2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season

1. FC Union Berlin

2017–18 season

President

Dirk Zingler

Manager

Jens Keller

Stadium

Stadion An der Alten Försterei

2. Bundesliga

Pre-season

DFB-Pokal

Round 1

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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All statistics correct as of 2 July 2017.

The 2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 52nd season in the football club's history and 8th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 12th overall. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Union Berlin also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 52nd season for 1. FC Union Berlin in the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, located in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

Squad information

As of 29 July 2017 ^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Daniel Mesenhöler
3	DF	Christoph Schößwendter
6	DF	Kristian Pedersen
7	MF	Marcel Hartel
8	MF	Stephan Fürstner
9	FW	Sebastian Polter
10	MF	Dennis Daube
11	MF	Akaki Gogia
12	GK	Jakob Busk
13	DF	Peter Kurzweg
15	DF	Marc Torrejón
16	FW	Philipp Hosiner

No.	Position	Player
17	FW	Simon Hedlund
18	MF	Kenny Prince Redondo
19	MF	Damir Kreilach
21	MF	Grischa Prömel
23	MF	Felix Kroos (Captain)
24	FW	Steven Skrzybski
28	DF	Christopher Trimmel
29	DF	Michael Parensen
30	GK	Michael Gspurning
34	DF	Fabian Schönheim
36	MF	Cihan Kahraman
37	DF	Toni Leistner
39	MF	Lukas Lämmel

Transfers

Summer

In:

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Christoph Schößwendter (from SK Rapid Wien)^[2]
7	MF	Marcel Hartel (from 1. FC Köln)^[3]
11	MF	Akaki Gogia (from Brentford, previously on loan at Dynamo Dresden)^[4]
13	DF	Peter Kurzweg (from Würzburger Kickers)^[5]
15	DF	Marc Torrejón (from SC Freiburg)^[6]
21	MF	Grischa Prömel (from Karlsruher SC)^[7]

Out:

No.	Position	Player
3	DF	Emanuel Pogatetz (to LASK Linz)^[8]
4	DF	Roberto Punčec (to HNK Rijeka)
5	DF	Benjamin Kessel (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern)^[9]
7	MF	Benjamin Köhler (Released)
11	MF	Maximilian Thiel (to 1. FC Heidenheim)^[10]
13	MF	Raffael Korte (to SV Waldhof Mannheim)
14	MF	Adrian Nikçi (Released)
27	MF	Eroll Zejnullahu (on loan to SV Sandhausen)^[11]

Matches

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Friendly matches

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25) Friendly	Friedrichshagener SV 1912	0−16	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
15:00		Report	Hosiner 6' Hartel 10', 13' Hedlund 15', 43' Skrzybski 27', 38' Fürstner 41' Redondo 49', 56', 90' Kroos 50' Kreilach 55', 86' Polter 68', 89'	Stadium: Sportanlage Friedrichshagen Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexander Terzibaschian (Berlin)

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Friendly	FSV Barleben	1−7	1. FC Union Berlin	Barleben
15:00	Kalkutschke 83'	Report	Kreilach 7' Skrzybski 30' Hosiner 50', 69', 78', 90' Pedersen 53'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Barleber Anger Attendance: 589 Referee: Karsten Fettback (Stendal)

2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) Friendly	BSV Guben Nord	0−7	1. FC Union Berlin	Guben
15:00		Report	Taz 30' Hedlund 39' Kahraman 54' Ullrich 56' (o.g.) Hartel 76' Kurzweg 79' Polter 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportanlagen Baumschulenweg Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marcel Riemer (Eisenhüttenstadt)

7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	2−4	1. FC Union Berlin	Wolfsberg, Austria
19:00	Ouédraogo 31' Gschweidl 55'	Report	Hosiner 36' Hartel 62' Fürstner 64' Kahraman 83'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Stefan Krassnitzer

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11) Friendly	Birmingham City	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Wolfsberg, Austria
18:00		Report	Kreilach 61'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 450 Referee: Christian Maier

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) Friendly	Hallescher FC	1−5	1. FC Union Berlin	Halle (Saale)
14:00	Ajani 34'	Report	Kroos 41' Hosiner 54' Skrzybski 63' Redondo 70' Kreilach 79'	Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 3,394 Referee: Thomas Stein (Würzburg)

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Friendly	SV Babelsberg 03	0−3	1. FC Union Berlin	Potsdam
19:00		Report	Schönheim 14', 73' Polter 62'	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Christopher Musick (Friedland)

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	P−P	Queens Park Rangers	Berlin
15:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Henry Müller (Cottbus)

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	2−1	Queens Park Rangers	Berlin
18:00	Kreilach 19' Hoainer 75'	Report	Smith 49'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Henry Müller (Cottbus)

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Nürnberg	2	2	0	4	0	+4	6	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Union Berlin	2	2	0	5	3	+2	6	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Arminia Bielefeld	2	2	0	4	2	+2	6	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
4	Eintracht Braunschweig	2	1	1	4	2	+2	4
5	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2	1	1	4	2	+2	4

Updated to match(es) played on 9 August 2017. Source: Kicker
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	6	1	0	0	4	3	+1	1	0	0	1	0	+1

Source: Kicker

Results by round

Round	1	2
Ground	A	H
Result	W	W
Position	3

Source:
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) 1	FC Ingolstadt 04	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Ingolstadt
13:00		Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Polter 58' Trimmel 59' Pedersen 77' Torrejón 88'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 10,870 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) 2	1. FC Union Berlin	v	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
18:30				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 3	1. FC Nürnberg	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Nuremberg
13:30				Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 4	1. FC Union Berlin	v	Arminia Bielefeld	Berlin
13:30				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 5	Fortuna Düsseldorf	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Düsseldorf
13:30				Stadium: Esprit Arena

