2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 52nd season in the football club's history and 8th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 12th overall. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Union Berlin also are participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 52nd season for 1. FC Union Berlin in the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, located in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

1. FC Union Berlin

2017–18 season
President	Dirk Zingler
Manager	Jens Keller
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei
2. Bundesliga	3rd
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Home colours Away colours Third colours
All statistics correct as of 2 July 2017.

Players

Squad information

As of 7 February 2018[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 Daniel Mesenhöler 3 DF  AUT Christoph Schösswendter 4 DF  GER Lars Dietz 5 DF  GER Marvin Friedrich 6 DF  DEN Kristian Pedersen 7 MF  GER Marcel Hartel 8 MF  GER Stephan Fürstner 9 FW  GER Sebastian Polter 10 MF  GER Dennis Daube 11 FW  GER Akaki Gogia 12 GK  DEN Jakob Busk 13 DF  GER Peter Kurzweg 15 DF  ESP Marc Torrejón 16 FW  AUT Philipp Hosiner

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  SWE Simon Hedlund 18 FW  GER Kenny Prince Redondo 20 GK  GER Lennart Moser 21 MF  GER Grischa Prömel 23 MF  GER Felix Kroos (Captain) 24 FW  GER Steven Skrzybski 28 DF  AUT Christopher Trimmel 29 MF  GER Michael Parensen 31 MF  GER Berkan Taz 33 DF  GER Lennard Maloney 34 DF  GER Fabian Schönheim 36 MF  GER Cihan Kahraman 37 DF  GER Toni Leistner

Transfers

Summer

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Atsuto Uchida (from FC Schalke 04) [2] 3 DF  AUT Christoph Schößwendter (from SK Rapid Wien) [3] 7 MF  GER Marcel Hartel (from 1. FC Köln) [4] 11 MF  GER Akaki Gogia (from Brentford, previously on loan at Dynamo Dresden) [5] 13 DF  GER Peter Kurzweg (from Würzburger Kickers) [6] 15 DF  ESP Marc Torrejón (from SC Freiburg) [7] 21 MF  GER Grischa Prömel (from Karlsruher SC) [8]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  AUT Emanuel Pogatetz (to LASK Linz) [9] 4 DF  CRO Roberto Punčec (to HNK Rijeka) 5 DF  GER Benjamin Kessel (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern) [10] 7 MF  GER Benjamin Köhler (Released) 11 MF  GER Maximilian Thiel (to 1. FC Heidenheim) [11] 13 MF  GER Raffael Korte (to SV Waldhof Mannheim) 14 MF   SUI Adrian Nikçi (Released) 27 MF  KVX Eroll Zejnullahu (on loan to SV Sandhausen) [12] 39 MF  GER Lukas Lämmel (Released) [13]

Winter

In: No. Pos. Nation Player 4 MF  GER Lars Dietz (from Borussia Dortmund II) [14] 5 DF  GER Marvin Friedrich (from FC Augsburg) [15]

Out: No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  JPN Atsuto Uchida (to Kashima Antlers) [16] 19 MF  CRO Damir Kreilach (to Real Salt Lake) [17] 30 GK  AUT Michael Gspurning (Retired) [18]

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Friendly matches

Friedrichshagener SV 1912 v 1. FC Union Berlin

25 June 2017 (2017-06-25) Friendly	Friedrichshagener SV 1912	0−16	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
15:00		Report	Hosiner  6' Hartel  10', 13' Hedlund  15', 43' Skrzybski  27', 38' Fürstner  41' Redondo  49', 56', 90' Kroos  50' Kreilach  55', 86' Polter  68', 89'	Stadium: Sportanlage Friedrichshagen Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Alexander Terzibaschian (Berlin)

FSV Barleben v 1. FC Union Berlin

1 July 2017 (2017-07-01) Friendly	FSV Barleben	1−7	1. FC Union Berlin	Barleben
15:00	Kalkutschke  83'	Report	Kreilach  7' Skrzybski  30' Hosiner  50', 69', 78', 90' Pedersen  53'	Stadium: Sportplatz am Barleber Anger Attendance: 589 Referee: Karsten Fettback (Stendal)

