There's a lot going on at the Bölle. The 98th Darmstadt baby of 2026, along with their family, visited the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor, and they weren't the only ones. Where else the Bölle gang has ended up, and many more news items about the club, can be found here in our "Lilies Across the Board" section, as every Wednesday.
On January 25th, the 98th baby born in Darmstadt this calendar year arrived. Little Frido entered the world, bringing joy not only to his parents, Valentin and Heidi, but also to his older sister, Irma. The family, now four members strong, visited the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor on Wednesday (May 6th) at the invitation of SV 98. Prior to the visit, the family had received a video message from Alexander Brunst, who congratulated them on Frido’s birth. On site, Fabian Nürnberger personally presented Frido and his parents with a gift basket from the Darmstadt 98 club.
This initiative is part of the Darmstadt model „Protecting Children – Supporting Families.“ The Municipal Social Services department of the Youth Welfare Office of the City of Darmstadt provides low-threshold, unbureaucratic, and preventative support to families in the period following the birth of a child. The specialists of the Darmstadt model inform, advise, and support young families facing challenges during the newborn’s first year.
On two wheels through the city. Nationwide, April 28th was dedicated to road safety. The Bölle Gang took this as an opportunity to visit the Darmstadt Youth Traffic School. Twenty children aged six to ten playfully learned important road safety basics as part of the „safe.mobile.life“ campaign, themed „Two-Wheelers in Focus.“ A challenging course, complete with traffic lights, right-of-way rules, and more, awaited the participants on the JVS grounds.
The two varied hours focused on safety, skill, and fun on two wheels were a resounding success, culminating in a snail race. Two children competed against each other, and the winner wasn’t the fastest, but rather the one who reached the finish line most slowly and safely without dismounting.
The Bölle Gang extends its heartfelt thanks to the Darmstadt Youth Traffic School and to the two police officers, Evelyn Sniegon and Jesko Gandenberger, for their excellent guidance, child-friendly explanations, and the thoroughly enjoyable afternoon. A powerful training course for greater road safety and lots of fun.
It’s off to Osnabrück. The first of at least four new opponents next season has been confirmed. Joining them is VfL Osnabrück, who secured promotion to the German second division last weekend and clinched the 3. Liga title early. And it was a dramatic victory – in the second minute of stoppage time, Robert Tesche scored the winning goal against Wehen Wiesbaden, making it 3-2 and securing their third promotion to the German second division in seven years. A former Darmstadt player was also on the team: Jannik Müller wore the Darmstadt jersey for three years and captained Osnabrück to the 3. Liga championship this season. See you next season, Jannik!
The break is over. After a weekend off, SV Darmstadt 98’s U17 team will face Wormatia Worms this Wednesday evening (May 6th, 7pm). The young Lilies will use the friendly in Worms as a warm-up for the next matchday in the U17 DFB Youth League. On Sunday (May 10th, 1pm), the U17s will host SpVgg Bayreuth, and the goal is clear: to continue their upward trend. The young Lilies have earned nine points from three matches in their last league campaign. Currently in a playoff spot, three points ahead of Bayreuth, they could secure their place in the playoffs on matchday eleven of twelve.
Meanwhile, SV Darmstadt 98’s U19 team suffered a defeat last weekend against SC Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. After a thrilling opening phase with three goals in 22 minutes, the final score was a disappointing 3-1 for Oberhausen. The Young Lilies will have a chance for three points in their home game in Urberach against VfL Osnabrück’s U19 team next Saturday (May 9th, 11:00am). Both teams currently have eight points. A win would allow the Young Lilies to move closer to the playoff spots.
When Darmstadt 98 play away at Preußen Münster on Sunday (May 10th), there will be a birthday boy in the squad. Darmstadt striker Fynn Lakenmacher turns 26 on Sunday. Happy birthday, Fynn! All the best and here’s to hopefully three away points.
