In Dresden:
Start of the indoor season for the traditional team.
For the traditional team of 1. FC Union Berlin, the "Budenzeit 2025/2026" begins on Saturday, 13.12.2025, with the well-attended "14th Walter-Fritzsch-Oldie-Hallen-Turnier" at the BallsportARENA Dresden, where Ulf Kirsten will serve as the patron.
The event in the Saxon capital begins at 13:00. The tournament format with eight teams consists of a group stage, the semi-finals, and the final. At the beginning, the semi-finalists will be determined in these groups:
GROUP A
SG Dynamo Dresden
1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Kaiserslautern
1. FC Magdeburg
GROUP B
SV Werder Bremen
FC Erzgebirge Aue
FC Energie Cottbus
FC Carl Zeiss Jena
Here you can find more information about the event.
For the Eisernen Legenden, the squad on 13.12.2025 is as follows:
Goalkeeper: Kilian Pruschke
Players: Ronny Nikol, Thomas Boden, Philip Möhle, Christoph Menz, Chinedu Ede, Ronny Jank, Daniel Göhlert, Karim Benyamina, Tom Schneider, Björn Brunnemann
Staff: Dr. Detlef Schwarz (Coach), Manfred Kühn (Physiotherapist), Dirk Jürschik (Team Manager), Stefanie Vogler (Media)
This winter, 1. FC Union Berlin will participate in the following other traditional tournaments:
Sat | 03.01.2026 | from 15:00 | Budenzauber at the EmslandARENA Lingen a. d. Ems
Fri | 09.01.2026 | from 18:00 | Bretterknaller at the Lausitz Arena Cottbus
Sat | 10.01.2026 | from 13:30 | Traditional Hall Tournament at the Niederlausitzhalle Senftenberg