2022–23 1. FC Union Berlin season

Union Berlin

2022–23 season
President	Dirk Zingler
Head coach	Urs Fischer
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Bundesliga	4th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Sheraldo Becker (11) All: Sheraldo Becker (12)
Biggest win	6–1 vs Schalke 04
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs Bayer Leverkusen
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2022–23 season was the 57th in the history of 1. FC Union Berlin and their fourth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the UEFA Europa League.

Players

Squad

As of 30 January 2023^[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  DEN Frederik Rønnow 2 MF  NOR Morten Thorsby 3 DF  GER Paul Jaeckel 4 DF  POR Diogo Leite (on loan from Porto) 5 DF  NED Danilho Doekhi 7 MF  GER Levin Öztunalı 8 MF  GER Rani Khedira (vice-captain) 11 FW  GER Sven Michel 12 GK  DEN Jakob Busk 13 MF  HUN András Schäfer 14 MF  GER Paul Seguin 16 FW  GER Tim Maciejewski 17 FW  GER Kevin Behrens 18 DF  CRO Josip Juranović

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  GER Janik Haberer 20 MF  TUN Aïssa Laïdouni 23 DF  GER Niko Gießelmann 25 DF  GER Timo Baumgartl (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) 26 DF  GLP Jérôme Roussillon 27 FW  SUR Sheraldo Becker 28 DF  AUT Christopher Trimmel (captain) 30 MF  GER Kevin Möhwald 31 DF  GER Robin Knoche 32 MF  SRB Miloš Pantović 37 GK  GER Lennart Grill (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) 40 FW  GER Jamie Leweling 45 FW  USA Jordan Pefok

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  GER Dominique Heintz (on loan to VfL Bochum until 30 June 2023) — DF  NED Rick van Drongelen (on loan to Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2023) — MF  GER Laurenz Dehl (on loan to Viktoria Berlin until 30 June 2023) — MF  JPN Keita Endo (on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
32	FW	Miloš Pantović	VfL Bochum	Free	1 July 2022	[2]
19	MF	Janik Haberer	SC Freiburg	Free	1 July 2022	[3]
37	GK	Lennart Grill	Bayer Leverkusen	Loan	1 July 2022	[4]
26	DF	Jérôme Roussillon	VfL Wolfsburg	Undisclosed	12 January 2023	[5]
18	DF	Josip Juranović	Celtic	€8,500,000	22 January 2023
20	MF	Aïssa Laïdouni	Ferencváros	€4,100,000	27 January 2023	[6]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
14	FW	Taiwo Awoniyi	Nottingham Forest	€17,000,000	1 July 2022	[7]
21	MF	Grischa Prömel	1899 Hoffenheim	Free	1 July 2022	[8]
33	DF	Dominique Heintz	VfL Bochum	Loan	11 August 2022	[9]
6	DF	Julian Ryerson	Borussia Dortmund	€5,000,000	17 January 2023	[10]
24	MF	Genki Haraguchi	VfB Stuttgart	€1,000,000	30 January 2023	[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1. FC Magdeburg v Union Berlin

2 July 2022 Friendly	1. FC Magdeburg	1–4	Union Berlin	Magdeburg
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Atik 33'	Report	Voglsammer 1' Behrens 8' Endo 54' Skarke 87'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 7,955

Eintracht Braunschweig v Union Berlin

6 July 2022 Friendly	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–0	Union Berlin	Braunschweig, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pherai 55'	Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 4,432

Union Berlin v Bohemians

9 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–1	Bohemians	Berlin, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Doekhi 12' Voglsammer 68'	Report	Coote 74'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 15,932

Union Berlin v České Budějovice

15 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–0	České Budějovice	Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Austria
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Seguin 37'	Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Neukirchen am Großvenediger Attendance: 500

Union Berlin v Udinese

16 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–3	Udinese	Lienz, Austria
15:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Khedira 44',  51' Nuytinck 49' (o.g.) Schäfer  50' Heintz  54' Knoche 63'	Report	Nestorovski 25', 43',  74' Benković 55' Walace  57'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Referee: Marco Schlacher (Austria)

Union Berlin v Nottingham Forest

23 July 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–0	Nottingham Forest	Berlin, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pefok 36'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 15,467

