Union Berlin's season started on 21 July[17] with a 2–1 loss to VfL Bochum.
[52] The match took place on 5 August and ended up as a 2–1 win for Union Berlin.
[53] Union Berlin were drawn against VfL Osnabrück on 10 August for the second round.
[54] The match took place on 25 September and ended up as a 1–0 win for Union Berlin.
[56] The match took place on 3 December with Kaiserslautern winning 3–0 with goals from Willi Orban, Simon Zoller, and Marcel Gaus.