Tobias Kempe spoke to the media about the Lilies' current sporting situation. Oscar Vilhelmsson has two international matches waiting for him and Fabian Holland is about to set a new club record. Rüdiger Fritsch also spoke about various club topics in an interview. The „Zwote“ is currently experiencing a high and a special tournament will take place at the Bölle next week. We provide you with our weekly section „Lilies across the board “ with all topics related to SV 98.
“We have a full program this week.” In a media round on Wednesday (March 20th), Tobias Kempe reported on the current training week, which started yesterday with three units including a run in the forest, in the weight room and then in the afternoon on the pitch at the Bölle. „There are many important games waiting. Everyone believes in staying in the league. Together with the fans we can do this. We want to stay in this league and give everything to achieve it,” said the veteran combatant regarding the tasks ahead.
“The realisation is that “We Lilies” are actually “All of us.” In a club interview yesterday (March 19), President Rüdiger Fritsch drew a positive conclusion about dealing with the issues after the Augsburg game and lifted the mood around the game against FC Bayern. The 62-year-old also emphasized how special it is for SV Darmstadt 98 to play in the Bundesliga and praised the solidarity and cooperation in the club. With regard to the difficult sporting situation and the upcoming one When it comes to groundbreaking tasks against direct competition, the president is combative and calls for “joining forces” and “keeping our heads up.” You can read the entire interview here.
While competitive games at the Bölle are on hold during the international break, one lily has an international trip coming up: Oscar Vilhelmsson. In a friendly match on Friday (22.03/2.30pm), he will be facing Cyprus U21’s. On Tuesday (26.03/2pm) he continues with the European Championship qualification for the U21 European Championship 2025 and the game against North Macedonia. We wish you all the best on your journey, Oscar, and hope you can build on your strong performance against Bayern.
Last weekend, Lilien captain Fabian Holland played his 65th Bundesliga game for SV 98. In doing so, he draws level with the previous record holder Marcel Heller, who played for Darmstadt in the Bundesliga in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons and is in his 65 games, marked it with nine goals and ten assists in games. For Holland, on the other hand, after the international break there is the chance to further increase its Bundesliga game account and become the SVD’s sole record player in the Bundesliga. The next opportunity is on Easter Sunday (31.03/7:30pm) in Bochum.
Ten points from the last four games! The SV 98 second team is still unbeaten this year and was in extremely good form after the winter break. The Lilies have their sights set on third place, level with the third-place reserves from Pfungstadt. However, the top positions are still a long way away with nine and ten points respectively. With 80 goals, the Zwote has the second best offense in the league and has the next opportunity to score more on Sunday (March 24th, 3pm) at TSV Eschollbrücken. The upcoming opponent is in eleventh place in the middle of the table.
The professionals may have an international break, but many other teams are in action. For example, the Junglilien compete in the Hessen Cup. The U19s face SG Bornheim/GW on Thursday (21.03/7pm). Two days later (23.03/4pm) the U17s welcome KSV Hessen Kassel. . However, league games will not continue until after Easter. If you want to see something other than football, you’ll get your money’s worth on the weekend. The basketball players have already ended the season with their championship, but table tennis is still being played. On Sunday (24.03/3pm) the SVD will be a guest at the TTC Langen reserve.
It’s that time again. The annual Andreas Gompf tournament takes place in the Böllenfalltorhalle on Maundy Thursday (March 28th). All lily fans are warmly invited. Kick-off time is special this year. The tournament doesn’t start until 5:30pm. The game is played in two groups with six teams each. The group stage games end around 10:20pm. After a short break, we then move on to the direct placement games. The bottom two in the group play for 11th place and so on up to the final by the top two in the group. Of course, the first rule is, as always, fair play. The awards ceremony will take place shortly before midnight, but there will be prizes for all teams. The groups were drawn by Tobias Kempe this Wednesday (March 20th).
