Lilies win in Walldorf
SV Darmstadt 98 won their fourth pre-season friendly. The Lilies defeated regional league side FC-Astoria Walldorf 4-1 (0-0) after 120 minutes.
28.02.2025 / English
Home win: U21 continues the trend
Do they ever lose? No, apparently not. The winning streak of SV Darmstadt 98's U21s continues. The Junglilien were also able to record success in the third game after the winter break and thus collect nine out of nine possible points in the new year. With a 3-0 win on Wednesday evening (February 26th) at home against FC Eddersheim, the team is currently in third place in the Lotto Hessen League.
At the request of FC Eddersheim, the Junglilien game was brought forward to Wednesday evening. The referee, Patrick Haustein, kicked off the game at 7:30pm on the artificial turf pitch of the Darmstadt NLZ in Kastanienallee. While SV 98 repeatedly created chances, the guests came dangerously close to the goal, especially through corners. After 30 minutes, it was Viktor Grbic with a beautiful left-footed shot from 22 meters who sank the ball into the far corner (1-0). Little happened on the field until the break and the U21s led 1-0 at halftime.
The second half started similarly. Once again the game was evenly balanced and there was no clear better team. The turnaround brought a red card for FC Eddersheim in the 71st minute. The Junglilien repeatedly made good use of their superiority by forcing Eddersheim to make mistakes. After a well-executed counterattack, it was Samir Gegg who shot the ball over the line in the 81st minute, giving SV Darmstadt 98 a 2-0 lead. In the second minute of stoppage time, the Darmstadt team countered again: In the end it was Mika Schlosser who made the home win perfect with his goal to make it 3-0.
With the three wins after the winter break, it's a very good start for us - and against good teams. We can be very happy with that and we hope that we can build on that in the next games.
Line Up: Rohde – Arania (Maier, 90) – Pfister – Robotta – Crößmann – Arnold – Grbic (Donges, 90+2) – Ballmert – Held – El Idrissi (Gegg, 73) – Kuhlmann (Schlosser, 66).
After the friendly match: Meet & Greet at the training camp
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.
Transfer News: Lannert Becomes Part of the Lilies
SV 98 remains active in the transfer market. The "Lilies" have signed Christopher Lannert from Arminia Bielefeld.
Intensive Week of Friendlies | Media Day at the Bölle
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.
Bundesliga Confirms Matchdays 3 to 6
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.
Transfer News: Kleinhansl Signs for SV 98
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.
Lilies continue their scoring spree
Third test, third clear victory. SV 98 won the match against FC 08 Homburg 5-1 (3-0).
Focused Energy becomes a premium partner of SV 98
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.
Transfer News: Corredor moves to Nantes
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.
Logistical information for the home match against Homburg
On Tuesday (July 14, 6pm), SV Darmstadt 98 hosts Regionalliga side FC Homburg and asks fans to take note of the following information.
Starting Wednesday: Member pre-sale for the first home match against Kiel
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.
Digital prize draw for the Krombacher BöllenfallTOR-Goal Bonus
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.