2023–24 FC Red Bull Salzburg season

The 2023–24 season was the 91st season in the existence of FC Red Bull Salzburg and the club's 35th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, Salzburg participated in this season's editions of the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

Red Bull Salzburg
2023–24 season
OwnerRed Bull GmbH
ChairmanHarald Lürzer
Head coachMatthias Jaissle
(until 28 July)
Florens Koch and Alexander Hauser
(from 28 July to 31 July)
Gerhard Struber
(from 31 July)
StadiumStadion Wals-Siezenheim
Bundesliga2nd
Austrian CupSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Karim Konaté (20)

All:
Karim Konaté (22)
European colours

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 24 August 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Nico Mantl
3 DF   SRB Aleksa Terzić
4 DF   POL Kamil Piątkowski
5 DF   SUI Bryan Okoh
6 DF   AUT Samson Baidoo
7 MF   ARG Nicolás Capaldo
8 MF   AUT Dijon Kameri
10 MF   CRO Luka Sučić
11 FW   BRA Fernando
14 MF   DEN Maurits Kjærgaard
15 MF   MLI Mamady Diambou
17 DF   AUT Andreas Ulmer (captain)
18 MF   DEN Mads Bidstrup
19 MF   CIV Karim Konaté
20 MF   MLI Sekou Koita
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW   SRB Petar Ratkov
22 DF   FRA Oumar Solet
23 FW   CRO Roko Šimić
24 GK   AUT Alexander Schlager
27 MF   FRA Lucas Gourna-Douath
29 DF   MLI Daouda Guindo
30 MF   ISR Oscar Gloukh
31 DF   SRB Strahinja Pavlović
32 MF   GHA Forson Amankwah
36 MF   AUT Justin Omoregie
39 DF   GER Leandro Morgalla
41 GK   GER Jonas Krumrey
45 FW   MLI Nene Dorgeles
49 MF   MLI Moussa Kounfolo Yeo
55 DF   AUT Lukas Wallner
70 DF   BIH Amar Dedić

Transfers

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   BEL Ignace Van der Brempt (on loan to   Hamburger SV)[7]
9 FW   AUT Junior Adamu (to   Freiburg)[8]
13 MF   AUT Nicolas Seiwald (to   RB Leipzig)[9]
18 GK   SUI Philipp Köhn (to   Monaco)[10]
30 FW   SVN Benjamin Šeško (to   RB Leipzig)[11]
33 GK   GER Alexander Walke (retired)[12]
40 GK   CZE Adam Stejskal (to   WSG Tirol)[13]
44 MF   NGA Samson Tijani (on loan to   Wolfsberger AC)[14]
49 DF   AUT Lukas Ibertsberger (on loan to   Wolfsberger AC)[15]
77 FW   SUI Noah Okafor (to   Milan)[16]
95 DF   BRA Bernardo (to   VfL Bochum)[17]
DF   AUT Raphael Hofer (on loan to   Blau-Weiß Linz)[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Matches

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30 June 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Ferencváros St. Johann im Pongau
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportplatz St. Johann
4 July 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Legia Warsaw Saalfelden
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
8 July 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Nordsjælland Anif
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif
15 July 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 Hamburger SV Anif
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif
15 July 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 0–3 Slovácko Eugendorf
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eugendorf Sportzentrum
10 August 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 3–4 Inter Salzburg
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 30,188
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer
12 October 2023 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Ried Salzburg
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Trainingszentrum

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 29 July 2023 19 May 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 32 20 7 5 74 29 +45 062.50
Austrian Cup 23 July 2023 4 April 2024 First round Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 17 7 +10 060.00
UEFA Champions League 20 September 2023 12 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 016.67
Total 43 24 9 10 95 44 +51 055.81

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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Regular stage

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg 22 15 5 2 45 12 +33 50 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Sturm Graz 22 13 7 2 37 15 +22 46
3 LASK 22 9 8 5 26 18 +8 35
4 Austria Klagenfurt 22 8 10 4 29 27 +2 34[a]
5 Hartberg 22 9 7 6 33 28 +5 34[a]
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.[19]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Klagenfurt 4, TSV Hartberg 1.

