1. FC Union Berlin is a women's association football club from Berlin, Germany. It is part of the 1. FC Union Berlin club.

History

1. FC Union Berlin was among the first clubs in former East Germany to establish a women's team. On September 22, 1969, the women's team received support from the club's first men's team and was coached by Bernd Müller and Bernd Vogel. After the dissolution of KWO Berlin in 1990, all their players joined 1. FC Union and competed in the final season of the GDR football championship.[1] The team later played in the Oberliga Nordost but was relegated to the Verbandsliga Berlin in 1993.

They were promoted to the Regionalliga Nordost for the 2001–02 season and then to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga for the 2007–08 season. After two seasons, they were relegated back to the Regionalliga Nordost for five seasons. Between 2014–15 and 2016–17, they experienced several promotions and relegations. Eventually, they settled in the Regionalliga Nordost until they were converted into a professional club for the 2023–24 season.[2] Subsequently, they finished at the top of their region, earning promotion back to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga for the 2024–25 season, following a 10–0 victory on aggregate over SV Henstedt-Ulzburg in the promotion play-off final.[3] During the 2023–24 Regionalliga Nordost season, the team outscored opponents 145–5.[4]

Squad

As of 7 January 2025[5]

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 Germany GER Cara Bösl
3 DF Germany GER Latoya Maxine Bach
4 DF Germany GER Marie Becker
5 DF Germany GER Katja Orschmann
6 MF Germany GER Celine Frank
7 MF Germany GER Lisa Heiseler (captain)
8 MF Germany GER Anouk Blaschka
9 FW Germany GER Zita Rurack
10 DF Jordan JOR Sarah Abu Sabbah
11 FW Germany GER Dina Orschmann
12 GK Germany GER Melanie Wagner
13 FW Germany GER Maria Cristina Lange
14 DF Germany GER Ginger Schulz
15 MF Germany GER Hannah Kratz
17 DF Germany GER Judith Steinert
18 DF Germany GER Charleen Niesler
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Germany GER Sophie Trojahn
21 DF Germany GER Anna Weiß
22 MF Greece GRE Eleni Markou
23 DF Germany GER Pia Metzker
24 DF Turkey TUR Fatma Sakar
27 MF Slovenia SVN Korina Janez
29 FW Germany GER Antonia Halverkamps
30 GK Germany GER Sarah Hornschuch
42 MF Austria AUT Naika Reissner
77 MF Greece GRE Athanasia Moraitou
— FW Germany GER Nele Bauereisen
— MF Germany GER Leonie Köster
— FW Finland FIN Elli Seiro
— DF Germany GER Tomke Schneider
— GK Finland FIN Ida Heikkinen

Current staff

As of 22 June 2024[5]
Coaching staff
Germany Ailien Poese Head coach
Germany Sven Gruel
Germany Felix Kaminski 		Assistant coach
Germany Laura von Zadow Goalkeeping coach
Germany Marcus Liebig Athletic trainer
Managerial staff
Germany Jennifer Zietz Head of women's and girls' department
Germany Marvin Bellin Scout
Germany Kathleen Jurczyk Team leader
Germany Jan Krohm Equipment manager
Medical department
Germany Nino Haase
Germany Giuliana Di Bartolo 		Physiotherapist
Germany Elisa Lierhaus Sports psychologist
Germany Janita Richter Caregiver

References

  1. ^ "Erste Trainingseinheit vor 50 Jahren absolviert" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "„Sie üben ihren Beruf aus bei uns": Union-Frauen treten künftig als Profispielerinnen an" (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 11 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Union Berlin und Bochum steigen in 2. Frauen-Bundesliga auf" (in German). Kicker. 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Frauen-Regionalliga Nordost 2023/24 - Tabelle | 22. Spieltag". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2024-09-10.
  5. ^ a b "1. FC Union Berlin Frauen Kader" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1._FC_Union_Berlin_(women)
No tags for this post.