Hannover 96

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The club was formed on the 12th of April, 1896. It was named Hannoverscher Fussball-Club 1896on an idea from Ferdinand-Wilhelm Frecke the who was the founder of Germany's FV 1878 in Hannover. The initial interest was sports and rugby, however football wasn't their main interest until 1899. The majority of the members of Germania 1902 was a part of the 96 club in 1902, while other members of the club formed the Hannoverscher Ballspielverein. They amalgamated into Ballverein 1898 Hannovera (formed in the 1905 merger between Fussballverein Hannovera, 1898 Hannover together with Hannoverscher BV) to become Hannoverscher Sportverein 1896. The colors of Hannoverscher FC were black-white-green. However, they were blue while BV was in red. The newly-united team wore black-white-green for their colors, however they decided to play in red, earning them the name Die Roten ("The Reds"). The third jersey of the team is officially the club's colors. The team was regularly involved in the national championships until the beginning of 1900, however, it was not able to advance beyond Eintracht Braunschweig, planting the seeds of the rivalry that continues until today. HSV continued to field strong teams and played at national level through the 1920s. In the course of Nazi administration, German football was re-organized into top-flight leagues of 16 in 1933, and Hannover was added to the Gauliga Niedersachsen. They were part of the final round of the tournament in 1935 and then sent representatives to the national team in the following year. They were the first team to win the national championship in 1938. It was among the most significant shocks during German football history. They defeated Schalke 04, the most successful team in the country during the time. Both teams were able to draw 3-3 before Hannover triumphed 4-3 in a thrilling rematch. In 1942, the team moved to the newly formed Gauliga Braunschweig-Sudhannover.

As with many other German groups, the club was disbanded after World War II by occupying Allied authorities. A local team was formed in August 1945, and later that month, a mixed team consisting of members from Hannover the 96 as well as Arminia Hannover played their first post-war game against the British military squad. HSV was officially re-established with the name of Hannoverscher SV on 11 November 1945. The club reverted to its original name on April 27, 1946. The club returned to playing in 1947 in Oberliga Nord, the initial division. Oberliga Nord and was relegated and then quickly re-emerged into the top division in 1949. Hannover 1996's first appearance in the national final was not until 1954 when they convincingly defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5-1. The team that was defeated comprised five of the players who would later go on to win the following year to win the first German World Cup in a surprise victory dubbed"the Miracle of Bern. In 1963 the Bundesliga Germany's brand new professional soccer league started playing with 16 of Germany's most elite teams. Hannover was a part of the Regionalliga Nord (II) that season, but they were promoted to the senior league the next year. The club's move into the Bundesliga in 1964 was a huge success since they recorded a record attendance for their first season with an average of 46,000 people attending a match. The team was at the upper levels for about a decade before finally being sent down into the 2nd Bundesliga Nord for the 1974-75 season. They returned, however, they were again relegated and this time, they spent 17 of the following twenty years playing in the 2nd level.

The club was plagued by financial issues in the late 1970s, and then again in the beginning of 1990s. In 1993, Hannover came up with an remarkable run that led to winning the first DFB-Pokal and assist in putting the financial foundations right. This run saw them beat Bundesliga teams Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Karlsruher SC, Werder Bremen and Borussia Monchengladbach. In the process, they were the first team from the lower division to win the tournament. The cup winners' hero is goalkeeper Jorg Sievers who made two saves in the semi-final game went to penalties, before scoring the winner on his own time in the penalty area. In the final of the cup He saved two times when the game was also decided via penalties. The team's lowest point was after being relegated from Regionalliga Nord (III) to Regionalliga Nord (III) for two seasons between 1996 and 1998: the fact that their departure of the league took place in the year of their centennial resulted in them being a laughing stock in the eyes of fans of teams that were competing for a long time to follow.

