Following the successful completion of the 2025 camp year with over 2000 participants, the new dates for 2026 are now available for booking.
Last year, all camps ran smoothly thanks to the support of our partner clubs, resulting in another fantastic number of participants.
SV Darmstadt 98 would like to extend its sincere thanks to all partner clubs and volunteers for their excellent cooperation, as well as to all the children and parents for their enthusiastic participation in the camps and for the positive feedback afterwards!
In 2026, the children can once again look forward to a diverse program with new training formats. Also new in 2026 is the Lilies Football Badge, which will be awarded at all camps. This badge consists of stations specially designed for the Merck Lilies Football Camps, featuring various football-related challenges. Every child can earn points and demonstrate their skills.
The camps‘ schedule includes:
– Program every day from 10am to 3:30pm
– Training twice a day with coaches from SV 98
– Individual support
– NEW 2026: Awarding of the Lilies Football Badge including certificate
– Drinks + fruit + lunch included
– Complete football camp training equipment (shorts, socks and jersey) included
– Lily water bottle and much more.
Early drop-off (8:30-10:00am) will again be offered for all camps in Darmstadt in 2026.
In addition to the camps in Darmstadt, numerous camps will also be held at our partner clubs in the region and beyond the borders of Hesse. Furthermore, our partner club DJK SSG Darmstadt will again offer an exclusive camp for girls and a goalkeeper camp during the Easter, summer, and autumn school holidays.
Early bird discount until December 31, 2025
Children between the ages of 6 and 14 can now register for all camps via the following link:
https://www.sv98.de/junglilien/fussballschule/merck-lilien-fussballcamps/
Register by December 31, 2025, and all participants will receive an additional discount of €10 per camp.
If you have any questions about the camps or would like your club to become a partner of the Merck Lilies Football Camps, please contact us directly:
Tel.: +49 6151 97106199
Fax: +49 6151 97106299
Email: fussballcamps@sv98.de
Here’s an overview of all camp dates:
Easter holidays:
Darmstadt 1: Monday 30/03/26 until Thursday 02/04/26
Darmstadt (Goalkeeper): Monday 30/03/26 until Thursday 02/04/2026
Worfelden: Monday 30/03/26 until Thursday 02/04/26
Limburg-Staffel: Montag 30.03. bis Donnerstag 02.04.2026
Darmstadt 2: Tuesday 07/04/26 until Friday 10/04/26
Darmstadt (Girls): Tuesday 07/04/26 until Friday 10/04/26
Ilbeshausen: Tuesday 07/04/26 until Friday 10.04.2026
Mömbris: Tuesday 07/04/26 until Friday 10.04.2026
Pentecost holidays:
Strietwald: Tuesday 26/05/26 until Friday 29/05/26
Summer holidays:
Darmstadt 1: Monday 29/06/26 until Friday 03/07/26
Darmstadt (Goalkeeper): Monday 29/06/26 until Friday 03/07/26
Mitlechtern: Monday 29/06/26 until Friday 03/07/26
Darmstadt 2: Monday 06/07/26. until Friday 10/07/26
Groß-Zimmern: Monday 06/07/26 until Friday 10/07/26
Büblingshausen: Tuesday 07/07/26 until Friday 10/07/26
Darmstadt 3: Montag 13/07/26 until Friday 17/07/26
Bensheim: Monday 13/07/26 until Friday 17/07/26
Darmstadt 4: Monday 20/07/26 until Friday 24/07/26
Darmstadt (Girls): Monday 20/0726 until Friday 24/07/26
Reichelsheim: Monday 20/07/26 until Friday 24/07/26
Darmstadt 5 (at DJK SSG): Monday 27/07/26 until Friday 31/07/26
Groß-Gerau: Monday 27/07/26 until Friday 31/07/26
Dieburg: Monday 27/07/26 until Friday 31/07/26
Darmstadt 6: Monday 03/08/26 until Friday 07/08/26
Mörlenbach: Monday 03/08/26 until Thursday 06/08/26
Hainstadt: Tuesday 04/08/26 until Friday 07/08/26
Ilvesheim: Monday 07/09/26 until Friday 11/09/26
Autumn holidays:
Darmstadt 1: Monday 05/10/26 until Friday 09/10/26
Darmstadt (Goalkeeper): Monday 05/10/26 until Friday 09/10/26
Lang-Göns: Tuesday 06/10/26 until Friday 09/10/26
Darmstadt 2: Monday 12/10/26 until Friday 16/10/26
Darmstadt (Girls): Monday 12/10/26 until Friday 16/10/26
Bensheim: Monday 12/10/26 until Friday 16/10/26
Neuhof: Tuesday 13/10/26 until Friday 16/10/26
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