FC ERZGEBIRGE AUE

The 'FC Erzgebirge Aue' is a German football club based in Aue, Saxony. The former East German side is currently playing in the 2. Bundesliga.

Contents

History

Current Squad (2007/08)

Team trivia

Honours

Notable players

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in European competitions

as Wismut Aue

External links

History

The club was founded as ''BSG Pneumatik Aue'' on March 4, 1946 under the sponsorship of the local construction tool works. Changes in sponsorship led to a change in name to ''Zentra Wismut Aue '' in 1949 and then simply to ''SC Wismut Aue'' in 1951.

The club performed well and in 1954 the East German government decided that the nearby city of Chemnitz – recently renamed Karl Marx Stadt – deserved a quality team and so, while the team was never relocated, it was renamed ''SC Wismut Karl Marx Stadt''. It was during this time that the club became dominant in East German football. It captured the 1955 East German Cup and followed this up with three national titles in 1956, 1957, and 1959. It also played for the 1959 East German Cup, but lost 2:3 in a rematch versus Dynamo Berlin after the clubs had drawn 0:0 in the first game. In 1963 Karl Marx Stadt got its own team and Aue's squad recovered its identity as ''BSG Wismut Aue''.
The club 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'' also earned an appearance in 1985 UEFA Cup tournament but lost in the first round against ''Dnipro''. 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.
In the combined football leagues of the newly united Germany, ''Aue'' began play in the ''Amateur Oberliga Nordost/Süd (III)'' which soon became the ''Regionalliga Nord (III)''. After a surprising league title there in 2003 it advanced to the 2.Bundesliga where it has so far delivered very respectable mid-table performances.

Current Squad (2007/08)

Team trivia

★ The city of Aue has a population of about 18,000 making it one of the smallest cities to ever host a club playing at the second highest level of German football.

★ ''Erzgebirge Aue'' attracts supporters from a larger urban agglomeration that includes Chemnitz and Zwickau. The football clubs of these cities are ''Aue's traditional rivals.

★ The team's nickname is the ''Veilchen'' (Violets) because of the club colours.

★ ''Aue'' sits 4th on the all-time DDR-Oberliga list and over the course of thirty-eight years played more games (1019 matches) than any other East German side. Just behind them, 6th place Rot-Weiss Erfurt played 1001 matches.

Honours

★ DDR-Oberliga (East German) champions: 1956, 1957, 1959

★ FDGB Cup (East German Cup) champions: 1955

★ FDGB Cup (East German Cup) finalists: 1959

★ Sachsenpokal (Saxony Cup) winners: 2000, 2001, 2002

Notable players

Jörg Weißflog, 15 GDR caps

Wismut Karl-Marx-Stadt in European competitions

Season	Competition	Round	Nation	Club	Score
1957/58	European Clubs' Champions Cup	1/4		Gwardia Warszawa	1-3, 3-1, 1-1
		1/8		Ajax Amsterdam	1-3, 0-1
1958/59	European Clubs' Champions Cup	1/4		Petrolul Ploiesti	4-2, 0-2, 4-0
		1/8		IFK Göteborg	2-2, 4-0
		1/4		Young Boys Bern	2-2, 0-0, 1-2
1960/61	European Clubs' Champions Cup	1/4		Glenavon FC	walkover
		1/4		SK Rapid Wien	1-3, 2-0, 0-1

as Wismut Aue

Season	Competition	Round	Nation	Club	Score
1984/85	UEFA Cup	1/8		FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	1-3, 1-2
1987/88	UEFA Cup	1/8		Valur	0-0, 1-1
		1/4		KS Flamurtari Vlorë	1-0, 0-2

External links

★ Official team site

★ The Abseits Guide to German Soccer