The club has, historically, played at highest level in Germany, with the last stint of this coming from 1957 to 1960 in the tier one Oberliga Nord.

After the introduction of the Bundesliga in 1963 Phönix played in the tier two Regionalliga Nord from 1967 to 1974 but has since fallen to regional amateur level.

[4] After the Second World War the club entered the tier two Landesliga Schleswig-Holstein where it consistently finished in top five of the league.

[5] A Schleswig-Holstein Cup win in 1976 qualified the club for the first round of the 1976–77 DFB-Pokal, where it lost 2–0 to Eintracht Bad Kreuznach.

After 1985 the club's results improved again but, after finishing last in the league in 1988–89, it was relegated from the top tier in Schleswig-Holstein for the first time in post-war football.

[8] The recent season-by-season performance of the club:[5][7] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.