1. FC Union Berlin’s first pre-season match of the 2022/23 campaign takes place on Wednesday June 29 at 18:00. Urs Fischer’s team will take on Viktoria Berlin at the Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark. Tickets are available here.

The Bundesliga side from Köpenick are returning from a first pre-season training camp in Bad Saarow. Union started with warm weather training and intensive preparation under the watch of the coaching staff. The likes of new signings Danilho Doekhi and Paul Seguin joined up with the group later. Union were without the remaining national team players, the absent Rani Khedira and Pawel Wszolek who is still on holiday following an extended campaign in Poland.

The first opponent, Viktoria, suffered relegation in May from Germany's third division to the Regionalliga Nordost. The light blues started well in the nationwide division, achieving a promotion position after 10 games. But the wheels came off with a long run of defeats and the exit of successful head coach Benedetto Muzzicatto. Despite wins at home to Magdeburg, away to Borussia Dortmund II and at home to Saarbrücken, Viktoria weren't able to preserve their 3.Liga status. It's a fresh charge at the Regionalliga under Farat Toku and they will face stiff competition alongside Carl Zeiss Jena, Energie Cottbus, Chemnitzer FC and Hertha II. Viktoria's lost 1-2 to Magdeburg in a bounce game on Saturday, but their campaign will start competitively with an exciting first round DFB Pokal tie against Bundesliga outfit VfL Bochum.

Union prepared for the Bundesliga with a 5-2 victory over Viktoria last season. Goals from Kevin Behrens, Marcus Ingvartsen, Timo Baumgartl and a double from Andreas Voglsammer set Union in motion for a successful season.