RB Leipzig will begin preparations for the 2026/27 season with a public training session on 13th July 2026. The players will undergo the obligatory performance tests in the days prior to their return to training.

The team's first pre-season friendlies have also been confirmed. RBL will face FC Ingolstadt at home on 25th July (14:00 CEST), before facing SC Verl a week later on 1st August (12:00 CEST at the RB Leipzig Football Academy). Later that day, the Red Bulls will travel to their training camp in Saalfelden, Austria, where they will stay until 7th August. The team will train twice daily in order to prepare themselves for the upcoming season, in which they will once again be taking part in three different competitions.

Further friendlies are set to be announced in due course. The club will host its official season opening celebration with their entire team at the Festwiese in front of the Red Bull Arena on 16th August. The 2026/27 season will then officially get underway with the first round of the DFB-Pokal on the weekend of 21st to 24th August. The Bundesliga season will begin on 28th August.

Find an overview of all the key pre-season dates below.