Pascal Pellowski will work at association level in the future: The 35-year-old will act as assistant coach of the German U19 national team at the German Football Association (DFB). He will take up his position at the DFB on September 1st. Pellowski will initially continue to work as a transition coordinator for the Lilies until further notice.
Paul Fernie: “Pascal Pellowski has overseen numerous changes in his role in recent years in order to further develop the youth team at SV 98. What should be particularly mentioned here is the implementation of the revision of the NLZ structures decided in 2021, including the transition to the professional sector. We would like to thank Pascal for his work and at the same time are pleased that he will remain with our club until further notice.”
Pascal Pellowski: “I am very grateful to the club for giving me the chance to start my career in my home country after my active football days. We can all be very proud of what we have achieved in the transition area over the past three years. The youth performance center and the professional area, including the coaching team, work closely and trustingly together. Together we have created structures that enable players to make the leap into the professional field more easily.”
Pellowski, who played for SV 98 during his playing days, returned to the Lilies in 2019. The native of Darmstadt initially acted as an assistant coach for the U19, and since 2021 he has held the newly created position of transition coordinator, in which he is responsible for the integration of the NLZ players into the professional area. Important key points of the concept decided on in 2021 and overseen by him are the early integration of young players into the training squad of the professional team, which permanently provides for two permanent places in training operations with players from the NLZ’s performance range, as well as a long-term step-by-step model for the development steps of the young players individually to accompany and support. In addition, existing school collaborations were intensified. The majority of players from the performance and development areas now attend SV 98’s partner schools in Darmstadt.
Since this summer, SV 98 has also been competing in the Hessenliga with a U21 team. The team’s goal is to give youth players even earlier playing time in the men’s division and thus make the transition to the professionals easier. The team consists largely of the most talented players from the U17 and U19 levels as well as transition players who were trained in the Lilies‘ youth performance center.
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.
SV 98 remains active in the transfer market. The "Lilies" have signed Christopher Lannert from Arminia Bielefeld.
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.
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.