Union Berlin v Hannover 96

9 August 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–1	Hannover 96	Berlin, Germany
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 87'	Report	Tresoldi 54'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 825

Union Berlin v Hansa Rostock

14 December 2022 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–0	Hansa Rostock	Berlin, Germany
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Becker 56', 60'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 11,931

Union Berlin v FC Augsburg

7 January 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–0	FC Augsburg	Orihuela Costa, Spain
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pefok 57' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Campo 1 Attendance: 300

Union Berlin v FC Augsburg

7 January 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	4–1	FC Augsburg	Orihuela Costa, Spain
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Michel 12', 39' Leweling 26' Behrens 35'	Report	Petkov 81'	Stadium: Real Club de Golf Campoamor Campo 1 Attendance: 400

Union Berlin v Žilina

14 January 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–1	Žilina	Berlin, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Haraguchi 21' Doekhi 43' Behrens 80'	Report	Jambor 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 3,618

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	6 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	4th	34	18	8	8	51	38	+13	052.94
DFB-Pokal	1 August 2022	4 April 2023	First round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	6	4	+2	075.00
UEFA Europa League	8 September 2022	16 March 2023	Group stage	Round of 16	10	5	2	3	10	9	+1	050.00
Total					48	26	10	12	67	51	+16	054.17

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2022–23 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Borussia Dortmund	34	22	5	7	83	44	+39	71	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	RB Leipzig	34	20	6	8	64	41	+23	66
4	Union Berlin	34	18	8	8	51	38	+13	62
5	SC Freiburg	34	17	8	9	51	44	+7	59	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	14	8	12	57	49	+8	50

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.^[12]
Notes:

1. Since the 2022–23 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	18	8	8	51	38	+13	62	11	6	0	30	11	+19	7	2	8	21	27	−6

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	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	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	W	L	W
Position	3	5	3	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	5	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[13]

Union Berlin v Hertha BSC

6 August 2022 1	Union Berlin	3–1	Hertha BSC	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pefok 31' Knoche  35', 54' Becker 50' Leweling  90+3'	Report	Uremović  52' Šunjić  77' Lukebakio 85',  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

Mainz 05 v Union Berlin

14 August 2022 2	Mainz 05	0–0	Union Berlin	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Onisiwo  5'	Report		Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 25,009 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Union Berlin v RB Leipzig

20 August 2022 3	Union Berlin	2–1	RB Leipzig	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pefok 32' Becker 38' Rønnow  49' Behrens  65'	Report	Kampl  30' Orbán 83'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,056 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Schalke 04 v Union Berlin

27 August 2022 4	Schalke 04	1–6	Union Berlin	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bülter 31' (pen.) Thiaw  45'	Report	Thorsby 6' Becker 36', 46' Haberer 45+3' Michel 87', 90'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Union Berlin v Bayern Munich

3 September 2022 5	Union Berlin	1–1	Bayern Munich	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 12' Khedira  87'	Report	Kimmich 15',  26' Gravenberch  72'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Frank Willenborg

1. FC Köln v Union Berlin

11 September 2022 6	1. FC Köln	0–1	Union Berlin	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kilian  9'  81' Pedersen  54' Schindler  72'	Report	Hübers 3' (o.g.) Pefok 10' Knoche  53'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg

18 September 2022 7	Union Berlin	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pefok 54' Becker 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder

Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin

1 October 2022 8	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	Union Berlin	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Götze 12' Lindstrøm 42' Kolo Muani  43'  68' Rode  57'	Report	Becker  19' Khedira  65' Michel  74' Giesselmann  77'	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 50,500 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

9 October 2022 9	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karazor  58' Guirassy  78'  82'	Report	Gießelmann  66' Jaeckel 76' Khedira  78' Seguin  90+3'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 43,250 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

16 October 2022 10	Union Berlin	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer 8', 21' Baumgartl  16'	Report	Özcan  29' Schlotterbeck  55'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Stieler

VfL Bochum v Union Berlin

23 October 2022 11	VfL Bochum	2–1	Union Berlin	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ordets  17' Hofmann 43' Holtmann 71'	Report	Jaeckel  35' Ryerson  70' Pantović 78', 90+3' Skarke  78'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,460 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach

30 October 2022 12	Union Berlin	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Michel  64' Behrens 79' Ryerson  90+1' Trimmel  90+5' Doekhi 90+7'	Report	Elvedi 33' Thuram  67' Sippel  79'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Harm Osmers