BSV Guben Nord v 1. FC Union Berlin

2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) Friendly	BSV Guben Nord	0−7	1. FC Union Berlin	Guben
15:00		Report	Taz  30' Hedlund  39' Kahraman  54' Ullrich  56' (o.g.) Hartel  76' Kurzweg  79' Polter  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportanlagen Baumschulenweg Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Marcel Riemer (Eisenhüttenstadt)

Wolfsberger AC v 1. FC Union Berlin

7 July 2017 (2017-07-07) Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	2−4	1. FC Union Berlin	Wolfsberg, Austria
19:00	Ouédraogo  31' Gschweidl  55'	Report	Hosiner  36' Hartel  62' Fürstner  64' Kahraman  83'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Stefan Krassnitzer

Birmingham City v 1. FC Union Berlin

11 July 2017 (2017-07-11) Friendly	Birmingham City	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Wolfsberg, Austria
18:00		Report	Kreilach  61'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 450 Referee: Christian Maier

Hallescher FC v 1. FC Union Berlin

16 July 2017 (2017-07-16) Friendly	Hallescher FC	1−5	1. FC Union Berlin	Halle (Saale)
14:00	Ajani  34'	Report	Kroos  41' Hosiner  54' Skrzybski  63' Redondo  70' Kreilach  79'	Stadium: Erdgas Sportpark Attendance: 3,394 Referee: Thomas Stein (Würzburg)

SV Babelsberg 03 v 1. FC Union Berlin

18 July 2017 (2017-07-18) Friendly	SV Babelsberg 03	0−3	1. FC Union Berlin	Potsdam
19:00		Report	Schönheim  14', 73' Polter  62'	Stadium: Karl-Liebknecht-Stadion Attendance: 3,102 Referee: Christopher Musick (Friedland)

1. FC Union Berlin v Queens Park Rangers

22 July 2017 (2017-07-22) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	P−P	Queens Park Rangers	Berlin
15:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Henry Müller (Cottbus)

1. FC Union Berlin v Queens Park Rangers

24 July 2017 (2017-07-24) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	2−1	Queens Park Rangers	Berlin
18:00	Kreilach  19' Hosiner  75'	Report	Smith  49'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 8,050 Referee: Henry Müller (Cottbus)

Hertha BSC v 1. FC Union Berlin

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Friendly	Hertha BSC	0−2	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
13:30		Report	Hosiner  71' Maloney  82' Kurzweg  83'	Stadium: Stadion auf dem Wurfplatz Attendance: closed-doors Referee: Rasmus Jessen (Berolina Stralau)

Berlin-Liga XI v 1. FC Union Berlin

3 October 2017 (2017-10-03) Friendly	Berlin-Liga XI	0−6	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
14:00		Report		Stadium: Helmut-Schleusener-Stadion Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Marcel Malassa (Südring)

1. FC Union Berlin v Dinamo Brest

5 October 2017 (2017-10-05) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	2−2	Dinamo Brest	Berlin
18:00	Hosiner  30' Gogia  50'	Report	Aliseiko  33' Premudrov  52'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: closed-doors Referee: Lasse Koslowski (Berlin)

1. FC Union Berlin v Horsens

9 November 2017 (2017-11-09) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	1−1	Horsens	Berlin
18:00	Dreilach  20'	Report	Thychosen  44'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 707 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Berlin)

1. FC Union Berlin v Gent

10 January 2018 (2018-01-10) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	3−1	Gent	Oliva, Spain
15:00	Polter  50' Hedlund  54' Hosiner  81'	Report	Esiti  12'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Attendance: 350

1. FC Union Berlin v SV Wehen Wiesbaden

12 January 2018 (2018-01-12) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	2−3	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Oliva, Spain
15:00	Skrzybski  81', 83'	Report	Schäffler  10' Andrist  37' Diawusie  67'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort Attendance: 350

1. FC Union Berlin v FC Ingolstadt 04

17 January 2018 (2018-01-17) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	1−1	FC Ingolstadt 04	Luckenwalde
17:30	Skrzybski  77'	Report	Thalhammer  85'	Stadium: Werner-Seelenbinder-Stadion Attendance: 503 Referee: Florian Lechner (Wismar)