Hannover had a fresh start with a brand new squad of eager youngsters with a lot of them going to the national team, including Gerald Asamoah, Sebastian Kehl and Fabian Ernst - or impress in the Bundesliga. 1996 returned to tier II play in 1998 and then returned to in the Bundesliga in 2002 following an all-time high of 75 points. Since their promotions, the club has been able to consolidate in the top division with a string mid-table finishes under the direction of various managers. Coach Dieter Hecking was appointed only a few weeks into the 2006-07 campaign following an unfun beginning with Peter Neururer, in which the club was defeated in the three first games by a total of 11 goals. The 2007-08 season displayed some early signs of promise, with impressive pre-season victories against Rangers in addition to Real Madrid. However, they got inconsistent results during their first six Bundesliga games. The team put together an impressive three-match winning streak which culminated in the 2-0 victory over the champions VfB Stuttgart, to surge into the top six. After the break in winter, Hannover slipped after putting up some poor performances, but were redeemed to lose only twice in their final eleven matches during the campaign. They set a new record for points of 49 points for Die Roten in the Bundesliga and put the season in eighth position.

The 2008-09 season began badly for Hannover with defeats. But, it appeared to be rectified by the 5-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach, a shock 1-1 win against Bayern Munich at home, which was not seen in twenty years and an exciting victory of 3-0 against Hamburger SV. Hannover found itself in the lower mid-table up to the break in winter. The second portion of the season was comprised of mixed results, depending heavily on home form in order to maintain Hannover within the elite division. The club eventually scored an away win with couple of games left, which helped to lift their spirits and stabilized their performance which led to an 11th-place final. The season was marked by uneven performance and numerous injuries to the key players.

The 2009-10 season began with renewed enthusiasm, with a brand new kit launched that featured traditional away kits as well as alternatives kits. Hannover also appointed an experienced technical director, Jorg Schmadtke. He provided a fresh perspective for the team. The new signings included Karim Haggui as well as Constant Djakpa, both from Bayer Leverkusen, Valdet Rama from FC Ingolstadt. The season began badly with a 1-0 defeat to Hertha BSC, and an unsatisfactory home draw against Mainz 05, after which coach Dieter Hecking quit the club in a voluntary manner. He was replaced by former coach Andreas Bergmann. The season was not over the team once more Hannover was plagued by important players injured, including many attacking players as well as crucial defenders, as being the tragic and shocking loss that took the life of German goalkeeper Robert Enke. Andreas Bergmann was removed as coach and was replaced by Mirko Slomka just after the break. Arouna Kone, and Elson were added to the team. Hannover 96 was for the most part of the season in area of relegation. With some victories in the final games of the season Hannover was required to win to be hopeful that the results would go their way for them. Hannover was able to win 3-0, with Arnold Bruggink, Mike Hanke and Sergio Pinto all scoring to keep them in the Bundesliga.

For the season 2010-11, Hannover stunned everyone by finishing a record fourth position, and getting into Europe at the 19th time. In 2011, the team started the season with a 2-1 victory over 1899 Hoffenheim before an away victory of 2-1 against 1. FC Nurnberg. In the play-offs of the Europa League, Hannover won against Sevilla 3-1 to advance to in the final group phase. Just before the close of the 2011-12 season Hannover Tech Director Jorg Schmadtke left the club due to issues with his family. There was speculation that Schmadtke was to join 1. FC Koln, but according to Bild, Schmadtke agreed with the president Martin Kind on a return to Hannover following his absence.

Hannover was a bottom team in the Bundesliga in 2015/16, and was dropped to 2. Bundesliga. The club decided to retain most of the first team together. But, following a positive beginning to the 2016/17 season however, a dip in results prompted the club's board to fire director Daniel Stendel, and appoint Andre Breitenreiter as their new manager. The team was able to score seven wins over the course of 11 games, which helped the 96ers finish in second place in the table behind VfB Stuttgart and bounce back to the top of the table in the first go-round.

The club was the subject of negative publicity after a large number of ultras traveled to England to play a preseason 2017/18 match against Burnley. They created troubles in the town center before the game. After entering Turf Moor they responded to an incident in the stadium within 40 minutes, by attacking the fans of the home team, breaking away seats and making them into missiles. According to police, the game was stopped at the half-time mark when Hannover being beaten 1-0 by Hannover.

On the 10th of November 2009 aged 32, Hannover's top goalie Robert Enke committed suicide when the defender stood in the middle of a train that was operating in the region at a crossing that was level at Eilvese, Neustadt am Rubenberge. Police confirmed that a suicide note was found but did not release the information. The widow of the deceased, Teresa, revealed that her husband suffered from depression for the past six years and was being treated by psychiatrists. After the passing of his child Lara during 2006, the father of three was struggling to deal with the loss.

