2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin season

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.

1. FC Union Berlin
2015–16 season
ManagerNorbert Düwel (until 31 August 2015)
Lewandowski (from 1 September 2015 to 4 March 2016)
André Hofschneider (from 4 March 2016)
StadiumStadion An der Alten Försterei
2. Bundesliga6th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Wood (17)
All: Bobby Wood (17)
Average home league attendance19,785[1]

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.[2] Sascha Lewandowski was appointed as his replacement on 2 September 2015,[3] 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.[4] However, due to health problems, Lewandowski stepped down as manager in March 2016, with André Hofschneider appointed as his replacement on a temporary basis.[5] Union finished the season in 6th place on 49 points.[6]

Players

Transfers

Transfers in
DatePositionNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2015LWMaximilian Thiel1. FC KölnUndisclosed[7]
1 July 2015LMKenny Prince RedondoSpVgg UnterhachingFree[8]
1 July 2015CFCollin QuanerVfR AalenFree[9]
1 July 2015RMAdrian Nikçi1. FC NürnbergFree[10]
1 July 2015RBBenjamin KesselEintracht BraunschweigFree[11]
1 July 2015RMRaffael KorteEintracht BraunschweigFree[12]
1 July 2015DMStephan FürstnerSpVgg Greuther FürthFree[13]
1 July 2015CMDennis DaubeFC St. PauliFree[14]
2 July 2015CBDenis PrychynenkoBulgaria CSKA SofiaFree[15]
6 July 2015CFBobby WoodTSV 1860 MunichUndisclosed[16]
5 January 2016CBEmanuel PogatetzUnited States Columbus CrewFree[17]
15 January 2016GKJakob BuskDenmark F.C. CopenhagenUndisclosed[18]

Transfers out
DatePositionNameToFeeRef.
30 June 2015CBMario EggimannRetired
30 June 2015DMDavid HollwitzViktoria BerlinReleased[lower-alpha 1][20]
30 June 2015CMBjörn JopekArminia BielefeldReleased[lower-alpha 2][21]
30 June 2015RBBjörn KopplinPreußen MünsterReleased[lower-alpha 3][22]
30 June 2015RMAhmed Waseem Razeek1. FC MagdeburgReleased[lower-alpha 4][23]
11 August 2015CBOliver OschkenatHamburger SVReleased[lower-alpha 5][24]
1 January 2016CFBajram NebihiStuttgarter KickersReleased[lower-alpha 6][25]
12 January 2016CBDenis PrychynenkoBelgium R.W.S. BruxellesReleased[lower-alpha 7][27]

Loans in
Date fromPositionNameFromDate untilRef.
28 January 2016CMFelix KroosSV Werder Bremen30 June 2016[28]

Loans out
Date fromPositionNameToDate untilRef.
17 July 2015CFNils StettinViktoria Berlin30 June 2016[29]

