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{{short description|Association football club in Aue-Bad Schlema, Germany}} {{short description|Association football club in Aue-Bad Schlema, Germany}}
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| nickname = ''Veilchen'' (Violets) | nickname = ''Veilchen'' (Violets){{cn|date=January 2024}}
| founded = {{Start date and age|1946|3|4|df=yes}} | founded = {{Start date and age|1946|3|4|df=yes}}
| ground = ] | ground = ]
| capacity = 16,485 | capacity = 16,485{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| chairman = Helge Leonhardt | chairman = Helge Leonhardt{{cn|date=January 2024}}
| chrtitle = President | chrtitle = President
| mgrtitle = Head coach | mgrtitle = Head coach
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The club was founded as ''SG Aue'' in 1945, and on 1 November 1948 became ''BSG Pneumatik Aue'' under the sponsorship of the local construction tool works. Changes in sponsorship led to a change in name to ''BSG Zentra Wismut Aue '' in 1949 and then simply to ''BSG Wismut Aue'' in 1951.<ref>*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag {{ISBN|3-89784-147-9}}</ref> The club was founded as ''SG Aue'' in 1945, and on 1 November 1948 became ''BSG Pneumatik Aue'' under the sponsorship of the local construction tool works. Changes in sponsorship led to a change in name to ''BSG Zentra Wismut Aue '' in 1949 and then simply to ''BSG Wismut Aue'' in 1951.<ref>*Grüne, Hardy (2001). Vereinslexikon. Kassel: AGON Sportverlag {{ISBN|3-89784-147-9}}</ref>

] ]


The club performed well, advancing through third- and second-tier play to the DDR-Oberliga in 1951. BSG Wismut Aue finished as national vice-champions in 1953 losing in a final to ] by a score of 2–3. The club performed well,{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} advancing through third- and second-tier play to the DDR-Oberliga in 1951. BSG Wismut Aue finished as national vice-champions in 1953, losing in a final to ] by a score of 2–3.


The central sports association SV Wismut founded ] SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in the nearby city of ] – recently renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt – in 1954. The ] government urged that Karl-Marx-Stadt deserved a quality football team and plans were made for the football department of BSG Wismut Aue to move to Karl-Marx-Stadt and be incorporated into the new sports club SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. However, local miners protested and players threatened to strike, leading to a partial abandonment of the plan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sport Under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle'|last1=Dennis|first1=Mike|last2=Grix|first2=Jonathan|date=2012|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-22784-2|location=New York|pages=140|oclc=779529923}}</ref> The football department of BSG Wismut Aue was still delegated to ''SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt'', but the team would continue to play their matches at the Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion in Aue.<ref name=":0" /> The central sports association SV Wismut founded ] SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in the nearby city of ] – recently renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt – in 1954. The ] government urged that Karl-Marx-Stadt deserved a quality football team and plans were made for the football department of BSG Wismut Aue to move to Karl-Marx-Stadt and be incorporated into the new sports club SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. However, local miners protested and players threatened to strike, leading to a partial abandonment of the plan.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=Sport Under Communism: Behind the East German 'Miracle'|last1=Dennis|first1=Mike|last2=Grix|first2=Jonathan|date=2012|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-0-230-22784-2|location=New York|pages=140|oclc=779529923}}</ref> The football department of BSG Wismut Aue was still delegated to ''SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt'', but the team would continue to play their matches at the Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion in Aue.<ref name=":0" />


It was during this time that the club became a dominant force in East German football. They won the 1955 ] and followed it up with four ] titles in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959. They also competed in the 1959 East German Cup final, but lost 2–3 in a replay against ], following the clubs' 0–0 draw in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/ddr59.html|title=East Germany 1959|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Those successes led to ''Aue'''s participation in the ] in 1958, 1959 and 1961. It was during this time that the club became a dominant force{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} in East German football. They won the 1955 ] and followed it up with four ] titles in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959.{{cn|date=January 2024}} They also competed in the 1959 East German Cup final, but lost 2–3 in a replay against ], following the clubs' 0–0 draw in the final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/ddr59.html|title=East Germany 1959|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> Those successes led to ''Aue'''s participation in the ] in 1958, 1959 and 1961.


===1963–1991: With the DDR-Oberliga to the end=== ===1963–1991: With the DDR-Oberliga to the end===
SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt merged with SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt to form SC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1963. Since SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt had brought their own football department, the football department of SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, once delegated from Aue, got back their independence and could be rejoined with BSG Wismut Aue. SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt merged with SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt to form SC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1963.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Since SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt had brought their own football department, the football department of SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, once delegated from Aue, got back their independence and could be rejoined with BSG Wismut Aue.


