This Is Our 2024/25 Champions League Squad

“These are the champions!“

The new season of the Champions League is around the corner, the first one with the new format. This will be the Red Bulls’ 7th time taking part in Europe’s most prestigious club tournament. 

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We kick off our European season on Thursday, September 12 (9:00PM CEST / 3:00PM ET) with a visit to Atlético Madrid‘s home in the League Phase, where eight different rivals are waiting for us.

The 2024/25 UCL Season

• Everything regarding the new format and our opponents. 
   
• Juventus (Oct. 2, 9:00 PM), Liverpool (Oct. 23, 9:00 PM), Aston Villa (Dec.10 9:00 PM) and Sporting Lissabon (Jan. 22, 2025, 6:45 PM) will visit the Red Bull Arena. Tickets are for sale already.

  Also, the 22 player call up that our manager Marco Rose and his staff have decided on for the League Phase of the Champions League is ready and available. Here are all the details.
   

Squad Updates

• Xaver Schlager won’t be eligible for the Liga Phase, since he is still recovering from his ACL tear. He wasn’t included in the list for the eight first matches. Once access to the Knockout Stage is secured, the Austrian midfielder could be included.
   
• Leopold Zingerle will also miss out of the 22 player squad. If one of our two goalkeepers is absent, Leo can be included.
   

Goalkeepers

• Peter Gulacsi
   
• Maarten Vandevoordt
   

Defense

• Willi Orban
   
• Lukas Klostermann
   
• Benjamin Henrichs
   
• David Raum
   
• El Chadaille Bitshiabu
   
• Castello Jr.
   
• Lutsharel Geertruida
   

Defensive Midfield

• Kevin Kampl
   
• Amadou Haidara
   
• Nicolas Seiwald
   
• Arthur Vermeeren
   

Attacking Midfield

• Xavi
   
• Assan Ouedraogo
   
• Eljif Elmas
   
• Christoph Baumgartner
   
• Antonio Nusa
   

Attack

• Benjamin Sesko
   
• Lois Openda
   
• Yussuf Poulsen
   
• Andre Silva
   

B-List

• Fernando Dickes
• Lenny Hennig
• Leon Koß
• Lionel Voufack
• Laurin Schößler
• Nuha Jatta
• Viggo Gebel
• Cenny Neumann

What is the B-List?

In addition to the call-up, all teams can enter an unlimited number of players on the B List, which, unlike the A List, can also be changed during the League Phase.

Only young players who were born on or after January 1, 2003 and who have been eligible to play for our club for two consecutive years since their 15th birthday, or for a total of three consecutive years with a maximum break of one year for a loan to a club in the same association, can be considered.

Can the squad be modified during the season?

Yes, if the team reaches the Knockout Stage. Before the Round of 16, the teams that qualify can nominate a maximum of three new players. The deadline is February 2nd at 00:00 (CEST).