I'll always call the stadium in Leipzig the Zentralstadion. The modern arena, which sits like a space ship inside the terrace bowl of the old ground, is also known as the Red Bull Arena. But as someone who values the huge involvement of fans in most clubs in Germany, I dislike calling it by that name.

The current stadium was opened in 2004 in readiness for the 2006 World Cup, when Leipzig, as again for the 2024 Euros, was the only stadium located in what used to be East Germany. It has a capacity for club matches of 47,000, which drops whenever operated in all-seater mode to c. 40,000. I was last there in 2022 with Union for the cup semi-final.

Getting there from the city centre
Walk! From the main station and from Marktplatz square it takes about 30 minutes. 

If you do want to take the tram, then from the station it's just a 9-minute ride (on, say, the number 3 heading for Leipzig, Sommerfeld) to the Sportforum Süd stop, from where it's a 10-minute walk to the ground.

Match tickets for games at RBL generally double as tickets for local public transport from 5 hours before the game until 5 hours after it across the entire MDV local transport area (correct as at September 2024).

Depending on the length of your planned stay in Leipzig/Germany, it might be worth you getting a Deutschlandticket for unlimited use of local and regional public transport throughout the country. Alternatively, you could look at getting a Leipzig Card for free 1- or 3-day travel on public transport in the city, plus discounts to many attractions.

For getting to the stadium straight from the airport, see my Leipzig/Halle Airport page.

To keep this page uncluttered, I've not included a lot of photos. Instead, I've put together a selection in this Leipzig City and Stadium Gallery