 The origins of "SSV" go back to the 1906 founding of "Sport Club Germania Rott".That club merged with "Fußball Club Olympia Barmen" to form "Barmer Spielverein 06" which joined "Sportverein 07 Carnap" on 27 August 1920 to become "Sport- und Spielvereinigung Barmen".The club was renamed "Sportgemeinde Blau-Gelb Wuppertal" in 1929 before again taking up the name "SSVg Barmen" in 1939.