The Lilies will host Hannover 96 at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor on Easter Sunday (April 20th at 1:30pm)! Everything you need to know about Matchday 30 can be found in "Matchday Compact."
We've managed to develop a very good feeling at home throughout the entire season. This has been clearly demonstrated by our last three clean sheets at home. The atmosphere is great; we feel at home at Bölle. We're looking forward to playing at home again.
André Breitenreiter, head coach of Hannover 96, at the press conference before the match: „Darmstadt 98 has a high-quality team in individual positions. They play incredibly variably.“
Temperatures of around 20 degrees Celsius and cloudy skies are expected during the Easter Sunday home game against Hannover 96. The probability of precipitation is around 20 percent.
The match between SV Darmstadt 98 and Hannover 96 will be broadcast by pay-TV channel Sky. Preliminary coverage begins at 1pm. Starting at 1:30pm, Timo Schäfer will be in the commentary box for you.
Matchday! And with that, it’s back to matchday mode. You can, of course, follow the encounter between SV Darmstadt 98 and Hannover 96 on Easter Sunday in the Software AG Match Center on our website. Simply click on the orange button! There, we’ll provide you with numerous Live-Data from the game.
All followers of the Lilies can listen to the game in full length on our Fanradio. Photos and highlights from the game will be on our Facebook and Bluesky as well as our WhatsApp-Channel. Even more photos can be found on our 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.
