Foto: SV 98 08.05.2024 / English
Flag Day on the Bölle | Arania celebrates professional debut
Young player Asaf Arania was able to experience a very special moment at the Lilies' away game in Wolfsburg. In the 85th minute, Torsten Lieberknecht substituted the U19 player; it was the first Bundesliga minutes for the 18-year-old right-back. For the last home game of this Bundesliga season, the Südkurve has thought of something special again: “Flag home game day” has been declared for Sunday (12.05/3.30pm). In addition, the second team was able to celebrate a very narrow success last weekend. You can find out all this in our weekly section “Lilies across the Board”.
+++ Asaf Arania celebrates professional debut +++
In the last issue of Lilien querbeet we congratulated our U19 talent Asaf Arania on his squad debut. And just a week later we can once again congratulate our 18-year-old right-back. In the away game of SV Darmstadt 98, Arania found herself in the Lilies‘ matchday squad again. But that’s not enough. In the 85th minute of the game, Torsten Lieberknecht gave the signal to come on, a few moments later a green number 49 flashed on the scoreboard and Arania entered the lawn of the Volkswagen Arena. It was his Bundesliga debut. „I’ve had fun with him in training over the last few weeks,“ said Torsten Lieberknecht, explaining the U19 player’s commitment last Saturday. The young man with Israeli roots was also very proud of his first professional minute via Instagram. „Very happy to make mine 1st Bundesliga debut!“ Arania wrote on his account.
Foto: SV 98 
Foto: SV 98 
Foto: SV 98 
Foto: SV 98 +++ South stand calls for flag day +++
“Hello Lilien fans, we are calling for the last home game (…) for the big flag day at the Bölle. Because despite assured relegation, we will of course continue to hold up the blue and white lily flag in the future and that is what we need to demonstrate on Sunday,” says the South Stand’s announcement on its homepage. No matter whether big or small, whether blue, white or blue-white: bring all your flags with you to the stadium on Sunday against Hoffenheim! And let’s celebrate the last Bundesliga home game again in blue and white. By the way: This week you get 20 percent off all flags in the Lilien fan shop from Friday to Sunday.
+++ Second Team with a last-minute win +++
The SV Darmstadt 98 fan team made things really exciting last Sunday afternoon (May 5th). It wasn’t until the third minute of added time that Tim Kabisch scored the 2-1 winner for the Lilies. With the home win against the second representative of Spvgg Seeheim-Jugenheim, the SVD was able to extend its winning streak to three games. This means that the second team is still in third place in the district league C Darmstadt. Coach Andreas Degenhardt’s team continues on Saturday (11.05/5 p.m.), when SV 98 will face VfR Eberstadt away. The game is played in Nußbaumallee in Eberstadt. With 31 points, the home team from VfR are in the relegation battle and are currently in 14th place.
+++ Happy Birthday, Steve Kroll and Florian Bauer! +++
Two Lilies can be congratulated again this week: Our U19 goalkeeping coach and coordinator for the interface area between the goalkeepers of the youth performance centre and the professional area, Steve Kroll, celebrated his 27th birthday on Tuesday (May 7th). Also on Tuesday, Florian Bauer was also able to celebrate his day. The Lilies‘ rehabilitation coach was 44 years old. Steve and Flo, we wish you a happy birthday and good luck and health!
Where are they now…?
One sells photovoltaic systems, the other is a player in the newly founded Baller League. Still others have their own company and advise on tax matters and pension issues. The paths of the 2014 promotion heroes look very different, but the miracle of Bielefeld unites them all. Over the last few weeks we have spoken to the protagonists who played in the relegation second leg on May 19, 2014. We wanted to know how they look back on what they have achieved, but at the same time what their career path looked like and what they are doing today. Anecdotes of broken windshields and sleepy gas station stops included.
“It’s unbelievable that there were 6,000 Lily fans here today.”
34 out of 34 match days. The Lilies say goodbye to the 1st Bundesliga with a 0-4 defeat at Borussia Dortmund. How do the two head coaches classify the game? What do the Darmstadt protagonists say? We have summarised all the voices about the game for you.
Nothing countable at the end
The Lilies' Bundesliga journey ends with a defeat: SV 98 lost 0:4 (0:2) to Borussia Dortmund.
Five Changes in the Starting XI
Torsten Lieberknecht changed his starting lineup to five positions compared to the last home game against Hoffenheim. In the last game of the season, Marcel Schuhen, Matthias Bader, Christoph Zimmermann, Tobias Kempe and Klaus Gjasula move into the starting line-up for Alexander Brunst, Jannik Müller, Julian Justvan, Fabian Nürnberger and Mathias Honsak.
Matchday Compact: All Info for the Dortmund Game
The last Bundesliga game for the Lilies is coming up. Head coach Torsten Lieberknecht's team will be visiting Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on Saturday afternoon (May 18th/3:30pm). The SVD wants to say goodbye to the big stage properly, BVB needs to get ready for the premier class final on June 1st against Real Madrid. Matchday will definitely be emotional, Borussia icon Marco Reus will play his last home game. But before things get down to business in Dortmund, we will provide you with all the information about the duel between the Lilies and BVB.
Fan Evening
As part of our monthly fan evenings, we would like to provide the opportunity for exchange between the club and its members and fans. We realised how important this exchange is after the Augsburg game and are generally of the opinion that we have to constantly develop, improve and design many things together at the rebuilt Bölle. We would therefore like to focus on the various stands at intervals during our fan evenings in the future. And then we use the collected results and experiences to create the overall stadium experience „Böllenfalltor“.
From summer: Marseiler becomes a Lily
The Lilies have strengthened themselves with an offensive player: Luca Marseiler, currently the third division with Viktoria Köln, will play for SV Darmstadt 98 from the new season.
“Grab the honour”
Press conference in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. Before the last game of the season against Borussia Dortmund (May 18th/3:30pm), Torsten Lieberknecht answered questions from the journalists present in the PK room. The head coach of the Lilies spoke about the upcoming duel and looked at the current season and also the coming season. We have summarised the most important statements for you.
Fan information about the BVB game
On Saturday afternoon (May 18th/3:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will be visiting Borussia Dortmund. You can find all the important information for your visit to the Signal Iduna Park stadium here.
Liability fund and SV 98 select winners of the 2024 volunteer award
For the second year in a row, the liability insurance fund and SV Darmstadt 98 have awarded four clubs with the volunteer award. The award ceremony, including the check presentation, took place before the Bundesliga game against TSG Hoffenheim in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. The joint volunteer award was created to strengthen and promote volunteer work.
Figures & facts: The top facts about the BVB game
First Darmstadt 98, then Real Madrid. Before Borussia Dortmund meets Los Blancos in the Champions League final (June 1), the 34th Bundesliga matchday is on the agenda. On the occasion of the last game of the season, SV 98 will be away at the Westfalenstadion. The game kicks off at 3:30pm. In our top facts we look at a game of opposites, the home game farewell of a BVB legend and have good and bad memories.
U16 celebrates championship | Football boot donation
Great joy in the Lilien's youth performance center: The SVD U16s secured the championship in the B youth association league last Saturday, and the 98ers can look back on an impressive season. We will also inform you about Germany's largest football boot donation for Africa, look back at the 11th Merck company run in Darmstadt and provide you with the results of our fan team. You can find out all this in our weekly section „Lilies across the board“.