Returning to southern Hesse empty-handed, SV Darmstadt 98 suffered a 3-2 away defeat against Greuther Fürth. Particularly bitter: the Lilies twice took the lead in Franconia but ultimately succumbed. How do the two head coaches assess the 90 minutes? What do captain Marcel Schuhen and Kai Klefisch have to say about the loss? We've compiled all the post-match reactions for you.
„Congratulations to Fürth on their home win. Football can be beautiful at times and incredibly cruel at others. It was a crucial match for both teams. The first half was uneven. There were chances at both ends. Then we scored and conceded a penalty. In the second half, I thought we were very strong until we went 2-1 up. We controlled the game and had good spacing. We were patient and waited for the right moments. It’s great that Furu scored. He’s developed tremendously. We deservedly led 2-1 at that point. What happened after that is inexplicable. It hurts a lot. We’ll still try to win the remaining games this season. But it’s getting harder and harder to finish in the top three.“
„From my perspective, this was the most respectful preparation I’ve ever had for a match. I considered Darmstadt the best of the Big Five. They have a good system of play and individual talent up front. We turned the game around in stoppage time; it couldn’t have been better, in my opinion. This is a victory that gives us far more than just three points, but also a lot of energy. We’re getting better week by week. There’s only one word that does justice to my team: pride.“
„We didn’t play a good first half, but still took a somewhat lucky lead. Fürth equalised with a clear penalty. We then played a better second half. Towards the end, however, we let it slip away. The way the 2-2 came about is particularly bitter for us. We lacked the defensive stability today. Fürth has a lot of quality and experience in attack. You could see that in many situations and in their finishing. Our attack looked good up to the spaces between the lines. We played well up to that point, but then we lacked the final touch.“
„We scored the first goal and felt like we had the game under control. Despite Fürth’s equaliser from the corner, we still felt we had more of the play. Perhaps we let that feeling get to us too much, because Fürth has such good attacking players, anything can happen with them. Nevertheless, you should never concede two goals here after taking a 2-1 lead. We’re currently in this slump, and it’s difficult to get out of it right now. We still gave it our all, but in the end, it wasn’t enough today. We have four more games, and we’ll give it our all in them.“
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).
