2015–16 SV Darmstadt 98 season

SV Darmstadt 98
2015–16 season
ChairmanKlaus Rüdiger Fritsch
ManagerDirk Schuster
StadiumStadion am Böllenfalltor
Bundesliga14th
DFB-PokalRound of 16

The 2015–16 SV Darmstadt 98 season is the club's 118th season. This will be the club's third season in the Bundesliga overall and its first since its most recent promotion.

Background

Darmstadt 98 will be playing in their 118th overall season, and third overall in the top-flight Bundesliga, after they were promoted following a 1–0 win over FC St. Pauli on the final matchday of the 2014–15 2. Bundesliga season. This is their second-straight promotion after they were promoted from the 3. Liga the previous year. The promotion finished a 33-year run outside of top-flight football. They had previously played in the Bundesliga in the 1978–79 and 1981–82 seasons.

Friendlies

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 June 2015 (2015-06-26) Viktoria Urberach 0–9 Darmstadt 98 Rödermark, Germany
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Zunic 10'
Kempe 23', 41'
Stroh-Engel 35'
Winter 39'
Ivana 59'
Exslager 70', 75'
Sailer 84'
Attendance: 2000
7 July 2015 (2015-07-07) TSG Balingen 0–1 Darmstadt 98 Balingen, Germany
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Stark 30' Stadium: Au-Stadion
Attendance: 1500
11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Kehler FV 0–10 Darmstadt 98 Klosterreichenbach, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Sulu 6'
Stroh-Engel 8', 21'
Rausch 15'
Stegmayer 59' (pen.)
Sailer 60', 73', 89'
Winter 70'
Stark 90'
Attendance: 650
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Darmstadt 98 2–3 Rot-Weiß Erfurt Darmstadt, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rosenthal 22'
Rausch 50'
Report Erb 54'
Tyrala 73' (pen.)
Pigl 90'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Viktoria Aschaffenburg 1–3 Darmstadt 98 Aschaffenburg, Germany
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Amouzouvi 67' Report Kempe 38' (pen.)
Sailer 53', 76'
Stadium: Stadion am Schönbusch
Attendance: 4,132
Referee: Simon Marx

Mid-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

4 September 2015 (2015-09-04) Borussia Neunkirchen 2–6 Darmstadt 98 Neunkirchen, Germany
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Ljaic 37'
Flätgen 55'
Report Wagner 3', 13' (pen.), 39', 84'
Kempe 26'
Ivana 36'
Stadium: Ellenfeldstadion
Attendance: 500
9 October 2015 (2015-10-09) Darmstadt 98 2–0 RM Hamm Benfica Ginsheim, Germany
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sirigu 74'
Sailer 81'
[www.sv98.de/home/lilien/aktuelles/nachrichten-ansicht/news/lilien-siegen-mit-20-gegen-hamm-benfica/ Report]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 FC Augsburg 34 9 11 14 42 52 −10 38
13 Werder Bremen 34 10 8 16 50 65 −15 38
14 Darmstadt 98 34 9 11 14 38 53 −15 38
15 1899 Hoffenheim 34 9 10 15 39 54 −15 37
16 Eintracht Frankfurt (O) 34 9 9 16 34 52 −18 36 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
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-offs.
(O) Play-off winners

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 9 11 14 38 53  −15 38 2 6 9 15 29  −14 7 5 5 23 24  −1

