RB Leipzig sacked Ole Werner after one season in charge despite guiding the Bundesliga club to a third-place finish. | Photo Credit: AFP

Bundesliga club RB Leipzig has sacked coach Ole Werner after just one season in charge, despite him leading the side to a third-place finish and Champions League football next season.

“We have spent the past few days carrying out a thorough final review of the recent season,” the club’s sporting director Marcel Schafer said in a statement on Wednesday.

“On Tuesday evening, we decided that a change of head coach was needed.”

He added: “We believe the challenges ahead require new ideas and a different approach.”

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The identity of Werner’s successor has not been disclosed, although German media has linked Argentine Martin Demichelis with the role. Demichelis took over at Mallorca in March but was unable to prevent the club’s relegation to Spain’s second division.

Werner was the third coach in the space of 14 months at RB Leipzig, which missed European competition last season for the first time since its promotion to the Bundesliga in 2016.

Towards the end of the 2024-25 campaign, the club dismissed Marco Rose, with Zsolt Loew serving as interim coach before Werner was appointed.

Published on Jun 17, 2026