2025–26 1. FC Union Berlin season

1. FC Union Berlin
2024–25 season
PresidentDirk Zingler
Head coachSteffen Baumgart
StadiumStadion An der Alten Försterei
BundesligaMatchday 1
DFB-PokalSecond round

The 2025–26 season was the 120th season in the history of 1. FC Union Berlin, and the club's seventh consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the DFB-Pokal.

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Germany Steffen Baumgart
Assistant coach Canada Kevin McKenna
Germany Sebastian Bönig
Brazil Danilo de Souza
Goalkeeper coach Austria Michael Gspurning
Fitness coach Switzerland Daniel Wolf
Athletic coach Germany Martin Krüger
Rehab coach Germany Johannes Thienel
Match analyst Germany Tobias Drössler
Co-trainer analyst Germany Adrian Wittmann

Source: Union Berlin

Players

First team

No. Player Nat. Positions Date of birth (age) Place of birth Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fee Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Frederik Rønnow Denmark GK (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 Denmark Horsens 2021 2026 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt €2.8M[1] 97 0
12 Yannic Stein Germany GK (2004-09-17) 17 September 2004 Germany Berlin 2023 2027 Academy 0 0
25 Carl Klaus Germany GK (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 Germany Stuttgart 2024 – Germany 1. FC Nürnberg Free[2] 1 0
31 Matheo Raab Germany GK (1999-12-18) 18 December 1999 Germany Weilburg 2025 – Germany Hamburger SV €400k[3] 0 0
Defenders
4 Diogo Leite Portugal CB (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 France Forbach 2023 2026 Portugal Porto €7M[4] 62 1
5 Danilho Doekhi Suriname CB (1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 Netherlands Rotterdam 2022 2026 Netherlands Vitesse Free[5] 83 8
14 Leopold Querfeld Austria CB (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 Austria Vienna 2024 – Austria Rapid Wien €3M[6] 27 2
15 Tom Rothe Germany LB (2004-10-29) 29 October 2004 Germany Rendsburg 2024 – Germany Borussia Dortmund €5M[7] 26 3
18 Josip Juranović Croatia RB (1995-08-16) 16 August 1995 Croatia Zagreb 2023 2027 Scotland Celtic €8.55m[8] 50 2
28 Christopher Trimmel (Captain) Austria RB (1987-02-24) 24 February 1987 Austria Oberpullendorf 2014 2026 Austria Rapid Wien Free[9][10][11][12][13] 316 5
34 Stanley Nsoki France DF (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 France Poissy 2025 2026 Germany 1899 Hoffenheim Loan[14] 0 0
41 Oluwaseun Ogbemudia Germany CB (2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 Germany Bremen 2025 2026 Academy 0 0
Midfielders
6 Aljoscha Kemlein Germany DM (2004-08-02) 2 August 2004 Germany Berlin 2023 – Academy 17 1
8 Rani Khedira (vice captain) Germany DM (1994-01-27) 27 January 1994 Germany Stuttgart 2021 2026 Germany Augsburg Free[15] 117 3
11 Jeong Woo-yeong South Korea AM (1999-09-20) 20 September 1999 South Korea Incheon 2025 – Germany VfB Stuttgart €4M[16] 70 3
13 András Schäfer Hungary CM (1999-04-13) 13 April 1999 Hungary Szombathely 2022 2026 Slovakia Dunajská Streda €1M[17] 0 0
19 Janik Haberer Germany CM (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 Germany Wangen im Allgäu 2022 2027 Germany SC Freiburg Free[18] 81 6
20 László Bénes Slovakia CM (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 Slovakia Dunajská Streda 2024 Undisclosed Germany Hamburger SV €3M[19] 23 1
24 Robert Skov Denmark LM (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 Spain Marbella 2024 Undisclosed Free agent Undisclosed[20] 15 2
29 Lucas Tousart France CM (1997-04-29) 29 April 1997 France Arras 2023 2026 Germany Hertha BSC €2.80m[21] 15 2
33 Alex Král Slovakia DM (1998-05-19) 19 May 1998 Slovakia Košice 2024 Undisclosed Russia Spartak Moscow Free 24 0
Forwards
7 Oliver Burke Scotland RW (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 Scotland Kirkcaldy 2025 2029 Germany Werder Bremen Free[22] 0 0
9 Livan Burcu Turkey LW (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 Germany Frankfurt 2024 – Germany SV Sandhausen €300k[23] 0 0
10 Ilyas Ansah Germany ST (2004-11-08) 8 November 2004 Germany Lüdenscheid 2025 – Germany SC Paderborn €4M[24] 0 0
17 David Preu Germany LW (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 Germany München 2023 – Academy 5 0
21 Tim Skarke Germany CF (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 Germany Heidenheim 2022 – Germany Darmstadt 98 Free[25] 36 0
23 Andrej Ilić Serbia CF (2000-04-03) 3 April 2000 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Belgrade 2025 2027 France Lille €5M[26] 0 0
27 Marin Ljubičić Croatia CF (2002-02-28) 28 February 2002 Croatia Split 2025 – Austria LASK €4.5M[27] 13 1

