2021–22 1. FC Union Berlin season explained

Club:Union Berlin
Season:2021–22
Manager:Urs Fischer
Chrtitle:Chairman
Chairman:Dirk Zingler
Stadium:Stadion An der Alten Försterei
League:Bundesliga
League Result:5th
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:UEFA Europa Conference League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
League Topscorer:
Taiwo Awoniyi (15)
Season Topscorer:
Taiwo Awoniyi (20)
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
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The 2021–22 season was 1. FC Union Berlin's 57th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. The club participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Players

Out on loan

Background

See main article: 2020–21 1. FC Union Berlin season. After finishing the 2019–20 season, their first in the Bundesliga, in 11th-place, Union started the 2020–21 season strongly and were in fifth-place and one point behind third-place after 16 matches.[1] Union picked up just seven points from their next 8 matches before a return to fitness for Max Kruse saw an upturn in the club's form as they secured a seventh-placed finish and qualification to the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League after Kruse scored a stoppage time winner in a final day victory over RB Leipzig.[2]

Friendly matches

Scorers!!Attendance!!class="unsortable"
17:30Viktoria BerlinAway5–2Behrens 4', Ingvartsen 56', Baumgartl 67', Voglsammer 80', 85'1,179[3]
14:05Dynamo DresdenHome3–0Ingvartsen 37', Voglsammer 45', Knoche 54'3,278[4]
17:30St. GallenHome1–3Jaeckel 69'[5]

Competitions

Bundesliga

See main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June.[6]

DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
15:30Bayer LeverkusenHome1–1Awoniyi 7'11,000Tobias Reichel[7]
15:301899 HoffenheimAway2–2Gießelmann 10', Awoniyi 47'8,014Sascha Stegemann[8]
15:30Borussia MönchengladbachHome2–1Gießelmann 22', Awoniyi 41'11,006Felix Brych[9]
15:30FC AugsburgHome0–010,207Martin Petersen[10]
17:30Borussia DortmundAway2–4Kruse 57', Voglsammer 81'25,000Sven Jablonski[11]
15:30Arminia BielefeldHome1–0Behrens 88'11,000Marco Fritz[12]
15:30Mainz 05Away2–1Awoniyi 69', 73'16,000Tobias Stieler[13]
15:30VfL WolfsburgHome2–0Awoniyi 49', Becker 82'10,978Sascha Stegemann[14]
17:30VfB StuttgartAway1–1Awoniyi 31'32,535Florian Badstübner[15]
15:30Bayern MunichHome2–5Gießelmann 43', Ryerson 65'16,509Harm Osmers[16]
17:301. FC KölnAway2–2Ryerson 9', Prömel 45+1'49,000Daniel Siebert[17]
18:30Hertha BSCHome2–0Awoniyi 8', Trimmel 30'22,012Felix Brych[18]
15:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway1–2Kruse 62'24,000Sascha Stegemann[19]
20:30RB LeipzigHome2–1Awoniyi 6', Baumgartl 57'13,506Harm Osmers[20]
15:30Greuther FürthAway0–10Sven Jablonski[21]
20:30SC FreiburgHome0–05,000Deniz Aytekin[22]
15:30VfL BochumAway1–0Kruse 16'13,500Tobias Reichel[23]
15:30Bayer LeverkusenAway2–2Prömel 45', 50'0Matthias Jöllenbeck[24]
15:301899 HoffenheimHome2–1Voglsammer 22', Prömel 73'3,000Martin Petersen[25]
15:30Borussia MönchengladbachAway2–1Kruse 18' (pen.), 84'750Felix Brych[26]
15:30FC AugsburgAway0–27,600Harm Osmers[27]
15:30Borussia DortmundHome0–310,000Matthias Jöllenbeck[28]
15:30Arminia BielefeldAway0–110,000Daniel Schlager[29]
15:30Mainz 05Home3–1Haraguchi 8', Becker 56', Awoniyi 75'10,000Bastian Dankert[30]
15:30VfL WolfsburgAway0–115,703Patrick Ittrich[31]
15:30VfB StuttgartHome1–1Awoniyi 41' (pen.)16,509Robert Hartmann[32]
18:30Bayern MunichAway0–437,000Harm Osmers[33]
20:301. FC KölnHome1–0Awoniyi 49'22,012Florian Badstübner[34]
18:30Hertha BSCAway4–1Haraguchi 31', Prömel 53', Becker 74', Michel 85'74,667Sven Jablonski[35]
17:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome2–0Awoniyi 17', Prömel 21'22,000Frank Willenborg[36]
15:30RB LeipzigAway2–1Michel 86', Behrens 89'45,770Daniel Schlager[37]
20:30Greuther FürthHome1–1Michel 72'22,012Patrick Ittrich[38]
15:30SC FreiburgAway4–1Prömel 11', Trimmel 30', Becker 41', Schäfer 90'34,700Felix Brych[39]
15:30VfL BochumHome3–2Prömel 5', Awoniyi 25' (pen.), 88'22,012Marco Fritz[40]

