2023–24 SV Darmstadt 98 season

SV Darmstadt 98
2023–24 season
President	Klaus Rüdiger Fritsch
Head coach	Torsten Lieberknecht
Stadium	Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Bundesliga	18th
DFB-Pokal	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tim Skarke (6); All: ; Tim Skarke (6)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	All statistics correct as of 19 December 2023.

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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 August 2023^[1]

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
3	DF	SWE	Thomas Isherwood
4	DF	GER	Christoph Zimmermann
5	DF	CRO	Matej Maglica (on loan from Stuttgart)
6	MF	GER	Marvin Mehlem
7	MF	GER	Braydon Manu
8	MF	GER	Fabian Schnellhardt
9	FW	SCO	Fraser Hornby
10	FW	SUI	Filip Stojilković
11	MF	GER	Tobias Kempe
13	GK	GER	Morten Behrens
14	DF	AUT	Christoph Klarer
15	MF	GER	Fabian Nürnberger
16	MF	GER	Andreas Müller
17	MF	GER	Frank Ronstadt
18	MF	AUT	Mathias Honsak


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	AUT	Emir Karić
20	DF	GER	Jannik Müller
22	FW	GER	Aaron Seydel
23	MF	ALB	Klaus Gjasula
24	FW	GER	Luca Pfeiffer (on loan from Stuttgart)
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)
35	MF	SLE	John Peter Sesay
37	GK	GRE	Antonis Makatounakis
38	MF	GER	Clemens Riedel
42	FW	GER	Fabio Torsiello
43	MF	AUT	Nemanja Čelić

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	Henry Crosthwaite (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Fraser Hornby	Reims	€1,800,000	5 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Christoph Klarer	Fortuna Düsseldorf	€2,000,000	18 July 2023	^[3]
FW	Luca Pfeiffer	VfB Stuttgart	Loan	17 August 2023	^[4]
DF	Bartol Franjić	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	18 August 2023	^[5]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Patric Pfeiffer	FC Augsburg	Free	1 July 2023	^[6]
MF	Yassin Ben Balla	SV Sandhausen	Free	4 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Phillip Tietz	FC Augsburg	€2,200,000	12 July 2023	^[8]
MF	Nemanja Čelić	SV Ried	Free	1 September 2023	^[9]
FW	Filip Stojilković	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Loan	1 January 2024	^[10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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	Aigboje 61' Akulinin 70'	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	Salah 5' Jota 8' Szoboszlai 41' Díaz 59'	Report	Honsak 10'	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	Pfeiffer 89'	Report	Holtby 34' Niehoff 84'	Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	20 August 2023	18 May 2024	Matchday 1		16	2	4	10	20	41	−21	012.50
DFB-Pokal	14 August 2023		First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					17	2	4	11	20	44	−24	011.76

Last updated: 19 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	VfL Bochum	17	3	8	6	19	34	−15	17
15	Union Berlin	16	4	2	10	17	31	−14	14
16	Mainz 05	17	1	8	8	14	29	−15	11	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
17	1. FC Köln	17	2	5	10	11	29	−18	11	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga
18	Darmstadt 98	17	2	4	11	20	44	−24	10	Relegation to 2. Bundesliga

Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 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.^[11]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
16	2	4	10	20	41	−21	10	1	2	5	10	16	−6	1	2	5	10	25	−15

Last updated: 19 December 2023.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D
Position	13	17	18	17	17	15	11	12	14	15	15	15	16	18	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2023. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[12]

20 August 2023 1	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Frankfurt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kolo Muani 40' Jakić 59' Koch 90+6'	Report	Klarer 37' Mehlem 45+1' Maglica 74'	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)	Mehlem 24', 34' Manu 44'	Report	Gosens 4', 34' Aaronson 5' 21' Behrens 39' Doekhi 65'	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)	Boniface 21', 61' Tah 24' Palacios 27', 49' Xhaka 31' Hofmann 67' Hložek 83'	Report	Vilhelmsson 25', 53' Klarer 80'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,653 Referee: Sven Jablonski

17 September 2023 4	Darmstadt 98	3–3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Darmstadt
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mehlem 8' Maglica 10', 49' Skarke 33' Schuhen 64'	Report	Itakura 33' Čvančara 50', 77' Pefok 56' Neuhaus 73'	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)	Millot 23' Guirassy 32', 90+3' Undav 90'	Report	Pfeiffer 8' Zagadou 17' (o.g.) Holland 45+1' Riedel 62' Skarke 71' Stojilković 77' Schnellhardt 86'	Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

