1. FC Union Berlin

The name 1. FC Union Berlin was used by two football clubs that shared a common origin as FC Olympia Oberschöneweide, founded in 1906 in Oberschöneweide, which at that time was a suburb of Berlin. The side took on the name SC Union 06 Oberschöneweide in 1910. Union was one of Berlin's premier clubs in the interwar period, regularly winning local championships and competing at the national level, including an appearance in the 1923 German championship final which they lost 0–3 to Hamburger SV.

Early on, the team was nicknamed "Schlosserjungs" (English: metalworker-boys) because of their then all blue kit, reminiscent of the typical work clothing worn in the factories of the industrial Oberschöneweide district. The popular cry of Union supporters – "Eisern Union!" (Iron Union) – also emerged at this time.[6] Since its foundation the club has had a distinct working-class image, in contrast to other local clubs with more middle-class origins, such as Viktoria 89 Berlin, Blau-Weiß 90 Berlin, BSV 92 Berlin or Tennis Borussia Berlin.

In 1933, German football was reorganized under the Third Reich into 16 top-flight divisions known as Gauligen. Oberschöneweide became part of the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg, where they generally earned middling, unexceptional results. They were relegated in 1935 and returned to first division play in 1936 after only one season's absence. In 1940, the team finished first in Group B of the division and then defeated Blau-Weiss (1–2, 3–0) to win the overall division title. That advanced the club to the national playoffs where they were put out by Rapid Wien in the opening group round (2–3, 1–3). Union resumed its place as an unremarkable side. They were relegated again in 1942 and played the final war-shortened Gauliga season in 1944–45.

Coach Hanne Sobek (left) in 1955.

Historical chart of Union Berlin league performance

After World War II, occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sports and football associations. A new sport community called SG Oberschöneweide was formed in late 1945 and it played in the City League organized immediately after the war which had four regional departments. The team did not qualify to the newly created Oberliga Berlin (I) in 1946 after a poor season, but was promoted in 1947, won the division title right away and regained club status as SG Union Oberschöneweide during 1948–49.

The club finished the 1949–50 season in second place in Berlin and qualified to take part in the national final rounds. However, escalating Cold War tensions led Soviet authorities to refuse the team permission to travel to take part. Two Union teams then emerged as most players and coaches fled to the west to form Sport-Club Union 06 Berlin which took part in the scheduled playoff match in Kiel against Hamburger SV, losing 0–7.[7][8]

The players remaining in the east carried on as SG Union Oberschöneweide while a number of players who had fled to the west to form SC organized a third side called Berliner Ballspiel-Club Südost. The western team was a strong side until the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, drawing huge crowds to matches in the Olympiastadion.[6] The division of the city led to a change of fortunes for BBC Südost which plays today in the lower divisions before meagre crowds.

Ulrich Prüfke (captain) and Ralph Quest raise the FDGB Pokal trophy in 1968.

The eastern branch of the club went through a number of name changes: Union Oberschöneweide (1950), BSG Motor Oberschöneweide (1951), SC Motor Berlin (1955), TSC Oberschöneweide (1957), TSC Berlin (1963) – finally becoming the football club 1. FC Union Berlin in 1966.

1. FC Union Berlin was founded during the reorganization of East German football in December 1965 and January 1966, when ten dedicated football clubs were created. However, the football department of TSC Berlin was originally not taken into account. Only two clubs were planned for East Berlin, to be formed from the football departments of ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin. This was already contrary to the original plan, which had envisioned only one football club per district. And the football department of TSC Berlin was only playing in the second tier DDR-Liga at the time.

