2024–25 1. FC Union Berlin season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| President | Dirk Zingler | |||
| Head coach | Bo Svensson (until 27 December) Steffen Baumgart (from 30 December) | |||
| Stadium | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | |||
| Bundesliga | 13th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Benedict Hollerbach (9) All: Benedict Hollerbach (9) | |||
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The 2024–25 season was the 119th season in the history of 1. FC Union Berlin, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal.
Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Tim Skarke | Darmstadt 98 | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| DF | Tymoteusz Puchacz | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Ivan Prtajin | Wehen Wiesbaden | €1,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [1] |
| DF | Leopold Querfeld | Rapid Wien | €2,500,000[2] | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF | László Bénes | Hamburger SV | €6,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| MF | Livan Burcu | SV Sandhausen | Undisclosed | 20 July 2024 | [5] |
| GK | Carl Klaus | 1. FC Nürnberg | Free | 28 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF | Tom Rothe | Borussia Dortmund | €5,000,000 | 7 August 2024 | [7] |
| MF | Jeong Woo-yeong | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | 27 August 2024 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Jamie Leweling | VfB Stuttgart | €5,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF | Morten Thorsby | Genoa | €4,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF | Robin Knoche | 1. FC Nürnberg | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| GK | Jakob Busk | Sønderjyske | End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [8] |
| MF | Brenden Aaronson | Leeds United | Loan return | 1 July 2024 | |
| GK | Lennart Grill | Eintracht Braunschweig | Loan | 4 July 2024 | [9] |
| MF | Keita Endo | FC Tokyo | 8 July 2024 | ||
| MF | Aïssa Laïdouni | Al-Wakrah | Undisclosed | 12 July 2024 | [10] |
| MF | Livan Burcu | 1. FC Magdeburg | Loan | 20 July 2024 | [5] |
| DF | Tymoteusz Puchacz | Holstein Kiel | Undisclosed | 2 August 2024 | [11] |
| MF | Alex Král | Espanyol | Loan | 7 August 2024 | [12] |
| FW | Levis Asanji | Milan Futuro | Undisclosed | 3 February 2025 | [13] |
Friendlies
The team began training on 1 July. Additionally, the team scheduled a week-long training retreat in the town of Längenfeld, Austria from 13 to 19 July.[14]
| 6 July 2024 Friendly | Chemie Leipzig | 0–4 | Union Berlin | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 4,999 |
| 18 July 2024 Friendly | Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | Union Berlin | Kematen |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen Attendance: 648 |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Union Berlin | 4–4 | Rangers | Berlin |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Florian Lechner (Germany) |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Union Berlin | 0–4 | Lyon | Berlin |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 12,317 |
| 9 August 2024 Friendly | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Berlin |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,265 Referee: Max Burda (Germany) |
| 5 September 2024 Friendly | Union Berlin | 2–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | |
| 14:00 |
| 5 January 2025 Friendly | Union Berlin | 1–2 | Holstein Kiel | |
| 13:00 | ||||
| Note: 4 x 30 | ||||
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 24 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 29.41 |
| DFB-Pokal | 17 August 2024 | 30 October 2024 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 30.56 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 43 |
| 12 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 |
| 13 | Union Berlin | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 40 |
| 14 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 32 |
| 15 | TSG Hoffenheim | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 68 | −22 | 32 |
Source: Bundesliga
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.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 40 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 28 | −11 |
Source: DFB
Results by round
Matches
The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[16]
| 24 August 2024 1 | Mainz 05 | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Mainz |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 30 August 2024 2 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | FC St. Pauli | Berlin |
| 20:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 14 September 2024 3 | RB Leipzig | 0–0 | Union Berlin | Leipzig |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 21 September 2024 4 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | TSG Hoffenheim | Berlin |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,831 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 28 September 2024 5 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,056 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 5 October 2024 6 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Berlin |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 20 October 2024 7 | Holstein Kiel | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Kiel |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 27 October 2024 8 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 2 November 2024 9 | Bayern Munich | 3–0 | Union Berlin | Munich |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 8 November 2024 10 | Union Berlin | 0–0 | SC Freiburg | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 23 November 2024 11 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,861 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 30 November 2024 12 | Union Berlin | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 7 December 2024 13 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–2 | Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 14 December 2024 14 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | VfL Bochum | Berlin |
| 20:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 21 December 2024 15 | Werder Bremen | 4–1 | Union Berlin | Bremen |
| 11 January 2025 16 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Heidenheim |
| 15 January 2025 17 | Union Berlin | 0–2 | FC Augsburg | Berlin |
| 19 January 2025 18 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Berlin |
| 26 January 2025 19 | FC St. Pauli | 3–0 | Union Berlin | Hamburg |
| 1 February 2025 20 | Union Berlin | 0–0 | RB Leipzig | Berlin |
| 8 February 2025 21 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0–4 | Union Berlin | Sinsheim |
| 15 February 2025 22 | Union Berlin | 1–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Berlin |
| 22 February 2025 23 | Borussia Dortmund | 6–0 | Union Berlin | Dortmund |
| 2 March 2025 24 | Union Berlin | 0–1 | Holstein Kiel | Berlin |
| 9 March 2025 25 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1–2 | Union Berlin | Frankfurt |
| 15 March 2025 26 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Berlin |
| 30 March 2025 27 | SC Freiburg | 1–2 | Union Berlin | Freiburg |
| 6 April 2025 28 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 12 April 2025 29 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 19 April 2025 30 | Union Berlin | 4–4 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 27 April 2025 31 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Bochum |
| 3 May 2025 32 | Union Berlin | 2–2 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 10 May 2025 33 | Union Berlin | 0–3 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Berlin |
| 17 May 2025 34 | FC Augsburg | 1–2 | Union Berlin | Augsburg |
DFB-Pokal
| 17 August 2024 First round | Greifswalder FC | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Greifswald |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Volksstadion Greifswald Referee: Lukas Benen |
| 30 October 2024 Second round | Arminia Bielefeld | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Bielefeld |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,117 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger |
References
- ^ "Für Millionen-Ablöse: Prtajin verlässt SVWW in Richtung Union". Liga-3 Online (in German). 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Union Berlin: Wechsel von Leopold Querfeld nach Köpenick ist offiziell" (in German). Bild. 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Leopold Querfeld Moves From Rapid to Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 14 June 2024.
- ^ "László Bénes Signs For Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Union signs Livan Burcu". 1. FC Union Berlin. 20 July 2024.
- ^ "Carl Klaus joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Tom Rothe Joins Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Three Union Players Leave the Club". 1. FC Union Berlin. 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Lennart Grill Loaned to Braunschweig". 1. FC Union Berlin. 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Aïssa Laïdouni Leaves Union". 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Tymoteusz Puchacz Joins Holstein Kiel". 1. FC Union Berlin. 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Alex Král to Espanyol". 1. FC Union Berlin. 7 August 2024.
- ^ "1. FC Union Berlin sucht Verstärkung im Angriff, aber gibt riesiges Talent ab" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Bundesliga-Team zu Gast in Längenfeld". 1. FC Union Berlin.
- ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists to be released on 4 July". Bundesliga. 7 June 2024.