RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. - more commonly known as RB Leipzig or just Leipzig - is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony and currently playing in the country's top tier Bundesliga. The club plays home games at the Red Bull Arena.
Founded in May 2009 by Red Bull GmbH, the club was originally a fifth-tier side called SSV Markranstädt and the company intended to change the club and bring it up the leagues. Due to naming rules, the club could not be named Red Bull but instead uses RasenBallsport with the same initials. Leipzig has gone on to great success since its inaugural season and has shot up the tiers of the German football system.
