2022–23 SV Darmstadt 98 season

SV Darmstadt 98 2022–23 football season

SV Darmstadt 98

2022–23 season

President

Klaus Rüdiger Fritsch

Head coach

Torsten Lieberknecht

Stadium

Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

2. Bundesliga

2nd (promoted)

DFB-Pokal

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Phillip Tietz (12)
All:
Phillip Tietz (14)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 125th season in the history of SV Darmstadt 98 and their sixth consecutive season in the second division. The club participated in the 2. Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal.

Players

As of 12 July 2022^[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
5	DF	GER	Patric Pfeiffer
6	MF	GER	Marvin Mehlem
8	MF	GER	Fabian Schnellhardt
9	FW	GER	Phillip Tietz
11	MF	GER	Tobias Kempe
13	GK	GER	Morten Behrens
14	MF	DEN	Magnus Warming (on loan from Torino)
17	MF	GER	Frank Ronstadt
18	MF	AUT	Mathias Honsak
19	DF	AUT	Emir Karić
20	DF	GER	Jannik Müller


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	GK	GER	Steve Kroll
22	FW	GER	Aaron Seydel
23	MF	ALB	Klaus Gjasula
26	DF	GER	Matthias Bader
28	MF	FRA	Yassin Ben Balla
29	FW	SWE	Oscar Vilhelmsson
30	MF	GER	Alexander Brunst
32	DF	GER	Fabian Holland (Captain)
33	MF	GHA	Braydon Manu
35	MF	SLE	John Peter Sesay
36	FW	GER	André Leipold
38	MF	GER	Clemens Riedel

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 TuS Rot-Weiß Koblenz)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Rot-Weiß Darmstadt

Darmstadt 98

18 June 2022 Friendly	Rot-Weiß Darmstadt	0–7	Darmstadt 98	Darmstadt
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Waldsportpark

Viktoria Griesheim

Darmstadt 98

24 June 2022 Friendly	Viktoria Griesheim	0–8	Darmstadt 98	Griesheim
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Kunstrasenplatz Griesheim

Wehen Wiesbaden

Darmstadt 98

22 September 2022 Friendly	Wehen Wiesbaden	4–4	Darmstadt 98	Taunusstein
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion am Halberg

Darmstadt 98

Young Boys

17 December 2022 Friendly	Darmstadt 98	2–0	Young Boys	Darmstadt
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

Wehen Wiesbaden

Darmstadt 98

7 January 2022 Friendly	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Oliva
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Darmstadt 98

CFR Cluj

13 January 2022 Friendly	Darmstadt 98	1–0	CFR Cluj	Oliva
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Oliva Nova Golf & Beach Resort Campo 1

Darmstadt 98

Wil

21 January 2023 Friendly	Darmstadt 98	1–0	Wil	Darmstadt
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

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 %
2. Bundesliga	16 July 2022	28 May 2023	Matchday 1	2nd	34	20	7	7	50	33	+17	058.82
DFB-Pokal	1 August 2022	7 February 2023	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	5	+2	066.67
Total					37	22	7	8	57	38	+19	059.46

Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	1. FC Heidenheim (C, P)	34	19	10	5	67	36	+31	67	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Darmstadt 98 (P)	34	20	7	7	50	33	+17	67	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	Hamburger SV	34	20	6	8	70	45	+25	66	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	17	7	10	60	43	+17	58
5	FC St. Pauli	34	16	10	8	55	39	+16	58

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.^[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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
34	20	7	7	50	33	+17	67	11	5	1	27	13	+14	9	2	6	23	20	+3

Source: DFB

Results by round

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[3]

Jahn Regensburg v Darmstadt 98

16 July 2022 1	Jahn Regensburg	2–0	Darmstadt 98	Regensburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mees 1' Albers 67'		Pfeiffer 37'	Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg Referee: Patrick Alt

Darmstadt 98 v SV Sandhausen

22 July 2022 2	Darmstadt 98	2–1	SV Sandhausen	Darmstadt
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Manu 9' Mehlem 55'		Zhirov 24'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Referee: Nicolas Winter

Eintracht Braunschweig v Darmstadt 98

7 August 2022 3	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Braunschweig
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pherai 20' Kaufmann 70'	Report	Schnellhardt 45' Manu 57' Holland 77' Vilhelmsson 86'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 16,731 Referee: Max Burda

