The first round of the DFB Cup has been drawn: SV Darmstadt 98 will face FC Teutonia 05 Ottensen away at the start of the new 2024/25 cup season. This was the result of the drawing in the German Football Museum with Nils Petersen and DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth on Saturday (June 1) as part of the ARD sports show.
After the final is before the first round of the cup. Last Saturday (May 25th) Bayer Leverkusen secured the 2023/24 DFB Cup title. And the new cup season continues on Saturday evening (June 1st): The first round of the 2024/25 DFB Cup will be drawn from 6pm as part of the ARD Sportschau. In the following report we will give you all the information about the draw. Which teams are taking part? Which teams could the Lilies face? And when does which cup round take place?
The SV Darmstadt 98 fan team also has a summer break! The “Zwote” played their last game of the season at FC Ober-Ramstadt II on Tuesday evening (May 28th), which they unfortunately lost 2-4. Nevertheless, the Lilien fan team finished in a good third place in the district league C Darmstadt. After the duel, we took the opportunity to talk to coach Andreas Degenhardt and look at the past and future season with him. He also explains why he is particularly proud to be able to train the second team.
Defensive midfielder Paul Will is now a Lily! On Monday afternoon (May 27th), SV 98 announced the reinforcements: The native of Central Hesse, who is moving from SG Dynamo Dresden to Darmstadt, comes to the Bölle with the experience of 120 third division games and 23 second division games and was previously vice-captain for Dresden. We accompanied the new signing on his first day and also conducted a first interview with the left-footed player. We will also inform you about the outcome of our fan team's season and spoke to coach Andreas Degenhardt about the past season in the district league C. You can find out all this in our weekly “Lilies across the Board” section.
As of yesterday evening (May 28th), the starting field for the upcoming 2024/25 second division season has been complete. The Lilies face exciting opponents and there are some interesting away trips on the agenda for the SV 98 fans. But where is the league's largest stadium? And who actually plays in the 2nd Bundesliga the longest? We answer these and many other questions in this message.
The green energy and telecommunications service provider ENTEGA remains an important supporter of SV Darmstadt 98 and has extended the sponsorship contract with the Lilies. The new contract with the premium partner runs from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2028.
Paul Will joins the Lilies: The 25-year-old defensive midfielder comes from Dynamo Dresden on a free transfer and is the third summer signing from SV Darmstadt 98.
SV 98 has set the framework for its preparation for the upcoming 2024/25 second division season. The Lilien will be back at the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor from June 20th for medical tests and performance diagnostics. The first training session on the pitch will take place on June 22nd. In this message you will receive all information about the 2024 summer timetable.
The Bundesliga season officially ended on May 18th, and SV 98's relegation was finalised on April 28th. It was a season that had to be processed and discussed in many areas. We spoke to Rüdiger Fritsch about many topics that played a part in a season that all lilies would have imagined differently.
