 The club was known as Torgelower SV Greif until 2014.The club was established in 1919 as "Greif Torgelow" and after World War II resumed play in East Germany as "BSG Motor Torgelow" in the third-tier Berzirksliga Neubrandenburg.Through the 1950s they would play as "Motor" or as "Stahl Torgelow" and generally earn upper-table finishes.