„An exemplary collaboration“
Since 2017, San Antonio and Darmstadt have maintained a city partnership. Since 2024, SV 98 has been cooperating with Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the operating company of San Antonio FC and the San Antonio Spurs.
Texas Lilies
After their eventful days in San Antonio, the Darmstadt delegation concludes their trip to Texas in Beaumont. And the scene that greets the team from southern Hesse initially seems like a crazy dream. Far from home and under the Texas sun, a club wears the Lily on its chest and the Darmstadt name on its back.
“A great and very intense time”
A delegation led by Darmstadt 98 president Markus Pfitzner is using the current international break in March for a trip to San Antonio to further strengthen the connection with cooperation partner San Antonio FC, gain deeper insights into the local economy, and immerse themselves in the culture and history of Darmstadt’s sister city. We will be covering their time in Texas on this page.
„I couldn’t be more grateful“
More than 8,600 kilometres as the crow flies separate San Antonio and Darmstadt. Landry Walker embarked on the long journey from Texas to southern Hesse on March 8th. The 16-year-old midfielder was trained at San Antonio FC, the partner club of SV Darmstadt 98, and has been immersed in the world of the Lilies (Darmstadt's nickname) over the past few days. We look back at the visit of the American U17 international.
FAQs regarding the postponed friendly match against San Antonio
SV 98 answers the most important questions about the postponed friendly match of the Lilies against their cooperation partner San Antonio FC.
USA tour: Lilies postpone friendly match to September 29th
With the upcoming trip to San Antonio (Texas) in mind, SV 98 has decided to postpone the planned friendly match against its cooperation partner San Antonio FC to September 29, 2026. The delegation trip with representatives from the board and management will still take place.
In March 2026: Lilies travel to San Antonio
SV Darmstadt 98 will use the international break in March 2026 for a trip to San Antonio, Texas. The Lilies will visit Darmstadt’s partner city from March 22-28 and play a friendly match against cooperation partner San Antonio FC (SAFC) on Wednesday, 25 March. The primary focus of the trip is to deepen the already existing ties with the city of San Antonio and SAFC, as well as to build new partnerships and engage in mutual knowledge exchange across various areas.
„It’s exciting how the partnership has developed“
There are two soccer clubs in the US state of Texas with which SV 98 has a special connection. Since July 2024, there has been an official cooperation between SV Darmstadt 98 and San Antonio FC (SAFC) from Darmstadt's US twin city of San Antonio. In addition, there is SVD Beaumont Texas, which was founded by Texas Lilien fans with the support of SV Darmstadt 98. Last summer, both clubs, together with SV 98, hosted the first Lilien soccer camps in the US. Lilien Managing Director Martin Kowalewski also took the opportunity to meet with representatives of SAFC, Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E), and the city of San Antonio in San Antonio. We look back on the very productive visit.
Lilien Football Camps in the USA
SV 98 maintains a special relationship with two American clubs, US second-division side San Antonio FC and Texas-based SVD Beaumont, through official partnerships. Football is naturally the unifying factor, and both sides are particularly committed to developing young talent. As part of these partnerships, SV 98 has now held its first soccer camps in the USA under the guidance of coaches from the Lilies.
Video-recap: Visit from texas
In recent days, SV 98 was privileged to welcome some very special guests. Club officials, coaches, and players from SVD Beaumont Texas visited the Lilies as part of the two clubs‘ partnership, which emphasises the social power of football. We summarise the days with our video.