TacticalGenius Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 RB Leipzig (RasenBallsport Leipzig) is a German football club based in Leipzig, formed in 2009. The club dominated the NOFV-Oberliga Süd in 2009-10 and were promoted as champions to the Regionalliga Nord for the 2010-2011 season. It was founded in June 2009 and forms the fourth football involvement of Red Bull, which already runs three football clubs: Red Bull Salzburg in Salzburg, Austria, the New York Red Bulls and Red Bull Brasil. The name differs from these other teams' names due to the statutes of the DFB (Deutscher Fußball Bund or German Football Association) which prescribe how a sponsor's name is used as part of a club's identity. Unlike its other sports teams, the Leipzig club cannot carry the Red Bull name or be fully owned by the company. The German football association requires a club to hold 51% of its shares, Red Bull will therefore only be able to acquire 49% of the club. RB Leipzig aims to play first division Bundesliga football within the next eight to ten years. To reach this goal, it has bought the playing licence for the Oberliga, the German fifth league, from the club SSV Markranstädt. RB Leipzig play their home games in the Red Bull Arena, a 44,345 all-seater stadium. It has been speculated that Red Bull will invest 100 Million Euro in the club over the next ten years. Instrumental in the deal was Michael Kölmel, owner of the Zentralstadion in Leipzig. Dietrich Mateschitz, owner of Red Bull, openly speaks of the possibility of the club winning a German championship. The last time a team from Leipzig won the German championship was almost one hundred years ago, in 1913, when VfB Leipzig took the title. The new club retained the Oberliga team as well as all other football teams of the SSV Markranstädt. FM2011: You get roughly £4.5M a year for 10 years from Red Bull's sponsorship. First season transfer budget is <£475k, which, coupled to the team's decent reputation (relative to league) should attract good enough players to get successive promotions. The starting squad should be good enough even for instant promotion in season one. To play as RB Leipzig: You will need to download this database by ThomasH (I take no credit whatsoever for this database.) LOAD ALL LEAGUES!!! Also, loading all German players is a good idea. **The file was made by a German, using a German copy of FM, and as such the translations to English of most club names is poor. You have been warned!** OR: The holiday-retire-load method of promoting an unplayable team from the 4th tier: 1) Add yourself as an unemployed manager. 2) Go on holiday until 19th June 2011, SAVE, then go on holiday for one day. 3) Retire your manager. 4) Add a new manager (the one you'll use for the save) and look in the 3.Liga for RB Leipzig. If RB Leipzig isn't there, reload the save on 19th June, holiday for one day and continue from step 3. OR: The savegame: http://www.mediafire.com/?5386qmngisxvhgq Install to: Documents\Sports Interactive\Football Manager 2011\games Kits download: http://www.fm-base.co.uk/forum/attachments/skins-all-other-graphics/76408d1276815082-r4v3ncl4ws-gjtank21s-kit-request-thread-leipzig.rar (Kits from FM-Base. I take no credit whatsoever.) Copy the Kits file to: Documents/Sports Interactive/Football Manager 2011/graphics/kits (make folders where needed) Good luck, and enjoy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purefun Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Any comment on who is best in what position, recommended tactics, players .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 Players key: *** = Keep at all costs. ** = good rotation/backup. * = sell/release GK's: Sven Neuhaus *** Benjamin Bellot ** Christopher Gang * FB: Shaban Ismaili (RB) *** Lars Muller (LB) ** CB: Thomas Klasener *** Tim Sebastian *** Ingo Hertzsch ** Matthias Buszkowiak ** Daniel Rosin ** Fabian Franke * DM: Timo Rost *** Sebastian Albert ** CM/AMC: Thiago Rockembach (AMC) *** Tom GeiBler (MC) ** Benjamin Baier (AMC) ** Wingers: Alexander Laas (ML) *** Maximilian Watzka (AMR) *** Paul Schinke (AML) ** Steven Lerwenz (AMR) ** Richard van Den Bosch (AML) * ST: Daniel Frahn *** Stefan Kutschke *** Carsten Kammlott *** Nico Frommer ** Based on natural positions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 18, 2011 Author Share Posted May 18, 2011 11 games in, currently 2nd. Only behind leaders Chemnitzer on goal difference. Being first is of great importance in this league though, as there is only ONE promotion position, and that is for the winner... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucatonix Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Good luck. I shall follow this thread after having a lot of fun playing with them on FM10. I hope you continue to do well, and use your financial power to pick up some good loanies and freebies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinby Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yeh i had fun with them in fm10 and will love to start one in fm11 but not just yet, ive just stared a game recently Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks lucatonix! @Quinby: I had a great start with RBL on FM10 and it was great fun, but the DB promoted me to Regionalliga Sud, and it killed the realism for me so I quit it. As the next league up on FM11 isn't regional, I'm hoping that won't be an issue this year... Loading it up now, to continue where I left off last night... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucatonix Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Good to hear. Would be great if you could keep us updated on your progress. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 My summer transfers: Spent a fair chunk of the budget, mostly on one player, but he will do a job for a good few years, possibly up to and including 2.Bundesliga. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesteel9 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Played with RB Leipzig but started with them in 3rd division by switching them with the lowest rep. team in the editor. 