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Vereinigung Erzgebirge

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Vereinigung Erzgebirge
Full nameVereinigung Erzgebirge
Short nameVE Club
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
GroundVereinigung Erzgebirge Clubhouse
Head CoachRob Oldfield
LeagueUnited Soccer League of Pennsylvania
Websitehttp://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.

History

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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

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Year Division League Regular season Playoffs Open Cup
1991 5 USLPA Regional semifinals[5]
2002 5 USLPA 1st Round[6]
2020 5 USLPA Qualified (tournament cancelled)[7]
2024 5 USLPA Qualified[8]

References

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  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 2019-12-17.
  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. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Format and Teams Finalized for 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 1 March 2024.
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