Result summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 15 5 2 45 12  +33 50 8 1 2 23 5  +18 7 4 0 22 7  +15

Result by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWWWWWDLWDLWWDWWWDDWWW
Position3211111112221111111111
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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29 July 2023 1 SC Rheindorf Altach 0–2 Red Bull Salzburg Altach
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bähre   52' Report
Stadium: Cashpoint Arena
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Walter Altmann
6 August 2023 2 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 WSG Tirol Salzburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 11,737
Referee: Josef Spurny
13 August 2023 3 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Austria Wien Salzburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 13,837
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca
20 August 2023 4 Hartberg 1–5 Red Bull Salzburg Hartberg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Profertil Arena
Attendance: 3,426
Referee: Harald Lechner
26 August 2023 5 Wolfsberger AC 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg Wolfsberg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 3,870
Referee: Stefan Ebner
3 September 2023 6 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Rapid Wien Salzburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 17,089
Referee: Alexander Harkam
16 September 2023 7 Sturm Graz 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
18.30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur–Arena
Attendance: 15,500
Referee: Julian Weinberger
23 September 2023 8 Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 Blau-Weiß Linz Salzburg
16.00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 11,535
Referee: Walter Altmann
30 September 2023 9 Austria Lustenau 0–4 Red Bull Salzburg Lustenau
16.00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Planet Pure Stadion
Attendance: 4,112
Referee: Markus Hameter
8 October 2023 10 Austria Klagenfurt 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg Klagenfurt
16.00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 4,892
Referee: Christian Petru-Ciochirca
21 October 2023 11 Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 LASK Salzburg
16.00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 15,625
Referee: Alexander Harkam
28 October 2023 12 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 Rheindorf Altach Salzburg
16.00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 10,177
Referee: Harald Lechner
4 November 2023 13 WSG Tirol 0–2 Red Bull Salzburg Wattens
16.00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Julian Weinberger
12 November 2023 14 Austria Wien 0–0 Red Bull Salzburg Vienna
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 13,153
Referee: Stefan Ebner
25 November 2023 15 Red Bull Salzburg 3–2 Hartberg Salzburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 7,453
Referee: Achim Untergasser
3 December 2023 16 Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Wolfsberger AC Salzburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 3,921
Referee: Daniel Pfister
9 December 2023 17 Rapid Wien 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg Vienna
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 20,400
Referee: Walter Altmann
9 February 2024 18 Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 Sturm Graz Salzburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 15,329
Referee: Harald Lechner
17 February 2024 19 Blau-Weiß Linz 1–1 Red Bull Salzburg Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Hoffmann Personal Stadion
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Alan Kijas
24 February 2024 20 Red Bull Salzburg 7–0 Austria Lustenau Salzburg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 8,891
Referee: Safak Barmaksiz
2 March 2024 21 Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 Austria Klagenfurt Salzburg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Alexander Harkam
9 March 2024 22 LASK 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca

Championship round

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sturm Graz (C) 32 19 10 3 56 23 +33 44 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Red Bull Salzburg 32 20 7 5 74 29 +45 42 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]
3 LASK 32 14 10 8 43 33 +10 34 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
4 Rapid Wien 32 11 12 9 47 35 +12 28 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Hartberg 32 12 9 11 49 52 −3 28 Qualification for the Conference League play-offs
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points with (possible) half points subtracted due to rounding; 3) Head-to-head points ; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Matches won; 9) Away matches won; 10) Away goals scored.[20]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the Europa League winners, Atalanta qualified for the Champions League via league position, Red Bull Salzburg were promoted from the Champions League second qualifying round to the third qualifying round as one of the two teams with the highest coefficient in the second qualifying round.
  2. ^ The 2023–24 Austrian Cup winners qualified for the Europa League play-off round. Since the cup winners (Sturm Graz) qualified based on league position, the Europa League spot was passed to the third-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 20 7 5 74 29  +45 67 11 3 2 42 12  +30 9 4 3 32 17  +15

