“There is something that feels so totally unpretentious about SV Darmstadt 98 that it’s really hard not to like them. The club itself shouldn’t be in the second division this season, and not because of anything that happened on the field, most there will readily admit that. At the conclusion of the 2012-2013 3. Liga season, Darmstadt were relegated to the fourth-tier regional leagues, before financial trouble at arch-rivals Kickers Offenbach meant OFC would be losing their 3. Liga license. Darmstadt would take Offenbach’s place in the third division as the team with the most points previously slated to go down.” backpagefootball