2021–22 1. FC Union Berlin season
Union Berlin 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season was 1. FC Union Berlin 's 57th season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the Bundesliga , the top tier of German football. The club participated in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Europa Conference League .
Players
Squad
As of 22 February 2022[ 1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Background
After finishing the 2019–20 season , their first in the Bundesliga , in 11th-place, Union started the 2020–21 season strongly and were in fifth-place and one point behind third-place after 16 matches.[ 2] Union picked up just seven points from their next 8 matches before a return to fitness for Max Kruse saw an upturn in the club's form as they secured a seventh-placed finish and qualification to the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League after Kruse scored a stoppage time winner in a final day victory over RB Leipzig .[ 2] [ 3]
Friendly matches
Competitions
Bundesliga
League table
Source:
DFB 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.
[ 7] Notes:
^ a b Since the 2021–22 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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
34
16
9
9
50
44
+6
57
10
5
2
25
17
+8
6
4
7
25
27
−2
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A H Result D D W D L W W W D L D W L W L D W D W W L L L W L D L W W W W D W W Position 7 12 8 8 8 7 7 5 5 6 6 5 6 5 6 8 7 7 5 4 5 8 9 7 7 8 9 7 7 6 6 7 6 5
Source:
DFB A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 25 June.[ 8]
Date
Time
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Referee
Ref.
14 August 2021
15:30
Bayer Leverkusen
Home
1–1
Awoniyi 7'
11,000
Tobias Reichel
[ 9]
22 August 2021
15:30
1899 Hoffenheim
Away
2–2
Gießelmann 10', Awoniyi 47'
8,014
Sascha Stegemann
[ 10]
29 August 2021
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Home
2–1
Gießelmann 22', Awoniyi 41'
11,006
Felix Brych
[ 11]
11 September 2021
15:30
FC Augsburg
Home
0–0
10,207
Martin Petersen
[ 12]
19 September 2021
17:30
Borussia Dortmund
Away
2–4
Kruse 57', Voglsammer 81'
25,000
Sven Jablonski
[ 13]
25 September 2021
15:30
Arminia Bielefeld
Home
1–0
Behrens 88'
11,000
Marco Fritz
[ 14]
3 October 2021
15:30
Mainz 05
Away
2–1
Awoniyi 69', 73'
16,000
Tobias Stieler
[ 15]
16 October 2021
15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
Home
2–0
Awoniyi 49', Becker 82'
10,978
Sascha Stegemann
[ 16]
24 October 2021
17:30
VfB Stuttgart
Away
1–1
Awoniyi 31'
32,535
Florian Badstübner
[ 17]
30 October 2021
15:30
Bayern Munich
Home
2–5
Gießelmann 43', Ryerson 65'
16,509
Harm Osmers
[ 18]
7 November 2021
17:30
1. FC Köln
Away
2–2
Ryerson 9', Prömel 45+1'
49,000
Daniel Siebert
[ 19]
20 November 2021
18:30
Hertha BSC
Home
2–0
Awoniyi 8', Trimmel 30'
22,012
Felix Brych
[ 20]
28 November 2021
15:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Away
1–2
Kruse 62'
24,000
Sascha Stegemann
[ 21]
3 December 2021
20:30
RB Leipzig
Home
2–1
Awoniyi 6', Baumgartl 57'
13,506
