2023–24 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2023–24 season was 1. FC Union Berlin's 118th season in existence and fifth consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal and the UEFA Champions League for the first time.

1. FC Union Berlin

2023–24 season
President	Dirk Zingler
Head coach	Urs Fischer (until 15 November) Marco Grote (interim, from 15 to 26 November) Nenad Bjelica (from 26 November to 6 May) Marco Grote (interim, from 6 May)
Stadium	Stadion An der Alten Försterei Olympiastadion (European matches)
Bundesliga	15th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Robin Gosens (6) All: Robin Gosens (7)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  DEN Frederik Rønnow 2 DF  GER Kevin Vogt 3 DF  GER Paul Jaeckel 4 DF  POR Diogo Leite 5 DF  NED Danilho Doekhi (3rd captain) 6 DF  GER Robin Gosens 7 MF  USA Brenden Aaronson (on loan from Leeds United) 8 MF  GER Rani Khedira 9 FW  DEN Mikkel Kaufmann 10 FW  GER Kevin Volland 11 FW  CIV Chris Bedia 12 GK  DEN Jakob Busk 13 MF  HUN András Schäfer

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 FW  BEL Yorbe Vertessen 16 FW  GER Benedict Hollerbach 18 DF  CRO Josip Juranović 19 MF  GER Janik Haberer 20 MF  TUN Aïssa Laïdouni 26 DF  GLP Jérôme Roussillon 28 DF  AUT Christopher Trimmel (captain) 29 MF  FRA Lucas Tousart 31 DF  GER Robin Knoche 33 MF  CZE Alex Král (on loan from Spartak Moscow) 37 GK  GER Alexander Schwolow 41 DF  GER Oluwaseum Ogbemudia

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  JPN Keita Endo (on loan to FC Tokyo until 31 December 2024) — GK  GER Lennart Grill (on loan to VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2024) — MF  GER Aljoscha Kemlein (on loan to FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2024) — FW  GER Jamie Leweling (on loan to VfB Stuttgart until 30 June 2024) — FW  USA Jordan Pefok (on loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach until 30 June 2024) — FW  GER David Preu (on loan to VfR Aalen until 30 June 2024) — DF  POL Tymoteusz Puchacz (on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024) — MF  GER Tim Skarke (on loan to Darmstadt 98 until 30 June 2024) — GK  GER Yannic Stein (on loan to VfB Lübeck until 30 June 2024) — MF  NOR Morten Thorsby (on loan to Genoa until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Date	Source
GK	Lennart Grill	Bayer Leverkusen	1 July 2023	[2]
FW	Mikkel Kaufmann	Copenhagen		[3]
MF	Alex Král	Spartak Moscow		[4]
DF	Diogo Leite	Porto		[5]
MF	Brenden Aaronson	Leeds United	9 July 2023	[6]
FW	David Datro Fofana	Chelsea	11 July 2023	[7]
MF	Lucas Tousart	Hertha BSC	19 July 2023	[8]
GK	Alexander Schwolow		26 July 2023	[9]
FW	Benedict Hollerbach	Wehen Wiesbaden	27 July 2023	[10]
MF	Robin Gosens	Inter Milan	15 August 2023	[11]
FW	Kevin Volland	Monaco	17 August 2023	[12]
DF	Leonardo Bonucci	Juventus	1 September 2023	[13]
DF	Kevin Vogt	1899 Hoffenheim	11 January 2024	[14]
FW	Chris Bedia	Servette	18 January 2024	[15]
FW	Yorbe Vertessen	PSV Eindhoven	1 February 2024	[16]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Date	Source
DF	Niko Gießelmann	Greuther Fürth	1 July 2023	[17]
MF	Tim Maciejewski	SV Sandhausen		[17]
FW	Sven Michel	FC Augsburg		[18]
MF	Kevin Möhwald	Eupen		[19]
MF	Levin Öztunalı	Hamburger SV		[17]
DF	Tymoteusz Puchacz	1. FC Kaiserslautern		[20]
MF	Paul Seguin	Schalke 04		[21]
FW	David Preu	VfR Aalen	2 July 2023	[22]
GK	Lennart Grill	VfL Osnabrück	10 July 2023	[23]
DF	Rick van Drongelen	Samsunspor	11 July 2023	[24]
FW	Jamie Leweling	VfB Stuttgart	13 July 2023	[25]
MF	Morten Thorsby	Genoa	1 August 2023	[26]
DF	Mathis Bruns	Stuttgarter Kickers	24 August 2023
FW	Miloš Pantović	Eupen	28 August 2023	[27]
DF	Dominique Heintz	1. FC Köln	31 August 2023	[28]
FW	Jordan Pefok	Borussia Mönchengladbach		[29]
DF	Tim Skarke	Darmstadt 98		[30]
MF	Keita Endo	FC Tokyo	7 January 2024	[31]
MF	Aljoscha Kemlein	FC St. Pauli		[32]
GK	Yannic Stein	VfB Lübeck	9 January 2024	[33]
DF	Leonardo Bonucci	Fenerbahçe	11 January 2024	[34]
FW	Sheraldo Becker	Real Sociedad	18 January 2024	[35]
MF	Laurenz Dehl	Austria Klagenfurt	23 January 2024	[36]
FW	Kevin Behrens	VfL Wolfsburg	31 January 2024	[37]
DF	Mathis Bruns		1 February 2024	[38]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Luckenwalde v Union Berlin

