Union Berlin

Club Information

Club History

1. FC Union Berlin were founded in 1966 in East Berlin and became the people's club of East Germany, representing working-class identity in contrast to the state-backed BFC Dynamo. After reunification, Union spent decades in the lower divisions before earning promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019. The club's fans famously rebuilt the Stadion An der Alten Forsterei with their own hands, and Union sensationally qualified for the Champions League in 2023.

Trophy Cabinet

• No major Bundesliga trophies
• FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup): 1 (1968)

Did You Know?

• Union Berlin fans literally rebuilt their own stadium with their own hands in 2008-09
• The club was the people's club of East Berlin representing resistance against the state
• Union qualified for the Champions League in 2023 — one of the great modern football stories
• The Stadion An der Alten Forsterei hosted a famous Christmas carol singing event with 28,500 fans
• Union's promotion to the Bundesliga in 2019 was their first time in the top flight
• The "Iron Union" ethos reflects the club's working-class roots in the Kopenick district of Berlin
• Union fans organized blood donation drives and other community events to fund the club