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

6 November 2022 13	Bayer Leverkusen	5–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Amiri  19' Andrich 46' Diaby 56', 58' Hložek 68' Bakker 76'	Report	Khedira  24' Pefok  26' Thorsby  41' Leite  85'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v FC Augsburg

9 November 2022 14	Union Berlin	2–2	FC Augsburg	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Becker 7' Khedira  12' Behrens 22'	Report	Niederlechner 8', 39' Gumny  20' Bauer  21' Demirović  25' Gouweleeuw  47'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,614 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

SC Freiburg v Union Berlin

13 November 2022 15	SC Freiburg	4–1	Union Berlin	Freiburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grifo 4' (pen.), 6', 20' (pen.) Gregoritsch 45+1'	Report	Knoche 9' Leite  19' Pantović  79' Michel 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v 1899 Hoffenheim

21 January 2023 16	Union Berlin	3–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pefok 25' Gießelmann  45+2' Doekhi 73', 89' Seguin  90+2' Leweling 90+6'	Report	Bebou 43' Kabak  45+3'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,747 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Werder Bremen v Union Berlin

25 January 2023 17	Werder Bremen	1–2	Union Berlin	Bremen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pieper 14'	Report	Haberer 18' Behrens 46'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Hertha BSC v Union Berlin

28 January 2023 18	Hertha BSC	0–2	Union Berlin	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boateng  90+4'	Report	Doekhi 44' Khedira  49' Seguin 67',  90'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 74,667 Referee: Felix Brych

Union Berlin v Mainz 05

4 February 2023 19	Union Berlin	2–1	Mainz 05	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Behrens 32' Seguin  72' Pefok 84'	Report	Ajorque  45' Ingvartsen 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner

RB Leipzig v Union Berlin

11 February 2023 20	RB Leipzig	1–2	Union Berlin	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Henrichs 24' Halstenberg  60' Schlager  69' Werner  81' Poulsen  88'	Report	Knoche  57', 72' (pen.) Haberer 61' Laïdouni  65' Pefok  90+1' Leite  90+5'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 47,069 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Union Berlin v Schalke 04

19 February 2023 21	Union Berlin	0–0	Schalke 04	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Behrens  32' Gießelmann  55'	Report	Jenz  22'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Reichel

Bayern Munich v Union Berlin

26 February 2023 22	Bayern Munich	3–0	Union Berlin	Munich
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Choupo-Moting 31' Coman 40' Musiala 45+1' Pavard  84'	Report	Thorsby  33'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln

4 March 2023 23	Union Berlin	0–0	1. FC Köln	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pefok  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Stieler

VfL Wolfsburg v Union Berlin

12 March 2023 27	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bornauw  73' Wimmer 84'	Report	Khedira  6' Thorsby  14' Juranović 72' (pen.) Leite  75' Behrens  90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,554 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

19 March 2023 25	Union Berlin	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Khedira 53' Doekhi  60' Behrens 75' Roussillon  77' Rønnow  90+1'	Report	Tuta  57' Kolo Muani  83'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

Union Berlin v VfB Stuttgart

1 April 2023 26	Union Berlin	3–0	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Leite  28' Becker 51' Behrens 65' Haraguchi 68' (o.g.)	Report	Haraguchi  23'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin

8 April 2023 27	Borussia Dortmund	2–1	Union Berlin	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Süle  1' Adeyemi  16' Malen 28' Moukoko 79' Reus  90' Can  90+1' Bynoe-Gittens  90+5'	Report	Behrens  54', 61' Becker  56'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

16 April 2023 28	Union Berlin	1–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Juranović 45+2' Jaeckel  50'  61'	Report	Osterhage  28' Stöger 55' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Union Berlin

23 April 2023 29	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–1	Union Berlin	Mönchengladbach
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Itakura  8' Neuhaus  24' Elvedi  45'	Report	Laïdouni  33' Behrens  35' Becker 60'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 52,107 Referee: Martin Petersen

Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen

29 April 2023 30	Union Berlin	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Leite  64'	Report	Kossounou  74'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

FC Augsburg v Union Berlin

6 May 2023 31	FC Augsburg	1–0	Union Berlin	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Engels  11' Gouweleeuw  19' Beljo 53'	Report	Laïdouni  64' Jaeckel  72'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Union Berlin v SC Freiburg