A large number of fans arrived at Hannover AWD's home in 96 to offer flowers, light candles and then sign the condolence book after the news breaking. The club he played for at the time of his death Barcelona played a minute's silence prior to their match that evening, and a number of international matches that followed were also a tribute to the late player. To show respect and respect, they also asked that German national team canceled their friendly game against Chile that was scheduled for November 14th. A minute of silence was observed during every Bundesliga games played on the 21st and 22nd of November 2009, and at the Benfica game at the Taca de Portugal, a former club of Enke. Germany also pulled out of a planned training session, as well as all interviews following the death of his father. Oliver Bierhoff, the national manager of the team, stated, "We are all shocked. We're lost for words."

On the 15th of November, 2009, more than 40,000 people packed the AWD-Arena to attend his funeral ceremony. The coffin, which was adorned with white roses was carried in the hands of six members of his Hannover team of 96. He was buried in Neustadt which is located outside of Hanover. Hanover near the grave of his daughter. In further remembrance of respect to the former teammate, the Hannover 96 players wore the number one on the front of their jerseys as authorized by the German Football Association (DFL) in a subtle way of paying tribute throughout their 2009-10 campaign.

Hannover 96 plays in the HDI-Arena, built in 1954 as the "Niedersachsenstadion", which now has a capacity of 49,000 spectators. Prior to 2013, the arena was referred to as "AWD-Arena". After the change in sponsor, the stadium's named was changed "HDI-Arena". In 2006, during the World Cup, the stadium was home to four first round matches as well as one match in the Round of 16. The stadium was also used as a venue for games during the 1974 World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988.

The club's honours:

• German Championship
  • Champions: 1938, 1954
• DFB-Pokal
  • Winners: 1991–92
• 2. Bundesliga
  • Champions: 1986–87, 2001–02
• 2. Bundesliga Nord
  • Champions: 1975

• Südkreisliga
  • Champions: 1921, 1927, 1928, 1930
• Gauliga Niedersachsen
  • Champions: 1935, 1938
• Oberliga Nord
  • Champions: 1954
• Regionalliga Nord (Tier 3)
  • Champions: 1997, 1998
• Lower Saxony Cup (Tiers 3–5)
  • Winners: 1982,1998, 1999

• German Under 17 Championship
  • Runners-up: 1994, 1995
• Under 19 Bundesliga North/Northeast
  • Champions: 2004

• Biggest home win: 13–1 v Rasen SV Hildesheim 06 (1933–34 Gauliga Niedersachsen)
• Biggest home win (Bundesliga): 6–0 v Borussia Neunkirchen (18 September 1965)
• Biggest home win (DFB Cup): 8–1 v Borussia Hannover (29 August 1980)
• Biggest away win: 7–2 v VfB Oldenburg (2. Bundesliga; 30 May 1981)
• Biggest away win (Bundesliga):
  • 5–1 v SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin (2 October 1965)
  • 5–1 v Kickers Offenbach (27 February 1971)
• Biggest away win (DFB Cup): 7-0 v Marathon 1902 Berlin (1 August 1991)
• Biggest home defeat: 0–10 v FC St. Pauli (1947–48 Oberliga Nord)
• Biggest home defeat (Bundesliga):
  • 0–5 v FC Bayern Munich (1 February 1986)
  • 0–5 v KFC Uerdingen 05 (12 November 1988)
  • 0–5 v VfL Wolfsburg (16 May 2009)
• Biggest home defeat (DFB Cup): 0–4 v SV Darmstadt 98 (27 August 1982)
• Biggest away defeat (Bundesliga):
  • 0–7 v VfB Stuttgart (8 February 1986)
  • 0–7 v FC Bayern Munich (18 April 2010)
• Biggest away defeat (DFB Cup): 1–5 v SV Waldhof Mannheim (12 November 1985)
• Most league goals (season): 120 (1997–98 Regionalliga Nord)
• Most points:
  • Two points for a win: 56 (1980–81 2. Bundesliga, 1986–87 2. Bundesliga)
  • Three points for a win: 89 (1997–98 Regionalliga Nord)

• Most league appearances: Jörg Sievers - 384 (1989–2003)
• Most appearances (all games): Peter Anders - 458 (1966–1981)
• Most Bundesliga appearances: Steven Cherundolo - 300 (1999–2014)
• Most international appearances while at club: Steven Cherundolo - 87 (1999–2014)

