2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 51st season in the football club's history. For the 7th consecutive season, Union Berlin play in the 2. Bundesliga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Union Berlin

2016–17 season
Manager	Jens Keller
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei
2. Bundesliga	4th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2017.

Players

Squad

As of 20 January 2017

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	GER	Daniel Mesenhöler
3	DF	AUT	Emanuel Pogatetz
4	DF	CRO	Roberto Punčec
5	DF	GER	Benjamin Kessel
6	DF	DEN	Kristian Pedersen
7	MF	GER	Benjamin Köhler
8	MF	GER	Stephan Fürstner
9	FW	GER	Sebastian Polter
10	MF	GER	Dennis Daube
11	MF	GER	Maximilian Thiel
12	GK	DEN	Jakob Busk
13	MF	GER	Raffael Korte
14	MF	SUI	Adrian Nikçi
16	FW	AUT	Philipp Hosiner

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	SWE	Simon Hedlund
18	MF	GER	Kenny Prince Redondo
19	MF	CRO	Damir Kreilach
23	MF	GER	Felix Kroos (Captain)
24	FW	GER	Steven Skrzybski
25	DF	GER	Christopher Lenz
27	MF	KOS	Eroll Zejnullahu
28	DF	AUT	Christopher Trimmel
29	DF	GER	Michael Parensen
30	GK	AUT	Michael Gspurning
34	DF	GER	Fabian Schönheim
37	DF	GER	Toni Leistner
39	MF	GER	Lukas Lämmel

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2016–17 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Hannover 96 (P)	34	19	10	5	51	32	+19	67	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	19	9	6	50	36	+14	66	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	Union Berlin	34	18	6	10	51	39	+12	60
5	Dynamo Dresden	34	13	11	10	53	46	+7	50
6	1. FC Heidenheim	34	12	10	12	43	39	+4	46

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	18	6	10	51	39	+12	60	11	3	3	29	12	+17	7	3	7	22	27	−5

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: kicker

Results by round

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	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W
Position	17	15	15	12	9	6	3	5	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

VfL Bochum v Union Berlin

6 August 2016 1	VfL Bochum	2–1	Union Berlin	Bochum
13:00 CET	Bastians 57' Weilandt 77' Wurtz  90'	Report	Schönheim  39' Kreilach  42' 72'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 17,118 Referee: Robert Kampka

Union Berlin v Dynamo Dresden

15 August 2016 2	Union Berlin	2–2	Dynamo Dresden	Berlin
20:15 CET	Redondo  15' Fürstner  27' Quaner 58' 66'	Report	Aosman 8'  48' Lambertz 69' Berko  70'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Arminia Bielefeld v Union Berlin

28 August 2016 3	Arminia Bielefeld	4–4	Union Berlin	Bielefeld
13:30 CET	Schuppan 30' Klos 42'  75' Nöthe 63' Ulm 84'	Report	Fürstner  29' 37' Punčec  34' Skrzybski 66' 81' Quaner 68' Kroos  90+1'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Timo Gerach

Union Berlin v Karlsruher SC

10 September 2016 4	Union Berlin	4–0	Karlsruher SC	Berlin
13:00 CET	Leistner  12' Kreilach 22' Quaner 44' 76' Skrzybski 60' (pen.)	Report	Kinsombi  6' Sallahi  32' Vollath  60'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,356 Referee: Aarne Aarink

TSV 1860 Munich v Union Berlin

16 September 2016 5	TSV 1860 Munich	1–2	Union Berlin	Munich
18:30 CET	Liendl 25' (pen.) Përdedaj  41' Adlung  65' Wittek  83'	Report	Skrzybski 5' Schönheim  25'  Redondo 40' Kroos  63' Busk  72'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Florian Heft

Würzburger Kickers v Union Berlin

21 September 2016 6	Würzburger Kickers	0–1	Union Berlin	Würzburg
17:30 CET	Kurzweg  90+4'	Report	Quaner 84'	Stadium: flyeralarm Arena Attendance: 10,148 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli

26 September 2016 7	Union Berlin	2–0	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
20:15 CET	Hosiner 12' Redondo 42'	Report	Ziereis  65' Sobota  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Harm Osmers

Nürnberg v Union Berlin

30 September 2016 8	Nürnberg	2–0	Union Berlin	Nuremberg
18:30 CET	Salli  26'  Möhwald 45+1' Teuchert 83' Brečko  85'	Report	Pedersen  24'  Punčec  72' Leistner  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg Attendance: 24,465 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Union Berlin v Hannover 96

16 October 2016 9	Union Berlin	2–1	Hannover 96	Berlin
13:30 CET	Kreilach  10' Trimmel  27' Parensen  44' Quaner 75' Hosiner 79' Fürstner  89'	Report	Anton  12' Karaman  17' Klaus 90+6'  90+8'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Erzgebirge Aue v Union Berlin

23 October 2016 10	Erzgebirge Aue	1–3	Union Berlin	Aue
13:30 CET	Kvesić 20' Riedel  41'	Report	Leistner  11' Kreilach 41' 63' Skrzybski 82'	Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Union Berlin v Fortuna Düsseldorf

