irks liga ▁Unter fran ken - O st ▁ ▁Champions : ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁ ▁Cup ▁▁ ▁Unter fran ken ▁Cup ▁ ▁W inners : ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁seasons ▁The ▁recent ▁season - by - season ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁club : ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Bez irk so ber lig as ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁fifth ▁tier , ▁below ▁the ▁Landes lig as , ▁all ▁le agues ▁below ▁dropped ▁one ▁tier . ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Region all ig as ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 . ▁Liga ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁third ▁tier , ▁below ▁the ▁ 2 . ▁Bundes liga , ▁all ▁le agues ▁below ▁dropped ▁one ▁tier . ▁With ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Region all iga ▁Bayern ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁fourth ▁tier ▁in ▁Bav aria ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁Bayern liga ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁a ▁northern ▁and ▁a ▁southern ▁division , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Landes lig as ▁expanded ▁from ▁three ▁to ▁five ▁and ▁the ▁Bez irk so ber lig as ▁abol ished . ▁All ▁le agues ▁from ▁the ▁Bez irks lig as ▁on ward ▁were ▁elev ated ▁one ▁tier . ▁ ▁D FB ▁Cup ▁appearances ▁The ▁club ▁has ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Cup ▁just ▁once , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Das ▁deutsche ▁Fußball - Arch iv ▁ ▁historical ▁German ▁domestic