1 October 2023 6	Darmstadt 98	4–2	Werder Bremen	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bader 5' Skarke 25' Mehlem 40', 50' Holland 52' Kempe 62' (pen.) Franjić 90+4'	Report	Lynen 31' Deman 70', 90+3' Veljković 79'	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)	Gumny 35' Michel 66' Demirović 74', 86' Uduokhai 90+4'	Report	Müller 38' Skarke 52' Pfeiffer 59' Kempe 70' (pen.)	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)	Kempe 32' (pen.) Holland 47' Klarer 49' Nürnberger 60' Skarke 67' Maglica 68' Müller 71'	Report	Openda 1', 72', 68' Forsberg 24' Raum 63' Kampl 79'	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)	Kimmich 4' De Ligt 38' Kane 51', 69', 88' Sané 56', 64' Musiala 60', 76' Müller 71'	Report	Gjasula 21' Maglica 41' Bader 49' Nürnberger 69'	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)	Nürnberger 43' Klarer 67' Holland 70' Skarke 90+4'	Report	Asano 25', 54' Losilla 42' Gamboa 67' Schlotterbeck 68' Kwarteng 87' Paciência 90+4'	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)	Klarer 69' Hornby 73' Franjić 90+1'	Report	Van den Berg 35' Zentner 57' Kohr 59'	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)	Höler 35' Weißhaupt 75' Höfler 90+4'	Report	Honsak 18'	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)	Seydel 64'	Report	Kainz 18' Selke 60', 71' Hübers 68'	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)	Schöppner 42' Kleindienst 55' Dinkçi 63' Mainka 69', 71'	Report	Skarke 52' Maloney 60' (o.g.) Müller 62' Karić 82'	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)	Honsak 69' Gjasula 90+6'	Report	Lacroix 27' Majer 63'	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)	Kramarić 14' (pen.) Bebou 28', 66', 72' Skov 49'	Report	Gjasula 13' Pfeiffer 23', 59' Skarke 57', 85', 75' Riedel 81'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,125 Referee: Frank Willenborg

13 January 2024 17	Darmstadt 98	v	Borussia Dortmund	Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

DFB-Pokal

14 August 2023 First round	FC 08 Homburg	3–0	Darmstadt 98	Homburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mendler 10' Lippert 39' Heilig 49' Harres 81' Kretzschmar 88' Dombrowka 90+5'	Report	Zimmermann 30' Holland 49' Riedel 79' Stojilković 88'	Stadium: Waldstadion Homburg Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 9 December 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga	Total
1	27	MF	Tim Skarke	4	4
2	6	MF	Marvin Mehlem	3	3
2	11	MF	Tobias Kempe	3	3
4	15	MF	Fabian Nürnberger	1	1
	26	DF	Matthias Bader	1	1
	5	DF	Matej Maglica	1	1
	29	FW	Oscar Vilhelmsson	1	1
	18	MF	Mathias Honsak	1	1
Own goals				2	2
Totals				17	17

References

↑ "Kader: Darmstadt 98" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
↑ "Hornby wechselt zum SV 98".
↑ "Klarer wird eine Lilie". www.sv98.de.
↑ "Auf Leihbasis: Luca Pfeiffer kehrt zum SV 98 zurück". www.sv98.de.
↑ "Loan to Darmstadt". VfL Wolfsburg.
↑ "FCA sign defender Patric Pfeiffer". FC Augsburg. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
↑ "Sandhausen verpflichtet Yassin Ben Balla". 4 July 2023.
↑ "FCA sign Phillip Tietz". FC Augsburg. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
↑ "Nemanja Celic neu bei der SV Guntamatic Ried". September 2023.
↑ "Erster Winterneuzugang steht fest: Filip Stojilkovic kommt zur Rückrunde". 21 December 2023.
↑ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
↑ "DFL: Das ist der neue Bundesliga-Spielplan". Bild (in German). 30 June 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "Kader: Darmstadt 98" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[2] "Hornby wechselt zum SV 98".

[3] "Klarer wird eine Lilie". www.sv98.de.

[4] "Auf Leihbasis: Luca Pfeiffer kehrt zum SV 98 zurück". www.sv98.de.

[5] "Loan to Darmstadt". VfL Wolfsburg.

[6] "FCA sign defender Patric Pfeiffer". FC Augsburg. 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

[7] "Sandhausen verpflichtet Yassin Ben Balla". 4 July 2023.

[8] "FCA sign Phillip Tietz". FC Augsburg. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[9] "Nemanja Celic neu bei der SV Guntamatic Ried". September 2023.

[10] "Erster Winterneuzugang steht fest: Filip Stojilkovic kommt zur Rückrunde". 21 December 2023.

[11] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[12] "DFL: Das ist der neue Bundesliga-Spielplan". Bild (in German). 30 June 2023.

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