2024–25 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2024–25 season is the 119th season in the history of 1. FC Union Berlin, and the club's sixth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal.

1. FC Union Berlin

2024–25 season
President	Dirk Zingler
Head coach	Bo Svensson (until 27 December) Steffen Baumgart (from 30 December)
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Bundesliga	13th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Benedict Hollerbach (6) All: Benedict Hollerbach (6)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Tim Skarke	Darmstadt 98	Loan return	30 June 2024
DF	Tymoteusz Puchacz	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Loan return	30 June 2024
FW	Ivan Prtajin	Wehen Wiesbaden	€1,000,000	1 July 2024	[1]
DF	Leopold Querfeld	Rapid Wien	€2,500,000[2]	1 July 2024	[3]
MF	László Bénes	Hamburger SV	€6,000,000	1 July 2024	[4]
MF	Livan Burcu	SV Sandhausen	Undisclosed	20 July 2024	[5]
GK	Carl Klaus	1. FC Nürnberg	Free	28 July 2024	[6]
DF	Tom Rothe	Borussia Dortmund	€5,000,000	7 August 2024	[7]
MF	Jeong Woo-yeong	VfB Stuttgart	Loan	27 August 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Jamie Leweling	VfB Stuttgart	€5,000,000	1 July 2024
MF	Morten Thorsby	Genoa	€4,000,000	1 July 2024
DF	Robin Knoche	1. FC Nürnberg	End of contract	1 July 2024	[8]
GK	Jakob Busk	Sønderjyske	End of contract	1 July 2024	[8]
MF	Brenden Aaronson	Leeds United	Loan return	1 July 2024
GK	Lennart Grill	Eintracht Braunschweig	Loan	4 July 2024	[9]
MF	Keita Endo	FC Tokyo		8 July 2024
MF	Aïssa Laïdouni	Al-Wakrah	Undisclosed	12 July 2024	[10]
MF	Livan Burcu	1. FC Magdeburg	Loan	20 July 2024	[5]
DF	Tymoteusz Puchacz	Holstein Kiel	Undisclosed	2 August 2024	[11]
MF	Alex Král	Espanyol	Loan	7 August 2024	[12]
FW	Levis Asanji	Milan Futuro	Undisclosed	3 February 2025	[13]

Friendlies

The team began training on 1 July. Additionally, the team scheduled a week-long training retreat in the town of Längenfeld, Austria from 13 to 19 July.^[14]

Chemie Leipzig v Union Berlin

6 July 2024 Friendly	Chemie Leipzig	0–4	Union Berlin	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Khedira 32' Vertessen 37' Hollerbach 49' Prtajin 77'	Stadium: Alfred-Kunze-Sportpark Attendance: 4,999

Dynamo Kyiv v Union Berlin

18 July 2024 Friendly	Dynamo Kyiv	2–3	Union Berlin	Kematen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vanat 34' Diallo 83' Popov  84'	Report	Hollerbach 14', 14' Bedia 68' Pefok 90+1'	Stadium: Sportplatz Kematen Attendance: 648

Union Berlin v Rangers

27 July 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	4–4	Rangers	Berlin
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer 5', 41' Pefok 21' (pen.) Preu 60'	Report	Dessers 14', 69' Lawrence 32', 38'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,108 Referee: Florian Lechner (Germany)

Union Berlin v Lyon

3 August 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	0–4	Lyon	Berlin
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Maitland-Niles 49' Benrahma 65' Orban 75', 85'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 12,317

Union Berlin v Real Sociedad

9 August 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–1	Real Sociedad	Berlin
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tousart  39' Gosens 42'	Report	González de Zárate  35' Oyarzabal 82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 19,265 Referee: Max Burda (Germany)

Union Berlin v Eintracht Braunschweig

5 September 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–2	Eintracht Braunschweig
14:00

Union Berlin v Holstein Kiel

5 January 2025 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–2	Holstein Kiel
13:00
Note: 4 x 30

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	24 August 2024	17 May 2025	Matchday 1		14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	028.57
DFB-Pokal	17 August 2024	30 October 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
Total					16	5	5	6	14	17	−3	031.25

Last updated: 15 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2024–25 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Werder Bremen	24	8	6	10	36	49	−13	30
13	TSG Hoffenheim	24	6	7	11	31	46	−15	25
14	Union Berlin	24	6	5	13	20	37	−17	23
15	FC St. Pauli	24	6	3	15	18	29	−11	21
16	VfL Bochum	24	4	5	15	23	47	−24	17	Qualification for the relegation play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 2 March 2025. Source: Bundesliga
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.^[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
14	4	5	5	13	15	−2	17	3	3	1	8	6	+2	1	2	4	5	9	−4

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	D	L	L	L	D
Position	10	5	9	6	9	6	5	4	7	6	10	11	12	12

Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 4 July 2024.^[16]

