The Vereinigung Erzgebirge (English: ''Ore Mountain Association'') is a social and soccer team based in

Warminster, Pennsylvania Warminster Township, also referred to as Warminster, is located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formally established in 1711. The township is 13.7 miles north of Philadelphia and had a population of 33,603 according to the ...

that currently competes in the

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, an amateur league recognized by USASA Region I. The club was founded by

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immigrants from the

Ore Mountain The Ore Mountains (, or ; ) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany. The highest peaks are the Klínovec in the Czech Republic (German: ''Keilberg'') at ab ...

region of eastern Germany in 1931 and is now home to many of their descendants.

History

The Vereinigung Erzgebirge were founding members of the USL of PA in 1959 along with 19 other teams. The team has played the

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four times,

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

and

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

. Vereinigung Erzgebirge qualified by winning in the

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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

References

External links

Official Website
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