Harm Osmers
[ 22]
12 December 2021
15:30
Greuther Fürth
Away
0–1
0
Sven Jablonski
[ 23]
15 December 2021
20:30
SC Freiburg
Home
0–0
5,000
Deniz Aytekin
[ 24]
18 December 2021
15:30
VfL Bochum
Away
1–0
Kruse 16'
13,500
Tobias Reichel
[ 25]
8 January 2022
15:30
Bayer Leverkusen
Away
2–2
Prömel 45', 50'
0
Matthias Jöllenbeck
[ 26]
15 January 2022
15:30
1899 Hoffenheim
Home
2–1
Voglsammer 22', Prömel 73'
3,000
Martin Petersen
[ 27]
22 January 2022
15:30
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Away
2–1
Kruse 18' (pen. ), 84'
750
Felix Brych
[ 28]
5 February 2022
15:30
FC Augsburg
Away
0–2
7,600
Harm Osmers
[ 29]
13 February 2022
15:30
Borussia Dortmund
Home
0–3
10,000
Matthias Jöllenbeck
[ 30]
19 February 2022
15:30
Arminia Bielefeld
Away
0–1
10,000
Daniel Schlager
[ 31]
26 February 2022
15:30
Mainz 05
Home
3–1
Haraguchi 8', Becker 56', Awoniyi 75'
10,000
Bastian Dankert
[ 32]
5 March 2022
15:30
VfL Wolfsburg
Away
0–1
15,703
Patrick Ittrich
[ 33]
12 March 2022
15:30
VfB Stuttgart
Home
1–1
Awoniyi 41' (pen. )
16,509
Robert Hartmann
[ 34]
19 March 2022
18:30
Bayern Munich
Away
0–4
37,000
Harm Osmers
[ 35]
1 April 2022
20:30
1. FC Köln
Home
1–0
Awoniyi 49'
22,012
Florian Badstübner
[ 36]
9 April 2022
18:30
Hertha BSC
Away
4–1
Haraguchi 31', Prömel 53', Becker 74', Michel 85'
74,667
Sven Jablonski
[ 37]
17 April 2022
17:30
Eintracht Frankfurt
Home
2–0
Awoniyi 17', Prömel 21'
22,000
Frank Willenborg
[ 38]
23 April 2022
15:30
RB Leipzig
Away
2–1
Michel 86', Behrens 89'
45,770
Daniel Schlager
[ 39]
29 April 2022
20:30
Greuther Fürth
Home
1–1
Michel 72'
22,012
Patrick Ittrich
[ 40]
7 May 2022
15:30
SC Freiburg
Away
4–1
Prömel 11', Trimmel 30', Becker 41', Schäfer 90'
34,700
Felix Brych
[ 41]
14 May 2022
15:30
VfL Bochum
Home
3–2
Prömel 5', Awoniyi 25' (pen. ), 88'
22,012
Marco Fritz
[ 42]
DFB-Pokal
Round
Date
Time
Opponent
Venue
Result F–A
Scorers
Attendance
Referee
Ref.
First round
8 August 2021
15:30
Türkgücü München
Away
1–0
Kruse 23'
3,500
Martin Petersen
[ 43]
Second round
26 October 2021
18:30
Waldhof Mannheim
Away
3–1 (a.e.t. )
Behrens 18', 118', Awoniyi 94'
14,651
Benjamin Brand
[ 44]
Round of 16
19 January 2022
20:45
Hertha BSC
Away
3–2
Voglsammer 11', Stark 50', Knoche 55'
3,000
Deniz Aytekin
[ 45]
Quarter-finals
1 March 2022
20:45
FC St. Pauli
Home
2–1
Becker 45', Voglsammer 75'
10,000
Florian Badstübner
[ 46]
Semi-finals
20 April 2022
20:45
RB Leipzig
Away
1–2
Becker 25'
47,069
Felix Brych
[ 47]
Europa Conference League
Group stage
Transfers
In
Out
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
Notes
References
1. FC Union Berlin
Information Seasons Matches
League competitions
Cup competitions
Men
DFB-Pokal (Final )
DFL-Supercup
Verbandspokal (Baden , Bayern , Berlin , Brandenburg , Bremen , Hamburg , Hessen , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Mittelrhein , Niederrhein , Niedersachsen , Rheinland , Saarland , Sachsen , Sachsen-Anhalt , Schleswig-Holstein , Südbaden , Südwest , Thüringen , Westfalen , Württemberg )
Women
European competitions
Related to national teams
Transfers