2023–24 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2023–24 season is SV Darmstadt 98's 126th season in existence and first season back in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal. On 28 April, Darmstadt's relegation was confirmed after a home defeat against Heidenheim, the twentieth defeat out of 31 matches.[1]

SV Darmstadt 98
2023–24 season
PresidentKlaus Rüdiger Fritsch
Head coachTorsten Lieberknecht
StadiumMerck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Bundesliga18th (relegated)
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Tim Skarke (8)

All:
Tim Skarke (8)
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 1 February 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Marcel Schuhen (3rd captain)
3 DF   SWE Thomas Isherwood
4 DF   GER Christoph Zimmermann
5 DF   CRO Matej Maglica
6 MF   GER Marvin Mehlem
7 MF   GER Braydon Manu
8 MF   GER Fabian Schnellhardt
9 FW   SCO Fraser Hornby
11 MF   GER Tobias Kempe (vice-captain)
13 GK   GER Morten Behrens
14 DF   AUT Christoph Klarer
15 MF   GER Fabian Nürnberger
16 MF   GER Andreas Müller
17 MF   GER Julian Justvan (on loan from Hoffenheim)
18 MF   AUT Mathias Honsak
19 DF   AUT Emir Karić
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   GER Jannik Müller
22 FW   GER Aaron Seydel
23 MF   ALB Klaus Gjasula
24 FW   GER Luca Pfeiffer (on loan from Stuttgart)
25 FW   PHI Gerrit Holtmann (on loan from Bochum)
26 DF   GER Matthias Bader
27 FW   GER Tim Skarke (on loan from Union Berlin)
28 MF   CRO Bartol Franjić (on loan from Wolfsburg)
29 FW   SWE Oscar Vilhelmsson
30 GK   GER Alexander Brunst
32 DF   GER Fabian Holland (captain)
38 DF   GER Clemens Riedel
40 FW   GER Sebastian Polter (on loan from Schalke 04)
42 FW   GER Fabio Torsiello
45 GK   GER Max Wendt

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 FW   SUI Filip Stojilković (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024)
MF   SLE John Peter Sesay (at Union Titus Pétange until 30 June 2024)
FW   GER Henry Crosthwaite (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Fraser Hornby   Reims €1,800,000 5 July 2023 [3]
DF   Christoph Klarer   Fortuna Düsseldorf €2,000,000 18 July 2023 [4]
FW   Luca Pfeiffer   VfB Stuttgart Loan 17 August 2023 [5]
DF   Bartol Franjić   VfL Wolfsburg Loan 18 August 2023 [6]
DF   Tim Skarke   Union Berlin Loan 31 August 2023 [7]
MF   Julian Justvan   TSG Hoffenheim Loan 19 January 2024 [8]
FW   Gerrit Holtmann   VfL Bochum Loan 21 January 2024 [9]
FW   Sebastian Polter   Schalke 04 Loan 1 February 2024 [10]

Out edit

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Patric Pfeiffer   FC Augsburg Free 1 July 2023 [11]
MF   Yassin Ben Balla   SV Sandhausen Free 4 July 2023 [12]
FW   Phillip Tietz   FC Augsburg €2,200,000 12 July 2023 [13]
MF   Nemanja Čelić   SV Ried Free 1 September 2023 [14]
FW   Filip Stojilković   1. FC Kaiserslautern Loan 1 January 2024 [15]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2023 Friendly Darmstadt 98   0–1   Norwich City Darmstadt
18:30 UTC+2
  • Núñez   12'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 7,300
Referee: Marc-Philipp Eckermann
16 July 2023 Friendly FC Gießen   2–0   Darmstadt 98 Gießen
16:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Waldstadion Gießen
22 July 2023 Friendly Karlsruher SC   0–0   Darmstadt 98 Karlsruhe
15:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion
29 July 2023 Friendly SV Sandhausen   0–0   Darmstadt 98 Tangermünde
15:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion am Wäldchen
7 August 2023 Friendly Liverpool   3–1   Darmstadt 98 Preston, England
19:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
13 October 2023 Friendly Darmstadt 98   4–2   SV Elversberg Darmstadt
13:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
6 January 2024 Friendly Darmstadt 98   1–2   Holstein Kiel Oliva, Spain
13:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 20 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 31 3 8 20 30 73 −43 009.68
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 32 3 8 21 30 76 −46 009.38

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Union Berlin 31 8 6 17 26 50 −24 30
15 VfL Bochum 31 6 12 13 37 62 −25 30
16 Mainz 05 31 5 13 13 32 49 −17 28 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln 32 4 12 16 24 54 −30 24 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Darmstadt 98 (R) 32 3 8 21 30 76 −46 17
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2024. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[16]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
31 3 8 20 30 73  −43 17 1 3 12 15 38  −23 2 5 8 15 35  −20

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round edit

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultLLLDLWWLLLDDLLLDLDLLDLDLLLDLLWL
Position13171817171511121415151516181818181818181818181818181818181818
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[17]

