2019–20 FC Erzgebirge Aue season explained

Club:Erzgebirge Aue
Season:2019–20
Chairman:Helge Leonhardt
Manager:Dirk Schuster
Stadium:Erzgebirgsstadion
League:2. Bundesliga
League Result:7th
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Second round
Highest Attendance:15,500 vs Dynamo Dresden, 2. Bundesliga, 29 September 2019
Lowest Attendance:8,000 vs Arminia Bielefeld, 2. Bundesliga, 31 January 2020
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Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21

The 2019–20 FC Erzgebirge Aue season was the 74th season in the football club's history. They competed in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football, in which they finished 7th, and the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the second round. They played their home matches at the Erzgebirgsstadion, located in Aue, Saxony, Germany.

Season summary

Erzgebirge Aue finished 14th in the 2. Bundesliga during the 2018–19 season. On 26 August 2019, Dirk Schuster was appointed as the new head coach of Erzgebirge Aue.[1] The club finished 7th on 47 points.[2]

Players

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First-team squad

No.NamePositionNat.Place of birthDate of birthSigned from
Goalkeepers
1Martin MännelGKHennigsdorf16 March 1988FC Energie Cottbus
34Daniel HaasGKErlenbach am Main1 August 1983Union Berlin
40Robert JendruschGKBad Schlema28 May 1996
Defenders
3Marko MihojevićDFTrebinje21 April 1996on loan from PAOK
4Fabian KaligDFWiesbaden28 March 19931. FSV Mainz 05 II
12Steve BreitkreuzCBBerlin18 January 1992Eintracht Braunschweig
15Dennis KempeCBWesel24 June 1986Karlsruher SC
20Calogero RizzutoDFSaarbrücken5 January 19921. FC Kaiserslautern II
21Malcolm CacutaluaDFTroisdorf15 November 1994Arminia Bielefeld
26Sören GontherCBSchrecksbach15 December 1986Dynamo Dresden
36Filip KusićDFMunich3 June 19961. FC Köln
Midfielders
5Clemens FandrichMFCottbus10 January 1991FC Luzern
7Jan HochscheidtMFTrier4 October 1987Eintracht Braunschweig
8Tom BaumgartMFFreiberg12 November 1997Chemnitzer FC
13Louis SamsonMFBerlin3 July 1995Eintracht Braunschweig
16Erik MajetschakMFBad Lausick1 March 2000RB Leipzig
17Philipp RieseMFMeuselwitz12 November 19891. FC Heidenheim
23Nicolás SessaMFStuttgart23 March 1996VfR Aalen
24John-Patrick StraußMFWetzlar28 January 1996RB Leipzig II
25Dominik WydraMFVienna21 March 1994VfL Bochum
Forwards
10Dimitrij NazarovFWTaiynsha4 April 1990Karlsruher SC
11Florian KrügerCFStaßfurt13 February 1999
14Philipp ZulechnerFWVienna12 April 1990SK Sturm Graz
27Njegoš KupusovićWFSerbia22 February 2001on loan from Red Star Belgrade
33Christoph DafernerFWPöttmes12 January 1998on loan from SC Freiburg
37Pascal TestroetFWBocholt26 September 1990Dynamo Dresden

Left club during season

No.NamePositionNat.Place of birthDate of birthJoined
Defenders
22 Niklas Jeck 18 September 2001 VfB Auerbach (loan)
39 1 March 2000 VfB Auerbach (loan)
9 March 1999 FSV Zwickau (loan)
Midfielders
6 10 March 1998 1. FC Kaiserslautern
38 10 August 1993 Würzburger Kickers (loan)

Transfers

Transfers in

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
12 June 2019MFHikmet Çiftçi1. FC Köln IIFree[4]
14 June 2019MFNicolás SessaVfR AalenFree[5]
20 June 2019MFErik MajetschakRB LeipzigFree[6]
29 June 2019DFSören GontherDynamo DresdenUndisclosed[7]

Loans in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromDate untilRef.
17 June 2019FWChristoph DafernerSC Freiburg30 June 2020[8]
20 June 2019FWNjegoš KupusovićRed Star Belgrade30 June 2020[9]
4 July 2019DFMarko MihojevićPAOK30 June 2020[10]
12 January 2020DFJacob RasmussenACF Fiorentina30 June 2020[11]

Transfers out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
6 June 2019DFLuke HemmerichWürzburger KickersFree[12]
27 June 2019MFMario Kvesić1. FC MagdeburgFree[13]
5 July 2019MFElias LöderGermania HalberstadtFree[14]
2 August 2019GKMaximilian SchlosserVfB AuerbachFree[15]
8 January 2020MFHikmet Çiftçi1. FC KaiserslauternFree[16]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilRef.
19 June 2019MFSascha HärtelFSV Zwickau30 June 2020[17]
16 August 2019DFRobert HerrmannWürzburger Kickers30 June 2020[18]
30 August 2019DFNiklas JeckVfB Auerbach30 June 2020[19]
31 August 2019MFPaul HorschigVfB Auerbach30 June 2020[20]

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2019–20 2. Bundesliga.