1. FC Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg

22 March 2018 (2018-03-22) Friendly	1. FC Union Berlin	0−3	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
18:30		Report	William  73' Osimhen  80' Kramer  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 1,040

Holstein Kiel v 1. FC Union Berlin

26 March 2018 (2018-03-26) Friendly	Holstein Kiel	3−2	1. FC Union Berlin	Kiel
14:30	Siedschlag  22' Weilandt  62' Janzer  74'	Report	Leistner  8' Hosiner  63'	Stadium: Nachwuchsleistungszentrums der Störche Attendance: 644 Referee: Patrick Schult (Osterbek)

SV Hanse Neubrandenburg 01 v 1. FC Union Berlin

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Friendly	SV Hanse Neubrandenburg 01	0−11	1. FC Union Berlin	Neubrandenburg
18:30		Report	Taz  10', 42', 80' Torrejón  20' Hosiner  24', 31' Grischa Prömel  47' Hartel  71' Werner  85', 89' Kellmann  86' (o.g.)	Stadium: neu.sw Stadion Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Sven Frericks (Altlüdersdorf)

SV Tasmania Berlin v 1. FC Union Berlin

18 May 2018 (2018-05-18) Friendly	SV Tasmania Berlin	0−6	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
18:30		Report	Prömel  24', 47' Werner  55' Taz  62' Gogia  71' Hosiner  78'	Stadium: Werner-Seelenbinder-Sportpark Attendance: 250 Referee: Marcel Malassa (Südring)

Türkiyemspor Berlin v 1. FC Union Berlin

20 May 2018 (2018-05-20) Friendly	Türkiyemspor Berlin	1−9	1. FC Union Berlin	Berlin
15:30	Jagne  60'	Report	Hosiner  6', 15' Taz  8', 52' Hartel  49', 61' Prömel  74' Gogia  79' Torrejón  84'	Stadium: Willy-Kressmann-Stadion Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Deniz Aylin Acur (Staaken)

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	VfL Bochum	34	13	9	12	37	40	−3	48
7	MSV Duisburg	34	13	9	12	52	56	−4	48
8	Union Berlin	34	12	11	11	54	46	+8	47
9	FC Ingolstadt	34	12	9	13	47	45	+2	45
10	Darmstadt 98	34	10	13	11	47	45	+2	43

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

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	12	11	11	54	46	+8	47	7	7	3	30	19	+11	5	4	8	24	27	−3

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	D	L	W	W
Position	3	2	6	4	7	8	10	7	7	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	7	9	10	8	10	7	8	8	8	11	11	9	9	10	9	8

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: Kicker
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FC Ingolstadt 04 v 1. FC Union Berlin

29 July 2017 (2017-07-29) 1	FC Ingolstadt 04	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Ingolstadt
13:00		Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Polter  58' Trimmel  59' Pedersen  77' Torrejón  88'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 10,870 Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Niederkassel)

1. FC Union Berlin v Holstein Kiel

4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) 2	1. FC Union Berlin	4–3	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
18:30	Kreilach  14' Skrzybski  24', 52' Hedlund  27' Kroos  56' Trimmel  81'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Schindler  12' Pedersen  16' (o.g.) Drexler  32' Mühling  55' Lenz  64'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,242 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück)

1. FC Nürnberg v 1. FC Union Berlin

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) 3	1. FC Nürnberg	2–2	1. FC Union Berlin	Nuremberg
13:30	Leibold  41' Teuchert  55' Behrens  90'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Trimmel  15' Hedlund  47' Polter  66' Prömel  90+2'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 29,813 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hanover)

1. FC Union Berlin v Arminia Bielefeld

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 4	1. FC Union Berlin	1–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Berlin
13:30	Hartel  55' Torrejón  76'	Union Report Kircker Report DFL Report	Dick  35' Voglsammer  46' Staude  89' Hemlein  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,034 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Union Berlin

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 5	Fortuna Düsseldorf	3–2	1. FC Union Berlin	Düsseldorf
13:30	Sobottka  17' Raman  65' Gießelmann  67' Usami  84' Neuhaus  90'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Gogia  33' Leistner  35' Kreilach  69' Ayhan  78' (o.g.) Hartel  86'	Stadium: Esprit Arena Attendance: 26,341 Referee: Arne Aarnink (Nordhorn)

