Who we are

Bamsegjengen (dt. Bärchengang / engl. little bear’s gang) is the officially registered Union Berlin fanclub (EUFC) based in Norway - the first and so far only EUFC based outside Germany. We are currently 35 registered EUFC members, in their majority Norwegians from the larger Oslo area,  Bergen and Lyngdal, birthplace of our Norwegian Aufstiegsheld Julian Ryerson. However, there are also several Germans amongst us who live all over Norway, Norwegians living in Germany and a few Germans in/around Berlin attached to Norway.

Our goal is to connect and collect Union supporters linked to Norway and provide a common home. As long you are a registered Union Berlin member, interested in a Norwegian Union community and able to communicate in Norwegian, you are welcome to join us.

How we got together in Norway

Many of us have been supporting Union for a long time (some for over 40 years) without knowing each other. Eventually, the core group was formed from regular visitors at Bohemen sports pub in Oslo, one of very few places showing 2. Bundesliga in the early 2010s. The forming moment was the St. Pauli-Union game November 4th, 2017, when the gang of random Union supporters outnumbered the St Pauli supporters for the first time.

Why Bamsegjengen

The name reflects several different aspects – all of which important to us: The name needed to be in Norwegian, as it reflects where we live, independent of nationality. Of course there is the link to the Berlin Bear, an essential element of team and town identity. For us it also refers to the Berliner Pilsner beer with its unbeatable logo, which we would love to see one day on the shirts of our players.  The name can also be interpreted as self-ironic reference to the shape of many of us after decades of abusive beer consumption; a gang of ‘happy bears’, loud singing and beer drinking men and women who enjoy watching football together and with fans of other teams – be it in our home pub, at Alte Försterei or somewhere else in Germany or Europe. Important and to avoid confusion: We are not to be mixed up with ‘den norske bamseklubben’, a group of hairy men who typically meet for other purposes than watching football.

Where you can meet us

Our home is the BOHEMEN SPORTSPUB OSLO. It is right in the heart of the city (Arbeidergata 2 -www.bohemen.no) and owned by Klanen, Vålerenga Oslo’s largest and oldest supporters club. The beer prices are ok for Norwegian circumstances, and there is always a table reserved for Union fans on game day - any game, any day.

If you want to see / hear more about us, check out the video Alte Försterei TV produced about us on youtube under: Bamsegjengen / Fanclub-Porträt / 1.FC Union Berlin

Several of us travel regularly to Berlin and to away games – for us the distance makes no difference. In Köpenick, you can find us pregame at Tusche’s 17 and at the Hauptmann.

You can also find us on facebook at Bamsegjengen Union Berlin, Oslo