The team continued to enjoy modest success by staying up in the top-tier ], and, although it did not win another championship, it holds the record for the most games played by any team in that league. ''Aue'' sits 4th on the all-time DDR-Oberliga list and over the course of thirty-eight years played more games (1,019 matches) than any other East German side. Just behind them, 6th place ] played 1,001 matches. The team continued to enjoy{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} modest success{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} by staying up in the top-tier ], and, although it did not win another championship, it holds the record for the most games played by any team in that league.{{cn|date=January 2024}} ''Aue'' sits 4th on the all-time DDR-Oberliga list, and, over the course of thirty-eight years, played more games (1,019 matches) than any other East German side.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Just behind them, 6th place ] played 1,001 matches.


BSG Wismut Aue also played in the ] tournament in 1985–86 and 1987–88, going out in the first round against ] in their first appearance and in the second round against Albanian side '']'' in their second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-wismut86.html|title=The UEFA Cup 1985/86 – BSG Wismut Aue (GDR)|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-wismut88.html|title=The UEFA Cup 1987/88 – BSG Wismut Aue (GDR)|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> After ] in 1990, the club was renamed ''FC Wismut Aue'' before taking on its current name, ''FC Erzgebirge Aue'' in 1993. The name "Erzgebirge", ] in English, recognizes that the club's home is located in the western part of these mountains. Aue was relegated to the ] Staffel B in the 1989–90 season, so it was admitted to the ], which was the fourth tier of the German League between 1991 and 2008, in the 1991–92 season. BSG Wismut Aue also played in the ] tournament in 1985–86 and 1987–88, going out in the first round against ] in their first appearance and in the second round against Albanian side '']'' in their second.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-wismut86.html|title=The UEFA Cup 1985/86 – BSG Wismut Aue (GDR)|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesd/duitec-wismut88.html|title=The UEFA Cup 1987/88 – BSG Wismut Aue (GDR)|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=28 December 2019}}</ref> After ] in 1990, the club was renamed ''FC Wismut Aue'' before taking on its current name, ''FC Erzgebirge Aue'' in 1993.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The name "Erzgebirge", ] in English, recognizes that the club's home is located in the western part of these mountains.{{cn|date=January 2024}} Aue was relegated to the ] Staffel B in the 1989–90 season, so it was admitted to the ], which was the fourth tier of the German League between 1991 and 2008, in the 1991–92 season.


===1991–2003: Playing in united Germany=== ===1991–2003: Playing in united Germany===
In the combined football leagues of the newly united Germany, ''Aue'' began playing in the ] (IV). They competed in the ] for the first time in 1992. With the establishment of the ] (III) in 1994, Aue qualified for the new league. The club was moved to the ] in 2000, and after a surprising league title there in 2003, they were promoted to the ]. In the combined football leagues of the newly united Germany, ''Aue'' began playing in the ] (IV).{{cn|date=January 2024}} They competed in the ] for the first time in 1992.{{cn|date=January 2024}} With the establishment of the ] (III) in 1994, Aue qualified for the new league.{{cn|date=January 2024}} The club was moved to the ] in 2000, and after a surprising{{vague|date=January 2024}}{{according to whom|date=January 2024}} league title there in 2003, they were promoted to the ].


===2003–present: 2. Bundesliga=== ===2003–present: 2. Bundesliga===
Following a ] title, Erzgebirge Aue were promoted to the ] where they delivered mid-table performances in their first three seasons, but suffered relegation back to the third tier in 2008.<ref name="Archiv" /><ref name="Fussball" /> Following a ] title, Erzgebirge Aue were promoted to the ] where they delivered mid-table performances in their first three seasons, but suffered{{tone inline|date=January 2024}} relegation back to the third tier in 2008.<ref name="Archiv" /><ref name="Fussball" />


Aue became part of the new ] in the 2008 season. They finished runner-up in the league in their second season there, earning promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga. After a fifth-place finish in their first season back, the club struggled against relegation, finishing in the lower third of the table for the following few seasons.<ref name="Fussball" /> Aue became part of the new ] in the 2008 season. They finished runner-up in the league in their second season there, earning promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga. After a fifth-place finish in their first season back, the club struggled against relegation, finishing in the lower third of the table for the following few seasons.<ref name="Fussball" />
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The second team side of ''Wismut Aue'' played in the DDR-Liga (II) through the first half of the 1970s and had a single season turn there in 1985–86. They also made more than a half dozen appearances in the early rounds of FDGB Pokal (East German Cup) play between 1968 and 1991. The second team side of ''Wismut Aue'' played in the DDR-Liga (II) through the first half of the 1970s and had a single season turn there in 1985–86. They also made more than a half dozen appearances in the early rounds of FDGB Pokal (East German Cup) play between 1968 and 1991.


