The club was established 1 March 1919 out of the football department of Turn- und Sportverein Jahn München.

In 1923, this group departed in turn, restoring Bayern as an independent club, and opening the way for Helios to rejoin parent TSV.

[1] In 1924, Helios managed to advance to the Kreisliga Südbayern (II), but through most of their history remained part of lower tier local competition.

Helios earned only mid- and lower table finishes over their next nine campaigns and were finally relegated in 1972.

The club spent one season at the division four Landesliga Bayern-Süd, but was immediately relegated again, now to the Bezirksliga Oberbayern-Ost.