RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. ( lit. ' Lawn Ball Sports Leipzig ' ), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, or simply Leipzig , is a German professional football club based in Leipzig , Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bull GmbH , which purchased the playing rights of fifth-tier side SSV Markranstädt with the intent of advancing the new club to the top-flight Bundesliga within eight years. The men's professional football club is run by the spin-off organization RasenBallsport Leipzig GmbH. [ 3 ] RB Leipzig plays its home matches at the Red Bull Arena . The club nickname is Die Roten Bullen ( German for 'The Red Bulls'). [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
