in 2001 "roßbach" advanced to the verbandsliga rheinland (v) and in 2005–06 captured the title there, but was not immediately promoted to the fourth tier oberliga südwest as it had begun the season as "sg rossbach", a "sportgemeinschaft" (sports community) and not as a sports club, and so were ineligible as they did not meet german football association (deutsche fussball bund or german football association) requirements as an organization. in the following season, the club's campaign ended with a second verbandsliga championship and this time, after the earlier reorganization of the association as "sportverein roßbach/wied" in anticipation of an advance, the side moved up to oberliga play.