2020–21 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2020–21 1. FC Union Berlin season was the club's 56th season in existence and the second consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga. They also participated in the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Union Berlin
2020–21 season
ChairmanDirk Zingler
ManagerUrs Fischer
StadiumStadion An der Alten Försterei
Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Max Kruse (11)

All:
Max Kruse (11)
Biggest winUnion Berlin 5–0 Arminia Bielefeld
Biggest defeatEintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Union Berlin
VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Union Berlin

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 16 January 2021[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   GER Andreas Luthe
4 DF   GER Nico Schlotterbeck (on loan from SC Freiburg)
5 DF   GER Marvin Friedrich
6 MF   NOR Julian Ryerson
7 MF   GER Akaki Gogia
9 FW   FIN Joel Pohjanpalo (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen)
10 FW   GER Max Kruse
11 FW   NGA Anthony Ujah
12 GK   DEN Jakob Busk
14 FW   NGA Taiwo Awoniyi (on loan from Liverpool)
15 FW   GER Marius Bülter
16 MF   GER Tim Maciejewski
18 MF   JPN Keita Endo (on loan from Yokohama Marinos)
19 DF   GER Florian Hübner
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK   GER Loris Karius (on loan from Liverpool)
21 MF   GER Grischa Prömel
23 DF   GER Niko Gießelmann
25 DF   GER Christopher Lenz
27 FW   NED Sheraldo Becker
28 DF   AUT Christopher Trimmel (Captain)
30 MF   GER Robert Andrich
31 DF   GER Robin Knoche
32 FW   DEN Marcus Ingvartsen
33 MF   GER Sebastian Griesbeck
34 MF   GER Christian Gentner
35 GK   GER Lennart Moser
36 FW   GER Cedric Teuchert
MF   GER Leon Dajaku (on loan from Bayern Munich)

Transfers

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Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee in €
FW   Marius Bülter 1. FC Magdeburg Transfer Summer 2022 1,400,000
FW   Cedric Teuchert Schalke 04 Transfer Summer 2022 Free
FW   Max Kruse   Fenerbahçe End of contract (terminated) Summer ?
DF   Niko Gießelmann Fortuna Düsseldorf End of contract Summer 2021
MF   Sebastian Griesbeck 1. FC Heidenheim End of contract Summer 2022
DF   Robin Knoche VfL Wolfsburg End of contract Summer 2022
GK   Andreas Luthe FC Augsburg End of contract Summer 2022
FW   Taiwo Awoniyi   Liverpool Loan Summer 2021
GK   Loris Karius   Liverpool Loan Summer 2021
FW   Joel Pohjanpalo Bayer Leverkusen Loan Summer 2021
MF   Keita Endo   Yokohama Marinos Loan Summer 2021 300,000
DF   Nico Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg Loan Summer 2021 200,000
MF   Leon Dajaku Bayern Munich Loan Winter 2021
Pos Player To Type Window Fee in €
FW   Sebastian Andersson 1. FC Köln Transfer Summer 6,500,000
DF   Neven Subotić   Denizlispor Transfer Summer Free
MF   Lars Dietz Würzburger Kickers Transfer Summer Free
MF   Florian Flecker Würzburger Kickers Transfer Summer Free
MF   Julius Kade Dynamo Dresden Transfer Summer Free
MF   Joshua Mees Holstein Kiel Transfer Summer Free
DF   Lennard Maloney Borussia Dortmund II Transfer Summer Free
MF   Berkan Taz SC Verl Transfer Summer Free
GK   Rafal Gikiewicz FC Augsburg End of contract Summer
MF   Felix Kroos Eintracht Braunschweig End of contract Summer
GK   Leo Oppermann Hamburger SV II End of contract Summer
FW   Sebastian Polter   Fortuna Sittard End of contract Summer
DF   Ken Reichel VfL Osnabrück End of contract Summer
MF   Manuel Schmiedebach Free agent End of contract Summer
DF   Michael Parensen Retired Summer
MF   Suleiman Abdullahi Eintracht Braunschweig Loan Summer
MF   Laurenz Dehl Hallescher FC Loan Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2020 Friendly Union Berlin   2–0   Würzburger Kickers Berlin, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0[a]
22 August 2020 Friendly 1. FC Köln   2–1   Union Berlin Friedrichshafen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zeppelinstadion
Attendance: 300[a]
Referee: Max Bruda
30 August 2020 Friendly Ajax   2–2   Union Berlin Amsterdam, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
8 October 2020 Friendly Union Berlin   4–1   Hannover 96 Berlin, Germany
17:20 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 1,759
25 March 2021 Friendly Union Berlin   1–2   Eintracht Braunschweig Berlin, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 September 2020 22 May 2021 Matchday 1 7th 34 12 14 8 50 43 +7 035.29
DFB-Pokal 12 September 2020 22 December 2020 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 36 13 14 9 53 46 +7 036.11

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Eintracht Frankfurt 34 16 12 6 69 53 +16 60 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
6 Bayer Leverkusen 34 14 10 10 53 39 +14 52
7 Union Berlin 34 12 14 8 50 43 +7 50 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[b]
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 13 10 11 64 56 +8 49
9 VfB Stuttgart 34 12 9 13 56 55 +1 45
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.[2]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Match played behind closed doors
  2. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 12 14 8 50 43  +7 50 8 8 1 32 18  +14 4 6 7 18 25  −7

