Hundreds of Union fans took advantage of the first day of the subscription period to sign up for their Alte Försterei shares and become stadium owners.
1. FC Union Berlin drew 1-1 with VfL Bochum in front of more than five thousand people in their final home game of 2024 on Sunday afternoon. Pia Metzker opened the scoring for the hosts, only for them to be pegged back through Nina Kerkhof’s wonder-strike, and though by far the better side, the point keeps them in second place in the table.
1. FC Union Berlin lost 3-2 to VfB Stuttgart on a furious Friday evening, that saw the hosts come back after Danilho Doekhi and Robert Skov had put Union 2-0 up. Nick Woltemade scored two while Atakan Karazor scored the winner.
On Sunday, 8 December 2024, the women's team of 1. FC Union Berlin will host VfL Bochum in the 12th matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. Kick off in the clash between the 2. Liga’s second and third-placed teams at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 14:00.
Following last weekend’s clash against the reigning champions, the men's team of 1. FC Union Berlin will now face the reigning runners-up, VfB Stuttgart, on Friday, 6 December 2024. Kick off in Baden-Württemberg is at 20:30.
Union defender Eleni Markou has suffered an injury while away with the Greek national team and will miss out on the final two games before the winter break.
In January 2025, 1. FC Union Berlin's men's team will play two home games within four days. As usual, tickets for both matches will be allocated by lottery. The draw for the game against FCA starts on Thursday, 05 December, while the lottery for the game against Mainz is planned for the period from 13 to 16 December.
‘EISERN statt EINSAM’ (Iron instead of Lonely), is the phrase often used at this time of yera by the “UNION VEREINT. Schulter an Schulter” foundation, the Economic Council and the Eiserner V.I.R.U.S. e.V. They are organising an Advent market together with the “Laib und Seele” association in the car park at the Fanhaus on Sunday, 8 December
1. FC Union Berlin lost at home for the first time this season – going down 2-1 against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Having conceded a goal inside the opening three minutes of the game, Wooyeong Jeong equalized in the 29th minute, only for Patrik Schick to score to give the hosts the win.
In the penultimate home game of the 2024 calendar year, 1. FC Union Berlin’s men will host the reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the 12th matchday on Saturday, 30 November 2024. Kick off at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 15:30 pm.
On 10 December at 08:00, Union members will have the chance to become owners of their home ground in Berlin-Köpenick for the first time since 2011, by purchasing the new stadium share.
Three players from the women's team of 1. FC Union Berlin have been nominated to represent their countries in November and December. This is the last international break of 2024.
1. FC Union Berlin lost 1-0 away against VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon. Despite a much improved second half performance, that rarely saw them played off the pitch, Ridle Baku’s 71st minute goal was enough to settle the tie.
1. FC Union Berlin lost 2-0 on Friday night to the Bundesliga’s Eintracht Frankfurt in the DFB Pokal. But they were courageous and looked like they could spring a great upset until Tanja Pawollek’s 83rd minute opener. Barbara Dunst made it two, a minute into time added on.
1. FC Union Berlin’s men’s team will start the final Bundesliga phase of 2024 on Saturday afternoon when they travel to play VfL Wolfsburg. Kick off in the Volkswagen Arena is at 15:30.
On Friday evening, 1. FC Union Berlin’s women’s team will host the current second placed team in the Bundesliga, Eintracht Frankfurt, in the DFB Pokal round of 16. Kick off at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei is at 18:30.
Having agreed upon the issue of up to 120,000 new shares in the Alte Försterei, the timeframe for applications has now been released.
1. FC Union Berlin’s women’s professional coaching team has been strengthened. Marie-Louise Eta will be working as an individual trainer within head coach Ailien Poese’s team for the rest of the season. The 33-year-old was previously assistant coach of the U19 juniors and held the same role with Union’s men's first team last season.
1. FC Union Berlin and chief scout Oliver Ruhnert have agreed to put their work together on hold from January 2025.
Around 1. FC Union Berlin's men's home game against SC Freiburg on 8 November 2024, there was time again this year for the ‘Winter, mollig, warm’ (winter cosy and warm) campaign.
