The destruction during World War II of the city quarter where the team was based led to the collapse of the club in 1943.

The football team is an elevator club moving frequently between fourth and fifth division play.

The club has played as a mid-to-lower table side in Landesliga competition with their best result being a 6th-place finish in 1993–94.

Oberrad again earned promotion to the Landesliga Hessen-Süd (IV) after a successful 2005 campaign in the Bezirksoberliga Frankfurt (V) that saw the club finish in second place.

After nine consecutive seasons in the Verbandsliga, Oberrad was promoted to the Hessenliga after a runners-up finish in 2014 but relegated from this league again in 2016.