Friendly matches
Pre-season match details
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
23 June 2015 18:00 SV Falkensee-Finkenkrug Away[lower-alpha 8] 8–1 Brandy 2', Korte 4', Parensen 10', Skrzybski 14', 83', Kreilach 33', Thiel 37', Daube 81' 2,000 [30]
27 June 2015 17:00 MSV Neuruppin Away[lower-alpha 9] 10–1 Schönheim 12', Nebihi 17', Quaner 29', 52', Quiring 64', Kreilach 76', Brandy 77', 83', 90', Skrzybski 86' 1,200 [31]
4 July 2015 17:30 Austria Klagenfurt Away 1–2 Kreilach 63' 800 [32]
9 July 2015 18:00 FK Austria Wien 0–1 600 [33]
13 July 2015 18:30 Hallescher FC Away 3–0 Kessel 15', Schönheim 53', Quaner 60' 2,582 [34]
15 July 2015 18:30 Hapoel Tel Aviv Home 2–0 Quaner 25', Skrzybski 53' 3,180 [35]
18 July 2015 14:00 Crystal Palace Home 2–0 Skrzybski 57', 89' 8,628 [36]
1 September 2015 18:00 SV Lichtenberg 47 Away[lower-alpha 10] 5–0 Nikçi 54', Brandy 68', Korte 83', 86', Nebihi 90' 1,100 [37]
2 September 2015 19:00 SV Babelsberg 03 Away 4–1 Korte 17', Quaner 22', 25', Brandy 46' 2,006 [38]
8 October 2015 19:30 FC Fredericia Home 2–0 Quiring 60', Prychynenko 70' 318 [39]
13 January 2016 12:00 Villarreal CF B Home 0–1 350 [40]
17 January 2016 11:00 Videoton Home 0–1 250 [41]
17 January 2016 15:00 Spain XI Home 4–0 Skrzybski 20', Kahraman 67', Köhler 76', Redondo 86' 270 [42]
24 January 2016 17:00 Borussia Dortmund Home 1–3 Skrzybski 20' 22,012 [43]
27 January 2016 14:00 SV Babelsberg 03 Home 3–1 Quaner 43', 86', Korte 48' 350 [44]
30 January 2016 17:00 Austria Salzburg Home 5–0 Skrzybski 4', Kroos 5', Wood 8', 51', Kreilach 47' 9,601 [45]
24 March 2016 18:30 Hertha Zehlendorf Away[lower-alpha 11] 5–2 Collin Quaner 41', Redondo 64', 74', Kreilach 66', Brandy 82' 500 [46]
16 May 2016 13:30 Preussen Eberswalde Away[lower-alpha 12] 4–1 Haas 33', 43', Quaner 36', Koch 80' 1,187 [47]
19 May 2016 18:30 VSG Altglienicke Away[lower-alpha 13] 0–4 709 [48]
21 May 2016 17:00 Hansa Rostock Away 3–1 Skrzybski 20', Quiring 67', 86' 8,500 [49]

Competitions

2. Bundesliga
Main article: 2015–16 2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 FC St. Pauli 34 15 8 11 45 39 +6 53
5 VfL Bochum 34 13 12 9 56 40 +16 51
6 Union Berlin 34 13 10 11 56 50 +6 49
7 Karlsruher SC 34 12 11 11 35 37 −2 47
8 Eintracht Braunschweig 34 12 10 12 44 38 +6 46
Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 13 10 11 56 50  +6 49 9 6 2 32 20  +12 4 4 9 24 30  −6

Source: [50]

