2014–15 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2014–15 Darmstadt 98 season was the club's 117th season. This was the club's 18th season in the 2. Bundesliga overall and first since promotion.

SV Darmstadt 98

2014–15 season
Chairman	Klaus Rüdiger Fritsch
Manager	Dirk Schuster
Stadium	Stadion am Böllenfalltor
2. Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Eliminated First Round (vs VfL Wolfsburg)
Top goalscorer	League: Dominik Stroh-Engel All: Dominik Stroh-Engel
Highest home attendance	16,500
Average home league attendance	14,135
Biggest win	5-0 (vs Union Berlin)
Biggest defeat	1-4 (vs Fortuna Düsseldorf
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 20 June 2015.

Background

Darmstadt 98 played in their 117th season in the 2. Bundesliga after having been promoted after a dramatic relegation-promotion playoff against Arminia Bielefeld in which the deciding goal was scored in the 122nd minute.[1] This was widely seen as a sensation, as Darmstadt were supposed to be relegated in the 2012–13 season but were spared due to their rivals having their licence revoked because of going into administration.[2] The promotion finished a 21–year run outside of the 2. Bundesiga.[1]

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

Main article: 2014–15 2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	FC Ingolstadt 04 (C, P)	34	17	13	4	53	32	+21	64	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	SV Darmstadt 98 (P)	34	15	14	5	44	26	+18	59
3	Karlsruher SC	34	15	13	6	46	26	+20	58	Qualification to promotion play-offs
4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	34	14	14	6	45	31	+14	56
5	RB Leipzig	34	13	11	10	39	31	+8	50
6	Eintracht Braunschweig	34	15	5	14	44	41	+3	50
7	1. FC Union Berlin	34	12	11	11	46	51	−5	47
8	1. FC Heidenheim	34	12	10	12	49	44	+5	46
9	1. FC Nürnberg	34	13	6	15	42	47	−5	45
10	Fortuna Düsseldorf	34	11	11	12	48	52	−4	44
11	VfL Bochum	34	9	15	10	53	55	−2	42
12	SV Sandhausen[lower-alpha 1]	34	10	12	12	32	37	−5	39
13	FSV Frankfurt	34	10	9	15	41	53	−12	39
14	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	34	8	13	13	34	42	−8	37
15	FC St. Pauli	34	10	7	17	40	51	−11	37
16	1860 Munich	34	9	9	16	41	51	−10	36	Qualification to relegation play-offs
17	Erzgebirge Aue (R)	34	9	9	16	32	47	−15	36	Relegation to 3. Liga
18	VfR Aalen[lower-alpha 2] (R)	34	7	12	15	34	46	−12	31

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. SV Sandhausen were deducted three points for license violation.[3]
2. VfR Aalen were deducted two points for license violation.[4]

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	15	14	5	44	26	+18	59	11	5	1	30	10	+20	4	9	4	14	16	−2

Last updated: 25 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W
Position	3	7	3	5	3	6	1	3	6	6	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Darmstadt 98 v SV Sandhausen

3 August 2014 (2014-08-03) 1	Darmstadt 98	1–0	SV Sandhausen	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Robert Hartmann

FC Ingolstadt v Darmstadt 98

10 August 2014 (2014-08-10) 2	FC Ingolstadt	2–2	Darmstadt 98	Ingolstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Lex  22' Lappe  90'	Report	Brégerie  16' Stroh-Engel  74'	Stadium: Audi Sportpark Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Arne Aarnink

Darmstadt 98 v VfR Aalen

24 August 2014 (2014-08-24) 3	Darmstadt 98	2–0	VfR Aalen	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Behrens  59' Stroh-Engel  71'	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 9,200 Referee: Christian Bandurski

1860 München v Darmstadt 98

31 August 2014 (2014-08-31) 4	1860 München	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Munich
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  31'	Report	Okotie  54'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Martin Petersen

