The ascent to one of the best German handball clubs was slow but steady.

In the year the Bundesliga was founded, the club was still in the Oberliga, promotion to the 2.

Handball-Bundesliga in 1981/82, and since the 1983/84 season, TBV Lemgo has been playing in the top class, growing steadily for more than a decade.

Lajos Mocsai finished his coaching job at TBV with this title.

1997 was the most successful year in the history of the club, led by his successor, Yuri Shevtsov.