Florian Kohfeldt extends contract
SV 98 and Florian Kohfeldt are moving forward together. The 43-year-old has extended his contract with the Lilies.
31.05.2024 / English
DFB Cup draw: Everything you need to know!
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?
When will the draw take place?
The first round of the DFB Cup will be drawn on Saturday (June 1st) from 6pm in the German Football Museum in Dortmund. ARD takes over the live broadcast, Stephanie Müller-Spirra moderates the sports show, the drawing is managed by DFB Vice President Peter Frymuth.
Who is there?
The 36 teams from the 1st and 2nd Bundesliga from the previous season are seeded, plus the third division teams in places 1 to 4 – with the exception of secondary representatives. 21 additional places in the DFB Cup will be awarded to the state cup winners. If a third division team, which has already qualified through league placement, wins the state cup, the loser of the final automatically moves up – this is what happened in Saxony, where Aue was allowed to take part in the first round despite the final defeat against Dynamo Dresden because the SGD came fourth was in the 3rd league. The remaining three places go to clubs from the regional associations that have the most teams in play. Therefore, two teams from Westphalia, Bavaria and Lower Saxony each come into the “amateur pot”.
The participants:
| „Amateur Pot“ | „Professional Pot“ |
| Eintracht Braunschweig (15. in 2. Bundesliga) | Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| SV Wehen Wiesbaden (16. in 2. Bundesliga) | VfB Stuttgart |
| Hansa Rostock (17. in 2. Bundesliga) | FC Bayern München |
| VfL Osnabrück (18. in 2. Bundesliga) | Leipzig |
| SSV Ulm (1. in 3. Liga) | Borussia Dortmund |
| Preußen Münster (2. in 3. Liga) | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Jahn Regensburg (3. in 3. Liga) | TSG Hoffenheim |
| Dynamo Dresden (4. in 3. Liga) | 1. FC Heidenheim |
| Würzburger Kickers (Regionalliga Bayern Winners) | SV Werder Bremen |
| FC Ingolstadt (Bayern) | SC Freiburg |
| SV Meppen (Niedersachsen I) | FC Augsburg |
| Erzgebirge Aue (Sachsen) | VfL Wolfsburg |
| SV Sandhausen (Baden) | 1. FSV Mainz 05 |
| FC Viktoria Berlin 1889 (Berlin) | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Bremer SV (Bremen) | 1. FC Union Berlin |
| FC Teutonia Ottensen (Hamburg) | VfL Bochum |
| 1. FC Saarbrücken (Saarland) | 1. FC Köln |
| Hallescher FC (Sachsen-Anhalt) | SV Darmstadt 98 |
| TSV Schott Mainz (South West) | FC St. Pauli |
| FC Carl Zeiss Jena (Thüringen) | Holstein Kiel |
| Greifwalder FC (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) | Fortuna Düsseldorf |
| Alemannia Aachen (Mittelrhein) | Hamburger SV |
| VfV Hildesheim (Niedersachsen II) | Karlsruher SC |
| TuS Koblenz (Rheinland) | Hannover 96 |
| 1. FC Phönix Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein) | SC Paderborn |
| FC 08 Villingen (Südbaden) | SpVgg Greuther Fürth |
| Energie Cottbus (Brandenburg) | Hertha BSC Berlin |
| Rot-Weiss Essen (Niederrhein) | FC Schalke 04 |
| Kickers Offenbach (Hessen) | SV Elversberg |
| VfR Aalen (Württemberg) | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Arminia Bielefeld (Westfalen) | 1. FC Kaiserslautern |
| Sportfreunde Lotte (Oberliga Westfalen Winners) | 1. FC Magdeburg |
Who is playing against whom?
The 18 Bundesliga teams and 14 best second division teams from the past season are in pot two (the professional pot), they all play against teams from pot one (the amateur pot). The first team drawn (always pot one) has home advantage. There can be a maximum of five duels between two second division teams, otherwise there are no duels between teams from the same league. The Lilies will definitely face an opponent from the first draw pot.