1. FC Union Berlin was allegedly founded on the initiative of the powerful Herbert Warnke. Herbert Warnke was the chairman of the state-controlled national trade union FDGB and a member of the SED Politburo. Both ASK Vorwärts Berlin and SC Dynamo Berlin were associated with the armed organs (German: Bewaffnete Organe der DDR). Warnke therefore argued for the creation of a third "civilian club" for the working people in East Berlin. He would become a passionate fan of 1. FC Union Berlin and a sponsoring member of the club. 1. FC Union Berlin was established in the middle of one of the largest industrial centers in East Germany.[9] 1. FC Union Berlin was initially supported by the FDGB. The intention of the SED to win the support from FDGB for 1. FC Union Berlin was likely well thought out. The FDGB unified all workers in East Germany and therefore was most likely to carry the proper identity for a club of the working people.[10] The club was founded in a ceremony in the clubhouse of VEB Transformatorenwerk Oberschöneheide "Karl Liebknecht" (TRO) in Oberschöneweide on 20 January 1966. The founding of the club was organized by the then-SED First Secretary in Köpenick, Hans Modrow.[11] Like Herbert Warnke, Hans Modrow would be a sponsoring member of the club.[10]

1. FC Union Berlin was the only football club not playing in the DDR-Oberliga at the time of its founding. As a dedicated football club, it was elevated into the upper tier of privileged elite clubs.[12][13] The first club president was the general director of VVB Hochspannungsgeräte und Kabel, Werner Otto, and his deputy was the SED Second Secretary in East Berlin, Hans Wagner.[14][15] 1. FC Union Berlin was state-funded and all club decisions had to be reported to the all-powerful central sports agency DTSB.[16] In turn, the DTSB stood under direct control of the SED Central Committee.[17] The official sponsor of 1. FC Union Berlin was the state-owned combine VVB Hochspannungsgeräte und Kabel, which implemented its support through VEB Kabelwerk Oberspree, VEB Transformatorenwerk Oberschöneweide and other local state-owned enterprises.[18]

The support from the FDGB ended when Herbert Warnke was replaced by Harry Tisch as the chairman of the FDGB in 1975. Tisch had begun his political career in Rostock and instead gave his support to F.C. Hansa Rostock. This event was remarkable, as it revealed the large influence that high-ranking politicians exerted on football in East Germany.[10] 1. FC Union Berlin would then had to rely on support from the regional district administration of the ruling SED party in East Berlin and local state-owned enterprises.[19][20] The main sponsors would be VEB Kabelwerk Oberspree (KWO), VEB Transformatorenwerk Oberschöneweide (TRO) and VEB Werk für Fernsehelektronik (WF).[10][21][22] 1. FC Union Berlin developed a bitter rivalry with BFC Dynamo, which was supported by the Stasi.[6] While their arch rivals won 10 titles in a row, Union yo-yoed between the DDR-Oberliga and the DDR-Liga with very little success. Union managed to win the East German Cup in 1968 when they defeated FC Carl Zeiss Jena 2–1 although they lost in their second cup appearance in 1986 to 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig by a score of 1–5.

The East German state-owned film studio DEFA produced a documentary about the supporters of 1. FC Union Berlin in 1989. The documentary is called "And Fridays at the Green Hell" and follows a group of supporters of 1. FC Union Berlin to both home and away matches during the 1987–88 season.[6][23]

Supporters choreography in 2010

After German reunification in 1990, the team continued to perform well on the field, but almost collapsed financially. They managed to hang on through some tight times and find sponsorship, but only after winning their division in both 1993 and 1994 and each time being denied a license to play in the 2. Bundesliga due to their financial problems. The club had another close brush with financial failure in 1997.[6]

Union again came close to advancing to the 2. Bundesliga in 1998–99 and 1999–2000, but were disappointed. They were finally successful in 2000–01, under Bulgarian manager Georgi Vasilev, easily winning the Regionalliga Nord (III) and moving up a division to become the city's second most popular side. That same year they appeared in the final of the German Cup where they lost 0–2 to FC Schalke 04, and advanced as far as the second round in UEFA Cup before being put out by Bulgarian side PFC Litex Lovech. The club slipped to the Regionalliga Nord (III) in 2004–05 and then to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord (IV) in 2005–06, but returned to third division play after capturing the Oberliga title. In 2008–09, Union became one of the founding clubs of the new 3. Liga, and its inaugural champion, securing first place and promotion to the 2. Bundesliga on 10 May.

