2021–22 SV Darmstadt 98 season

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

SV Darmstadt 98
2021–22 season
ChairmanKlaus Rüdiger Fritsch
ManagerTorsten Lieberknecht
StadiumMerck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
2. Bundesliga4th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Luca Pfeiffer (17)

All:
Luca Pfeiffer (18)

Background and pre-season

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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

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Pre-season match details
Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.

Competitions

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2. Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Werder Bremen (P) 34 18 9 7 65 43 +22 63 Promotion to Bundesliga
3 Hamburger SV 34 16 12 6 67 35 +32 60 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Darmstadt 98 34 18 6 10 71 46 +25 60
5 FC St. Pauli 34 16 9 9 61 46 +15 57
6 1. FC Heidenheim 34 15 7 12 43 45 −2 52
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]
(P) Promoted

Matches

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2. Bundesliga match details
Match Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance League
position
Ref.
1 24 July 2021 13:30 Jahn Regensburg Home 0–2 4,500 15th [4]
2 30 July 2021 18:30 Karlsruher SC Away 0–3 9,750 16th [5]
3 15 August 2021 13:30 FC Ingolstadt Home 6–1 Tietz 29', 45+4', L. Pfeiffer 39', 66', Schnellhardt 45+2', Manu 90+4' 4,506 12th [6]
4 22 August 2021 13:30 Hamburger SV Away 2–2 Tietz 14' (pen.), 45+4' 17,950 10th [7]
5 28 August 2021 13:30 Hannover 96 Home 4–0 L. Pfeiffer 21', Tietz 45+1', Schnellhardt 70', Krajnc 87' (o.g.) 6,050 8th [8]
6 12 September 2021 13:30 Hansa Rostock Away 1–2 Kempe 66' (pen.) 14,500 11th [9]
7 19 September 2021 13:30 Dynamo Dresden Home 1–0 Kempe 14' 7,020 9th [10]
8 24 September 2021 18:30 1. FC Heidenheim Away 1–2 Tietz 52' 5,095 12th [11]
9 3 October 2021 13:30 SV Sandhausen Home 6–1 Tietz 2', 59', L. Pfeiffer 35', 57', Goller 47', Karic 73' 4,457 9th [12]
10 17 October 2021 13:30 Werder Bremen Home 3–0 Holland 45', L. Pfeiffer 65', 71' 13,000 6th [13]
11 23 October 2021 13:30 Holstein Kiel Away 1–1 L. Pfeiffer 41' 7,009 7th [14]
12 29 October 2021 18:30 1. FC Nürnberg Home 2–0 L. Pfeiffer 11', Schindler 59' (o.g.) 13,000 6th [15]
13 7 November 2021 13:30 Schalke 04 Away 4–2 Tietz 11', 63', Honsak 23', Goller 89' 51,327 4th [16]
14 20 November 2021 13:30 FC St. Pauli Home 4–0 Tietz 6', Manu 29', L. Pfeiffer 39', 41' 13,000 2nd [17]
15 27 November 2021 13:30 Erzgebirge Aue Away 2–1 L. Pfeiffer 62', Seydel 75' 0[a] 2nd [18]
16 3 December 2021 18:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf Home 1–3 Tietz 85' pen. 12,450 2nd [19]
17 11 December 2021 13:30 SC Paderborn Away 1–0 P. Pfeiffer 81' 2,924 2nd [20]
18 19 December 2021 13:30 Jahn Regensburg Away 2–0 2nd
19 15 January 2022 20:30 Karlsruher SC Home 2–2 2nd
20 22 January 2022 13:30 FC Ingolstadt Away 2–0 1st
21 6 February 2022 13:30 Hamburger SV Home 0–5 1st
22 13 February 2022 13:30 Hannover 96 Away 2–2 4th
23 20 February 2022 13:30 Hansa Rostock Home 1–1 3rd
24 26 February 2022 20:30 Dynamo Dresden Away 1–0 2nd
25 4 March 2022 18:30 1. FC Heidenheim Home 3–2 2nd
26 11 March 2022 18:30 SV Sandhausen Home 1–1 1st
27 19 March 2022 20:30 Werder Bremen Away 0–1 3rd
28 2 April 2022 13:30 Holstein Kiel Home 3–1 2nd
29 9 April 2022 20:30 1. FC Nürnberg Away 1–3 4th
30 17 April 2022 13:30 Schalke 04 Home 2–5 4th
31 23 April 2022 20:30 FC St. Pauli Away 2–1 3rd
32 30 April 2022 20:30 Erzgebirge Aue Home 6–0 2nd
33 6 May 2022 18:30 Fortuna Düsseldorf Away 1–2 4th
34 15 May 2022 15:30 SC Paderborn Home 3–0 4th