20 August 2023 1 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Frankfurt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Harm Osmers
26 August 2023 2 Darmstadt 98 1–4 Union Berlin Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
2 September 2023 3 Bayer Leverkusen 5–1 Darmstadt 98 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,653
Referee: Sven Jablonski
17 September 2023 4 Darmstadt 98 3–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Darmstadt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Timo Gerach
22 September 2023 5 VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Darmstadt 98 Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: MHPArena
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
1 October 2023 6 Darmstadt 98 4–2 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Martin Petersen
7 October 2023 7 FC Augsburg 1–2 Darmstadt 98 Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Augsburg Arena
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
21 October 2023 8 Darmstadt 98 1–3 RB Leipzig Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Harm Osmers
28 October 2023 9 Bayern Munich 8–0 Darmstadt 98 Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Martin Petersen
3 November 2023 10 Darmstadt 98 1–2 VfL Bochum Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Marco Fritz
11 November 2023 11 Darmstadt 98 0–0 Mainz 05 Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Daniel Siebert
25 November 2023 12 SC Freiburg 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 34,300
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
1 December 2023 13 Darmstadt 98 0–1 1. FC Köln Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
9 December 2023 14 1. FC Heidenheim 3–2 Darmstadt 98 Heidenheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Voith-Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
16 December 2023 15 Darmstadt 98 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Robert Hartmann
19 December 2023 16 1899 Hoffenheim 3–3 Darmstadt 98 Sinsheim
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 18,125
Referee: Frank Willenborg
13 January 2024 17 Darmstadt 98 0–3 Borussia Dortmund Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
20 January 2024 18 Darmstadt 98 2–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,750
Referee: Daniel Siebert
28 January 2024 19 Union Berlin 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei
Attendance: 21,786
Referee: Harm Osmers
3 February 2024 20 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Tobias Reichel
10 February 2024 21 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–0 Darmstadt 98 Mönchengladbach
15:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Borussia-Park
Attendance: 46,121
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
17 February 2024 22 Darmstadt 98 1–2 VfB Stuttgart Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Tobias Welz
24 February 2024 23 Werder Bremen 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 42,358
Referee: Florian Badstübner
2 March 2024 24 Darmstadt 98 0–6 FC Augsburg Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Felix Zwayer
9 March 2024 25 RB Leipzig 2–0 Darmstadt 98 Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Robert Hartmann
16 March 2024 26 Darmstadt 98 2–5 Bayern Munich Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Tobias Reichel
31 March 2024 27 VfL Bochum 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 25,023
Referee: Sven Jablonski
6 April 2024 28 Mainz 05 4–0 Darmstadt 98 Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mewa Arena
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
14 April 2024 29 Darmstadt 98 0–1 SC Freiburg Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
20 April 2024 30 1. FC Köln 0–2 Darmstadt 98 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck
28 April 2024 31 Darmstadt 98 0–1 1. FC Heidenheim Darmstadt
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,416
Referee: Bastian Dankert
4 May 2024 32 VfL Wolfsburg v Darmstadt 98 Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Referee: Robert Hartmann

DFB-Pokal edit

14 August 2023 First round FC 08 Homburg 3–0 Darmstadt 98 Homburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

As of 24 February 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 27 MF   Tim Skarke 6 0 6
2 6 MF   Marvin Mehlem 3 0 3
11 MF   Tobias Kempe 3 0 3
4 29 FW   Oscar Vilhelmsson 2 0 2
17 MF   Julian Justvan 2 0 2
6 15 MF   Fabian Nürnberger 1 0 1
26 DF   Matthias Bader 1 0 1
24 FW   Lukas Pfeiffer 1 0 1
5 DF   Matej Maglica 1 0 1
18 MF   Mathias Honsak 1 0 1
22 FW   Aaron Seydel 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Totals 24 0 24

References edit

  1. ^ Darmstadt relegated to Bundesliga 2 after Heidenheim loss
  2. ^ "Kader: Darmstadt 98" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Hornby wechselt zum SV 98".
  4. ^ "Klarer wird eine Lilie". www.sv98.de.
  5. ^ "Auf Leihbasis: Luca Pfeiffer kehrt zum SV 98 zurück". www.sv98.de.
  6. ^ "Loan to Darmstadt". VfL Wolfsburg.
  7. ^ "Tim Skarke Loaned to Darmstadt". 1. FC Union Berlin. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Justvan verstärkt die Lilien auf Leihbasis" [Justvan joins the Lilies on loan] (in German). Darmstadt. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Holtmann kommt per Leihe aus Bochum" [Holtmann comes on loan from Bochum] (in German). Darmstadt. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  10. ^ "FC Schalke 04 loan out Sebastian Polter to SV Darmstadt 98". Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
  11. ^ "FCA sign defender Patric Pfeiffer". FC Augsburg. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  12. ^ "Sandhausen verpflichtet Yassin Ben Balla". 4 July 2023.
  13. ^ "FCA sign Phillip Tietz". FC Augsburg. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Nemanja Celic neu bei der SV Guntamatic Ried". September 2023.
  15. ^ "Erster Winterneuzugang steht fest: Filip Stojilkovic kommt zur Rückrunde". 21 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  17. ^ "DFL: Das ist der neue Bundesliga-Spielplan". Bild (in German). 30 June 2023.

External links edit