A controversy erupted in 2011 when it became publicly known that club president Dirk Zingler had been a member of the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment for three years during his military service.[24] Only two years before, Zingler had cancelled a sponsorship deal with the company International Sport Promotion (ISP) because the head of the board at the company had been a Stasi officer.[24][25] The Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment was the paramilitary wing of the Stasi. Zingler explained that he had sought to spend his military service in Berlin and that he was unaware beforehand that the regiment belonged to the Stasi.[26][25] However, the Felix Dzerzhinsky Guards Regiment was an elite formation; it was not possible to simply apply for the regiment. The Stasi selected who it thought were best fit to serve with the regiment,[26] only accepting recruits that were "loyal to the line".[25]

The team remained in the second tier until the 2018–19 season, when they secured their first-ever promotion into the Bundesliga after defeating VfB Stuttgart in the relegation play-offs. The fans invaded the pitch after the victory, but no one was harmed.[27]

Union Berlin became the first Bundesliga club from the former East Berlin and the fifth from the former East Germany, after Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock, VfB Leipzig and Energie Cottbus. The team is the sixth to win promotion from the 2. Bundesliga by beating the 16th-placed Bundesliga team in the playoff – since it began in the 1981–82 season, the others being Bayer Uerdingen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Stuttgarter Kickers, 1. FC Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Ahead of Union Berlin's debut season in the Bundesliga, the club signed Neven Subotić,[28] Anthony Ujah[29] and Christian Gentner,[30] as well as re-signing Marvin Friedrich, who had scored a decisive goal against Stuttgart in the play-offs in the previous season to secure promotion for the club.[31] The first ever Bundesliga goal was scored by Sebastian Andersson in a 1–1 draw against Augsburg.[32] On 31 August 2019, the club claimed its first ever Bundesliga victory by beating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in a home game.[33] The team finished the season in 11th place, with Sebastian Andersson scoring 12 goals.

On 22 May 2021, in Union Berlin's second Bundesliga season, the club qualified for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League after finishing seventh, following a 2–1 home win against RB Leipzig, with Max Kruse confirming Union Berlin's first European campaign in twenty years, with a 92nd-minute winner.[34]

In 2014, the club came up with the idea of inviting their fans to take their own sofas to the ground for the whole of the World Cup, in order to enjoy the televised matches in the company of fellow supporters.[36] More than 800 sofas were placed on the pitch in rows in front of a big screen.[37] The event was later recognized with the Fan Experience Award at The Stadium Business Summit 2015 in Barcelona.[38]

As of 5 September 2022[39]

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 FC Porto) 5 DF  NED Danilho Doekhi 6 MF  NOR Julian Ryerson 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 19 MF  GER Janik Haberer 21 FW  GER Tim Skarke

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 DF  GER Niko Gießelmann 24 MF  JPN Genki Haraguchi 25 DF  GER Timo Baumgartl (on loan from PSV Eindhoven) 26 DF  POL Tymoteusz Puchacz 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 35 MF  GER Fabio Schneider 36 MF  GER Aljoscha Kemlein 37 GK  GER Lennart Grill (on loan from Bayer Leverkusen) 39 GK  GER Yannic Stein 40 FW  GER Jamie Leweling 45 FW  USA Jordan Pefok

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 (at VfL Bochum until 30 June 2023) — MF  GER Laurenz Dehl (at Bohemians until 30 November 2022)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  NED Rick van Drongelen (at Hansa Rostock until 30 June 2023) — FW  JPN Keita Endo (at Eintracht Braunschweig until 30 June 2023)

Robert Huth left the club's youth system in 2001, joining Chelsea.

