The 2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin season was the 50th season in the football club's history. For the 6th consecutive season, Union Berlin played in the 2. Bundesliga, where they finished 6th. They also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by Viktoria Köln. The season covers a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Season summary Union started the season poorly, picking up just four points from their first five games, and as a result, manager Norbert Düwel was sacked on 31 August 2015. Sascha Lewandowski was appointed as his replacement on 2 September 2015, and the club saw a gradual improvement in results, with the club in 13th place with 23 points from 19 games at the time of the winter break. However, due to health problems, Lewandowski stepped down as manager in March 2016, with André Hofschneider appointed as his replacement on a temporary basis. Union finished the season in 6th place on 49 points. Transfers Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFee 1 July 2015 LW Maximilian Thiel 1. FC Köln Undisclosed 1 July 2015 LM Kenny Prince Redondo SpVgg Unterhaching Free 1 July 2015 CF Collin Quaner VfR Aalen Free 1 July 2015 RM Adrian Nikçi 1. FC Nürnberg Free 1 July 2015 RB Benjamin Kessel Eintracht Braunschweig Free 1 July 2015 RM Raffael Korte Eintracht Braunschweig Free 1 July 2015 DM Stephan Fürstner SpVgg Greuther Fürth Free 1 July 2015 CM Dennis Daube FC St. Pauli Free 2 July 2015 CB Denis Prychynenko CSKA Sofia Free 6 July 2015 CF Bobby Wood TSV 1860 Munich Undisclosed 5 January 2016 CB Emanuel Pogatetz Columbus Crew Free 15 January 2016 GK Jakob Busk F.C. Copenhagen Undisclosed
Transfers out DatePositionNameToFee 30 June 2015 CB Mario Eggimann Retired 30 June 2015 DM David Hollwitz Viktoria Berlin Released 30 June 2015 CM Björn Jopek Arminia Bielefeld Released 30 June 2015 RB Björn Kopplin Preußen Münster Released 30 June 2015 RM Ahmed Waseem Razeek 1. FC Magdeburg Released 11 August 2015 CB Oliver Oschkenat Hamburger SV Released 1 January 2016 CF Bajram Nebihi Stuttgarter Kickers Released 12 January 2016 CB Denis Prychynenko R.W.S. Bruxelles Released
Loans in Date fromPositionNameFromDate until 28 January 2016 CM Felix Kroos SV Werder Bremen 30 June 2016
Loans out Date fromPositionNameToDate until 17 July 2015 CF Nils Stettin Viktoria Berlin 30 June 2016
Friendly matches + Pre-season match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance18:00SV Falkensee-FinkenkrugAway8–1Brandy 2', Korte 4', Parensen 10', Skrzybski 14', 83', Kreilach 33', Thiel 37', Daube 81'2,00017:00MSV NeuruppinAway10–1Schönheim 12', Nebihi 17', Quaner 29', 52', Quiring 64', Kreilach 76', Brandy 77', 83', 90', Skrzybski 86'1,20017:30Austria KlagenfurtAway1–2Kreilach 63'80018:00FK Austria Wien0–160018:30Hallescher FCAway3–0Kessel 15', Schönheim 53', Quaner 60'2,58218:30Hapoel Tel AvivHome2–0Quaner 25', Skrzybski 53'3,18014:00Crystal PalaceHome2–0Skrzybski 57', 89'8,62818:00SV Lichtenberg 47Away5–0Nikçi 54', Brandy 68', Korte 83', 86', Nebihi 90'1,10019:00SV Babelsberg 03Away4–1Korte 17', Quaner 22', 25', Brandy 46'2,00619:30FC FredericiaHome2–0Quiring 60', Prychynenko 70'31812:00Villarreal CF BHome0–135011:00VideotonHome0–125015:00Spain XIHome4–0Skrzybski 20', Kahraman 67', Köhler 76', Redondo 86'27017:00Borussia DortmundHome1–3Skrzybski 20'22,01214:00SV Babelsberg 03Home3–1Quaner 43', 86', Korte 48'35017:00Austria SalzburgHome5–0Skrzybski 4', Kroos 5', Wood 8', 51', Kreilach 47'9,60118:30Hertha ZehlendorfAway5–2Collin Quaner 41', Redondo 64', 74', Kreilach 66', Brandy 82'50013:30Preussen EberswaldeAway4–1Haas 33', 43', Quaner 36', Koch 80'1,18718:30VSG AltglienickeAway0–470917:00Hansa RostockAway3–1Skrzybski 20', Quiring 67', 86'8,500
Competitions
2. Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee115:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–1Kessel 5'20,786Perl215:30SV SandhausenAway3–4Brandy 41', Kreilach 55', 71'4,753Siewer313:301. FC KaiserslauternHome2–2Thiel 67', Wood 72'20,149Kempter413:301860 MunichAway0–020,300Schriever518:30RB LeipzigHome1–1Brandy 25'21,283Ittrich613:00Karlsruher SCAway3–0Kreilach 12', Wood 49', Quaner 77'14,497Thomsen713:30Greuther FürthHome1–2Skrzybski 17'19,107Jablonski817:30FSV FrankfurtAway2–3Wood 39', Kessel 76'5,011Siewer913:00MSV DuisburgHome3–2Wood 4', Brandy 31', Kreilach 45+1'18,425Storks1013:30Eintracht BraunschweigAway1–2Kessel 27' (pen.)22,590Stegemann1113:00FC St. PauliHome3–3Zejnullahu 42', Thiel 45', Kessel 90+4'22,012Schröder1213:00Paderborn 07Home0–218,521Stieler1313:001. FC HeidenheimAway2–0Kreilach 27', Skrzybski 59'12,100Storks1413:001. FC NürnbergHome3–3Wood 21', Skrzybski 54', Punčec 58'21,552Kampka1518:30VfL BochumAway1–1Kreilach 37'13,590Cortus1613:00Arminia BielefeldHome1–1Kessel 32'20,314Jablonski1713:00SC FreiburgAway0–324,000Perl1813:00Fortuna DüsseldorfAway3–0Wood 13', 69', Schmitz 86' (o.g.)23,461Brych1918:30SV SandhausenHome1–0Daube 76'18,026Willenborg2018:301. FC KaiserslauternAway2–2Schönheim 76', Wood 86'23,829Petersen2113:301860 MunichHome3–0Kroos 6', Wood 80', Kreilach 88'18,332Winkmann2218:30RB LeipzigAway0–330,964Brych2318:30Karlsruher SCHome2–1Kroos 45+1', Wood 60'18,952Osmers2417:30Greuther FürthAway0–27,960Schmidt2513:00FSV FrankfurtHome4–0Kreilach 23', Wood 29' (pen.), 34', Trimmel 90+2'18,173Dietz2613:00MSV DuisburgAway1–2Wood 61' (pen.)12,702Heft2718:30Eintracht BraunschweigHome3–1Wood 58', Kreilach 69', 84'19,026Rohde2818:30FC St. PauliAway0–029,546Steinhaus2918:30Paderborn 07Away4–0Wood 7', 13', Kreilach 21', Leistner 36'9,137Dietz3013:301. FC HeidenheimHome1–0Wood 27'19,634Heft3113:001. FC NürnbergAway2–6Nikçi 3', Kreilach 23'30,384Thomsen3218:30VfL BochumHome1–0Kessel 79'20,036Petersen3315:30Arminia BielefeldAway0–219,943Steinhaus3415:30SC FreiburgHome2–1Nikçi 66', Quiring 78'22,012Dingert
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst round15:30Viktoria KölnAway1–2Quaner 41'4,540Timo Gerach
Statistics Appearances and goals
Notes
References