12 July 2023 Friendly	Luckenwalde	0–2	Union Berlin	Luckenwalde
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Pefok 3' Haberer 6'	Stadium: Werner-Seelenbinder-Stadion Attendance: 3,044

Zalaegerszeg v Union Berlin

15 July 2023 Friendly	Zalaegerszeg	3–2	Union Berlin	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sajbán 1', 28' Ubochioma 47'	Report	Kaufmann 45' Aaronson 89'	Stadium: ZTE Arena

Union Berlin v Rapid Wien

19 July 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–0	Rapid Wien	Berlin
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 53', 74' Fofana 56'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 17,284 Referee: Florian Lechner

Union Berlin v Holstein Kiel

22 July 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	1–2	Holstein Kiel	Berlin
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 110' (pen.)	Report	Juranović 8' (o.g.) Arp 95'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 13,014
Note: The match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.

Pafos v Union Berlin

28 July 2023 Friendly	Pafos	2–1	Union Berlin	Saalfelden, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Felipe 80' Abdusalamov 88'	Report	Heintz 49'	Stadium: Saalfelden-Arena Attendance: 630

Udinese v Union Berlin

29 July 2023 Friendly	Udinese	0–1	Union Berlin	Lienz, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Roussillon 73'	Stadium: Dolomitenstadion Attendance: 1,500

Union Berlin v Atalanta

5 August 2023 Friendly	Union Berlin	4–1	Atalanta	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Laïdouni 8' Behrens 25',  39' Fofana 28', 51' Král  54'	Report	Pašalić 33' Bakker  35' Lookman  64'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,065 Referee: Eric Weisbach

Union Berlin v Arminia Bielefeld

6 January 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	2–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aaronson 54' Haberer 59'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 14,107

Union Berlin v 1. FC Magdeburg

21 March 2024 Friendly	Union Berlin	3–1	1. FC Magdeburg	Berlin
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 10', 31' Bedia 59'	Report	Schuler 56'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 3,711

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	20 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1	15th	34	9	6	19	33	58	−25	026.47
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2023	31 October 2023	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	4	1	+3	050.00
UEFA Champions League	20 September 2023	12 December 2023	Group stage	Group stage	6	0	2	4	6	10	−4	000.00
Total					42	10	8	24	43	69	−26	023.81

