SV 98 mourns Uwe Beginski
SV 98 mourns the loss of its former player Uwe Beginski, who recently passed away at the age of 65.
Figures & facts: The top facts about the Elversberg game
The Lilies welcome SV Elversberg. Both teams were still unable to win after the winter break. On Saturday (February 8th/1pm) the teams will have their next chance to score three points for the first time in 2025 in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. Other interesting numbers & We have facts about SV 98's second home game of the second half of the season for you in the „Top Facts“ compiled.
Matchdays 25 to 27 confirmed by DFL
The German Football League (DFL) scheduled the second division match days 25, 26 and 27 on Thursday (February 6th). The Lilies play at home against Karlsruher SC on Friday, followed by a Saturday evening game away at 1. FC Köln and another away game at SSV Ulm on a Friday.
Opposition Check: SV 07 Elversberg
From the regional league to the 2nd Bundesliga - and that's exactly where SV 07 Elversberg is in its second season in a row. In recent years the SVE has developed rapidly. A success story that hardly anyone had on their radar. After two unfortunate seasons in which Horst Steffen's team narrowly missed promotion to the 3rd league as runners-up in the regional league, the breakthrough finally came in 2022. The promotion was celebrated wildly, but that wasn't enough: the Saarlanders marched straight through, won the championship in the 3rd league and were promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga. To crown this impressive development, the SVE secured relegation with eleventh place in their first second division season.
“Sign of the importance of SV 98 in the city and region”
On Tuesday evening (February 4th) football met culture: This year's New Year's Reception of the Lilies took place for the first time in the Darmstadt State Theater. Where theater and music pieces were usually performed, this time almost 700 invited guests from politics, sport and partners and sponsors came together to get in the mood for 2025.
Dreskovic in training | eLilien defeat Bayern Munich
Meldin Dreskovic trained with his new teammates for the first time on Wednesday (February 5) on the training ground at Böllenfalltor. We provide you with fresh impressions. While the fan team and the U21 are still preparing for the winter, things are really getting started again for the SV 98 youth teams. The U19s even played their first main round game in the newly founded DFB youth league and the eFootballers pulled off a big surprise on the last matchday. We also wish four Lilies a happy birthday. Everything summarised for you in our weekly section „Lilies across the Board“.
Klefisch suffers a groin injury
Kai Klefisch suffered a groin injury during the away game against 1. FC Nürnberg. The midfielder, who had to be substituted in the 17th minute on Friday evening (January 31), will be missing from the Lilies in the coming weeks.
Incoming: Meldin Dreskovic is moving to the Lilies
Reinforcement in the central defender position: The Lilies sign Meldin Dreskovic. The 26-year-old Montenegrin is moving to southern Hesse from Hungarian first division club Debreceni VSC.
Review: That was the deciding factor for the FCN
Philipp Förster spoke of a 0-0 game, for Florian Kohfeldt it was more of a 1-1, but the scoreboard ultimately showed a 1-0 win for 1. FC Nürnberg. Similar to the home game against Paderborn, the Lilies also had to admit defeat in Franconia to a team that was a little more alert in the crucial situation. In our analysis we look back at the narrow away defeat.
“Not consistent enough”
A pointless Friday evening for SV Darmstadt 98 in the Max Morlock Stadium. The Lilies lost 1-0 away to 1. FC Nürnberg. A late goal resulted in SV 98's defeat. The Darmstadt protagonists were correspondingly disappointed on the microphones after the final whistle. What exactly did the two head coaches say about the 90 minutes in Franconia? How did Philipp Förster and Fraser Hornby classify the game? We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.