Since 2008 the club's reserve team, now the FC Erzgebirge Aue II, played in the tier five ] with a fifth-place finish in 2014 as its best result. At the end of the 2014–15 season the team was withdrawn from competitive football despite finishing eighth in the league.<ref name="Daten" > {{in lang|de}} ]. Retrieved 24 February 2014</ref> Since 2008, the club's reserve team, now the FC Erzgebirge Aue II, played in the tier five ], with a fifth-place finish in 2014 as its best result.{{vague|date=January 2024|reason='Since 2008... played'. does it or does it not?}} At the end of the 2014–15 season, the team was withdrawn from competitive football, despite finishing eighth in the league.<ref name="Daten" > {{in lang|de}} ]. Retrieved 24 February 2014</ref>


The team also made a losing appearance in the 1991 and 2007 ] final. The team also made a losing appearance in the 1991 and 2007 ] final.
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==Recent seasons== ==Recent seasons==
The recent season-by-season performance of the club:<ref name="Archiv" > {{in lang|de}} Historical German domestic league tables</ref><ref name="Fussball" > {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues</ref> The recent season-by-season performance of the club:<ref name="Archiv" > {{in lang|de}} Historical German domestic league tables</ref><ref name="Fussball" > {{in lang|de}} Tables and results of all German football leagues</ref>
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===League=== ===League===
* ''']:''' (as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) * ''']:''' (as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt)
** Winners: ], ], ] ** Winners: ], ], ]{{cn|date=January 2024}}
** Winners of the transition championship: ] ** Winners of the transition championship: ]{{cn|date=January 2024}}
* ''']:''' * ''']:'''
** Runners-up: 2010, 2016 ** Runners-up: 2010, 2016
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===Cup=== ===Cup===
* ''']:''' (as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt) * ''']:''' (as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt)
** Winners: 1954–55 ** Winners: 1954–55{{cn|date=January 2024}}
** Finalists: 1959 ** Finalists: 1959{{cn|date=January 2024}}
* '''] (Tiers III-VII):''' * '''] (Tiers III-VII):'''
** Winners: 2000, 2001, 2002, ] ** Winners: 2000, 2001, 2002, ]
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{| {|
| valign="top" width="50%" | '''{{fb|East Germany}} internationals''' | valign="top" width="50%" | '''{{fb|East Germany}} internationals'''
*Bernhard Konik – 1 cap – (1984) *Bernhard Konik – 1 cap – (1984){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Bringfried Müller – 18 caps – (1955–60) *Bringfried Müller – 18 caps – (1955–60){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 47 caps – (1959–68; 25 LS for Aue) *] – 47 caps – (1959–68; 25 LS for Aue){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 3 caps – (1954) *] – 3 caps – (1954){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 1 cap – (1984) *] – 1 cap – (1984){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Horst Freitag – 1 cap – (1957) *Horst Freitag – 1 cap – (1957){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 15 caps – (1984–89) *] – 15 caps – (1984–89){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 10 caps – (1954–57) *] – 10 caps – (1954–57){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Klaus Thiele – 4 caps – (1958–59) *Klaus Thiele – 4 caps – (1958–59){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Konrad Wagner – 4 caps – (1959–63) *Konrad Wagner – 4 caps – (1959–63){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 31 caps – (1955–64) *] – 31 caps – (1955–64){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 17 caps – (1955–59) *] – 17 caps – (1955–59){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Steffen Krauß – 2 caps – (1985) *Steffen Krauß – 2 caps – (1985){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*Willi Marquardt – 1 cap – (1956; for ]) *Willi Marquardt – 1 cap – (1956; for ]){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*] – 15 caps – (1954–59) *] – 15 caps – (1954–59){{cn|date=January 2024}}
| valign="top" width="50%" | '''Other national teams''' | valign="top" width="50%" | '''Other national teams'''
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – 75 caps – (2000–11) *{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – 75 caps – (2000–11){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – 1 cap – (2007) *{{flagicon|ALB}} ] – 1 cap – (2007){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|AZE}} ] – 22 caps – (2014–) *{{flagicon|AZE}} ] – 22 caps – (2014–){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|BEN}} ] – 17 caps – (1996–03) *{{flagicon|BEN}} ] – 17 caps – (1996–03){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|BUL}} ] – 40 caps – (2004–16) *{{flagicon|BUL}} ] – 40 caps – (2004–16){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|CZE}} ] – 4 caps – (2002–03) *{{flagicon|CZE}} ] – 4 caps – (2002–03){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|CZE}} ] – 5 caps – (1996–03) *{{flagicon|CZE}} ] – 5 caps – (1996–03){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|GEO}} ] – 28 caps – (2004–11) *{{flagicon|GEO}} ] – 28 caps – (2004–11){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|KOS}} ] – 6 caps – (2014–16) *{{flagicon|KOS}} ] – 6 caps – (2014–16){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|LVA}} ] – 73 caps – (1995–08) *{{flagicon|LVA}} ] – 73 caps – (1995–08){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|LTU}} ] – 58 caps – (2010–) *{{flagicon|LTU}} ] – 58 caps – (2010–){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|MKD}} ] – 2 caps – (1994) *{{flagicon|MKD}} ] – 2 caps – (1994){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|MKD}} ] – 64 caps – (2004–13) *{{flagicon|MKD}} ] – 64 caps – (2004–13){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|NIR}} ] – 13 caps – (1997–04) *{{flagicon|NIR}} ] – 13 caps – (1997–04){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 39 caps – (1992–01) *{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 39 caps – (1992–01){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 3 caps – (2003–05) *{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 3 caps – (2003–05){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 3 caps – (2000–02) *{{flagicon|POL}} ] – 3 caps – (2000–02){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|SVK}} ] – 27 caps – (2006–19) *{{flagicon|SVK}} ] – 27 caps – (2006–19){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|SVK}} ] – 77 caps – (2004–15) *{{flagicon|SVK}} ] – 77 caps – (2004–15){{cn|date=January 2024}}
*{{flagicon|USA}} ] – 29 caps – (2013–18) *{{flagicon|USA}} ] – 29 caps – (2013–18){{cn|date=January 2024}}
|} |}


