 In October 1971, the club TSV Kottern merged with the TSV St. Mang to form TSV Kottern-St. Mang.The club became part of the newly formed Bezirksoberliga Schwaben (VI) in 1987, and after slipping briefly in 1990, returned to capture the division in 1993 and win promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd (V) for a three-season turn.For the 2007–08 season, Kottern was back in the Bezirksoberliga and found itself struggling in the relegation zone.