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
Squad
Out on loan
Background
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. 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.
Friendly matches + Pre-season match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance17:30Viktoria BerlinAway5–2Behrens 4', Ingvartsen 56', Baumgartl 67', Voglsammer 80', 85'1,17914:05Dynamo DresdenHome3–0Ingvartsen 37', Voglsammer 45', Knoche 54'3,27817:00Dynamo KyivHome1–1Zabarnyi 37' o.g.https://www.kicker.de/union-gegen-dyn-kiew-2021-vereine-freundschaftsspiele-4736199/spielbericht17:30St. GallenHome1–3Jaeckel 69'
Competitions Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 25 June.
DateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee15:30Bayer LeverkusenHome1–1Awoniyi 7'11,000Tobias Reichel15:301899 HoffenheimAway2–2Gießelmann 10', Awoniyi 47'8,014Sascha Stegemann15:30Borussia MönchengladbachHome2–1Gießelmann 22', Awoniyi 41'11,006Felix Brych15:30FC AugsburgHome0–010,207Martin Petersen17:30Borussia DortmundAway2–4Kruse 57', Voglsammer 81'25,000Sven Jablonski15:30Arminia BielefeldHome1–0Behrens 88'11,000Marco Fritz15:30Mainz 05Away2–1Awoniyi 69', 73'16,000Tobias Stieler15:30VfL WolfsburgHome2–0Awoniyi 49', Becker 82'10,978Sascha Stegemann17:30VfB StuttgartAway1–1Awoniyi 31'32,535Florian Badstübner15:30Bayern MunichHome2–5Gießelmann 43', Ryerson 65'16,509Harm Osmers17:301. FC KölnAway2–2Ryerson 9', Prömel 45+1'49,000Daniel Siebert18:30Hertha BSCHome2–0Awoniyi 8', Trimmel 30'22,012Felix Brych15:30Eintracht FrankfurtAway1–2Kruse 62'24,000Sascha Stegemann20:30RB LeipzigHome2–1Awoniyi 6', Baumgartl 57'13,506Harm Osmers15:30Greuther FürthAway0–10Sven Jablonski20:30SC FreiburgHome0–05,000Deniz Aytekin15:30VfL BochumAway1–0Kruse 16'13,500Tobias Reichel15:30Bayer LeverkusenAway2–2Prömel 45', 50'0Matthias Jöllenbeck15:301899 HoffenheimHome2–1Voglsammer 22', Prömel 73'3,000Martin Petersen15:30Borussia MönchengladbachAway2–1Kruse 18' (pen.), 84'750Felix Brych15:30FC AugsburgAway0–27,600Harm Osmers15:30Borussia DortmundHome0–310,000Matthias Jöllenbeck15:30Arminia BielefeldAway0–110,000Daniel Schlager15:30Mainz 05Home3–1Haraguchi 8', Becker 56', Awoniyi 75'10,000Bastian Dankert15:30VfL WolfsburgAway0–115,703Patrick Ittrich15:30VfB StuttgartHome1–1Awoniyi 41' (pen.)16,509Robert Hartmann18:30Bayern MunichAway0–437,000Harm Osmers20:301. FC KölnHome1–0Awoniyi 49'22,012Florian Badstübner18:30Hertha BSCAway4–1Haraguchi 31', Prömel 53', Becker 74', Michel 85'74,667Sven Jablonski17:30Eintracht FrankfurtHome2–0Awoniyi 17', Prömel 21'22,000Frank Willenborg15:30RB LeipzigAway2–1Michel 86', Behrens 89'45,770Daniel Schlager20:30Greuther FürthHome1–1Michel 72'22,012Patrick Ittrich15:30SC FreiburgAway4–1Prömel 11', Trimmel 30', Becker 41', Schäfer 90'34,700Felix Brych15:30VfL BochumHome3–2Prömel 5', Awoniyi 25' (pen.), 88'22,012Marco Fritz
DFB-Pokal
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst round15:30Türkgücü MünchenAway1–0Kruse 23'3,500Martin PetersenSecond round18:30Waldhof MannheimAway3–1 Behrens 18', 118', Awoniyi 94'14,651Benjamin BrandRound of 1620:45Hertha BSCAway3–2Voglsammer 11', Stark 50', Knoche 55' 3,000Deniz AytekinQuarter-finals20:45FC St. PauliHome2–1Becker 45', Voglsammer 75'10,000Florian BadstübnerSemi-finals20:45RB LeipzigAway1–2Becker 25'47,069Felix Brych
