Founded on 3 January 1926, the club played in the state football system before World War II. It achieved promotion to the
Gauliga Pommern, the top flight, in 1937. After the war, all private sports clubs were shut down by the Soviet occupation in
East Germany; the city was represented by state team
BSG Einheit Greifswald (1946–1968) and nuclear plant team
BSG KKW Greifswald (1968–1990). Following
German reunification, the club was revived on 21 June 1990, entering the
NOFV-Oberliga in 1991. It became a force in the newly created
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup, winning four consecutive times from 1993 to 1996. The team was relegated to the
Verbandsliga Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in 2002, where it played its final season before dissolution on 30 June 2003. It was replaced by
Greifswalder SV 04 (2004–2015). The team entered the
DFB-Pokal for the first time in
1991–92, the first season integrating the former East Germany. In the preliminary round for the region, it advanced past
SV Post Telekom Neubrandenburg,
SV Stahl Thale and
Riesaer SV Blau-Weiß (both on penalties) to reach the national stages. There, it defeated
BSV Brandenburg (again on penalties) before a 2–0 home loss to
Dynamo Dresden in the second round. Greifswalder SC returned to the cup in
1993–94, losing by the same score at home to
TSG Pfeddersheim upon entry in the second round. ==References==