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Highlights to take into decisive phase

What a great success for our U18 side at the Red Bull Football Academy! Between 22 and 24 April, our young hopefuls contested the Wings Cup against talents from RB Leipzig, PSV Eindhoven, New York Red Bulls, Southampton FC and Red Bull Bragantino – and ended up as winners! Other youth teams of ours are heading into the decisive phase of the season, making it a great time to take another youth update.

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The first edition of the Wings Cup was notable for its innovative approach - on the first day, the players were split into mixed teams. Team-mates therefore became rivals as pals lined up against one another for eight minutes. It was all about individual performances, such as goal involvements or successful dribbles. On the second day, the proteges of Florens Koch were together again - and made quite an impression in the four v four competition.

With five wins in five and a goal difference of +21, our boys showed just what they are capable of. Along with the team winning the title, Benji Sesko presented youngster Nico Masching with the trophy for the Most Impactful Player.

Final straight in domestic leagues

Our academy boys are looking to take the positive momentum into the ÖFB Jugendliga. The U18 side unbeaten since November took an impressive win yesterday against their counterparts from LASK, to set up a frantic title battle. Our boys have it all in their own hands as they prepare to face the big two Vienna clubs in the coming week in a three-way race. The winners will make it into the 2025/26 UEFA Youth League. Koch's crew will hope to be inspired by the incredible run from our youngsters in this season's competition!

The two teams below that are also right in their respective title races. The U16 league is also heading to a thrilling climax – with a practically equal three-way battle with St. Pölten and Austria Vienna – while the U15 team can get the alcohol-free champagne on ice. With three points more than their closest rivals Rapid and one match in hand, they are well set to retain their title.

Big plans in the women's game

Our U20w girls are on a well-earned break from competitive action following their fantastic Future League triumph in March, while preparing with friendly matches for the forthcoming ADMIRAL Women's Bundesliga season, in which FC Red Bull Salzburg will compete for the first time in co-operation with FC Bergheim. There is a good chance that a few of our Future League heroes are involved in that next season.