1. FC Union Berlin v Eintracht Braunschweig

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 6	1. FC Union Berlin	1−1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Berlin
19:00[note 1]	Gogia  19' Hedlund  52',  81'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Hernández  33' Nyman  62' Valsvik  89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,114 Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)

SV Sandhausen v 1. FC Union Berlin

19 September 2017 (2017-09-19) 7	SV Sandhausen	1−0	1. FC Union Berlin	Sandhausen
18:30	Klingmann  31' Paqarada  55'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL report	Polter  90+1'	Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Alexander Sather (Grimma)

1. FC Union Berlin v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

25 September 2017 (2017-09-25) 8	1. FC Union Berlin	5−0	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Berlin
20:30	Polter  6', 25', 77', 28' Modica  11' (o.g.) Kroos  16' Skrzybski  32' Trimmel  74'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Moritz  18' Andersson  27' Guwara  35' Mwene  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,592 Referee: Markus Schmidt (Stuttgart)

FC Erzgebirge Aue v 1. FC Union Berlin

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 9	FC Erzgebirge Aue	1−2	1. FC Union Berlin	Aue
13:00	Bertram  73'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Hartel  55' Polter  70' Gogia  90+1'	Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 9,450 Referee: Benjamin Cortus (Röthenbach an der Pegnitz)

SSV Jahn Regensburg v 1. FC Union Berlin

15 October 2017 (2017-10-15) 10	SSV Jahn Regensburg	0−2	1. FC Union Berlin	Regensburg
13:30	Geipl 20',  35' Lais  53' Nachreiner  76'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Polter  20' Gogia  27',  57' Schönheim  71'	Stadium: Continental Arena Attendance: 9,791 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)

1. FC Union Berlin v SpVgg Greuther Fürth

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 11	1. FC Union Berlin	3−1	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Berlin
13:00	Kurzweg  3' Gogia  41' Hedlund  76'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Magyar  15' Wittek  57'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,344 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)

MSV Duisburg v 1. FC Union Berlin

29 October 2017 (2017-10-29) 12	MSV Duisburg	1−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Duisburg
13:30	Wiegel  4' Schnellhardt  76' Iljutcenko  76'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Leistner  49',  57' Trimmel  73'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 15,492 Referee: Christian Dietz (Munich)

1. FC Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 13	1. FC Union Berlin	1−0	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
13:00	Trimmel  80' Polter  90+2'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Allagui  34'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

1. FC Heidenheim v 1. FC Union Berlin

18 November 2017 (2017-11-18) 14	1. FC Heidenheim	4−3	1. FC Union Berlin	Heidenheim an der Brenz
13:00	Feick  44' Verhoek  61', 74' Schnatterer  66' Thiel  78' Philp  90+3'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Kreilach  32' Pedersen  59' Polter  63' (pen.) Skrzybski  72'  75'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Oberasbach)

1. FC Union Berlin v SV Darmstadt 98

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 15	1. FC Union Berlin	3−3	SV Darmstadt 98	Berlin
18:30	Prömel  2',  38' Daube  45' Polter  58' (pen.) Rosenthal  90+4' (pen.)	Union Berlin Kicker Report DFL Report	Sirigu  18' Banggaard  27' Boyd  29',  51'  61' Kempe  66' (pen.) Hamit Altıntop  72'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Timo Gerach (Landau)

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Union Berlin

3 December 2017 (2017-12-03) 16	VfL Bochum	2−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Bochum
13:30	Stöger  40' Janelt  65' Sam  74' Hinterseer  87'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Polter  4' Trimmel  57' Hedlund  64'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck (Freiburg im Breisgau)

1. FC Union Berlin v Dynamo Dresden

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 17	1. FC Union Berlin	0−1	Dynamo Dresden	Berlin
13:00	Torrejón  73'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Seguin  69' Lambertz  71'  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Rostock)

1. FC Union Berlin v FC Ingolstadt 04

15 December 2017 (2017-12-15) 18	1. FC Union Berlin	1−2	FC Ingolstadt 04	Berlin
18:30	Skrzybski  59' (pen.) Kroos  60' Fürstner  63'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Leipertz  73',  74' Lezcano  77' (pen.) Levels  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,170 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)

