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Erzgebirge Aue
FC Erzgebirge Aue logo.svg
Full name Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V.
Nickname(s) Veilchen (Violets)
Founded 4 March 1946; 79 years ago (1946-03-04)
Ground Erzgebirgsstadion
Ground Capacity 16,485
President Helge Leonhardt
Head coach Pavel Dochev
League 2. Bundesliga
2020–21 2. Bundesliga, 12th of 18
Third colours

FC Erzgebirge Aue is a German football club. It is based in the town of Aue-Bad Schlema in Saxony. The club is often called FC Erzgebirge Aue or just Erzgebirge Aue. Its nickname is Veilchen, which means "Violets" in German.

The club was one of the first teams in the 3. Liga in 2008. This was after they moved down from the 2. Bundesliga in 2008. Aue-Bad Schlema is a small town with about 20,800 people. This makes it one of the smallest towns to have a team play in Germany's second-highest football league. Even so, the team has many fans from bigger nearby cities. These include Chemnitz and Zwickau. Their teams, CFC and FSV, are big rivals for Aue.

History of FC Erzgebirge Aue

Early Years: East Germany's Strong Team (1945–1963)

Erzgebirge Aue Performance Chart
Historical chart of Erzgebirge league performance

The club started in 1945 as SG Aue. On November 1, 1948, its name changed to BSG Pneumatik Aue. This was because a local tool company sponsored them. Later, the sponsors changed again. In 1949, they became BSG Zentra Wismut Aue. Then, in 1951, they were simply BSG Wismut Aue.

Wismut Aue logo
Historical logo of Wismut Aue

The team played very well. They quickly moved up through the lower leagues. In 1951, they reached the DDR-Oberliga. This was the top football league in East Germany. In 1953, BSG Wismut Aue finished second in the country. They lost in the final to SG Dynamo Dresden by a score of 2–3.

In 1954, a new sports club was formed in nearby Chemnitz. The East German government wanted Chemnitz to have a strong football team. So, they planned to move Aue's football team to Chemnitz. But the local miners and players protested. They even threatened to go on strike! Because of this, the team stayed in Aue. They continued to play their games in Aue's stadium.

During this time, the club became very strong in East German football. They won the FDGB-Pokal (East German Cup) in 1955. Then, they won four DDR-Oberliga titles. These were in 1955, 1956, 1957, and 1959. They also played in the 1959 East German Cup final. But they lost to SC Dynamo Berlin. These wins allowed Aue to play in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1958, 1959, and 1961.

Staying Strong Until the End of East Germany (1963–1991)

In 1963, the football team from Aue became independent again. They rejoined BSG Wismut Aue. The team continued to do well. They stayed in the top-tier DDR-Oberliga for many years. Even though they didn't win another championship, they played the most games in that league. Aue played 1,019 matches over 38 years. This is more than any other East German team.

BSG Wismut Aue also played in the UEFA Cup tournament. They played in 1985–86 and 1987–88. After German reunification in 1990, the club changed its name. It became FC Wismut Aue. In 1993, it changed again to its current name, FC Erzgebirge Aue. "Erzgebirge" means "Ore Mountains" in English. This name shows that the club is located in these mountains. In 1991, Aue joined the NOFV-Oberliga Süd. This was the fourth level of German football.

Playing in United Germany (1991–2003)

In the new, united German football leagues, Aue started in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd (fourth division). They played in the DFB-Pokal for the first time in 1992. In 1994, the Regionalliga Nordost (third division) was created. Aue qualified to play in this new league. In 2000, the club moved to the Regionalliga Nord. In 2003, they surprisingly won that league title. This win promoted them to the 2. Bundesliga.

The 2. Bundesliga Era (2003–Present)

After winning the Regionalliga Nord title, Erzgebirge Aue moved up to the 2. Bundesliga. They played well for their first three seasons. They usually finished in the middle of the league table. But in 2008, they moved down to the third division again.

Aue became part of the new 3. Liga in the 2008 season. In their second season there, they finished second. This earned them promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga. They finished fifth in their first season back. After that, the club often struggled to avoid moving down. They finished in the lower part of the table for several seasons.

In the 2014–15 season, they were moved down to the 3. Liga again. But they quickly bounced back! They were promoted right back to the 2. Bundesliga the very next season. Aue finished 14th in the 2016–17 season. They finished 16th in the 2017–18 season. In the 2018–19 season, they finished 14th.

