2013–14 1. FC Union Berlin season
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Union Berlin
| season = 2013–14
| manager = Uwe Neuhaus
| mgrtitle = Head Coach
| stadium = Stadion An der Alten Försterei
| league = 2. Bundesliga
| league result = 9th
| cup1 = DFB-Pokal
| cup1 result = Round of 16
| league topscorer =
| season topscorer =
| highest attendance =
| lowest attendance =
| average attendance = 19,889{{Cite web |title=2. Bundesliga 2013/2014 - Attendance |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/2-bundesliga-2013-2014/1/ |access-date=14 June 2020 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}
| prevseason = 2012–13
| nextseason = 2014–15
}}
The 2013–14 1. FC Union Berlin season is the club's fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga.
Background
Union Berlin won the 2008–09 3. Liga.{{cite web|title=3. Liga - Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/3-liga/spieltag/2008-09/38/0|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 February 2014|language=de}} Since promotion, Union Berlin has finished 12th in 2009–10,{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2009-10/34/0|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 February 2014|language=de}} 11th in 2010–11,{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2010-11/34/0|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 February 2014|language=de}} and seventh in 2011–12{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2011-12/34/0|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 February 2014|language=de}} and 2012–13.{{cite web|title=2. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle|url=https://www.kicker.de/2-bundesliga/spieltag/2012-13/34/0|publisher=kicker|access-date=7 February 2014|language=de}}
=Transfers=
==In==
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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} | Name | Age | From | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF
| {{age|1989|4|16|2013|7|1}} | Transfer | Summer | 2016 | €200,000 | ||||||||
DF
| {{age|1987|2|14|2013|7|1}} | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | ||||||||
DF
| {{age|1991|10|27|2013|7|1}} | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | ||||||||
DF
| {{age|1981|1|24|2013|5|20}} | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free transfer | {{cite web |title=Eiserner Coup: Union schnappt sich Eggimann |url=https://www.kicker.de/eiserner-coup_union-schnappt-sich-eggimann-586560/artikel |website=kicker |language=de-DE |date=20 May 2013}}{{cite web |title=1. FC Union Berlin e.V. verpflichtet Mario Eggimann |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/de/union-live/news/profis/1-FC-Union-Berlin-e-V-verpflichtet-Mario-Eggimann-17800x/ |website=1. FC Union Berlin |language=de}} | ||||||||
FW
| {{age|1986|3|4|2013|6|7}} | Transfer | Summer | 2015 | Free transfer | ||||||||
MF
| {{age|1980|8|4|2013|7|1}} | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Undisclosed | ||||||||
MF
| {{age|1996|8|4|2014|1|30}} | ENPPI SC | Loan transfer | Winter | 2014 | |
==Out==
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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MF
| {{age|1988|12|22|2013|7|1}} | Transfer | Summer | Free transfer | |||||||
DF
| {{age|1980|9|25|2013|8|15}} | Transfer | Summer | Free transfer | | |||||||
GK
| {{age|1987|4|25|2013|6|13}} | Transfer | Summer | Free transfer | |||||||
FW
| {{age|1985|2|1|2014|1|31}} | Transfer | Winter | Released |
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
Competitions
=2. Bundesliga=
{{main|2013–14 2. Bundesliga}}
Union Berlin's season started on 21 July{{cite web|title=1. FC Union Berlin|url=https://www.kicker.de/1-fc-union-berlin/spielplan/2-bundesliga/2013-14|publisher=kicker|access-date=6 February 2014|language=de}} with a 2–1 loss to VfL Bochum. Damir Kreilach scored for Union Berlin and Danny Latza and Marcel Maltritz scored for Bochum.