==Coaching history== ==Coaching history==
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==European record== ==European record==
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===as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt=== ===as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt===
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===as BSG Wismut Aue=== ===as BSG Wismut Aue===
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Football club
Erzgebirge Aue
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Full nameFußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V.
Nickname(s)Veilchen (Violets)
Founded4 March 1946; 78 years ago (1946-03-04)
GroundErzgebirgsstadion
Capacity16,485
PresidentHelge Leonhardt
Head coachPavel Dochev
League3. Liga
2023–243. Liga, 6th of 20
Websitehttp://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (Template:IPA-de), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, after being relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2007–08. The city of Aue-Bad Schlema has a population of about 20,800, making it one of the smallest cities to ever host a club playing at the second highest level of German football. However, the team attracts supporters from a larger urban area that includes Chemnitz and Zwickau, whose own football sides (CFC and FSV) are among Aue's traditional rivals.

History

1945–1963: East Germany's dominant side

Historical chart of Erzgebirge league performance

The club was founded as SG Aue in 1945, and on 1 November 1948 became BSG Pneumatik Aue under the sponsorship of the local construction tool works. Changes in sponsorship led to a change in name to BSG Zentra Wismut Aue in 1949 and then simply to BSG Wismut Aue in 1951.

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Historical logo of Wismut Aue

The club performed well, advancing through third- and second-tier play to the DDR-Oberliga in 1951. BSG Wismut Aue finished as national vice-champions in 1953, losing in a final to SG Dynamo Dresden by a score of 2–3.

The central sports association SV Wismut founded sports club SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in the nearby city of Chemnitz – recently renamed Karl-Marx-Stadt – in 1954. The East German government urged that Karl-Marx-Stadt deserved a quality football team and plans were made for the football department of BSG Wismut Aue to move to Karl-Marx-Stadt and be incorporated into the new sports club SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt. However, local miners protested and players threatened to strike, leading to a partial abandonment of the plan. The football department of BSG Wismut Aue was still delegated to SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, but the team would continue to play their matches at the Otto-Grotewohl-Stadion in Aue.

It was during this time that the club became a dominant force in East German football. They won the 1955 East German Cup and followed it up with four DDR-Oberliga titles in 1955, 1956, 1957 and 1959. They also competed in the 1959 East German Cup final, but lost 2–3 in a replay against SC Dynamo Berlin, following the clubs' 0–0 draw in the final. Those successes led to Aue's participation in the European Champion Clubs' Cup in 1958, 1959 and 1961.

1963–1991: With the DDR-Oberliga to the end

SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt merged with SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt to form SC Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1963. Since SC Motor Karl-Marx-Stadt had brought their own football department, the football department of SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt, once delegated from Aue, got back their independence and could be rejoined with BSG Wismut Aue.

