The 2019–20

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season was the 87th season in club history, in which Red Bull Salzburg successfully defended their

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and

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titles from the previous season.

Season events

On 6 June,

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was announced as Red Bull Salzburg's new manager. In June, Gideon Mensah signed a new contract with Red Bull Salzburg, keeping him at the club until 31 May 2024, with Majeed Ashimeru also signing a five-year contract later in the month. On 13 August,

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left Red Bull Salzburg to join

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, and Maximilian Wöber joined on a five-year contract from

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. On 29 August,

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left Red Bull Salzburg to sign a permanent deal with

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. On 30 August, Gideon Mensah moved to

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on loan for the season,

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signed a new contract until May 2024 and joined

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on loan for the season. On 18 December, Red Bull Salzburg extended their contracts with

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and

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until the summer of 2024. On 19 December, Red Bull Salzburg and

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agreed the transfer of

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to Liverpool, to be finalised on 1 January 2020. On 29 December, Red Bull Salzburg announced that

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had agreed to join

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, with the deal being finalised on 3 January 2020. On 6 January,

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returned early from his loan deal with

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, whilst Anderson Niangbo returned from his loan deal with

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on 7 January. On 9 January, Kilian Ludewig moved to

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on loan for the rest of the season, whilst Jasper van der Werff joined

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on an 18-month long loan deal and extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until 31 May 2023. On 15 January Anderson Niangbo, moved permanently to

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, and

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joined

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permanently. On 19 January,

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extended his contract with Red Bull Salzburg until the summer of 2024. On 29 January,

returned to Red Bull Salzburg from his loan deal at

due to a knee injury. On 31 January,

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left Red Bull Salzburg to join

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on loan for the remainder of the season, and

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signed for Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until the summer of 2024. On 10 March, all

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games were postponed due to the

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. On 13 May, the

announced the resumption of games starting on 1 June.

Squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

Released

Kits

Friendlies

Competitions

Overview

Bundesliga

Regular stage

=Results summary

=Results by round

=Results

=Table

Championship stage

=Results summary

=Results by round

=Results

=League table

Austrian Cup

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Statistics

Appearances and goals

, - , colspan="14", ''Players also registered for Liefering :'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players away on loan :'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who left Red Bull Salzburg during the season:''

Goalscorers

Clean Sheets

Disciplinary Record

References

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