• Jörg Heinrich
• Robert Huth
• Torsten Mattuschka
• Marko Rehmer
• Karim Benyamina
• Sergej Barbarez
• Daniel Teixeira
• Patrick Kohlmann
• Bobby Wood
• Max Kruse
• Taiwo Awoniyi

Karim Benyamina (87)[40]

The number 22 will not be worn on the back of a Union shirt until someone breaks the all-time Union scoring record of Karim Benyamina, who scored 87 goals in 213 appearances for the club. "This is a great gesture by president Dirk Zingler. That is the reward for six successful years," he said in 2016. Over 14,000 fans turned out to give Benyamina his career send-off alongside another legend, Torsten Mattuschka, who is often seen as the face of that particular era for Union.[40]

The club's reserve team, 1. FC Union Berlin II, most recently played in the tier four Regionalliga Nordost, having won promotion to the league in 2012. Previous to this it spent two seasons in the NOFV-Oberliga Nord. At the end of the 2014–15 season the club withdrew the team from competition.[41][42]

Union Berlin's women's team was formed in September 1969, becoming the first women's team in Berlin and one of the first in East Germany. The women's team initially competed against Union Berlin's youth teams due to a lack of opponents, playing their first game on 17 January 1970, losing 7–1. In 1971, the team were amalgamated into KWO Berlin's women's team, before KWO merged with Union Berlin in June 1990 following German reunification.[43] The team currently compete in the Regionalliga Nordost.

Union Berlin score listed first.

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Away	Agg.
1967–68	Intertoto Cup	Group stage	KB	0–3	0–1	3rd place
			Katowice	3–0	0–1
			Union Teplice	0–1	1–1
1986–87	Intertoto Cup	Group stage	Bayer Uerdingen	3–2	0–3	1st place
			Lausanne-Sport	1–0	1–1
			Standard Liège	4–1	2–1
2001–02	UEFA Cup	1R	Haka	3–0	1–1	4–1
		2R	Litex Lovech	0–2	0–0	0–2
2021–22	UEFA Europa Conference League	PO	KuPS	0–0	4–0	4–0
		Group E	Slavia Prague	1–1	1–3	3rd place
			Feyenoord	1–2	1–3
			Maccabi Haifa	3–0	1–0
2022–23	UEFA Europa League	Group D	Union Saint-Gilloise	0–1
			Braga		0–1
			Malmö FF	1–0	1–0

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of 25 September 2022

Rank	Player	Years	League	Cup	Europe	Other	Total
1	Lutz Hendel	1968–1984	297	4	6	0	307
2	Tom Persich	1994–2006	285	14	4	1	304
3	Torsten Mattuschka	2005–2014	272	9	0	0	281
4	Christopher Trimmel	2014–present	246	19	9	1	275
5	Michael Parensen	2009–2020	234	13	0	2	249
6	Jan Glinker	2002–2014	232	4	0	0	236
7	Christian Stuff	2006–2014	214	5	0	0	219
8	Ronny Nikol	1997–2003	200	11	4	1	216
9	Frank Placzek	1987–1997	192	3	0	1	196
10	Karim Benyamina	2005–2011	189	3	0	0	192

Competitive, professional matches only. Up to date as of 23 December 2021

Rank	Player	Years	League	Cup	Europe	Matches	Total
1	Jacek Mencel	1990–1994	66	0	0	118	66
2	Karim Benyamina	2005–2011	62	0	0	192	62
3	Torsten Mattuschka	2005–2014	60	1	0	281	61
4	Sergej Barbarez	1993–1996	48	0	0	92	48
5	Daniel Teixeira	2001 2005–2007	47	0	0	68	47
6	Sebastian Polter	2014–2015 2017–2020	44	2	0	104	46
7	Goran Markov	1993–1995	43	1	0	83	44
8	Nico Patschinski	1994–1998 2006–2009	43	1	0	140	44
9	Steffen Menze	1998–2003	38	2	0	164	40
10	Matthias Zimmerling	1991–1994 1997–1998	37	0	0	92	37

