SV Darmstadt 98 will host Eintracht Braunschweig next Saturday (September 13th, 1pm) at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. We've summarised the most important information from the press conference for you.
Personnel update: Paul Will and Matthias Bader are still out. All other players are available for selection.
At the beginning of the week, when all the international players returned, we reviewed the Lautern game. The last 10-15 minutes were especially important to discuss, after our previously highly commanding performance. This could have been one of the most important games of the season if we draw the right conclusions from it. Otherwise, we had a great tennis team event with TEC Darmstadt during the international break. Then came the friendly against Waldhof Mannheim, which also served its purpose and in which some players like Fynn Lakenmacher and Bartosz Bialek showed their skills. We also took a few days off so we can start this week with full focus.
We’re looking forward to the home game and to creating a great atmosphere with our fans, and hopefully being successful. We want to work on feeling better on Saturday than we did after the Lautern game.
I expect confident opponents who started the season very well and were eliminated from the cup after a tough fight against VfB Stuttgart. Braunschweig is a team that plays very intensely. They try to act boldly, press boldly, and bravely search for balls deep. You can feel the impact that my colleague has had. They’re a team that places a lot of value on intensity and physicality.
In Yardimci, you have a powerful and tall player who is also very fast, reaching a speed of 36 kilometers per hour. Conteh and Heußer are extremely hard runners. Gomez and Di Michele Sánchez are players who can decide a game with individual actions. In Köhler, you have a strong footballer who now mostly plays centrally. This is a team that has definitely changed its squad structure compared to last year. There’s more courage in the game now, more dynamism, and more technique.
I can be a lot more certain about what will happen on Saturday compared to my first home game against Braunschweig. I can rely on my team more because we’ve been working together longer now, know more about each other and have a different physical foundation. Everything that has happened in between has been exciting, thrilling, fantastic and sometimes sobering. I think a deep emotional connection to the club and the region has grown between the first home game and the home game on Saturday. It’s not just a job for me, it’s also emotion and passion. This feeling has really developed that this has become a club close to my heart. That – coupled with knowing about my team, that we can trust each other because we know more about each other – makes things different.
Continuity in sporting management: SV Darmstadt 98 has extended Paul Fernie's contract early and for the long term. As part of the contract extension, the current sporting director will move into the club's management board and will now serve as managing director of sport.
Our head coach spoke at the press conference before the away game against Karlsruher SC (May 3rd/1:30pm) about the mental freshness of his team, the course of action for the remaining games and his coaching colleague, whose commitment to KSC will end after six years this season.
Left hook, 'One hundred and eightyyyyyyy', and hand over the baton. Doesn't sound like football – and that's true. KSC is often associated with professional football, but with the sheer number of titles the club has won, it's worth looking beyond the pitch. Titles from Baden-Württemberg to Rome.
In a rescheduled Lotto Hessenliga match, SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team hosted SV Hummetroth at their youth academy on Wednesday evening (April 29th) but unfortunately came away empty-handed. Despite a spirited performance and playing with one man less, the score after 90 minutes was 3-1 in favour of Hummetroth.
Lilies at the Wildpark! SV Darmstadt 98 will be playing away against Karlsruher SC this coming Sunday (May 3rd/1:30pm) for the 32nd matchday of the 2. Bundesliga. Will Darmstadt's positive record from recent encounters continue? Will Florian Kohfeldt and Isac Lidberg extend their scoring streak against KSC? And will Fabian Schleusener finally stop scoring against SV 98? We've compiled all the facts and figures for you.
SV Darmstadt 98 will be playing away against Karlsruher SC on Sunday (May 3rd/1:30pm) at the Wildpark Stadium for the 32nd matchday. To ensure you are well prepared for your trip to KSC, here is a summary of all the important information for your visit to the stadium.
To ensure a smooth and convenient journey to Karlsruhe this weekend, SV 98 is offering a special train service that will transport Lilies fans directly from Darmstadt to Karlsruhe and back. Additionally, SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team will host SV Hummetroth at their home academy this Wednesday evening (April 29th). For more news and updates, check out our usual "Lilien Across the Board" – all the latest news about the club, gathered here for you.
At the end of the current season, the partnership between SV Darmstadt 98 and Software AG, which has grown over many years, will end due to a strategic realignment of the software company.
The DFB sports court has suspended Patric Pfeiffer for one match following his sending-off against SV Elversberg.
Four goals, three points, and a well-deserved victory in the Hessenliga! At home against VfB 1905 Marburg last Saturday (April 25th), SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team finally celebrated a win after a long wait. Thanks to their confidence, assertiveness in one-on-one situations, and numerous scoring opportunities, the U21s convincingly beat the Marburg team 4-0.
As Florian Kohfeldt approached the team's dressing room at halftime, the Darmstadt head coach heard exactly one sentence: "It's not finished." Fraser Hornby had uttered it, setting the tone for his teammates and himself. What followed was a remarkable second half from Darmstadt 98 and a point against SV Elversberg, a point that, while likely insufficient for their promotion hopes in southern Hesse, nonetheless filled the Darmstadt fans with pride.
For every home goal scored by the Lilies, SV Darmstadt 98 fans will be doubly rewarded in the 2025/26 season. In addition to the joy and excitement, the Lilies' supporters will also receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor.