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1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., normally known as 1. FC Union Berlin ( german pronunciation : [ ˈeːɐ̯stɐ ʔɛfˈtseː ʔuˈni̯oːn bɛʁˈliːn ] ) or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club ‘s origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was founded. From 2009 until 2019, they competed in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of german football. In 2019, after defeating VfB Stuttgart in the delegating play-offs, Union won promotion to the Bundesliga crown flight for the first time in the club ‘s history, for the 2019–20 season.

During the Cold War, Union was based in East Berlin, joining the german league structure upon the reunion of the city and area in 1990. [ 1 ] Their home labor Stadion An five hundred Alten Försterei is the largest in the german capital. It has been home to Union Berlin and its forerunners since it opened in 1920. [ 2 ] The stadium besides hosts concerts and the annual Weihnachtssingen Christmas carols event. [ 3 ] The club has become well known for its enthusiastic and creative fan base and its tone “ Eisern Union ” ( Iron Union ). [ 4 ]

history [edit ]

First initiation ( 1906–1945 ) [edit ]

The name 1. FC Union Berlin was used by two football clubs that shared a coarse origin as FC Olympia Oberschöneweide, founded in 1906 in Oberschöneweide, which by that prison term was a suburb of Berlin. The english took on the name SC Union 06 Oberschöneweide in 1910. Union was one of Berlin ‘s premier clubs in the interwar period, regularly winning local championships and competing at the home flat, including an appearance in the 1923 german backing concluding which they lost 0–3 to Hamburger SV. early on, the team was nicknamed “ Schlosserjungs ” ( english : metalworker-boys ) because of their then all blue kit, evocative of the typical work dress worn in the factories of the industrial Oberschöneweide zone. The popular shout of Union-supporters – “ Eisern Union ! ” ( Iron Union ) – besides emerged at this clock. [ 5 ] Since its foundation the baseball club has had a distinct propertyless effigy, in contrast to other local clubs with more middle-class origins, such as Viktoria 89 Berlin, Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, BSV 92 Berlin or Tennis Borussia Berlin. In 1933, german football was reorganized under the Third Reich into 16 top flight divisions known as Gauligen. Oberschöneweide ‘ became partially of the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg where they generally earned reasonably, run-of-the-mill results. They were relegated in 1935 and returned to first division play in 1936 after only one season ‘s absence. In 1940, the team finished first in Group B of the division and then defeated Blau-Weiss ( 1–2, 3–0 ) to win the overall division deed. That advanced the club to the national playoffs where they were put out by Rapid Wien in the opening group round ( 2–3, 1–3 ). Union resumed its place as an everyday side. They were relegated again in 1942 and played the final war-shortened Gauliga season in 1944–45 .

dissolution and split up ( 1945–1961 ) [edit ]

diachronic chart of Union Berlin league performance after World War II. After World War II, occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sports and football associations. A raw sport residential district called SG Oberschöneweide was formed in belated 1945 and it played in the City League organized immediately after the war which had four regional departments. The team did not qualify to the newly created Oberliga Berlin ( I ) in 1946 after a poor season, but was promoted in 1947, won the division title right away and regained club condition as SG Union Oberschöneweide during 1948–49. The club finished the 1949–50 season in second base place in Berlin and qualified to take part in the national final rounds. however, escalating Cold War tensions led soviet authorities to refuse the team license to travel to take partially. Two Union teams then emerged as most players and coaches fled to the west to form Sport-Club Union 06 Berlin which took function in the schedule playoff pit in Kiel against Hamburger SV, losing 0–7. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The players remaining in the east carried on as SG Union Oberschöneweide while a number of players who had fled to the west to form SC organized a one-third side called Berliner Ballspiel-Club Südost. The western team was a hard side until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, drawing huge crowd to matches in the Olympiastadion. [ 5 ] The class of the city led to a change of fortunes for the club which plays today in the lower divisions before meager crowd .