During the East German era, 1. FC Union Berlin was known for a rivalry with BFC Dynamo, which was reputedly affiliated with the powerful state security service of East Germany (Stasi). Union was supported by the regional district administration of the governing SED party and sponsored by local state-owned enterprises.[19][20] The club played some identificatory role in the unofficial opposition against the authorities of the communist system.[50] Between 1979 and 1988, BFC Dynamo won ten consecutive East German league titles, with popular allegations of sporting misconduct helping to fuel the rivalry, and clashes between both sets of fans occurred.[51] BFC Dynamo was seen as the supreme representative of the security agencies, with advantages in the recruitment of players and financial support as well as the political clout of Erich Mielke.[12] Supporters of Union cultivated the image of their club as the eternal underdog that was firmly rooted in the working class.[12][52] Union became the most popular club in East Berlin.[53]

It is said that fans of 1. FC Union Berlin often chanted "The wall must go!", with a reference to the Berlin Wall, when the opponents formed a wall during free kicks in 1980s. However, some sources suggest that this is partly a myth and exaggerated.[54][55][nb 1] Supporters of Union saw themselves as stubborn and non-conformist. But this image should not be confused with actual resistance.[57] For some supporters of Union, the dissident reputation is a legend that was created after Die Wende.[58] Honorary president of Union Günter Mielis has said: "Union was not a club of resistance fighters, but we had to fight against a lot of political and economic resistance over and over again. We got strength from our fans".[59] Politics was not in the foreground.[13] Most supporters of Union were just normal football supporters.[60] There were no political groups at Union.[55] A supporter of Union from the East German era has said: "With the best of intentions, Union fans did not contribute to the overthrow of the GDR. No way, we were interested in football. There is the cliché about the club for the enemies of the state, but that wasn't us".[61] Supporters of Union from the East German era have testified that the club was the most important thing, and the identification with Union had primarily to do with Köpenick.[62]

Despite 1. FC Union Berlin and Hertha BSC making up the two biggest clubs in Berlin, a rivalry between the two has been much less pronounced. Sympathies between supporters of the two clubs developed in divided Berlin. The first personal contacts between supporters of the two clubs occurred in the 1970s.[63] Supporters of Hertha visited the Stadion An der Alten Försterei and supporters of Union accompanied the supporters of Hertha when Hertha played in the Eastern Bloc countries, such as the quarter finals in the 1978–79 UEFA Cup against Dukla Prague.[64] Chants and slogans such as "Ha-Ho-He, there are only two teams on the Spree - Union and Hertha BSC" (German: Ha-Ho-He, es gibt nur zwei Mannschaften an der Spree - Union und Hertha BSC) and "Hertha and Union - one nation" (German: Hertha und Union – eine Nation) became popular among the two sets of supporters.[63] The two sets of supporters came together for the first time after the opening of the Berlin wall during the first edition of the indoor tournament "Internationales Berliner Hallenfußballturnier" in the Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle on 18–20 January 1990.[65] Supporters of Union and Hertha now also sang xenophobic and nationalist chants.[66]

On 27 January 1990, 79 days after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Hertha hosted Union Berlin at the Olympiastadion in a friendly in front of 52,000 spectators. Fans of both clubs paid for admission in East and West Germany's respective currencies and sang songs of German reunification as Hertha won 2–1. Over twenty years later, on 17 September 2010, the duo faced each other for a second time, in their first competitive meeting, at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, drawing 1–1 in the 2. Bundesliga.[67] On 2 November 2019, Union Berlin faced Hertha at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, in the first clash between the clubs in the top flight of German football. An 87th minute Sebastian Polter penalty secured a 1–0 win for Union, in a game temporarily suspended by referee Deniz Aytekin, following fireworks fired by Hertha fans landing amongst Union Berlin fans, as well as on the playing surface. 1,100 police officers were on duty for the game, with Hertha fans burning Union Berlin shirts, flags and scarves during the game.[68] The supporters of Hertha had also been joined by 20-25 supporters of BFC Dynamo in the guest block.[69] Following full time, Union Berlin goalkeeper Rafał Gikiewicz won praise from fans and media alike after ushering Union Berlin ultras from the field of play, following a minor pitch invasion devised to attack Hertha supporters.[68]

