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Dead silence: Aue relegated after 23 years of professional football
After the final whistle, there was brief dead silence in the Erzgebirgsstadion. After 23 years of professional soccer, Aue have been relegated. Even against SV Wehen Wiesbaden, the first third division win in 2026 was not achieved. The 2:2 draw sealed relegation. And in the year of the club's 80th anniversary of all things. "I'm a realist and knew what I was letting myself in for. Nevertheless, the boys stepped on the gas. That gives me hope for the future," said interim coach Chwitscha Schubitidse on MagentaSport and said of his future: "I assume that everything will be clarified within the next two to three weeks. This is my favorite club! If I can help, I'm happy to help!".
According to president Thomas Schlesinger, a future with him is "an option". He added that they had also "spoken to all the players". The official was self-critical after the relegation: "As a board, we had largely stayed out of the sport. We have to put up with the accusation that we didn't listen to the voices that said this earlier: A board must know what's going on in the dressing room. As a board, we should have spoken up sooner." The draw leaves Aue as the only team of all 54 German professional clubs without a win in 2026.