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2023–24 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Mainz 05	34	7	14	13	39	51	−12	35
14	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	7	13	14	56	67	−11	34
15	Union Berlin	34	9	6	19	33	58	−25	33
16	VfL Bochum (O)	34	7	12	15	42	74	−32	33	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	1. FC Köln (R)	34	5	12	17	28	60	−32	27	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[39]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	9	6	19	33	58	−25	33	7	2	8	22	30	−8	2	4	11	11	28	−17

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	W
Position	3	1	5	8	10	11	13	15	15	16	18	17	18	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	15

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[40]

Union Berlin v Mainz 05

20 August 2023 1	Union Berlin	4–1	Mainz 05	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Behrens 1', 9', 70',  11' Pantović 90+6'	Report	Lee  31' Kohr  51' Da Costa  59' Ajorque 62', 88' Caci 64' Barreiro  80' Van den Berg  90+2'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Darmstadt 98 v Union Berlin

26 August 2023 2	Darmstadt 98	1–4	Union Berlin	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mehlem 24',  34' Manu  44'	Report	Gosens 4', 34' Aaronson  5'  21' Behrens 39' Doekhi 65'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Union Berlin v RB Leipzig

3 September 2023 3	Union Berlin	0–3	RB Leipzig	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Král  27' Volland  64' Gosens  81' Haberer  81'	Report	Henrichs  26' Simons 51' Šeško 85', 87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager

VfL Wolfsburg v Union Berlin

16 September 2023 4	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wind 12' Mæhle 30' Svanberg  78'	Report	Gosens 28'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,917 Referee: Felix Brych

Union Berlin v 1899 Hoffenheim

23 September 2023 5	Union Berlin	0–2	1899 Hoffenheim	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tousart  72'	Report	Kramarić 22' (pen.),  45+5' Beier 38' Stach  54' Becker  89'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

1. FC Heidenheim v Union Berlin

30 September 2023 6	1. FC Heidenheim	1–0	Union Berlin	Heidenheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pieringer  48' Beste 59'	Report	Leite  40' Král  77'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Borussia Dortmund v Union Berlin

7 October 2023 7	Borussia Dortmund	4–2	Union Berlin	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Füllkrug 7' Hummels  30' Schlotterbeck 49' Brandt 54' Ryerson 71'	Report	Gosens 9',  64' Bonucci 31' (pen.)	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Union Berlin v VfB Stuttgart

21 October 2023 8	Union Berlin	0–3	VfB Stuttgart	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer  34' Behrens  49'	Report	Guirassy 16' Rouault  34' Silas 81' Undav 88'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Werder Bremen v Union Berlin

28 October 2023 9	Werder Bremen	2–0	Union Berlin	Bremen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Knoche 38' (o.g.) Stage  73' Ducksch 75'	Report	Gosens  56' Khedira  60' Leite  80' Hollerbach  85' Laïdouni  90+6'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Union Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt

4 November 2023 10	Union Berlin	0–3	Eintracht Frankfurt	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Marmoush 2', 14' Koch  29' Ferri 82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Bayer Leverkusen v Union Berlin

12 November 2023 11	Bayer Leverkusen	4–0	Union Berlin	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Grimaldo 23' Kossounou 57' Tah 73' Tella 83'	Report	Rönnow  74'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,387 Referee: Timo Gerach

Union Berlin v FC Augsburg

25 November 2023 12	Union Berlin	1–1	FC Augsburg	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gosens  37' Haberer  45+6' Knoche 58' Volland 88'	Report	Demirović 39' (pen.) Dahmen  87' Mbabu  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner

Union Berlin v Borussia Mönchengladbach

9 December 2023 14	Union Berlin	3–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Volland 24' (pen.) Juranović  29' Hollerbach 50' Kaufmann 75'	Report	Scally  3' Weigl  33' Pléa  47', 77'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Martin Petersen

VfL Bochum v Union Berlin

16 December 2023 15	VfL Bochum	3–0	Union Berlin	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osterhage  20' Asano 45+5' Paciência 54' Stöger 78' (pen.),  90+1'	Report	Khedira  42' Roussillon  85'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Union Berlin v 1. FC Köln

