Rugby team

SV Darmstadt 98

Club · Germany · 2. Bundesliga

«The Lilies»

259 Matches

107 wins

60 draws

92 losses

436–389 Goals

+47 Difference

1.7 Scored per game

Form D D L W L L

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

All matches

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
16 Aug	2. Bundesliga	Dynamo Dresden A	0:1	L
8 Aug	2. Bundesliga	Holstein Kiel H	2:2	D
1 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Portsmouth FC H	0:0	D

Standing

2. Bundesliga

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

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 259

259 Matches

107 wins

60 draws

92 losses

436–389 Goals

+47 Difference

1.7 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 259

107 60 92

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	259	125	134
Scored	436	218	218
Conceded	389	162	227
Scored per game	1.7	1.7	1.6
Conceded per game	1.5	1.3	1.7
Difference	+47	+56	−9

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Marcel Schuhen Goalkeeper 14 Matches

Alexander Brunst Goalkeeper 14 Matches

Patric Pfeiffer Defender 13 Matches

Yosuke Furukawa Forward 13 Matches

Aleksandar Vukotić Defender 13 Matches

Raoul Petretta Defender 12 Matches

Kai Klefisch Midfielder 12 Matches

Hiroki Akiyama Midfielder 12 Matches

Squad of SV Darmstadt 98

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Matches
1	Marcel Schuhen	Goalkeeper	14
30	Alexander Brunst	Goalkeeper	14
6	Patric Pfeiffer	Defender	13
44	Yosuke Furukawa	Forward	13
20	Aleksandar Vukotić	Defender	13
18	Raoul Petretta	Defender	12
17	Kai Klefisch	Midfielder	12
16	Hiroki Akiyama	Midfielder	12
19	Fynn-Luca Lakenmacher	Forward	10
4	Grayson Dettori	Defender	9
21	Matondo-Merveille Papela	Midfielder	9
32	Fabian Holland	Defender	9
5	Matej Maglica	Defender	9
2	Sergio López Galache	Defender	9
31	Niklas Uwe Schmidt	Midfielder	9
23	Marco Richter	Forward	8
34	Killian Corredor	Midfielder	7
7	Isac Alexi Sivert Lidberg	Forward	7
15	Fabian Nürnberger	Defender	6
8	Luca Marseiler	Midfielder	6
11	Ibrahim El Kadiri	Forward	5
7	Noah Raphael Weißhaupt	Midfielder	5
9	Ho-Jae Lee	Forward	5
28	Christopher Lannert	Defender	5
3	Florian Kleinhansl	Defender	5
41	Lance Duijvestijn	Midfielder	5
49	Yannik Luka Lührs	Defender	5
22	Lars Kehl	Midfielder	5
10	Nikola Verkoijen	Midfielder	5
23	Carlo Sickinger	Midfielder	5
9	Fraser David Ingham Hornby	Forward	5
22	Serhat-Semih Güler	Forward	5
36	Milen Smith	Forward	4
26	Matthias Bader	Defender	3
48	M. Merx	Forward	2
27	Bartosz Białek	Forward	2
25	William Mikelbrencis	Defender	1
49	Max Pfister	Defender	1