The
2015–16 1. FC Union Berlin
1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as Union Berlin (), is a professional German football club based in Berlin.
The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was founded. During the Co ...
season was the 50th season in the
football
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club's history. For the 6th consecutive season, Union Berlin played in the
2. Bundesliga, where they finished 6th. They also participated in this season's edition of the
domestic cup
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, the
DFB-Pokal
The DFB-Pokal (), also known as the German Cup in English language, English, is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competiti ...
, where they were eliminated in the first round by
Viktoria Köln
Viktoria usually refers to Viktoria, a name which is the same as Victoria (name), but may also refer to:
Places
* FK Viktoria Stadion, stadium of Viktoria Žižkov
* Viktoria-Luise-Platz, building in Berlin
* Viktoriastadt, now known as Victo ...
. The season covers a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Season summary
Union started the season poorly, picking up just four points from their first five games, and as a result, manager
Norbert Düwel
Norbert Düwel (born 5 January 1968) is a German football manager who managed Laos.
Coaching career
In May 2014 it was announced that Düwel would replace Uwe Neuhaus as manager of Union Berlin
1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly kn ...
was sacked on 31 August 2015.
Sascha Lewandowski
Sascha Lewandowski (5 October 1971 – 8 June 2016) was a German football manager.
Managerial career
Lewandowski was head coach of VfL Bochum II between 1 July 2006 to 31 December 2006.
Lewandowski was appointed as head coach of Bayer Leverkus ...
was appointed as his replacement on 2 September 2015, and the club saw a gradual improvement in results, with the club in 13th place with 23 points from 19 games at the time of the winter break.
However, due to health problems, Lewandowski stepped down as manager in March 2016, with
André Hofschneider appointed as his replacement on a temporary basis. Union finished the season in 6th place on 49 points.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
Friendly matches
Competitions
2. Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
DFB-Pokal
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Notes
References
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