• Most league goals: Dieter Schatzschneider - 135 (1978–82; 1988–89)
• Most Bundesliga goals: Hans Siemensmeyer - 72 (1965–74)
• Most European goals: Hans Siemensmeyer - 7 (1965–74)
• Most league goals (season): Dieter Schatzschneider - 34 (1981–82)

• Highest fee paid: €9 million to Rubin Kazan for Jonathas (2017)
• Highest fee received: €8 million from Stoke City for Joselu (2015)

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•  Robert Fuchs (1 July 1931 – 30 June 1946)
•  Fritz Pölsterl (October 1946–47)
•  Otto Höxtermann (August 1947 – September 1947)
•  Robert Fuchs (1 July 1947 – 30 June 1950)
•  Christian Bieritz (int.) (December 1950)
•  Paul Slopianka-Hoppe (January 1951–51)
•  Emil Izsó (1951–52)
•  Helmut Kronsbein (1 July 1952 – 30 June 1957)
•  Kuno Klötzer (1957–58)
•  Fritz Silken (1958–59)
•  Günter Grothkopp (1959 – Dec 61)
•  Hannes Kirk (31 December 1961 – 31 March 1962)
•  Heinz Lucas (1 July 1962 – 30 June 1963)
•  Helmut Kronsbein (1 July 1963 – 29 April 1966)
•  Hannes Kirk (int.) (29 April 1966 – 29 May 1966)
•  Horst Buhtz (1 July 1966 – 12 August 1968)
•  Karl-Hein Mühlhausen (int.) (13 February 1968 – 30 June 1968)
•  Zlatko ÄŒajkovski (1 July 1968 – 8 December 1969)
•  Rolf Paetz (int.) (December 1969)
•  Hans Pilz (2 January 1970 – 30 June 1970)
•  Helmuth Johannsen (1 July 1970 – 13 November 1971)
•  Hans Hipp (18 November 1971 – 1 March 1973)
•  Hannes Baldauf (5 March 1973 – 12 March 1974)
•  Helmut Kronsbein (13 March 1974 – 14 January 1976)
•  Hannes Baldauf (15 January 1976 – 13 December 1976)
•  Helmut Kronsbein (1 January 1977 – 30 June 1978)
•  Anton Burghardt (1 July 1978 – 30 June 1979)
•  Diethelm Ferner (1 July 1979 – 14 December 1982)
•  Gerd Bohnsack (10 December 1982 – 24 October 1983)
•  Werner Biskup (25 October 1983 – 21 November 1985)
•  Jürgen Rynio (int.) (22 November 1985 – 12 January 1986)
•  Jörg Berger (13 January 1986 – 17 March 1986)
•  Helmut Kalthoff (18 March 1986 – 30 June 1986)
•  Jürgen Wähling (1 July 1986 – 19 September 1988)
•  Hans Siemensmeyer (19 September 1988 – 21 March 1989)
•  Reinhard Saftig (22 March 1989 – 30 June 1989)
•  Slobodan ÄŒendić (1 July 1989 – 31 August 1989)
•  Michael Krüger (13 September 1989 – 30 September 1990)
•  Hans-Dieter Schmidt (int.) (1990)
•  Michael Lorkowski (17 October 1990 – 30 June 1992)
•  E. Vogel &  H. Baldauf (1 July 1992 – 8 November 1993)
•  Rolf Schafstall (9 November 1993 – 30 October 1994)
•  Stefan Mertesacker (int.) (31 October 1994 – 6 November 1994)
•  Peter Neururer (7 November 1994 – 30 May 1995)
•  Miloš Đelmaš (int.) (31 May 1995 – 18 June 1995)
•  Egon Coordes (1 July 1995 – 25 March 1996)
•  Jürgen Stoffregen (26 March 1996 – 30 June 1996)
•  Reinhold Fanz (1 July 1996 – 21 December 1998)
•  Franz Gerber (1 January 1999 – 30 June 1999)
•  Branko Ivanković (1 July 1999 – 20 February 2000)
•  Horst Ehrmantraut (21 February 2000 – 23 April 2001)
•  Stanislav Levý (int.) (24 April 2001 – 30 June 2001)
•  R. Rangnick &  M. Slomka (1 July 2001 – 7 March 2004)
•  E. Lienen &  M. Frontzeck (9 March 2004 – 9 November 2005)
•  Peter Neururer (9 November 2005 – 30 August 2006)
•  Michael Schjønberg (int.) (1 September 2006 – 7 September 2006)
•  Dieter Hecking (8 September 2006 – 19 August 2009)
•  Andreas Bergmann (20 August 2009 – 19 January 2010)
•  Mirko Slomka (19 January 2010 – 27 December 2013)
•  Tayfun Korkut (31 December 2013 – 20 April 2015)
•  Michael Frontzeck (20 April 2015 – 21 December 2015)
•  Thomas Schaaf (4 January 2016 – 3 April 2016)
•  Daniel Stendel (3 April 2016 – 20 March 2017)
•  Thomas Doll (27 January 2019 – 30 June 2019)
•  Mirko Slomka (1 July 2019 – 3 November 2019)
•  Asif Šarić (int.) (4 November 2019 – 14 November 2019)
•  Kenan Koçak (14 November 2019 – 30 June 2021)
•  Jan Zimmermann (1 July 2021 – 29 November 2021)
•  Christoph Dabrowski (1 December 2021 – 30 June 2022)
•  Stefan Leitl (1 July 2022 – )

