A bitter afternoon and defeat for the SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team. The young Lilies lost 3-2 to SC 1960 Hanau on matchday 32 of the Lotto Hessenliga. Although the blue and whites demonstrated their ability to stage comebacks twice on Sunday (May 4), they were defeated shortly before the final whistle due to a late goal. You can read the match report here.
After last week’s 1-0 win away at Hornau, the U21s were looking to build on their home ground in Alsbach. However, the young Lilies struggled to get into the game against SC 1960 Hanau. The visitors took a 1-0 lead after 21 minutes. „But the boys handled the goal well,“ said U21 coach Daniel Petrowsky, praising his team’s mentality. They increasingly dug deeper into the game and created good scoring opportunities. However, they failed to score again before the break.
Less than two minutes after the break, Nico Baier equalised for the Junglilien. However, the 1-1 score didn’t last long, as Hanau took the lead again in the 55th minute. „We managed to come back twice and were actually closer to making it 3-2,“ emphasised Petrowsky. His team demonstrated its comeback capabilities for the second time on Sunday afternoon with Georgios Makridis’s goal on 78 minutes.
However, Darmstadt missed further good opportunities for a last-minute home victory. Instead, the visitors proved more efficient in front of goal and scored the decisive winner two minutes before the end of regulation time, making the final score 3-2. Petrowsky summed it up: „Especially offensively, we lacked the necessary luck today. Defensively, it’s unfortunately too easy to score against us at the moment.“
After the defeat, SV 98’s U21 team is in sixth place in the Hessenliga table with 53 points. Four matchdays remain this season, with the next one taking the young Lilies to SV Weidenhausen. Darmstadt will play there next Saturday (May 10th), kicking off at 3pm.
Line-Up: Rohde – Arania, Pfister, Crößmann, Arnold, Grbić, Ballmert, Held, Schlosser ( Kuhlmann, 61), Makridis, Baier (Klappich, 79).
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.