Welcome and to all Lilies a happy and healthy new year! We are starting 2025 with a New Year's edition of “Lilies Across the Board”. The Lilien professionals are traveling to Spain, FuFa is organising a bowling tournament and you can also purchase tickets for the first competitive games. We also provide you with Lilien TV tips for the weekend. A lot going on in the new year. We provide you with all the important information from the club life of the 98ers.
The LH1160 aircraft will take off from Frankfurt Airport on Sunday (January 5th) at 9:40am towards Spain – more precisely to Valencia. On board the plane: The Lilies, who are making their way to the winter training camp in El Saler. For the fourth time, the professionals from SV Darmstadt 98 are heading to the small town south of Valencia. And again the team goes to the “Parador de El Saler” hotel, which has some highlights. In addition to a top football facility right next to the hotel and a well-equipped fitness room, it also has, among other things, a golf course where some people could pass the free time between training sessions. However, the focus is on good preparation for the new year. The team will be on the pitch every day in front of a fantastic Mediterranean backdrop and will train hard in order to be well prepared for the 17 games in the second half of the season. The training camp ends with the test match on Saturday (January 11th), when the Lilies take on Swiss first division club FC St. Gallen for a dress rehearsal before the start of the second half of the season. Kick-off is at 1pm.
| Event | Date |
| Training camp in El Saler, Spain | 05.01 until 12.01 |
| Test game in training camp vs. FC St. Gallen | 11.01/1pm |
| Away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf | 17.01/6.30pm |
| Home game against SC Paderborn | 26.01/1.30pm |
| Away game at 1. FC Nürnberg | 31.01/6.30pm |
Attention Lily fans! The fan and ticket shop at the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor is currently still in winter break. From January 8th, the shop will be open again at the usual times – Wednesday to Friday from 12pm to 6pm. So there’s enough time to stock up on tickets for the upcoming games. Advance sales for the Lilies‘ away game at Fortuna Düsseldorf are still running until January 15th (January 17th/6.30pm). Tickets are available for just 1 euro. But that’s not enough. Last tickets are also still available for SV 98’s first home game of the new year against SC Paderborn (January 26th/1:30pm). Let’s make the Bölle our fortress in 2025 too!
The first bowling tournament of the fan and support department of SV Darmstadt 98 will take place on January 12, 2025 at 11am – exclusively for members of the Lilies. The participation fee is 18.98 euros. The tournament will be held at the Orpheum at Alfred-Messel-Weg 7 in Darmstadt. You’re not a member yet and want to play? No problem. On site you can take advantage of the opportunity to become a member of the Lilies. The game is played in teams of four, who first compete against each other in a group phase and then in a knockout round. If you haven’t found a team, that’s no problem either. Teams will also be created from all individual players on the day of the tournament so that you can also take part in the event. Sign up and join us for a day full of fun.
“Game shot and the match!” “Aaaand stop!” Or would you rather say “Guess!”? You can find all this and much more on the SV Darmstadt 98 YouTube Channel. Between the years, the Lilies had a few highlights in store for you. So Sergio Lopez entered the game „Guess“ against Paul Will – moderated by Fabian Nürnberger. In the well-known game „City, Country, River“– although played in the Christmas edition „Elf-Abet“ – Kai Klefisch, Fabian Holland and Clemens Riedel gave everything for their victory. There is also a new episode of the popular Lily duel. A funny one is waiting there for you Goalkeeper duel between Alexander Brunst and Marcel Schuhen. Suitable for Darts-World Championships, two lilies will also compete in various challenges against World Cup participant Niko Springer. And the New Years Speech from the President can also found there. Stop by and take a look if you haven’t already…
SV Darmstadt 98 invites all its members to come to the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor on November 1st, 2026, starting at 11:30am. Together, we aim to once again create the largest team photo in our club’s history—with the professional players in the front and the entire Lilies family behind them.
On Sunday (Oct 18th), SV Darmstadt 98 will visit Karlsruher SC. The side from Baden differs from the Lilies in several key respects. Furthermore, the match will see SV 98 cross paths with a former player once again. Find out here about other connections between the two clubs, as well as some particularly interesting statistics ahead of the encounter.
On Tuesday evening (October 13th), the SilberLilien took part in SV Darmstadt 98’s Stolperstein tour for the first time. Along the approximately six-kilometre route, the participants made several stops to learn more about the fates of Jewish club members who were persecuted and driven out during the Holocaust.
From new grassroots sports offerings and a look back at the club's history to birthdays and the latest updates from the media briefing—there is plenty to report from SV Darmstadt 98 again this week. In "Lilien Across the Board," we round up the news, insights, and stories from life at the club.
Tickets for the home match against 1. FC Heidenheim on November 22nd are available for purchase now.
SV Darmstadt 98's U21 team proved their mettle at home against KSV Hessen Kassel II in the Hessenliga on Sunday (Oct. 11th). After a convincing 90-minute performance, the Young Lilies secured another three points, finishing with a decisive 4–0 victory that lifts them to sixth place in the standings.
The Lilies overturned an early deficit to celebrate a 3–1 home victory against Energie Cottbus—a win that boosts confidence and confirms the progress being made. Read our analysis to find out why there is still work to be done and what positives SV 98 takes away from the match.
This season, too, Lilien fans will be doubly rewarded for every home goal scored by SV Darmstadt 98. In addition to the joy and excitement of the goals, the team's supporters will receive 98 litres of Krombacher Pils for every home goal scored by Darmstadt at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor.
After the international break, Darmstadt 98 returned to the Bölle with a home win! Against Energie Cottbus, SV Darmstadt 98 put on a spirited performance in front of their home crowd and rewarded themselves with three points after an intense match. We've compiled the post-match reactions for you here:
Despite falling behind, Darmstadt secured their second consecutive home win! Darmstadt defeated Energie Cottbus 3-1 (1-1). The home side equalised after conceding an early goal in the four-minute period through Weißhaupt before halftime. Vukotic headed his team into the lead in the second half, before Lührs sealed the victory with the third goal. This home win brings Darmstadt's season total to seven points.
Homegame at Böllenfalltor (10/10, 1pm): Florian Kohfeldt has made two changes to his starting XI compared to the away match in Wolfsburg three weeks ago. Richter and Mikelbrencis come into the starting lineup for Sickinger (calf issues) and Lannert (illness).
On Saturday afternoon (October 10th, 1pm), SV 98 hosts Energie Cottbus at the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor for Matchday 7. What do the two head coaches have to say ahead of kick-off? Who is officiating the match, and where can you follow the action live? As always, we have compiled all the key information regarding the game against Cottbus in our "Matchday Guide" feature.