[1] The club was established on 26 July 1990, but traces its tradition back to the city's earliest sides.
Following World War II, organizations across the country, including football and sports clubs, were disbanded by occupying Allied authorities as part of the postwar de-Nazification program.
SV was a lower tier local side throughout its history in East German competition.
With the reunification of the country in 1990, the membership of Fortschritt organized themselves as Malchower Sportverein and became part of the single national competition in the Landesliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (VI) out of the Bezirksliga Neubrandenburg.
SV was relegated for a single season in 1996 with their best result coming as a second-place finish in 2007 and 2009.