Union Berlin also holds rivalries with Hansa Rostock,[70] Dynamo Dresden,[71] and Magdeburg dating back to when the teams used to compete in the DDR-Oberliga.[72]

More recently, the club has developed a rivalry with RB Leipzig, following the takeover of license and teams from fifth division side SSV Markranstädt financed by Red Bull GmbH and the ascension by Leipzig to the Bundesliga system. In 2011, Union Berlin ran adverts against the investment of the club whilst also cancelling a pre-season friendly with the club. On 21 September 2014, Union Berlin fans staged a silent protest for the first 15 minutes of a 2. Bundesliga home game against RB Leipzig, labelling RB Leipzig a "marketing product pushed by financial interests" with "brainwashed consumers in the stands". Union Berlin won the game 2–1.[73] On 18 August 2019, during Union Berlin's first ever Bundesliga game, at home against RB Leipzig, the club's oldest ultras group, the Wuhlesyndikat, successfully called for a 15-minute silent protest at the start of the club's 2019–20 opener.[74]

The official Union Berlin song is "Eisern Union" by German punk singer Nina Hagen.[75] The composition was recorded in 1998. Four versions were issued on a CD single by G.I.B Music and Distribution GmbH.

The famous supporters' chant 'Eisern Union' (Iron Union) bounces back and forth between the terraces named Waldseite and the Gegengerade, and is followed by mutual acknowledging applause.[76]

Union Berlin is also well known for its Christmas traditions celebrated in their home stadium.[77] In 2003 the yearly Union Weihnachtssingen started as an unofficial gathering to which just 89 fans showed up. In 2013, 27,500 people attended, including players and supporters of other teams from around Germany and Europe. Fans drink Glühwein (mulled wine), wave candles around, light flares and sing a combination of Christmas carols and football chants.[78]

Ritter Keule (Literally: Cudgel the Knight) is the mascot of Union Berlin.[79] He was first introduced in 2000.[80]

Union fürs Leben (Union for life) is a 2014 documentary film that showcases the supporters passion for 1. FC Union Berlin.[81]

1. FC Union Berlin is sponsored by around 300 private and corporate partners.

Young Union Berlin supporter

The team celebrates their Berlin Cup victory at the Köpenick town hall in 2007.

• German Football Championship
  • Runners-up: 1923[lower-alpha 1]
• DDR-Liga Nord (II)
  • Winners: 1965–66, 1969–70
  • Runners-up: 1963–64[lower-alpha 2]
• DDR-Liga B (II)
  • Winners: 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1981–82
• DDR-Liga A (II)
  • Winners: 1984–85, 1990–91
  • Runners-up: 1989–90
• II. DDR-Liga I (III)
  • Winners: 1961–62[lower-alpha 3]
• 3. Liga (III)
  • Winners: 2008–09
• DFB-Pokal
  • Runners-up: 2000–01
• FDGB-Pokal:
  • Winners: 1967–68
  • Runners-up: 1985–86

• Berlin/Brandenburg Champions (−1933)
  • Winners: 1920,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 1923[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]
  • Runners-up: 1917,[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] 1925[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 3]
• Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg:
  • Winners: 1940[lower-alpha 1]
• Oberliga Berlin (1945–63):
  • Winners: 1947–48[lower-alpha 4]
  • Runners-up: 1949–50[lower-alpha 4]
• NOFV-Oberliga Mitte (III)
  • Winners: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
• Regionalliga Nordost (III)
  • Winners: 1995–96, 1999–2000
• Regionalliga Nord (III)
  • Winners: 2000–01
• NOFV-Oberliga Nord (IV)
  • Winner: 2005–06
• Berlin Cup (Tiers III-VII)
  • Winners: 1947,[lower-alpha 4] 1948,[lower-alpha 4] 1994, 2007, 2009
  • Runners-up: 1926,[lower-alpha 1] 1997

• East German Youth Championship (de)[lower-alpha 1]
  • Runners-up: 1985, 1988
• East German Junior Cup (Junge Welt-Pokal) (de)[lower-alpha 2]
  • Winners: 1960[lower-alpha 3]