Protect children – support families: Zimmermann presents gifts

The Darmstadt model “Protect Children – Support Families” is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. In keeping with this, following the birth of the 98th Darmstadt baby this year, there was a tribute to the young family: Baby Elisabeth with her parents Daniel and Melanie together with SV Darmstadt 98. More than 20,000 welcome gifts from the club, for example small blue and white soft balls with a Lily motif have been presented to families in the 15 years since the specialist service began. This summer, Lily professional Christoph Zimmermann presented the welcome gift for baby Elisabeth.

Member presale for Elversberg starts Friday

We are travelling to Elversberg! On matchday 4, SV Darmstadt 98 will be visiting SV Elversberg on Saturday (August 31st/1pm) in the URSAPHARM Arena on the Kaiserlinde. Tickets for the game will be available in advance sales for members starting next Friday (August 2nd/12pm) – both online and in the ticket shop at Merck Stadium. You can get all further information here.

Organisational information for the home game against Düsseldorf

On Sunday (August 4th/1:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 welcomes the Fortuna Düsseldorf team and asks you to pay attention to the following information.

Lilies tie down El Idrissi

SV 98 has given Othmane El Idrissi a licensed player contract. The 17-year-old was already used in test matches for the professional team during the preparation and scored a goal in the U21's Hessenliga opener.

Hans Kessler turns 75! |The tingling starts again

Summer preparation: Complete! SV 98 starts the new 2024/25 second division season on Sunday (August 4th/1:30pm) and welcomes Fortuna Düsseldorf to the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor - and Marcel Schuhen will be in goal as number one for the Lilies. In a media round, the keeper answered questions from journalists and reported on the anticipation of the new season. At the same time, the U19s are also preparing for their first opponent of the season and the Lilien family is celebrating the next series of birthdays. You can find out all this and more in our weekly “Lilies across the Board” section.

Solved: Current problems with digital WirLilien tickets

SV Darmstadt 98 is currently experiencing increasing problems with digital tickets. While we are actively working on a solution, you will receive the latest information about the situation in this article.

10 Years at Darmstadt: Anniversary Portrait of Fabian Holland

Ten years ago, the captain of SV Darmstadt 98 began to write his chapter in the Lily story – on July 1st, 2014. From the Olympic Stadium in Berlin to the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. What initially began as a one-year loan in Darmstadt has long since become a love affair. A native of Berlin in southern Hesse: Fabian Holland. Since July 5th, the now 34-year-old has been a Lily - and is still loyal to his employer in southern Hesse to this day. In total, the defensive player with the captain's armband played 296 competitive games for SV 98, scoring seven goals and being promoted to the 1st Bundesliga twice with Darmstadt 98. Together with you, on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, we will take a look at Holland's journey with the Lilies.

Aleksandar Vukotic in Portrait

The seventh newcomer for the 2024/25 season is central defender Aleksandar Vukotic. The 28-year-old is moving from SV Wehen Wiesbaden to Darmstadt and with a height of over two meters, probably has the best qualifications for a central defender. We took a closer look at our new defensive player and would like to introduce you to Aleksandar.

Kai Klefisch in Portrait

The sixth newcomer for the 2024/25 season is midfielder Kai Klefisch. The 24-year-old is moving from league rivals SC Paderborn to southern Hesse and already has two years of experience in the 2nd Bundesliga. We have taken a closer look at our new midfielder and would like to introduce you to Kai.

Merveille Papela in Portrait

The eighth newcomer for the 2024/25 season is midfielder Merveille Papela. The 23-year-old is moving from Bundesliga club 1. FSV Mainz 05 to Darmstadt and brings first and second division experience with him to the Bölle. We took a closer look at our new midfielder and would like to introduce you to Merveille.