 At the end of the 2001–02 Bayernliga season the destinations of the two sides separated with Schwaben dropping out of the Bayernliga permanently in 2003 while "FCA" moved up in the league system.BC Augsburg was formed in the working class Augsburg suburb of Oberhausen as the FC Alemannia Augsburg, joined TV 1871 Oberhausen in 1909 and soon after became independent as the BC Augsburg.In 1935 "BCA" merged with SV Augsburg, at the time the third force of football in Augsburg, greatly improving the club's fortunes.