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal.

RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
First round15:30Türkgücü MünchenAway1–0Kruse 23'3,500Martin Petersen[41]
Second round18:30Waldhof MannheimAway3–1 Behrens 18', 118', Awoniyi 94'14,651Benjamin Brand[42]
Round of 1620:45Hertha BSCAway3–2Voglsammer 11', Stark 50', Knoche 55' 3,000Deniz Aytekin[43]
Quarter-finals20:45FC St. PauliHome2–1Becker 45', Voglsammer 75'10,000Florian Badstübner[44]
Semi-finals20:45RB LeipzigAway1–2Becker 25'47,069Felix Brych[45]

Europa Conference League

See main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
Play-off round18:00Kuopion PalloseuraAway4–0Awoniyi 6', 31', Kruse 29', Voglsammer 90+2'5,632Ivan Bebek[46]
Play-off round20:30Kuopion PalloseuraHome0–022,159Halil Umut Meler[47]

Group stage

DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceReferee
18:45Slavia PragueAway1–3Behrens 70'15,286Fábio Veríssimo[48]
21:00Maccabi HaifaHome3–0Voglsammer 33', Behrens 48', Awoniyi 76'23,342Nick Walsh[49]
18:45FeyenoordAway1–3Awoniyi 35'46,100Giorgi Kruashvili[50]
21:00FeyenoordHome1–2Trimmel 41'30,000Daniel Stefański[51]
18:45Maccabi HaifaAway1–0Ryerson 66'22,150Michal Ocenáš[52]
21:00Slavia PragueHome1–1Kruse 64'4,380Rade Obrenović[53]

Transfers

In

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FW Taiwo Awoniyi LiverpoolTransferSummer€6,500,000[54]
DF Tymoteusz Puchacz Lech PoznańTransferSummer€3,500,000[55]
MF Kevin MöhwaldWerder BremenTransferSummer€1,000,000[56]
GK Frederik RønnowEintracht FrankfurtTransferSummer€1,000,000[57]
MF Julius KadeDynamo DresdenTransferSummer€500,000[58]
FW Kevin BehrensSV SandhausenEnd of contractSummer–[59]
DF Paul JaeckelGreuther FürthEnd of contractSummer–[60]
MF Genki HaraguchiHannover 96End of contractSummer–[61]
MF Rani KhediraFC AugsburgEnd of contractSummer–[62]
DF Bastian OczipkaSchalke 04End of contractSummer–[63]
MF Levin ÖztunaliMainz 05End of contractSummer–[64]
FW Andreas VoglsammerArminia BielefeldEnd of contractSummer–[65]
MF Paweł Wszołek Legia WarsawEnd of contractSummer–[66]

Out

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MF Robert AndrichBayer LeverkusenTransferSummer€6,500,000[67]
FW Marius BülterSchalke 04TransferSummer€800,000[68]
MF Julius KadeDynamo DresdenTransferSummer€500,000[69]
MF Nicolai RappWerder BremenTransferSummer€200,000
MF Akaki Gogia FC ZürichReleasedSummer–[70]
MF Christian Gentner FC LuzernEnd of contractSummer–
DF Florian Hübner1. FC NürnbergEnd of contractSummer–[71]
DF Christopher LenzEintracht FrankfurtEnd of contractSummer–[72]