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 DF Germany Andrik Markgraf Academy
DF Germany Oluwaseun Ogbemudia Academy
MF South Korea Jeong Woo-yeong Germany VfB Stuttgart €4,000,000 [28]
FW Serbia Andrej Ilić France Lille €5,000,000 [29]
FW Germany Benedict Hollerbach Germany Mainz 05 €10,000,000 [30]
FW Germany Ilyas Ansah Germany SC Paderborn €4,000,000 [31]
FW Scotland Oliver Burke Germany Werder Bremen Free transfer [32]
11 July 2025 GK Germany Matheo Raab Germany Hamburger SV €400,000 [33]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 GK Germany Alexander Schwolow Released [34]
DF Guadeloupe Jérôme Roussillon Released [34]
DF Germany Robin Gosens Italy Fiorentina €7,000,000 [35]
MF Germany Kevin Volland Germany 1860 Munich Free transfer [34][36]
FW Croatia Ivan Prtajin Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern €1,000,000 [37]
7 July 2025 DF Germany Kevin Vogt Germany VfL Bochum Free transfer [38]
9 July 2025 GK Germany Lennart Grill Germany Dynamo Dresden Free transfer [39]
15 July 2025 DF Germany Paul Jaeckel Germany Preußen Münster €300,000 [40]

Pre-season and friendlies

12 July 2025 Friendly Brandenburger 03 1–9 Union Berlin Brandenburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Richter 30'
 Report
Stadium: Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportplatz
Attendance: 2,980
13 July 2025 Friendly 1908 Grün-Weiss 0–5 Union Berlin Ahrensfelde
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Jahnsportstätte
Attendance: 3,700
19 July 2025 Friendly LASK Austria 0–2 Germany Union Berlin Linz, Austria
14:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Raiffeisen Arena
Attendance: 6,422
20 July 2025 Friendly Rapid Wien Austria 1–1 Germany Union Berlin Vienna, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadion
Attendance: 19,348
26 July 2025 Friendly Greuther Fürth 1–0 Union Berlin Fürth
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 6,322
29 July 2025 Friendly Schweinfurt 05 1–0 Union Berlin Herzogenaurach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Thomann 81'
 Report Stadium: Adi Dassler stadium
Attendance: 560
29 July 2025 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 0–1 Spain Espanyol Berlin, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 18,122
9 August 2025 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 0–1 Greece Olympiacos Berlin, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 14,322

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 23 August 2025 16 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
DFB-Pokal 15 August 2025 First round 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Total 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00

Last updated: 15 August 2025
Source: DFB

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bayern Munich 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 3 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Union Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Werder Bremen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Borussia Dortmund 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 August 2025. 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.[41]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 DFB-Pokal winners also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top five of the Bundesliga). If the DFB-Pokal winners finish in the top six of the Bundesliga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 1 July 2025.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 23 August 2025. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The match schedule was released on 27 June 2025.[42]

23 August 2025 1 Union Berlin v VfB Stuttgart Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
31 August 2025 2 Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Westfalenstadion
13 September 2025 3 Union Berlin v TSG Hoffenheim Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
21 September 2025 4 Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Waldstadion

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2025–26 DFB-Pokal
15 August 2025 First round FC Gütersloh 0–5 Union Berlin Gütersloh
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Heidewaldstadion
Attendance: 9,236
Referee: Jarno Wienefeld

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 GK Denmark Frederik Rønnow 0+0 0+0 0+0
4 DF Portugal Diogo Leite 0+0 0+0 0+0
5 DF Suriname Danilho Doekhi 0+0 0+0 0+0
6 MF Germany Aljoscha Kemlein 0+0 0+0 0+0
7 FW Scotland Oliver Burke 0+0 0+0 0+0
8 MF Libya Rani Khedira 0+0 0+0 0+0
9 FW Turkey Livan Burcu 0+0 0+0 0+0
10 FW Suriname Ilyas Ansah 0+0 0+0 0+0
11 MF South Korea Jeong Woo-yeong 0+0 1+0 1+0
13 MF Hungary András Schäfer 0+0 0+0 0+0
14 DF Austria Leopold Querfeld 0+0 0+0 0+0
15 DF Germany Tom Rothe 0+0 0+0 0+0
17 FW Germany David Preu 0+0 0+0 0+0
18 DF Croatia Josip Juranović 0+0 0+0 0+0
19 MF Germany Janik Haberer 0+0 0+0 0+0
20 MF Slovakia László Bénes 0+0 0+0 0+0
21 FW Germany Tim Skarke 0+0 0+0 0+0
23 FW Serbia Andrej Ilić 0+0 0+0 0+0
24 MF Denmark Robert Skov 0+0 0+0 0+0
25 GK Germany Carl Klaus 0+0 0+0 0+0
27 FW Croatia Marin Ljubičić 0+0 0+0 0+0
28 DF Austria Christopher Trimmel 0+0 0+0 0+0
29 MF France Lucas Tousart 0+0 0+0 0+0
31 GK Germany Matheo Raab 0+0 0+0 0+0
33 MF Czech Republic Alex Král 0+0 0+0 0+0
34 DF France Stanley Nsoki 0+0 0+0 0+0
41 DF Germany Oluwaseun Ogbemudia 0+0 0+0 0+0

Last updated: 15 August 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Total 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 August 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Top assists

Rank No. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Total 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 August 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Total 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 August 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Discipline

No. Pos. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Denmark Frederik Rønnow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Portugal Diogo Leite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Suriname Danilho Doekhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Germany Aljoscha Kemlein 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland Oliver Burke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Libya Rani Khedira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Turkey Livan Burcu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Suriname Ilyas Ansah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF South Korea Jeong Woo-yeong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Hungary András Schäfer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Austria Leopold Querfeld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Germany Tom Rothe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Germany David Preu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Croatia Josip Juranović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Germany Janik Haberer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Slovakia László Bénes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Germany Tim Skarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Serbia Andrej Ilić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Denmark Robert Skov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Germany Carl Klaus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Croatia Marin Ljubičić 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Austria Christopher Trimmel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF France Lucas Tousart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK Germany Matheo Raab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 MF Czech Republic Alex Král 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF France Stanley Nsoki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 DF Germany Oluwaseun Ogbemudia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 9 August 2025.
Source: FBref.com

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