Vereinigung Erzgebirge

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Vereinigung Erzgebirge
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Full nameVereinigung Erzgebirge
Short nameVE Club
Founded1931;94 years ago (1931)
GroundVereinigung Erzgebirge Clubhouse
Head CoachRob Oldfield
League United Soccer League of Pennsylvania
Website http://veclub.org/

The Vereinigung Erzgebirge (English: Ore Mountain Association) is a social and soccer team based in Warminster, Pennsylvania that currently competes in the United Soccer League of Pennsylvania, an amateur league recognized by USASA Region I. [1] [2] The club was founded by German American immigrants from the Ore Mountain region of eastern Germany in 1931 and is now home to many of their descendants.

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History

The Vereinigung Erzgebirge were founding members of the USL of PA in 1959 along with 19 other teams. [3] The team has played the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup four times, 1991, 2002, 2020 and 2024. [4] Vereinigung Erzgebirge qualified by winning in the fourth qualifying round of the 2024 U.S. Open Cup qualification against New Jersey Alliance FC . The gamed ended 0-0 after full time, with Erzgebirge winning on penalties (4-2).

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular seasonPlayoffsOpen Cup
1991 5USLPARegional semifinals [5]
2002 5USLPA1st Round [6]
2020 5USLPAQualified (tournament cancelled) [7]
2021 5USLPA2ndQualified (tournament cancelled) [8]
2022 5USLPA1st3rd Qualifying Round
2023 5USLPA2nd3rd Qualifying Round
2024 5USLPA2ndFirst Round
2025 5USLPA2nd4th Qualifying Round
2026 5USLPA2nd Qualifying Round

References

  1. ↑ "Verienigung Erzgebirge official site". Verienigung Erzgebirge. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "United States Adult Soccer Association". www.usadultsoccer.com.
  3. ↑ "Our History : United Soccer League of Pennsylvania". www.unitedsoccerleague.us. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Our History". Verienigung Erzgebirge. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  5. ↑ "1991 US Open Cup results". thecup.us.
  6. ↑ "U.S. SOCCER ANNOUNCES 2002 LAMAR HUNT U.S. OPEN CUP SECOND & THIRD ROUND PAIRINGS". US Soccer. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2020 US Open Cup qualifying: First round matchups for Open Division Local tournament announced". United States Soccer Federation. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Schedule Announced for Next Edition of Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in 2022". ussoccer.com. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2025.


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