As a founding member of the Bundesliga, SC Preußen Münster has forever been immortalised in the history books of the German upper house of football. In 1963, the Münster team was one of 16 teams competing in the top division. A glorious time, but it was short-lived. Because Preußen Münster was relegated right in the founding season. And the club has not been able to return to the Bundesliga since then. With the introduction of the single-track 2nd Bundesliga in the 1990s, the SCP stumbled more and more, but now seems to have become significantly stronger again.
After a decent year in the second division, they were relegated to the third division in 1991. Since then, the traditional club from western Germany has developed into an elevator team that constantly shuttles between the third and fourth league. But after a long 33 years of waiting, SC Preußen Münster has made it back to the 2nd Bundesliga – in 2024 they were promoted to the German lower house of football as second in the table. Although Münster is currently in a direct relegation zone with eleven points, anything is still possible: only one point separates Münster from safety.
| Top Scorers | Top Assists |
| Joshua Mees – 3 Goals | András Németh – 3 Assists |
| Lukas Frenkert – 2 Goals | Lukas Frenkert – 2 Assists |
| Charalambos Makridis – 2 Goals | Joel Grodowski – 2 Assists |
| Hólmbert Aron Fridjónsson – 2 Goals | Thorben Deters – 2 Assists |
| Torge Paetow – 2 Goals | Charalambos Makridis – 1 Assists |
Sascha Hildmann and Preußen Münster – a great love story? At a time when coaches often only stay with a club for a short time, Hildmann will soon be celebrating his five-year anniversary on the Münster sidelines and has coached over 200 games during this time. For the 52-year-old, good cooperation depends on three important pillars: “Trust, appreciation and humanity.”
His supposedly greatest triumph as a coach came in the 2022/23 season, when Preußen Münster was promoted to the 3rd league as champions of the Regionalliga West. Really the greatest triumph? No. Hildmann and his team went one better, the success story didn’t end: In the following third division season, his team played an incredible second half of the season, remained unbeaten from the end of January to mid-March and fought their way back to the 2nd Bundesliga after 33 years as second in the table.
“We didn’t even think about promotion,” Hildmann recalled in an interview with Sport1. “Then we have an incredible second half of the season, win seven games in a row and pull it off. The team got along great. For me, this climb is the greatest thing ever. “I have never seen so many happy people,” enthused the Prussia coach, looking back on a magical season.
Approach the matter with your head and that doesn’t mean thinking. Preußen Münster have scored five goals with headers so far this season. A strong value compared to the league. Only two teams in the entire 2nd Bundesliga – 1. FC Köln (6) and Hamburger SV (9) – have managed to score more goals to date. The Eagles become particularly dangerous between the 16th and 30th minutes of the game. Your favourite minutes? Together with Karlsruher SC, they scored the most goals in the league during this phase (6).
Luke Frenkert. A real Münster native and an important pillar in the current Preußen Münster team. The 1.90 meter tall central defender was born in the city, comes from the Adler’s own youth team and made his breakthrough this season. But the path there was anything but easy: a number of injuries kept throwing the defender back and slowing him down.
So: take one step back and then two steps forward again? Last season, Frenkert was loaned out to regional league club 1. FC Bocholt. It turned out that this step was completely correct. “The time at FC was good for me,” emphasised the 24-year-old in an interview with SportBild. In Bocholt he was able to prove himself again, quickly became a top performer and was even voted player of the season by the fans at the end of the season. Despite other offers, his love for Münster remained, which he always expressed publicly: “I am a Münster resident with body and soul. It was always clear to me that I would make a second attempt at the Prussians.”
Back in Münster, he is one of coach Sascha Hildmann’s regular staff in the 2nd Bundesliga and justifies the trust placed in him with consistently strong performances. His record is impressive: the 24-year-old was on the pitch for the full distance in all 13 league games and didn’t miss a single minute of play. He also entered his team’s top scorer list with two goals and assisted two more goals.
SV Darmstadt 98 invites all its members to come to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on November 1st, 2026, starting at 11:30am. Together, we aim to once again create the largest team photo in our club’s history—with the professional players in the front and the entire Lilies family behind them.
On Sunday (Oct 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. The side from Baden differs from the Lilies in several key respects. Furthermore, the match will see SV 98 cross paths with a former player once again. Find out here about other connections between the two clubs, as well as some particularly interesting statistics ahead of the encounter.
On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
From new grassroots sports offerings and a look back at the club's history to birthdays and the latest updates from the media briefing—there is plenty to report from SV Darmstadt 98 again this week. In "Lilien Across the Board," we round up the news, insights, and stories from life at the club.
Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team proved their mettle at home against KSV Hessen Kassel II in the Hessenliga on Sunday (Oct. 11th). After a convincing 90-minute performance, the Young Lilies secured another three points, finishing with a decisive 4–0 victory that lifts them to sixth place in the standings.
The Lilies overturned an early deficit to celebrate a 3–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus—a win that boosts confidence and confirms the progress being made. Read our analysis to find out why there is still work to be done and what positives SV 98 takes away from the match.
This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.