# 2012–13 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2012–13 1. FC Union Berlin season is the 107th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. It is the clubs fourth consecutive season in this league, having played at this level since 2009–10, after it was promoted from the 3. Liga in 2009.
The club also takes part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the second round and will face third division side Kickers Offenbach next.

## Friendly matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance |
| 21 June 2012 | 18:00 | Rügen XI | Away | 12–0 | Skrzybski 12', 22', 44', Stuff 14', 23', Zoundi 25', Belaïd 27', Jopek 45', Terodde 63', Kohlmann 85', Ede 86', Quiring 87' | 832 |
| 4 July 2012 | 19:00 | FC Strausberg | Away | 2–1 | Mattuschka 17', Skrzybski 27' | 2,500 |
| 7 July 2012 | 14:00 | Grün Weiß Annaburg | Away | 20–0 | Schönheim 4', Sílvio 21', 24', 27', 43', Skrzybski 23', Hofmann 48', 61', 72', Belaïd 56', 66', Karl 58', Quiring 60', 74', Terodde 64', 71', Mattuschka 76', 77', 87', 90' | 1,500 |
| 11 July 2012 | 19:00 | VSG Altglenicke | Away | 5–0 | Mattuschka 22', 62', Schönheim 53', Belaïd 76', Sílvio 84' | 1,849 |
| 14 July 2012 | 15:00 | VfB Pommern Löcknitz | Away | 23–1 | Stuff 3', Belaïd 7', 12', 22', 23', Marquardt 9' (o.g.), Skrzybski 17', 40', 80', Sílvio 20', 25', 43', 48', 49', 51', Menz 33', Hofmann 57', Parensen 68', Terodde 71', 72', 87', Quiring 75', 85' | 850 |
| 21 July 2012 | 15:00 | VfB Lübeck | Home | 1–0 | Skrzybski 81' | 1,463 |
| 24 July 2012 | 19:30 | Hibernian | Home | 2–0 | Parensen 50', Quiring 90' | 4,887 |
| 29 July 2012 | 14:30 | PSV Eindhoven | Home | 1–1 | Terodde 2' | 8,752 |
| 8 January 2013 | 11:00 | Recreativo de Huelva | Away | 1–1 | Nemec 85' | 200 |
| 9 January 2013 | 16:00 | FC Utrecht | Home | 2–0 | Zoundi 23', Jopek 39' | 350 |
| 12 January 2013 | 16:00 | SV Wehen Wiesbaden | Home | 3–0 | Terodde 28', Jopek 49', Nemec 65' | 200 |
| 19 January 2013 | 14:00 | Chemnitzer FC | Away | 2–1 | Skrzybski 35', Stuff 60' | 1,300 |
| 22 January 2013 | 19:00 | Lausanne-Sport | Home | 4–2 | Mattuschka 9', Terodde 23', 50', 64' | 981 |
| 26 January 2013 | 13:00 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 0–0 | — | 1,850 |

## Competitions
### 2.Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 54 |
| 6 | TSV 1860 Munich | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 39 | 31 | +8 | 49 |
| 7 | 1. FC Union Berlin | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 |
| 8 | Energie Cottbus | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 48 |
| 9 | VfR Aalen | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 46 |