Tomorrow, Thursday (May 7th), Florian Bauer, rehabilitation trainer for SV Darmstadt 98, celebrates his 46th birthday. Thank you for your work with the Lilies. And happy birthday, Flo!
For many years, SV Darmstadt 98 has sourced its employees‘ Christmas gifts from the Hofgut Oberfeld estate in Darmstadt. What makes this particularly special is that the estate employs, among others, people with physical or intellectual disabilities, all of whom, as passionate Darmstadt fans, always wrap the Christmas gifts with special care. Every employee who has ever received one of these gifts can immediately see the love and dedication that went into it. Now it was time to say a heartfelt „thank you“ to these unsung Santas. For this reason, the club invited the Hofgut Oberfeld employees for a stadium tour and to watch a training session. The happy faces alone showed how well the invitation was received.
Despite gains, unfortunately no winner was declared. SV 98 was searching for the „Members‘ Block“: An additional free match was promised to the block whose season ticket holders first comprised 90% members. Many members recruited, distributed flyers, and convinced their neighbours, resulting in noticeable gains. However, these gains were spread throughout the entire stadium, and no single block managed to reach the 90% threshold, meaning no winner could be declared. Perhaps next year will be better, as a repeat performance is not out of the question.
Pure excitement until the very end! In the USL Championship, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks visited San Antonio FC and delivered a thrilling encounter. Twice the SAFC came back from a deficit, and the game went into eleven minutes of added time tied 2-2. But from then on, things got even wilder. In the seventh minute of added time, Jorge Hernandez scored what appeared to be the game-winner for San Antonio, making it 3-2. But Colorado had the final say. In the 100th minute of play, they scored to tie the game 3-3. Despite the late shock, the SAFC remains undefeated at home in Toyota Field. Another factor also gives reason for hope for more success in the future: forward Jorge Hernandez and centre back Alex Crognale have each scored five goals in their last two league games! We’ll see if this run continues in their next away game against Phoenix Rising FC on Sunday (May 10th, 4:00am). Best of luck from Darmstadt!
Too bad. In their home game last Sunday (May 3rd) against SV Weiterstadt, the second team ultimately lost 3-2. Despite taking an early lead in the second minute, they couldn’t hold on to the lead. Currently level on points with 14th place, they occupy the relegation playoff spot and will certainly be looking to pick up some points this Wednesday evening (May 6th/7:30pm). Their away match, played under the floodlights, will be against SG Arheilgen II.
The Bundesliga finalised the match schedules for matchdays three through six on Wednesday (July 15th): Darmstadt's home game against Hannover 96 on matchday three will take place on Sunday. This will be followed by their away game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday at 1pm. The home game against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday evening and the away game in Wolfsburg, also on Friday evening, have also been confirmed.
The Lilies can welcome another new arrival at the Böllenfalltor: Florian Kleinhansl will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 25-year-old joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern on June 30th.
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
SV Darmstadt 98 and the fusion energy company Focused Energy are entering into an official partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to more closely link top-level football and high technology from the Darmstadt region and to jointly generate momentum for innovation and future societal issues.
Killian Corredor will be playing in his home country again in the future. SV 98 has reached an agreement with FC Nantes on the transfer of the Frenchman.
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
A home game against KSV! SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Holstein Kiel for the opening matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season this Saturday (August 8 at 1pm). Here’s how you can be there: the member pre-sale for the new season's first home game begins this coming Wednesday (July 15) at 12pm —available online and at the ticket shop at the Merck-Stadion, as usual. You can find all further details in this announcement.
For every home goal scored by the "Lilies," SV Darmstadt 98 fans were doubly rewarded during the recent 2025/26 second-division season. Beyond the joy and excitement, supporters received 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every goal Darmstadt scored at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
In recent days, various media outlets have published reports and graphics regarding the distribution of TV revenue for the 2026/27 season. Some of these reports included not only specific figures but also a comparison to the previous season. This comparison indicates a supposed revenue increase of €1.4 million for SV 98 compared to the 2025/26 season.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
