The Sport- und Kulturvereinigung Rutesheim was founded on 30 September 1945.

It is the successor side to Freie Sportvereinigung Rutesheim founded on 17 July 1920[1] and disbanded in 1933 under the politically motivated policies of the Nazis which saw the dissolution of left-leaning worker's clubs like FSR, as well as clubs with religious affiliations.

The biggest achievement of the footballers of the SKV was their climb into the third-tier Amateurliga Nordwürttemberg in 1976.

[3] From 2008 to 2011, the club has played in the sixth-tier Verbandsliga Württemberg, but was relegated again at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Before 1986 the ground Schelmenäcker behind today's festival hall was the home of the club.