Restart as Union Berlin ( 1961–1990 ) [edit ]

Ulrich Prüfke ( captain ) and Ralph Quest raise the FDGB Pokal trophy in 1968. The easterly branch of the club went through a number of name changes : Union Oberschöneweide ( 1950 ), BSG Motor Oberschöneweide ( 1951 ), SC Motor Berlin ( 1955 ), TSC Oberschöneweide ( 1957 ), TSC Berlin ( 1963 ) – ultimately becoming the football club 1. FC Union Berlin in 1966. 1. FC Union Berlin was founded during the reorganization of east german football in December 1965 and January 1966, when ten dedicated football clubs were created. however, the football department of TSC Berlin was originally not taken into account. only two clubs were planned for East Berlin. They were to be formed from the football departments of ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin. This was already reverse to the original design, which had envisioned only one football club per district. And the football department of TSC Berlin was only playing in the irregular tier DDR-Liga at the time. 1. FC Union Berlin was allegedly founded on enterprise of the herculean Herbert Warnke. Herbert Warnke was the chair of the collectivist home trade union FDGB and a member of the SED Politburo. Both ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin were associated with the armed and security organs. Herbert Warnke therefore argued for the universe of a third base “ civilian baseball club ” for the working people in East Berlin. He would be passionate winnow of 1. FC Union Berlin and a sponsor extremity of the baseball club. 1. FC Union Berlin was established in the middle of one of the largest industrial centers in East Germany. [ 8 ] The intention of the SED to win the support from FDGB to 1. FC Union Berlin, was likely well thought out. The FDGB unified all workers in East Germany and therefore most likely had the proper character of identification for a club of the ferment people. [ 9 ] The club was founded in a ceremony in the clubhouse of VEB Transformatorenwerk Oberschöneheide “ Karl Liebknecht “ ( TRO ) in Oberschöneweide on 20 January 1966. The initiation of the club was organized by the then SED First Secretary in Köpenick Hans Modrow. [ 10 ] Like Herbert Warnke, Hans Modrow would be a sponsor member of the club. [ 9 ] 1. FC Union Berlin was the only football club not playing in the DDR-Oberliga by the clock of its establish. But as a dedicated football cabaret, it was elevated into the upper berth tier of inside elect clubs. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The first base baseball club president of the united states was the general director of VVB Hochspannungsgeräte und Kabel Werner Otto, and his deputy was the second repository of the SED zone administration in East Berlin Hans Wagner. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] 1. FC Union Berlin was state-funded and all decisions in club had to be reported to the almighty central sports agency DTSB. [ 15 ] The DTSB stood in turn under direct master of the SED Central Committee. [ 16 ] The official patron of 1. FC Union Berlin was the state-owned unite VVB Hochspannungsgeräte und Kabel. [ 17 ] The club was initially besides supported by the FDGB. however, the support from the FDGB ended when Herbert Warnke was replaced by Harry Tisch as the chair of the FDGB in 1975. Harry Tisch had begun his political career in Rostock and rather gave the patronize to F.C. Hansa Rostock. This event was remarkable, as it revealed the bombastic influence that high-level politicians exerted on football in East Germany. [ 9 ] 1. FC Union Berlin would be supported by the zone leadership of the rule SED party. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] After the loss of sponsorship from the FDBG, the chief sponsor would by local state-owned enterprises VEB Kabelwerk Oberspree ( KWO ), VEB Transformatorenwerk Oberschöneweide ( TRO ) and VEB Werk für Fernsehelektronik ( WF ). [ 9 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] 1. FC Union Berlin developed a bitter competition with BFC Dynamo, which was supported by the Stasi. [ 5 ] While their arch rivals won 10 titles in a row, Union yo-yoed between the DDR-Oberliga and the DDR-Liga with very little success. Union managed to win the east german cup in 1968 when they defeated FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–1 although they lost in their second gear cup appearance in 1986 to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig by a score of 1–5. The east german state-owned movie studio DEFA produced a documentary about the supporters of 1. FC Union Berlin in 1989. The objective is called “ And on Friday ‘s we go to ‘Green Hell ‘ ” and follows a group of supporters of 1. FC Union Berlin to both home and away matches during the 1987–88 season. [ 5 ]

