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happy new year
Comes to an end an iron year full of splendor and joy. It has worked hard and played passionately celebrated in all the rules of art: a new stadium – a new league – new luck!
The 1 FC Union Berlin is pleased with its members, fans and sponsors to new challenges and passionate football in the new year and wishes you a Happy New Year 2010!
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test match
In preparation for the second half will receive the 1 FC Union Berlin on 5 January the Bundesliga side Hannover 96 in the stadium at the old forester’s house. Kick-off on this first real acid test of the new year on Tuesday at 19:30 Clock.
The Lower Saxony are the completion of the first round table on 14th place and have a Hinserie with ups and downs. Besides the curious Bundesliga record (3 own goals in a game against Bochum) is quite Soccer-Germany remained the death of Robert Enke in memory. The crew of Andreas Bergmann has now regained the sporting life and wants to use it in the second half undoubtedly great potential even better and make amends for one or another table space.
Sporting Director Christian Beeck ahead of the game: “We are pleased such a high-caliber for a test match at the stadium at the old forester to have won. Play against a Bundesliga side is always something special. ”
Tickets for this game there are the well-known awards in the League Ticket Office (at the Wuhlheide 263) and in the fan shop (Forum Köpenick).
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new year party
The Christmas goose is not yet fully digested, as is already there, the next and last-year high point of this union at the door: the New Year’s Eve party at the stadium at the old forester’s house!
“70s” is the shrill theme of the evening, with plenty of culinary delight, fireworks, and promises many more surprises, good humor and a successful happy new year 2010. Due to the large demand for this unusual spectacle received only limited tickets. The last tickets are available at the Ticket Office from 29.12.09 – 30.12.09 buy in the time 14:00 to 18:00 clock.
Date: Thursday, 31 December 2009
Doors open: from 19:30 Clock
Where: VIP area at the stadium at the old forester
Price: 95, – € (children 25, – €)
Note: The Fan Shop is on Monday 4 January, closed due to the pending inventory.
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new faces at union
The 1 FC Union Berlin started on Monday at 9:30 clock in preparation for the second half of the second division 2009/2010 season.
The first training session coach Uwe Neuhaus welcomed addition to the professionals, four A-juniors of the 1st FC Union Berlin. Philip Green Mountain, Fabian Fritsche, Marcus and Mlynikowski Boné Uaferro will practice in the coming days with the first team.
Consideration must also be with Paul Thomik another player on trial before the old forester. The 1.78 m wide midfielder at last stood at VfL Osnabrueck under contract and is currently a club.
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at the carol of club
Heavy fog hung over the winter the festively decorated stadium at the old forester’s house. On the occasion of the seventh Christmas singing Christian spokesman, welcomed the stadium and has 8000 visitors to the traditional tuning for Christmas in the newly renovated home match of the 1st-place FC Union Berlin. The stadium provided with thousands of candle lights and a magnificent scenic backdrop. Feverishly expectant young and old in the first Christmas candlelight sounds contrary.
After welcoming all present were supported by the choir of the Emmy-Noether-Gymnasium, the first Christmas carols sung. Enriched by one or the other union song elapsed time of joyful companionship with mulled wine and hot candle again too quickly.
Himself would trumpet sounds and holiday greetings to the coach Uwe Neuhaus went cheerfully to the end of the evening before was at the end again, “Eisern Union” in the Christmas sky Köpenicker smashed …
The 1 FC Union Berlin would like to thank most sincerely the fan club of the “Old Union”, the Berlin city cleaning companies and all the volunteers for enabling an unforgettable evening, and wishes all the unions and their families a Merry Christmas!
The DFL has to match in-time schedules 23 to 27 Thus, take the 1st FC Union Berlin on Friday 19 February, at 18 clock in the stadium at the old forester at TuS Koblenz.
The other pairings at a glance:
Sunday 28 February, 13:30 Clock
Rot Weiss Ahlen – 1 FC Union Berlin
Sunday 07 March, 13:30 Clock
1. FC Union Berlin – MSV Duisburg
Friday 12 March, 18:00 Clock
SpVgg Greuther Fürth – 1 FC Union Berlin
Sunday 21 March, 13:30 Clock
1. FC Union Berlin – Alemannia Aachen
What a few years ago with about 50 members of fan clubs, “began Old Union,” has now become an integral part of the Christmas holidays of many Berliners developed: On 23 December by 19 clock it goes on to Köpenick on the carol singing in the Union.
Last year, the festive gathering was moved because of construction work in the traditional exception to the stadium before the Luisenhain Köpenick city hall. This year it’s back in the “salon”, the beautifully renovated stadium at the old forester’s house. Where else the second league of professional fighting “Iron” for points and loudly from the sidelines “Eisern Union” is heard, it goes to just before Christmas Eve, we quietly contemplative. The stadium shining in the light of thousands of candles, from as many voices sounded familiar Christmas carols. There are mulled wine for the adults and chocolate for the children and of course the Christmas story for everyone.
Among the many unions mix every year more people who have probably never seen before from a Union game. For most this will soon change. The almost legendary cohesion of the old forester also unfolds and just shortly before the festival’s special magic.
The stadium at the old forester opens on 23 December at 17:30 Clock its doors.
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no deal with new boys
The 1 FC Union Berlin will be offering the test players Tobias Grahn and Jeremy Karikari no contracts. The Swedish striker and the time at VfB Stuttgart (U23) play Defensivallrounder had in the past week completed a multi-day trial training.
“The two have left a good impression, playing at this stage in our planning but no role,” said sporting director Christian Beeck union’s decision.