2 seasons to get promoted to 2nd league, 2 seasons to get promoted to 1st. 6th season in, finished 3rd and qualified for champions league. Had to reformat computer after that and didn't back up the game as I figured I wanted a new challenge. Carsten Kammlott would start every season at a goal a game for about 10 games in and would proceede to barely score the rest of the year. Tim Sebastian was captain and first choice DC for 5 seasons ... not bad for a 4th league player! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Kammlott has 13 in 15 for me at the moment as a poacher, playing alongside either Frahn or Kutschke as a target man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 I've decided I can't put up with the terrible team name translations (Inter Manlain, anyone?) in the German-made database any more, so I'm restarting my RB Leipzig save, but using the SI 11.3 database, and will just holiday for a season and promote them to 3.Liga the same way I did with FC United into the BSN. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 In the 11.3 database, I've added a II team, as well as making the stadium an all-seater and changed the name to Red Bull Arena, as per real life. I've holidayed for a season, and reloaded until RBL were promoted into the 3.liga for the start of 2011-12. That is where I will begin the new save. I'll be uploading a savegame and I will add it to the OP once it is done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Started the new save... Transfers: Some big-name transfers here, Alvarez was released from Bayern, and I beat Hoffenheim to his signature, Waterman was released from an Eredivisie side, Coeff was released from RC Lens and has a 4.5* potential, and was chased by nearly the whole of the Championship, as well as several top European teams, and I overpaid for Teixeira, but I needed a decent RB quick. My star signing has to be Alexander Merkel from AC Milan, also rated at 4.5* by the same scout as Coeff (15/15 JPA/JPP) but is rated as 'having better potential than Coeff... €575k over 48 months seems cheap, tbh. In the league, played 4, won 4, putting us top by 2 points at this early stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 Played 8, won 8. Seven points clear now, though just lost both my first-choice CB's for 5-6 weeks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
...Eternal Sin... Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 What tactic you play? Can you upload? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRL88 Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 The German leagues are brilliant. Bundesliga is sooo competitive & wherever you finish you get a nice amount of money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 20, 2011 Author Share Posted May 20, 2011 What tactic you play? Can you upload? I use the simple 4-4-2 in the pic above. No need to upload, it's really just a simple 4-4-2. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 Played 18, Won 16, Drawn 1, Lost 1. 13 points clear. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambo Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Where do you get the logos from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 Where do you get the logos from? Replied to your PM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 League rape. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 <-- will have delighted RB Leipzig supporters after leading his team to promotion this season. #FM2011 (From Twitter) 5 games to go, 25 points clear. League raped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i3rooker Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Yurchenko is carrying me with 20 goals in 13 games, won 11 drew 1 and lost 1 so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 End of season table: I win! Off we go to 2.Liga, though we need a pair of RB's and maybe a backup BWM as well as a backup GK... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 Start of season 2012-13: Some good business here I think, Assulin and Klaus especially given the way they have started the season. All but 3 of my squad are German, and of those three non-Germans, two hold dual-nationality. We won our first ever DFB-Pokal game, beating Bielefeld 3-0 in the first round. Next up? Hoffenheim. Meh. In the league, played 3, won 2, lost 1, leaving us 4th and outside the playoff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 22, 2011 Author Share Posted May 22, 2011 Should do a job at this level, even with his terrible fitness... Got him on a free, £5k a week wages. And... 2 games, 4 goals, 2 assists as a poacher. <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i3rooker Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Finally got one of the original strikers to score, Carsten Kammlott. Managed to keep Yurchenko in January, he is happy to stay. Is it likely that the board will accept any offers though? Top with 10 games to go atm. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Finally got one of the original strikers to score, Carsten Kammlott. Managed to keep Yurchenko in January, he is happy to stay. Is it likely that the board will accept any offers though?Top with 10 games to go atm. I've found Kammlott a regular scorer, tbh. As for board accepting offers, I've had £1m+ bids for £300k players and the board didn't accept, so hopefully the chairman is a good one in that sense... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TacticalGenius Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Great season i3rooker! In other news... We are into the Bundesliga!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i3rooker Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well done, is that back to back promotions? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Well done, is that back to back promotions? Yup. Just rejected an approach from Werder Bremen, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
