2021–22 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2021–22 season is SV Darmstadt 98's 124th season in existence and the club's fifth consecutive season in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football and 22nd overall. The club will also participate in the DFB-Pokal.

SV Darmstadt 98
2021–22 season
ChairmanKlaus Rüdiger Fritsch
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
StadiumMerck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

Background and pre-season
Main article: 2020–21 SV Darmstadt 98 season

Darmstadt 98 finished the 2020–21 season in 7th place, 11 points below the automatic promotion places and 13 points below the promotion play-off place.[1] Manager Markus Anfang left the club at the end of the previous season and was replaced by Torsten Lieberknecht in June 2021.[2]

Pre-season
Pre-season match details
DateTimeOpponentVenueResult
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Competitions

2. Bundesliga
Main article: 2021–22 2. Bundesliga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 FC St. Pauli 17 11 3 3 37 20 +17 36 Promotion to Bundesliga
2 Darmstadt 98 17 10 2 5 39 20 +19 32
3 Hamburger SV 17 7 8 2 30 17 +13 29 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Schalke 04 17 9 2 6 33 22 +11 29
5 Jahn Regensburg 17 8 4 5 35 26 +9 28
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Away goals scored; 8) Play-off.[3]

Matches
2. Bundesliga match details
MatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceLeague
position		Ref.
124 July 202113:30Jahn RegensburgHome0–2—4,50015th[4]
230 July 202118:30Karlsruher SCAway0–3—9,75016th[5]
315 August 202113:30FC IngolstadtHome6–1Tietz 29', 45+4', Pfeiffer 39', 66', Manu 90+4'4,50612th[6]
422 August 202113:30Hamburger SVAway2–2Tietz 14' (pen.), 45+4'17,95010th[7]
528 August 202113:30Hannover 96Home4–0Pfeiffer 21', Tietz 45+1', Schnellhardt 70', Krajnc 87' (o.g.)6,0508th[8]
612 September 202113:30Hansa RostockAway1–2Kempe 66' (pen.)14,50011th[9]
719 September 202113:30Dynamo DresdenHome1–0Kempe 14'7,0209th[10]
824 September 202118:301. FC HeidenheimAway1–2Tietz 52'5,09512th[11]
93 October 202113:30SV SandhausenHome6–1Tietz 2', 59', Pfeiffer 35', 57', Goller 47', Karic 73'4,4579th[12]

DFB-Pokal
Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal
DFB-Pokal match details
RoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResult
F–A		ScorersAttendanceRef.
First round6 August 202120:451860 MunichAway0–0
(3–4 p)		Pfeiffer 80'4,158[13]

Transfers

Transfers in
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Loans in
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Transfers out
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Loans out
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Appearances and goals
Source:[14][15]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
Players with names struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Darmstadt.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Players included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
7MF GER Benjamin Goller * 200020
8MF GER Fabian Schnellhardt 200020
9FW GER Phillip Tietz 200020
13GK GER Morten Behrens 200020
16FW GER Luca Pfeiffer * 0 (1)0000 (1)0
18MF AUT Mathias Honsak 100010
19DF AUT Emir Karic 200020
20DF GER Jannik Müller 200020
24DF GER Lasse Sobiech 200020
26DF GER Matthias Bader 200020
30MF POL Adrian Stanilewicz 100010
32DF GER Fabian Holland 200020
35MF SLE John Peter Sesay 0 (2)0000 (2)0
38DF GER Clemens Riedel 1 (1)0001 (1)0
40FW GER Erich Berko 100010
41MF GER Philipp Sonn 0 (1)0000 (1)0
43MF AUT Nemanja Celic 0 (1)0000 (1)0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
1GK GER Marcel Schuhen
3DF SWE Thomas Isherwood
5DF GER Patric Pfeiffer
6MF GER Marvin Mehlem
11MF GER Tobias Kempe
17DF GER Frank Ronstadt
21GK GER Steve Kroll
22FW GER Aaron Seydel
27MF GER Tim Skarke
33MF GER Braydon Manu
34MF GER Leon Müller
37GK GER Antonis Makatounakis
39FW GER Ensar Arslan

References
  1. "Tabelle – 2. Bundesliga 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  2. "Lieberknecht übernimmt in Darmstadt".
  3. "Ligaverband: Ligastatut" [League Association: League Regulations] (PDF). DFB.de. German Football Association. p. 214. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. "Singh und Gimber treffen gegen geschwächte Lilien".
  5. "Weiter dezimiert, weiter ohne Punkt: Doppelter Hofmann sorgt bei Darmstadt für lange Gesichter".
  6. "Pfeiffer und Tietz treffen doppelt: Darmstadt überrollt chancenlose Ingolstädter".
  7. "Nach spektakulärer erster Hälfte: HSV nur 2:2 gegen Darmstadt".
  8. "Kongeniales Duo Pfeiffer/Tietz lässt Darmstadt jubeln".
  9. "Zwei Tore nach Standards: Debütant Fröde köpft Rostock zum Sieg".
  10. "Trotz langer Unterzahl: Leidenschaftliche Darmstädter besiegen Dresden".
  11. "Zwei Elfmeter, ein Joker-Tor: Heidenheimer Arbeitssieg gegen Darmstadt".
  12. "Darmstadt völlig entfesselt: 6:1 beim SVS".
  13. "Nervenstarke Löwen bezwingen Darmstadt im Elfmeterschießen".
  14. "FootballSquads - SV Darmstadt 98 - 2021/2022".
  15. "SV Darmstadt 98 - Appearances 2. Bundesliga 2021/2022".
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