Hannover 96 II an German association soccer team that is based in The city in Hannover, Lower Saxony. This is the team that is reserve for Hannover 96. Its biggest success was winning the no longer in existence German amateur football championship three times in 1959-60 1964-65, 1963-64, and 1964-65.

The team also took part in the opening stage of the German Cup, the DFB-Pokal Five times in 1966-67, 1976-77 1981-82, 1982-83, and 2004-05. However, they never advanced further.

The team, which was known in the form of Hannover 96 Amateure, first made it to the top league in Lower Saxony, the tier two Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen West, after being promoted in the year 1959. The team was crowned league champions in its inaugural season but then transferred to the eastern division, which it was crowned champions in 1963-64. The Amateurliga Niedersachsen was merged into a single league from 1964 as well. Hannover 96 took out the first three league championships from 1964 until 1967.

Hannover 96 II became the first reserve team in history to reach in the last four in the German amateur championship after it beat BV Osterfeld by 3-0 during the replay match of the final in 1959-60. The team won two more titles in 1963-64 as well as 1964-65, both times winning against SV Wiesbaden in the final. Following this, two non-financial final appearances were made in the years 1965-66 and 1966-67. being defeated by SV Werder Bremen Amateure and STV Horst Emscher. The 1966 final was going to be the only final to be contested by two reserve sides , while 1967 was the final for the team.

Following the 1966-67 season, the team suffered a slight decline but they were still a formidable team of the Amateurliga but not claiming another championship. After the 1973-74 season, Hannover did not qualify for the brand new Oberliga Nord, finishing fourth in the top three places needed. In 1984-85, the team was exiled from what has now been the Verbandsliga Niedersachsen The team was reinstated following the season, but was subsequently subject to another relegation in the year 1990. Hannover once more returned to the Verbandsliga and, in 1993-94, qualified for the new tier four Oberliga Niedersachsen/Bremen, finishing 14th, the lowest-possible spot to qualify. The team was within the Oberliga for three seasons as an lower table side, until the 1997 relegation.

In the division of western of the Verbandsliga again separated, Hannover finished low in the table in both 1998 and 1999, but they took the league title in 1999-2000 and was then promoted back to the Oberliga. Another drop in 2001, followed by a promotion in 2003. A fifth place finish in the league in 2003-2004 qualified the team for the newly-formed Oberliga Nord where it played for the following four seasons. The league's reform in 2008, after the 3. Liga was launched, moved Hannover into its current Regionalliga Nord, where it is playing ever since.

Hannover 96 II played in the initial round of the German Cup, the DFB-Pokal in five instances during 1966-67, 1976-1977 1981-82, 1982-83, and 2004-05. Each time, the team was eliminated in the first round by Borussia Neunkirchen FC Bayern Munich, VfB Eppingen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Rot-Weiss Oberhausen.

The team's honours:

• Amateurliga Niedersachsen-West
  • Champions: 1960
• Amateurliga Niedersachsen-Ost
  • Champions: 1964
• Amateurliga Niedersachsen
  • Champions: 1965, 1966, 1967
• German amateur championship
  • Champions: 1960, 1964, 1965
• Lower Saxony Cup
  • Winners: 1982