The team continued to enjoy modest success by staying up in the top-tier DDR-Oberliga, and, although it did not win another championship, it holds the record for the most games played by any team in that league. Aue sits 4th on the all-time DDR-Oberliga list, and, over the course of thirty-eight years, played more games (1,019 matches) than any other East German side. Just behind them, 6th place Rot-Weiß Erfurt played 1,001 matches.

BSG Wismut Aue also played in the UEFA Cup tournament in 1985–86 and 1987–88, going out in the first round against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in their first appearance and in the second round against Albanian side Flamurtari Vlorë in their second. After German reunification in 1990, the club was renamed FC Wismut Aue before taking on its current name, FC Erzgebirge Aue in 1993. The name "Erzgebirge", Ore Mountains in English, recognizes that the club's home is located in the western part of these mountains. Aue was relegated to the DDR-Liga Staffel B in the 1989–90 season, so it was admitted to the NOFV-Oberliga Süd, which was the fourth tier of the German League between 1991 and 2008, in the 1991–92 season.

1991–2003: Playing in united Germany

In the combined football leagues of the newly united Germany, Aue began playing in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd (IV). They competed in the DFB-Pokal for the first time in 1992. With the establishment of the Regionalliga Nordost (III) in 1994, Aue qualified for the new league. The club was moved to the Regionalliga Nord in 2000, and after a surprising league title there in 2003, they were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.

2003–present: 2. Bundesliga

Following a Regionalliga Nord title, Erzgebirge Aue were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga where they delivered mid-table performances in their first three seasons, but suffered relegation back to the third tier in 2008.

Aue became part of the new 3. Liga in the 2008 season. They finished runner-up in the league in their second season there, earning promotion back to the 2. Bundesliga. After a fifth-place finish in their first season back, the club struggled against relegation, finishing in the lower third of the table for the following few seasons.

On 6 February 2015, in a 2–0 home victory against RB Leipzig, Aue fans displayed two banners comparing RB Leipzig to Nazis. Aue were fined £25,000 for it and it was ruled that two blocks in their stadium be closed for 12 months. In the 2014–15 season, they were relegated back to the 3. Liga, only to be promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga the following season. The 2016–17 season saw Aue finish 14th, whilst they finished 16th in the 2017–18 season. They finished 14th in the 2018–19 season.

Reserve team

The second team side of Wismut Aue played in the DDR-Liga (II) through the first half of the 1970s and had a single season turn there in 1985–86. They also made more than a half dozen appearances in the early rounds of FDGB Pokal (East German Cup) play between 1968 and 1991.

Since 2008, the club's reserve team, now the FC Erzgebirge Aue II, played in the tier five NOFV-Oberliga Süd, with a fifth-place finish in 2014 as its best result. At the end of the 2014–15 season, the team was withdrawn from competitive football, despite finishing eighth in the league.

The team also made a losing appearance in the 1991 and 2007 Saxony Cup final.

Recent seasons

The recent season-by-season performance of the club:

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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
Key
Promoted Relegated

Players

Current squad

As of 1 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Martin Männel (captain)
2 MF Germany GER Tim Danhof
4 DF Germany GER Niko Vukancic
5 DF Germany GER Korbinian Burger
7 FW Germany GER Sean Seitz
8 MF Germany GER Joshua Schwirten
9 FW Germany GER Steffen Meuer
10 MF Montenegro MNE Mirnes Pepić
11 MF Montenegro MNE Omar Sijarić
12 MF Germany GER Franco Schädlich
13 MF Germany GER Erik Majetschak
14 FW Ukraine UKR Borys Tashchy
15 FW Germany GER Marcel Bär
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Germany GER Finn Hetzsch
17 FW Germany GER Luc Thomas Elsner
21 DF Germany GER Marco Schikora
22 GK Germany GER Louis Lord
23 DF Germany GER Anthony Barylla
24 DF Germany GER Steffen Nkansah
25 GK Luxembourg LUX Tim Kips
26 DF Germany GER Kilian Jakob
29 DF Germany GER Linus Rosenlöcher
30 FW Germany GER Maximilian Thiel
34 MF Germany GER Marvin Stefaniak
36 GK Germany GER Max Uhlig
40 DF Tunisia TUN Ramzi Ferjani

Honours

League

Cup

  • FDGB-Pokal: (as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt)
    • Winners: 1954–55
    • Finalists: 1959
  • Saxony Cup (Tiers III-VII):
    • Winners: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2016
    • Runners-up: 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2010

  • Denotes achieved by reserve team.

Notable players

Internationals

 East Germany internationals
  • 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)
Other national teams

Coaching history

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  • 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)

European record

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as SC Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt

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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

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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

References

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  15. NOFV-Oberliga Süd tables and results 1994–present (in German) Fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 24 February 2014

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