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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.  FC Union Berlin Fans @fcunion pic.twitter.com/ijauv0TK0W — Tribün Kültürü (@tribun_kulturu_) October 31, 2022 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 ag

 FC Köln 0 - 1 FC Union Berlin Union Berlin went top of the Bundesliga by edging past Cologne. An early own goal by Timo Hubers separated the sides, before Union's Jordan Siebatcheu had a 10th-minute penalty saved by Marvin Schwabe. The home side were then reduced to 10 men nine minutes from time when Luca Kilian was shown a second yellow card. Happy to be back with the team in the best way possible 🔥 win and clean sheet! Thank you all for the support! You’re amazing! @fcunion pic.twitter.com/uPfoTq1elt — Diogo Leite (@Diogoleite53) September 11, 2022 Union secured top spot after Freiberg were held to a goalless draw by Borussia Monchengladbach. But it is Urs Fischer's side who lead the table after six games, ahead of teams such as champions Bayern Munich, who are third and Borussia Dortmund in fifth place. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from  Bundesliga - YouTube More reaction Their website said: "There was a time last season when U