13 May 2023 32	Union Berlin	4–2	SC Freiburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 5',  33' Khedira  15' Becker 36', 38',  37' Laïdouni 80'	Report	Gulde 56' Grifo 70' (pen.) Gregoritsch  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

1899 Hoffenheim v Union Berlin

20 May 2023 33	1899 Hoffenheim	4–2	Union Berlin	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bebou 22' Kramarić 36' (pen.), 90',  90+1' Prömel  81' Dabbur  90+8', 90+9' Stiller  90+8'	Report	Leite  35' Haberer  39' Doekhi 45+4' Baumgartl  79' Roussillon  86' Becker  87' Laïdouni 90+5'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

Union Berlin v Werder Bremen

27 May 2023 34	Union Berlin	1–0	Werder Bremen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Laïdouni  45' Khedira 81'	Report	Philipp  49' Pavlenka  68' Bittencourt  71'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2022–23 DFB-Pokal

Chemnitzer FC v Union Berlin

1 August 2022 First round	Chemnitzer FC	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Union Berlin	Chemnitz
18:01 CEST (UTC+2)	Müller 62' Walther  102'	Report	Pefok 64' Schäfer  111' Behrens 114'	Stadium: Stadion an der Gellertstraße Attendance: 13,465 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Union Berlin v 1. FC Heidenheim

19 October 2022 Second round	Union Berlin	2–0	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Puchacz 7' Michel 52' Knoche  90'	Report	Mainka  29' Geipl  62'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,500 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg

31 January 2023 Round of 16	Union Berlin	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Knoche 12' Khedira  42' Gießelmann  42'  87' Behrens 79'	Report	Waldschmidt 5' Svanberg  57' Van de Ven  77' F. Nmecha  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin

4 April 2023 Quarter-finals	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–0	Union Berlin	Frankfurt
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kolo Muani 11', 13'	Report		Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Bastian Dankert

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		USG	UBE	BRA	MAL
1	Union Saint-Gilloise	6	4	1	1	11	7	+4	13	Advance to round of 16		—	0–1	3–3	3–2
2	Union Berlin	6	4	0	2	4	2	+2	12	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10	Transfer to Europa Conference League		1–2	1–0	—	2–1
4	Malmö FF	6	0	0	6	3	11	−8	0			0–2	0–1	0–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise

8 September 2022 1	Union Berlin	0–1	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Trimmel  51' Schäfer  90' Michel  90+4'	Report	Lynen 39' Lapoussin  79'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,512 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Braga v Union Berlin

15 September 2022 2	Braga	1–0	Union Berlin	Braga, Portugal
22:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Banza  45+3' A. Horta  71' Vitinha 77'	Report	Schäfer  27' Behrens  90' Ryerson  90+5'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 17,782 Referee: Filip Glova (Slovakia)

Malmö FF v Union Berlin

6 October 2022 3	Malmö FF	0–1	Union Berlin	Malmö, Sweden
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rakip  42' Beijmo  73'	Report	Schäfer  45+1' Becker 68' Haberer  79'	Stadium: Eleda Stadion Attendance: 16,057 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Union Berlin v Malmö FF

13 October 2022 4	Union Berlin	1–0	Malmö FF	Berlin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer  8' Trimmel  29' Knoche  61', 89' (pen.) Khedira  63' Thorsby  72'	Report	Kiese Thelin  14' Peña  36' Olsson  77' Knudsen  84' Lomotey  87',  90' Christiansen  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Union Berlin v Braga

27 October 2022 5	Union Berlin	1–0	Braga	Berlin
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Thorsby  33' Knoche 68' (pen.) Ryerson  72' Rønnow  90+1'	Report	Fabiano  39' Ruiz  45+2' Castro  47' A. Horta  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,082 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Union Berlin

3 November 2022 6	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1	Union Berlin	Leuven, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Adingra  78' Eckert  80' Rodríguez  90+4'	Report	Michel 6' Becker  9' Haberer  48' Trimmel  90+1'	Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 5,597 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
Note: The match was played at Den Dreef in Leuven, instead of Union Saint-Gilloise's regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium in Brussels, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 7 November 2022.