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23 May 2021 . How Union Berlin went from Bundesliga 2 to Europe in only 2 years . 24 May 2021 . bundesliga.com . . en.
  2. Web site: 22 May 2021 . Union hat sich die Sensation verdient . 24 May 2021 . . de-DE.
  3. Web site: Doppelpack Voglsammer: Union gewinnt Testspiel gegen Viktoria Berlin. kicker. 14 July 2021. 19 July 2021. de.
  4. Web site: Union verdirbt Dynamo die Generalprobe. kicker. 17 July 2021. 19 July 2021. de.
  5. Web site: Fischer nach Test unzufrieden: "Die erste Hälfte war Fußball ohne Kontakt". kicker. 3 October 2021. 3 October 2021. de.
  6. Web site: Bayern-Auftakt in Gladbach — Kracher im Dezember! Der Spielplan 21/22. 25 June 2021. de. Sky Sport.
  7. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen. dfb.de. 14 August 2021. 14 August 2021. de.
  8. Web site: 22 August 2021 . Tolle Pässe, feine Tore, kein Sieger: Awoniyi sorgt für's 2:2 . 23 August 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  9. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach. dfb.de. 29 August 2021. 29 August 2021. de.
  10. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v FC Augsburg. dfb.de. 11 September 2021. 11 September 2021. de.
  11. Web site: Bundesliga – Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 19 September 2021. 19 September 2021. de.
  12. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Arminia Bielefeld. dfb.de. 25 September 2021. 25 September 2021. de.
  13. Web site: Bundesliga – Mainz 05 v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 3 October 2021. 3 October 2021. de.
  14. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg. dfb.de. 16 October 2021. 16 October 2021. de.
  15. Web site: Bundesliga – VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 24 October 2021. 24 October 2021. de.
  16. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Bayern Munich. dfb.de. 30 October 2021. 30 October 2021. de.
  17. Web site: Bundesliga – FC Köln v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 7 November 2021. 7 November 2021. de.
  18. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Hertha BSC. dfb.de. 20 November 2021. 20 November 2021. de.
  19. Web site: Bundesliga – Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 28 November 2021. 28 November 2021. de.
  20. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v RB Leipzig. dfb.de. 3 December 2021. 3 December 2021. de.
  21. Web site: Bundesliga – Greuther Fürth v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 12 December 2021. 12 December 2021. de.
  22. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Freiburg. dfb.de. 15 December 2021. 15 December 2021. de.
  23. Web site: Bundesliga – VfL Bochum v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 18 December 2021. 18 December 2021. de.
  24. Web site: Bundesliga – Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 8 January 2022. 8 January 2022. de.
  25. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v 1899 Hoffenheim. dfb.de. 15 January 2022. 15 January 2022. de.
  26. Web site: Bundesliga – Borussia Mönchengladbach v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 22 January 2022. 22 January 2022. de.
  27. Web site: Bundesliga – FC Augsburg v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 5 February 2022. 5 February 2022. de.
  28. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund. dfb.de. 13 February 2022. 13 February 2022. de.
  29. Web site: Bundesliga – Arminia Bielefeld v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 19 February 2022. 19 February 2022. de.
  30. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Mainz 05. dfb.de. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. de.
  31. Web site: Bundesliga – VfL Wolfsburg v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 5 March 2022. 5 March 2022. de.
  32. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v VfB Stuttgart. dfb.de. 12 March 2022. 12 March 2022. de.
  33. Web site: Bundesliga – Bayern Munich v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 19 March 2022. 19 March 2022. de.
  34. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln. dfb.de. 1 April 2022. 1 April 2022. de.
  35. Web site: Bundesliga – Hertha BSC v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 9 April 2022. 9 April 2022. de.
