The club was formed on 14 November 1922 but initially became a semi independent department of TV Vohenstrauß.

[2] Promoted to the Landesliga Bayern-Mitte in 1966 the club instantly became a strong side in the league, finishing fourth in its first season there and third in its second.

Gerhard Pankotsch who later played in the second division for SpVgg Fürth and FC Homburg was also the league's top scorer that season with 28 goals.

[4] SpVgg Vohenstrauß remained a strong Landesliga sides in the years to come, culminating in a second place in 1976, but from 1978 onwards the club's results declined.

A fifteenth place in 1998–99 meant that the club was relegated again from the Bezirksoberliga and now permanently dropped into local football.