20 December 2023 16	Union Berlin	2–0	1. FC Köln	Berlin
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 55' Fofana 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

SC Freiburg v Union Berlin

13 January 2024 17	SC Freiburg	0–0	Union Berlin	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Aaronson  50' Rönnow  90+5'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,800 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayern Munich v Union Berlin

24 January 2024 13	Bayern Munich	1–0	Union Berlin	Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guerreiro 46' Sané  74' Kane  90+5'	Report	Behrens  48' Vogt  90+5' Haberer  90+5' Leite  90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 December 2023, but was postponed due to heavy snowfall.[41]

Union Berlin v Darmstadt 98

28 January 2024 19	Union Berlin	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hollerbach 62' Trimmel  77' Vogt  81' Schäfer  83'	Report	Zimmermann  75' Gjasula  83'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,786 Referee: Harm Osmers

RB Leipzig v Union Berlin

4 February 2024 20	RB Leipzig	2–0	Union Berlin	Leipzig
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Openda 11' Kampl  20' Šeško 48'	Report	Hollerbach  22' Tousart  47' Trimmel  73'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,032 Referee: Marco Fritz

Mainz 05 v Union Berlin

7 February 2024 18	Mainz 05	1–1	Union Berlin	Mainz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ajorque  15' Burkardt 45+8' Kohr  89'	Report	Gosens 45+13' Vogt  53' Leite  79' Haberer  84' Doekhi  89'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 26,200 Referee: Martin Petersen
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 January 2024, but was postponed due to icing in the stands.[42]

Union Berlin v VfL Wolfsburg

10 February 2024 21	Union Berlin	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Doekhi 45+21' Roussillon  85'	Report	Arnold  90+1' Pervan  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,816 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
Note: The match was suspended in the 39th and 43rd minutes due to fan protests.[43]

1899 Hoffenheim v Union Berlin

17 February 2024 22	1899 Hoffenheim	0–1	Union Berlin	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nsoki  45'  45+3' Kadeřábek  86'	Report	Volland  45'  45+6' Doekhi  45+9' Aaronson 84' Leite  89'	Stadium: PreZero Arena Attendance: 19,050 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Union Berlin v 1. FC Heidenheim

24 February 2024 23	Union Berlin	2–2	1. FC Heidenheim	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gosens 44',  45' Schäfer 45+2' Juranović  53'	Report	Dovedan 3' Beste 71' Traoré  87'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 21,341 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v Borussia Dortmund

2 March 2024 24	Union Berlin	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Haberer  75' Vertessen  90+5'	Report	Adeyemi 41' Ryerson  45' Maatsen 90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

8 March 2024 25	VfB Stuttgart	2–0	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Guirassy 19' Führich 65' Vagnoman  84'	Report	Khedira  39' Schäfer  69' Tousart  77'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 53,800 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v Werder Bremen

16 March 2024 26	Union Berlin	2–1	Werder Bremen	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vogt  26' Gosens  27' Tousart  30' Vertessen 50' Aaronson 52'	Report	Weiser  38', 63' Ducksch  41' Stage  72' Keïta  90'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Eintracht Frankfurt v Union Berlin

30 March 2024 27	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–0	Union Berlin	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Ekitike  24' Nkounkou  38' Pacho  90' Buck  90+8'	Report	Leite  61'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,100 Referee: Marco Fritz

Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen

6 April 2024 28	Union Berlin	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gosens  9'  45+3' Tousart  37'	Report	Wirtz 45+8' (pen.) Adli  64' Andrich  82'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Benjamin Brand

FC Augsburg v Union Berlin

12 April 2024 29	FC Augsburg	2–0	Union Berlin	Augsburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tietz 47' Michel 82' Breithaupt  90+2'	Report	Khedira  37'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,731 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Union Berlin v Bayern Munich

