 The development of a new sports facility in 1980 helped to motivate a drive to improve the football team.Playing in the local Kreisliga in the late 80s the footballers began a steady ascent that took them to the Landesliga Hessen-Mitte (V) in 1993 and then on into the Oberliga Hessen (IV) in 2001.The club's best results were consecutive 7th-place finishes earned in 2005 and 2006.