Mainz 05 v Union Berlin

24 August 2024 1	Mainz 05	1–1	Union Berlin	Mainz
15:30	Kohr  7' Amiri 53'	Report	Tousart  45+3' Doekhi  52' Bénes 74' Gosens  90+8'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Harm Osmers

Union Berlin v FC St. Pauli

30 August 2024 2	Union Berlin	1–0	FC St. Pauli	Berlin
20:30	Hollerbach 34',  76' Querfeld  90+1' Jeong  90+4'	Report	Guilavogui  45+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert

RB Leipzig v Union Berlin

14 September 2024 3	RB Leipzig	0–0	Union Berlin	Leipzig
15:30	Haidara  53' Kampl  74'	Report	Bénes  26' Khedira  61' Doekhi  85'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,800 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Union Berlin v TSG Hoffenheim

21 September 2024 4	Union Berlin	2–1	TSG Hoffenheim	Berlin
15:30	Rothe 4',  71' Jeong 6' Pefok  23' Vertessen  85'	Report	Kadeřábek  50' Bülter 67' Bischof  79' Tohumcu  89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,831 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Union Berlin

28 September 2024 5	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–0	Union Berlin	Mönchengladbach
15:30	Stöger  67' Scally  69' Pléa  81' Čvančara 90+6'	Report	Querfeld  55'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,056 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

5 October 2024 6	Union Berlin	2–1	Borussia Dortmund	Berlin
15:30	Vogt  15', 26' (pen.) Jeong  41' Vertessen 45' Rothe  84' Trimmel  89'	Report	Schlotterbeck  17' Ryerson 62' Sabitzer  83' Anton  90+4' Bensebaini  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Holstein Kiel v Union Berlin

20 October 2024 7	Holstein Kiel	0–2	Union Berlin	Kiel
15:30	Komenda  66' Remberg  79'	Report	Kemlein 18' Rönnow  73' Rothe 89'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Timo Gerach

Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 8	Union Berlin	1–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kemlein  30' Leite  38' Hollerbach 66' Trimmel  84' Vogt  87' Schäfer  89'	Report	Gotze 14' Theate  38' Tuta  74'  77'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayern Munich v Union Berlin

2 November 2024 9	Bayern Munich	3–0	Union Berlin	Munich
15:30	Kane 15' (pen.), 51' Coman 43'	Report	Kemlein  31' Khedira  84'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Union Berlin v SC Freiburg

8 November 2024 (2024-11-08) 10	Union Berlin	0–0	SC Freiburg	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Khedira  19' Keyhanfar  23' Vogt  56'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Wolfsburg v Union Berlin

23 November 2024 11	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
15:30	Wimmer  15' R.Baku 71'	Report	Vogt  45+1' Bénes  90+2'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,861 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen

30 November 2024 12	Union Berlin	1–2	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rothe  28' Jeong 29' Querfeld  63' Trimmel  67' Skov  90+3'	Report	Frimpong 2' Andrich  21' Schick 71' Mukiele  90+4'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

7 December 2024 13	VfB Stuttgart	3–2	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mittelstädt  34' Woltemade 51', 59' Karazor 69'	Report	Doekhi 37',  90+5' Rönnow  45+3' Skov 48' Skarke  60' Leite  90+5' Vertessen  90+5' Khedira  90+5'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 59,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

14 December 2024 14	Union Berlin	1–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
20:30	Hollerbach 37',  37' Vogt  67'	Report	Miyoshi  13' Sissoko 23' Broschinski  50' Drewes  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Martin Petersen

FC St. Pauli v Union Berlin

25 January 2025 19	FC St. Pauli	v	Union Berlin	Hamburg
				Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion

Union Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach

15 February 2025 22	Union Berlin	v	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin

22 February 2025 23	Borussia Dortmund	v	Union Berlin	Dortmund
				Stadium: Signal Iduna Park

Union Berlin v Holstein Kiel

1 March 2025 24	Union Berlin	v	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin

8 March 2025 25	Eintracht Frankfurt	v	Union Berlin	Frankfurt
				Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park

Union Berlin v Bayern Munich

15 March 2025 26	Union Berlin	v	Bayern Munich	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg

5 April 2025 28	Union Berlin	v	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

12 April 2025 29	Bayer Leverkusen	v	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
				Stadium: BayArena

Union Berlin v Werder Bremen

3 May 2025 32	Union Berlin	v	Werder Bremen	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

Union Berlin v 1. FC Heidenheim

10 May 2025 33	Union Berlin	v	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
				Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2024–25 DFB-Pokal

Greifswalder FC v Union Berlin

17 August 2024 First round	Greifswalder FC	0–1	Union Berlin	Greifswald
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Vertessen 67'	Stadium: Volksstadion Greifswald Referee: Lukas Benen

Arminia Bielefeld v Union Berlin

30 October 2024 Second round	Arminia Bielefeld	2–0	Union Berlin	Bielefeld
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wörl 12',  79' Bazee  45+2' André Becker 71',  81'	Report	Hollerbach  75'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,117 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger