2023–24 1. FC Union Berlin season

1. FC Union Berlin
2023–24 season
President	Dirk Zingler
Head coach	Urs Fischer; (until 15 November); Marco Grote; (interim, from 15 to 26 November); Nenad Bjelica; (from 26 November)
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei; Olympiastadion; (European matches)
Bundesliga	15th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Robin Gosens (6); All: ; Robin Gosens (7)
	← 2022–23
	All statistics correct as of 20 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season is 1. FC Union Berlin's 118th season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 1 February 2024^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	DEN	Frederik Rønnow
2	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt
3	DF	GER	Paul Jaeckel
4	DF	POR	Diogo Leite
5	DF	NED	Danilho Doekhi (3rd captain)
6	DF	GER	Robin Gosens
7	MF	USA	Brenden Aaronson (on loan from Leeds United)
8	MF	GER	Rani Khedira
9	FW	DEN	Mikkel Kaufmann
10	FW	GER	Kevin Volland
11	FW	CIV	Chris Bedia
12	GK	DEN	Jakob Busk
13	MF	HUN	András Schäfer


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	BEL	Yorbe Vertessen
16	FW	GER	Benedict Hollerbach
18	DF	CRO	Josip Juranović
19	MF	GER	Janik Haberer
20	MF	TUN	Aïssa Laïdouni
26	DF	GLP	Jérôme Roussillon
28	DF	AUT	Christopher Trimmel (captain)
29	MF	FRA	Lucas Tousart
31	DF	GER	Robin Knoche
33	MF	CZE	Alex Král (on loan from Spartak Moscow)
37	GK	GER	Alexander Schwolow
41	DF	GER	Oluwaseum Ogbemudia

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	JPN	Keita Endo (on loan to FC Tokyo until 31 December 2024)
—	GK	GER	Lennart Grill (on loan to VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	GER	Aljoscha Kemlein (on loan to FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	GER	Jamie Leweling (on loan to VfB Stuttgart until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	USA	Jordan Pefok (on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	GER	David Preu (on loan to VfR Aalen until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	POL	Tymoteusz Puchacz (on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	GER	Tim Skarke (on loan to Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2024)
—	GK	GER	Yannic Stein (on loan to VfB Lübeck until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	NOR	Morten Thorsby (on loan to Genoa until 30 June 2024)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
GK	Lennart Grill	Bayer Leverkusen	Undisclosed	1 July 2023	^[2]
FW	Mikkel Kaufmann	Copenhagen	€2,700,000		^[3]
MF	Alex Král	Spartak Moscow	Loan		^[4]
DF	Diogo Leite	Porto	€7,500,000		^[5]
MF	Brenden Aaronson	Leeds United	Loan	9 July 2023	^[6]
FW	David Datro Fofana	Chelsea	Loan	11 July 2023	^[7]
MF	Lucas Tousart	Hertha BSC	€3,000,000	19 July 2023	^[8]
GK	Alexander Schwolow	Hertha BSC	Free	26 July 2023	^[9]
FW	Benedict Hollerbach	Wehen Wiesbaden	Undisclosed	27 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Robin Gosens	Inter Milan	€13,000,000	15 August 2023	^[11]
FW	Kevin Volland	Monaco	€4,000,000	17 August 2023	^[12]
DF	Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus	Free	1 September 2023	^[13]
DF	Kevin Vogt	1899 Hoffenheim	Undisclosed	11 January 2024	^[14]
FW	Chris Bedia	Servette	€2,000,000	18 January 2024	^[15]
FW	Yorbe Vertessen	PSV Eindhoven	€4,750,000	1 February 2024	^[16]