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDDWLWDLWLLDLDWLLWLWLLDLDDDDWWLLWL
Position91112111210910911131313121212131214111314141415141313131113141314
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 1 Darmstadt 98 2–2 Hannover 96 Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Heller 31', 54'
Sulu  58'
Report Marcelo  34'
Benschop 48'
Sulu 62' (o.g.)
Sobiech  79'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Felix Brych
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 2 Schalke 04 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Draxler 47',  68' Report Rausch 9'
Sailer  52'
Wagner  90+4'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 61,565
Referee: Benjamin Brand
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 3 Darmstadt 98 0–0 TSG Hoffenheim Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Niemeyer  25'
Gondorf  54'
Garics  62'
Report Zuber  14'
Uth  25'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Marco Fritz
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 4 Bayer Leverkusen 0–1 Darmstadt 98 Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Papadopoulos  35'
Wendell  41'
Bellarabi  90+2'
Report Sulu 8'
Mathenia  68'
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,396
Referee: Peter Sippel
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 5 Darmstadt 98 0–3 Bayern Munich Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wagner  73'
Sulu  78'
Report Vidal 20'
Coman 62'
Rode 63'
Martínez  80'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
22 September 2015 (2015-09-22) 6 Darmstadt 98 2–1 Werder Bremen Darmstadt
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Holland  28'
Wagner 31' (pen.), 84'
Niemeyer  40'
Díaz  88'
Report Bartels  10'  88'
Jóhannsson 19'
Wiedwald  30'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Guido Winkmann
27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 7 Borussia Dortmund 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Aubameyang 63', 71' Report Heller 17',  54'
Wagner  45+4'
Sulu 90'
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,359
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 October 2015 (2015-10-02) 8 Darmstadt 98 2–3 Mainz 05 Darmstadt
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Heller 27'
Caldirola  52'
Sailer 57'
Report Bell 15'
Latza  21'
Mallı 24'
de Blasis 64'
Karius  70'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Florian Meyer
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 9 FC Augsburg 0–2 Darmstadt 98 Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baier  61'
Caiuby  67'
Report Wagner 7'
Niemeyer 29'
Heller  47'
Garics  66'
Caldirola  85'
Stadium: WWK ARENA
Attendance: 30,009
Referee: Sascha Stegemann
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 10 Darmstadt 98 0–1 VfL Wolfsburg Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rausch  59'
Wagner  62'
Report Dante  75'
Caligiuri 78'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: Günter Perl
1 November 2015 (2015-11-01) 11 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Darmstadt 98 Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Tytoń  33'
Die  54'
Klein  58'
Garics 68' (o.g.)
Werner 90+4'
Report Garics  61'
Díaz  90+1'
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 55,200
Referee: Robert Hartmann
7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 12 Darmstadt 98 1–1 Hamburger SV Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Wagner  25'
Gondorf  45'
Heller 47'
Niemeyer  52'
Garics  56'
Report Lasogga 29' (pen.)
Djourou  57'
Gregoritsch  85'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 13 FC Ingolstadt 3–1 Darmstadt 98 Ingolstadt
17:40 CET (UTC+01:00) Hartmann  54', 60' (pen.), 88'
Bauer 58'
Groß  63'
Report Rosenthal  2'
Sulu 9',  90+2'
Niemeyer  49'
Stadium: Audi Sportpark
Attendance: 14,551
Referee: Knut Kircher
27 November 2015 (2015-11-27) 14 Darmstadt 98 0–0 1. FC Köln Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Garics  45'
Sulu  74'
Report Zoller  80' Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 15 Eintracht Frankfurt 0–1 Darmstadt 98 Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Seferovic  39'
Stendera  58'
Zambrano  59'
Russ  87'
Report Sulu 30'
Holland  50'
Niemeyer  58'
Mathenia  85'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 51,500
Referee: Felix Brych
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 16 Darmstadt 98 0–4 Hertha BSC Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Gondorf  38'
Wagner  39'
Rausch  58'
Vrančić  76'
Report Ibišević 12', 50'
Plattenhardt 26'
Langkamp  38'
Kalou 77'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Günter Perl
20 December 2015 (2015-12-20) 17 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–2 Darmstadt 98 Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Xhaka  38'
Stindl 44',  45+1'
Nordtveit 51'
Wendt 86'
Report Heller 28',  65'
Niemeyer  38'
Caldirola  45+2'
Holland  60'
Wagner 67'
Stadium: Stadion im Borussia-Park
Attendance: 53,610
Referee: Benjamin Brand