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Match | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 | 6 August 2012 | 20:15 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Away | 3–3 | Parensen 47', Zoundi 54', Pfertzel 90+1' | 31,618 | Stieler |
| 2 | 12 August 2012 | 13:30 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Home | 0–1 | — | 16,750 | Kinhöfer |
| 3 | 24 August 2012 | 18:00 | SV Sandhausen | Away | 0–2 | — | 3,500 | Steinhaus |
| 4 | 3 September 2012 | 20:15 | Hertha BSC | Home | 1–2 | Quiring 69' | 16,750 | Gagelmann |
| 5 | 14 September 2012 | 18:00 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Away | 1–2 | Jopek 40' | 5,251 | Kempter |
| 6 | 21 September 2012 | 18:00 | 1. FC Köln | Home | 2–1 | Silvio 27', Mattuschka 56' | 16,750 | Sippel |
| 7 | 26 September 2012 | 17:30 | Erzgebirge Aue | Away | 1–1 | Terodde 7' | 7,500 | Steinhaus |
| 8 | 29 September 2012 | 13:00 | Energie Cottbus | Home | 3–1 | Terodde 35', Quiring 55', Jopek 90+2' | 16,750 | Aytekin |
| 9 | 5 October 2012 | 18:00 | FC St. Pauli | Away | 2–2 | Mattuschka 21', 84' | 21,045 | Dankert |
| 10 | 21 October 2012 | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt | Home | 1–0 | Mattuschka 17' (pen.) | 15,701 | Schriever |
| 11 | 28 October 2012 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Home | 0–1 | — | 15,738 | Osmers |
| 12 | 4 November 2012 | 13:30 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 2–0 | Schönheim 14', 54' | 29,452 | Perl |
| 13 | 10 November 2012 | 13:00 | VfR Aalen | Home | 0–0 | — | 15,102 | Christ |
| 14 | 18 November 2012 | 13:30 | Jahn Regensburg | Away | 3–3 | Terodde 31', 56', Jopek 75' | 5,553 | Petersen |
| 15 | 24 November 2012 | 13:00 | 1860 Munich | Home | 2–2 | Stuff 22', Nemec 81' | 16,750 | Meyer |
| 16 | 28 November 2012 | 17:30 | MSV Duisburg | Away | 2–1 | Brandy 20' (o.g.), Terodde 35' | 8,585 | Kempter |
| 17 | 1 December 2012 | 13:00 | VfL Bochum | Home | 2–1 | Karl 3', Nemec 51' | 16,074 | Dietz |
| 18 | 7 December 2012 | 18:00 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Home | 2–0 | Terodde 43', 66' | 16,750 | Schmidt |
| 19 | 17 December 2012 | 20:15 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Away | 3–4 | Nemec 4', 32', Quiring 90+1' | 21,200 | Sippel |
| 20 | 1 February 2013 | 18:00 | SV Sandhausen | Home | 3–1 | Parensen 6', Mattuschka 32' (pen.), Özbek 68' | 17,532 | Bandurski |
| 21 | 11 February 2013 | 20:15 | Hertha BSC | Away | 2–2 | Terodde 9', Nemec 49' | 74,244 | Meyer |
| 22 | 16 February 2013 | 13:00 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Home | 1–1 | Nemec 85' | 15,461 | Grudzinski |
| 23 | 23 February 2013 | 13:00 | 1. FC Köln | Away | 0–2 | — | 42,000 | Willenborg |
| 24 | 1 March 2013 | 18:00 | Erzgebirge Aue | Home | 3–0 | Nemec 7', Mattuschka 45' (pen.), Parensen 57' | 17,284 | Petersen |
| 25 | 9 March 2013 | 13:00 | Energie Cottbus | Away | 1–2 | Mattuschka 38' (pen.) | 14,212 | Brych |
| 26 | 15 March 2013 | 18:00 | FC St. Pauli | Home | 4–2 | Terodde 20', 83', Mattuschka 42', Nemec 81' | 21,410 | Winkmann |
| 27 | 31 March 2013 | 13:30 | FSV Frankfurt | Away | 0–3 | — | 4,842 | Leicher |
| 28 | 7 April 2013 | 13:30 | SC Paderborn | Away | 1–1 | Nemec 27' | 7,590 | Brand |
| 29 | 12 April 2013 | 18:00 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 0–0 | — | 21,244 | Drees |
| 30 | 19 April 2013 | 18:00 | VfR Aalen | Away | 0–3 | — | 6,620 | Wingenbach |
| 31 | 26 April 2013 | 18:00 | Jahn Regensburg | Home | 1–0 | Mattuschka 63' (pen.) | 16,857 | Osmers |
| 32 | 5 May 2013 | 13:30 | 1860 Munich | Away | 0–3 | — | 18,100 | Schmidt |
| 33 | 12 May 2013 | 13:30 | MSV Duisburg | Home | 2–1 | Quiring 59', Mattuschka 81' (pen.) | 19,556 | Cortus |
| 34 | 19 May 2013 | 13:30 | VfL Bochum | Away | 2–1 | Özbek 49', Skrzybski 55' | 24,244 | Stieler |

### DFB Pokal

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result F–A | Scorers | Attendance | Referee | Ref. |
| First round | 20 August 2012 | 18:30 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Away | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Terodde 120' | 12,500 | Petersen | |
| Second round | 31 October 2012 | 19:00 | Kickers Offenbach | Away | 0–2 | — | 12,247 | Gagelmann | |