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: