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2020–21 1. FC Union Berlin season

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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

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.

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

Transfers

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In

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Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee in €
FW Germany Marius Bülter 1. FC Magdeburg Transfer Summer 2022 1,400,000
FW Germany Cedric Teuchert Schalke 04 Transfer Summer 2022 Free
FW Germany Max Kruse Turkey Fenerbahçe End of contract (terminated) Summer ?
DF Germany Niko Gießelmann Fortuna Düsseldorf End of contract Summer 2021
MF Germany Sebastian Griesbeck 1. FC Heidenheim End of contract Summer 2022
DF Germany Robin Knoche VfL Wolfsburg End of contract Summer 2022
GK Germany Andreas Luthe FC Augsburg End of contract Summer 2022
FW Nigeria Taiwo Awoniyi England Liverpool Loan Summer 2021
GK Germany Loris Karius England Liverpool Loan Summer 2021
FW Finland Joel Pohjanpalo Bayer Leverkusen Loan Summer 2021
MF Japan Keita Endo Japan Yokohama Marinos Loan Summer 2021 300,000
DF Germany Nico Schlotterbeck SC Freiburg Loan Summer 2021 200,000
MF Germany Leon Dajaku Bayern Munich Loan Winter 2021

Out

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Pos Player To Type Window Fee in €
FW Sweden Sebastian Andersson 1. FC Köln Transfer Summer 6,500,000
DF Serbia Neven Subotić Turkey Denizlispor Transfer Summer Free
MF Germany Lars Dietz Würzburger Kickers Transfer Summer Free
MF Austria Florian Flecker Würzburger Kickers Transfer Summer Free
MF Germany Julius Kade Dynamo Dresden Transfer Summer Free
MF Germany Joshua Mees Holstein Kiel Transfer Summer Free
DF Germany Lennard Maloney Borussia Dortmund II Transfer Summer Free
MF Germany Berkan Taz SC Verl Transfer Summer Free
GK Poland Rafal Gikiewicz FC Augsburg End of contract Summer
MF Germany Felix Kroos Eintracht Braunschweig End of contract Summer
GK Germany Leo Oppermann Hamburger SV II End of contract Summer
FW Germany Sebastian Polter Netherlands Fortuna Sittard End of contract Summer
DF Germany Ken Reichel VfL Osnabrück End of contract Summer
MF Germany Manuel Schmiedebach Free agent End of contract Summer
DF Germany Michael Parensen Retired Summer
MF Nigeria Suleiman Abdullahi Eintracht Braunschweig Loan Summer
MF Germany Laurenz Dehl Hallescher FC Loan Summer

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

12 August 2020 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 2–0 Germany 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 Germany 2–1 Germany Union Berlin Friedrichshafen, Germany
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zeppelinstadion
Attendance: 300[a]
Referee: Max Bruda
30 August 2020 Friendly Ajax Netherlands 2–2 Germany Union Berlin Amsterdam, Netherlands
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena
8 October 2020 Friendly Union Berlin Germany 4–1 Germany 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 Germany 1–2 Germany 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 Germany GER Andreas Luthe 21 0 20 0 1 0
12 GK Denmark DEN Jakob Busk 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Germany GER Loris Karius 3 0 1+1 0 1 0
GK Germany GER Nikolai Kemlein 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF Germany GER Nico Schlotterbeck 6 2 5 1 1 1
5 DF Germany GER Marvin Friedrich 23 4 21 4 2 0
19 DF Germany GER Florian Hübner 6 0 6 0 0 0
23 DF Germany GER Niko Gießelmann 13 0 4+7 0 1+1 0
25 DF Germany GER Christopher Lenz 19 0 18 0 1 0
28 DF Austria AUT Christopher Trimmel 20 0 18 0 2 0
31 DF Germany GER Robin Knoche 23 1 21 1 2 0
Midfielders
6 MF Norway NOR Julian Ryerson 17 0 4+11 0 0+2 0
7 MF Germany GER Akaki Gogia 8 0 0+7 0 0+1 0
18 MF Japan JPN Keita Endo 9 1 1+7 1 1 0
21 MF Germany GER Grischa Prömel 16 2 12+2 1 2 1
30 MF Germany GER Robert Andrich 20 4 18 4 1+1 0
33 MF Germany GER Sebastian Griesbeck 19 0 7+10 0 0+2 0
34 MF Germany GER Christian Gentner 12 0 7+4 0 1 0
Forwards
8 FW Germany GER Leon Dajaku 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
9 FW Finland FIN Joel Pohjanpalo 8 2 4+4 2 0 0
10 FW Germany GER Max Kruse 10 6 8+2 6 0 0
11 FW Nigeria NGA Anthony Ujah 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria NGA Taiwo Awoniyi 20 5 16+3 5 1 0
15 FW Germany GER Marius Bülter 18 1 5+11 1 1+1 0
24 FW Croatia CRO Petar Musa 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
27 FW Netherlands NED Sheraldo Becker 18 3 15+1 3 1+1 0
32 FW Denmark DEN Marcus Ingvartsen 18 2 15+2 2 1 0
36 FW Germany GER Cedric Teuchert 19 3 5+12 3 2 0
Players transferred out during the season
35 GK Germany GER Lennart Moser 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 FW Germany GER Joshua Mees 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
16 FW Germany 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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