The Bundesliga is taking a break. There will be some peace and quiet at the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor next weekend. But not for Oscar Vilhelmsson. The attacker was again called up to the Swedish U21 national team squad.
There are two games on the agenda for Vilhelmsson this international match period: After a test match on Friday (22/03 at 2.30pm) against the Cyprus U21s, the Darmstadt player will be back in action for Sweden on Tuesday (26/03 at 2pm) in the fight for the places for the U21 European Championships 2025 in Slovakia. In Group C, the Scandinavians are in third place with seven points, behind Georgia (10 points) and the Netherlands (18 points). The group winners and best runners-up qualify directly for the tournament. The other six group runners-up will then fight in the play-offs for the remaining three tickets. It was only a good six months ago that Vilhelmsson celebrated his debut in the Swedish U21 national team. In the European Championship qualifiers he came on as a substitute against North Macedonia, but was unable to prevent the 0-1 defeat. This changed with his second appearance for “Tre Kronor” and his brace in the 4-0 win over Moldova. Vilhelmsson made 18 Bundesliga appearances for SV Darmstadt 98 this season. The 20-year-old was last on the field for the full game against FC Bayern Munich. While the crossbar was in the way of the man with number 29 in the first half, he scored his second goal of the season for the Lilies in stoppage time against the German record champions.
| Date / Time | Player | Match | Competition |
| Friday, 22.03. / 14.30 | Oscar Vilhelmsson | Cyprus U21 – Sweden U21 | Friendly |
| Tuesday, 26.03. / 14.00 | Oscar Vilhelmsson | North Macedonia U21 – Sweden U21 | EM-Qualification |
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).