Darmstadt 98 v Erzgebirge Aue

13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 5	Darmstadt 98	2–0	Erzgebirge Aue	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Heller  41' Stroh-Engel  68'	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 11,100 Referee: Timo Gerach

Eintracht Braunschweig v Darmstadt 98

19 September 2014 (2014-09-19) 6	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–0	Darmstadt 98	Braunschweig
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Nielsen  34' Kruppke  90'	Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 21,800 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Darmstadt 98 v FSV Frankfurt

24 September 2014 (2014-09-24) 7	Darmstadt 98	4–0	FSV Frankfurt	Darmstadt
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bregerie  16' Sulu  33' (85) Gondorf  34'	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 12,400 Referee: Thorsten Schriever

Union Berlin v Darmstadt 98

27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) 8	Union Berlin	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Berlin
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Quiring  85'	Report	Heller  73'	Stadium: Stadion an der Alten Försterei Attendance: 18,100 Referee: Harm Osmers

Darmstadt 98 v Fortuna Düsseldorf

5 October 2014 (2014-10-05) 9	Darmstadt 98	1–4	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Pohjanpalo  12', 26', 57' Benschop  47'	permanent dead link] Report	Kempe  46'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v Darmstadt 98

17 October 2014 (2014-10-17) 10	VfL Bochum	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Darmstadt
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kempe  10'	Report	Forssell  90+4'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Nürnberg

27 October 2014 (2014-10-27) 11	Darmstadt 98	3–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Stuttgart
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  39' Balogun  70' Kempe  82'	permanent dead link] Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 16,500 Referee: Martin Petersen

1. FC Heidenheim v Darmstadt 98

1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) 12	1. FC Heidenheim	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Heidenheim
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  7'	Report	Morabit  37'	Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Markus Wingenbach

Darmstadt 98 v RB Leipzig

8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) 13	Darmstadt 98	1–0	RB Leipzig	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  7'	permanent dead link] Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Christian Dingert

1. FC Kaiserslautern v Darmstadt 98

21 November 2014 (2014-11-21) 14	1. FC Kaiserslautern	0–0	Darmstadt 98	Kaiserslautern
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter Stadion Attendance: 36,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Darmstadt 98 v Karlsruher SC

28 November 2014 (2014-11-28) 15	Darmstadt 98	0–0	Karlsruher SC	Darmstadt
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,200 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Darmstadt 98 v Greuther Fürth

6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 16	Darmstadt 98	0–0	Greuther Fürth	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 11,200 Referee: Guido Winkmann

FC St. Pauli v Darmstadt 98

14 December 2014 (2014-12-14) 17	FC St. Pauli	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Hamburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		permanent dead link] Report	Holland  86'	Stadium: Millerntorstadion Attendance: 23,800 Referee: Harm Osmers

SV Sandhausen v Darmstadt 98

17 December 2014 (2014-12-17) 18	SV Sandhausen	1–2	Darmstadt 98	Sandhausen
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bouhaddouz  15' (o.g.)	permanent dead link] Report	Stiefler  15' (o.g.) Behrens  86'	Stadium: Hardtwaldstadion Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Darmstadt 98 v FC Ingolstadt

21 December 2014 (2014-12-21) 19	Darmstadt 98	2–2	FC Ingolstadt	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Behrens  7' Heller  54'	Report	Groß  20' Lex  40'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Frank Willenborg

VfR Aalen v Darmstadt 98

6 February 2015 (2015-02-06) 20	VfR Aalen	0–0	Darmstadt 98	Aalen
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report		Stadium: Scholz-Arena Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Günter Perl

Darmstadt 98 v 1860 München

15 February 2015 (2015-02-15) 21	Darmstadt 98	1–1	1860 München	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bandowski  26'	permanent dead link] Report	Balogun  83'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,600 Referee: Rene Rohde

