At this stage of the year, the focus is increasingly on the new season, but things were still hot in the Lilies' youth performance center until a few days ago. For the SVD fan team, the absolute highlight game is in its third year and Friday (June 14th) is World Blood Donor Day. You can find out all this in our weekly section “Lilies across the Board”.
The liability insurance fund and SV Darmstadt 98 will continue their cooperation in the future: Both partners have agreed to extend the partnership, which has existed since July 2022, until the end of June 2027. The property and casualty insurer from Roßdorf, which has been active as Lilien's top partner for the past two years, will act as a premium partner of SV 98 in the future.
Team spirit, joy of playing and fair play – that was the motto of the “Football Meets Culture” (FtK) final tournament in 2024. Around 600 participants in the integrative educational program “Football Meets Culture” traveled from all over Germany to Darmstadt to compete in the U10 and U14 age groups to fight for coveted trophies. The SV 98 welcomed school classes from 23 cities to the Bürgerparkstadion.
SV Darmstadt 98 has secured the services of Sergio López. The player trained at Real Madrid passed the medical check on Friday (June 7th) and then signed a contract with the Lilies. Lopéz, who most recently played for FC Basel, can be used on either side of defence and as a wingback.
Reinforcement in the goalkeeper position: Karol Niemczycki is moving from Fortuna Düsseldorf to SV Darmstadt 98. It was agreed not to disclose the details of the move.
“My connection to SV Darmstadt actually started with my father, who still played field handball here in the old stadium,” says current board member Wolfgang Arnold, recalling his first contacts with the Lilies: “But I only really got involved when when our two sons started playing football here. There was no coach for the F youth, but I wanted the two boys to be able to play here. That’s why I said that I was ready to take over the F-Youth.”
In collaboration between the “Lernort Stadion e.V. – Bölle makes education” and SV Darmstadt 98, the “Stadion Europa Youth Festival” took place on May 29th in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. In the run-up to the European Football Championship in Germany, it was important to both partners to get young people from Darmstadt and the surrounding area excited about a diverse and democratic Europe in a youth-friendly and fun way and to get them in the right mood for the European Championship in Germany.
The third newcomer for the 2024/25 season is defensive midfielder Paul Will. The 25-year-old brings a big fighting heart, a small collection of titles and a lot of anticipation to the Merck Stadium. We took a closer look at our new defensive midfielder and would like to introduce you to Paul.
The second newcomer for the 2024/25 season is the offensive player Luca Marseiler. The 27-year-old has probably had the best season of his career to date, and now the Bavarian would like to build on these achievements in Darmstadt. We have taken a closer look at our new offensive player and would like to introduce you to Luca.