Recent Seasons

Here's how the club has performed in recent years:

Season Division Tier Position
1999–2000 Regionalliga Nordost III 3rd
2000–01 Regionalliga Nord 7th
2001–02 Regionalliga Nord 9th
2002–03 Regionalliga Nord 1st ↑
2003–04 2. Bundesliga II 8th
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 7th
2005–06 2. Bundesliga 7th
2006–07 2. Bundesliga 10th
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 16th ↓
2008–09 3. Liga III 12th
2009–10 3. Liga 2nd ↑
2010–11 2. Bundesliga II 5th
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 15th
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 15th
2013–14 2. Bundesliga 14th
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 17th ↓
2015–16 3. Liga III 2nd ↑
2016–17 2. Bundesliga II 14th
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 16th
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 14th
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 7th
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 12th
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 17th ↓
2022–23 3. Liga III 14th
2023–24 3. Liga 6th
2024–25 3. Liga
Key
↑ Promoted ↓ Relegated

Players

Current Squad

No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Martin Männel (captain)
4 Germany DF Niko Vukancic
6 Germany MF Can Özkan
7 Germany FW Sean Seitz
8 Germany MF Mika Clausen
9 Germany FW Ricky Bornschein
10 Montenegro MF Mirnes Pepić
11 Montenegro FW Omar Sijarić
12 Germany MF Franco Schädlich
13 Germany MF Erik Majetschak
14 Ukraine FW Borys Tashchy
15 Germany FW Marcel Bär
17 Austria DF Pascal Fallmann
No. Position Player
18 Germany FW William Kallenbach
19 Germany DF Tim Hoffmann (on loan from Hertha BSC)
20 Zimbabwe MF Jonah Fabisch
21 Germany DF Maxim Burghardt
22 Germany GK Louis Lord
23 Germany DF Anthony Barylla
24 Germany DF Steffen Nkansah
25 Luxembourg GK Tim Kips
26 Germany DF Kilian Jakob
29 Germany DF Linus Rosenlöcher
30 Morocco MF Ali Loune (on loan from 1. FC Nürnberg)
34 Germany MF Marvin Stefaniak
36 Germany GK Max Uhlig

Out on Loan

No. Position Player
Germany MF Finn Hetzsch (at Greifswalder FC until 30 June 2025)

Honours (Trophies)

  • ‡ This means the reserve team achieved it.

Notable Players

These are some famous players who have played for FC Erzgebirge Aue. Many of them also played for their national teams.

 East Germany International Players
  • Bernhard Konik – 1 cap – (1984)
  • Bringfried Müller – 18 caps – (1955–60)
  • Dieter Erler – 47 caps – (1959–68; 25 LS for Aue)
  • Erhard Bauer – 3 caps – (1954)
  • Harald Mothes – 1 cap – (1984)
  • Horst Freitag – 1 cap – (1957)
  • Jörg Weißflog – 15 caps – (1984–89)
  • Karl Wolf – 10 caps – (1954–57)
  • Klaus Thiele – 4 caps – (1958–59)
  • Konrad Wagner – 4 caps – (1959–63)
  • Manfred Kaiser – 31 caps – (1955–64)
  • Siegfried Wolf – 17 caps – (1955–59)
  • Steffen Krauß – 2 caps – (1985)
  • Willi Marquardt – 1 cap – (1956; for Rotation Babelsberg)
  • Willy Tröger – 15 caps – (1954–59)
 Players from Other National Teams
  • Albania Ervin Skela – 75 caps – (2000–11)
  • Albania Skerdilaid Curri – 1 cap – (2007)
  • Azerbaijan Dimitrij Nazarov – 22 caps – (2014–)
  • Benin Moudachirou Amadou – 17 caps – (1996–03)
  • Bulgaria Dimitar Rangelov – 40 caps – (2004–16)
  • Czech Republic Adam Petrouš – 4 caps – (2002–03)
  • Czech Republic Richard Dostálek – 5 caps – (1996–03)
  • Georgia (country) David Siradze – 28 caps – (2004–11)
  • Kosovo Albert Bunjaku – 6 caps – (2014–16)
  • Latvia Vīts Rimkus – 73 caps – (1995–08)
  • Lithuania Arvydas Novikovas – 58 caps – (2010–)
  • North Macedonia Borislav Tomovski – 2 caps – (1994)
  • North Macedonia Nikolče Noveski – 64 caps – (2004–13)
  • Northern Ireland Danny Sonner – 13 caps – (1997–04)
  • Poland Andrzej Juskowiak – 39 caps – (1992–01)
  • Poland Marcin Adamski – 3 caps – (2003–05)
  • Poland Tomasz Kos – 3 caps – (2000–02)
  • Slovakia Adam Nemec – 27 caps – (2006–19)
  • Slovenia Mišo Brečko – 77 caps – (2004–15)
  • United States Bobby Wood – 29 caps – (2013–18)

