RB Leipzig 2016-17 Forsberg Nike Home Vintage Jersey

RB Leipzig 2016-17: The Nike jersey from the club's craziest season

The 2016-17 season was when RB Leipzig literally exploded onto the Bundesliga scene. A club founded in 2009, promoted to the German first division for the very first time, finishing second in the league behind Bayern. This Nike RB Leipzig 2016-17 home jersey, with the Forsberg print on the back, is a piece of that insane history.

Jersey details

Season: 2016-2017
Club: RB Leipzig
Type: Home
Manufacturer: Nike
Sponsor: RED BULL
Size: L Boys
Condition: 8/10
State: LITTLE SPOTS - authentic wear of a worn vintage jersey

What this jersey represents

In 2016-17, RB Leipzig burst into the Bundesliga like an alien. Funded by the giant Red Bull, the Saxon club created as much controversy as it created scoring opportunities. But on the field, it was undeniable: their play was top-tier, and German football was in for a shock. It was the club's first season in the Bundesliga, and it concluded with a runner-up spot—unheard of for a newly promoted team.

Coach Ralph Hasenhüttl laid the groundwork for intense, fast, vertical pressing football. In this system, Emil Forsberg was the offensive metronome, the chief creator, the one who made the difference between a solid team and a truly dangerous one. Around him, Timo Werner blasted through defenses on the counter, Naby Keïta dominated the midfield, and Marcel Sabitzer provided his powerful shots. A crazy team, an incredible collective.

Moments etched into this jersey

The Bundesliga revelation — autumn 2016
From the very first matchdays, Leipzig defeated top teams and climbed to the top of the standings. Germany discovered an intense, collective, almost unexpected style of football from such a young club.

Forsberg, the Bundesliga's top assist provider that season
Emil Forsberg finished the season with 19 assists in the league, making him the Bundesliga's top assist provider. The Swede, a quiet signing from VfL Wolfsburg via Malmö, became one of the revelations of the year in Europe. This jersey with his name is the one of his consecration.

Second place in Bundesliga — May 2017
Finishing second behind Bayern Munich in their first season in the top flight is a historic achievement that no one anticipated. This result remains to this day one of the club's best accomplishments in the German championship.

Authentic vs. Replica

An authentic vintage jersey is an item that players actually wore on the field or that fans bought to be as close as possible to what the club represented at a specific moment in its history. It's not a reproduction made years later: it's the original, with its Nike finishes from that era, its period flocking, its technical fabric designed for performance. The difference from a replica is felt in your hands from the very first second.

This RB Leipzig 2016-17 Forsberg-flocked jersey is rated 8/10 with a few light spots — "little spots" as they say in the business. Nothing that disfigures the jersey, nothing visible from a distance: just proof that this item has lived, that it has been worn, that it has a history. That's exactly what a collector's vintage jersey is: not new out of a warehouse, but real.

Vintage size guide

This jersey is sized as L Boys, meaning a large child size. Nike cuts from that era follow measurements closer to real body measurements than modern oversized cuts. In short: a 2016 L Boys is not the same as a current adult L. You should expect a fitted garment, designed for a young person with an athletic build — not to be worn loosely over a hoodie.

Before confirming your order, take a measuring tape and measure your chest circumference and torso length. Compare with the exact measurements available on the product sheet. A vintage jersey cannot be exchanged like a pair of socks — it's best to be sure from the start and avoid unpleasant surprises.

Why have it in your collection

The vintage RB Leipzig jersey from the 2016-17 season is a rare item for a simple reason: it was the club's first season in the Bundesliga. That can't be replicated. In ten, twenty years, this jersey will still represent that unique moment when a team founded seven years earlier almost beat Bayern to the post. And the Forsberg print adds an extra layer: it's the name of the player who lit up that reference season, not just an anonymous number.

At 8/10 with small stains, this jersey remains in very good condition for an eight-year-old vintage item. There aren't many in this condition with the right print, the right size, and the right season. Collectors looking for RB Leipzig's early years in the Bundesliga know that these are rare — and once they're gone, they're gone.

To go further

• RB Leipzig - Wikipedia
• Football Kit Archive - History of jerseys
• UEFA - European Football

If you're looking for a jersey that tells a true story — that of a club that shook up an entire league in a single season — this one is for you. Forsberg on the back, Leipzig on the heart, Nike on the shoulders: the perfect trilogy.