With their 2-1 victory in a friendly against SV Wehen Wiesbaden, Darmstadt 98 brought their training camp in El Saler to a close. The team returns to southern Hesse on Sunday. Following the match against SVWW, Florian Kohfeldt summarised the past week and also addressed the current status of the injured players.
The first half was decent, but after the break we made too many mistakes in our build-up play and conceded chances. Wehen had many clear opportunities after our obvious errors, something we don’t usually do. It wasn’t good, but I’m still glad we found a way to win the game.
Even though it rained for the first day and a half, we were able to train very well, and then the sun came out. We had excellent conditions at the hotel; the overall conditions were outstanding once again.
Unfortunately, in terms of content, we had too many players who couldn’t complete the program fully, or even at all. The players who were fully engaged did well. However, overall, too many of those who provide us with structure and stability were missing. Nevertheless, there are also players like Hiro and Marco who have already found a good rhythm.
It’s better to have something like this now than next week. But we have a lot to do next week to be well prepared for Bochum. When almost ten players are unable to train at times, those are obstacles we have to deal with and work on together with focus to build our rhythm for the Bochum game.
I’m not optimistic about Fabi and Killi’s availability for the Bochum game. With Killi, we’re still not entirely sure about the extent of his injuries. That’s a problem. Hopefully, Fabi won’t be out for weeks; I’m more optimistic about that. Fraser only managed one training session before he got sick. I’m assuming he’ll be available for the Bochum game. In that respect, the year hasn’t started well.
Unfortunately, we can’t take the temperatures with us. The important thing is that as many players as possible can complete a full week of training. That’s the main focus. I know what our routines and stability are, but we need to rebuild that next week. For that, we need clarity early in the week about who will be available to play against Bochum.
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.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
