A draw in Münster. SV Darmstadt 98 and SC Preußen Münster played to a 1-1 draw in their final away match of the season. While Darmstadt remain in fifth place with 52 points, the draw confirms Preußen Münster's relegation to the 3. Liga. We've gathered all the post-match reactions for you.
„With an event like today’s, where a club like Preußen Münster is relegated, I don’t want to say much about the game itself. It’s certainly safe to say it was a wild match. That’s all I’ll say about the analysis today. I wish Preußen Münster, the club, and everyone here all the best.“
„Thanks, Florian! Preußen Münster is a fantastic club. You could see that again today, how we stuck together. Nevertheless, today is a very sad day. In the last three games, we took control of the game each time, only to give it away again and again with our own mistakes. We make too many simple and naive errors that invite the opponent in. Overall, though, the team showed a good side. They battled for almost an hour with ten men against an extremely strong attack. That showed that the team had the will to win the game at home.“
„It wasn’t a pretty game for the spectators. The final score was 1-1 – and that didn’t help anyone. We had a lot of possession after the red card, but we didn’t make enough of our numerical advantage. On top of that, we’ve been plagued by injuries in recent weeks – including Paddy’s injury in the first half today. We’ll give it our all in our last home game for the club and our fans. Our fans have been with us all season long – whether at home or away.“
„I’m unhappy and angry because this isn’t how we envisioned things going today. Münster gave us a few ‚gifts‘ that we couldn’t capitalise on. We wanted to put them under pressure early and force them into mistakes. We succeeded in that, but then we couldn’t deliver the decisive blows. Besides that, we have to be honest and admit that we were playing with some injured players. What’s going on with us at the end of the season is unbelievable. It’s incredibly bitter that we didn’t win this game and haven’t been able to win away from home for so many matches. Nevertheless, we’ll try to give the fans a victory in our last game of the season; they certainly deserve it. We need this one win to go into the new season with a positive feeling. We’ll do everything we can to make that happen.“
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.
SV Darmstadt 98 successfully completed their second pre-season friendly, defeating Verbandsliga side VfR Fehlheim 8-0 (4-0).
