 It has also won the Thuringia Cup on three occasions and, through this, qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup.The football team "FC Wacker 05 Nordhausen" was founded on 1 November 1905 as an offshoot of a Protestant youth club in the city.By 14 June 1906 the team had broadened its scope to become the sports club "SV Wacker 05 Nordhausen " and in 1908 merged with local side "Ballsport-Club Mars Nordhausen" which had been formed in 1906.