The club won the local Oberpfalz championship in 1948 and originally qualified for the new Amateurliga, but, because it used an ineligible player, it was denied promotion.

The Amberger side first came to note in the 1951–52 season, capturing the Amateurliga Bayern (III) title, but failing in their attempt to advance through a promotion playoff to the 2.

The club made its only appearance in DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in the opening round of the 1987 tournament, going out 0–7 to Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach.

For a number of years Amberg played as a mid-table side in the Landesliga Bayern Mitte (VI) before a loss in the relegation round in 2011 caused the club to drop back to the Bezirksoberliga.

Changes in the league system in 2012 meant that the club, after a championship in the Bezirksoberliga, qualified for the promotion round to the newly expanded Bayernliga and managed to return to this level after victories over 1.