2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2016–17 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 51st season in the football club's history. For the 7th consecutive season, Union Berlin play in the 2. Bundesliga. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. The season covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Union Berlin
2016–17 season
ManagerJens Keller
StadiumStadion An der Alten Försterei
2. Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalSecond round
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2017.

Players

Squad
As of 20 January 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GER Daniel Mesenhöler
3 DF  AUT Emanuel Pogatetz
4 DF  CRO Roberto Punčec
5 DF  GER Benjamin Kessel
6 DF  DEN Kristian Pedersen
7 MF  GER Benjamin Köhler
8 MF  GER Stephan Fürstner
9 FW  GER Sebastian Polter
10 MF  GER Dennis Daube
11 MF  GER Maximilian Thiel
12 GK  DEN Jakob Busk
13 MF  GER Raffael Korte
14 MF   SUI Adrian Nikçi
16 FW  AUT Philipp Hosiner
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  SWE Simon Hedlund
18 MF  GER Kenny Prince Redondo
19 MF  CRO Damir Kreilach
23 MF  GER Felix Kroos (Captain)
24 FW  GER Steven Skrzybski
25 DF  GER Christopher Lenz
27 MF  KVX Eroll Zejnullahu
28 DF  AUT Christopher Trimmel
29 DF  GER Michael Parensen
30 GK  AUT Michael Gspurning
34 DF  GER Fabian Schönheim
37 DF  GER Toni Leistner
39 MF  GER Lukas Lämmel

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

2. Bundesliga
Main article: 2016–17 2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Hannover 96 (P) 34 19 10 5 51 32 +19 67 Promotion to Bundesliga
3 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 19 9 6 50 36 +14 66 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Union Berlin 34 18 6 10 51 39 +12 60
5 Dynamo Dresden 34 13 11 10 53 46 +7 50
6 1. FC Heidenheim 34 12 10 12 43 39 +4 46
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(P) Promoted.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 18 6 10 51 39  +12 60 11 3 3 29 12  +17 7 3 7 22 27  −5