Ajax v Union Berlin

16 February 2023 First leg	Ajax	0–0	Union Berlin	Amsterdam, Netherlands
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Khedira  57' Doekhi  85'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 54,322 Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)

Union Berlin v Ajax

23 February 2023 Second leg	Union Berlin	3–1 (3–1 agg.)	Ajax	Berlin
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Becker  20' Knoche 20' (pen.) Doekhi  28', 50' Juranović 44'	Report	Bassey  17' Klaassen  20' Kudus 47',  90+5' Berghuis  90+2' Álvarez  90+6'  90+7' Tadić  90+6'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

Union Berlin v Union Saint-Gilloise

9 March 2023 First leg	Union Berlin	3–3	Union Saint-Gilloise	Berlin
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Juranović 42' Knoche 69', 69',  75' Gießelmann  85' Michel 89'	Report	Vertessen  20', 58' Boniface 28', 72' Lynen  53' Burgess  68'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Union Saint-Gilloise v Union Berlin

16 March 2023 Second leg	Union Saint-Gilloise	3–0 (6–3 agg.)	Union Berlin	Brussels, Belgium
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Teuma 18' Lazare 63' Nieuwkoop  85' Lapoussin 90+4'	Report	Leite  27' Laïdouni  48' Haberer  60'  80' Khedira  90+4'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 15,681 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)
Note: The match was played at the Constant Vanden Stock Stadium in Brussels, instead of Union Saint-Gilloise's regular stadium, the Joseph Marien Stadium, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	DEN	Frederik Rønnow	41	0	29	0	2	0	10	0
12	GK	DEN	Jakob Busk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK	GER	Lennart Grill	8	0	5	0	2	0	0+1	0
39	GK	GER	Yannic Stein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	GER	Paul Jaeckel	21	1	13+3	1	1+1	0	3	0
4	DF	POR	Diogo Leite	40	0	26+2	0	3	0	9	0
5	DF	NED	Danilho Doekhi	36	6	25	5	3	0	8	1
18	DF	CRO	Josip Juranović	18	4	10+2	2	2	0	4	2
23	DF	GER	Niko Gießelmann	36	0	14+12	0	2+1	0	1+6	0
25	DF	GER	Timo Baumgartl	8	0	6+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	FRA	Jérôme Roussillon	20	0	11+5	0	0+1	0	3	0
28	DF	AUT	Christopher Trimmel	36	0	20+5	0	2	0	6+3	0
31	DF	GER	Robin Knoche	46	7	32	2	4	1	10	4
Midfielders
2	MF	NOR	Morten Thorsby	34	1	8+16	1	0+2	0	4+4	0
7	MF	GER	Levin Öztunalı	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	GER	Rani Khedira	46	2	33	2	3	0	10	0
13	MF	HUN	András Schäfer	23	0	10+6	0	1+1	0	2+3	0
14	MF	GER	Paul Seguin	25	1	4+16	1	3	0	2	0
19	MF	GER	Janik Haberer	45	5	30+2	5	4	0	8+1	0
20	MF	TUN	Aïssa Laïdouni	19	2	11+3	2	0+1	0	3+1	0
30	MF	GER	Kevin Möhwald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	SRB	Miloš Pantović	14	1	0+13	1	0+1	0	0	0
35	MF	GER	Fabio Schneider	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	GER	Aljoscha Kemlein	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
11	FW	GER	Sven Michel	29	6	2+19	3	1+1	1	2+4	2
16	FW	GER	Tim Maciejewski	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	GER	Kevin Behrens	46	10	17+16	8	1+3	2	4+5	0
27	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker	48	12	33+1	11	4	0	10	1
40	FW	GER	Jamie Leweling	25	1	0+16	1	0+2	0	0+7	0
45	FW	USA	Jordan Pefok	42	5	16+15	4	2+1	1	4+4	0
Players transferred out during the season
6	DF	NOR	Julian Ryerson	21	0	12+1	0	1+1	0	5+1	0
26	DF	POL	Tymoteusz Puchacz	3	1	1	0	1	1	1	0
33	DF	GER	Dominique Heintz	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	JPN	Genki Haraguchi	19	0	6+5	0	1+1	0	3+3	0
9	FW	GER	Andreas Voglsammer	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
21	FW	GER	Tim Skarke	6	0	0+3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0

Source: Soccerway

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