ˌɛsvˈiː wʌz ɹˈɛlᵻɡˌeɪɾᵻd tə ðə vˈɜːbɐndslˌɪɡə nˈiːdɚsˌætʃsən ɹˌoʊmən fˈoːɹ fɚðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ænd sˈɪns ðˈɛn hɐz plˈeɪd æz ɐn ˈɛlɪvˌeɪɾɚ sˈaɪd mˈuːvɪŋ bᵻtwˌiːn ðə θˈɜːd ænd fˈoːɹθ dᵻvˈɪʒənz.
SV was relegated to the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen (IV) for the first time in 1980 and since then has played as an elevator side moving between the third and fourth divisions.