On Monday evening (December 22nd), the large Darmstadt Christmas carol singing event will take place at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. The event is organised by SV Darmstadt 98 Stadion GmbH. This announcement provides you with all the important organisational information for the event presented by Merck.
On Monday, there will be a box office. This is located in the ticket shop at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. Only standing tickets for the opposite stand will be available there. A surcharge of €2 will be added to the advance sale price at the box office.
Please note that the parking lot in front of the stadium is not open to the public.
SV 98 requests that all guests travel to the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor by public transport, on foot, or by bicycle whenever possible. There will be additional tram services on lines 2, 5, and 9 before and after the event. Furthermore, there will be increased service on bus lines O and R from the „Böllenfalltor“ stop.
There will be a box office on the day of the match, selling only tickets for the standing area in the opposite stand. Tickets purchased at the box office will be €2 more than the advance sale price. Children under 4 years of age do not require a ticket. Children aged 5 and over require a child’s day ticket.
Temperatures of around 5 degrees Celsius are expected in Darmstadt under cloudy skies.
Published: 22nd December 2025
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.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