2. Bundesliga earned run average ( 1990–2019 ) [edit ]

Supporters choreography in 2010 After german reunion in 1990, the team continued to perform well on the field, but about collapsed financially. They managed to hang on through some close times and find sponsorship, but only after winning their division in both 1993 and 1994 and each time being denied a license to play in the 2. Bundesliga due to their fiscal problems. The golf club had another close brush with fiscal failure in 1997. [ 5 ] Union again came close to advancing to 2. Bundesliga in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, but were disappointed. They were ultimately successful in 2000–01, under bulgarian director Georgi Vasilev, easily winning the Regionalliga Nord ( III ) and moving up a division to become the city ‘s second most popular side. That same class they appeared in the final of the german Cup where they lost 0–2 to FC Schalke 04, and advanced a army for the liberation of rwanda as the second round in UEFA Cup before being put out by bulgarian side PFC Litex Lovech. The club slipped to the Regionalliga Nord ( III ) in 2004–05 and then to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord ( IV ) in 2005–06, but returned to one-third division play after capturing the Oberliga championship. In 2008–09, Union became one of the founding clubs of the new 3. Liga, and its inauguration champion, securing foremost place and forwarding to the 2. Bundesliga on 10 May. A controversy erupted in 2011 when it became publicly known that club president Dirk Zingler had been a member of the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment for three years during his military service. [ 22 ] Dirk Zingler had entirely two years before cancelled a sponsorship conduct with the company International Sport Promotion ( ISP ) because the head of the board at the party had been a Stasi officer. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment was the paramilitary fly of the Stasi. Dirk Zingler has explained that he had sought to spend his military overhaul in Berlin and that he was unaware advance that the regiment belonged to the Stasi. [ 24 ] [ 23 ] however, the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment was an elite formation. It was not potential to apply for the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment. The Stasi selected who it thought paroxysm to serve with the regiment. [ 24 ] The regiment lone accepted recruits that were “ loyal to the wrinkle ”. [ 23 ] They remained in the 2nd-tier until the 2018–19 season, when they secured their first base ever promotion into the Bundesliga after defeating VfB Stuttgart in the play-offs. The fans invaded the pitch, but no one was harmed. [ 25 ]

Bundesliga earned run average ( 2019–present ) [edit ]

Union Berlin became the first Bundesliga cabaret from the former East Berlin and the fifth from the former East Germany, after Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock, VfB Leipzig and Energie Cottbus. The team is the sixth to win promotion from the 2. Bundesliga by beating the 16th-placed Bundesliga team in the playoff – since it began in the 1981–82 season, the others being Bayer Uerdingen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Stuttgarter Kickers, 1. FC Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Ahead of Union Berlin ‘s debut season in the Bundesliga, the cabaret signed Neven Subotić, [ 26 ] Anthony Ujah [ 27 ] and Christian Gentner, [ 28 ] arsenic well as re-signing Marvin Friedrich, who had scored a decisive finish against Stuttgart in the play-offs in the former temper to secure promotion for the cabaret. [ 29 ] The inaugural ever Bundesliga goal was scored by Sebastian Andersson in a 1–1 draw against Augsburg. [ 30 ] On 31 August 2019, the club claimed its first ever Bundesliga victory by beating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in a home game. [ 31 ] The team finished the season in 11th place, with Sebastian Andersson scoring 12 goals. On 22 May 2021, in Union Berlin ‘s second Bundesliga season, the club qualified for the inauguration UEFA Europa Conference League after finishing seventh, following a 2–1 home win against RB Leipzig, with Max Kruse confirming Union Berlin ‘s beginning european campaign in twenty years, with a 92nd-minute winner. [ 32 ]

stadium [edit ]

