2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 51st season in the football club's history. For the 7th consecutive season, Union Berlin play in the 2. Bundesliga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Union Berlin
2016–17 season
ManagerJens Keller
StadiumStadion An der Alten Försterei
2. Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalSecond round
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2017.

Players

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Squad

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As of 20 January 2017[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 Emanuel Pogatetz
4 DF   CRO Roberto Punčec
5 DF   GER Benjamin Kessel
6 DF   DEN Kristian Pedersen
7 MF   GER Benjamin Köhler
8 MF   GER Stephan Fürstner
9 FW   GER Sebastian Polter
10 MF   GER Dennis Daube
11 MF   GER Maximilian Thiel
12 GK   DEN Jakob Busk
13 MF   GER Raffael Korte
14 MF   SUI Adrian Nikçi
16 FW   AUT Philipp Hosiner
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   SWE Simon Hedlund
18 MF   GER Kenny Prince Redondo
19 MF   CRO Damir Kreilach
23 MF   GER Felix Kroos (Captain)
24 FW   GER Steven Skrzybski
25 DF   GER Christopher Lenz
27 MF   KOS Eroll Zejnullahu
28 DF   AUT Christopher Trimmel
29 DF   GER Michael Parensen
30 GK   AUT Michael Gspurning
34 DF   GER Fabian Schönheim
37 DF   GER Toni Leistner
39 MF   GER Lukas Lämmel

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Hannover 96 (P) 34 19 10 5 51 32 +19 67 Promotion to Bundesliga
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 19 9 6 50 36 +14 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 34 18 6 10 51 39 +12 60
5 Dynamo Dresden 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
6 1. FC Heidenheim 34 12 10 12 43 39 +4 46
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted

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 18 6 10 51 39  +12 60 11 3 3 29 12  +17 7 3 7 22 27  −5

