The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the highest level of women's football in Germany.

After becoming the last East German women's football champion in 1991, Uni Jena was admitted to the Bundesliga after the reunification of Germany.

The team's biggest success was reaching the final of the 2009–10 Frauen DFB-Pokal, where they lost 1–0 to FCR 2001 Duisburg.

[2] Carl Zeiss entered a women's team in the Thüringenliga, the 4th level, for the first time in the 2017–18 season.

[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.