Results

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2019–20 DFB-Pokal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dirk Schuster neuer Cheftrainer des FC Erzgebirge Aue. e.V. FC Erzgebirge Aue. www.fc-erzgebirge.de. de-DE. 17 October 2019. 30 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201130083937/https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/dirk-schuster-neuer-cheftrainer-des-fc-erzgebirge-aue/. dead.
  2. Web site: Tabelle – 34. Spieltag – 2. Bundesliga 2019/20 . 1 July 2020 . kicker . de-DE.
  3. Web site: FootballSquads – Erzgebirge Aue – 2019/2020 . 1 July 2020 . www.footballsquads.co.uk.
  4. Web site: Erzgebirge Aue verpflichtet Hikmet Ciftci vom 1. FC Köln. 12 June 2019. Süddeutsche.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190817131411/https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/fussball-aue-erzgebirge-aue-verpflichtet-hikmet-ciftci-vom-1-fc-koeln-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-190612-99-617079 . 17 August 2019 . 4 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Erzgebirge Aue holt Nicolás Sessa aus Aalen. 14 June 2019. sport.de. de. 4 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Erik Majetschak trägt zukünftig das Veilchen-Trikot. 20 June 2019. www.fc-erzgebirge.de. FC Erzgebirge Aue. de-DE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190621192114/https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/erik-majetschak-traegt-zukuenftig-das-veilchen-trikot/ . 21 June 2019 . 4 January 2020.
  7. Web site: Gonther schließt sich Erzgebirge Aue an. 29 June 2019. kicker. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Christoph Daferner kommt auf Leihbasis vom SC Freiburg. 17 June 2019. www.fc-erzgebirge.de. FC Erzgebirge Aue. de-DE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190618052447/https://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/aktuelles/v/a/christoph-daferner-kommt-auf-leihbasis-vom-sc-freiburg/ . 18 June 2019 . 4 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Aue verstärkt sich mit Majetschak und Kupusovic. 20 June 2019. kicker. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  10. Web site: Aue leiht bosnischen Abwehrmann Mihojevic aus. 4 July 2019. kicker. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  11. Web site: FC Erzgebirge Aue leiht Jacob Rasmussen von Florenz aus. 12 January 2020. bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200130175522/https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/fc-erzgebirge-aue-jacob-rasmussen-leihe-transfer-ac-florenz-9238 . 30 January 2020 . 30 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Luke Hemmerich kommt vom FC Erzgebirge Aue an den Dallenberg Würzburger Kickers. 6 June 2019. www.wuerzburger-kickers.de. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607003338/https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2019-06-06-luke-hemmerich-kommt-vom-fc-erzgebirge-aue-an-den-dallenberg . 7 June 2019 . 4 January 2020.
  13. Web site: FCM schließt mit Kvesic die Transferplanungen ab. 27 June 2019. kicker. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Testsieg - und zwei Harzer Jungs. Geßler. Ingolf. 5 July 2019. www.volksstimme.de. Magdeburg Volksstimme. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706172947/https://www.volksstimme.de/sport/lokalsport/halberstadt/fussball-testsieg---und-zwei-harzer-jungs . 6 July 2019 . 5 January 2020.
  15. Web site: VfB Auerbach verpflichtet neuen Torhüter Freie Presse - Auerbach. 2 August 2019. www.freiepresse.de. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190803145315/https://www.freiepresse.de/sport/lokalsport/vogtland/vfb-auerbach-verpflichtet-neuen-torhueter-artikel10578371 . 3 August 2019 . 5 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Ciftci wechselt ablösefrei von Aue nach Kaiserslautern. 8 January 2020. kicker. de-DE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113231812/https://www.kicker.de/766651/artikel/kaiserslautern_verpflichtet_aues_ciftci . 13 January 2020 . 30 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Zwickau leiht Huth und Härtel aus. 19 June 2019. kicker. de-DE. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190619141918/https://www.kicker.de/751665/artikel/zwickau-leiht-huth-und-haertel-aus . 19 June 2019 . 5 January 2020.
  18. Web site: Würzburgs linke Abwehrseite: Herrmann schließt die Lücke. 16 August 2019. kicker. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  19. Web site: Erzgebirge Aue: Talent Niklas Jeck nach Auerbach. 30 August 2019. www.liga-zwei.de. de-DE. 4 January 2020.
  20. Web site: VfB Auerbach: Duo aus Aue ausgeliehen. 31 August 2019. 4-liga.com. de. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20191228005020/http://www.4-liga.com/nachrichten-vfb-auerbach--duo-aus-aue-ausgeliehen-43639.html . 28 December 2019 . 5 January 2020.