i3rooker Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Did you get a decent budget in the Bundesliga? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 23, 2011 Author Share Posted May 23, 2011 Did you get a decent budget in the Bundesliga? Nope. £1.8m. Pathetic. Though the Chairman is looking to leave... Maybe that's why? Been embargoed all transfer window too, so no transfers :@ And as it's Germany, no tycoon takeovers allowed, iirc? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galvanize Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 You've done a good job so far TG, i've been following your achievements on Twitter (FDPancakes...). Try to keep it up mate! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 4th in the Bundesliga, with the same squad I got promoted with. Not bad! XD First takeover failed, and now we're in the midst of another. Oh joy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Finished 10th, which is rather amazing given I didn't get to buy anyone. New season, got taken over, new chairman is a knob, not put anything in so far, and we'd do well to finish as high as we did last season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 New save, as I lost my old one thanks to a virus, which also cost me my epic FC United save. Here's a summary: Season One: Unemployed, RB Leipzig promoted from Regionalliga Nord to 3.liga. Season Two: I become manager, winning 3.liga and promotion to 2.liga. Season Three: Won 2.liga, and promotion to Bundesliga. Season Four: Came third in Bundesliga, qualifying for UCL best placed playoff. Season Five: Knocked out of UCL qualifier by Man City, 4-1 on agg. In Europa League group stage. Currently in November, 2014. 4th in the league, top of Europa League group (4 games, 10 pts). Here's the key players: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Continued: And a couple of Academy products: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 Joining for £1m, 4* potential given by my 19/18 JPP/JPA scout. Lukaku mk2? Needs training, but he could be! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 26, 2011 Author Share Posted August 26, 2011 I have just pulled off the transfer of the century! Let me set the scene... Arsenal are a club in crisis. Wenger is on the verge of being sacked. One of the most promising players of the decade is rotting in the reserves. He has 6 months to run on his contract. I put in a cheeky bid, expecting to be told where to go. It is accepted! Contract negotiations... This is where I expected it to all go wrong. I didn't expect him to have an interest, but he was so desperate to get out, he was open to negotiation! I tentatively offered a contract that was around what he was on at Arsenal... It was a no-go. The agent wanted more. He wanted more. I couldn't budge on the wage having already destroyed my wage structure to offer what I had, so I worked on the clauses and fees. A little more negotiation, and, HE ACCEPTED!!! I was excited, but I knew it could still go wrong, he could still pull out. Then I got this: followed by: F**k. Phew! Get the **** in!!! Signed Ryo Miyaichi as well, since he was listed and I needed a AML. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted August 29, 2011 Author Share Posted August 29, 2011 Trophy haul to date: 3.Liga winner (2011-12) 2.Liga winner (2012-13) DFB-Pokal winner (2014-15) Europa League winner (2014-15) UEFA SuperCup winner (2015-16) Near misses: Bundesliga (2013-14 - fell to 3rd place on last day of the season due to a 2-1 loss, while competitors won) German Supercup (2015-16 - Runner up, lost on pens to Bayern Munich) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Gravedigging? Haha maybe, but I couldn't get into FM12, because I felt there was still work to be done here. Trophy haul to date: 2011/12 - 3.Liga: 1st 2012/13 - 2.Liga: 1st 2013/14 - Bundesliga: 3rd 2014/15 - Bundesliga: 6th, Europa League: Winner, DFB-Pokal: Winner 2015/16 - Bundesliga: 1st, Europa League: Winner, UEFA Supercup: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Runner up 2016/17 - Bundesliga: 2nd, DFB-Pokal: Runner up, UEFA Supercup: Runner up, DFL-Supercup: Runner up 2017/18 - Bundesliga: 1st, Champions League: Winner 2018/19 - Bundesliga: 1st, DFL-Pokal: Winner, UEFA Supercup: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Winner, Club World Cup: Winner 2019/20 - Bundesliga: 1st, DFL-Supercup: Winner 2020/21 - Bundesliga: 1st, Europa League: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Winner 2021/22 - Bundesliga: TBD, UEFA Supercup: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Winner My striker Issa Welmant has won two FIFA Ballon d'or in a row and is media favourite for a third. Here he is, though he is now just turned 24: Scoring record to date: All comps: 341 goals in 337 apps, 98 assists. Bundesliga: 232 goals in 233 apps, 69 assists. And since that post about signing Wilshere, he was sold to Tottenham for £28.5m, and is Welmant's nemesis in the Ballon d'or, coming runner up last season and shortlisted again this season... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Welmant has just won his: 3rd straight Ballon d'or, 3rd straight World Player of the Year, SIXTH straight European Striker of the Year, SIXTH straight French Player of the year! Also picking up awards were: Alejandro Cámpora - European Defender of the Year (beating RM's 5 times winner) Steffen Meyer - European Goalkeeper of the Year Welmant and Cámpora were in the World Team of the Year, along with ex-Leipzig players Jack Wilshere and Miralem Pjanic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 2021/22 - Bundesliga: 1st, Champions League: SF, DFB-Pokal: Winner, UEFA Supercup: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Winner 2022/23 - Bundesliga: TBD, Champions League: TBD, DFB-Pokal: 2nd round, DFL-Supercup: Winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 2022/23 - Bundesliga: 1st, Champions League: Winner, DFB-Pokal: 2nd round, DFL-Supercup: Winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TacticalGenius Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 2023/24 - Bundesliga: 1st, Champions League: SF, DFB-Pokal: SF, UEFA Supercup: Winner, DFL-Supercup: Winner, Club World Cup: Winner Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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