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.
Background and pre-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. Manager Markus Anfang left the club at the end of the previous season and was replaced by Torsten Lieberknecht in June 2021.
Pre-season +Pre-season match detailsDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendance
Competitions 2. Bundesliga
League table
Matches +2. Bundesliga match detailsMatchDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceLeagueposition113:30Jahn RegensburgHome0–2—4,50015th218:30Karlsruher SCAway0–3—9,75016th313:30FC IngolstadtHome6–1Tietz 29', 45+4', L. Pfeiffer 39', 66', Schnellhardt 45+2', Manu 90+4'4,50612th413:30Hamburger SVAway2–2Tietz 14' (pen.), 45+4'17,95010th513:30Hannover 96Home4–0L. Pfeiffer 21', Tietz 45+1', Schnellhardt 70', Krajnc 87' (o.g.)6,0508th613:30Hansa RostockAway1–2Kempe 66' (pen.)14,50011th713:30Dynamo DresdenHome1–0Kempe 14'7,0209th818:301. FC HeidenheimAway1–2Tietz 52'5,09512th913:30SV SandhausenHome6–1Tietz 2', 59', L. Pfeiffer 35', 57', Goller 47', Karić 73'4,4579th1013:30Werder BremenHome3–0Holland 45', L. Pfeiffer 65', 71'13,0006th1113:30Holstein KielAway1–1L. Pfeiffer 41'7,0097th1218:301. FC NürnbergHome2–0L. Pfeiffer 11', Schindler 59' (o.g.)13,0006th1313:30Schalke 04Away4–2Tietz 11', 63', Honsak 23', Goller 89'51,3274th1413:30FC St. PauliHome4–0Tietz 6', Manu 29', L. Pfeiffer 39', 41'13,0002nd1513:30Erzgebirge AueAway2–1L. Pfeiffer 62', Seydel 75'02nd1618:30Fortuna DüsseldorfHome1–3Tietz 85' pen.12,4502nd1713:30SC PaderbornAway1–0P. Pfeiffer 81'2,9242nd1813:30Jahn RegensburgAway2–0Karić 70', Kempe 90+3'02nd1920:30Karlsruher SCHome2–2Gjasula 48', Holland 51'2502nd2013:30FC IngolstadtAway2–0Skarke 15', Seydel 82'01st2113:30Hamburger SVHome0–51,0001st2213:30Hannover 96Away2–2Stolze 18' o.g., Seydel 61'3,8004th2313:30Hansa RostockHome1–1Kempe 24'7,5003rd2420:30Dynamo DresdenAway1–0Honsak 90+3'10,0242nd2518:301. FC HeidenheimHome3–2Seydel 77', Tietz 81', Skarke 83'11,2962nd2618:30SV SandhausenHome1–1Seydel 17'11,3001st2720:30Werder BremenAway0–141,0003rd2813:30Holstein KielHome3–1Bader 11', Seydel 45', Manu 50'13,4002nd2920:301. FC NürnbergAway1–3L. Pfeiffer 58'30,4714th3013:30Schalke 04Home2–5Tietz 11', 34'14,5004th3120:30FC St. PauliAway2–1L. Pfeiffer 9', Holland 35'29,5463rd3220:30Erzgebirge AueHome6–0L. Pfeiffer 16', Skarke 18', 39', Manu 19', Honsak 74', Kempe 90'13,8502nd3318:30Fortuna DüsseldorfAway1–2Kempe 60' pen.31,6224th3415:30SC PaderbornHome3–0Skarke 2', L. Pfeiffer 25', 38'13,7104th
DFB-Pokal
+DFB-Pokal match detailsRoundDateTimeOpponentVenueResultF–AScorersAttendanceFirst round20:451860 MunichAway1–1Pfeiffer 80'4,158
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Appearances and goals Source: 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 squadsName2. BundesligaDFB-PokalTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals7MFBenjamin Goller *2000208MFFabian Schnellhardt2000209FWPhillip Tietz20002013GKMorten Behrens20002016FWLuca Pfeiffer *0 (1)0000 (1)018MFMathias Honsak10001019DFEmir Karic20002020DFJannik Müller20002024DFLasse Sobiech20002026DFMatthias Bader20002030MFAdrian Stanilewicz10001032DFFabian Holland20002035MFJohn Peter Sesay0 (2)0000 (2)038DFClemens Riedel1 (1)0001 (1)040FWErich Berko10001041MFPhilipp Sonn0 (1)0000 (1)043MFNemanja Celic0 (1)0000 (1)0
+ Players not included in matchday squadsNo.Pos.Nat.Name1GKMarcel Schuhen3DFThomas Isherwood5DFPatric Pfeiffer6MFMarvin Mehlem11MFTobias Kempe17DFFrank Ronstadt21GKSteve Kroll22FWAaron Seydel27MFTim Skarke33MFBraydon Manu34MFLeon Müller37GKAntonis Makatounakis39FWEnsar Arslan
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