The main build of the stadium was inaugurated in late 2013. In 1920 SC Union Oberschöneweide ( harbinger of today ‘s 1. FC Union Berlin ) had to find a raw home footing as its former deliver had been built over by developers with residential buildings. The cabaret moved a small far away from the city to the north-western part of the borough of Köpenick. The new stadium was formally opened in August 1920 with a pit between Oberschöneweide and the then german champions 1. FC Nürnberg ( 1–2 ). The inaugural catch in at the Alte Försterei had already been played on 17 March, when Union challenged Viktoria 89 Berlin. When Union won promotion to the DDR-Oberliga ( the top flight in East Germany ) in 1966, the stadium soon needed to be expanded. The reason was first expanded in 1970 when the Gegengerade terrace was raised, whilst further extensions to the terrace at both ends in the late 1970s and early 1980s increased the capability furthermore to 22,500. however, the reasonably spartan facilities at Alte Försterei had quickly begun to show their long time and went into a serious worsen .
After german reunion, when Union were assigned by the German Football Association to play in the one-third league, the outdated stadium proved only one of a number of factors that hampered the club ‘s tug for forwarding to higher leagues. In the middle of 2008, the club decided to ultimately modernise the stadium, the Stadion An five hundred Alten Försterei ( Old Forester ‘s House ). money was distillery close, and so the fans just built the footing themselves. More than 2,000 Union supporters invested 140,000 working hours to create what is now regarded as the largest football-specific stadium in Berlin. [ 33 ] During the renovation, Union played at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. Inside the stadium an array of away beer kiosks and open air out grills serving bratwurst and pork steaks at the back of the stand provide the culinary staples. The official hatchway on 12 July 2013, was celebrated with a friendly against scots Champions Celtic. It holds 22,012 people with 3,617 seats. The rest is terracing .

World Cup living room [edit ]

In 2014, the club came up with the idea of inviting their fans to take their own sofa to the earth for the whole of the World Cup, in ordain to enjoy the telecast matches in the company of fellow supporters. [ 34 ] More than 800 sofas were placed on the slope in rows in front of a bad screen. [ 35 ] The event was late recognized with the Fan Experience Award at The Stadium Business Summit 2015 in Barcelona. [ 36 ]

Players [edit ]

current squad [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[37]

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

Out on loan [edit ]

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

noteworthy former players [edit ]

All time top scorer [edit ]

Algeria Karim Benyamina ( 87 ) [ 38 ] The numeral 22 wo n’t be worn on the second of a Union shirt for the foreseeable future — until person manages to break the all-time Union score record of Karim Benyamina who scored 87 goals in 213 appearances for the club. “ This is a great gesture by president Dirk Zingler. That is the wages for six successful years, ” he said in 2016. Over 14,000 fans turned out to give Benyamina his career bon voyage alongside another caption, Torsten Mattuschka, who is frequently seen as the face of that detail era for Union. [ 38 ]

Reserve team [edit ]

The club ‘s military reserve team, 1. FC Union Berlin II, most recently played in the tier four Regionalliga Nordost, having won promotion to the league in 2012. previous to this it spent two seasons in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord. At the end of the 2014–15 season the cabaret withdrew the team from rival. [ 39 ] [ 40 ]

Women [edit ]

Union Berlin ‘s women ‘s team was formed in September 1969, becoming the first women ‘s team in Berlin and one of the first in East Germany. The women ‘s team initially competed against Union Berlin ‘s youth teams due to a lack of opponents, playing their first game on 17 January 1970, losing 7–1. In 1971, the team were amalgamated into KWO Berlin ‘s women ‘s team, before KWO merged with Union Berlin in June 1990 following german reunion. [ 41 ] The team presently compete in the Regionalliga Nordost .

Coaches [edit ]

european commemorate [edit ]

overview [edit ]

Competition

UEFA Intertoto Cup

2
12
5
2
5
15
12
+3

UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup

1
4
1
2
1
4
3
+1

UEFA Europa Conference League

1
6
2
1
3
10
8
+2

Total

4
22
8
5
9
29
23
+6

Matches [edit ]

Union Berlin score listed first.

club culture [edit ]

1. FC Union Berlin is recognized as one of Europe ‘s “ cult ” clubs, based on many unique winnow and golf club initiatives over the last two decades. [ 42 ] [ 43 ] [ 44 ] The nicknames of the cabaret are Eiserne ( the Iron Ones ) or Eisern Union ( Iron Union ). These nicknames evolved from the earlier nickname Schlosserjungs ( smith boys ), a reference to the blue kit the Union played in, as it was evocative of the overalls worn by local workers. [ 45 ] In May 2004, the supporters raised enough money to secure the club ‘s license for fourth-division football through a political campaign called ‘Bleed for Union ‘. [ 46 ] This catchphrase was not meant metaphorically. One element of the crusade was that fans donated rake to Berlin hospitals and then gave the money they received from the blood savings bank to their club. After 2010, Union Berlin became increasingly attractive for new Berliners, tied internationals, who were drawn to the air at the club. [ 47 ]