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLDDDWLLWLDLWDDDLWWDWLWLWLWDWWLWLW
Position712131314101313121313151414131315141313121391191089766676
Source: [4]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
2. Bundesliga match details
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
1 26 July 2015 15:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf Home 1–1 Kessel 5' 20,786 Perl [51]
2 2 August 2015 15:30 SV Sandhausen Away 3–4 Brandy 41', Kreilach 55', 71' 4,753 Siewer [52]
3 16 August 2015 13:30 1. FC Kaiserslautern Home 2–2 Thiel 67', Wood 72' 20,149 Kempter [53]
4 23 August 2015 13:30 1860 Munich Away 0–0 20,300 Schriever [54]
5 28 August 2015 18:30 RB Leipzig Home 1–1 Brandy 25' 21,283 Ittrich [55]
6 12 September 2015 13:00 Karlsruher SC Away 3–0 Kreilach 12', Wood 49', Quaner 77' 14,497 Thomsen [56]
7 20 September 2015 13:30 Greuther Fürth Home 1–2 Skrzybski 17' 19,107 Jablonski [57]
8 23 September 2015 17:30 FSV Frankfurt Away 2–3 Wood 39', Kessel 76' 5,011 Siewer [58]
9 26 September 2015 13:00 MSV Duisburg Home 3–2 Wood 4', Brandy 31', Kreilach 45+1' 18,425 Storks [59]
10 4 October 2015 13:30 Eintracht Braunschweig Away 1–2 Kessel 27' (pen.) 22,590 Stegemann [60]
11 17 October 2015 13:00 FC St. Pauli Home 3–3 Zejnullahu 42', Thiel 45', Kessel 90+4' 22,012 Schröder [61]
12 24 October 2015 13:00 Paderborn 07 Home 0–2 18,521 Stieler [62]
13 31 October 2015 13:00 1. FC Heidenheim Away 2–0 Kreilach 27', Skrzybski 59' 12,100 Storks [63]
14 7 November 2015 13:00 1. FC Nürnberg Home 3–3 Wood 21', Skrzybski 54', Punčec 58' 21,552 Kampka [64]
15 20 November 2015 18:30 VfL Bochum Away 1–1 Kreilach 37' 13,590 Cortus [65]
16 28 November 2015 13:00 Arminia Bielefeld Home 1–1 Kessel 32' 20,314 Jablonski [66]
17 5 December 2015 13:00 SC Freiburg Away 0–3 24,000 Perl [67]
18 12 December 2015 13:00 Fortuna Düsseldorf Away 3–0 Wood 13', 69', Schmitz 86' (o.g.) 23,461 Brych [68]
19 18 December 2015 18:30 SV Sandhausen Home 1–0 Daube 76' 18,026 Willenborg [69]
20 5 February 2016 18:30 1. FC Kaiserslautern Away 2–2 Schönheim 76', Wood 86' 23,829 Petersen [70]
21 14 February 2016 13:30 1860 Munich Home 3–0 Kroos 6', Wood 80', Kreilach 88' 18,332 Winkmann [71]
22 19 February 2016 18:30 RB Leipzig Away 0–3 30,964 Brych [72]
23 26 February 2016 18:30 Karlsruher SC Home 2–1 Kroos 45+1', Wood 60' 18,952 Osmers [73]
24 1 March 2016 17:30 Greuther Fürth Away 0–2 7,960 Schmidt [74]
25 5 March 2016 13:00 FSV Frankfurt Home 4–0 Kreilach 23', Wood 29' (pen.), 34', Trimmel 90+2' 18,173 Dietz [75]
26 12 March 2016 13:00 MSV Duisburg Away 1–2 Wood 61' (pen.) 12,702 Heft [76]
27 18 March 2016 18:30 Eintracht Braunschweig Home 3–1 Wood 58', Kreilach 69', 84' 19,026 Rohde [77]
28 1 April 2016 18:30 FC St. Pauli Away 0–0 29,546 Steinhaus [78]
29 8 April 2016 18:30 Paderborn 07 Away 4–0 Wood 7', 13', Kreilach 21', Leistner 36' 9,137 Dietz [79]
30 17 April 2016 13:30 1. FC Heidenheim Home 1–0 Wood 27' 19,634 Heft [80]
31 23 April 2016 13:00 1. FC Nürnberg Away 2–6 Nikçi 3', Kreilach 23' 30,384 Thomsen [81]
32 29 April 2016 18:30 VfL Bochum Home 1–0 Kessel 79' 20,036 Petersen [82]
33 8 May 2016 15:30 Arminia Bielefeld Away 0–2 19,943 Steinhaus [83]
34 15 May 2016 15:30 SC Freiburg Home 2–1 Nikçi 66', Quiring 78' 22,012 Dingert [84]

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2015–16 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRefereeRef.
First round 8 August 2015 15:30 Viktoria Köln Away 1–2 Quaner 41' 4,540 Timo Gerach [85]

