The newly combined side advanced to the Amateurliga Südbaden (III) in 1957 and went on to enjoy mixed success through the 1960s.

Emmendingen's season there was a disaster as the team gave up 158 goals while scoring only 31 in losing 33 matches and drawing 2, with their only victory coming in their second-to-last game of the campaign.

The club remained competitive at the Amateurliga level, capturing the Südbadischer Pokal (South Baden Cup) in 1966 and regularly earning upper-table finishes.

In 1971 Emmendingen claimed another Amateurliga title, took part in the promotion playoffs, and appeared again in the cup final.

The club's performance became uneven, and, after another pair of second-place finishes in 1973 and 1974, they were relegated in 1979 from what had become the Verbandsliga Südbaden (IV).