A universal joint arrangement, 1.1 comprising a spider, mounted in two joint yokes which are arranged in an offset manner with respect to each other by 90° about a joint axis and arranged in a mirrored manner on the plane of symmetry of the spider situated perpendicularly to the joint axis; 1.2 each joint yoke comprises a flange part and two bearing parts (8, 9), wherein each bearing part (8, 9) comprises a bearing hole in which pins (4, 5) of the spider are mounted; 1.3 each pin (4, 5) has a pin axis (Z 4, 5) and is mounted by means of a bearing arrangement (10, 11); 1.4 the bearing arrangement (10, 11) comprises a radial bearing and an axial bearing, wherein the axial bearing is arranged as a plain bearing; 1.5 the axial bearing comprises at least one axial plain bearing forming element, which under formation of a first slide pairing (20.1) rests at least indirectly on the joint yoke and a second slide pairing (20.2) rests at least indirectly on the spider; 1.6 the axial plain bearing forming element comprises a first flat face surface and a second face surface which is characterized by at least one elevated region; 1.7 the elevated region forms a supporting region (29, 30, 37, 38) which forms a sliding surface of the first or second slide pairing (20.1, 20.2) and rests in a supporting manner on a connecting element of the universal joint arrangement; 1.8 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged in such a way that it rests with the support region (29, 30, 37, 38) on the connecting element in the state without operating load of the universal joint arrangement and elastically springs into the same under load, wherein the region or regions (31, 32) which is or are free from the supporting region are free from contact with the connecting element on the second face surface in every operating state, and wherein the supporting region is arranged in the installed position in the region of a low relative movement between the axial plain bearing forming element and the connecting element, whereas the regions (31, 32) which are free from the supporting region are situated in the installed position in the region of the greatest relative movement between the axial plain bearing forming element and the connecting element; characterized in that 1.9 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged as an annular element and comprises two supporting regions (29, 30), which are arranged in a plane spanned by the pin axis (Z 4, 5) and the joint axis and, originating from said plane, extend on both sides of a partial region in the circumferential direction of the pin (4, 5), or 1.10 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged as a disc-shaped element and the supporting region (37, 38) does not extend in a rotational-symmetrical manner over a length of the axial plain bearing forming element. 1.1 comprising a spider, mounted in two joint yokes which are arranged in an offset manner with respect to each other by 90° about a joint axis and arranged in a mirrored manner on the plane of symmetry of the spider situated perpendicularly to the joint axis; 1.2 each joint yoke comprises a flange part and two bearing parts (8, 9), wherein each bearing part (8, 9) comprises a bearing hole in which pins (4, 5) of the spider are mounted; 1.3 each pin (4, 5) has a pin axis (Z 4, 5) and is mounted by means of a bearing arrangement (10, 11); 1.4 the bearing arrangement (10, 11) comprises a radial bearing and an axial bearing, wherein the axial bearing is arranged as a plain bearing; 1.5 the axial bearing comprises at least one axial plain bearing forming element, which under formation of a first slide pairing (20.1) rests at least indirectly on the joint yoke and a second slide pairing (20.2) rests at least indirectly on the spider; 1.6 the axial plain bearing forming element comprises a first flat face surface and a second face surface which is characterized by at least one elevated region; 1.7 the elevated region forms a supporting region (29, 30, 37, 38) which forms a sliding surface of the first or second slide pairing (20.1, 20.2) and rests in a supporting manner on a connecting element of the universal joint arrangement; 1.8 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged in such a way that it rests with the support region (29, 30, 37, 38) on the connecting element in the state without operating load of the universal joint arrangement and elastically springs into the same under load, wherein the region or regions (31, 32) which is or are free from the supporting region are free from contact with the connecting element on the second face surface in every operating state, and wherein the supporting region is arranged in the installed position in the region of a low relative movement between the axial plain bearing forming element and the connecting element, whereas the regions (31, 32) which are free from the supporting region are situated in the installed position in the region of the greatest relative movement between the axial plain bearing forming element and the connecting element; characterized in that 1.9 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged as an annular element and comprises two supporting regions (29, 30), which are arranged in a plane spanned by the pin axis (Z 4, 5) and the joint axis and, originating from said plane, extend on both sides of a partial region in the circumferential direction of the pin (4, 5), or 1.10 the axial plain bearing forming element is arranged as a disc-shaped element and the supporting region (37, 38) does not extend in a rotational-symmetrical manner over a length of the axial plain bearing forming element.