1. FC Union Berlin (women)

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.

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

History

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
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  GER Marie Becker
5 MF  GER Luca Scheel
6 MF  GER Celine Frank
7 MF  GER Lisa Heiseler (captain)
8 MF  GER Lisa Görsdorf
9 FW  GER Zita Rurack
10 DF  GER Latoya Maxine Bach
11 FW  PLE Nour Youssef
12 GK  GER Melanie Wagner
13 FW  GER Maria Cristina Lange
14 DF  GER Ginger Schulz
15 MF  GER Hannah Kratz
16 FW  JOR Sarah Abu Sabbah
18 DF  GER Charleen Niesler
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  GER Sophie Trojahn
20 DF  GER Elisa Schindler
21 DF  GER Anna Weiß
22 MF  GER Anouk Blaschka
23 DF  GER Pia Metzker
24 DF  TUR Fatma Sakar
25 FW  GER Dina Orschmann
30 GK  GER Sarah Hornschuch
33 MF  GER Pauline Wimmer
42 MF  AUT Naika Reissner
54 GK  TUR Defne Sarıoğlu
55 DF  TUR Katja Orschmann
77 MF  GRE Athanasia Moraitou

Current staff
As of 22 June 2024[4]
Coaching staff
Ailien Poese Head coach
Sven Gruel
Felix Kaminski		 Assistant coach
Laura von Zadow Goalkeeping coach
Marcus Liebig Athletic trainer
Managerial staff
Jennifer Zietz Head of women's and girls' department
Marvin Bellin Scout
Kathleen Jurczyk Team leader
Jan Krohm Equipment manager
Medical department
Nino Haase
Giuliana Di Bartolo		 Physiotherapist
Elisa Lierhaus Sports psychologist
Janita Richter Caregiver

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