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
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

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[edit]

Squad[edit]

As of 30 January 2023^[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	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[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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[edit]

In[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	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[edit]

League table[edit]

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	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]

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:

^ 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[edit]


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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[edit]

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

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

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

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[edit]

Group stage[edit]

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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[edit]

Knockout round play-offs[edit]

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

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)

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[edit]

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

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)

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[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

References[edit]

^ "Kader Saison 2022/23" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
^ "Milos Pantovic wird Unioner". 1.FC Union Berlin (in German). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Janik Haberer to join Union Berlin". SC Freiburg. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^ "Grill Signs on Loan".
^ "Moving to the capital". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 12 January 2023.
^ https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Union-Sign-A-ssa-La-douni-1242Q/
^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds complete club record Awoniyi signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.
^ "Prömel to return to TSG". 21 February 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Dominique Heintz joins VfL on loan". VfL Bochum. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ "Borussia Dortmund sign Julian Ryerson". Borussia Dortmund. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
^ "Genki Haraguchi signs for VfB Stuttgart". www.vfb.de/en. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
^ "DFL veröffentlicht Bundesliga-Spielplan 2022/23 im Juni". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.69254002985197-12] 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.

[1] "Kader Saison 2022/23" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 6 September 2022.

[2] "Milos Pantovic wird Unioner". 1.FC Union Berlin (in German). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[3] "Janik Haberer to join Union Berlin". SC Freiburg. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[4] "Grill Signs on Loan".

[5] "Moving to the capital". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 12 January 2023.

[6] ttps://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Union-Sign-A-ssa-La-douni-1242Q/

[7] Club, Nottingham Forest Football. "Reds complete club record Awoniyi signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club.

[8] "Prömel to return to TSG". 21 February 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[9] "Dominique Heintz joins VfL on loan". VfL Bochum. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

[10] "Borussia Dortmund sign Julian Ryerson". Borussia Dortmund. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.

[11] "Genki Haraguchi signs for VfB Stuttgart". www.vfb.de/en. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[13] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[14] "DFL veröffentlicht Bundesliga-Spielplan 2022/23 im Juni". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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