# 2023–24 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2023–24 season was SV Darmstadt 98's 126th season in existence and first season back in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.
On 28 April, Darmstadt's relegation was confirmed after a home defeat against 1. FC Heidenheim, the twentieth defeat out of 31 matches.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Marcel Schuhen (3rd captain) |
| 3 | DF | SWE | Thomas Isherwood |
| 4 | DF | GER | Christoph Zimmermann |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Matej Maglica |
| 6 | MF | GER | Marvin Mehlem |
| 7 | MF | GER | Braydon Manu |
| 8 | MF | GER | Fabian Schnellhardt |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Fraser Hornby |
| 11 | MF | GER | Tobias Kempe (vice-captain) |
| 13 | GK | GER | Morten Behrens |
| 14 | DF | AUT | Christoph Klarer |
| 15 | MF | GER | Fabian Nürnberger |
| 16 | MF | GER | Andreas Müller |
| 17 | MF | GER | Julian Justvan (on loan from Hoffenheim) |
| 18 | MF | AUT | Mathias Honsak |
| 19 | DF | AUT | Emir Karić |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | GER | Jannik Müller |
| 22 | FW | GER | Aaron Seydel |
| 23 | MF | ALB | Klaus Gjasula |
| 24 | FW | GER | Luca Pfeiffer (on loan from Stuttgart) |
| 25 | FW | PHI | Gerrit Holtmann (on loan from Bochum) |
| 26 | DF | GER | Matthias Bader |
| 27 | FW | GER | Tim Skarke (on loan from Union Berlin) |
| 28 | MF | CRO | Bartol Franjić (on loan from Wolfsburg) |
| 29 | FW | SWE | Oscar Vilhelmsson |
| 30 | GK | GER | Alexander Brunst |
| 32 | DF | GER | Fabian Holland (captain) |
| 38 | DF | GER | Clemens Riedel |
| 40 | FW | GER | Sebastian Polter (on loan from Schalke 04) |
| 42 | FW | GER | Fabio Torsiello |
| 45 | GK | GER | Max Wendt |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 10 | FW | SUI | Filip Stojilković (at 1. FC Kaiserslautern until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | SLE | John Peter Sesay (at Union Titus Pétange until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | GER | Henry Crosthwaite (at Hallescher FC until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| MF | Fabian Nürnberger | 1. FC Nürnberg | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Andreas Müller | 1. FC Magdeburg | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| FW | Fraser Hornby | Reims | €1,800,000 | 5 July 2023 |
| DF | Christoph Klarer | Fortuna Düsseldorf | €2,000,000 | 18 July 2023 |
| FW | Luca Pfeiffer | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | 17 August 2023 |
| DF | Bartol Franjić | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan | 18 August 2023 |
| DF | Tim Skarke | Union Berlin | Loan | 31 August 2023 |
| MF | Julian Justvan | TSG Hoffenheim | Loan | 19 January 2024 |
| FW | Gerrit Holtmann | VfL Bochum | Loan | 21 January 2024 |
| FW | Sebastian Polter | Schalke 04 | Loan | 1 February 2024 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| DF | Patric Pfeiffer | FC Augsburg | Free | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Yassin Ben Balla | SV Sandhausen | Free | 4 July 2023 |
| FW | Phillip Tietz | FC Augsburg | €2,200,000 | 12 July 2023 |
| MF | Nemanja Čelić | SV Ried | Free | 1 September 2023 |
| FW | Filip Stojilković | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Loan | 1 January 2024 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Bundesliga | 20 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 86 | −56 | 008.82 |
| DFB-Pokal | 14 August 2023 | 14 August 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 89 | −59 | 008.57 |
Source: Soccerway

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 67 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Union Berlin | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 58 | −25 | 33 | |
| 16 | VfL Bochum (O) | 34 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 33 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 17 | 1. FC Köln (R) | 34 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 60 | −32 | 27 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |
| 18 | Darmstadt 98 (R) | 34 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 86 | −56 | 17 | Relegation to 2. Bundesliga |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: DFB

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.

### DFB-Pokal
## Statistics
### Goalscorers

    As of 24 February 2023
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
| 1 | 27 | MF | | Tim Skarke | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 6 | MF | | Marvin Mehlem | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Tobias Kempe | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 29 | FW | | Oscar Vilhelmsson | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 17 | MF | | Julian Justvan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | MF | | Fabian Nürnberger | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 26 | DF | | Matthias Bader | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 24 | FW | | Lukas Pfeiffer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Matej Maglica | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | MF | | Mathias Honsak | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | FW | | Aaron Seydel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 24 | 0 | 24 |