Erzgebirge Aue v Darmstadt 98

20 February 2015 (2015-02-20) 22	Erzgebirge Aue	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Aue
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)		permanent dead link] Report	Gondorf  83'	Stadium: Sparkassen-Erzgebirgsstadion Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bibiana Steinhaus

Darmstadt 98 v Eintracht Braunschweig

27 February 2015 (2015-02-27) 23	Darmstadt 98	1–0	Eintracht Braunschweig	Darmstadt
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Rosenthal  90'	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 13,600 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

FSV Frankfurt v Darmstadt 98

8 March 2015 (2015-03-08) 24	FSV Frankfurt	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Darmstadt
13:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Dedić  65'	permanent dead link] Report	Gondorf  76'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Darmstadt 98 v Union Berlin

13 March 2015 (2015-03-13) 25	Darmstadt 98	5–0	Union Berlin	Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Balogun  34' Brégerie  45' (pen.) Ivana  56' Sulu  80', 83'	permanent dead link] Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

Fortuna Düsseldorf v Darmstadt 98

21 March 2015 (2015-03-21) 26	Fortuna Düsseldorf	2–0	Darmstadt 98	Düsseldorf
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Benschop  44' (pen.), 66'	permanent dead link] Report		Stadium: Esprit-Arena Attendance: 31,000 Referee: Robert Kempter

Darmstadt 98 v VfL Bochum

5 April 2015 (2015-04-05) 27	Darmstadt 98	2–0	VfL Bochum	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Brégerie  22' Balogun  77'	permanent dead link] Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

1. FC Nürnberg v Darmstadt 98

10 April 2015 (2015-04-10) 28	1. FC Nürnberg	1–1	Darmstadt 98	Nuremberg
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Burgstaller  34'	Report	Sailer  73'	Stadium: Grundig-Stadion Attendance: 30,600 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Heidenheim

19 April 2015 (2015-04-19) 29	Darmstadt 98	1–1	1. FC Heidenheim	Darmstadt
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stroh-Engel  64' (pen.)	permanent dead link] Report	Niederlechner  77'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 14,300 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

RB Leipzig v Darmstadt 98

24 April 2015 (2015-04-24) 30	RB Leipzig	2–1	Darmstadt 98	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Klostermann  79' Coltorti  90'	permanent dead link] Report	Behrens  77'	Stadium: Red-Bull-Arena Attendance: 25,300 Referee: Robert Kampka

Darmstadt 98 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

2 May 2015 (2015-05-02) 31	Darmstadt 98	3–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Darmstadt
13:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Brégerie  19' (pen.) König  22' Behrens  40'	Report	Demirbay  13' Stöger  88'	Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,150 Referee: Wolfgang Stark

Karlsruher SC v Darmstadt 98

11 May 2015 (2015-05-11) 32	Karlsruher SC	0–1	Darmstadt 98	Karlsruhe
20:15 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Kempe  66'	Stadium: Wildpark-Stadion Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

Greuther Fürth v Darmstadt 98

17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) 33	Greuther Fürth	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Stiepermann  61'	Report		Stadium: Stadion am Laubenweg Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer

Darmstadt 98 v FC St. Pauli

24 May 2015 (2015-05-24) 34	Darmstadt 98	1–0	FC St. Pauli	Darmstadt
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kempe	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Florian Meyer

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2014–15 DFB-Pokal

Darmstadt 98 v VfL Wolfsburg

17 August 2014	Darmstadt 98	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	VfL Wolfsburg	Darmstadt
20:30		Report		Stadium: Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 13,900 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)
	Penalties
	Brégerie Behrens Holland Exslager Stroh-Engel Ivana		Naldo Dost Rodríguez De Bruyne Olić Vieirinha

References

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3. "Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsordnung: Punktabzug für Sandhausen". dfb.de. 12 May 2015.
4. "Verstoß gegen Lizenzierungsauflage: Zwei Punkte Abzug für VfR Aalen". dfb.de. 24 March 2015.