# 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

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 | GER | Martin Männel |
| 2 | DF | GER | Benedikt Krug |
| 4 | DF | GER | Thomas Paulus |
| 5 | DF | SVK | Filip Lukšík |
| 6 | MF | GER | Philip Hauck |
| 7 | MF | NED | Romario Kortzorg |
| 8 | MF | GER | Mike Könnecke |
| 9 | FW | MNE | Stefan Mugoša (on loan from 1.FC Kaiserslautern) |
| 10 | MF | GER | Michael Fink |
| 11 | MF | LTU | Arvydas Novikovas |
| 14 | FW | NED | Killien Jungen |
| 15 | DF | GER | René Klingbeil (captain) |
| 17 | DF | GER | Sebastian Hertner |
| 18 | DF | GER | Nils Miatke |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | USA | Bobby Wood |
| 20 | MF | GER | Oliver Schröder |
| 21 | MF | GER | Patrick Schönfeld |
| 22 | MF | GER | Rico Benatelli |
| 23 | MF | FRA | Dorian Diring |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Román Golobart |
| 25 | MF | GER | Clemens Fandrich |
| 27 | GK | GER | Marius Schulze |
| 28 | FW | GER | Felix Kunert |
| 29 | DF | AUT | Stipe Vucur |
| 30 | MF | GER | Fabian Müller |
| 31 | GK | GER | Mario Seidel |
| 33 | GK | GER | Sascha Kirschstein |
| 35 | MF | GER | Alexander Dartsch |
| 38 | MF | TUR | Selçuk Alibaz |

