# 2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season

The 2017–18 1. FC Union Berlin season was the 52nd season in the football club's history and 8th consecutive season in the second division of German football, the 2. Bundesliga and 12th overall. In addition to the domestic league, 1. FC Union Berlin also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 52nd season for 1. FC Union Berlin in the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, located in Köpenick, Berlin, Germany. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 7 February 2018
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 | GER | Daniel Mesenhöler |
| 3 | DF | AUT | Christoph Schösswendter |
| 4 | DF | GER | Lars Dietz |
| 5 | DF | GER | Marvin Friedrich |
| 6 | DF | DEN | Kristian Pedersen |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel |
| 8 | MF | GER | Stephan Fürstner |
| 9 | FW | GER | Sebastian Polter |
| 10 | MF | GER | Dennis Daube |
| 11 | FW | GER | Akaki Gogia |
| 12 | GK | DEN | Jakob Busk |
| 13 | DF | GER | Peter Kurzweg |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Marc Torrejón |
| 16 | FW | AUT | Philipp Hosiner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | FW | SWE | Simon Hedlund |
| 18 | FW | GER | Kenny Prince Redondo |
| 20 | GK | GER | Lennart Moser |
| 21 | MF | GER | Grischa Prömel |
| 23 | MF | GER | Felix Kroos (Captain) |
| 24 | FW | GER | Steven Skrzybski |
| 28 | DF | AUT | Christopher Trimmel |
| 29 | MF | GER | Michael Parensen |
| 31 | MF | GER | Berkan Taz |
| 33 | DF | GER | Lennard Maloney |
| 34 | DF | GER | Fabian Schönheim |
| 36 | MF | GER | Cihan Kahraman |
| 37 | DF | GER | Toni Leistner |

### Transfers
#### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Atsuto Uchida (from FC Schalke 04) |
| 3 | DF | AUT | Christoph Schößwendter (from SK Rapid Wien) |
| 7 | MF | GER | Marcel Hartel (from 1. FC Köln) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Akaki Gogia (from Brentford, previously on loan at Dynamo Dresden) |
| 13 | DF | GER | Peter Kurzweg (from Würzburger Kickers) |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Marc Torrejón (from SC Freiburg) |
| 21 | MF | GER | Grischa Prömel (from Karlsruher SC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 3 | DF | AUT | Emanuel Pogatetz (to LASK Linz) |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Roberto Punčec (to HNK Rijeka) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Benjamin Kessel (to 1. FC Kaiserslautern) |
| 7 | MF | GER | Benjamin Köhler (Released) |
| 11 | MF | GER | Maximilian Thiel (to 1. FC Heidenheim) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Raffael Korte (to SV Waldhof Mannheim) |
| 14 | MF | SUI | Adrian Nikçi (Released) |
| 27 | MF | KOS | Eroll Zejnullahu (on loan to SV Sandhausen) |
| 39 | MF | GER | Lukas Lämmel (Released) |

#### Winter

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 4 | MF | GER | Lars Dietz (from Borussia Dortmund II) |
| 5 | DF | GER | Marvin Friedrich (from FC Augsburg) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | JPN | Atsuto Uchida (to Kashima Antlers) |
| 19 | MF | CRO | Damir Kreilach (to Real Salt Lake) |
| 30 | GK | AUT | Michael Gspurning (Retired) |

## Matches
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 48 |
| 7 | MSV Duisburg | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 48 |
| 8 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 47 |
| 9 | FC Ingolstadt | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 45 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 43 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 May 2018. Source: Kicker

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | W | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |

#### Matches
### DFB-Pokal
## Squad and statistics

    As of 13 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Player | 2. Bundesliga | 2. Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Daniel Mesenhöler | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Christoph Schößwendter | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Marvin Friedrich | 11+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Kristian Pedersen | 30+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | Marcel Hartel | 18+10 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | Stephan Fürstner | 9+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Sebastian Polter | 23+1 | 12 | 0+2 | 0 | 26 | 12 |
| 10 | MF | Dennis Daube | 8+7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | Akaki Gogia | 17+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | Jakob Busk | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Peter Kurzweg | 6+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | Marc Torrejón | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Philipp Hosiner | 6+13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 17 | FW | Simon Hedlund | 29+2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 18 | FW | Kenny Prince Redondo | 3+6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 20 | GK | Lennart Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Grischa Prömel | 18+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | Felix Kroos | 28+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | Steven Skrzybski | 23+6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 14 |
| 28 | DF | Christopher Trimmel | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 29 | MF | Michael Parensen | 7+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | Berkan Taz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Lennard Maloney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | Fabian Schönheim | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 36 | MF | Cihan Kahraman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Toni Leistner | 28+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season |||||||||
| 2 | MF | Atsuto Uchida | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Damir Kreilach | 9+10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 30 | GK | Michael Gspurning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |