After three years without a home cup match, Darmstadt 98 will finally play a DFB Cup tie at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on Wednesday evening (October 29th, 8:45pm) – against FC Schalke 04. All the important information about the DFB Cup match is summarised for you in "Matchday Compact".
We are all highly motivated, incredibly excited and want to deliver a really awesome cup fight together with our fans – and that's perhaps the difference to Friday – with lots of energy, in order to come out of the game with a positive result.
Miron Muslic, head coach of FC Schalke 04, at the press conference before the match: „We expect a 50-50 game away from home. Darmstadt will try to get their fans behind them just like we will. That’s a factor we have to deal with.“
During the cup match at home at the Bölle against FC Schalke 04, temperatures of around 13 degrees Celsius are expected under cloudy skies. The probability of precipitation is 90 percent.
The SV Darmstadt 98 home cup match against Schalke 04 will be broadcast by pay-TV channel Sky. Pre-match coverage begins at 8:30pm. Marcel Meinert will provide live commentary for you on Sky.
Matchday! And with that, back into matchday mode. You can, of course, follow the match between SV Darmstadt 98 and FC Schalke 04 on Wednesday in the Software AG Matchcentre on our website. Just click on the orange button! There, we’ll provide you with plenty of live data about the game.
All followers of the Lilien can tune into our Fanradio to listen to the game in full length. You can also find current pictures and highlights from the game at Facebook and Bluesky as well as our WhatsApp-Channel. Even more photos can be found on 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.
