Bundesliga: How far can Union Berlin go?

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An article about Union Berlin that will explore their rather remarkable rise.

They became the first Bundesliga club from the former East Berlin and the fifth from East Germany, after Dynamo Dresden, Hansa Rostock, VfB Leipzig and Energie Cottbus. 

The team is the sixth to win promotion from the 2. Bundesliga by beating the 16th-placed Bundesliga team in the playoff – since it began in the 1981–82 season, the others being Bayer Uerdingen, 1. FC Saarbrücken, Stuttgarter Kickers, 1. FC Nürnberg and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Ahead of Union Berlin's debut season in the Bundesliga, the club signed Neven Subotić,Anthony Ujah and Christian Gentner, and re-signed Marvin Friedrich, who had scored a decisive goal against Stuttgart in the playoffs in the previous season to secure promotion for the club.

Their first-ever Bundesliga goal was scored by Sebastian Andersson in a 1–1 draw against Augsburg. On 31 August 2019, the club claimed its first-ever Bundesliga victory by beating Borussia Dortmund 3–1 in a home game. The team finished the season in 11th place, with Sebastian Andersson scoring 12 goals.

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On 22 May 2021, in Union Berlin's second Bundesliga season, they qualified for the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League after finishing seventh, following a 2–1 home win against RB Leipzig, with Max Kruse confirming Union Berlin's first European campaign in twenty years, with a 92nd-minute winner.

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The 2022/2023 season so far. How far can they go?

After twelve matches, they are one point above defending champions Bayern Munich. Their recent 97th-minute winner against Borussia Monchengladbach was perhaps a sign that they aren't going anywhere. At the very least, their fans will be dreaming of Champions League football next season.

Those scenes in the tweet above have been common over the last few years. Imagine them in the Champions League next season?  

Another German cult club

The interesting nature of the club has meant they have gained fans across the United Kingdom and also the rest of Europe. Matt, a football fan from Manchester, fell in love with the club a few years ago and said: "I just love the atmosphere at the ground. You just don't get that vibe in England." 

Their English-speaking Twitter account (1. FC Union Berlin (@fcunion_en) / Twitter) now has almost 30,000 followers and regularly gains lots of engagement. 

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