Out[edit]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Niko Gießelmann	Greuther Fürth	Free	1 July 2023	^[17]
MF	Tim Maciejewski	SV Sandhausen	Free		^[17]
FW	Sven Michel	FC Augsburg	€960,000		^[18]
MF	Kevin Möhwald	Eupen	€580,000		^[19]
MF	Levin Öztunalı	Hamburger SV	Free		^[17]
DF	Tymoteusz Puchacz	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Loan		^[20]
MF	Paul Seguin	Schalke 04	€750,000		^[21]
FW	David Preu	VfR Aalen	Loan	2 July 2023	^[22]
GK	Lennart Grill	VfL Osnabrück	Loan	10 July 2023	^[23]
DF	Rick van Drongelen	Samsunspor	Undisclosed	11 July 2023	^[24]
FW	Jamie Leweling	VfB Stuttgart	Loan	13 July 2023	^[25]
MF	Morten Thorsby	Genoa	Loan	1 August 2023	^[26]
DF	Mathis Bruns	Stuttgarter Kickers	Loan	24 August 2023
FW	Miloš Pantović	Eupen	Undisclosed	28 August 2023	^[27]
DF	Dominique Heintz	1. FC Köln	Undisclosed	31 August 2023	^[28]
FW	Jordan Pefok	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Loan		^[29]
DF	Tim Skarke	Darmstadt 98	Loan		^[30]
MF	Keita Endo	FC Tokyo	Loan	7 January 2024	^[31]
MF	Aljoscha Kemlein	FC St. Pauli	Loan	7 January 2024	^[32]
GK	Yannic Stein	VfB Lübeck	Loan	9 January 2024	^[33]
DF	Leonardo Bonucci	Fenerbahçe	Undisclosed	11 January 2024	^[34]
FW	Sheraldo Becker	Real Sociedad	€3,000,000	18 January 2024	^[35]
MF	Laurenz Dehl	Austria Klagenfurt	Undisclosed	23 January 2024	^[36]
FW	Kevin Behrens	VfL Wolfsburg	€2,000,000	31 January 2024	^[37]
DF	Mathis Bruns		Free	1 February 2024	^[38]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

12 July 2023 Friendly	Luckenwalde	0–2	Union Berlin	Luckenwalde
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pefok 3' Haberer 6'	Stadium: Werner-Seelenbinder-Stadion Attendance: 3,044

15 July 2023 Friendly	Zalaegerszeg	3–2	Union Berlin	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sajbán 1', 28' Ubochioma 47'	Report	Kaufmann 45' Aaronson 89'	Stadium: ZTE Arena

19 July 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–0	Rapid Wien	Berlin
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 53', 74' Fofana 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Florian Lechner

22 July 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–2	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 110' (pen.)	Report	Juranović 8' (o.g.) Arp 95'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 13,014
Note: The match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.

28 July 2023 Friendly	Pafos	2–1	Union Berlin	Saalfelden, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Felipe 80' Abdusalamov 88'	Report	Heintz 49'	Stadium: Saalfelden-Arena Attendance: 630

29 July 2023 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Union Berlin	Lienz, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Roussillon 73'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 1,500

5 August 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	4–1	Atalanta	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Laïdouni 8' Behrens 25' Fofana 28', 51'	Report	Pašalić 33'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,065

6 January 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aaronson 54' Haberer 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 14,107

21 March 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Berlin
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 10', 31' Bedia 59'	Report	Schuler 56'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 3,711

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	20 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1		31	8	6	17	26	50	−24	025.81
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	31 October 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
UEFA Champions League	20 September 2023	12 December 2023	Group stage	Group stage	6	0	2	4	6	10	−4	000.00
Total					39	9	8	22	36	61	−25	023.08

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^[a]
12	VfL Wolfsburg	31	9	7	15	37	51	−14	34
13	Borussia Mönchengladbach	31	7	11	13	53	60	−7	32
14	Union Berlin	31	8	6	17	26	50	−24	30
15	VfL Bochum	31	6	12	13	37	62	−25	30
16	Mainz 05	31	5	13	13	32	49	−17	28	Qualification for the relegation play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[39]
Notes:

^ If Germany finishes in the top two of the 2023–24 UEFA coefficient rankings, an additional Champions League spot will be awarded to the fifth-placed team. The remaining Europa League and Conference League spots will be passed down as appropriate.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	8	6	17	26	50	−24	30	6	2	7	17	25	−8	2	4	10	9	25	−16

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D
Position	3	1	5	8	10	11	13	15	15	16	18	17	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[40]

20 August 2023 1	Union Berlin	4–1	Mainz 05	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 1', 9', 70', 11' Pantović 90+6'	Report	Lee 31' Kohr 51' Da Costa 59' Ajorque 62', 88' Caci 64' Barreiro 80' Van den Berg 90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Stieler

26 August 2023 2	Darmstadt 98	1–4	Union Berlin	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mehlem 24', 34' Manu 44'	Report	Gosens 4', 34' Aaronson 5' 21' Behrens 39' Doekhi 65'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

