The 2026–27 season is the 94th season in the history of Red Bull Salzburg, and the club's 38th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participates in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Europa League.
Coaching staff
Position Staff Head coach Danny Röhl Assistant coach Raphael Duarte Sascha Lense Sebastian Heidinger Goalkeeper coach Alexander Walke Athletic coach Markus Böker Rehab coach Scott Eisele Match analyst Rainer Sonnberger Tristan Steiner
Players First-team squad
Out on loan
Transfers In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef.9 June 2026DF Nikolas Veratschnig Mainz 05€3,500,00012 June 2026DF Dominik Schmid FC Basel€3,000,00023 June 2026DF Kévin Boma Estoril€7,000,00029 June 2026MF Abubakr Barry Austria Wien€3,000,00030 June 2026DF Hendry Blank Hannover 96Loan returnDF Douglas Mendes FC LieferingDF Leandro Morgalla VfL BochumMF Bobby Clark Derby CountyMF Lucas Gourna-Douath Le HavreMF Zeteny Jano Grazer AKFW Adam Daghim VfL WolfsburgFW Gaoussou Diakité Lausanne-SportFW Aboubacar Camara FC Liefering1 July 2026MF Bartosz Mazurek Jagiellonia€6,000,0001 July 2026MF Filip Matijašević Čukarički€4,000,0001 July 2026FW Yerwin Sulbarán Monagas€2,000,00011 July 2026FW Haris Tabaković TSG Hoffenheim€5,000,0005 August 2026GK Christian Früchtl Lecce€1,000,00014 August 2026MF Umut Tohumcu TSG HoffenheimLoan1 September 2026FW Jesper Lindstrøm NapoliLoan3 January 2027DF Jonathan Kalimina Kafue CelticUndisclosed11 January 2027MF Tim Ruznić FC Koper€1,200,000
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef.12 May 2026DF Joane Gadou Borussia Dortmund€19,500,00015 May 2026DF Jannik Schuster Brentford€18,000,00018 June 2026DF Tim Trummer Grazer AKLoan22 June 2026MF Bobby Clark Derby County€8,000,00025 June 2026GK Salko Hamzić WSG TirolUndisclosed1 July 2026MF Mads Bidstrup Lyon€10,500,000FW Moussa Yeo Swansea City€6,000,000FW Karim OnisiwoReleasedFW Yerwin Sulbarán FC LieferingLoan1 July 2026FW Kerim Alajbegović Bayer Leverkusen€8,000,0005 July 2026DF Douglas Mendes Vila NovaFree10 July 2026GK Alexander Schlager Werder BremenFree22 July 2026FW Clement Bischoff NEC NijmegenLoan25 July 2026MF Takumu Kawamura Sanfrecce HiroshimaUndisclosedMF Oliver Lukić TSV HartbergLoan27 July 2026MF Valentin Sulzbacher ExcelsiorUndisclosed3 August 2026FW Adam Daghim TSG Hoffenheim€13,000,00011 August 2026MF Zeteny Jano SSV Jahn RegensburgUndisclosed13 August 2026MF Mamady Diambou BrestUndisclosed14 August 2026DF Aleksa Terzić Frosinone€2,500,00015 August 2026MF Lucas Gourna-Douath Hull City€4,000,0001 September 2026DF Hendry Blank Greuther FürthLoanMF Maurits Kjærgaard Lille€8,000,00011 January 2027MF Tim Ruznić FC LieferingLoan
Friendlies
Competitions Overall record
Bundesliga
Regular stage League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Austrian Cup
UEFA Europa League
Third qualifying round The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 20 July 2026.
Play-off round The draw for the play-off round was held on 3 August 2026.
League phase
Red Bull Salzburg were in Pot 2 for the league phase draw, which was held on 28 August 2026. Red Bull Salzburg were randomly drawn to play Milan and Bayer Leverkusen from Pot 1, Sparta Prague and Anderlecht from Pot 2, Crystal Palace and Celje from Pot 3, and finally Ararat-Armenia and Levski Sofia from Pot 4.
League phase table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Statistics Goalscorers RankNo.Pos.PlayerAustrian BundesligaAustrian CupEuropa LeagueTotal19FW 1168219FW 3025311FW 210348MF 1102515MF 1102618MF 1102733FW 1102823FW 0202913DF 10011044DF 10011120FW 01011230FW 0101
Hat-tricks Score – The score at the time of each goal. Salzburg's score listed first.
Date Player Score Final score Opponent Competition13 August 20269FW 1–23–3PafosEuropa League2–23–2
References