RB Leipzig 2016?17 football season
The
2016?17
RB Leipzig
season
was the 8th season in the
football
club's history and
1st ever season
in the top flight of
German football
, the
Bundesliga
, having been promoted from the
2. Bundesliga
in
2016
. RB Leipzig also participated in the season's edition of the
domestic cup
, the
DFB-Pokal
. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Review
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Background
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On 6 May 2016,
Ralph Hasenhuttl
was appointed to replace
Ralf Rangnick
as the head coach.
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On 8 May 2016, RB Leipzig was directly promoted to the
Bundesliga
after securing second position in the
2015?16 2. Bundesliga
.
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December
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On 3 December, Leipzig faced
Schalke 04
at home on matchday 13.
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The match finished as a 2?1 win for RB Leipzig. RBL opened the scoring in the second minute from the penalty spot via
Timo Werner
. Two minutes later,
Yussuf Poulsen
missed two opportunities in a row to extend the lead for Leipzig.
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Poulsen again missed an opportunity in the 29th minute, missing a metre away from goal. Two minutes later,
Sead Kola?inac
scored the equaliser for Schalke, after the ball was parried by RB goalkeeper
Peter Gulacsi
. Two minutes into the second half,
Sead Kola?inac
scored an own goal from a free kick from Leipzig's
Emil Forsberg
. Leipzig had further opportunities to score, but failed to capitalise. This includes a chance for Poulsen in the 64th minute from a corner, from
Marcel Halstenberg
in the 74th minute with a header onto the bar, and two opportunities for
Naby Keita
in the 81st and 83rd minute. Leipzig goalkeeper Gulacsi preserved their lead with three consecutive saves in the 77th minute. The final opportunities fell to Poulsen in the 84th minute and
Emil Forsberg
in the 88th, yet both were unable to extend the lead. This proved to be enough, as Leipzig secured their 8th consecutive victory and maintained their position at the top of the table.
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Players
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Squad
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under
FIFA eligibility rules
. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
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Friendly matches
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Win
Draw
Loss
Competitions
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Win
Draw
Loss
Overview
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Competition
|
First match
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Last match
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Starting round
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Final position
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Record
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Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
GF
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GA
|
GD
|
Win %
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Bundesliga
|
28 August 2016
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20 May 2017
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Matchday 1
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2nd
|
34
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20
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7
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7
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66
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39
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+27
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0
58.82
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DFB-Pokal
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20 August 2016
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20 August 2016
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First round
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First round
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1
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0
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1
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0
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2
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2
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+0
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00
0.00
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Total
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35
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20
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8
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7
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68
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41
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+27
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0
57.14
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Bundesliga
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League table
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Source:
DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.
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(C)
Champions
Notes:
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Since the winners of the
2016?17 DFB-Pokal
, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, Hertha BSC; and the Europa League third qualifying round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team, SC Freiburg.
Results summary
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Overall
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Home
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Away
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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34
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20
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7
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7
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66
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39
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+27
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67
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12
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2
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3
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35
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16
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+19
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8
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5
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4
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31
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23
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+8
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Results by round
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Round
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
| 11
| 12
| 13
| 14
| 15
| 16
| 17
| 18
| 19
| 20
| 21
| 22
| 23
| 24
| 25
| 26
| 27
| 28
| 29
| 30
| 31
| 32
| 33
| 34
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Ground
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| H
| A
| H
| A
| H
| A
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Result
| D
| W
| W
| D
| D
| W
| W
| W
| W
| W
| W
| W
| W
| L
| W
| L
| W
| W
| L
| L
| W
| W
| D
| L
| L
| W
| W
| W
| W
| D
| D
| W
| L
| D
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Position
| 8
| 5
| 3
| 6
| 7
| 5
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 2
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Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 2017. Source:
Bundesliga
A
= Away
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H
= Home
;
W
= Win
;
D
= Draw
;
L
= Loss
Matches
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DFB-Pokal
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Statistics
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Appearances and goals
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Goalscorers
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Last updated: 20 May 2017
Clean sheets
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Last updated: 29 April 2017
Disciplinary record
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Last updated: 20 May 2017
References
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RB Leipzig
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Information
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Seasons
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League competitions
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Cup competitions
| Men
|
- DFB-Pokal
(
Final
)
- DFL-Supercup
- Verbandspokal
(
Baden
,
Bayern
,
Berlin
,
Brandenburg
,
Bremen
,
Hamburg
,
Hessen
,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
,
Mittelrhein
,
Niederrhein
,
Niedersachsen
,
Rheinland
,
Saarland
,
Sachsen
,
Sachsen-Anhalt
,
Schleswig-Holstein
, Sudbaden,
Sudwest
,
Thuringen
,
Westfalen
,
Wurttemberg
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Women
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European competitions
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Related to national teams
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Transfers
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