Foto: Stefan Holtzem 12.06.2024 / English
Summer break for the NLZ | 3-year promotion anniversary for the second team
At this stage of the year, the focus is increasingly on the new season, but things were still hot in the Lilies' youth performance center until a few days ago. For the SVD fan team, the absolute highlight game is in its third year and Friday (June 14th) is World Blood Donor Day. You can find out all this in our weekly section “Lilies across the Board”.
+++ Summer break also for the NLZ +++
The summer break is coming to an end for the professionals and the players are expected back at the Bölle next week. For some of the boys from the youth training center, however, the break is just starting now. Last Sunday (June 9th) the SVD U19 played away in the relegation second leg against Schott Mainz, the Rheinhessen team won 2-0. Just one day before, the U16s played in the association league against FSV Frankfurt, the U17s have already been off since June 4th. Due to a new DFB system in the youth sector, the U17 and U19 of the Lilies will play in the DFB youth league in the coming season; the U16 will no longer exist in the new season.
+++ Anniversary of the promotion of the Second +++
Over 3,000 spectators at a relegation game between the district league C and D! To this day this number sounds surreal, but on June 14, 2021 that was exactly the case. The second team played in the Merck Stadium at the Böllenfalltor against SV Weiterstadt II, with a win the fan team’s first promotion was achieved. But things started off with a dampener for the SVD, after just two minutes the Weiterstadt team made it 0-1. After falling behind again in the second half, the 98ers scored a double blow to take a 3-2 lead, and the fans on the back straight couldn’t stop. However, anyone who thought promotion was already sealed after the 4-2 win was disappointed. The guests reduced the score to 4:3, but were then unable to equalise. “It was definitely an evening that each of us will remember forever,” said Zwote coach Andreas Degenhardt in an internal club interview. Since then, the fan team has achieved third place twice in the district league C, and they will also play here in the coming season.
Foto: Stefan Holtzem 
Foto: Stefan Holtzem 
Foto: Stefan Holtzem 
Foto: Stefan Holtzem 
Foto: Stefan Holtzem +++ Friday is World Blood Donor Day +++
Friday (June 14th) marks the 20th anniversary of World Blood Donor Day. SV Darmstadt 98 also wants to raise awareness of this day and blood donation in general and hopes that many Lilien fans take up the offer. The day is intended, among other things, to remind people that people with blood loss need and depend on blood donations; statistically, in Germany a blood donation is needed every seven seconds.
Conditions for donating blood:
• Of legal age
• Healthy & fit, at least 50 kg
• Official identification document with photo
+++ Happy Birthday, Christoph Klarer +++
This week we have another birthday boy in our ranks, Lilien defender Christoph Klarer will be 24 years old on Friday (June 14th). The Austrian came to the Bölle from Fortuna Düsseldorf before last season and has played 31 competitive games for the South Hesse team so far. We wish you all the best on your special day and look forward to the coming season with you!
Florian Kohfeldt extends contract
SV 98 and Florian Kohfeldt are moving forward together. The 43-year-old has extended his contract with the Lilies.
Fan information for the Münster game
The second consecutive away game, and the last of the season, is upon us. Once again on a Sunday (May 10th, 1:30pm), Darmstadt will be playing away – this time against SC Preußen Münster. Everything you need to know for your final away trip of the season to the LVM-Preußenstadion, about three and a half hours away, can be found here in the usual fan information section.
+++ 98th Baby | Bölle Gang at the traffic school +++
There's a lot going on at the Bölle. The 98th Darmstadt baby of 2026, along with their family, visited the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor, and they weren't the only ones. Where else the Bölle gang has ended up, and many more news items about the club, can be found here in our "Lilies Across the Board" section, as every Wednesday.
Season tickets for the 2026/27 season: All information is available here!
SV Darmstadt 98 informed all season ticket holders about the season ticket procedure for the 2026/27 season on Wednesday (May 6th) and would also like to share this letter on the club's own website.
Merck Autograph Session: With Pfeiffer, Klefisch and Lakenmacher
Autographs, photos, and personal encounters with the Lilies: You'll have the opportunity to do so on Thursday (May 7th) from 5pm to 6pm. As part of an autograph session presented by Merck, Patric Pfeiffer, Kai Klefisch, and Fynn Lakenmacher will be at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. You'll also receive a ten percent discount in the fan shop during this time.
Disappointment & pride
Darmstadt's 2-1 defeat at Karlsruher SC also ended any remaining theoretical hopes the South Hessian club had of finishing the season in the top three. The loss at the Wildpark stadium served somewhat as a symbol for the past few weeks, during which SV 98 had only managed one point from five matches since the international break in March. Following the game on Sunday afternoon, the Darmstadt players addressed the assembled media representatives with mixed feelings.
Merx hat trick: U21 deservedly wins at Hünfelder SV
Three points! SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team secured a victory in the Lotto Hessenliga on Saturday afternoon (May 2nd). In their match against Hünfelder SV, the young Lilies overcame an early deficit to clinch a convincing 3-1 win. This result puts the U21 team currently outside the relegation zone. "Our trend is clearly upward," said a delighted U21 coach Sebastian Schmitt.
HBRS and SV 98: Cooperation extended indefinitely
The successful collaboration between the Hessian Disabled and Rehabilitation Sports Association (HBRS) and SV Darmstadt 98 will continue long-term: Both partners have extended their existing agreement to promote inclusive sports indefinitely. This sends a clear signal for the sustainable development of inclusion and disability sports in Hesse.
„We must take the lead in the first half.“
A bitter end in Karlsruhe: After 90 entertaining minutes in which both teams sought salvation in attack, Darmstadt suffered a narrow defeat. The final score was 2-1 after a late goal from the home side, following Isac Lidberg's earlier equaliser. After the match, the players were particularly frustrated with the missed opportunities in the first half.
Lilies lose in Karlsruhe
The away form continues to be poor: SV 98 suffered a 2-1 (0-0) defeat against Karlsruher SC. Lidberg scored the equaliser for the team from southern Hesse in the 70th minute.
Team News: Five Changes in the Team
Darmstadt 98 visit Karlsruher SC on matchday 32 (May 3rd, 1:30 PM). Florian Kohfeldt has made five changes to his starting lineup. Killian Corredor replaces the injured Fraser Hornby, Aleksandar Vukotic comes in for the suspended Patric Pfeiffer, and Fabian Holland starts in place of Matej Maglica, who is sidelined with an ankle injury. Merveille Papela and Niklas Schmidt also join the team, replacing Sergio Lopez and Yosuke Furukawa. In addition to Hornby, Pfeiffer, and Maglica, Darmstadt will also be without the injured Matthias Bader, Fabian Nürnberger, and Luca Marseiler.
Matchday Guide: All Information before KSC Game
Finally, the weekend is here, finally Sunday! On Sunday afternoon (May 3rd, 1:30pm), SV Darmstadt 98 will face Karlsruher SC away. What do the two coaches have to say about the match, who will be refereeing, and where can you watch it if you're not at the stadium? All the important information about the Lilies' 32nd matchday is compiled for you here in "Matchday Guide".