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  • Weihnachtssingen ( Christmas carols singing ) in 2010

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  • Union Berlin boat on the river Spree
  • Union Berlin Bus

Rivalries [edit ]

During the east german era, 1. FC Union Berlin was known for a competition with BFC Dynamo, which was reputedly affiliated with the brawny department of state security service of East Germay ( Stasi ). Union was supported by the district leadership of the governing SED party and sponsored by local state-owned enterprises. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] The club played some identificatory function in the unofficial opposition against the authorities of the communist system. [ 48 ] Between 1979 and 1988, BFC Dynamo won ten-spot consecutive east german league titles, with democratic allegations of sporting wrongdoing helping to fuel the competition, and clashes between both sets of fans occurred. [ 49 ] BFC Dynamo was seen as the sovereign representative of the security system agencies, with advantages in the recruitment of players and fiscal defend angstrom good as the political clout of Erich Mielke. [ 11 ] Supporters of Union cultivated the effigy of their clubhouse as the endless underdog that was hard rooted in the working classify. [ 11 ] [ 50 ] Union became the most democratic club in East Berlin. [ 51 ] It is said that fans of 1. FC Union Berlin frequently chanted “ The wall must go ! “, with a reference to the Berlin Wall, when the opponents formed a wall during exempt kicks in 1980s. however, some sources suggest that this is partially a myth and exaggerated. [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ] Supporters of Union saw themselves as refractory and non-conformist. But this image should not be confused with actual resistance. [ 55 ] For some supporters of Union, the dissenter reputation is a caption that was created after Die Wende. [ 56 ] Honorary president of Union Günter Mielis has said : “ Union was not a club of resistance fighters, but we had to fight against a lot of political and economic resistance over and all over again. We got military capability from our fans ”. [ 57 ] Politics was not in the foreground. [ 12 ] Most supporters of Union were just normal football supporters. [ 58 ] There were no political groups at Union. [ 53 ] A supporter of Union from the east german era has said : “ With the best of intentions, Union fans did not contribute to the overthrow of the GDR. No way, we were interest in football. There is the cliché about the club for the enemies of the state, but that was n’t us ”. [ 59 ] Supporters of Union from the east german era have testified that the club was the most authoritative thing. And the recognition with Union had chiefly to do with Köpenick. [ 60 ] Despite 1. FC Union Berlin and Hertha BSC making up the two biggest clubs in Berlin, a competition between the two has been much less pronounce. Sympathies between supporters of the two clubs developed in divided Berlin. The first personal contacts between supporters of the two clubs occurred in the 1970s. [ 61 ] Supporters of Hertha visited the Stadion An five hundred Alten Försterei and supporters of Union accompanied the supporters of Hertha when Hertha played in the eastern Bloc countries, such as the quarter finals in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup against Dukla Prague. [ 62 ] Chants and slogans such as “ Ha-Ho-He, there are only two teams on the Spree – Union and Hertha BSC ” ( german : Ha-Ho-He, es gibt nur zwei Mannschaften an der Spree – Union und Hertha BSC ) and “ Hertha and Union – one nation ” ( german : Hertha und Union – eine Nation ) became popular among the two sets of supporters. [ 61 ] The two sets of supporters came in concert for the first time after the open of the Berlin wall during the beginning version of the indoor tournament “ Internationales Berliner Hallenfußballturnier ” in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle on 18–20 January 1990. [ 63 ] Supporters of Union and Hertha now besides sang xenophobic and nationalist chants. [ 64 ] On 27 January 1990, 79 days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hertha hosted Union Berlin at the Olympiastadion in a friendly in front of 52,000 spectators. Fans of both cabaret ‘s paid for entree in East and West Germany ‘s respective currencies and sing songs of german reunion as Hertha won 2–1. Over twenty years late, on 17 September 2010, the couple faced each other for a second time, in their first competitive meeting, at the Stadion An five hundred Alten Försterei, drawing 1–1 in the 2. Bundesliga. [ 65 ] On 2 November 2019, Union Berlin faced Hertha at the Stadion An five hundred Alten Försterei, in the beginning collide between the clubs in the top flight of german football. An 87th infinitesimal Sebastian Polter punishment secured a 1–0 win for Union, in a game temporarily suspended by reviewer Deniz Aytekin, following fireworks fired by Hertha fans landing amongst Union Berlin fans, adenine well as on the play surface. 1,100 patrol officers were on duty for the game, with Hertha fans burning Union Berlin shirts, flags and scarves during the bet on. [ 66 ] The supporters of Hertha had besides been joined by 20-25 supporters of BFC Dynamo in the guest block. [ 67 ] Following full prison term, Union Berlin goalkeeper Rafał Gikiewicz won praise from fans and media alike after ushering Union Berlin ultras from the field of play, following a minor lurch invasion devised to attack Hertha supporters. [ 66 ] Union Berlin besides holds rivalries with Hansa Rostock, [ 68 ] Dynamo Dresden, [ 69 ] and Magdeburg dating back to when the teams used to compete in the DDR-Oberliga. [ 70 ] More recently, the club has developed a competition with RB Leipzig, following the takeover of license and teams from fifth division side SSV Markranstädt financed by Red Bull GmbH and the ascension by Leipzig to the Bundesliga system. In 2011, Union Berlin ran adverts against the investment of the club whilst besides cancelling a pre-season friendly with the golf club. On 21 September 2014, Union Berlin fans staged a mum protest for the foremost 15 minutes of a 2. Bundesliga dwelling game against RB Leipzig, labelling RB Leipzig a “ market product pushed by fiscal interests ” with “ brainwash consumers in the stands ”. Union Berlin won the game 2–1. [ 71 ] On 18 August 2019, during Union Berlin ‘s first ever Bundesliga game, at home against RB Leipzig, the clubhouse ‘s oldest ultras group, the Wuhlesyndikat, successfully called for a 15-minute mum protest at the get down of the club ‘s 2019–20 opener. [ 72 ]