3 September 2023 3	Union Berlin	0–3	RB Leipzig	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Král 27' Volland 64' Gosens 81' Haberer 81'	Report	Henrichs 26' Simons 51' Šeško 85', 87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager

16 September 2023 4	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wind 12' Mæhle 30' Svanberg 78'	Report	Gosens 28'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,917 Referee: Felix Brych

23 September 2023 5	Union Berlin	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tousart 72'	Report	Kramarić 22' (pen.), 45+5' Beier 38' Stach 54' Becker 89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

30 September 2023 6	1. FC Heidenheim	1–0	Union Berlin	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pieringer 48' Beste 59'	Report	Leite 40' Král 77'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

7 October 2023 7	Borussia Dortmund	4–2	Union Berlin	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Füllkrug 7' Hummels 30' Schlotterbeck 49' Brandt 54' Ryerson 71'	Report	Gosens 9', 64' Bonucci 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

21 October 2023 8	Union Berlin	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer 34' Behrens 49'	Report	Guirassy 16' Rouault 34' Silas 81' Undav 88'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert

28 October 2023 9	Werder Bremen	2–0	Union Berlin	Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Knoche 38' (o.g.) Stage 73' Ducksch 75'	Report	Gosens 56' Khedira 60' Leite 80' Hollerbach 85' Laïdouni 90+6'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler

4 November 2023 10	Union Berlin	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Marmoush 2', 14' Koch 29' Ferri 82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sven Jablonski

12 November 2023 11	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grimaldo 23' Kossounou 57' Tah 73' Tella 83'	Report	Rönnow 74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,387 Referee: Timo Gerach

25 November 2023 12	Union Berlin	1–1	FC Augsburg	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gosens 37' Haberer 45+6' Knoche 58' Volland 88'	Report	Demirović 39' (pen.) Dahmen 87' Mbabu 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner

9 December 2023 14	Union Berlin	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Volland 24' (pen.) Juranović 29' Hollerbach 50' Kaufmann 75'	Report	Scally 3' Weigl 33' Pléa 47', 77'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Martin Petersen

16 December 2023 15	VfL Bochum	3–0	Union Berlin	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osterhage 20' Asano 45+5' Paciência 54' Stöger 78' (pen.), 90+1'	Report	Khedira 42' Roussillon 85'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Sven Jablonski

20 December 2023 16	Union Berlin	2–0	1. FC Köln	Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 55' Fofana 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

13 January 2024 17	SC Freiburg	0–0	Union Berlin	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Aaronson 50' Rönnow 90+5'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Christian Dingert

24 January 2024 13	Bayern Munich	1–0	Union Berlin	Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guerreiro 46' Sané 74' Kane 90+5'	Report	Behrens 48' Vogt 90+5' Haberer 90+5' Leite 90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 December 2023, but was postponed due to heavy snowfall.^[41]

28 January 2024 19	Union Berlin	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 62' Trimmel 77' Vogt 81' Schäfer 83'	Report	Zimmermann 75' Gjasula 83'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,786 Referee: Harm Osmers

4 February 2024 20	RB Leipzig	2–0	Union Berlin	Leipzig
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Openda 11' Kampl 20' Šeško 48'	Report	Hollerbach 22' Tousart 47' Trimmel 73'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,032 Referee: Marco Fritz

7 February 2024 18	Mainz 05	1–1	Union Berlin	Mainz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ajorque 15' Burkardt 45+8' Kohr 89'	Report	Gosens 45+13' Vogt 53' Leite 79' Haberer 84' Doekhi 89'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 26,200 Referee: Martin Petersen
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 January 2024, but was postponed due to icing in the stands.^[42]

10 February 2024 21	Union Berlin	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Doekhi 45+21' Roussillon 85'	Report	Arnold 90+1' Pervan 90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,816 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
Note: The match was suspended in the 39th and 43rd minutes due to fan protests.^[43]

17 February 2024 22	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Union Berlin	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nsoki 45' 45+3' Kadeřábek 86'	Report	Volland 45' 45+6' Doekhi 45+9' Aaronson 84' Leite 89'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 19,050 Referee: Robert Hartmann

24 February 2024 23	Union Berlin	2–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gosens 44', 45' Schäfer 45+2' Juranović 53'	Report	Dovedan 3' Beste 71' Traoré 87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,341 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