Europa Conference League
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereePlay-off round18:00Kuopion PalloseuraAway4–0Awoniyi 6', 31', Kruse 29', Voglsammer 90+2'5,632Ivan BebekPlay-off round20:30Kuopion PalloseuraHome0–022,159Halil Umut Meler
Group stage
DateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee18:45Slavia PragueAway1–3Behrens 70'15,286Fábio Veríssimo21:00Maccabi HaifaHome3–0Voglsammer 33', Behrens 48', Awoniyi 76'23,342Nick Walsh18:45FeyenoordAway1–3Awoniyi 35'46,100Giorgi Kruashvili21:00FeyenoordHome1–2Trimmel 41'30,000Daniel Stefański18:45Maccabi HaifaAway1–0Ryerson 66'22,150Michal Ocenáš21:00Slavia PragueHome1–1Kruse 64'4,380Rade Obrenović
Transfers In DatePlayerFrom 30 April 2021 MF Undisclosedhttps://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Keita-Endo-signs-permanently-for-Union-Berlin-661c/1 June 2021 MF Dynamo Dresden €500,000 15 June 2021DFHamburger SV€500,000https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/13753418/bevestiging-van-drongelen-maakt-transfer-naar-bundesliga1 July 2021 FW SV Sandhausen End of contract 1 July 2021 DF Greuther Fürth End of contract 1 July 2021 MF Hannover 96 End of contract 1 July 2021 MF FC Augsburg End of contract 1 July 2021 DF Schalke 04 End of contract 1 July 2021 MF Mainz 05 End of contract 1 July 2021 FW Arminia Bielefeld End of contract 1 July 2021 MF End of contract 1 July 2021 DF Undisclosed 20 July 2021 GK Eintracht Frankfurt €1,000,000 21 July 2021 FW €6,500,000 30 August 2021 MF Werder Bremen €1,000,000 31 August 2021FWBayern MunichUndisclosedhttps://fcbayern.com/en/news/2021/08/transfer-update31 January 2022FWSC Paderborn Undisclosed
Out DatePlayerTo 24 June 2021 MF Werder Bremen €200,00025 June 2021 FW Schalke 04 €800,000 30 June 2021 MF Released 30 June 2021 MF End of contract30 June 2021 DF 1. FC Nürnberg End of contract 30 June 2021 DF Eintracht Frankfurt End of contract 21 July 2021 MF Dynamo Dresden €500,000 16 August 2021 MF Bayer Leverkusen €6,500,000 11 January 2022DFBorussia MönchengladbachUndisclosed30 January 2022MFVfL Wolfsburg €5,000,000
Loans out Date fromPlayerToDate until 24 June 2021MF30 June 2022https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/union-live/news/profis/Moser-und-Maciejewski-bleiben-in-Klagenfurt-20364H/24 June 2021GK30 June 2022https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/union-live/news/profis/Moser-und-Maciejewski-bleiben-in-Klagenfurt-20364H/30 August 2021FWMainz 0530 June 2022https://www.kicker.de/die-spielidee-gefaellt-ingvartsen-greift-fuer-mainz-an-in-neuer-alter-position-870049/artikel31 August 2021FW30 June 2022https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/5840218810 January 2022DF30 June 202218 January 2022MF30 June 2022https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Fabio-Schneider-joins-KuPS-on-loan-873N/27 January 2022MF30 June 2022https://www.kicker.de/unions-leihgeschaeft-mit-legia-wszolek-kehrt-nach-warschau-zurueck-4000000041428/transfermeldung31 January 2022DF30 June 2022https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Rick-van-Drongelen-heads-off-to-Mechelen-894l/
Statistics Appearances and goals
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
Notes
References