Defensive midfielder Paul Will is now a Lily! On Monday afternoon (May 27th), SV 98 announced the reinforcements: The native of Central Hesse, who is moving from SG Dynamo Dresden to Darmstadt, comes to the Bölle with the experience of 120 third division games and 23 second division games and was previously vice-captain for Dresden. We accompanied the new signing on his first day and also conducted a first interview with the left-footed player. We will also inform you about the outcome of our fan team's season and spoke to coach Andreas Degenhardt about the past season in the district league C. You can find out all this in our weekly “Lilies across the Board” section.
“The stadium is unbelievable,” says Lilien newcomer Paul Will in the club’s first interview about the Merck Stadium at Böllenfalltor. The 25-year-old is moving from SG Dynamo Dresden to southern Hesse on a free transfer. And we accompanied the six when it arrived in Darmstadt. With Paul, the SVD has not only been able to gain a player with second and third division experience, but also someone who once played with the greats of football. “You get the winning gene planted there,” reports Will from his time at FC Bayern Munich. What is our new signing particularly looking forward to and what type of player can the fans expect at Bölle? You can find out in our VLOG and in the interview with Paul!
A starting field that is impressive. The list of participants for the 2024/25 second division season is complete. And now there is the first anticipation of the upcoming away trips. With Regensburg the last second division team has been determined. SSV Jahn was able to prevail in the relegation against Wehen Wiesbaden and finally completed the field of participants in the 2nd Bundesliga on Tuesday evening (May 28th), after Fortuna Düsseldorf had already lost on Monday (May 27th) due to the defeat in the relegation against VfL Bochum remained in the second division. The new season starts on August 2nd, from then on all 18 teams will go hunting again. Between August 16th and 19th, SV 98 will play in the first cup main round. The first international break takes place on the weekend of September 6th to 8th.
Now the Zwote has also made it: summer break for the SV 98 fan team! On Tuesday evening (May 28th) there was the last game of the season for coach Andreas Degenhardt’s team, the Lilies met the second representative of FC Ober-Ramstadt. Although the SVD said goodbye to the season with a 2:4 defeat, they still had a good result in the table with third place. “I’m definitely happy with where we are in the table, but the boys are their own biggest critics and know where we may have left points behind,” said Degenhardt after the game. On Sunday (May 26th) the result looked even better: the Darmstadt team won 2-0 at TuS Griesheim. Now it’s time for the summer break before there are one or two highlights for the second team in preparation – among other things, the Lilies are playing a test match in the adjacent university stadium.
The DFB Cup winner for the 2023/24 season, Bayer Leverkusen, has barely been crowned when the new cup season is just around the corner. Next Saturday (June 1st/6pm) the first round of the DFB Cup will be drawn at the German Football Museum in Dortmund. You can follow the draw live on ARD, with Nils Petersen acting as the “raffle fairy”. The Lilies are drawn from draw pot two (the so-called “professional pot”) and therefore definitely have an away game in the first round.
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.