Last updated: 22 May 2021.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLDWDDWWWDLDDWWDWLLDLDWDDWLDDWLWLDW
Position14149101275566666555688997777777888877
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]

19 September 2020 1 Union Berlin 1–3 FC Augsburg Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 September 2020 2 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Union Berlin Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 10,383
Referee: Tobias Stieler
2 October 2020 3 Union Berlin 4–0 Mainz 05 Berlin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
18 October 2020 4 Schalke 04 1–1 Union Berlin Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 300
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
24 October 2020 5 Union Berlin 1–1 SC Freiburg Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Robert Schröder
2 November 2020 6 1899 Hoffenheim 1–3 Union Berlin Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robert Hartmann
7 November 2020 7 Union Berlin 5–0 Arminia Bielefeld Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
22 November 2020 8 1. FC Köln 1–2 Union Berlin Cologne
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
28 November 2020 9 Union Berlin 3–3 Eintracht Frankfurt Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Reichel
4 December 2020 10 Hertha BSC 3–1 Union Berlin Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
12 December 2020 11 Union Berlin 1–1 Bayern Munich Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
15 December 2020 12 VfB Stuttgart 2–2 Union Berlin Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
18 December 2020 13 Union Berlin 2–1 Borussia Dortmund Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
2 January 2021 14 Werder Bremen 0–2 Union Berlin Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weser-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
9 January 2021 15 Union Berlin 2–2 VfL Wolfsburg Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
15 January 2021 16 Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Florian Badstübner
20 January 2021 17 RB Leipzig 1–0 Union Berlin Leipzig
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
23 January 2021 18 FC Augsburg 2–1 Union Berlin Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: WWK Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Felix Brych
30 January 2021 19 Union Berlin 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bastian Dankert
6 February 2021 20 Mainz 05 1–0 Union Berlin Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Opel Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
13 February 2021 21 Union Berlin 0–0 Schalke 04 Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
20 February 2021 22 SC Freiburg 0–1 Union Berlin Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sören Storks
28 February 2021 23 Union Berlin 1–1 1899 Hoffenheim Berlin
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
7 March 2021 24 Arminia Bielefeld 0–0 Union Berlin Bielefeld
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Bielefelder Alm
Attendance: 0
Referee: Harm Osmers
13 March 2021 25 Union Berlin 2–1 1. FC Köln Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
20 March 2021 26 Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Union Berlin Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Markus Schmidt
4 April 2021 27 Union Berlin 1–1 Hertha BSC Berlin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
10 April 2021 28 Bayern Munich 1–1 Union Berlin Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tobias Stieler
17 April 2021 29 Union Berlin 2–1 VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
21 April 2021 30 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Union Berlin Dortmund
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Daniel Schlager
24 April 2021 31 Union Berlin 3–1 Werder Bremen Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
8 May 2021 32 VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Union Berlin Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sven Jablonski
15 May 2021 33 Bayer Leverkusen 1–1 Union Berlin Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
22 May 2021 34 Union Berlin 2–1 RB Leipzig Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal

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12 September 2020 First round Karlsruher SC 0–1 (a.e.t.) Union Berlin Karlsruhe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 450
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
22 December 2020 Second round Union Berlin 2–3 SC Paderborn Berlin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 0
Referee: Frank Willenborg

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   GER Andreas Luthe 21 0 20 0 1 0
12 GK   DEN Jakob Busk 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   GER Loris Karius 3 0 1+1 0 1 0
GK   GER Nikolai Kemlein 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF   GER Nico Schlotterbeck 6 2 5 1 1 1
5 DF   GER Marvin Friedrich 23 4 21 4 2 0
19 DF   GER Florian Hübner 6 0 6 0 0 0
23 DF   GER Niko Gießelmann 13 0 4+7 0 1+1 0
25 DF   GER Christopher Lenz 19 0 18 0 1 0
28 DF   AUT Christopher Trimmel 20 0 18 0 2 0
31 DF   GER Robin Knoche 23 1 21 1 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF   NOR Julian Ryerson 17 0 4+11 0 0+2 0
7 MF   GER Akaki Gogia 8 0 0+7 0 0+1 0
18 MF   JPN Keita Endo 9 1 1+7 1 1 0
21 MF   GER Grischa Prömel 16 2 12+2 1 2 1
30 MF   GER Robert Andrich 20 4 18 4 1+1 0
33 MF   GER Sebastian Griesbeck 19 0 7+10 0 0+2 0
34 MF   GER Christian Gentner 12 0 7+4 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW   GER Leon Dajaku 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
9 FW   FIN Joel Pohjanpalo 8 2 4+4 2 0 0
10 FW   GER Max Kruse 10 6 8+2 6 0 0
11 FW   NGA Anthony Ujah 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   NGA Taiwo Awoniyi 20 5 16+3 5 1 0
15 FW   GER Marius Bülter 18 1 5+11 1 1+1 0
24 FW   CRO Petar Musa 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 FW   NED Sheraldo Becker 18 3 15+1 3 1+1 0
32 FW   DEN Marcus Ingvartsen 18 2 15+2 2 1 0
36 FW   GER Cedric Teuchert 19 3 5+12 3 2 0
Players transferred out during the season
35 GK   GER Lennart Moser 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW   GER Joshua Mees 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
16 FW   GER Tim Maciejewski 1 0 0+1 0 0 0

Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Soccerway

Goalscorers

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "1. FC Union Berlin - Squad". Bundesliga.com. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Bayern startet gegen S04: Der komplette Bundesliga-Spielplan 2020/21 zum Durchklicken". kicker (in German). 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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