2 March 2024 24	Union Berlin	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Haberer 75' Vertessen 90+5'	Report	Adeyemi 41' Ryerson 45' Maatsen 90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

8 March 2024 25	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guirassy 19' Führich 65' Vagnoman 84'	Report	Khedira 39' Schäfer 69' Tousart 77'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 53,800 Referee: Robert Schröder

16 March 2024 26	Union Berlin	2–1	Werder Bremen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vogt 26' Gosens 27' Tousart 30' Vertessen 50' Aaronson 52'	Report	Weiser 38', 63' Ducksch 41' Stage 72' Keïta 90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager

30 March 2024 27	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–0	Union Berlin	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ekitike 24' Nkounkou 38' Pacho 90' Buck 90+8'	Report	Leite 61'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,100 Referee: Marco Fritz

6 April 2024 28	Union Berlin	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens 9' 45+3' Tousart 37'	Report	Wirtz 45+8' (pen.) Adli 64' Andrich 82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Benjamin Brand

12 April 2024 29	FC Augsburg	2–0	Union Berlin	Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tietz 47' Michel 82' Breithaupt 90+2'	Report	Khedira 37'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,731 Referee: Tobias Stieler

20 April 2024 30	Union Berlin	1–5	Bayern Munich	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vertessen 90+1'	Report	Goretzka 29' Kane 45+1' Müller 53', 66' Tel 62'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sven Jablonski

28 April 2024 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Union Berlin	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lainer 46' Reitz 89'	Report	Vogt 44' Khedira 48'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,723 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

5 May 2024 32	Union Berlin	v	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

11 May 2024 33	1. FC Köln	v	Union Berlin	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

18 May 2024 34	Union Berlin	v	SC Freiburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

DFB-Pokal[edit]

13 August 2023 First round	Astoria Walldorf	0–4	Union Berlin	Walldorf
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carl 60' Grimmer 79'	Report	Knoche 29' (pen.) Becker 38' Leite 41' Haberer 80'	Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Sportpark Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

31 October 2023 Second round	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 45' Stergiou 88' Itō 90+1'	Report	Tousart 85' Gosens 90+1'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RMA	NAP	BRA	UBE
1	Real Madrid	6	6	0	0	16	7	+9	18	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–2	3–0	1–0
2	Napoli	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	2–3	—	2–0	1–1
3	Braga	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	1–2	—	1–1
4	Union Berlin	6	0	2	4	6	10	−4	2		2–3	0–1	2–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

20 September 2023 1	Real Madrid	1–0	Union Berlin	Madrid, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchouaméni 37' Bellingham 90+4'	Report	Tousart 1'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,207 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

3 October 2023 2	Union Berlin	2–3	Braga	Berlin
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonucci 13' Becker 30', 37' Leite 54' Juranović 90+5'	Report	R. Horta 13' Niakaté 41' Banza 46' Bruma 51' Zalazar 72' Castro 90+4'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,445 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

24 October 2023 3	Union Berlin	0–1	Napoli	Berlin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trimmel 10' Gosens 51' Haberer 53'	Report	Rrahmani 17' Raspadori 65'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,062 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

8 November 2023 4	Napoli	1–1	Union Berlin	Naples, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Politano 39' Simeone 89'	Report	Bonucci 41' Fofana 52' Jaeckel 67' Tousart 76'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 42,449 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

29 November 2023 5	Braga	1–1	Union Berlin	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niakaté 30' Gómez 33' Zalazar 45+1' Djaló 51'	Report	Knoche 3' Tousart 39' Gosens 42' Bonucci 45+4' Khedira 54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 15,855 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