20 April 2024 30	Union Berlin	1–5	Bayern Munich	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vertessen 90+1'	Report	Goretzka 29' Kane 45+1' Müller 53', 66' Tel 62'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Union Berlin

28 April 2024 31	Borussia Mönchengladbach	0–0	Union Berlin	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lainer  46' Reitz  89'	Report	Vogt  44' Khedira  48'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 53,723 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

5 May 2024 32	Union Berlin	3–4	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Vertessen 59' Bedia 48' Hollerbach 74'	Report	Wittek 16', 31' Schlotterbeck 37' Hofmann 70' Gamboa  90+5'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

1. FC Köln v Union Berlin

11 May 2024 33	1. FC Köln	3–2	Union Berlin	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schmitz  36' Kainz 45' (pen.) Martel  53' Huseinbašić  74' Tigges 87' Downs 90+3'	Report	Knoche 15' Volland 19' (pen.) Khedira  44' Juranović  84'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Union Berlin v SC Freiburg

18 May 2024 34	Union Berlin	2–1	SC Freiburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haberer 38',  85', 90+2' Knoche  52' Trimmel  67' Hollerbach 68' Juranović  70' Gosens  75' Volland 90+2',  90+8' Laïdouni  90+7'	Report	Makengo  37' Dōan  54', 85' Kübler  75' Eggestein  90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Christian Dingert

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal

Astoria Walldorf v Union Berlin

13 August 2023 First round	Astoria Walldorf	0–4	Union Berlin	Walldorf
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carl  60' Grimmer  79'	Report	Knoche 29' (pen.) Becker 38' Leite 41' Haberer 80'	Stadium: Dietmar-Hopp-Sportpark Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

VfB Stuttgart v Union Berlin

31 October 2023 Second round	VfB Stuttgart	1–0	Union Berlin	Stuttgart
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Undav 45' Stergiou  88' Itō  90+1'	Report	Tousart  85' Gosens  90+1'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group C

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RMA	NAP	BRA	UNB
1	Real Madrid	6	6	0	0	16	7	+9	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–2	3–0	1–0
2	Napoli	6	3	1	2	10	9	+1	10			2–3	—	2–0	1–1
3	Braga	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	1–2	—	1–1
4	Union Berlin	6	0	2	4	6	10	−4	2			2–3	0–1	2–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Real Madrid v Union Berlin

20 September 2023 1	Real Madrid	1–0	Union Berlin	Madrid, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchouaméni  37' Bellingham 90+4'	Report	Tousart  1'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 65,207 Referee: Espen Eskås (Norway)

Union Berlin v Braga

3 October 2023 2	Union Berlin	2–3	Braga	Berlin
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Bonucci  13' Becker 30', 37' Leite  54' Juranović  90+5'	Report	R. Horta  13' Niakaté 41' Banza  46' Bruma 51' Zalazar  72' Castro 90+4'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,445 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Union Berlin v Napoli

24 October 2023 3	Union Berlin	0–1	Napoli	Berlin
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trimmel  10' Gosens  51' Haberer  53'	Report	Rrahmani  17' Raspadori 65'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 72,062 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Napoli v Union Berlin

8 November 2023 4	Napoli	1–1	Union Berlin	Naples, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Politano 39' Simeone  89'	Report	Bonucci  41' Fofana 52' Jaeckel  67' Tousart  76'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 42,449 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Braga v Union Berlin

29 November 2023 5	Braga	1–1	Union Berlin	Braga, Portugal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Niakaté  30' Gómez  33' Zalazar  45+1' Djaló 51'	Report	Knoche  3' Tousart  39' Gosens 42' Bonucci  45+4' Khedira  54'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal Attendance: 15,855 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Union Berlin v Real Madrid

