▁going ▁to ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Cup ▁four ▁times ▁( where ▁they ▁were ▁twice ▁knock ed ▁out ▁by ▁West ▁German ▁clubs , ▁( W er der ▁Bre men ▁and ▁V f B ▁Stuttgart ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁they ▁finished ▁second ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁After ▁German ▁reun ification ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁club ▁dropped ▁its ▁affili ation ▁with ▁the ▁army ▁and ▁became ▁FC ▁Victoria ▁Frankfurt / O der . ▁After ▁financial ▁problems ▁and ▁re - organ ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁side ▁emer ged ▁as ▁Frank fur ter ▁FC ▁V ikt oria ▁( FF C ▁V ikt oria ▁ 9 1 ). ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁they ▁played ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁seasons ▁in ▁tier ▁III ▁before ▁sli pping ▁to ▁division ▁IV ▁and ▁V ▁level ▁play . ▁The ▁side ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Brandenburg - L iga ▁( VI ) ▁before , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁mer ging ▁with ▁M SV ▁E int racht ▁Frankfurt ▁to ▁become ▁ 1 . ▁FC ▁Frankfurt . ▁The ▁new ▁club ▁took ▁over ▁V ikt oria ▁in ▁the ▁Brandenburg - L iga ▁and ▁was ▁aim ing ▁for ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁higher ▁le agues . ▁Their ▁first ▁success ▁was ▁winning ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ear ning ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁N OF V - O ber liga ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁N omen cl ature ▁ ▁The ▁for er