History
The club was founded on 20 March 1948 as Union Sportklub Grödig by German-speaking refugees living in the Schwabenlager Grödig Displaced Persons camp. After being admitted to the Salzburg Football Association, USK Grödig was permitted to compete in the 2. Klasse B in the 1949–50 season. Like the other Danube Swabian clubs - Danubia Salzburg and Victoria Salzburg - they played on a non-competitive basis, as Danube Swabians were classed as foreigners, and ÖFB regulations at the time limited the number of non-Austrian players in a team.
On 4 September 1955, the club adopted their current name, SV Grödig.
In 1967, SV Grödig were promoted to the third-tier Salzburger Liga.
In 1977, the club qualified for the newly-formed third-tier Alpenliga, having finished runners up to ASK Salzburg in the fourth tier Salzburger Liga. That same year, Grödig reached the second round of the Austrian Cup, before being knocked out by Grazer AK.
After several years of relegation, the club managed to stabilise in the Landesliga and 2. Landesliga in the early 1990s.
Beginning in the 2002–03 season, Grödig won three league titles in four seasons and were promoted to the Regionalliga West, returning to third-tier competition for the first time since 1980.
The club appointed former Austrian international Edi Glieder as its new head coach prior to the 2006–07 season, in which they achieved sixth place. The next season, Grödig brought in Heimo Pfeifenberger as the new head coach. They ultimately secured promotion to the First League on 21 May 2008, following a 2–2 draw versus FC Hard. Despite Pfeifenberger's success of promotion and finishing eighth at the end of the autumn season, then-president Toni Haas could no longer envision "a positive and promising collaboration" with the coach, dismissing him on 12 December 2008. Miroslav Bojčeski, who previously coached SV Austria Salzburg, was appointed as his successor. He was unable to avoid relegation, as Grödig finished tenth and were relegated back to the Regionalliga West. Following relegation, reserve team coach Michael Brandner took charge. He announced his resignation in March 2010. Pfeifenberger was re-appointed head coach a month later.
Relegation from the Bundesliga
The club appointed Peter Schöttel and Martin Hiden as new joint head-coaches for the 2015–16 season. Numerous key players left the club, and were replaced by younger players, including Christian Derflinger, Dominik Baumgartner, Alexander Schlager, Bernd Gschweidl, and Martin Rasner, all of whom had featured for the Austrian U19, U20, and U21 teams.
On 15 October 2015, Helmut Gruber was appointed club president. Gruber was the managing director of the Salzburg-based advertising agency G.A. Service GmbH. Toni Haas had stepped down from presidency in 2012, but remained available in an advisory capacity whilst the club sought a new president, culminating in his appointment as Honorary President for life.
After a satisfactory first half to the 2015–16 season, seeing them into 2016 in sixth place, Lucas Venuto was sold to Austria Wien. This caused a major drop in form in the second half of the season, only recording two wins and three draws, resulting in a 10th place finish and relegation back to the First League. However, SV Grödig declined their First League license, instead choosing to play in the Regionalliga West and withdrawing from professional football. Peter Schöttel also announced that he would be leaving the club, as his contract was only valid provided the club remained in the Bundesliga.
Return to Regionalliga
Following the withdrawal, Grödig returned to the Regionalliga for the 2016–17 season. Having finished second in their first two seasons, the club began to fluctuate between sixth and tenth place, eventually resulting in relegation to the fourth tier Salzburger Liga at the end of the 2022–23 season.
