The 2nd Bundesliga returns to the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. On the first matchday of the 2024/25 season, the Lilies will host the Fortuna Düsseldorf team. The game kicks off on Sunday afternoon (August 4th/1:30pm), for which the Lilies' fan scene will adopt the motto „All in Blue“ announced is at 1:30pm. The teams of the two head coaches Torsten Lieberknecht and Daniel Thioune will meet again in the Merck Stadium for the first time in two years. Back then, the blue-whites got a narrow 1-0 home win – Repeat desired! However, before the ball rolls again at the Bölle, we will provide you with all the information about the duel between the Lilies and the guests from Düsseldorf.
We have an ambitious team and want to collect results again.
Daniel Thioune at the press conference before the game: „I feel a healthy tension. This grows as the minutes approach the game. We are very happy to be playing at the Böllenfalltor again. Not because Darmstadt was relegated, but because it’s a great stadium and we’ll be accompanied there again by a lot of Fortuna fans. We’ll be facing a Darmstadt team that, in my opinion, has been doing a good job there for many years There aren’t many for a relegated team. They don’t really have to find themselves, but are ambitious and want to make a new attempt this year.“
„The sun shines“ on Sunday at Bölle – but probably only in the Lilies‘ club anthem. The weather forecast predicts a maximum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. It will be cloudy and light rain and a drop in temperature are expected in the evening.
For everyone who wants to witness the encounter but can’t be with us in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor, Sky Sport will broadcast today’s duel. The game is commented on by Joachim Hebel.
Matchday! And so back into matchday mode. You can of course follow the duel between the Lilies and Fortuna Düsseldorf again on Sunday afternoon in the Software AG Matchcenter on our homepage. Just click on the orange button! There we provide you with numerous Live-Coverage of the game.
All followers of the Lilies can also participate in the duel on our Fanradio follow in full length. Current pictures and highlights from the game are also included Facebook und Twitter as well as the WhatsApp-Channel of the SV 98. You can get even more live photos here Instagram.
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.