12 December 2023 6	Union Berlin	2–3	Real Madrid	Berlin
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Khedira 35' Volland 45+1' Laïdouni 76' Král 85'	Report	Bellingham 35' Modrić 45' Alaba 55' Joselu 61', 72' Ceballos 89'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,420 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	DEN	Frederik Rønnow	33	0	25	0	2	0	6	0
12	GK	DEN	Jakob Busk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK	GER	Laurenz Dehl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	GER	Paul Jaeckel	8	0	2+3	0	0	0	2+1	0
4	DF	POR	Diogo Leite	31	1	22+1	0	2	1	6	0
5	DF	NED	Danilho Doekhi	19	2	15	2	1	0	3	0
18	DF	CRO	Josip Juranović	20	0	11+3	0	1	0	5	0
26	DF	GLP	Jérôme Roussillon	26	0	7+13	0	2	0	3+1	0
28	DF	AUT	Christopher Trimmel	23	0	12+6	0	1+1	0	1+2	0
31	DF	GER	Robin Knoche	24	1	18+1	0	2	1	3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	GER	Robin Gosens	29	7	19+3	6	0+1	0	5+1	1
8	MF	GER	Rani Khedira	18	0	11+2	0	1	0	4	0
13	MF	HUN	András Schäfer	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	GER	Janik Haberer	24	1	14+4	0	0+1	1	4+1	0
20	MF	TUN	Aïssa Laïdouni	25	0	10+7	0	2	0	3+3	0
29	MF	FRA	Lucas Tousart	21	0	11+4	0	0+1	0	3+2	0
33	MF	CZE	Alex Král	28	1	12+8	0	1+1	0	2+4	1
Forwards
7	FW	USA	Brenden Aaronson	29	1	6+15	1	0+2	0	1+5	0
9	FW	DEN	Mikkel Kaufmann	13	1	1+11	1	0+1	0	0	0
10	FW	GER	Kevin Volland	24	3	12+6	2	1	0	2+3	1
11	FW	CIV	Chris Bedia	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	BEL	Yorbe Vertessen	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	GER	Benedict Hollerbach	20	3	12+7	3	1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
11	FW	CIV	David Datro Fofana	17	2	8+4	1	1	0	2+2	1
17	FW	GER	Kevin Behrens	25	4	14+4	4	2	0	4+1	0
21	FW	GER	Tim Skarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ITA	Leonardo Bonucci	10	1	6+1	1	0	0	3	0
27	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker	18	3	7+4	0	2	1	4+1	2
32	FW	SRB	Miloš Pantović	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
36	MF	GER	Aljoscha Kemlein	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	FW	USA	Jordan Pefok	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
46	FW	GER	Laurenz Dehl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 March 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 24 February 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Total
1	DF	6	Robin Gosens	6	0	1	7
2	FW	17	Kevin Behrens	4	0	0	4
3	FW	27	Sheraldo Becker	0	1	2	3
	FW	10	Kevin Volland	2	0	1	3
	FW	16	Benedict Hollerbach	3	0	0	3
6	DF	5	Danilho Doekhi	2	0	0	2
6	FW	11	David Datro Fofana	1	0	1	2
8	FW	32	Miloš Pantović	1	0	0	1
	DF	23	Leonardo Bonucci	1	0	0	1
	FW	9	Mikkel Kaufmann	1	0	0	1
	DF	31	Robin Knoche	0	1	0	1
	DF	4	Diogo Leite	0	1	0	1
	MF	19	Janik Haberer	0	1	0	1
	MF	33	Alex Král	0	0	1	1
	FW	7	Brenden Aaronson	1	0	0	1
	MF	13	András Schäfer	1	0	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0
Totals				23	4	6	33

References[edit]

^ "Kader Saison 2022/23" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Lennart Grill signs on loan". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
^ "Union Sign Mikkel Kaufmann". 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Alex Král moves to Köpenick". 1. FC Union Berlin.
^ "Diogo Leite to Stay an Unioner". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
^ "Union Sign Brenden Aaronson". 1. FC Union Berlin. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Union Sign David Datro Fofana on loan". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Union sign Lucas Tousart". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Alexander Schwolow Joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Benedict Hollerbach Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Union Sign Robin Gosens". 1. FC Union Berlin. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Kevin Volland Joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
^ "Leonardo Bonucci Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "Kevin Vogt Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Union Sign Chris Bedia". 1. FC Union Berlin. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "Yorbe Vertessen Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Four Unioner to Leave at Season's End". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Sven Michel Signs for FC Augsburg". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "From Berlin to Belgium". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Tymoteusz Puchacz loaned to Kaiserslautern". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Paul Seguin moves to FC Schalke 04". 1. FC Union Berlin. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "David Preu per Leihe zum VfR Aalen" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ "Lennart Grill Loaned to Osnabrück". 1. FC Union Berlin. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Rick van Drongelen moves to Samsunspor". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Jamie Leweling Loaned to VfB". 1. FC Union Berlin. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^ "Morten Thorsby loaned to CFC Genoa". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "KAS Eupen signs offensive player Miloš Pantović". K.A.S. Eupen. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
^ "Dominique Heintz leaves for 1. FC Köln". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Borussia sign Jordan Siebatcheu on loan from Union Berlin". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Tim Skarke Loaned to Darmstadt". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Keita Endo to the Japanese capital". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "To the Elbe til the Summer". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
^ "Yannic Stein Moves to VfB Lübeck". 1. FC Union Berlin. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "Arrivederci, Leo". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
^ "Sheraldo Becker Leaves Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
^ "Laurenz Dehl Joins SK Austria Klagenfurt". 1. FC Union Berlin. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ "Kevin Behrens Leaves Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Union and Mathis Bruns go Their Separate Ways". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "DFL: Das ist der neue Bundesliga-Spielplan". Bild (in German). 30 June 2023.
^ "Union's Game With Bayern Cancelled". 1. FC Union Berlin. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
^ "Mainz Game Rescheduled". 1. FC Union Berlin. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
^ "Union Berlin siegt nach Mega-Pause gegen VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). Tag24. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

