2023–24 SV Darmstadt 98 season

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)

The 2023–24 season was 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 1. FC Heidenheim, the twentieth defeat out of 31 matches.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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

Out on loan

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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 Switzerland SUI Filip Stojilković (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024)
MF Sierra Leone SLE John Peter Sesay (at Union Titus Pétange until 30 June 2024)
FW Germany GER Henry Crosthwaite (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2023 Friendly Darmstadt 98 Germany 0–1 England 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 Germany 2–0 Germany Darmstadt 98 Gießen
16:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Waldstadion Gießen
22 July 2023 Friendly Karlsruher SC Germany 0–0 Germany Darmstadt 98 Karlsruhe
15:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Platz 2 Wildparkstadion
29 July 2023 Friendly SV Sandhausen Germany 0–0 Germany Darmstadt 98 Tangermünde
15:30 UTC+2 Stadium: Stadion am Wäldchen
7 August 2023 Friendly Liverpool England 3–1 Germany 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 Germany 4–2 Germany SV Elversberg Darmstadt
13:00 UTC+2 Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
6 January 2024 Friendly Darmstadt 98 Germany 1–2 Germany Holstein Kiel Oliva, Spain
13:00 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 18th 34 3 8 23 30 86 −56 008.82
DFB-Pokal 14 August 2023 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 35 3 8 24 30 89 −59 008.57

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 7 13 14 56 67 −11 34
15 Union Berlin 34 9 6 19 33 58 −25 33
16 VfL Bochum (O) 34 7 12 15 42 74 −32 33 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17 1. FC Köln (R) 34 5 12 17 28 60 −32 27 Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18 Darmstadt 98 (R) 34 3 8 23 30 86 −56 17
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]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 3 8 23 30 86  −56 17 1 3 13 15 44  −29 2 5 10 15 42  −27

Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDLWWLLLDDLLLDLDLLDLDLLLDLLWLLLL
Position13171817171511121415151516181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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 3–0 Darmstadt 98 Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 23,108
Referee: Robert Hartmann
12 May 2024 33 Darmstadt 98 0–6 1899 Hoffenheim Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
Referee: Florian Badstübner
18 May 2024 34 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Darmstadt 98 Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Daniel Siebert

DFB-Pokal

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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

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Goalscorers

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

References

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  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.
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