They won the Bayernliga in 1979-80 and were promoted to the fourth-level Regionalliga for 1980-81. They reached the Oberliga in 1981-82 and won the league the following season, thus earning promotion to the 2nd Bundesliga for 1983-84. They won the Southern group of the 2. BL in 1984 and 1985, and were promoted to the Eishockey-Bundesliga for 1985-86. After one year in the top-league, they were relegated back to the 2nd Bundesliga, where they played from that point onward.