DFB-Pokal

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DFB-Pokal match details
Round Date Time Opponent Venue Result
F–A
Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 6 August 2021 20:45 1860 Munich Away 1–1
(3–4 p)
Pfeiffer 80' 4,158 [21]

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Name From Fee Ref.

Loans in

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Date Position Name Club Return Ref.

Transfers out

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Date Position Name To Fee Ref.

Loans out

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Date Position Name Club Return Ref.

Appearances and goals

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Source:[22][23]
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
7 MF   GER Benjamin Goller * 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF   GER Fabian Schnellhardt 2 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   GER Phillip Tietz 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 GK   GER Morten Behrens 2 0 0 0 2 0
16 FW   GER Luca Pfeiffer * 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
18 MF   AUT Mathias Honsak 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF   AUT Emir Karic 2 0 0 0 2 0
20 DF   GER Jannik Müller 2 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF   GER Lasse Sobiech 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 DF   GER Matthias Bader 2 0 0 0 2 0
30 MF   POL Adrian Stanilewicz 1 0 0 0 1 0
32 DF   GER Fabian Holland 2 0 0 0 2 0
35 MF   SLE John Peter Sesay 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
38 DF   GER Clemens Riedel 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
40 FW   GER Erich Berko 1 0 0 0 1 0
41 MF   GER Philipp Sonn 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
43 MF   AUT Nemanja Celic 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
1 GK   GER Marcel Schuhen
3 DF   SWE Thomas Isherwood
5 DF   GER Patric Pfeiffer
6 MF   GER Marvin Mehlem
11 MF   GER Tobias Kempe
17 DF   GER Frank Ronstadt
21 GK   GER Steve Kroll
22 FW   GER Aaron Seydel
27 MF   GER Tim Skarke
33 MF   GER Braydon Manu
34 MF   GER Leon Müller
37 GK   GER Antonis Makatounakis
39 FW   GER Ensar Arslan

Notes

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  1. ^ Match played behind closed doors

References

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  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". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Weiter dezimiert, weiter ohne Punkt: Doppelter Hofmann sorgt bei Darmstadt für lange Gesichter". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Pfeiffer und Tietz treffen doppelt: Darmstadt überrollt chancenlose Ingolstädter". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Nach spektakulärer erster Hälfte: HSV nur 2:2 gegen Darmstadt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Kongeniales Duo Pfeiffer/Tietz lässt Darmstadt jubeln". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Zwei Tore nach Standards: Debütant Fröde köpft Rostock zum Sieg". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Trotz langer Unterzahl: Leidenschaftliche Darmstädter besiegen Dresden". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Zwei Elfmeter, ein Joker-Tor: Heidenheimer Arbeitssieg gegen Darmstadt". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Darmstadt völlig entfesselt: 6:1 beim SVS". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "3:0! Holland leitet per Traumtor Anfangs bittere Rückkehr ein". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Rapp wartet weiter auf den ersten Sieg: Darmstadt punktet in Kiel". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Ungeschlagen-Serie gerissen: Nürnberg verzweifelt am Darmstädter Defensiv-Bollwerk". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Darmstadt unwiderstehlich: Schalke verliert schon wieder". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Darmstadts Offensive rockt weiter: St. Pauli am Böllenfalltor chancenlos". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Pfeiffer macht das Dutzend voll: Darmstadt nimmt auch die Hürde Aue". kicker (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Eiskalte Fortuna hält Darmstadts Dauerdruck stand". kicker (in German). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Später Standard reicht: "Falscher" Pfeiffer köpft Lilien in Paderborn zum Sieg". kicker (in German). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Nervenstarke Löwen bezwingen Darmstadt im Elfmeterschießen".
  22. ^ "FootballSquads - SV Darmstadt 98 - 2021/2022".
  23. ^ "SV Darmstadt 98 - Appearances 2. Bundesliga 2021/2022".