“I always liked the underdog role, it was interesting for me to see a small club working so well. In the case of Darmstadt 98, it really touched my heart,” says Sam Donovan in the latest issue of “Lilien-Köpfe”. Sam is English and lives in Newcastle. He is a teacher there and also works on a voluntary basis for the Lilies. Among other things, Sam looks after the English website and the English-language Twitter account (now X) of SV 98.
Debut for the U19 national team! Fabio Torsiello not only played his first game for the German U19 team on Wednesday afternoon (May 22nd), but also got straight into the goals. You will find all the information in this message.
Aytac Sulu wins a header. The ball falls to Elton da Costa's feet. The Brazilian finishes with his strong left foot. The rest is history: Ten years ago, the SVD was promoted to the 2nd Bundesliga after winning at Arminia Bielefeld. We look back on the game on the Alm and the 2013/14 season in the documentary “Miracle of Bielefeld” on our YouTube. We can also wish our SVD a happy birthday, the Lilies are celebrating their 126th club birthday on Wednesday (May 22nd). The U19 of SV 98 also has something to celebrate, coach Daniel Petrowsky's team secured the championship in the Hessenliga two match days before the end of the season. You can find out all this and much more in our weekly “Lilies across the Board” section.
The Lily on the hood. The founding date of SV Darmstadt in 1898 on the sides. And the “WirLilien” logo on the back. The Suzuki S-Cross shines in the blue, genuine SVD design. This was raffled off in a joint competition between Suzuki Germany and SV 98, among other things, in an Instagram story by Lilien. The keys were handed over on the Darmstadt team's last home game day against TSG Hoffenheim (May 12th).
While most of the players are already on their summer break, Fabio Torsiello still has another game on the agenda. The offensive player was called up for the U19 national team and a friendly against Denmark. We spoke to Fabio about the call up, his Bundesliga experiences and many other topics.
Traveling with the national team! Fabio Torsiello was nominated for the German U19 team. The SV Darmstadt 98 attacker will take part in a DFB course after the end of the season, including an international match against Denmark. You will find all the information here.
One sells photovoltaic systems, the other is a player in the newly founded Baller League. Still others have their own company and advise on tax matters and pension issues. The paths of the 2014 promotion heroes look very different, but the miracle of Bielefeld unites them all. Over the last few weeks we have spoken to the protagonists who played in the relegation second leg on May 19, 2014. We wanted to know how they look back on what they have achieved, but at the same time what their career path looked like and what they are doing today. Anecdotes of broken windshields and sleepy gas station stops included.
34 out of 34 match days. The Lilies say goodbye to the 1st Bundesliga with a 0-4 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. How do the two head coaches classify the game? What do the Darmstadt protagonists say? We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.
The Lilies' Bundesliga journey ends with a defeat: SV 98 lost 0:4 (0:2) to Borussia Dortmund.
Torsten Lieberknecht changed his starting lineup to five positions compared to the last home game against Hoffenheim. In the last game of the season, Marcel Schuhen, Matthias Bader, Christoph Zimmermann, Tobias Kempe and Klaus Gjasula move into the starting line-up for Alexander Brunst, Jannik Müller, Julian Justvan, Fabian Nürnberger and Mathias Honsak.