### Transfers
#### In
#### Out
## Competitions
### 3. Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Dynamo Dresden (C, P) | 38 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 75 | 35 | +40 | 78 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 2 | Erzgebirge Aue (P) | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 21 | +21 | 70 | Promotion to 2. Bundesliga and qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 3 | Würzburger Kickers (O, P) | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 43 | 25 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for promotion play-offs and DFB-Pokal |
| 4 | 1. FC Magdeburg | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 56 | Qualification for DFB-Pokal |
| 5 | VfL Osnabrück | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 | 41 | +5 | 56 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 25 July 2015 | 14:00 | VfL Osnabrück | Home | 0–0 | — | 8,800 | Kampka |
| 2 August 2015 | 14:00 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | Away | 0–2 | — | 3,320 | Zorn |
| 15 August 2015 | 14:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Home | 2–0 | Kluft 34', Hertner 86' (pen.) | 7,250 | Perl |
| 22 August 2015 | 14:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | Away | 2–1 | Könnecke 62', Breitkreuz 87' | 900 | Siewer |
| 26 August 2015 | 19:00 | VfR Aalen | Home | 1–0 | Samson 30' | 8,000 | Koslowski |
| 29 August 2015 | 14:00 | Würzburger Kickers | Away | 0–1 | — | 5,359 | Schriever |
| 5 September 2015 | 14:00 | Hansa Rostock | Home | 0–0 | — | 10,850 | Drees |
| 12 September 2015 | 14:00 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Away | 1–0 | Wegner 89' (pen.) | 6,431 | Mix |
| 18 September 2015 | 20:30 | Energie Cottbus | Home | 1–0 | Adler 32' | 9,550 | Badstübner |
| 22 September 2015 | 18:30 | Mainz 05 II | Away | 1–1 | Wegner 33' | 1,036 | Pfeifer |
| 26 September 2015 | 14:00 | Holstein Kiel | Home | 0–0 | — | 6,700 | Koslowski |
| 3 October 2015 | 14:00 | Hallescher FC | Away | 0–1 | — | 9,030 | Steinhaus |
| 18 October 2015 | 14:00 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Home | 0–0 | — | 10,050 | Stark |
| 23 October 2015 | 19:00 | Werder Bremen II | Away | 0–4 | — | 850 | Jöllenbeck |
| 30 October 2015 | 19:00 | Wehen Wiesbaden | Home | 1–1 | Breitkreuz 90+2' | 6,350 | Kempkes |
| 7 November 2015 | 14:00 | Chemnitzer FC | Away | 2–1 | Wegner 38', Adler 40' | 12,300 | Thomsen |
| 21 November 2015 | 14:00 | Dynamo Dresden | Home | 1–1 | Breitkreuz 73' | 15,000 | Schriever |
| 29 November 2015 | 14:00 | Fortuna Köln | Home | 2–0 | Skarlatidis 23', Adler 31' | 6,500 | Koslowski |
| 5 December 2015 | 14:00 | Preußen Münster | Away | 1–0 | Riese 66' | 6,490 | Bokop |
| 12 December 2015 | 14:00 | VfL Osnabrück | Away | 0–0 | — | 8,444 | Sippel |
| 19 December 2015 | 14:00 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | Home | 2–0 | Handle 68', Adler 90' | 7,000 | Schlager |
| 22 January 2016 | 19:00 | Stuttgarter Kickers | Away | 1–1 | Breitkreuz 90+3' | 3,800 | Dankert |
| 30 January 2016 | 14:00 | VfB Stuttgart II | Home | 1–0 | Kvesić 54' (pen.) | 6,050 | Dietz |
| 5 February 2016 | 19:00 | VfR Aalen | Away | 2–0 | Soukou 60', Breitkreuz 84' | 4,695 | Osmers |
| 14 February 2016 | 14:00 | Würzburger Kickers | Home | 0–0 | — | 6,000 | Skorczyk |
| 20 February 2016 | 14:00 | Hansa Rostock | Away | 2–0 | Adler 18', Wegner 50' | 11,000 | Ittrich |
| 28 February 2016 | 14:00 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Home | 2–2 | Soukou 5', Köpke 78' | 8,100 | Brand |
| 2 March 2016 | 18:30 | Energie Cottbus | Away | 0–0 | — | 6,047 | Bläser |
| 6 March 2016 | 14:00 | Mainz 05 II | Home | 1–0 | Kvesić 62' (pen.) | 6,200 | Pfeifer |
| 12 March 2016 | 14:00 | Holstein Kiel | Away | 0–3 | — | 4,417 | Kempter |
| 18 March 2016 | 17:30 | Hallescher FC | Home | 4–0 | Köpke 33', 48', 74', Kvesić 69' | 8,100 | Stieler |
| 1 April 2016 | 20:30 | 1. FC Magdeburg | Away | 3–0 | Köpke 18', 38', Skarlatidis 44' | 21,812 | Winkmann |
| 9 April 2016 | 14:00 | Werder Bremen II | Home | 1–0 | Adler 57' | 8,400 | Kornblum |
| 15 April 2016 | 19:00 | Wehen Wiesbaden | Away | 0–1 | — | 3,070 | Gerach |
| 24 April 2016 | 14:00 | Chemnitzer FC | Home | 2–0 | Köpke 8', Skarlatidis 82' | 10,000 | Osmers |
| 30 April 2016 | 14:00 | Dynamo Dresden | Away | 1–1 | Kvesić 66' | 29,653 | Schmidt |
| 7 May 2016 | 13:30 | Fortuna Köln | Away | 2–0 | Riese 11' (pen.), Köpke 54' | 3,845 | Schult |
| 14 May 2016 | 13:45 | Preußen Münster | Home | 3–0 | Köpke 15', 83', Skarlatidis 41' | 9,000 | Fritz |

### DFB-Pokal

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Round | Date | Time | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| First round | 8 August 2015 | 15:30 | Greuther Fürth | Home | 1–0 | Skarlatidis 68' | 6,000 | Schröder |
| Second round | 27 October 2015 | 19:00 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Home | 1–0 | Wegner 74' | 10,750 | Hartmann |
| Round of 16 | 15 December 2015 | 20:30 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Home | 0–2 | — | 8,250 | Winkmann |