A point against the league leaders. SV 98's U21 team earned a 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt's U21 team. In front of 1,200 spectators at the Merck Stadium, Smail Kadrijaj secured a point with his goal in the 85th minute. In addition, Lilien goalkeeper Til Rohde saved a penalty shortly before the final whistle. Due to a traffic delay for the referee team, the match didn't kick off until 4:00pm.
The opening phase was evenly matched, with the visitors enjoying more possession but initially failing to create any significant scoring opportunities against a well-organised Lilien.
In the 14th minute, Frankfurt nevertheless took the lead: After a challenge, referee Rolbetzki awarded a penalty to the visitors, which Daniel Starodid converted confidently. With the lead in their backs, the league leaders took even greater control of the game, with most of the action taking place in SV 98’s half. The Lilien managed to repeatedly create pinpricks in transition play throughout the first half, but they never really threatened in the first half hour.
In the 36th minute, Frankfurt created a good opportunity, but Til Rohde made a strong reflex save to prevent Jonas Baur from scoring. Two minutes later, a scene changed the tide of the game: Frankfurt’s Jeremiaha Maluze was too late to challenge Mika Schlosser, and referee Rolbetzki showed the visitors‘ centre-back the red card. With fewer players, Frankfurt continued to retreat, and the Lilies gained more possession without creating any major opportunities before halftime.
After the break, the Lilies cornered the visitors in their own half of the pitch and repeatedly found open positions for crossing. The downside: all their crosses found no takers. After just over an hour, it was Frankfurt who created the first significant goal-scoring threat of the second half following a counterattack: Kaan Inanoglu missed from a free-kick in front of Rohde.
Then, the usual pattern emerged: Darmstadt had extremely high possession but no decisive finishes. That changed in the 79th minute: Following a free kick, substitute Nasir Zaatan shot from a tight angle and hammered the ball onto the post. An Eintracht defender cleared Smail Kadrijaj’s follow-up shot off the goal line.
The double chance marked the beginning of a furious final phase. In the 84th minute, referee Rolbetzki awarded another penalty. This time for the Lilies. Kadrijaj coolly equalised (85′).
The drama continued. Following a foul by Markus Ballmert, the visitors were awarded another penalty, but Til Rohde prevented another goal with a brilliant save from Starodid in the 89th minute.
There was no further goal in the hectic final minutes, and the Lilies secured a hard-fought point against the league leaders.
Frankfurt is a really strong team with individual quality. It was special for us to be able to play this game today at the Bölle in front of a large crowd. The boys played well with the advantage, and we're really happy to have taken the point. And also happy with the way we did it today. Overall, the performance was very good.
Line-Up: Rohde – Karakaya (Kunstmann, 64′), Schlosser (Zaatan, 64′), Kadrijaj, Klappich, Ballmert, Klappich, Herbst (Mignano, 77′), Rebner (Alagi, 77′), Görtler, Arnold, Pfister.
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.