Union Berlin

🇩🇪 Bundesliga · Top flight

Die Eisernen · Berlin

Stadion An der Alten Försterei, 21,704 seats · est. 1966 · Owned by its members · last great never

Supporters who built their own stadium with their hands, a forest in East Berlin and a club made of iron.

Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de

The eleven that started · 4-2-3-1

At home to Borussia Dortmund, 17 October, drew 0-0.

1RønnowF. Rønnow

15RotheT. Rothe

2UduokhaiF. Uduokhai

4Van Den BoschZ. Van Den Bosch

19HabererJ. Haberer

13SchäferA. Schäfer

20AebischerM. Aebischer

30ImeriK. Imeri

11Woo-YeongJeong Woo-Yeong

8KhediraR. Khedira

21SkarkeT. Skarke

Dugout

Mauro Lustrinelli, since 1 July 2026Photo: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY 3.0

In the table · Bundesliga · read 8 days ago

17thof 18

5pts

6 played · 1 won, 2 drawn, 3 lost · 5-17

Relegation

Next match · Bundesliga · round 7

FC Augsburg

Union Berlin

Saturday 24 October

13:30 UTC

Away · WWK Arena

Photo: Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, CC BY-SA 3.0

Go there

Berlin

Go for the nightlife · Grey weather · Capital city

Stadion An der Alten Försterei on the map Directions

Following Union Berlin from abroad

Checked 14 September 2026

In 2003, about eighty-nine supporters let themselves into the empty stadium to sing Christmas carols together. Thirty thousand now do it every December, and half the Bundesliga has copied it, which tells you who actually built this club.

Where to watch

beIN Sports (France)Exclusive Bundesliga rights in France through 2028-29. Subscription needed, price not quoted here because beIN does not publish it plainly.
BBC iPlayer (UK, free)Every Friday Bundesliga match, free, no subscription.
Sky Sports and Prime Video (UK)Sky has the Saturday evening match, Prime Video sells Sunday matches one at a time.

Where to read

Official site, in EnglishA full English version, not a token page.
TextilvergehenIndependent blog and podcast since 2006, German only, no adverts.
BundesletterWeekly English newsletter on German football culture, covers Union regularly.

Where to talk

Union Berlin InternationalEnglish-speaking fan network, organises through WhatsApp. Fan-led, not run by the club.
Union ForumThe main fan-run forum. German only.

How to join

Become a member, from anywhere€120 a year, or €10 a month. Open to people living abroad, the club says so itself. Ticket priority only starts after six months of dues. The stadium share sale that raised over €30m closed in January 2025.

The shirt

Official fan shopShips to France. Free above €70.

Official club store, never an affiliate link. Broadcast rights change every season, so tell us at the foot of the page if something here is wrong.

Never these

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