Torsten Lieberknecht has to change his starting lineup to four positions compared to the away win at 1. FC Köln. In addition to Aaron Seydel, Clemens Riedel and Klaus Gjasula, Matthias Bader is also out for the duel with 1. FC Heidenheim with a broken nose. Luca Pfeiffer, Christoph Zimmermann, Jannik Müller and Emir Karic move into the starting line-up to replace the injured quartet. Asaf Arania from the U19 is in the Lilies' competitive squad for the first time.
After the away win in Köln now comes our home game with Heidenheim. On Sunday evening (April 28th/7:30pm) the SVD finally wants to win again in front of their own crowd. It is clear that this will not be an easy task against 1. FC Heidenheim, but Torsten Lieberknecht's team still wants to give the lily fans their second win in a row. Before the Bölle gets down to business, we will provide you with all the information about the duel between the Lilies and the guests from Heidenheim.
Next Sunday (April 28th/7:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 will face fellow promoted team 1. FC Heidenheim. After Torsten Lieberknecht's team finally celebrated another victory in the Rhineland last week, they should also be able to do it at home this week. With a win of their own and some help, the Heidenheimers could stay in the league three match days before the end. But before the Lilies meet Frank Schmidt and “his” Heidenheimers, you will find all the important facts about the game here. What gives hope for the second win in a row? What are the strengths of the people of Baden-Württemberg? And which lily became a professional in Heidenheim? You can find out in our top facts about the game.
About the success in Köln, the upcoming duel with 1. FC Heidenheim (April 28th/7:30pm) and the staff: Torsten Lieberknecht answered questions about these and other topics at the press conference on Friday (April 26th). We have put together the most important statements from the head coach for you.
On Sunday (April 28th/7:30pm) SV Darmstadt 98 welcomes 1. FC Heidenheim and asks you to pay attention to the following information.
Continuity in the Lilies' Youth Performance Centre: Björn Müller has extended his contract as sporting director of the youth performance center (NLZ) for the long term. The new contract is now valid until June 30, 2027. Müller has been working in this position since June 2022.
In February, SV 98 lodged an objection against a ruling by the DFB sports court due to the use of pyrotechnic material over 43,000 euros (away game in Stuttgart on September 22, 2023) for fundamental reasons. This objection was rejected at a hearing on April 5th. In addition, in another case, SV 98 was fined 2,000 euros for unauthorised entry onto the pitch by several people at the home game against Leipzig (October 21, 2023). The SV 98 had already communicated to the oral hearing that the implementation of a possible appeal procedure would be dependent on the written reasons for the judgment.
Together with our main and jersey partner HAIX, a special Lilien shoe was created with which you will cut a good figure both in the stadium and in everyday life. The shoe is now available exclusively at www.haix.de.
With over 13,000 season tickets, SV Darmstadt 98 enjoys a very high proportion of fans in the stadium who want to be there at the Bölle home game after home game to actively support the team. In order to be able to continue offering day tickets, the number of season tickets has been capped for many seasons. And yet we are pleased that new season ticket holders can be welcomed every summer. For the coming season, a change and waiting list is now available on the club's own homepage.
Off to Signal Iduna Park! On the 34th matchday, SV Darmstadt 98 visits Borussia Dortmund. The away game at BVB will kick off on May 18th at 3:30pm. This is how you can be there: From Friday (April 26th/12pm) we will start selling free tickets exclusively in the ticket shop at the Merck Stadium. You can find all further information here.
Sunday evening. Floodlight game. Everything is set for a thrilling duel between the two Bundesliga newcomers in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor. With 1. FC Heidenheim, the Lilies face an opponent who has one constant above all: head coach Frank Schmidt. The 50-year-old led his team into solid midfield in the first Bundesliga season and beat the record champions from Munich three weeks ago. At the end of the 31st matchday (April 28th/7:30pm), the SVD still wants to keep the points in southern Hesse. We'll take a closer look at FCH before the home game.