Results by round

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Round12345678910
GroundHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWWDLWLDLWW
Position1111122222
Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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17 March 2024 23 Red Bull Salzburg 5–1 Hartberg Salzburg
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,134
Referee: Harald Lechner
31 March 2024 24 Sturm Graz 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
16:00 CET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merkur Arena
Attendance: 15,372
Referee: Stefan Ebner
7 April 2024 25 Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 Rapid Wien Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 15,064
Referee: Alan Kijas
12 April 2024 26 LASK 3–1 Red Bull Salzburg Linz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 13,800
Referee: Alexander Harkam
21 April 2024 27 Red Bull Salzburg 4–2 Klagenfurt Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,555
Referee: Julian Weinberger
24 April 2024 28 Klagenfurt 4–3 Red Bull Salzburg Klagenfurt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 3,144
Referee: Stefan Ebner
28 April 2024 29 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 Sturm Graz Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 17,062
Referee: Harald Lechner
5 May 2024 30 Rapid Wien 2–0 Red Bull Salzburg Vienna
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 18,100
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca
12 May 2024 31 Hartberg 1–5 Red Bull Salzburg
19 May 2024 32 Red Bull Salzburg 7–1 LASK

Austrian Cup

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23 July 2023 First round SG Ardagger/Viehdorf 0–6 Red Bull Salzburg Ardagger
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Sportplatz Addager
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ristoskov Emil
26 September 2023 Second round Austria Salzburg 0–4 Red Bull Salzburg Salzburg
12:45 CEST (UTC+2) L. Sandmayr   39'
Schwaighofer   77'
Theiner   77'
Zia   87'
Hausberger   87'
Report Dedić   8'
Forson   64', 72'
Pavlović   83'
Capaldo   87'
Stadium: Sportzentrum ASKÖ Salzburg West
Attendance: 4,101
Referee: Kijas Alan
1 November 2023 Third round TSV Egger Glas Hartberg 1–1
(4–5 p)
Red Bull Salzburg Hartberg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Profertil Arena Hartberg
Attendance: 2,900
Referee: Walter Altmann
Penalties
2 February 2024 Quarter-finals LASK 2–3 Red Bull Salzburg Linz
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 14,700
Referee: Julian Weinberger
4 April 2024 Semi-finals Red Bull Salzburg 3–4 Sturm Graz Salzburg
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Red Bull Arena

UEFA Champions League

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The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023 in Monaco. Die Roten Bullen were drawn against Benfica, Inter Milan and Real Sociedad.[21]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Real Sociedad 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12[a] Advance to knockout phase
2   Inter Milan 6 3 3 0 8 5 +3 12[a]
3   Benfica 6 1 1 4 7 11 −4 4[b] Transfer to Europa League
4   Red Bull Salzburg 6 1 1 4 4 8 −4 4[b]
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
  2. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.
20 September 2023 1 Benfica   0–2   Red Bull Salzburg Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+0) Report
Stadium: Estádio da Luz
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
3 October 2023 2 Red Bull Salzburg   0–2   Real Sociedad Salzburg, Austria
18.45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wals–Siezenheim
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
24 October 2023 3 Inter Milan   2–1   Red Bull Salzburg Milan, Italy
18.45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 71,825
Referee: François Letexier (France)
8 November 2023 4 Red Bull Salzburg   0–1   Inter Milan Salzburg, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 30,071
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
29 November 2023 5 Real Sociedad   0–0   Red Bull Salzburg San Sebastián, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 34,419
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
12 December 2023 6 Red Bull Salzburg   1–3   Benfica Salzburg, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wals–Siezenheim
Attendance: 27,134
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Ukraine)

References

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