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 18 Hannover 96 1–2 Darmstadt 98 Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Almeida 10'
Sané  44'
Schulz  81'
Report Niemeyer  22'
Wagner  25', 31', 47'
Gondorf  42'
Rausch  77'
Garics  84'
Stadium: HDI-Arena
Attendance: 35,600
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 19 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Schalke 04 Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rausch  55'
Niemeyer  66'
Rajković  83'
Report Meyer 43',  59'
Sané 53'
Goretzka  84'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Daniel Siebert
7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 20 TSG Hoffenheim 0–2 Darmstadt 98 Sinsheim
17:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Amiri  73' Report Sulu 33'
Heller  73'
Niemeyer  81'
Rajković  82', 85'
Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 26,231
Referee: Christian Dingert
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 21 Darmstadt 98 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Wagner 28'
Gondorf  37'
Rosenthal  69'
Sulu  84'
Heller  85'
Niemeyer  88'
Rausch  90+2'
Report Wendell  23'
Sulu 62' (o.g.)
Brandt 77'
Ramalho  90'
Çalhanoğlu  90+2'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Jochen Drees
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 22 Bayern Munich 3–1 Darmstadt 98 Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rafinha  39'
Müller 49', 71'
Kimmich  50'
Lewandowski 84'
Report Wagner 26' Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Michael Weiner
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 23 Werder Bremen 2–2 Darmstadt 98 Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Ujah 33'
Wiedwald  43'
Yatabaré  45+1'
S. García  47'
Pizarro 89'
Report Rajković  36'
Wagner 44' (pen.)
Sulu  57', 82'
Niemeyer  71'
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 40,396
Referee: Robert Hartmann
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 24 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Borussia Dortmund Darmstadt
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Ramos 38'
Durm 53'
Subotić  81'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 25 Mainz 05 0–0 Darmstadt 98 Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Donati  57' Report Jungwirth  42'
Gondorf  45'
Rajković  63'
Niemeyer  84'
Vrančić  86'
Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: Benjamin Brand
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 26 Darmstadt 98 2–2 FC Augsburg Darmstadt
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Vrančić 12'
Wagner 40'
Heller  90+1'
Holland  90+5'
Report Feulner 63'
Finnbogason 90' (pen.)
Max  90+1'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Bastian Dankert
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 27 VfL Wolfsburg 1–1 Darmstadt 98 Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Schürrle  45+1', 90+3' Report Wagner 82'
Gondorf  89'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 26,422
Referee: Markus Schmidt
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 28 Darmstadt 98 2–2 VfB Stuttgart Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wagner 26'
Niemeyer 51',  62'
Jungwirth  70'
Rausch  88'
Heller  90'
Report Gentner 45'
Rupp 45+3'
Klein  90'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 29 Hamburger SV 1–2 Darmstadt 98 Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) N. Müller  33'
Spahić  90'
Cléber  90+1'
Holtby 90+1'
Report Jungwirth  26'
Sulu 38'
Caldirola  45+1'
Gondorf 54'
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Peter Sippel
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 30 Darmstadt 98 2–0 FC Ingolstadt Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rausch  46', 51'
Wagner  68', 85'
Report Christiansen  71'
Leckie  75'
Matip  89'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 15,600
Referee: Michael Weiner
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 31 1. FC Köln 4–1 Darmstadt 98 Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Modeste 4', 35'
Risse 52', 75'
Gerhardt  59'
Lehmann  72'
Report Gondorf 12',  81'
Garics  86'
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Christian Dingert
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 32 Darmstadt 98 1–2 Eintracht Frankfurt Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vrančić 12'
Mathenia  55'
Jungwirth  86'
Report Seferovic  19'
Huszti  37'
Hasebe 56'
Aigner 83'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 14,800
Referee: Manuel Gräfe
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 33 Hertha BSC 1–2 Darmstadt 98 Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Darida 14'
Ibišević  55'
Skjelbred  80'
Jarstein  84'
Report Gondorf 24',  52'
Wagner 82',  84'  87'
Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 60,280
Referee: Felix Brych
14 May 2016 (2016-05-14) 34 Darmstadt 98 0–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Platte  45'
Garics  52'
Holland  80'
Report Hazard 31'
Hahn 63'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Peter Sippel

