After two games in Luckenwalde and in Hungary, the opponents for the first kick off in the Alte Försterei before the coming season have been announced. 1. FC Union Berlin will play against the Viennese Austrian record champions SK Rapid on 19.07.2023. Kick off is at 18:15.

Record Champions in fallow times

SK Rapid have won the Austrian championship 32 times. With only two exceptions (both times when they came in 5th place), the Viennese club have never finished worse than third in the league. Their most recent title, however, was back in 2008, largely because in 2005 SV Austria Salzburg became RB Salzburg, and they have won the title 14 times since then.

But they are not just a club with a golden history, for Union to play a friendly against Rapid is also a very special occasion for captain Christopher Trimmel. Having played one year in the reserves he stepped up to Rapid’s first team, representing them from 2008 to 2014. In total, the 36-year-old played 199 games in the Austrian capital, scoring 29 times with a further 23 assists.

Advance booking information for home friendlies: Tickets for Rapid and Kiel available online from Friday

From tomorrow, Friday, at 12:00, tickets for the games against both SK Rapid and Holstein Kiel (22.07.2023, kick off at 15:00) will be available on free sale at www.union-zeughaus.de. From next Tuesday, tickets will also be available at all Union’s Zeughaus stores. 

Advance standing tickets are available at a price of €8*, seated for €15*. Children up to the age of 12 will be admitted free of charge, but will require a free ticket** for the main stand.

All areas in the stadium, including for the away fans, will be open except for Sector 4. Tickets for away fans can only be purchased through Rapid, where advance standing tickets are also €8*.

*All prices are exclusive of system and advance booking fee of €3.

** Max. two free tickets per full-payer.