Darmstadt 98 v Hansa Rostock

13 August 2022 4	Darmstadt 98	4–0	Hansa Rostock	Darmstadt
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Tietz 3' 54' Holland 5' Mehlem 18' 41' Warming 68' Kempe 74' (pen.)	Report	Ingelsson 12' Roßbach 22' Malone 74'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,120 Referee: Florian Heft

Hamburg v Darmstadt 98

19 August 2022 5	Hamburg	1–2	Darmstadt 98	Hamburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Meffert 55' Opoku 60' 64' Glatzel 62' Königsdörffer 87' 89'	Report	Pfeiffer 4' Tietz 7' 61' Gjasula 30' 58' Holland 65' Bader 69'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 43,943 Referee: Robert Schröder

Darmstadt 98 v Heidenheim

27 August 2022 6	Darmstadt 98	2–2	Heidenheim	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holland 9' Müller 17' Manu 36' Ronstadt 76'	Report	Beck 10' Sessa 54' Mainka 65' 70' Kleindienst 82' 87' Föhrenbach 88' Kühlwetter 90+4'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 13,280 Referee: Arne Aarnink

Darmstadt 98 v Arminia Bielefeld

4 September 2022 7	Darmstadt 98	1–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Manu 8'	Report	Vasiliadis 19' Okugawa 69' Hack 90+4' 90+5'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Kaiserslautern v Darmstadt 98

11 September 2022 8	Kaiserslautern	3–3	Darmstadt 98	Kaiserslautern
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Luthe 45+1' Redondo 74' 87' Wunderlich 77' (pen.)	Report	Schnellhardt 36' Kempe 45+2' (pen.) Tietz 49' Schuhen 67' Seydel 90' 90+1'	Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 38,380 Referee: Marco Fritz

Darmstadt 98 v Nürnberg

17 September 2022 9	Darmstadt 98	2–0	Nürnberg	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kempe 8' Tietz 27' Ronstadt 90+2'	Report	Wekesser 58' Valentini 60' Geis 70'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Christian Dingert

Paderborn v Darmstadt 98

30 September 2022 10	Paderborn	1–2	Darmstadt 98	Paderborn
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Leipertz 3'	Report	Manu 10' Müller 24' 90+2' Pfeiffer 71'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 11,238 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Darmstadt 98 v Fortuna Düsseldorf

8 October 2022 11	Darmstadt 98	1–0	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Manu 29' Müller 44' Pfeiffer 72' 90+4' Mehlem 78' Holland 88' Karic 90'	Report	Iyoha 64' Sobottka 79' Klarer 90+4' Marcel Mansfeld 90+4'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,850 Referee: Max Burda

Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt 98

15 October 2022 12	Karlsruher SC	1–2	Darmstadt 98	Karlsruhe
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Schleusener 19' Nebel 43' Jensen 90+4'	Report	Pfeiffer 49' 53' Schuhen 54' Brunst 57' Kempe 86' Tietz 88'	Stadium: BBBank Wildpark Attendance: 19,391 Referee: Alexander Sather

Darmstadt 98 v Holstein Kiel

21 October 2022 13	Darmstadt 98	1–1	Holstein Kiel	Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karic 55' Mehlem 67' Zimmermann 71' Bader 72'	Report	Skrzybski 35' Porath 49' Kirkeskov 72'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,650 Referee: Christian Dingert

FC St Pauli v Darmstadt 98

29 October 2022 14	FC St Pauli	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Fazliji 48' Saliakas 65' Aremu 67' Daschner 69'	Report	Mehlem 33' Ronstadt 60'	Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion Attendance: 29,546 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Darmstadt 98 v Hannover 96

4 November 2022 15	Darmstadt 98	1–0	Hannover 96	Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mehlem 62'	Report	Neumann 30' Kunze 39' Muroya 45' Börner 81'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,475 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

1. FC Magdeburg v Darmstadt 98

10 November 2022 16	1. FC Magdeburg	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Magdeburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Piccini 54' Atik 54' Bittroff 85' Müller 90'	Report	Kempe 42' Pfeiffer 50' 78' Vilhelmsson 87' Holland 89'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 18,788 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

Darmstadt 98 v Greuther Fürth

13 November 2022 17	Darmstadt 98	1–1	Greuther Fürth	Darmstadt
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karic 2' Pfeiffer 33' Holland 90+1'	Report	Michalski 42' Jung 44' 48' Haddadi 54'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,080 Referee: Harm Osmers

Darmstadt 98 v Jahn Regensburg

28 January 2023 18	Darmstadt 98	2–0	Jahn Regensburg	Darmstadt
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mehlem 15' Manu 18' Holland 29'	Report	Kennedy 21' Mees 63'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,798 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Sandhausen v Darmstadt 98