DFB-Pokal

7 August 2015 (2015-08-07) Round 1 TuS Erndtebrück 0–5 Darmstadt 98 Siegen
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Campagna  2'
Kröner  67'
Böhmer  81'
Report Sailer 9'
Stroh-Engel 10', 66'
Heller 57'
Holland  59'
Rausch 84'
Stadium: Leimbachstadion
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Florian Heft
27 October 2015 (2015-10-27) Round 2 Darmstadt 98 2–1 Hannover 96 Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Caldirola  30'
Sulu 74'
Wagner 79'
Report Andreasen  51'
Sobiech 75'
Albornoz  86'
Sané  90'
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 15,900
Referee: Daniel Siebert
15 December 2015 (2015-12-15) Round of 16 Bayern Munich 1–0 Darmstadt 98 Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rafinha  9'
Alonso 40'
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 72,500
Referee: Daniel Siebert

Squad

Squad

Squad and statistics

As of 15 August 2015

No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  GER Patrick Platins 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  GER Michael Stegmayer 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  TUR Aytaç Sulu 2 0 1 0 1 0
5 DF  GER Benjamin Gorka 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  BIH Mario Vrančić 1 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW  GER Marco Sailer 2 1 1 0 1 1
8 MF  GER Jérôme Gondorf 2 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW  GER Dominik Stroh-Engel 2 2 1 0 1 2
10 MF  GER Jan Rosenthal 2 0 1 0 1 0
11 MF  GER Tobias Kempe 2 0 1 0 1 0
13 DF  AUT György Garics 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW  GER Sandro Wagner 1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF  CRC Júnior Díaz 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF  GER Sandro Sirigu 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  GER Peter Niemeyer 2 0 1 0 1 0
19 FW  GER Felix Platte 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  GER Marcel Heller 2 3 1 2 1 1
23 MF  GER Florian Jungwirth 2 0 1 0 1 0
25 MF  GER Yannick Stark 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  SVK Milan Ivana 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK  GER Christian Mathenia 2 0 1 0 1 0
32 DF  GER Fabian Holland 2 0 1 0 1 0
33 DF  ITA Luca Caldirola 2 0 1 0 1 0
34 MF  GER Konstantin Rausch 2 1 1 0 1 1
35 DF  SRB Slobodan Rajković 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF  GER Jan Finger 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF  AFG Ali Kazimi 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF  GER Nick Volk 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF  GER Noel Wembacher 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK  POL Łukasz Załuska 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Name Age NAT EU Moving from Type Transfer Window Contract ends Transfer fee Sources
6 Midfielder Mario Vrančić 26 Yes SC Paderborn Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 €500,000
10 Midfielder Jan Rosenthal 29 Yes Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 Free
13 Defender György Garics 31 Yes Bologna Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 undisclosed
14 Forward Sandro Wagner 27 Yes Hertha BSC Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 Free
15 Defender Júnior Díaz 31 No Mainz 05 Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 Free
18 Midfielder Peter Niemeyer 31 Yes Hertha BSC Transfer Summer 30 June 2018 Free
32 Defender Fabian Holland 24 Yes Hertha BSC Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 €300,000
33 Defender Luca Caldirola 24 Yes Werder Bremen Loan Summer 30 June 2016 €100,000
34 Midfielder Konstantin Rausch 25 Yes VfB Stuttgart Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free
35 Defender Slobodan Rajković 26 Yes Hamburger SV Transfer Summer 30 June 2017 Free
36 Midfielder Jan Finger 18 Yes Darmstadt 98 U19 Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free
37 Midfielder Ali Kazimi 18 Yes Darmstadt 98 U19 Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free
38 Defender Nick Volk 17 Yes Darmstadt 98 U19 Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free
39 Defender Noel Wembacher 18 Yes Darmstadt 98 U19 Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free
40 Goalkeeper Łukasz Załuska 33 Yes Celtic Transfer Summer 30 June 2016 Free

Out

No. Pos. Name Age NAT Moving to Type Transfer Window Transfer fee Sources
10 FW Maurice Exslager 24 1. FC Köln End of Loan Summer
13 FW Ronny König 32 Chemnitzer FC Transfer Summer Free
14 DF Leon Balogun 27 Mainz 05 Transfer Summer Free
17 MF Hanno Behrens 25 1. FC Nürnberg Transfer Summer Free
18 DF Romain Brégerie 28 FC Ingolstadt Transfer Summer Free
28 FW Jan Rosenthal 29 Eintracht Frankfurt End of Loan Summer
31 GK Marius Sauss 22 Lupo Martini Wolfsburg Transfer Summer Free
32 DF Fabian Holland 24 Hertha BSC End of Loan Summer
DF Marco Komenda 18 Sportfreunde Siegen End of Contract Summer
DF Janik Bachmann 19 Hannover 96 II End of Contract Summer Free
DF Serkan Fırat 21 unknown End of Contract Summer
DF Timon Fröhlich 19 unknown End of Contract Summer

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