External links[edit]

Official website

[39] If Germany finishes in the top two of the 2023–24 UEFA coefficient rankings, an additional Champions League spot will be awarded to the fifth-placed team. The remaining Europa League and Conference League spots will be passed down as appropriate.

[1] "Kader Saison 2022/23" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[2] "Lennart Grill signs on loan". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

[3] "Union Sign Mikkel Kaufmann". 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[4] "Alex Král moves to Köpenick". 1. FC Union Berlin.

[5] "Diogo Leite to Stay an Unioner". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.

[6] "Union Sign Brenden Aaronson". 1. FC Union Berlin. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[7] "Union Sign David Datro Fofana on loan". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[8] "Union sign Lucas Tousart". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[9] "Alexander Schwolow Joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[10] "Benedict Hollerbach Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[11] "Union Sign Robin Gosens". 1. FC Union Berlin. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[12] "Kevin Volland Joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

[13] "Leonardo Bonucci Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[14] "Kevin Vogt Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[15] "Union Sign Chris Bedia". 1. FC Union Berlin. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[16] "Yorbe Vertessen Signs for Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[released-17] "Four Unioner to Leave at Season's End". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[18] "Sven Michel Signs for FC Augsburg". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[19] "From Berlin to Belgium". 1. FC Union Berlin. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[20] "Tymoteusz Puchacz loaned to Kaiserslautern". 1. FC Union Berlin. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[21] "Paul Seguin moves to FC Schalke 04". 1. FC Union Berlin. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[22] "David Preu per Leihe zum VfR Aalen" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[23] "Lennart Grill Loaned to Osnabrück". 1. FC Union Berlin. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

[24] "Rick van Drongelen moves to Samsunspor". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.

[25] "Jamie Leweling Loaned to VfB". 1. FC Union Berlin. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.

[26] "Morten Thorsby loaned to CFC Genoa". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.

[27] "KAS Eupen signs offensive player Miloš Pantović". K.A.S. Eupen. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.

[28] "Dominique Heintz leaves for 1. FC Köln". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[29] "Borussia sign Jordan Siebatcheu on loan from Union Berlin". Borussia Mönchengladbach. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[30] "Tim Skarke Loaned to Darmstadt". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[31] "Keita Endo to the Japanese capital". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[32] "To the Elbe til the Summer". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

[33] "Yannic Stein Moves to VfB Lübeck". 1. FC Union Berlin. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[34] "Arrivederci, Leo". 1. FC Union Berlin. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[35] "Sheraldo Becker Leaves Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.

[36] "Laurenz Dehl Joins SK Austria Klagenfurt". 1. FC Union Berlin. 23 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

[37] "Kevin Behrens Leaves Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[38] "Union and Mathis Bruns go Their Separate Ways". 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[40] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[41] "DFL: Das ist der neue Bundesliga-Spielplan". Bild (in German). 30 June 2023.

[42] "Union's Game With Bayern Cancelled". 1. FC Union Berlin. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.

[43] "Mainz Game Rescheduled". 1. FC Union Berlin. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[44] "Union Berlin siegt nach Mega-Pause gegen VfL Wolfsburg" (in German). Tag24. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.

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