10.07.2025 / English
Lilies Start Training Camp
The Lilies have arrived in Bad Wörishofen, where SV 98 will be holding its training camp until July 18th. Here you can find all the information about the first day in Unterallgäu.
Arrival in Allgäu
At 9am, the Lilien team, consisting of coaching staff, players, and staff, set off for Bad Wörishofen. The next phase of SV 98’s summer preparations begins today, Thursday (July 10th), in the Kneipp spa town with a population of almost 18,000.
Florian Kohfeldt: „We’ve worked through the basic blocks in the past few weeks, and now we’re slowly entering the final phase of preparation. The coming days will be tough, but we’ll also be working on topics that have been prominent in our preparations so far. The first three weeks were the foundation, and now the focus is on what we need to have a very good chance of winning the game against Bochum. That’s our focus.“
At 2:15pm, the South Hesse team entered the „Parkhotel“ and immediately went to lunch before the traveling group checked into their rooms. Shortly before 5pm, the Lilies saddled up their bicycles, which they will use to travel the approximately 1.8 kilometres to the training grounds in the coming days.
However, the players didn’t need football boots when they arrived at FC Bad Wörishofen’s pitch. Under the guidance of athletic trainer Christopher Busse, the Lilies completed a strength circuit. After around 75 minutes, the first of numerous sessions that Florian Kohfeldt’s team will be facing in the coming days ended. A friendly against FC St. Gallen awaits on Thursday (July 17).
Almost all players have made the trip to Bad Wörishofen. Fabian Holland, who has contracted a virus, is absent. The Lilies hope that the 34-year-old will be able to travel, but will first wait and see how things develop in the coming days.
Training camp squad
#1 Marcel Schuhen #24 Benedikt Börner #30 Alexander Brunst #2 Sergio Lopez #3 Leon Klassen #5 Matej Maglica #6 Patric Pfeiffer #7 Isac Lidbgerg #8 Luca Marseiler #9 Fraser Hornby #10 Jean-Paul Boëtius #14 Meldin Dreskovic #15 Fabian Nürnberger #17 Kai Klefisch #19 Fynn Lakenmacher #20 Aleksandar Vukotic #21 Merveille Papela #22 Serhat-Semih Güler #26 Matthias Bader #28 Paul Will #34 Killian Corredor #38 Clemens Riedel #44 Yosuke Furukawa #46 Tim Arnold #47 Othmane El Idrissi #48 Max Pfister
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Weekend, Lilies fever! On Sunday (August 30th/1:30pm), the Lilies have their third matchday on the schedule. Hannover 96, the club from the Lower Saxon capital, will be visiting the Bölle. What do the two head coaches have to say before kickoff? Who will be refereeing the match? And where can you watch the game? As usual, we've compiled all the important information about the match against Hannover in our "Matchday Guide"
Transfer News: Mikelbrencis strengthens SV 98
One day before their home game against Hannover 96, Darmstadt 98 have announced another new signing. William Mikelbrencis will now wear the SV 98 jersey. The 22-year-old Frenchman was under contract with Hamburger SV until June 30th.
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Opposition Check: Hannover 96
A second-division team on the Berlin Mount Olympus: Hannover 96 achieved something unique in 1992. On May 23, the Lower Saxony club defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach in the DFB Cup final, securing another major title in the club's history 38 years after their German championship win in 1954. Hannover became the first and, to this day, only "true" second-division team to win the DFB Cup, causing one of the biggest upsets in the competition's history.
