In recent years, BV managed to rise as high as the third division Regionalliga Nord in 1998 for a couple of seasons, before falling back to the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen (IV).
BV's rise to prominence in recent years was marked by their achievement of a high ranking in the Regionalliga Nord division in 1998, followed by a subsequent decline to the Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen (IV) level.