The club's greatest success has been promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Nord in 2014, following a league championship in the Schleswig-Holstein-Liga.

The club also offers other sports like European handball, swimming and table tennis.

Formed in 1947 TSV Schilksee played the majority of its history as a local amateur side.

The club won three promotions in four seasons, climbing from the Kreisklasse A via the Kreisliga and Verbandsliga to the tier five Schleswig-Holstein-Liga in 2013.

[3][4] The club's now defunct women's team twice took part in the DFB-Pokal, in 2002–03 and 2003–04, reaching the second round once.