an attempt to give "eintracht trier" a boost into the 2.bundesliga in 1997 through a partial union that saw a number of "salmrohr"'s footballers go to "trier" failed. the next year the club only escaped relegation because a pair of teams that finished ahead of them were denied licenses due to their financial problems. by the turn of the millennium "salmrohr" was playing in the oberliga südwest as a fourth division side.