==League table==
{{:2013–14 2. Bundesliga|showteam=UNB}}
==Matches==
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|style="background-color: #ccffcc;"|Win |style="background-color: #ffffcc;"|Draw |style="background-color: #ffcccc;"|Loss |
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!Match!!Date!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result | |
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| 1 | 21 July 2013 | 15:30
|Home | 1–2 |Kreilach 86' | 18,823 |
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| 2 | 26 July 2013 | 18:30
| Away | 1–1 | Nemec 25' | 15,488 |
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| 3 | 9 August 2013 | 18:30
| Away | 3–1 |Brandy 23', Mattuschka 25', Kreilach 37' |29,223 |
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| 4 | 19 August 2013 | 20:15
|Home | 2–1 | Nemec 43', 55' | 20,846 |
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| 5 | 25 August 2013 | 13:30
| Away | 1–1 | Kreilach 57' | 4,436 |
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| 6 | 31 August 2013 | 13:00
|Home | 3–2 | Mattuschka 36' (pen.), Nemec 59', Terodde 86' | 21,717 |
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| 7 | 15 September 2013 | 13:00
| Away | 1–0 | Brandy 48' | 5,909 |
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| 8 | 20 September 2013 | 18:30
|Home | 2–4 | 19,707 |
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| 9 | 28 September 2013 | 13:00
| Away | 3–0 | Brandy 41', 79', Mattuschka 85' | 7,512 |
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| 10 | 4 October 2013 | 18:30
|Home | 3–0 | Mattuschka 25', Terodde 47', Brandy 66' | 18,756 |
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| 11 | 18 October 2013 | 18:30
| Away | 0–0 | — | 16,194 |
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| 12 | 27 October 2013 | 13:30
|Home | 1–0 |Mattuschka 62' | 20,541 |
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| 13 | 4 November 2013 | 20:15
| Away | 0–4 | — | 45,000 |
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| 14 | 9 November 2013 | 13:00
|Home | 0–0 | — | 20,757 |
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| 15 | 23 November 2013 | 13:00
| Away | 0–3 | — | 33,284 |
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| 16 | 29 November 2013 | 18:30
|Home | 1–3 |Mattuschka 62' | 17,236 |
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| 17 | 7 December 2013 | 13:00
| Away | 1–2 | Mattuschka 74' (pen.) | 18,400 |
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| 18 | 14 December 2013 | 13:00
| Away | 4–0 | Quiring 13', 36', Terodde 47', Köhler 52' | 13,117 |
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| 19 | 21 December 2013 | 13:00
|Home | 4–2 | Eggimann 18', Kohlmann 26', Nemec 42', Mattuschka 49' (pen.) | 20,314 |
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| 20 | 8 February 2014 | 13:00
|Home | 0–0 | — | 21,717 |
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| 21 | 14 February 2014 | 18:30
| Away |1–1 |Erat 35' | 30,678 |
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| 22 | 21 February 2014 | 18:30
|Home |2–0 | Mattuschka 39' (pen.), Schönheim 76' | 17,082 |
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| 23 | 3 March 2014 | 20:15
| Away |1–2 | Terodde 58' | 29,633 |
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| 24 | 8 March 2014 | 13:00
|Home |1–1 | Mattuschka 90+1' (pen.) | 18,412 |
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| 25 | 16 March 2014 | 13:30
| Away |1–1 | Brandy 43' | 11,545 |
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| 26 | 21 March 2014 | 18:30
|Home |1–1 | Brandy 53' | 18,820 |
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| 27 | 25 March 2014 | 18:30
| Away |1–2 | Quiring 4' | 4,050 |
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| 28 | 31 March 2014 | 18:30
|Home | 2–0 | Brandy 28', 82' | 20,766 |
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| 29 | 6 April 2014 | 13:30
| Away | 2–3 | Mattuschka 24' (pen.), Skrzybski 40' | 12,000 |
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| 30 | 11 April 2014 | 18:30
|Home | 1–2 | Dausch 10' | 21,000 |
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| 31 | 19 April 2014 | 13:00
| Away |2–3 | Köhler 62' (pen.), Mattuschka 78' (pen.) | 15,557 |
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| 32 | 28 April 2014 | 20:15
|Home |1–1 | Brandy 9' | 19,185 |
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| 33 | 4 May 2014 | 13:30
| Away |0–3 | — | 7,579 |
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| 34 | 11 May 2014 | 13:30
|Home | 1–1 |Kohlmann 49' | 21,717 |
=DFB–Pokal=
{{main|2013–14 DFB-Pokal}}
The draw for the first round of the DFB-Pokal happened on 15 June.{{cite news|title=Rehden empfängt die Bayern, BVB nach Wilhelmshaven|url=https://www.kicker.de/rehden-empfaengt-die-bayern-der-bvb-reist-nach-wilhelmshaven-587911/artikel|newspaper=kicker|date=15 June 2013|language=de}} Union Berlin were drawn against Jahn Regensburg. The match took place on 5 August and ended up as a 2–1 win for Union Berlin. Sören Brandy and Benjamin Köhler scored for Union Berlin and Abdenour Amachaibou scored for Jahn Regensburg. Union Berlin were drawn against VfL Osnabrück on 10 August for the second round.{{cite news|title=Bayern gegen 96, Freiburg wieder gegen den VfB|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern_gegen_96_freiburg_wieder_gegen_den_vfb-590491/artikel|newspaper=kicker|date=10 August 2013|language=de}} The match took place on 25 September and ended up as a 1–0 win for Union Berlin. Torsten Mattuschka scored the only goal of the match. Union Berlin were drawn against 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the round of 16 on 29 September.{{cite news|title=BVB spielt in Saarbrücken – Bayern reist zum Derby|url=https://www.welt.de/sport/fussball/article120492358/BVB-spielt-in-Saarbruecken-Bayern-reist-zum-Derby.html|newspaper=Die Welt|date=29 September 2013|language=de}} The match took place on 3 December with Kaiserslautern winning 3–0 with goals from Willi Orban, Simon Zoller, and Marcel Gaus.
==Matches==
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!Round!!Date!!Time!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result | |
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|First round | 5 August 2013 | 18:30
|Away | 2–1 | 6,249 |
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|Second round | 25 September 2013 | 20:30
| Away | 1–0 | Mattuschka 14' (pen.) | 11,194 |
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|Round of 16 | 3 December 2013 | 19:00
|Home | 0–3 | — | 21,717 |
References
{{Reflist|33em}}
{{1. FC Union Berlin}}
{{2013–14 in German football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 1. FC Union Berlin season}}