Songs [edit ]

The official Union Berlin song is “ Eisern Union ” by german punk rock singer Nina Hagen. [ 73 ] The musical composition was recorded in 1998. Four versions were issued on a compact disk one by G.I.B Music and Distribution GmbH. The celebrated supporters ‘ tone ‘Eisern Union ‘ ( Iron Union ) bounces binding and forth between the terraces named Waldseite and the Gegengerade, and is followed by reciprocal admit applause. [ 74 ]

Christmas tradition [edit ]

Union Berlin is besides well known for its Christmas traditions celebrated in their home stadium. [ 75 ] In 2003 the yearly Union Weihnachtssingen started as an unofficial gather to which just 89 fans showed up. In 2013, 27,500 people attended, including players and supporters of other teams from around Germany and Europe. Fans drink Glühwein ( mulled wine ), wave candles around, fall flares and sing a combination of Christmas carols and football chants. [ 76 ]

mascot [edit ]

Ritter Keule ( literally : Cudgel the Knight ) is the mascot of Union Berlin. [ 77 ] He was beginning introduced in 2000. [ 78 ]

Movies and games [edit ]

Union fürs Leben ( Union for life ) is a 2014 objective film that showcases the supporters rage for 1. FC Union Berlin. [ 79 ]

arrangement [edit ]

Alte Försterei (Old foresters house) is the main office of the club. The ( Old foresters house ) is the main function of the club. 1. FC Union Berlin is led by and large by fans. Dirk Zingler has served as the club ‘s president of the united states since 2004. [ 80 ] The baseball club had 11,000 register members in 2013. [ 81 ]

