 German football was re-organized in 1933 under the Third Reich into sixteen top-flight divisions known as Gauligen.Following a second-place finish in a 1935 promotion playoff, "SV" was promoted to the Gauliga Berlin-Brandenburg, but struggled through three seasons there until being relegated in 1938.On 1 April 1938 the club became "SV 03 Neubabelsberg" when their home village adopted a new name.