Statistics

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player Total2. BundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Germany GER Daniel Haas 21020010
2 MF Germany GER Christopher Quiring 1716+11100
3 DF Austria AUT Emanuel Pogatetz 1109+2000
4 DF Croatia CRO Roberto Punčec 23119+4100
5 DF Germany GER Benjamin Kessel 30628+1610
7 MF Germany GER Benjamin Köhler 202000
8 MF Germany GER Stephan Fürstner 22014+7010
9 FW Germany GER Sören Brandy 31323+7310
10 MF Germany GER Dennis Daube 23117+6100
11 MF Germany GER Maximilian Thiel 16215210
12 GK Denmark DEN Jakob Busk 14014000
13 MF Germany GER Raffael Korte 904+400+10
14 MF Switzerland SUI Adrian Nikçi 924+5200
15 FW United States USA Bobby Wood 321730+11710
18 MF Germany GER Kenny Prince Redondo 2005+1400+10
19 MF Croatia CRO Damir Kreilach 3312321210
20 GK Germany GER Steve Kroll 000000
21 FW Germany GER Collin Quaner 1623+12111
23 MF Germany GER Felix Kroos 12212200
24 FW Germany GER Steven Skrzybski 22316+5310
27 MF Germany GER Eroll Zejnullahu 26123+3100
28 DF Austria AUT Christopher Trimmel 27120+6110
29 DF Germany GER Michael Parensen 30028+1010
30 GK Morocco MAR Mohamed Amsif 000000
31 MF Germany GER Cihan Kahraman 000000
34 DF Germany GER Fabian Schönheim 818100
36 MF Turkey TUR Leonard Koch 000000
37 DF Germany GER Toni Leistner 26124+2100
39 MF Germany GER Lukas Lämmel 000000

Source: [86]

Notes
  1. Hollwitz joined Viktoria Berlin following his release.[19]
  2. Kopplin joined Preußen Münster following his release.[21]
  3. Kopplin joined Preußen Münster following his release.[22]
  4. Razeek joined 1. FC Magdeburg following his release.[23]
  5. Oschkenat joined Hamburger SV following his release.[24]
  6. Nebihi joined Stuttgarter Kickers following his release.[25]
  7. Prychynenko joined R.W.S. Bruxelles following his release.[26]
  8. Match played at Sportplatz Leistikowstraße
  9. Match played at Volksparkstadion
  10. Hans-Zoschke-Stadion
  11. Match played at Ernst-Reuter-Sportfeld
  12. Match played at Westend Stadion
  13. Match played at Stadion Altglienicke

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  51. "1:1! Ya Konan verhindert den Fortuna-Fehlstart".
  52. "4:3! Hübner lässt den Hardtwald beben".
  53. "2:2! Zweitliga-Debütant Deville braucht nur Sekunden".
  54. "Adlung verschenkt den ersten "Löwen"-Dreier".
  55. "Brandys Flugkopfball ist nicht genug - 1:1".
  56. "Kreilachs Traum-Freistoß bringt den ersten Sieg".
  57. "Gjasula verdirbt Lewandowskis Heimdebüt".
  58. "Lucky Punch! Schahin hat das letzte Wort".
  59. "Brandy und Kreilach sorgen für Effizienz".
  60. "Matchwinner Boland sorgt für zweiten Heimsieg".
  61. "Kessel trifft in letzter Sekunde".
  62. "Saglik und Koc assistieren sich gegenseitig".
  63. "Kreilach und Skrzybski erobern die FCH-Festung".
  64. "Erras belohnt Nürnbergs Moral".
  65. "1:1! Mlapas Traumsolo reicht den Bochumern nicht".
  66. "Kessel steht goldrichtig, Parensen nicht".
  67. "Grifos Standards knacken die eiserne Defensive".
  68. "Wood vollstreckt zweimal eiskalt".
  69. "Daube traut sich - Bouhaddouz verfehlt".
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  74. "Wurtz macht den Deckel drauf".
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  76. "Gruev wechselt den Sieg ein".
  77. "Dank Kreilach: Alte Försterei bleibt eine Festung".
  78. "Sobiech hat den Siegtreffer auf dem Fuß".
  79. "4:0 nach 36 Minuten! Wood und Co. Demütigen SCP".
  80. "Wood ist auch gegen den FCH zur Stelle".
  81. "Füllkrug schießt Club zurück ins Aufstiegsrennen".
  82. "Kapitän Kessel erlöst Union Berlin".
  83. "Ulm und Klos trotzen Bielefelds Heimschwäche".
  84. "Nikci und Quiring sichern Unions neuen Vereinsrekord".
  85. "Viktoria Köln gibt den Eisernen das Nachsehen".
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