2015–16 FC Erzgebirge Aue season

The 2015–16 FC Erzgebirge Aue season is the 67th season in the football club's history and 1st season back and 3rd overall season in the third tier of German football, the 3. Liga, having been relegated from the 2. Bundesliga in 2015. The club finished 2nd in the 3. Liga, and were promoted back to the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the 3. Liga, they participated in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the round of 16. It was the 62nd season for the club at the Erzgebirgsstadion, located in Aue, Germany, which has a capacity of 15,690 seats.

Background In the club's previous season in the 2. Bundesliga, they finished in 17th place, seeing them relegated to the 3. Liga, ending their five-season span in the 2. Bundesliga. In the DFB-Pokal, they went out in Round 2 after losing to RB Leipzig 1–3 after extra time.

Squad

On loan

Transfers

In

Out

Friendlies

Competitions

3. Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches WinDrawLoss DateTimeOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee14:00VfL OsnabrückHome0–0—8,800Kampka14:00Sonnenhof GroßaspachAway0–2—3,320Zorn14:00Stuttgarter KickersHome2–0Kluft 34', Hertner 86' (pen.)7,250Perl14:00VfB Stuttgart IIAway2–1Könnecke 62', Breitkreuz 87'900Siewer19:00VfR AalenHome1–0Samson 30'8,000Koslowski14:00Würzburger KickersAway0–1—5,359Schriever14:00Hansa RostockHome0–0—10,850Drees14:00Rot-Weiß ErfurtAway1–0Wegner 89' (pen.)6,431Mix20:30Energie CottbusHome1–0Adler 32'9,550Badstübner18:30Mainz 05 IIAway1–1Wegner 33'1,036Pfeifer14:00Holstein KielHome0–0—6,700Koslowski14:00Hallescher FCAway0–1—9,030Steinhaus14:001. FC MagdeburgHome0–0—10,050Stark19:00Werder Bremen IIAway0–4—850Jöllenbeck19:00Wehen WiesbadenHome1–1Breitkreuz 90+2'6,350Kempkes14:00Chemnitzer FCAway2–1Wegner 38', Adler 40'12,300Thomsen14:00Dynamo DresdenHome1–1Breitkreuz 73'15,000Schriever14:00Fortuna KölnHome2–0Skarlatidis 23', Adler 31'6,500Koslowski14:00Preußen MünsterAway1–0Riese 66'6,490Bokop14:00VfL OsnabrückAway0–0—8,444Sippel14:00Sonnenhof GroßaspachHome2–0Handle 68', Adler 90'7,000Schlager19:00Stuttgarter KickersAway1–1Breitkreuz 90+3'3,800Dankert14:00VfB Stuttgart IIHome1–0Kvesić 54' (pen.)6,050Dietz19:00VfR AalenAway2–0Soukou 60', Breitkreuz 84'4,695Osmers14:00Würzburger KickersHome0–0—6,000Skorczyk14:00Hansa RostockAway2–0Adler 18', Wegner 50'11,000Ittrich14:00Rot-Weiß ErfurtHome2–2Soukou 5', Köpke 78'8,100Brand18:30Energie CottbusAway0–0—6,047Bläser14:00Mainz 05 IIHome1–0Kvesić 62' (pen.)6,200Pfeifer14:00Holstein KielAway0–3—4,417Kempter17:30Hallescher FCHome4–0Köpke 33', 48', 74', Kvesić 69'8,100Stieler20:301. FC MagdeburgAway3–0Köpke 18', 38', Skarlatidis 44'21,812Winkmann14:00Werder Bremen IIHome1–0Adler 57'8,400Kornblum19:00Wehen WiesbadenAway0–1—3,070Gerach14:00Chemnitzer FCHome2–0Köpke 8', Skarlatidis 82'10,000Osmers14:00Dynamo DresdenAway1–1Kvesić 66'29,653Schmidt13:30Fortuna KölnAway2–0Riese 11' (pen.), Köpke 54'3,845Schult13:45Preußen MünsterHome3–0Köpke 15', 83', Skarlatidis 41'9,000Fritz

DFB-Pokal

WinDrawLoss RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultScorersAttendanceReferee15:30Greuther FürthHome1–0Skarlatidis 68'6,000Schröder19:00Eintracht FrankfurtHome1–0Wegner 74'10,750Hartmann20:301. FC HeidenheimHome0–2—8,250Winkmann

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