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Leipzig Proposes Selling Inner‑City Woodland to RB Leipzig for Club Expansion

The decision will test Leipzig's climate commitments by placing urban green space against a major sports expansion.

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Overview

  • The city published a formal proposal on Wednesday to offer a 57,000 square metre woodland west of the Festplatz to RB Leipzig so the club can expand training and competition facilities.
  • The parcel is a closed inner‑city wood that would need to be cleared for development, but it currently holds no formal legal protection and the city has proposed planting replacement trees elsewhere.
  • RB Leipzig welcomed the plan and city officials say selling the site would allow the traditional Kleinmesse to stay in place while expanding space for men’s and women’s football.
  • Environmental groups led by NABU oppose the sale, citing a 2023 breeding‑bird inventory that recorded 38 bird species and launching a petition and protests to pressure councillors ahead of the Stadtrat vote.
  • A political fight now centers on a July 1 Stadtrat meeting after critics pointed out the site had been in a removed Biotopverbundkonzept and raised wider concerns about Leipzig’s urban tree loss and climate resilience.