1. FC Union Berlin traces its history in 1906 when FC Olympia 06 Obersch-neweide was born from the merger of 3 local clubs. An association and friendly divorce with former German champions BTuFC Union 1892 saw the famous Club Union Obersch-nunwiede in 1909 when they approved it alone. In less than five years, they were in the first local department and in 1920 they moved to Sadowa Sportanlage, now known as Stadion An der Alten Fursterei, which is still the house today.
The club peaked in the German championship in 1923, where they lost 3-0 to Hamburg, but regional good fortune continued until it fell behind Berlin’s currency powers Hertha and Tennis Borussia and the club’s steady decline in football. . It was around this time that the enthusiastic song “Eisern Union” appeared, supposedly an opposite setting to hertha, and he referred to the predominantly working-class midfielder of the club.
After a slow start after World War II, the club began to emerge from the ruins. He won the Berlin Cup in 1946/47 as a second division team before winning the league the following year and protecting his Cup. Things were temporarily replaced when Germany split up after the war. The club was renamed BSG Motor Obersch-newoede when the East German government incorporated it into a factory, converting the colors of blue and white to red and white that are still noticeable today. Not for the moment, the club suffered new mergers with clubs and commercial companies. When the Berlin Wall was established in 1961, the team was discovered in the third tier of East German football as it was divided between east and west of the city.
In 1966, however, they returned to the elite and with a new name: 1. FC Union Berlin. It is a club for the people, unlike BFC Dynamo and Vorwurts Berlin, which were respectively the clubs of East German security agencies and the army. In 1968, Union won his only major honor with the FDGB Cup, the East German Cup, by beating league champion Carl Zeiss Jena 2-1 in the final. It prompted people like “Jimmy” Hoge, “Ate” Wruck and “M.cki” Lauck to cult prestige among enthusiasts even today.
Yo-yo union in the next 20 years until German reunification in 1989, which for the club began with a first attack opposed to Hertha in almost 3 decades that have become an internal birthday party of the Olympiastadion. While German football sought to integrate groups from east and west, Union found himself at the third point, but driven by promotion. However, the sadness of the play-offs and monetary unrest has left Die Eisernen aimlessly.
That repositioned with the new millennium, as they finished the most sensible of the Northern Regional League in 2000/01 to triumph in the Bundesliga 2 for the first time. Union also made DFB Cup history by winning in the final. They may have lost to Schalke, but their appearance alone has qualified them for a first UEFA Cup crusade: the first and so far the only third division club to do so. Consecutive declines followed in 2004 and 2005, but before returning to the moment position in 2009, where Union would remain in the middle of the table for a decade until a third-place finish in 2018/19 established them. opposite VfB Stuttgart, which was beat at home aims to secure a first promotion to the Bundesliga.
Honors
Third Division (2009) FDGB Cup (1968) 5x Berlin Cup (1947, 1948, 1994, 2007, 2009) 2x Berlin / Brandenburg Championship (1920, 1923) Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg (1940) Oberliga Berlin (1948)
Coach
Urs Fischer, two-time Swiss champion with Basel, took over the union for the start of the 2018/19 Bundesliga 2 season. It was the former Swiss international’s first assignment outside his home country, but proved to be a fair resolution for both the club and the coach, as Union secured a first promotion to the Bundesliga in Fischer’s first season ahead.
In a team that is actually a unit, it’s hard to choose a star artist. Sebastian Andersson finished as the most sensible scorer with 12 purposes, while Felix Kroos has a big call in midfield, however, the performances of goalkeeper Rafal Gikiewicz have made headlines. In addition to making key stops in the notoriously tight matches of the Union, he also played his component in the other final and was the only Bundesliga 2 goalkeeper to record a purpose (against Heidenheim) and a final hand (against Duisburg) in 2018/19. – either offering an additional draw of time for the team that finished only one point ahead of fourth place Hamburg.
Look: Gikiewicz’s equalizer
Some would call Union the raffle specialists, others difficult to overcome. They set a Bundesliga 2 record with 15 matches in 2018/19, completing the 3rd Colony and Paderborn. It was not until matchday 18 against Erzgebirge Aue that Die Eisernen despite all the vanquished in the league, when he was only beaten in extra time through Borussia Dortmund at the circular time of the DFB Cup. Rarely outside the doors of the four most sensitive, perhaps he was general for two draws in the play-off against Stuttgart to allow Union to enter the Bundesliga. With the first leg ending 2-2, Berlin secured a blank draw at home in the second leg to claim a position in the home goals elite.
The stadium
The Stadion An der Alten Fuersterei (the stadium of the former forest house) has been the seat of the Union and its predecessor clubs since 1920. It is located in the south-east of Berlin in the Kopenick district and has recently hosted 22,012 spectators. It also hosts an annual carol occasion on December 23 for enthusiasts and friends of the club, which welcomes some 30,000 people. It is now considered a vital component of the club’s identity and has been copied in German cities.
Look: The European Union promoting the Bundesliga to alte Fursterei
Berlin, the capital of Germany, is the largest city in the country and one of the most diverse. So he’s got something for the 30 million tourists who visit him every year.
An icon of the city and Germany itself, the Brandenburg Gate is the best place to take a selfie and make sure your friends know you were in Berlin. The 220-foot-tall Victoria Siegesule Column is opposite the iconic Reichstag (German parliament), while the 4.7-acre Holocaust Memorial is also just around the corner.
While most of the Berlin Wall was destroyed by reunification in the 1990s, there are still small sections and guided tours are a wonderful way to see those remains and perceive the political struggle they represented.
In lighter notes, the Rathaus Schonberg is John F. Kennedy’s famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech, while “KaDeWe” is the largest branch in continental Europe.
Berlin’s nightlife and music scene are also legendary, so it’s worth checking ahead of time for your visit. For those who prefer a quieter time, the city has vast expanses of green spaces, with the Tiergarten being one of the largest and most popular. Zoologischer Garten also dates back to 1844 and is the most visited zoo in Europe.
Berlin is a city for everyone. Take the time to discover exactly what interests you most: Berlin has everything for you.
Do
Despite its prestige as Germany’s capital and largest city, Berlin has few intercontinental flights. The capital is added to the airports of the capital of Tegel and Schonfeld, but they are basically European airline centers at reasonable prices. United Airlines is lately the only U.S. airline to offer direct flights to Berlin from Newark year-round. However, common and reasonable flights make it less difficult for remote travellers to connect in Europe. Berlin-Brandenburg Airport will soon be the only airport in the city and intercontinental flights are expected to increase. Berlin is also connected to Munich and Frankfurt, Germany’s main foreign airports, via normal ICE high-speed trains.
The nearest station to the apartment is Kopenick, which is 10-15 minutes’ walk away and serves via the S3 line. The other aspect of the stadium is also available from the Alte Fursterei tram that prevents lines 27, 60.61, 67, 68 or M17
Buying tickets
Union matches are almost sold out, but tickets can still be purchased through the club’s official online website HERE.
Watch on TV
If he cannot reach the stadium, Bundesliga matches are broadcast all over the world. Fox Sports and Univision’s supply policy in the US, while BT Sports is the exclusive broadcaster in the UK. In Germany, Sky Sports presents most matches, and Eurosport hosts one a week.
Buy the kit
You can get your Union jersey at the official club store.
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