Complex sentence: In 1980, the combined side advanced to the 2nd Bundesliga Süd and would spend six of the next ten years playing at that level where, except for a fifth place finish in 1982, their results were well down the table.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1980, the combined side advanced to the 2nd Bundesliga South and would spend six of the next ten years playing at that level. Except for a fifth place finish in 1982 their results were well down the table.