The then-third-highest division of the GDR proved to be too strong for the East Thuringians, so after only one season Einheit and Motor Gotha were relegated back to the Bezirksliga.

In the Bezirksliga, Einheit acted solely at the local level in the Gera district and was used for the training of young players of FC Carl Zeiss Jena.

Its progress was stalled by city rivals Chemie Schwarza who repeatedly managed to rise to the DDR-Liga.

After German reunification in 1990, Einheit merged with the football section of Chemie Schwarza and was renamed FC Rudolstadt/Schwarza.

Head coach: Holger Jähnisch Assistants: Thomas Rothe, Michael Schoke, René Just, Jörg Schneider