The 1978–79 DFB-Pokal was less successful for the club, being knocked out in the first round by VfR Heilbronn. In 1979–80 TuS Langerwehe defeated Rot-Weiß Hasborn in the first round of the Cup and Eintracht Trier in the second. For the third round it drew Bundesliga club Hertha BSC Berlin again and managed a nil-all draw in Berlin to then defeat Hertha 2–1 in the replay in Langerwehe in front of 14,000. The club then advanced to the round of sixteen for a second time but lost to SpVgg Bayreuth in extra time. Making its sixth appearance in the competition in 1980–81 the club defeated SV Stuttgart-Rot in the first round before being knocked out by Borussia Mönchengladbach in the second. The club made its final German Cup appearance in 1999–2000 where it lost 6–0 to Chemnitzer FC in the second round after a bye in the first. Withdrawn from competitive football in November 1999 because of financial reasons the club entered a three-year hiatus before returning to league football again in 2002. TuS Langerwehe had to restart at lower amateur level, where it plays today. In recent seasons it has been fluctuating between the tier eight Kreisliga A and tier nine Kreisliga B until 2015 when it won promotion to Bezirksliga. The club's honours: