The club made a single season appearance in the first division Gauliga Südwest in 1934–35 and was immediately relegated after a last place finish.After World War II occupying Allied authorities ordered the dissolution of all organizations in Germany, including sports and football associations.After some good results at this level the club gradually declined and was unable to qualify for the new tier three Oberliga Südwest in 1978 and played in the Verbandsliga Saarland instead.Saar 05 played as a lower table side in this league, too until the late 1980s when fortunes improved for the club.The club won a championship in the Oberliga in the following season, thereby earning promotion to the tier four Regionalliga Südwest, a league local rival 1.