1. FC Union Berlin have appointed Nenad Bjelica as head coach of their men's professional team. The 52-year-old Croatian football coach holds a UEFA Pro Licence and was most recently under contract with Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.
1. FC Union Berlin capped a superb first half of the Regionalliga Nordost season, beating Bischofswerdaer FV 5-0 in heavy snowfall on Saturday afternoon. Sarah Abu Sabbah opened the scoring, followed quickly with goals from Lisa Heiseler and Dina Orschmann. Abu Sabbah made it 4-0 before Heiseler scored Union’s fifth in stoppage time.
1. FC Union Berlin came away with a blessed, deserved and hugely important point on Saturday afternoon having drawn 1-1 with FC Augsburg at the Alte Försterei. Following Ermedin Demirov’s opener, and Robin Knoche’s saved second half penalty, Kevin Volland equalised in the 88th minute to send the stadium into raptures.
In their first match under Marco Grote, 1.FC Union Berlin will host FC Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Saturday, 25. November 2023. Kick off at the Stadion an Der Alten Försterei is at 15:30.
Next Saturday, 25. November, 1 FC Union Berlin’s women’s team will play their last Regionalliga Nordost match of the calendar year when they travel to Bischofswerdaer FV.
1. FC Union Berlin’s women’s team will have to do without Maria Cristina Lange for the time being, after the attacking player suffered a knee injury in training.
1. FC Union Berlin will have to do without the services of Sebastian Bönig for the time being.
Union beat Türkiyemspor for the second time in a week on Thursday evening, this time 3-0 in a cracking floodlit Polytan cup tie. Following a close-fought, goalless first half, Union’s goals came from Lisa Heiseler, Sarah Abu Sabbah and Celine Frank.
1. FC Union Berlin and their head coach Urs Fischer are going their separate ways with immediate effect. The joint decision was taken by Union president Dirk Zingler and Fischer in person during a meeting on Monday afternoon.
Four days after the clash in the Regionalliga Nordost, the professional women's team of 1. FC Union Berlin will once again host Türkiyemspor Berlin next Thursday, 16 November 2023. Both teams will compete in the round of 16 of the Polytan Cup, the Berlin state cup, for a place in the next round.
During the forthcoming international break, several 1. FC Union Berlin players will fulfil a childhood dream of representing their home country on the pitch, with seven players nominated to play for their respective teams.
1. FC Union Berlin’s women’s team came out with a resounding 11-2 win over local rivals Türkiyemspor on matchday 10 of the Regionalliga Nordost season.
1. FC Union Berlin had a chastening afternoon on Sunday, losing 4-0 to the excellent, table-topping Bayer Leverkusen. The hosts’ goals came from Alejandro Gimaldo, Kouakou Kossounou, Jonathan Tah and the substitute Nathan Tella.
1. FC Union Berlin are preparing for the next task following their draw with SCC Napoli in the UEFA Champions League. As such, head coach Urs Fischer's team face Bayer 04 Leverkusen tomorrow, Sunday. Kick off at the BayArena is at 15:30.
Next Sunday, 12 November 2023, 1. FC Union Berlin's women's team will host Türkiyemspor Berlin in the 10th game of their Regionalliga Nordost season, and their last home game of 2023. Kick-off at the Fritz Lesch Sportplatz is at 13:00.
1. FC Union Berlin will welcome Spanish record champions Real Madrid to Berlin's Olympiastadion on Tuesday, 12 December 2023, with tickets for the Champions League match going on sale from Monday, 13. November 2023 at 12:00.
Today, Thursday, 9 November 2023, the German Football League (DFL) announced the exact dates for Bundesliga match days 14 to 18 of the 2023-24 season.
1. FC Union took a historic point from their third ever Champions league fixture, holding SSC Napoli to a 1-1 draw in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Having gone a goal down to Matteo Politano's deflected cross in the first half, David Datro Fofana capped a fine performance with his 52nd minute equaliser.
The women's team of 1. FC Union Berlin will not play their home game in the Polytan Cup on Thursday, 16 November 2023 at Dörpfeldstraße as usual, but instead will host Türkiyemspor Berlin at the Käthe-Tucholla-Stadion (Bruno-Bürgel-Weg 99, 12439 Berlin).
1. FC Union Berlin will play their second away match in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 8 November 2023 when they face reigning Serie A champions SSC Napoli. Kick off at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona is at 18:45