Holstein Kiel v 1. FC Union Berlin

23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) 19	Holstein Kiel	2−2	1. FC Union Berlin	Kiel
20:30	Weilandt  7',  9' Drexler  19' Lewerenz  71' Kinsombi  84'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Hartel  22' Skrzybski  32' Kroos  71' Polter  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 11,503 Referee: Aarne Aarnink (Nordhorn)

1. FC Union Berlin v 1. FC Nürnberg

26 January 2018 (2018-01-26) 20	1. FC Union Berlin	0−1	1. FC Nürnberg	Berlin
18:30	Leistner  71'  83'Hosiner  89'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Ewerton  11' Behrens  77' Salli  89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,734 Referee: Patrick Ittrich (Hamburg)

Arminia Bielefeld v 1. FC Union Berlin

5 February 2018 (2018-02-05) 21	Arminia Bielefeld	1−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Bielefeld
20:30	Kerschbaumer  53' Behrendt  90+4'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Skrzybski  15'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 13,542 Referee: Tobias Reichel (Stuttgart)

1. FC Union Berlin v Fortuna Düsseldorf

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22	1. FC Union Berlin	3−1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Berlin
13:00	Polter  45+2',  71' Skrzybski  67' (pen.), 90+5' Hedlund  72' Kroos  74'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Neuhaus  41' Gießelmann  45' Bodzek  67' Raman  73'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Hartmann (Wangen)

Eintracht Braunschweig v 1. FC Union Berlin

18 February 2018 (2018-02-18) 23	Eintracht Braunschweig	1−0	1. FC Union Berlin	Braunschweig
13:30	Reichel  16'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Parensen  60' Gogia  90'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,150 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)

1. FC Union Berlin v SV Sandhausen

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24	1. FC Union Berlin	2−1	SV Sandhausen	Berlin
13:00	Skrzybski  4',  50' Pedersen  20'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Förster  48' Gíslason  56' Aygüneş  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 18,974 Referee: Benjamin Brand (Unterspiesheim)

1. FC Kaiserslautern v 1. FC Union Berlin

2 March 2018 (2018-03-02) 25	1. FC Kaiserslautern	4−3	1. FC Union Berlin	Kaiserslautern
18:30	Borrello  6' Andersson  41' Guwara  59' Moritz  66' (pen.) Mwene  84',  86' Kessel  90+5'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Andersson  36' (o.g.) Skrzybski  51', 81'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 20,087 Referee: Sven Waschitzki (Essen)

1. FC Union Berlin v FC Erzgebirge Aue

11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) 26	1. FC Union Berlin	0−0	FC Erzgebirge Aue	Berlin
13:30	Kroos  70'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Wydra  52' Kvesić  55' Kalig  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,788 Referee: Martin Petersen (Stuttgart)

1. FC Union Berlin v SSV Jahn Regensburg

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27	1. FC Union Berlin	2−2	SSV Jahn Regensburg	Berlin
13:00	Kroos  45' Hosiner  63'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Lais  49' Grüttner  59' George  62' Knoll  89' (pen.) Gimber  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,248 Referee: Guido Winkmann (Kerken)

SpVgg Greuther Fürth v 1. FC Union Berlin

1 April 2018 (2018-04-01) 28	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	2−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Fürth
13:30	Hilbert  21' Maloča  65' Prömel  75' (o.g.)	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Hedlund  32' Friedrich  49'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 9,170 Referee: Timo Gerach (Landau)

1. FC Union Berlin v MSV Duisburg

7 April 2018 (2018-04-07) 29	1. FC Union Berlin	0−0	MSV Duisburg	Berlin
13:00	Trimmel  29'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Heft (Neuenkirchen)

FC St. Pauli v 1. FC Union Berlin

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30	FC St. Pauli	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Hamburg
13:00	Buballa  71' Şahin  90'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Friedrich  5'  56' Hartel  45+1' Hedlund  81' Kroos  86'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Daniel Schlager (Rastatt)

