1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁side ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Bundes liga , ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund ▁in ▁the ▁promotion ▁round . ▁Each ▁team ▁had ▁won ▁their ▁home ▁match ▁in ▁a ▁two - game ▁series , ▁which ▁forced ▁a ▁third ▁contest ▁under ▁the ▁rules ▁in ▁effect ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Instead ▁of ▁adv ancing ▁on ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁away ▁goals , ▁Fort una ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁ 0 – 8 ▁by ▁Bor uss ia ▁Dort mund . ▁A ▁hand ful ▁of ▁seasons ▁later ▁the ▁club ▁avoided ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁third ▁tier ▁football ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁schedule ▁only ▁when ▁division ▁riv als ▁Bla u - We iß ▁ 9 0 ▁Berlin ▁were ▁denied ▁a ▁lic ence . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁features ▁of ▁Fort una ' s ▁history ▁was ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁deep - po cket ed ▁Jean ▁L ör ing . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁million aire ' s ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁helped ▁them ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁field ▁compet itive ▁sides ▁for ▁much ▁longer ▁than ▁they ▁might ▁otherwise ▁have . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁he ▁even ▁helped ▁out ▁in ▁another ▁way : ▁trained ▁as ▁an ▁electric ian , ▁he ▁personally ▁fixed ▁the ▁flo od light s ▁when ▁they ▁failed ▁during ▁a ▁match ▁against ▁SV ▁D arm stadt ▁ 9 8 ▁so ▁the ▁game ▁could ▁go ▁on . ▁L ör ing