2 . ▁Bundes liga ▁and ▁Bundes liga ▁success . ▁The ▁senior ▁side ▁was ▁a ▁long ▁term ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ober liga ▁Süd west ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁then ▁a ▁tier ▁one ▁league , ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁was ▁introduced . ▁Main z ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁Bundes liga ▁but ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁tier ▁two ▁Region all iga ▁Süd west ▁instead . ▁When ▁the ▁ 2 . ▁Bundes liga ▁was ▁formed ▁the ▁club ▁joined ▁this ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Main z ▁played ▁at ▁this ▁level ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁before ▁disappear ing ▁into ▁amateur ▁football ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁years . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁club ▁re est ab lished ▁itself ▁in ▁professional ▁football ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁playing ▁there ▁since . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁side , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁played ▁mostly ▁in ▁local ▁amateur ▁football . ▁It ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁tier ▁three ▁Am ate url iga ▁Süd west ▁for ▁a ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 5 8 ▁but ▁came ▁last ▁and ▁was ▁prompt ly ▁re leg ated ▁again . ▁It ▁dropped ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 . ▁Am ate url iga ▁Rhein h essen ▁as ▁well ▁but ▁made ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁this ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁being ▁re leg ated ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁It ▁returned ▁to ▁what ▁had ▁now ▁become ▁the ▁Bez irks liga ▁Rhein h essen ▁in ▁