Football team

SV Darmstadt 98

Club · Germany · 2. Bundesliga

«The Lilies»

262 Matches

109 wins

60 draws

93 losses

446–395 Goals

+51 Difference

1.7 Scored per game

Form W L L W L W

The Regionalliga Süd title Darmstadt won in 2011 was a fourth-division championship. Four years later the same club finished second in the 2. Bundesliga and went up to the top flight. They stayed two seasons, 2015/16 and 2016/17, and came back down.

An earlier generation had won the same Regionalliga Süd in 1972/73, when the name still meant the second division. That side, and its successors, took the 2. Bundesliga title twice, in 1977/78 and again in 1980/81.

The pattern repeated in 2022/23. Second place in the 2. Bundesliga returned Darmstadt to the Bundesliga for 2023/24.

The club took its present name in 1919, having been founded in May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Between the promotions and relegations there is a steadier record close to home: the Hessen Cup , won in 1966 and then repeatedly after 1999, including three seasons in a row from 2006. Those years overlapped with long spells in the lower divisions, which is where the competition mattered most.

The nickname is Die Lilien — the Lilies — and the colours are blue and white. Home is the Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor , a ground the city shortens to the Bölle.

Latest results

Fixtures and results

30 Sep	Friendlies Clubs	San Antonio FC A	7:0	W
18 Sep	2. Bundesliga	VfL Wolfsburg A	1:5	L
11 Sep	2. Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld H	2:1	W
5 Sep	2. Bundesliga	FC Kaiserslautern A	0:3	L
30 Aug	2. Bundesliga	Hannover 96 H	0:1	L
23 Aug	DFB Pokal	Carl Zeiss Jena A	2:1	W

Standing

2. Bundesliga

#	Team	M	W	D	L	Goals	Pts
14	Karlsruher SC	6	1	2	3	6:12	5
15	Eintracht Braunschweig	6	1	1	4	12:13	4
16	Holstein Kiel	6	0	4	2	7:10	4
17	Dynamo Dresden	6	1	1	4	8:14	4
18	SV Darmstadt 98	6	1	1	4	5:13	4

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted in total: 262

262 Matches

109 wins

60 draws

93 losses

446–395 Goals

+51 Difference

1.7 Scored per game

Match outcomes matches counted in total: 262

109 60 93

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	262	126	136
Scored	446	220	226
Conceded	395	163	232
Scored per game	1.7	1.7	1.7
Conceded per game	1.5	1.3	1.7
Difference	+51	+57	−6

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Marcel Schuhen Goalkeeper 16 Matches

Patric Pfeiffer Defender 15 Matches

Yosuke Furukawa Forward 15 Matches

Alexander Brunst Goalkeeper 15 Matches

Kai Klefisch Midfielder 14 Matches

Aleksandar Vukotić Defender 14 Matches

Raoul Petretta Defender 14 Matches

Hiroki Akiyama Midfielder 12 Matches

Squad of SV Darmstadt 98

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
1	Marcel Schuhen	Goalkeeper	33	16
6	Patric Pfeiffer	Defender	27	15
44	Yosuke Furukawa	Forward	23	15
30	Alexander Brunst	Goalkeeper	31	15
17	Kai Klefisch	Midfielder	26	14
20	Aleksandar Vukotić	Defender	31	14
18	Raoul Petretta	Defender	29	14
16	Hiroki Akiyama	Midfielder	25	12
19	Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher	Forward	26	11
5	Marco Richter	Midfielder		10
4	Grayson Dettori	Defender		10
31	Niklas Uwe Schmidt	Midfielder		9
21	Matondo-Merveille Papela	Midfielder		9
32	Fabian Holland	Defender		9
5	Matej Maglica	Defender		9
2	Sergio López Galache	Defender		9
9	Ho-Jae Lee	Forward	26	7
49	Yannik Luka Lührs	Defender	23	7
7	Noah Raphael Weißhaupt	Midfielder	25	7
11	Ibrahim El Kadiri	Forward	24	7
10	Nikola Verkoijen	Midfielder	19	7
23	Carlo Sickinger	Midfielder	29	7
3	Florian Kleinhansl	Defender	26	7
41	Lance Duijvestijn	Midfielder	27	7
28	Christopher Lannert	Defender	28	7
34	Killian Corredor	Midfielder	25	7
7	Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg	Forward		7
36	Milen Smith	Forward	23	6
22	Lars Kehl	Midfielder	24	6
15	Fabian Nürnberger	Defender		6
8	Luca Marseiler	Midfielder		6
9	Fraser David Ingham Hornby	Forward	27	5
22	Serhat-Semih Güler	Forward		5
25	William Mikelbrencis	Defender		3
26	Matthias Bader	Defender		3
48	M. Merx	Forward		2
27	Bartosz Białek	Forward		2
49	Max Pfister	Defender		1