the club was founded in 1919 under the name fc bregenz. the club colours were black and white. till 1927 they only played friendly matches versus teams from germany and switzerland. in 1927 they played for the first time in vorarlbergs league. already 1928 they became vorarlbergs champion. 1938, after the occupation of austria by nazi germany they formed with other teams from the region the bezirksklasse bodensee-vorarlberg. due to the second world war the league was dissolved in 1942.