The SV Darmstadt 98 U21 team faces its final home game of the season in the LOTTO Hessenliga on Saturday (May 31st, 3pm). A hopefully exciting clash awaits the young Lilies against fourth-placed Türk Gücü Friedberg. A win could give the U21 team hope for a spot in the promotion round for the Regionalliga.
We want to mobilise all our strength in the last game to finish the season with a successful performance.
SV Darmstadt 98’s U21 team can still hope to qualify for the promotion round to the Regionalliga in their first Hessenliga season. After a decisive 6-0 home victory against TSV Steinbach Haiger, the U21 team will host fourth-placed Türk Gücü Friedberg next Saturday. If the young Lilies still want to advance to the promotion round, they’ll have to do their homework and win this match. And also hope for a slip-up from their opponents.
| Position | Team | Games | Goal Difference | Points |
| 1. | FSV Fernwald | 35 | +40 | 67 |
| 2. | FC Bayern Alzenau | 35 | +36 | 64 |
| 3. | RW Walldorf | 35 | +28 | 64 |
| 4. | Türk Gücü Friedberg | 35 | +28 | 62 |
| 5. | Eintracht Stadtallendorf | 35 | +18 | 60 |
| 6. | U21 | 35 | +32 | 59 |
| … |
This is how the Hessenliga table looks with one matchday left in the season. But why can the Junglilien still hope for the promotion round despite finishing sixth? This is because FSV Fernwald would forego promotion, and RW Walldorf and Eintracht Stadtallendorf have not applied for a Regionalliga license. However, the Darmstadt team would have to finish at least fourth in the final standings, as the regulations stipulate that promotion is no longer possible from fifth place onwards.
A home win against fourth-placed Türk Gücü Friedberg would see the U21s overtake Friedberg thanks to their better goal difference. At the same time, fifth-placed Eintracht Stadtallendorf cannot win away at FC Eddersheim. Only then would SVD be in fourth place in the table and thus in the promotion round. A lot of subjunctive. Therefore, the SV 98 U21s must first do their homework against Friedberg.
sv98.de wishes the U21 team good luck next Saturday!
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.
