[3][4][5] Walter Risse was hired to the manage the club after the 1948–49 season as the team were getting ready to play in the first division for the first time.

He helped lead the club to a big win over Itzehoer SV, in front of 20,000 fans.

[6] The team lost many players due to its demotion but re-built and headed back to the Oberliga Nord for the 1952–53 season.

They had to play at Stadion Winsener Straße again, but were able to avoid demotion and gained some increased fan support.

In 2019 the club's facilities were renovated for energy efficiency, adding a solar power system, LED lighting, thermal insulation, rainwater storage tanks, batteries, and geothermal heat pumps.

[13][14][15][16][17] The club hosted the 59th annual Harburg Tennis Championships, featuring over 104 players, in 2021 and had hosted the 2017 championship[18] In 2020, two of their B-Juniors women's football players, Elanur Turhan and Beyza Kara, were chosen for the Turkish national U-17 soccer team.