# 2018–19 SV Darmstadt 98 season

The 2018–19 season was the 121st season in the history of SV Darmstadt 98 and their 19th overall season in the second tier of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. It was the club's second consecutive season in the second division, since relegation from the Bundesliga in 2016-17.

## Squad
### Squad information

    As of 24 September 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) |
| 2 | DF | GER | Sergio López |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Guille Bueno (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) |
| 4 | DF | GER | Christoph Zimmermann |
| 5 | DF | CRO | Matej Maglica |
| 7 | FW | SWE | Isac Lidberg |
| 8 | MF | GER | Luca Marseiler |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Fraser Hornby |
| 11 | MF | GER | Tobias Kempe (vice-captain) |
| 13 | MF | GER | Marco Thiede |
| 15 | MF | BUL | Fabian Nürnberger |
| 16 | MF | GER | Andreas Müller |
| 17 | MF | GER | Kai Klefisch |
| 18 | MF | GER | Philipp Förster |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | GER | Fynn Lakenmacher |
| 20 | DF | SRB | Aleksandar Vukotić |
| 21 | MF | GER | Merveille Papela |
| 22 | GK | POL | Karol Niemczycki |
| 26 | DF | GER | Matthias Bader |
| 28 | MF | GER | Paul Will |
| 29 | FW | SWE | Oscar Vilhelmsson |
| 30 | GK | GER | Alexander Brunst |
| 32 | DF | GER | Fabian Holland (captain) |
| 34 | FW | FRA | Killian Corredor |
| 38 | DF | GER | Clemens Riedel |
| 42 | FW | GER | Fabio Torsiello |
| 45 | GK | GER | Max Wendt |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer Window | Contract ends | Transfer fee |
| 19 | Forward | Serdar Dursun | 26 | Yes | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2021 | Unknown |
| 28 | Defender | Marcel Franke | 25 | Yes | Norwich City | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2019 | |
| 20 | Midfielder | Marcel Heller | 32 | Yes | FC Augsburg | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | €350,000 |
| 2 | Defender | Sebastian Hertner | 26 | Yes | Erzgebirge Aue | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |
| 40 | Defender | Tim Rieder | 24 | Yes | FC Augsburg | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2019 | Free |
| 22 | Goalkeeper | Rouven Sattelmaier | 30 | Yes | Bradford City | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2019 | Free |
| 9 | Forward | Johannes Wurtz | 26 | Yes | VfL Bochum | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2021 | €100,000 |
| 8 | Forward | Selim Gündüz | 23 | Yes | VfL Bochum | Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |
| 38 | Goalkeeper | Max Grün | 31 | Yes | VfL Wolfsburg | Free Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2020 | Free |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | NAT | Moving to | Type | Transfer Window | Transfer fee |
| - | Forward | Baris Atik | 23 | | TSG Hoffenheim | End of loan | Summer | - |
| - | Defender | Patrick Banggaard | 24 | | Pafos FC | Loan | Summer | - |
| - | Defender | Romain Brégerie | 31 | | FC Ingolstadt | End of loan | Summer | - |
| - | Defender | Joao da Cunha | 19 | | Unknown | Contract termination | Summer | - |
| - | Defender | Manasse Eshelé | 19 | DR Congo | TSV Havelse | Contract termination | Summer | Free |
| - | Midfielder | Kevin Grosskreutz | 28 | | KFC Uerdingen | Transfer | Summer | €350,000 |
| - | Midfielder | Ji Dong-won | 26 | | FC Augsburg | End of loan | Summer | - |
| - | Forward | Jamie Maclaren | 25 | | Hibernian FC | Loan | Summer | Free |
| - | Goalkeeper | Joël Mall | 27 | | Pafos FC | Transfer | Summer | – |
| - | Forward | Artur Sobiech | 28 | | Lechia Gdańsk | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| - | Midfielder | Julian von Haacke | 23 | | SV Meppen | Loan | Summer | – |
| - | Forward | SIlas Zehnder | 19 | | Viktoria Aschaffenburg | Loan | Summer | – |
| - | Defender | Markus Steinhöfer | 32 | | Unknown | Contract termination | Summer | – |
| - | Midfielder | Romuald Lacazette | 24 | | 1860 Munich | Loan | Summer | – |
| - | Defender | Peter Niemeyer | 34 | | Unknown | End of contract | Summer | – |
| - | Forward | Jan Rosenthal | 31 | | - | End of Career | Summer | - |

## Competitions
### 2. Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Jahn Regensburg | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 55 | 54 | +1 | 49 |
| 9 | FC St. Pauli | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 49 |
| 10 | Darmstadt 98 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 46 |
| 11 | VfL Bochum | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 44 |
| 12 | Dynamo Dresden | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | −7 | 42 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 February 2018. Source: 2. Bundesliga