President

From

To

Werner Otto
20 June 1966
31 July 1967

Heinz Müller
1 August 1967
31 July 1970

Paul Fettback
1 August 1970
31 October 1973

Heinz Hiillert
1 November 1973
25 November 1975

Günter Mielis
26 November 1975
1 March 1982

Dr. Norbert Woick
2 March 1982
31 October 1983

Klaus Brumm
1 November 1983
20 December 1984

Uwe Piontek
21 December 1984
3 November 1987

Hans-Günther Hansel
4 November 1987
5 June 1990

Gerhard Kalweit
6 June 1990
31 July 1993

Detlef Bracht
17 August 1993
31 July 1994

Horst Kahstein
14 November 1994
September 1997

Heiner Bertram
7 October 1997
12 October 2003

Jürgen Schlebrowski
13 October 2003
30 June 2004

Dirk Zingler
1 July 2004

1. FC Union Berlin is sponsored by around 300 private and bodied partners .
Young Union Berlin garter

Period

Kit manufacturer

Shirt sponsor

2005/06
Nike
EastWest

2006/07

2007/08
Silicon Sensor

2008/09
do you football

2009/10
kfzteile24

2010/11

2011/12
Uhlsport

2012/13
f.becker

2013/14

2014/15
kfzteile24

2015/16
Macron

2016/17
Layenberger

2017/18

2018/19

2019/20
Aroundtown SA

2020/21
Adidas

organizational history [edit ]

The organizational history of 1. FC Union Berlin includes several different clubs and names .
The organizational history 1. FC Union Berlin ( in German ) .

Date
Name
Note

17 June 1906
FC Olympia Oberschöneweide
Founding of FC Olympia Oberschöneweide.

22 July 1906
BTuFC Helgoland, department Oberschöneweide
Joined club BTuFC Helgoland as a third team and department in Oberschöneweide.

10 February 1907
BTuFC Union 1892, department Oberschöneweide
Joined club BTuFC Union 1892 as a fourth team and department in Oberschöneweide.

20 February 1909
Union Oberschöneweide
Joined the football association Verband Berliner Ballspielvereine (VBB) as Union Oberschöneweide, or more precisely SC Union Oberschöneweide.

1945
SG Oberschöneweide
SC Union Oberschöneweide was dissolved by the Allied occupation authorities and the club was refounded as SG Oberschöneweide.

December 1948
SG Union Oberschöneweide
The club was re-admitted under its old club name.

1951
BSG Motor Oberschöneweide
Joined with enterprise sports community BSG Motor Oberschöneweide. The team colours are changed from the traditional blue and white to today’s characteristic red and white.

1 February 1955
SC Motor Berlin
The first team was joined with the new sports club SC Motor Berlin as a football department.

6 June 1957
TSC Oberschöneweide
SC Motor Berlin was merged with several enterprise sports communities (BSG) to form sports club TSC Oberschöneweide.

18 February 1963
TSC Berlin
Merged with other sports clubs to form TSC Berlin.

20 January 1966
1. FC Union Berlin
The football department of TSC Berlin was separated from the sports club and reorganized into a football club. Founding of 1. FC Unon Berlin.

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

The team celebrates their Berlin Cup victory at the Köpenick town manor hall in 2007 .

  1. ^ Won by SC Union Oberschöneweide .
  2. ^ Won by TSC Berlin .
  3. ^ Won by TSC Oberschöneweide .

regional [edit ]

  1. a b c d e f Won by SC Union Oberschöneweide .
  2. a b VBB-Verbandsliga, organized by football association Verband Brandenburgischer Ballspielvereine (VBB) .
  3. a bVerband Brandenburgischer Ballspielvereine (VBB).VBB-Oberliga, organized by football association
  4. a b c d Won by SG Oberschöneweide .

european [edit ]

youth [edit ]

  • East German Youth Championship (de)[a]
    • Runners-up: 1985, 1988
  • East German Junior Cup (Junge Welt-Pokal) (de)[b]
    • Winners: 1960[c]
  1. ^ Corresponds to U17 level .
  2. ^ Corresponds to U19 level .
  3. ^ Won by TSC Oberschöneweide .

Seasons [edit ]

far reading [edit ]

  • Böttcher, Jan; Willmann, Frank. (2017). Alles auf Rot: Der 1. FC Union Berlin (in German), Berlin: Blumenbar. ISBN 978-3-351-05046-7.
  • Koch, Matthias. (2013). “Immer weiter – ganz nach vorn”: Die Geschichte des 1. FC Union Berlin (in German). Göttingen: Die Werkstatt. ISBN 978-3730700495.
  • Luther, Jörn; Willmann, Frank. (2001). Und niemals vergessen – Eisern Union! (in German). Berlin: BasisDruck. ISBN 978-3861631262.

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

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