The club traces its roots to SC Erlangen, founded in 1919 (exact date unknown).

In 1978–79, now with the league renamed Amateur Oberliga Bayern, the club found itself relegated, finishing 16th out of 18 teams.

The team remained a strong force in the league until 1995, when it slipped back to the lower half of the table.

The season after proved disastrous for the club, with only one win and three draws out of 30 games, a last place finish and relegation were inevitable.

The decline of the once proud amateur club results from a Euro 800,000 dept and the inability to pay its players.

Before the 2012–13 season the entire first team left the club, forcing BSC to field its reserve side.

[8] The club withdrew its senior team in February 2014 from the Kreisliga with the future of BSC being very uncertain at the time.