 In 1976–77, the club had a bad season but recovered to qualify for the new "Oberliga Baden-Württemberg" in 1978, finishing fifth, the last possible spot to do so.After a slow start in the new league and two difficult seasons, the club managed a second place finish in 1982.Entering the German amateur championship for a second time, it narrowly lost to SV Werder Bremen Amateure in the semi-finals in extra time.