Current Staff

Position Name
Head coach Bulgaria Pavel Dochev
Assistant coach & Athletic coach Germany Werner Schoupa
First-team coach Germany Jörg Emmerich
Goalkeeper coach Greece Georgios Berneanou
Match Analysis Croatia Adam Sušac
Doctor Germany Dr. Heiko Dietel
Physiotherapists Germany Christian Puschmann
Germany Lisa Wiedner
Press officer Germany Lars Töffling
Supporter Liaison Officer Germany Heiko Hambeck
Kitman & Team Manager Germany Thomas Romeyke
Head of Marketing Germany Enrico Barth

Coaching History

  • Kurt Gogsch (1946–50)
  • Walter Fritzsch (1950 – May 1952)
  • Rolf Kukowitsch (May – June 1952)
  • Karl Dittes (July 1952 – Aug 1955)
  • Fritz Gödicke (Aug 1955–31 May 1958)
  • Günter Horst (1 June – Sept 1958)
  • Gerhard Hofmann (Sept 1958 – July 1960)
  • Manfred Fuchs (July 1960–4 March 1962)
  • Armin Günther (10 March 1962 – 30 June 1965)
  • Bringfried Müller (1 July 1965 – 10 November 1967)
  • Gerhard Hofmann (10 Nov 1967 – 30 June 1971)
  • Bringfried Müller (23 July 1971 – 30 June 1977)
  • Manfred Fuchs (1 July 1977 – 30 June 1981)
  • Hans-Ulrich Thomale (1 July 1981 – 30 June 1985)
  • Harald Fischer (1 July 1985 – 12 October 1985)
  • Konrad Schaller (13 Oct 1985 – 31 December 1985)
  • Hans Speth (1 Jan 1986 – 16 April 1988)
  • Jürgen Escher (23 April 1988 – 30 June 1988)
  • Ulrich Schulze (1 July 1988 – Dec 1989)
  • Jürgen Escher (Jan – Nov 1990)
  • Klaus Toppmöller (28 Nov 1990 – 30 June 1991)
  • Heinz Eisengrein (1 July 1991 – 21 March 1992)
  • Lutz Lindemann (1 April 1992 – 30 June 1995)
  • Ralf Minge (1 July 1995 – 27 April 1996)
  • Lutz Lindemann (27 April 1996 – 30 June 1998)
  • Frank Lieberam (1 July 1998 – 8 March 1999)
  • Holger Erler (8 March 1999 – 30 June 1999)
  • Gerd Schädlich (1 July 1999 – 17 December 2007)
  • Roland Seitz (1 Jan 2008 – 19 April 2008)
  • Heiko Weber (21 April 2008 – 3 June 2009)
  • Rico Schmitt (8 June 2009 – 21 February 2012)
  • Karsten Baumann (22 Feb 2012 – 29 April 2013)
  • Falko Götz (29 April 2013 – 2 September 2014)
  • Tomislav Stipić (9 September 2014 – 27 May 2015)
  • Pavel Dochev (4 June 2015 – 28 February 2017)
  • Domenico Tedesco (8 March – 30 June 2017)
  • Thomas Letsch (1 July 2017 – 14 August 2017)
  • Robin Lenk (14 August 2017 – 8 September 2017)
  • Hannes Drews (8 September 2017 – 9 July 2018)
  • Daniel Meyer (8 September 2017 – 13 June 2018)
  • Hannes Drews (14 June 2018 – 19 August 2019)
  • Marc Hensel (19 August 2019 – 26 August 2019)
  • Dirk Schuster (26 August 2019 – 30 June 2021)
  • Aleksey Shpilevsky (1 July 2021 – 19 September 2021)
  • Marc Hensel and Carsten Müller (21 September 2021 – 23 February 2022)
  • Pavel Dochev (23 February 2022 – 15 May 2022)
  • Timo Rost (1 June 2022 – 20 September 2022)
  • Carsten Müller (20 September 2022 – 7 December 2022)
  • Pavel Dochev (7 December 2022 – )

European Record

As SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

Season Competition Round Nation Club Score
1957–58 European Clubs' Champions Cup PR Poland Gwardia Warszawa 1–3, 3–1, 1–1
R16 Netherlands Ajax 1–3, 0–1
1958–59 European Clubs' Champions Cup PR Romania Petrolul Ploiești 4–2, 0–2, 4–0
R16 Sweden IFK Göteborg 2–2, 4–0
QF Switzerland Young Boys 2–2, 0–0, 1–2
1960–61 European Clubs' Champions Cup R16 Northern Ireland Glenavon walkover
QF Austria Rapid Wien 1–3, 2–0, 0–1

As BSG Wismut Aue

Season Competition Round Nation Club Score
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1/32 Soviet Union Dniprou Dnipropetrovsk 1–3, 1–2
1987–88 UEFA Cup 1/32 Iceland Valur 0–0, 1–1
1/16 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 1–0, 0–2

See also

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