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| Full name | Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Veilchen (Violets) | |||
| Founded | 4 March 1946 | |||
| Ground | Erzgebirgsstadion | |||
| Capacity | 16,485 | |||
| President | Helge Leonhardt | |||
| Head coach | Pavel Dochev | |||
| League | 3. Liga | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga, 6th of 20 | |||
| Website | http://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/ | |||
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Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (German pronunciation: [ˌeːɐ̯t͡sɡəbɪʁɡə ˈaʊ̯ə] ), 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.