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: kicker

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDWWWWLWWLLDWWLDWDWWWWWWLLDWLWLLW
Position17151512963533335333311111111333344444
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 August 2016 1 VfL Bochum 2–1 Union Berlin Bochum
13:00 CET Bastians   57'
Weilandt   77'
Wurtz   90'
Report Schönheim   39'
Kreilach   42'   72'
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 17,118
Referee: Robert Kampka
15 August 2016 2 Union Berlin 2–2 Dynamo Dresden Berlin
20:15 CET Redondo   15'
Fürstner   27'
Quaner   58'   66'
Report Aosman   8'   48'
Lambertz   69'
Berko   70'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
28 August 2016 3 Arminia Bielefeld 4–4 Union Berlin Bielefeld
13:30 CET Schuppan   30'
Klos   42'   75'
Nöthe   63'
Ulm   84'
Report Fürstner   29'   37'
Punčec   34'
Skrzybski   66'   81'
Quaner   68'
Kroos   90+1'
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 13,604
Referee: Timo Gerach
10 September 2016 4 Union Berlin 4–0 Karlsruher SC Berlin
13:00 CET Leistner   12'
Kreilach   22'
Quaner   44'   76'
Skrzybski   60' (pen.)
Report Kinsombi   6'
Sallahi   32'
Vollath   60'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,356
Referee: Aarne Aarink
16 September 2016 5 TSV 1860 Munich 1–2 Union Berlin Munich
18:30 CET Liendl   25' (pen.)
Përdedaj   41'
Adlung   65'
Wittek   83'
Report Skrzybski   5'
Schönheim   25'  
Redondo   40'
Kroos   63'
Busk   72'
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Florian Heft
21 September 2016 6 Würzburger Kickers 0–1 Union Berlin Würzburg
17:30 CET Kurzweg   90+4' Report Quaner   84' Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
26 September 2016 7 Union Berlin 2–0 FC St. Pauli Berlin
20:15 CET Hosiner   12'
Redondo   42'
Report Ziereis   65'
Sobota   90'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 September 2016 8 Nürnberg 2–0 Union Berlin Nuremberg
18:30 CET Salli   26'  
Möhwald   45+1'
Teuchert   83'
Brečko   85'
Report Pedersen   24'  
Punčec   72'
Leistner   90+1'
Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg
Attendance: 24,465
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 October 2016 9 Union Berlin 2–1 Hannover 96 Berlin
13:30 CET Kreilach   10'
Trimmel   27'
Parensen   44'
Quaner   75'
Hosiner   79'
Fürstner   89'
Report Anton   12'
Karaman   17'
Klaus   90+6'   90+8'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 October 2016 10 Erzgebirge Aue 1–3 Union Berlin Aue
13:30 CET Kvesić   20'
Riedel   41'
Report Leistner   11'
Kreilach   41'   63'
Skrzybski   82'
Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
29 October 2016 11 Union Berlin 0–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Berlin
13:00 CET Hedlund   65'
Hosiner   71'
Report Ayhan   50'  
Kiesewetter   54'
Bebou   56'
Bellinghausen   57'
Bodzek   69'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,195
Referee: Patrick Alt
5 November 2016 12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Union Berlin Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET Aliji   23'
Gaus   71'
Mwene   80'
Ziegler   86'
Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 21,446
Referee: Sören Storks
20 November 2016 13 Union Berlin 1–1 Stuttgart Berlin
13:30 CET Daube   31'
Skrzybski   60'
Fürstner   88'
Report Terodde   3'
Kamiński   38'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 November 2016 14 Sandhausen 0–1 Union Berlin Sandhausen
13:30 CET Pledl   76' Report Kroos   12'   73'
Trimmel   32'
Daube   45'
Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Alexander Sather
5 December 2016 15 Union Berlin 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Berlin
20:15 CET Hedlund   56'
Leistner   80'
Daube   82'
Report Moll   60' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,312
Referee: Christian Dingert
9 December 2016 16 Heidenheim 3–0 Union Berlin Heidenheim an der Brenz
18:30 CET Kleindienst   34'
Schnatterer   58' (pen.)
Beermann   74'
Halloran   90+2'
Report Brandy   81' Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Robert Schröder
11 December 2016 17 Union Berlin 1–1 Greuther Fürth Berlin
13:30 CET Kroos   62'
Leistner   65'
Fürstner   90+1'
Report Dursun   80' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
27 January 2017 18 Union Berlin 2–1 VfL Bochum Berlin
18:30 CET Punčec   42'
Polter   67'
Skrzybski   80'
Trimmel   83'
Kreilach   90'
Report Fabian   38'
Hoogland   40'
Wurtz   69'
Quaschner   87'
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,130
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
5 February 2017 19 Dynamo Dresden 0–0 Union Berlin Dresden
13:30 CET Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 30,153
Referee: Benjamin Brand
12 February 2017 20 Union Berlin 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld Berlin
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Martin Petersen
19 February 2017 21 Karlsruher SC 1–2 Union Berlin Karlsruhe
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Thorben Siewer
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24 FC St. Pauli 1–2 Union Berlin Hamburg
Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26 Hannover 96 2–0 Union Berlin Hanover
Report Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 30 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Union Berlin Stuttgart
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena

DFB-Pokal

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21 August 2016 Round 1 MSV Duisburg 1 - 2 (a.e.t.) Union Berlin Duisburg
15:30 Iljutcenko   67'
Wiegel   97'
Albutat   110'
Report Quaner   62'
Schnellhardt   95' (o.g.)
Pedersen   114'
Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 14,209
Referee:   Marco Fritz
26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Second round Borussia Dortmund 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)
Union Berlin Dortmund
21:00 Parensen   44' (o.g.) Report Parensen   55'
Punčec   77'
Skrzybski   81'
Fürstner   91'
Trimmel   98'
Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Attendance: 79,037
Referee: Jochen Drees
Penalties

References

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  1. ^ "Profis Saison 2016/17" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 17 November 2015.