2020-21
Runners-up (5): 1973–74*, 1979–80*, 1980–81*, 1999–2000*, 2017–18

Austrian Supercup
Winners (3): 1994*, 1995*, 1997*

UEFA Cup
Runners-up: 1994*
* as Austria Salzburg

UEFA Youth League
Winners: 2016-17
Semifinals: 2019-20

UEFA Champions League
Round of 16: 2021-22

Manager history

Red Bull Salzburg Academy
The Red Bull Football and Icehockey Academy is the training center for the junior teams of FC Red Bull Salzburg and the EC Red Bull Salzburg. It was built from 2012 to 2014.It has training opportunities for 200 footballers and 200 icehockey players. You can find six football field and one indoor field. 120 footballers are in the boarding school. The Academy is connected with five schools. The principle of the Academy is 51% education and 49% sport. 

The Academy has 8 youth teams (from U7 to U14) and three Academy teams (U15, U16, U18) which are playing in the Toto Jugendliga.

Honours

Toto Jugendliga U 15
       Champion: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
 Toto Jugendliga U 16
  Meister: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Toto Jugendliga U 18
       Champion: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
 UEFA Youth Leage
Winner 2017 (The U19 team of FC Red Bull Salzburg is made up from players from the academy U18 and FC Liefering.)

Notable Players
    Konrad Laimer
    Xaver Schlager
    Martin Hinteregger
    Sandro Ingolitsch

Gallery Academy Red Bull Salzburg

Related pages
Red Bull New York
RB Leipzig
Red Bull Brasil

References

Austrian football clubs
Football clubs owned by Red Bull
Football clubs of Salzburg