1. FC Union Berlin v 1. FC Heidenheim

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31	1. FC Union Berlin	1−1	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
13:00	Leistner  55' Redondo  74'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Dovedan  58' Theuerkauf  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,124 Referee: Benedikt Kempkes (Thür)

SV Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Union Berlin

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32	SV Darmstadt 98	3−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Darmstadt
13:00	Holland  12' Platte  22', 35'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Fürstner  9' Trimmel  21' Redondo  79' Parensen  87'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,570 Referee: Thorben Siewer (Olpe)

1. FC Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) 33	1. FC Union Berlin	3−1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30	Daube  35' Redondo  45',  53' Danilo  47' (o.g.) Trimmel  51' Skrzybski  90+1'	Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Fabian  35' Losilla  61' Riemann  81' Hinterseer  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder (Hannover)

Dynamo Dresden v 1. FC Union Berlin

13 May 2018 (2018-05-13) 34	Dynamo Dresden	0−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Dresden
15:30		Union Report Kicker Report DFL Report	Hedlund  44' Hosiner  82'	Stadium: DDV-Stadion Attendance: 30,785 Referee: Christian Dingert (Gries

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal

1. FC Saarbrücken v 1. FC Union Berlin

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) R1	1. FC Saarbrücken	1–2 (a.e.t.)	1. FC Union Berlin	Saarbrücken
15:30	Zeitz 29' Behrens  40' Jänicke  42' Kehl-Gómez  95' Zellner  116'	Union Report Kicker DFB Report	Schönheim  23' Hedlund  101' Polter  117'	Stadium: Hermann-Neuberger-Stadion Attendance: 6,936 Referee: Sören Storks (Velen)

Bayer Leverkusen v 1. FC Union Berlin

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) R2	Bayer Leverkusen	4−1	1. FC Union Berlin	Leverkusen
18:30	Brandt  36' Alario  59' Retsos  65' Wendell  89' (pen.) Aránguiz  90+2'	Union Report Kicker Report DFB Report	Daube  46' Fürstner  80'  90+1' Gogia  87' Polter  90'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 24,326 Referee: Frank Willenborg (Osnabrück)

Squad and statistics

As of 13 May 2018

No.	Pos	Player	2. Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Daniel Mesenhöler	14	0	2	0	16	0
3	DF	Christoph Schößwendter	1+1	0	1	0	3	0
5	DF	Marvin Friedrich	11+1	1	0	0	12	1
6	DF	Kristian Pedersen	30+2	1	1	0	33	1
7	MF	Marcel Hartel	18+10	2	0+2	0	30	2
8	MF	Stephan Fürstner	9+9	0	2	0	20	0
9	FW	Sebastian Polter	23+1	12	0+2	0	26	12
10	MF	Dennis Daube	8+7	1	1	1	16	2
11	MF	Akaki Gogia	17+5	2	0	0	22	2
12	GK	Jakob Busk	20	0	0	0	20	0
13	DF	Peter Kurzweg	6+1	1	1+1	0	9	1
15	DF	Marc Torrejón	23+1	0	1	0	25	0
16	FW	Philipp Hosiner	6+13	2	2	0	21	2
17	FW	Simon Hedlund	29+2	5	2	1	33	6
18	FW	Kenny Prince Redondo	3+6	2	0	0	9	2
20	GK	Lennart Moser	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	Grischa Prömel	18+5	1	1	0	24	1
23	MF	Felix Kroos	28+1	1	0+1	0	30	1
24	FW	Steven Skrzybski	23+6	14	2	0	31	14
28	DF	Christopher Trimmel	32	1	2	0	34	1
29	MF	Michael Parensen	7+4	1	1	0	12	1
31	MF	Berkan Taz	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Lennard Maloney	1	0	0	0	1	0
34	DF	Fabian Schönheim	9+1	0	1	1	11	1
36	MF	Cihan Kahraman	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	DF	Toni Leistner	28+1	1	0+1	0	30	1
Players transferred out during the season
2	MF	Atsuto Uchida	1+1	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	Damir Kreilach	9+10	2	2	0	21	2
30	GK	Michael Gspurning	0	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

1. The Union Berlin v Eintracht Braunschweig match, originally scheduled for 18:30 CEST, was delayed to 19:00 CEST due to a traffic jam on the A2 highway.

References

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