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.
Attention Lilien fans: During SV Darmstadt 98’s training camp in Bad Wörishofen (Allgäu region)—taking place from July 19th to July 26th, 2026—there will once again be an opportunity to meet the team, chat with the players, and, of course, get autographs and photos. The fan meet-up is scheduled for Saturday, July 25th, following the friendly match against SG Sonnenhof Großaspach. Kick-off for the match is at 12pm.
SV 98 remains active in the transfer market. The "Lilies" have signed Christopher Lannert from Arminia Bielefeld.
Friendly matches, fundraising campaigns, and plenty of photos—that’s what the week looked like for SV 98 and the club’s community. Between their 5–1 victory over FC Homburg and the upcoming friendly in Walldorf this Friday (July 17), the „Lilies“ showed their best side for the cameras. In addition, the SV 98 legends team will face an Odenwald select squad on Sunday (July 19th). You can also win great prizes in competitions taking place in Erbach and at the pop-up store in downtown Darmstadt. Lilies Across the Board brings you all the latest news from life at SV 98.
The Bundesliga finalised the match schedules for matchdays three through six on Wednesday (July 15th): Darmstadt's home game against Hannover 96 on matchday three will take place on Sunday. This will be followed by their away game against 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday at 1pm. The home game against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday evening and the away game in Wolfsburg, also on Friday evening, have also been confirmed.
The Lilies can welcome another new arrival at the Böllenfalltor: Florian Kleinhansl will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 25-year-old joins on a free transfer following the expiration of his contract with 1. FC Kaiserslautern on June 30th.
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
SV Darmstadt 98 and the fusion energy company Focused Energy are entering into an official partnership. The aim of the collaboration is to more closely link top-level football and high technology from the Darmstadt region and to jointly generate momentum for innovation and future societal issues.
Killian Corredor will be playing in his home country again in the future. SV 98 has reached an agreement with FC Nantes on the transfer of the Frenchman.
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
A home game against KSV! SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Holstein Kiel for the opening matchday of the 2. Bundesliga season this Saturday (August 8 at 1pm). Here’s how you can be there: the member pre-sale for the new season's first home game begins this coming Wednesday (July 15) at 12pm —available online and at the ticket shop at the Merck-Stadion, as usual. You can find all further details in this announcement.
For every home goal scored by the "Lilies," SV Darmstadt 98 fans were doubly rewarded during the recent 2025/26 second-division season. Beyond the joy and excitement, supporters received 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every goal Darmstadt scored at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
In recent days, various media outlets have published reports and graphics regarding the distribution of TV revenue for the 2026/27 season. Some of these reports included not only specific figures but also a comparison to the previous season. This comparison indicates a supposed revenue increase of €1.4 million for SV 98 compared to the 2025/26 season.