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 6	1. FC Union Berlin	v	Eintracht Braunschweig	Berlin
18:30				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 7	SV Sandhausen	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Sandhausen
18:30				Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25) 8	1. FC Union Berlin	v	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
20:30				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

9	FC Erzgebirge Aue	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Aue
				Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion

10	SSV Jahn Regensburg	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Regensburg
				Stadium: Continental Arena

11	1. FC Union Berlin	v	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

12	MSV Duisburg	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Duisburg
				Stadium: MSV-Arena

13	1. FC Union Berlin	v	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

14	1. FC Heidenheim	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Heidenheim an der Brenz
				Stadium: Voith-Arena

15	1. FC Union Berlin	v	SV Darmstadt 98	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

16	VfL Bochum	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Bochum
				Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion

17	1. FC Union Berlin	v	Dynamo Dresden	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

18	1. FC Union Berlin	v	FC Ingolstadt 04	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

19	Holstein Kiel	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Kiel
				Stadium: Holstein-Stadion

20	1. FC Union Berlin	v	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

21	Arminia Bielefeld	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Bielefeld
				Stadium: SchücoArena

22	1. FC Union Berlin	v	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

23	Eintracht Braunschweig	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Braunschweig
				Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion

24	1. FC Union Berlin	v	SV Sandhausen	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

25	1. FC Kaiserslautern	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Kaiserslautern
				Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

26	1. FC Union Berlin	v	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

27	1. FC Union Berlin	v	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

28	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Fürth
				Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

29	1. FC Union Berlin	v	MSV Duisburg	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

30	FC St. Pauli	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Hamburg
				Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

31	1. FC Union Berlin	v	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

32	SV Darmstadt 98	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Darmstadt
				Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) 33	1. FC Union Berlin	v	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) 34	Dynamo Dresden	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Dresden
15:30				Stadium: DDV-Stadion

DFB-Pokal

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) R1	1. FC Saarbrücken	v	1. FC Union Berlin	Saarbrücken
15:30				Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion

Squad and statistics

As of 29 July 2017

No.	Pos	Player	2. Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
No.	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Daniel Mesenhöler	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Christoph Schößwendter	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
6	DF	Kristian Pedersen	1	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF	Marcel Hartel	1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	Stephan Fürstner	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
9	FW	Sebastian Polter	1	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	Dennis Daube	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	Akaki Gogia	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	Jakob Busk	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	DF	Peter Kurzweg	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Adrian Nikçi	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	Marc Torrejón	1	0	0	0	1	0
16	FW	Philipp Hosiner	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Simon Hedlund	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	Kenny Prince Redondo	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
19	MF	Damir Kreilach	1	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	Grischa Prömel	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Felix Kroos	1	0	0	0	1	0
24	FW	Steven Skrzybski	1	0	0	0	1	0
28	DF	Christopher Trimmel	1	1	0	0	1	1
29	DF	Michael Parensen	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Michael Gspurning	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	Fabian Schönheim	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Cihan Kahraman	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Toni Leistner	1	0	0	0	1	0
39	MF	Lukas Lämmel	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

References

↑ "Profis Saison 2017/18" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
↑ "Union holt Abwehrhünen Schösswendter" [Union picks up defense team Schösswendter] (in German). kicker. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
↑ "Perfekt: Union verpflichtet Hartel" [Perfect: Union commits Hartel] (in German). kicker. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
↑ "Unter Dach und Fach: Union verpflichtet Gogia" [Signed and sealed: Union appoint Gogia] (in German). kicker. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
↑ "Kurzweg wirbelt künftig für Union" [In the future, Kurzweg will be working for the Union] (in German). kicker. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
↑ "Fix: Union Berlin angelt sich Torrejon" [Fix: Union Berlin catches up with Torrejon] (in German). kicker. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
↑ "Union holt Prömel aus Karlsruhe" [Union picks up Prömel from Karlsruhe] (in German). kicker. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
↑ "Pogatetz zieht es in die Heimat" [Pogatetz pulls it home] (in German). kicker. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
↑ "Von Union in die Pfalz: Kessel kehrt zum FCK zurück" [From Union to the Pfalz: Kessel returns to FCK] (in German). kicker. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
↑ "Thiel schließt sich Heidenheim an" [Thiel joins Heidenheim] (in German). kicker. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
↑ "SVS startet mit Zejnullahu als Erster in die Saison" [SVS starts the season with Zejnullahu] (in German). kicker. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Regionalliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	2018 FIFA World Cup (Qualification: Group C) Joachim Löw
Women	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup (Qualification) Steffi Jones

Transfers

Men	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18
Women	Summer 2017 Winter 2017–18

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Erzgebirge Aue Arminia Bielefeld VfL Bochum Eintracht Braunschweig Darmstadt 98 Fortuna Düsseldorf Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg SpVgg Fürth 1. FC Heidenheim FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Kaiserslautern Holstein Kiel 1. FC Nürnberg Jahn Regensburg SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli Union Berlin
3. Liga	VfR Aalen Werder Bremen II Chemnitzer FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt Sonnenhof Großaspach Hallescher FC Carl Zeiss Jena Karlsruher SC Fortuna Köln Sportfreunde Lotte 1. FC Magdeburg SV Meppen Preußen Münster VfL Osnabrück SC Paderborn Hansa Rostock SpVgg Unterhaching Wehen Wiesbaden Würzburger Kickers FSV Zwickau

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