3 February 2023 19	Sandhausen	0–4	Darmstadt 98	Sandhausen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Esswein 30' Kinsombi 57' Ajdini 84'	Report	Honsak 6' 25' Schnellhardt 31' Vilhelmsson 55' Karic 89'	Stadium: BWT-Stadion am Hardtwald Attendance: 7,254 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

DFB-Pokal

FC Ingolstadt v Darmstadt 98

1 August 2022 First round	FC Ingolstadt	0–3	Darmstadt 98	Ingolstadt
18:01 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tietz 15' Kempe 42' (pen.) Warming 84'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 5,298 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Darmstadt 98 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 October 2022 Second round	Darmstadt 98	2–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Darmstadt
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Tietz 23' Kempe 40' Holland 57' Mehlem 63' Karic 78' Seydel 79'	Report	Weigl 43' Netz 48'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,850 Referee: Robert Schröder

Eintracht Frankfurt v Darmstadt 98

7 February 2023 (2023-02-07) Round of 16	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–2	Darmstadt 98	Frankfurt
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kolo Muani 6', 90' Borré 34', 44' Ndicka 45+5' Tuta 48' Kamada 62' Rode 64'	Report	Honsak 29', 31' Holland 34' Müller 45+3' Kempe 80' Manu 83' Bennetts 90+6'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 49,500 Referee: Felix Zwayer

References

^ "Kader: Darmstadt 98" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). 4 March 2023. p. 3.
^ "DFL veröffentlicht 2. Bundesliga-Spielplan 2022/23 im Juni". kicker.de (in German). Kicker (sports magazine). 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

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League competitions

Men

Levels 1–3	Bundesliga 2. Bundesliga 3. Liga
Level 4	Bayern Nord Nordost Südwest West
Level 5	Baden-Württemberg Bayern Bremen Hamburg Hessen Mittelrhein Niederrhein Niedersachsen Nordost Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar Schleswig-Holstein Westfalen

Women

Bundesliga
2. Bundesliga
Regionalliga

Cup competitions

Men	DFB-Pokal (Final) DFL-Supercup Verbandspokal (Baden, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Niedersachsen, Rheinland, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Südbaden, Südwest, Thüringen, Westfalen, Württemberg)
Women	DFB-Pokal Verbandspokal

European competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League Europa Conference League Super Cup
Women	Champions League

Related to national teams

Men	2022–23 UEFA Nations League (League A) 2022 FIFA World Cup Hansi Flick
Women	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (Qualification: Group H) Martina Voss-Tecklenburg

Transfers

Men	Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23
Women	Summer 2022 Winter 2022–23

Men's team seasons
Bundesliga	FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Union Berlin VfL Bochum Werder Bremen Borussia Dortmund Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln RB Leipzig Bayer Leverkusen Mainz 05 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bayern Munich Schalke 04 VfB Stuttgart VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	Arminia Bielefeld Eintracht Braunschweig Darmstadt 98 Fortuna Düsseldorf Greuther Fürth Hamburger SV Hannover 96 1. FC Heidenheim 1. FC Kaiserslautern Karlsruher SC Holstein Kiel 1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Nürnberg SC Paderborn Jahn Regensburg Hansa Rostock SV Sandhausen FC St. Pauli
3. Liga	Erzgebirge Aue SpVgg Bayreuth Borussia Dortmund II Dynamo Dresden MSV Duisburg SV Elversberg Rot-Weiss Essen SC Freiburg II Hallescher FC FC Ingolstadt Viktoria Köln Waldhof Mannheim SV Meppen 1860 Munich VfB Oldenburg VfL Osnabrück 1. FC Saarbrücken SC Verl Wehen Wiesbaden FSV Zwickau

Women's team seasons
Bundesliga	Werder Bremen MSV Duisburg SGS Essen Eintracht Frankfurt SC Freiburg 1899 Hoffenheim 1. FC Köln Bayer Leverkusen SV Meppen Bayern Munich Turbine Potsdam VfL Wolfsburg
2. Bundesliga	SG Andernach Eintracht Frankfurt II SC Freiburg II FSV Gütersloh 1899 Hoffenheim II FC Ingolstadt 1. FC Köln II Carl Zeiss Jena RB Leipzig Bayern Munich II 1. FC Nürnberg Turbine Potsdam II SC Sand VfL Wolfsburg II