1. FC Union Berlin, Berlin, compete in the Bundesliga, and the club’s fan culture and matchday presence make its shirts among the most collected in Germany, with Walkouts offering signed and retail pieces alongside framed and limited editions. The club traces its modern foundation to 20 January 1966, while its roots reach back to the 1906 predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide, and that layered history is visible in crest changes and commemorative releases.
The stadium has been central to identity, the crowd choir and the annual Weihnachtssingen are fixtures, and the ground itself remains a touchstone for collectors at home and abroad. The club plays at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei, and the atmosphere around match days, the chant Eisern Union and organised fan projects are part of why shirts signed by long-serving players carry provenance beyond a signature. The club is based in Berlin, Germany and its member base and match rituals are frequently cited in provenance notes.
On the field Union’s rise is recent and rapid, moving from long spells in the 2. Bundesliga to top-flight stability after promotion in 2019, and then European competition, including qualification for the Champions League. Key milestones include the 2019 promotion, a seventh place finish that led to European football, and the club’s first seasons in UEFA tournaments, all of which concentrate collector interest on shirts from those campaigns.
Collector relevance is practical. Anniversary shirts matter, and post-1970 releases such as the 50 Jahre crest issue are tracked by date, design and production run. Season magnets are straightforward, for example shirts from promotion years and European-return seasons are chased because they mark decisive moments in the club’s trajectory. Provenance notes, match photos and official patches prove useful when evaluating a framed shirt, and Free worldwide shipping is offered on select items.
Specific collector angles include the 2016 commemorative crest release, noted for limited runs and alternate label codes, and the 2018-19 season shirts that mark the promotion to the top flight and often feature player-issue variants. Fans also seek away and Europe sets that differ from domestic retail cuts, and suppliers across Macron and later supplier changes create eras that help date a piece for verification. These release details are key when assessing framed displays and signatures.
The most collectible away garments include black or dark Europe kits worn during decisive continental ties, and retail demand extends to fanshop shirts and early-run player-issue variants, each supported by certificates or COA notes for provenance. Contemporary interest often centres on shirts from the 2018-19 promotion run and the 2022-23 top-four campaign, both seasons that produced high demand for match and retail signatures, and Walkouts highlights these seasons when listing signed items.