12 December 2023 6	Union Berlin	2–3	Real Madrid	Berlin
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Khedira  35' Volland 45+1' Laïdouni  76' Král 85'	Report	Bellingham  35' Modrić 45' Alaba  55' Joselu 61', 72' Ceballos 89'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 73,420 Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)
Note: Union Berlin played their European home matches at the Olympiastadion, instead of their regular stadium, the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, which did not meet UEFA requirements.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	DEN	Frederik Rønnow	33	0	25	0	2	0	6	0
12	GK	DEN	Jakob Busk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	GK	GER	Laurenz Dehl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Kevin Vogt	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	GER	Paul Jaeckel	8	0	2+3	0	0	0	2+1	0
4	DF	POR	Diogo Leite	31	1	22+1	0	2	1	6	0
5	DF	NED	Danilho Doekhi	19	2	15	2	1	0	3	0
18	DF	CRO	Josip Juranović	20	0	11+3	0	1	0	5	0
26	DF	GLP	Jérôme Roussillon	26	0	7+13	0	2	0	3+1	0
28	DF	AUT	Christopher Trimmel	23	0	12+6	0	1+1	0	1+2	0
31	DF	GER	Robin Knoche	24	1	18+1	0	2	1	3	0
Midfielders
6	MF	GER	Robin Gosens	29	7	19+3	6	0+1	0	5+1	1
8	MF	GER	Rani Khedira	18	0	11+2	0	1	0	4	0
13	MF	HUN	András Schäfer	13	1	8+5	1	0	0	0	0
19	MF	GER	Janik Haberer	24	1	14+4	0	0+1	1	4+1	0
20	MF	TUN	Aïssa Laïdouni	25	0	10+7	0	2	0	3+3	0
29	MF	FRA	Lucas Tousart	21	0	11+4	0	0+1	0	3+2	0
33	MF	CZE	Alex Král	28	1	12+8	0	1+1	0	2+4	1
Forwards
7	FW	USA	Brenden Aaronson	29	1	6+15	1	0+2	0	1+5	0
9	FW	DEN	Mikkel Kaufmann	13	1	1+11	1	0+1	0	0	0
10	FW	GER	Kevin Volland	24	3	12+6	2	1	0	2+3	1
11	FW	CIV	Chris Bedia	4	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	BEL	Yorbe Vertessen	6	0	2+4	0	0	0	0	0
16	FW	GER	Benedict Hollerbach	20	3	12+7	3	1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
11	FW	CIV	David Datro Fofana	17	2	8+4	1	1	0	2+2	1
17	FW	GER	Kevin Behrens	25	4	14+4	4	2	0	4+1	0
21	FW	GER	Tim Skarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ITA	Leonardo Bonucci	10	1	6+1	1	0	0	3	0
27	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker	18	3	7+4	0	2	1	4+1	2
32	FW	SRB	Miloš Pantović	1	1	0+1	1	0	0	0	0
36	MF	GER	Aljoscha Kemlein	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	FW	USA	Jordan Pefok	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
46	FW	GER	Laurenz Dehl	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 March 2024
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 24 February 2023

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Champions League	Total
1	DF	6		Robin Gosens	6	0	1	7
2	FW	17		Kevin Behrens	4	0	0	4
3	FW	27		Sheraldo Becker	0	1	2	3
	FW	10		Kevin Volland	2	0	1	3
	FW	16		Benedict Hollerbach	3	0	0	3
6	DF	5		Danilho Doekhi	2	0	0	2
	FW	11		David Datro Fofana	1	0	1	2
8	FW	32		Miloš Pantović	1	0	0	1
	DF	23		Leonardo Bonucci	1	0	0	1
	FW	9		Mikkel Kaufmann	1	0	0	1
	DF	31		Robin Knoche	0	1	0	1
	DF	4		Diogo Leite	0	1	0	1
	MF	19		Janik Haberer	0	1	0	1
	MF	33		Alex Král	0	0	1	1
	FW	7		Brenden Aaronson	1	0	0	1
	MF	13		András Schäfer	1	0	0	1
Own goals					0	0	0	0
Totals					23	4	6	33