[1] The club's most notable moment came on 4 August 1990, when the amateur side beat FC Bayern Munich 1–0 in the first round of the German Cup in Weinheim in front of 8,000 spectators.

Following World War II, FV were part of lower-tier competition until advancing in 1951 to the Amateurliga Nordbaden (III) where they played only a single season before being sent down on goal difference.

This disappointment was lessened somewhat in August 1990 when they knocked first division side Bayern Munich, which lined up with five winners of the Italy 1990 World Cup, out of the DFB Pokal with a 1:0 win in the first round.

After a tackle by Jürgen Kohler in the 28th minute Stephan Baumann fell to the ground and the referee awarded a soft penalty which was converted by Thomas Schwechheimer.

[7] In the next round FV went out to second division Rot-Weiss Essen Decline came in the early 1990s as match attendance fell and the team descended to Verbandsliga play where they would meet historical local rivals TSG Weinheim.