Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98, is a German professional association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as Rasen-Sportverein Olympia before merging with Darmstädter Sport Club 1905 on 11 November that year to become Sportverein Darmstadt 98. Merger partner SC was the product of a 1905 union between Viktoria 1900 Darmstadt and Germania 1903 Darmstadt. The footballers are today part of a sports club which also offers its over 13,500 members basketball, hiking, futsal, judo, and table tennis.
Norbert Meier is a German former football player, who played as a midfielder, and manager who last managed KFC Uerdingen.
Markus Anfang is a German retired footballer, who manages Dynamo Dresden.
The 2. Bundesliga is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below the Bundesliga and above the 3. Liga in the German football league system. All of the 2. Bundesliga clubs take part in the DFB-Pokal, the annual German Cup competition. A total of 127 clubs have competed in the 2. Bundesliga since its foundation.
Bruno Labbadia is a German football manager and former player who played as a striker. He last managed VfB Stuttgart.
Eberhard Dirk Schuster is a German professional football manager, who last managed 1. FC Kaiserslautern and former player who played as a defender.
Sidney Sam is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He was known for his explosive speed and dribbling style.
Christian Henel is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Torsten Lieberknecht is a German football manager and player, who currently is the manager of Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.
Fabian Holland is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or defensive midfielder for and captains Bundesliga club Darmstadt.
Leon Guwara is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for FC Ingolstadt 04. Born in Germany, he plays for the Gambia national team.
Robin Leon Koch is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, and the Germany national team.
The 2017–18 2. Bundesliga was the 44th season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second highest German football league. It began on 28 July 2017 and concluded on 13 May 2018 with the match between VfL Bochum and FC St. Pauli (0:1) and ended with the 34th match day on 13 May 2018. From 19 December 2017 to 23 January 2018, the season was interrupted by a winter break.
The 2017–18 SV Darmstadt 98 season was the 120th season in the football club's history and their 18th overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. It was the club's first season back in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016–17.
Braydon Marvin Manu is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Bundesliga club Darmstadt 98.
Luca Pfeiffer is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SV Darmstadt 98 on loan from VfB Stuttgart.
The 2019–20 SV Darmstadt 98 season was the 122nd season in the football club's history and their 20th overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. It was the club's third consecutive season in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016-17.
Filip Stojilković is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from SV Darmstadt 98.
The 1981–82 Hamburger SV season was the 35th season in the club's history and the 19th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga.