  36. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt. dfb.de. 17 April 2022. 17 April 2022. de.
  37. Web site: Bundesliga – RB Leipzig v Union Berlin . dfb.de. 23 April 2022. 23 April 2022. de.
  38. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Greuther Fürth. dfb.de. 29 April 2022. 29 April 2022. de.
  39. Web site: Bundesliga – Freiburg v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 7 May 2022. 7 May 2022. de.
  40. Web site: Bundesliga – Union Berlin v Bochum. dfb.de. 14 May 2022. 14 May 2022. de.
  41. Web site: DFB-Pokal – Türkgücü München v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 8 August 2021. 8 August 2021. de.
  42. Web site: DFB-Pokal – Waldhof Mannheim v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 26 October 2021. 26 October 2021. de.
  43. Web site: DFB-Pokal – Hertha BSC v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 19 January 2022. 19 January 2022. de.
  44. Web site: DFB-Pokal – Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli. dfb.de. 1 March 2022. 1 March 2022. de.
  45. Web site: DFB-Pokal – RB Leipzig v Union Berlin. dfb.de. 20 April 2022. 20 April 2022. de.
  46. Web site: UEFA.com . KuPS (FIN) 0–4 Union Berlin (GER) . 19 August 2021 . UEFA.com . . en.
  47. Web site: UEFA.com . Union Berlin (GER) 0–0 KuPS (FIN). 26 August 2021 . UEFA.com . . en.
  48. Web site: 16 September 2021 . Trotz starkem Fight in Unterzahl: Union verliert zum Auftakt bei Slavia Prag . 19 September 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  49. Web site: 30 September 2021 . Union Berlin v Maccabi Haifa . 30 September 2021 . UEFA.com.
  50. Web site: 21 October 2021 . Feyenoord v Union Berlin . 21 October 2021 . UEFA.com.
  51. Web site: 4 November 2021 . Union Berlin v Feyenoord . 4 November 2021 . UEFA.com.
  52. Web site: 25 November 2021 . Maccabi Haifa v Union Berlin . 25 November 2021 . UEFA.com.
  53. Web site: 9 December 2021 . Union Berlin v Slavia Prague . 9 December 2021 . UEFA.com.
  54. Web site: Liverpool sell Marko Grujic to Porto for £10.5m and Taiwo Awoniyi to Union Berlin for £6.5m. BBC Sport. 21 July 2021.
  55. Web site: 18 May 2021 . Union Berlin holt Tymoteusz Puchacz von Lech Posen . 24 May 2021 . Sportbuzzer.de . de.
  56. Web site: Union Berlin holt Möhwald als Andrich-Ersatz. kicker. 30 August 2021. de.
  57. Web site: Union holt Rönnow aus Frankfurt - auch mit Blick auf 2022. kicker. 20 July 2021. de.
  58. Web site: 1 June 2021 . Union holt Kade aus Dresden zurück . 6 June 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  59. Web site: 1 July 2021 . Perfekt: Union holt Jaeckel aus Fürth . 2 July 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  60. Web site: 29 April 2021 . Union verpflichtet Stürmer Behrens . 24 May 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  61. Web site: 27 May 2021 . Haraguchi wechselt zu Union . 27 May 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  62. Web site: 26 April 2021 . "Für uns von großem Wert": Union verpflichtet Khedira . 24 May 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  63. Web site: Union bolster options with Bastian Oczipka. Union Berlin. 30 August 2021.
  64. Web site: 19 May 2021 . Union Berlin holt Öztunali ablösefrei aus Mainz . 24 May 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  65. Web site: Arminia-Angebot abgelehnt: Voglsammer wechselt zu Union. kicker. 10 June 2021. de.
  66. Web site: 1 June 2021 . Von Legia Warschau: Union Berlin verpflichtet Offensivspieler Pawel Wszolek . 6 June 2021 . Sportbuzzer.de . de-DE.
  67. Web site: Vertrag bis 2026: Andrich wechselt sofort von Union zu Bayer. kicker. 16 August 2021. de.
  68. Web site: Schalke holt Marius Bülter vom 1.FC Union Berlin. kicker. 25 June 2021. de.
  69. Web site: Posse beendet: Dynamo holt Kade aus Berlin zurück. kicker. 21 July 2021. de-DE.
  70. Web site: 21 May 2021 . 1. FC Union trennt sich nach der Saison von Akaki Gogia . 24 May 2021 . . de.
  71. Web site: 14 May 2021 . Nach drei Jahren Union: Hübner wechselt ablösefrei nach Nürnberg . 24 May 2021 . kicker . de-DE.
  72. Web site: 28 January 2021 . Lenz signs pre-contract with Frankfurt . 24 May 2021 . fc-union-berlin.de . 1. FC Union Berlin . en.

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