Pokal. On 8 March 2016, long-term fan Jonathan Heimes died of cancer and posthumously, Darmstadt's stadium was renamed into "Jonathan-Heimes-Stadion am Böllenfalltor" for the 2016–17 season. Darmstadt finished the 2015–16 season in 14th position, mainly due to a positive away record. Coach Dirk Schuster announced his decision to join FC Augsburg, whereas Norbert Meier was appointed as head coach for the 2016–17 season. After being defeated in the second round of the 2016–17 DFB Pokal and only scoring 8 points in 12 games, Maier was sacked on 5 December 2016. On 27 December 2016, former Bundesliga player and Werder Bremen assistant manager Torsten Frings was presented as new head coach. However, the team was incapable of securing the next season in the Bundesliga after a 0–1 defeat to Bayern Munich in the 32nd matchday of the season, and was relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. After a poor start to the 2017/18-second Bundesliga season, Torsten Frings was removed from his position and on 11 December 2017 the vacant manager's position was again filled by Dirk Schuster who returned to the Darmstadt club for his second spell as manager, finishing 10th in the league. In the 2018/19-second Bundesliga season, Dimitrios Grammozis replaced Schuster after 23 points out of 22 games, placed at position 14 of 18 clubs, finishing again at position 10. In the following season, the club finished at position 5. After the season, Markus Anfang took over as head coach. Honours The club's honours: League Regionalliga Süd (II) Champions: 1972–73 2. Bundesliga Süd (II) Champions: 1978, 1981 2. Bundesliga (II) Runners-up: 2014–15 Regionalliga Süd (IV) Champions: 2011 Hessenliga (II/III/IV) Champions: 1950, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1999, 2004, 2008 Cup Hesse Cup (Tiers III-VII) Winners: 1966†, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 Runners-up: 1971, 2009, 2014 † Won by reserve team. Recent seasons The recent season-by-season performance of the club: With the introduction of the Regionalligas in 1994 and the 3. Liga in 2008 as the new third tier, below the 2. Bundesliga, all leagues below dropped one tier. Players Current squad On loan Current technical staff Former managers The managers of the club: References External links The Abseits Guide to German Soccer SV Darmstadt 98 at Weltfussball.de Das deutsche Fußball-Archiv historical German domestic league tables Football clubs in Germany Football clubs in Hesse Association football clubs established in 1898 1898 establishments in Germany Darmstadt Bundesliga clubs 2. Bundesliga clubs 3. Liga