“The results do not enjoy the “red bulls” in Germany, nor in Austria, nor in Brazil, nor in the United States …”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In recent years, Red Bull football teams have trained their fans to success. In particular, Red Bull Salzburg ten times in a row became the champion of Austria, and RB Leipzig, which in the 2012/13 season was hanging at the fourth division level in the German Championship in 2017 debut in the Champions League.
In many respects, the success of Red Bull teams is related to serious investments, for which he still does not seriously dislike the fans of “traditional” clubs – those where the bulk of the shares belong to fans, not a private law company. But one should not forget about skillful management, which was organized in almost all teams that are sponsored by a giant producer of energy drinks.
From January 1 this year, the football direction in Red Bull was also enhanced by such a reputable specialist as Jurgen Klopp. The ex-Liverpool’s ex-mentor became the global head of all football projects of the company, saying that he first sees himself “in the status of a coaches and the management of Red Bull clubs”.
But it has already come true that in two decades of its existence, the Red Bull football project is undergoing the most “dark times” right now. A serious decline in the teams owned by the Austrian company is observed everywhere: in Germany, Brazil, and even in Austria, where a few years ago, Red Bull Salzburg’s hegemony seemed absolutely inviolable.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine Now now, RB Leipzig, which participated in the latest Champions League draws, including the current one, goes on the fifth step in the Bundesliga standings, that is, outside the area that allows you to play in the most prestigious club tournament in the 20125/26 season. And let the separation of “red bulls” from “Eintrachta” and “Mainz”, which divide 3-4 places, is only three points, the game form of the team supported by Red Bull does not cause much optimism. In the last ten matches of the Championship “RB Leipzig” won only two victories in six draws and two defeats … They lost the rest of the seven matches: “Athletic”, “Juventus”, “Liverpool,” Seltic “,” Inter “,” Aston Willy “and” Storm “) and failed to break into the playoffs.
The Austrian colleagues of “RB Leipzig” from Salzburg also failed the current draw of the Champions League. They finished even below-on the 34th line, and also with three points in the asset (one victory and seven defeats). But the worst part for Austrian “red bulls” is not even this, but that the team still looks completely uncompetitive in the fight for the championship in its national championship. There, Red Bull Salzburg completed the regular part of the league only in the third position, passing forward “assault” and “austro”, which loses as many as 8 points. And this is despite the fact that ten years in a row until last season, when the “red bulls” from the throne to the surprise for many dropped “storm”, “Red Bull Salzburg” became a champion, being an undeniable hegemon in Austria.
The best ways are the Brazilian brainchild – Red Bull Bragantino. After the peak (as it looks like from the height of today) in 2021, when this team reached the final of the South American Cup (the second most important club tournament of South America), where the Athletic Paranourese (0: 1) gave way to Red Bull Bantino. In particular, last season, the team unexpectedly found itself among the fighters for survival in the Brazilian series A, having managed to keep a residence permit in the elite only in the final round, bypassing Athletico Paranourese, which eventually failed.
The hopes of the team fans that in the 2012025 season, the situation for Red Bull Bragantino will change dramatically for the better, it seems, also not destined to be justified. Even before the start of the A-2025 series, the 47-year-old Fernando Seabra team conducted the second worst campaign among the teams that went to the final stage of the Paulist League (San Paulo), where Santos was deservedly lost in the first Santos.
Write this fiasco on the coincidence or failure is unlikely to be, given how poorly “Red Bull Bragantino” proved to be in the previous stages of the Brazil Cup against frankly little -known teams. In particular, in the first circle of Red Bull Bragantino only in a penalty series, the Souse passed (1: 1, 6: 5), and in the second-also only with the help of post-matches 11-meter managed to beat the little-known “San Jose” (1: 1, 5: 3). And these are groups that represent the fourth and lowest of the professional leagues of Brazil divisions …
New York Red Bulls also cannot boast significant successes. They were only able to win the MLS-2025 starting matches once, scoring 5 points and occupying 10th place at the Eastern Conference standings at the moment, outside the top 9, which gives the right to play in the final series of competitions.
Only the youngest club from the orbit of Red Bull football projects – the Japanese “RB Omia Ardia” still looks quite promising. In the starting five rounds of his championship, this team won four victories for one defeat, making it second in the standings. However, it is only about the second Division of Jay Liga, that is, the second in the rank of the League there, which is why the severity of the successes of “RB Ohmia Ardia” so far in the Red Bull group, even no one is stuttering.
Getty Images/Global Images Ukraine. Jurgen Klopp before the match of RB Omia Ardia As we can see, Jurgen Kloppa got a very restless “heritage”, and from the course to help the new project for himself the German is not able. As of the moment, all key football projects of the Red Bull group are not in the best way. The bosses are accustomed to seeing much better results in Germany, Austria and Brazil, and projects in the US and Japan are still considered only as images, and from that, not so important to give them priority over European and South American teams.
Therefore, the work of the legendary ex-lamp “Liverpool” will be enough in the near future. Of course, if he does not dare to return to active coaching activity, because rumors in this direction in different editions are enough …