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: kicker

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDDWWWWLWWLLDWWLDWDWWWWWWLLDWLWLLW
Position17151512963533335333311111111333344444
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
6 August 2016 1 VfL Bochum 2–1 Union Berlin Bochum
13:00 CET Bastians  57'
Weilandt  77'
Wurtz  90'		 Report Schönheim  39'
Kreilach  42'  72'		 Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 17,118
Referee: Robert Kampka
15 August 2016 2 Union Berlin 2–2 Dynamo Dresden Berlin
20:15 CET Redondo  15'
Fürstner  27'
Quaner  58'  66'		 Report Aosman  8'  48'
Lambertz  69'
Berko  70'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
28 August 2016 3 Arminia Bielefeld 4–4 Union Berlin Bielefeld
13:30 CET Schuppan  30'
Klos  42'  75'
Nöthe  63'
Ulm  84'		 Report Fürstner  29'  37'
Punčec  34'
Skrzybski  66'  81'
Quaner  68'
Kroos  90+1'		 Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 13,604
Referee: Timo Gerach
10 September 2016 4 Union Berlin 4–0 Karlsruher SC Berlin
13:00 CET Leistner  12'
Kreilach  22'
Quaner  44'  76'
Skrzybski  60' (pen.)		 Report Kinsombi  6'
Sallahi  32'
Vollath  60'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,356
Referee: Aarne Aarink
16 September 2016 5 TSV 1860 Munich 1–2 Union Berlin Munich
18:30 CET Liendl  25' (pen.)
Përdedaj  41'
Adlung  65'
Wittek  83'		 Report Skrzybski  5'
Schönheim  25' 
Redondo  40'
Kroos  63'
Busk  72'		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 19,300
Referee: Florian Heft
21 September 2016 6 Würzburger Kickers 0–1 Union Berlin Würzburg
17:30 CET Kurzweg  90+4' Report Quaner  84' Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
26 September 2016 7 Union Berlin 2–0 FC St. Pauli Berlin
20:15 CET Hosiner  12'
Redondo  42'		 Report Ziereis  65'
Sobota  90'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Harm Osmers
30 September 2016 8 Nürnberg 2–0 Union Berlin Nuremberg
18:30 CET Salli  26' 
Möhwald  45+1'
Teuchert  83'
Brečko  85'		 Report Pedersen  24' 
Punčec  72'
Leistner  90+1'		 Stadium: Stadion Nürnberg
Attendance: 24,465
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 October 2016 9 Union Berlin 2–1 Hannover 96 Berlin
13:30 CET Kreilach  10'
Trimmel  27'
Parensen  44'
Quaner  75'
Hosiner  79'
Fürstner  89'		 Report Anton  12'
Karaman  17'
Klaus  90+6'  90+8'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Robert Hartmann
23 October 2016 10 Erzgebirge Aue 1–3 Union Berlin Aue
13:30 CET Kvesić  20'
Riedel  41'		 Report Leistner  11'
Kreilach  41'  63'
Skrzybski  82'		 Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
29 October 2016 11 Union Berlin 0–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Berlin
13:00 CET Hedlund  65'
Hosiner  71'		 Report Ayhan  50' 
Kiesewetter  54'
Bebou  56'
Bellinghausen  57'
Bodzek  69'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,195
Referee: Patrick Alt
5 November 2016 12 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Union Berlin Kaiserslautern
13:00 CET Aliji  23'
Gaus  71'
Mwene  80'
Ziegler  86'		 Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 21,446
Referee: Sören Storks
20 November 2016 13 Union Berlin 1–1 Stuttgart Berlin
13:30 CET Daube  31'
Skrzybski  60'
Fürstner  88'		 Report Terodde  3'
Kamiński  38'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 22,012
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
27 November 2016 14 Sandhausen 0–1 Union Berlin Sandhausen
13:30 CET Pledl  76' Report Kroos  12'  73'
Trimmel  32'
Daube  45'		 Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Alexander Sather
5 December 2016 15 Union Berlin 2–0 Eintracht Braunschweig Berlin
20:15 CET Hedlund  56'
Leistner  80'
Daube  82'		 Report Moll  60' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,312
Referee: Christian Dingert
9 December 2016 16 Heidenheim 3–0 Union Berlin Heidenheim an der Brenz
18:30 CET Kleindienst  34'
Schnatterer  58' (pen.)
Beermann  74'
Halloran  90+2'		 Report Brandy  81' Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Robert Schröder
11 December 2016 17 Union Berlin 1–1 Greuther Fürth Berlin
13:30 CET Kroos  62'
Leistner  65'
Fürstner  90+1'		 Report Dursun  80' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
27 January 2017 18 Union Berlin 2–1 VfL Bochum Berlin
18:30 CET Punčec  42'
Polter  67'
Skrzybski  80'
Trimmel  83'
Kreilach  90'		 Report Fabian  38'
Hoogland  40'
Wurtz  69'
Quaschner  87'		 Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,130
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
5 February 2017 19 Dynamo Dresden 0–0 Union Berlin Dresden
13:30 CET Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 30,153
Referee: Benjamin Brand
12 February 2017 20 Union Berlin 3–1 Arminia Bielefeld Berlin
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Martin Petersen
19 February 2017 21 Karlsruher SC 1–2 Union Berlin Karlsruhe
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Thorben Siewer
24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) 22 Union Berlin 2–0 1860 Munich Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) 23 Union Berlin 2–0 Würzburger Kickers Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24 FC St. Pauli 1–2 Union Berlin Hamburg
Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
20 March 2017 (2017-03-20) 25 Union Berlin 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26 Hannover 96 2–0 Union Berlin Hanover
Report Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27 Union Berlin 0–1 Erzgebirge Aue Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09) 28 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–2 Union Berlin Düsseldorf
Report Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena
16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) 29 Union Berlin 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 30 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Union Berlin Stuttgart
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 31 Union Berlin 2–1 SV Sandhausen Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 32 Eintracht Braunschweig 3–1 Union Berlin Braunschweig
Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 33 Union Berlin 0–1 1. FC Heidenheim Berlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 34 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–2 Union Berlin Fürth
Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

DFB-Pokal
21 August 2016 Round 1 MSV Duisburg 1 - 2 (a.e.t.) Union Berlin Duisburg
15:30 Iljutcenko  67'
Wiegel  97'
Albutat  110'		 Report Quaner  62'
Schnellhardt  95' (o.g.)
Pedersen  114'		 Stadium: Schauinsland-Reisen-Arena
Attendance: 14,209
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 October 2016 (2016-10-26) Second round Borussia Dortmund 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		 Union Berlin Dortmund
21:00 Parensen  44' (o.g.) Report Parensen  55'
Punčec  77'
Skrzybski  81'
Fürstner  91'
Trimmel  98'		 Stadium: SIGNAL IDUNA PARK
Attendance: 79,037
Referee: Jochen Drees
Penalties

References
  1. "Profis Saison 2016/17" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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