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. Position Player
1 GK Daniel Mesenhöler
3 DF Emanuel Pogatetz
4 DF Roberto Punčec
5 DF Benjamin Kessel
6 DF Kristian Pedersen
7 MF Benjamin Köhler
8 MF Stephan Fürstner
9 FW Sebastian Polter
10 MF Dennis Daube
11 MF Maximilian Thiel
12 GK Jakob Busk
13 MF Raffael Korte
14 MF Adrian Nikçi
16 FW Philipp Hosiner
No. Position Player
17 FW Simon Hedlund
18 MF Kenny Prince Redondo
19 MF Damir Kreilach
23 MF Felix Kroos (Captain)
24 FW Steven Skrzybski
25 DF Christopher Lenz
27 MF Eroll Zejnullahu
28 DF Christopher Trimmel
29 DF Michael Parensen
30 GK Michael Gspurning
34 DF Fabian Schönheim
37 DF Toni Leistner
39 MF 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 1VfL Bochum2–1Union BerlinBochum
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 2Union Berlin2–2Dynamo DresdenBerlin
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 3Arminia Bielefeld4–4Union BerlinBielefeld
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 4Union Berlin4–0Karlsruher SCBerlin
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 5TSV 1860 Munich1–2Union BerlinMunich
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 6Würzburger Kickers0–1Union BerlinWürzburg
17:30 CET Kurzweg  90+4' Report Quaner  84' Stadium: flyeralarm Arena
Attendance: 10,148
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
26 September 2016 7Union Berlin2–0FC St. PauliBerlin
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 8Nürnberg2–0Union BerlinNuremberg
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 9Union Berlin2–1Hannover 96Berlin
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 (referee)
23 October 2016 10Erzgebirge Aue1–3Union BerlinAue
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 11Union Berlin0–1Fortuna DüsseldorfBerlin
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 121. FC Kaiserslautern1–0Union BerlinKaiserslautern
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 13Union Berlin1–1StuttgartBerlin
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 14Sandhausen0–1Union BerlinSandhausen
13:30 CET Pledl  76' Report Kroos  12'  73'
Trimmel  32'
Daube  45'		 Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Alexander Sather
5 December 2016 15Union Berlin2–0Eintracht BraunschweigBerlin
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 16Heidenheim3–0Union BerlinHeidenheim an der Brenz
18:30 CET
Report Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Robert Schröder
11 December 2016 17Union Berlin1–1Greuther FürthBerlin
13:30 CET Leistner  65' Report Dursun  80' Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,228
Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus
27 January 2017 18Union Berlin2–1VfL BochumBerlin
18:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 19,130
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
5 February 2017 19Dynamo Dresden0–0Union BerlinDresden
13:30 CET Report Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
Attendance: 30,153
Referee: Benjamin Brand
12 February 2017 20Union Berlin3–1Arminia BielefeldBerlin
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 20,258
Referee: Martin Petersen
19 February 2017 21Karlsruher SC1–2Union BerlinKarlsruhe
13:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 13,531
Referee: Thorben Siewer
24 February 2017 (2017-02-24) 22Union Berlin2–01860 MunichBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
3 March 2017 (2017-03-03) 23Union Berlin2–0Würzburger KickersBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) 24FC St. Pauli1–2Union BerlinHamburg
Report Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion
20 March 2017 (2017-03-20) 25Union Berlin1–01. FC NürnbergBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 26Hannover 962–0Union BerlinHanover
Report Stadium: Niedersachsenstadion
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 27Union Berlin0–1Erzgebirge AueBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09) 28Fortuna Düsseldorf2–2Union BerlinDüsseldorf
Report Stadium: Düsseldorf Arena
16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) 29Union Berlin3–11. FC KaiserslauternBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
24 April 2017 (2017-04-24) 30VfB Stuttgart3–1Union BerlinStuttgart
Report Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
28 April 2017 (2017-04-28) 31Union Berlin2–1SV SandhausenBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
8 May 2017 (2017-05-08) 32Eintracht Braunschweig3–1Union BerlinBraunschweig
Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 33Union Berlin0–11. FC HeidenheimBerlin
Report Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 34SpVgg Greuther Fürth1–2Union BerlinFürth
Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

DFB-Pokal
21 August 2016 Round 1MSV Duisburg1 - 2 (a.e.t.)Union BerlinDuisburg
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 roundBorussia Dortmund1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–0 p)		Union BerlinDortmund
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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