29 October 2016 11	Union Berlin	0–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Berlin
13:00 CET	Hedlund  65' Hosiner  71'	Report	Ayhan  50'  Kiesewetter  54' Bebou 56' Bellinghausen  57' Bodzek  69'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,195 Referee: Patrick Alt

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Union Berlin

5 November 2016 12	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1–0	Union Berlin	Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET	Aliji  23' Gaus 71' Mwene  80' Ziegler  86'	Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 21,446 Referee: Sören Storks

Union Berlin v Stuttgart

20 November 2016 13	Union Berlin	1–1	Stuttgart	Berlin
13:30 CET	Daube  31' Skrzybski 60' Fürstner  88'	Report	Terodde 3' Kamiński  38'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Sandhausen v Union Berlin

27 November 2016 14	Sandhausen	0–1	Union Berlin	Sandhausen
13:30 CET	Pledl  76'	Report	Kroos 12'  73' Trimmel  32' Daube  45'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 5,185 Referee: Alexander Sather

Union Berlin v Eintracht Braunschweig

5 December 2016 15	Union Berlin	2–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Berlin
20:15 CET	Hedlund 56' Leistner  80' Daube 82'	Report	Moll  60'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,312 Referee: Christian Dingert

Heidenheim v Union Berlin

9 December 2016 16	Heidenheim	3–0	Union Berlin	Heidenheim an der Brenz
18:30 CET	Kleindienst 34' Schnatterer 58' (pen.) Beermann  74' Halloran 90+2'	Report	Brandy  81'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v Greuther Fürth

11 December 2016 17	Union Berlin	1–1	Greuther Fürth	Berlin
13:30 CET	Kroos  62' Leistner 65' Fürstner  90+1'	Report	Dursun 80'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,228 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

27 January 2017 18	Union Berlin	2–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
18:30 CET	Punčec  42' Polter 67' Skrzybski 80' Trimmel  83' Kreilach 90'	Report	Fabian  38' Hoogland 40' Wurtz  69' Quaschner  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,130 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Dynamo Dresden v Union Berlin

5 February 2017 19	Dynamo Dresden	0–0	Union Berlin	Dresden
13:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 30,153 Referee: Benjamin Brand

Union Berlin v Arminia Bielefeld

12 February 2017 20	Union Berlin	3–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Berlin
13:30 CET	Kroos 22' Kreilach 63' Polter 83'	Report	Klos 44'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,258 Referee: Martin Petersen

Karlsruher SC v Union Berlin

19 February 2017 21	Karlsruher SC	1–2	Union Berlin	Karlsruhe
13:30 CET	Stoppelkamp 77' (pen.)	Report	Hedlund 6' (pen.) Kinsombi 37' (o.g.)	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 13,531 Referee: Thorben Siewer

Union Berlin v 1860 Munich

24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) 22	Union Berlin	2–0	1860 Munich	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Union Berlin v Würzburger Kickers

3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) 23	Union Berlin	2–0	Würzburger Kickers	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

FC St. Pauli v Union Berlin

10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24	FC St. Pauli	1–2	Union Berlin	Hamburg
		Report		Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

Union Berlin v 1. FC Nürnberg

20 March 2017 (2017-03-20) 25	Union Berlin	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Hannover 96 v Union Berlin

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26	Hannover 96	2–0	Union Berlin	Hanover
		Report		Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion

Union Berlin v Erzgebirge Aue

5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27	Union Berlin	0–1	Erzgebirge Aue	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Union Berlin

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09) 28	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–2	Union Berlin	Düsseldorf
		Report		Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena

Union Berlin v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) 29	Union Berlin	3–1	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 30	VfB Stuttgart	3–1	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena

Union Berlin v SV Sandhausen

28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 31	Union Berlin	2–1	SV Sandhausen	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Eintracht Braunschweig v Union Berlin

8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 32	Eintracht Braunschweig	3–1	Union Berlin	Braunschweig
		Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion

Union Berlin v 1. FC Heidenheim

14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 33	Union Berlin	0–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v Union Berlin

21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 34	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	1–2	Union Berlin	Fürth
		Report		Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

DFB-Pokal

MSV Duisburg v Union Berlin

21 August 2016 Round 1	MSV Duisburg	1 - 2 (a.e.t.)	Union Berlin	Duisburg
15:30	Iljutcenko 67' Wiegel  97' Albutat  110'	Report	Quaner 62' Schnellhardt 95' (o.g.) Pedersen  114'	Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena Attendance: 14,209 Referee: Marco Fritz

Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin

26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Second round	Borussia Dortmund	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p)	Union Berlin	Dortmund
21:00	Parensen 44' (o.g.)	Report	Parensen  55' Punčec  77' Skrzybski 81' Fürstner  91' Trimmel  98'	Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK Attendance: 79,037 Referee: Jochen Drees
	Penalties
	Dembélé Ginter Götze		Kroos Fürstner Hosiner