When are the rounds played?
| Spielrunde | Zeitraum |
| 1st Round | 16th – 19th August 2024 |
| 2nd Round | 29th – 30th October 2024 |
| Last 16 | 3rd – 4th December 2024 |
| Quarter Finals | 4th/5th and 25th/26th February 2025 |
| Semi Finals | 1st/2nd April 2025 |
| Final in Berlin | 24. May 2025 |
Fan information for the Münster game
The second consecutive away game, and the last of the season, is upon us. Once again on a Sunday (May 10th, 1:30pm), Darmstadt will be playing away – this time against SC Preußen Münster. Everything you need to know for your final away trip of the season to the LVM-Preußenstadion, about three and a half hours away, can be found here in the usual fan information section.
+++ 98th Baby | Bölle Gang at the traffic school +++
There's a lot going on at the Bölle. The 98th Darmstadt baby of 2026, along with their family, visited the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor, and they weren't the only ones. Where else the Bölle gang has ended up, and many more news items about the club, can be found here in our "Lilies Across the Board" section, as every Wednesday.
Season tickets for the 2026/27 season: All information is available here!
SV Darmstadt 98 informed all season ticket holders about the season ticket procedure for the 2026/27 season on Wednesday (May 6th) and would also like to share this letter on the club's own website.
Merck Autograph Session: With Pfeiffer, Klefisch and Lakenmacher
Autographs, photos, and personal encounters with the Lilies: You'll have the opportunity to do so on Thursday (May 7th) from 5pm to 6pm. As part of an autograph session presented by Merck, Patric Pfeiffer, Kai Klefisch, and Fynn Lakenmacher will be at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. You'll also receive a ten percent discount in the fan shop during this time.
Disappointment & pride
Darmstadt's 2-1 defeat at Karlsruher SC also ended any remaining theoretical hopes the South Hessian club had of finishing the season in the top three. The loss at the Wildpark stadium served somewhat as a symbol for the past few weeks, during which SV 98 had only managed one point from five matches since the international break in March. Following the game on Sunday afternoon, the Darmstadt players addressed the assembled media representatives with mixed feelings.
Merx hat trick: U21 deservedly wins at Hünfelder SV
Three points! SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team secured a victory in the Lotto Hessenliga on Saturday afternoon (May 2nd). In their match against Hünfelder SV, the young Lilies overcame an early deficit to clinch a convincing 3-1 win. This result puts the U21 team currently outside the relegation zone. "Our trend is clearly upward," said a delighted U21 coach Sebastian Schmitt.
HBRS and SV 98: Cooperation extended indefinitely
The successful collaboration between the Hessian Disabled and Rehabilitation Sports Association (HBRS) and SV Darmstadt 98 will continue long-term: Both partners have extended their existing agreement to promote inclusive sports indefinitely. This sends a clear signal for the sustainable development of inclusion and disability sports in Hesse.
„We must take the lead in the first half.“
A bitter end in Karlsruhe: After 90 entertaining minutes in which both teams sought salvation in attack, Darmstadt suffered a narrow defeat. The final score was 2-1 after a late goal from the home side, following Isac Lidberg's earlier equaliser. After the match, the players were particularly frustrated with the missed opportunities in the first half.
Lilies lose in Karlsruhe
The away form continues to be poor: SV 98 suffered a 2-1 (0-0) defeat against Karlsruher SC. Lidberg scored the equaliser for the team from southern Hesse in the 70th minute.
Team News: Five Changes in the Team
Darmstadt 98 visit Karlsruher SC on matchday 32 (May 3rd, 1:30 PM). Florian Kohfeldt has made five changes to his starting lineup. Killian Corredor replaces the injured Fraser Hornby, Aleksandar Vukotic comes in for the suspended Patric Pfeiffer, and Fabian Holland starts in place of Matej Maglica, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. Merveille Papela and Niklas Schmidt also join the team, replacing Sergio Lopez and Yosuke Furukawa. In addition to Hornby, Pfeiffer, and Maglica, Darmstadt will also be without the injured Matthias Bader, Fabian Nürnberger, and Luca Marseiler.
Matchday Guide: All Information before KSC Game
Finally, the weekend is here, finally Sunday! On Sunday afternoon (May 3rd, 1:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98 will face Karlsruher SC away. What do the two coaches have to say about the match, who will be refereeing, and where can you watch it if you're not at the stadium? All the important information about the Lilies' 32nd matchday is compiled for you here in "Matchday Guide".