ˌɛsvˈiː wˈɪlhɪlmʃˌeɪvən pɚfˈɔːɹmd wˈɛl ɪnðɪ ˈoʊbɚlˌɪɡə nˈoːɹd ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ ænd ɐ dᵻvˈɪʒən tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv zˈiəɹoʊ sˈɪks ɹᵻtˈɜːnd ðə tˈiːm tə ðə ɹˈiːdʒənˌælɪɡə nˈoːɹd ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː, bɹˈiːfli ˈɛndɪŋ ɐ fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ stˈeɪ ɪnðə fˈoːɹθ dᵻvˈɪʒən.
SV Wilhelmshaven performed well in the Oberliga Nord (IV) and a division championship in 2005–06 returned the team to the Regionalliga Nord (III), briefly ending a five-year stay in the fourth division.