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1. FC Union Berlin (women)

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1. FC Union Berlin
Full name1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V.
Founded22 September 1969; 54 years ago (1969-09-22)
GroundFritz-Lesch-Sportplatz
Capacity6,000
PresidentDirk Zingler
ManagerAilien Poese
League2. Bundesliga
2023–24Regionalliga Nordost, 1st (promoted)

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

History

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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]

Squad

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As of 22 June 2024[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Germany GER Marie Becker
5 MF Germany GER Luca Scheel
6 MF Germany GER Celine Frank
7 MF Germany GER Lisa Heiseler (captain)
8 MF Germany GER Lisa Görsdorf
9 FW Germany GER Zita Rurack
10 DF Germany GER Latoya Maxine Bach
11 FW State of Palestine PLE Nour Youssef
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
16 FW Jordan JOR Sarah Abu Sabbah
18 DF Germany GER Charleen Niesler
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Germany GER Sophie Trojahn
20 DF Germany GER Elisa Schindler
21 DF Germany GER Anna Weiß
22 MF Germany GER Anouk Blaschka
23 DF Germany GER Pia Metzker
24 DF Turkey TUR Fatma Sakar
25 FW Germany GER Dina Orschmann
30 GK Germany GER Sarah Hornschuch
33 MF Germany GER Pauline Wimmer
42 MF Austria AUT Naika Reissner
54 GK Turkey TUR Defne Sarıoğlu
55 DF Turkey TUR Katja Orschmann
77 MF Greece GRE Athanasia Moraitou

Current staff

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As of 22 June 2024[4]
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

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  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. ^ a b "1. FC Union Berlin Frauen Kader" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
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