The club was broken up as politically undesirable under the Nazi regime and the membership became part of Turn- und Sportverein Kottern, founded in 1874, as that association's football department.

They won a second title in 1953 and advanced to the Landesliga Bayern (III), the top-level competition in the state, where they played from 1954 to 1963, with the exception of the 1959–60 season.

The club became part of the newly formed Bezirksoberliga Schwaben (VI) in 1987, and after slipping briefly in 1990, returned to capture the division in 1993 and win promotion to the Landesliga Bayern-Süd (V) for a three-season turn.

The club terminated its manager, Uwe Zenkner, on 3 December 2007 and hired Bernd Kunze in the hope of improving its situation, the move paying off with a ninth-place finish at the end of season.

In April 2007, it was decided to form a new, semi-professional side, the ESC Kempten and Kotterns ice hockey department joined the new club, ending almost 60 years of tradition at the TSV.