football club
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, normally referred to as Hannover 96 ( IPA : [ haˈnoːfɐ ˌzɛksʔʊntˈnɔʏntsɪç ] ), Hannover, HSV ( although this may cause confusion with Hamburger SV ) or just 96, is a german professional football cabaret based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 1964 and 2019 and presently play in the 2. Bundesliga, the moment tier in the german football league system, having been relegated from the Bundesliga, Germany ‘s inaugural tier, after finishing 17th in the 2018–19 season.
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Hannover 96 was founded in 1896. Hannover have won two german championships and one DFB-Pokal. Hannover ‘s stadium is the HDI-Arena. Hannover 96 has a long-standing competition with Eintracht Braunschweig .
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foundation to WWII [edit ]
The club was founded on 12 April 1896 as Hannoverscher Fußball-Club 1896, upon the suggestion of Ferdinand-Wilhelm Fricke, fall through of the Deutscher FV 1878 Hannover. [ 1 ] Their initial enthusiasm was for athletics and rugby ; football did not become their primary pastime until 1899. Most of the membership of Germania 1902 Hannover became part of 96 in 1902, while others of the club formed Hannoverscher Ballspielverein. In 1913, they merged with Ballverein 1898 Hannovera ( formed in the 1905 amalgamation of Fußballverein Hannovera, 1898 Hannover, and Hannoverscher BV ) to become Hannoverscher Sportverein 1896. Hannoverscher FC ‘s colours were black-white-green, but they played in blue, while BV played in bolshevik. The newly united team kept black-white-green as the club color, but they chose to take to the field in red, giving the team the dub Die Roten ( “ The Reds ” ). The team ‘s third gear jersey is in the club ‘s official color. The clubhouse made regular appearances in the national playoffs through the early 1900s, but was ineffective to progress by Eintracht Braunschweig, planting the seeds of a competition that has survived to this day. HSV continued to sphere impregnable sides and make national level appearances on into the 1920s. Under the Third Reich, German football was re-organized into 16 top-flight leagues in 1933 and Hannover became separate of the Gauliga Niedersachsen. They appeared in the state ‘s final examination rounds in 1935 and sent representatives to the national side the adjacent year. They won their first national championship in 1938 in what was one of the biggest upsets in german football history when they beat Schalke 04, the most dominant english in the country in the era. The two sides played to a 3–3 draw before Hannover prevailed 4–3 in a tension-filled re-match. In 1942, the team moved to the newly formed Gauliga Braunschweig-Südhannover .
Post-War era [edit ]
historical chart of Hannover 96 league performance after WWII Like most early german organizations, the club was dissolved after World War II by occupying Allied authorities. A aggregate local side was assembled in August 1945 and the future calendar month a blend group of players from Hannover 96 and Arminia Hannover played their first post-war equal against a british military team. HSV was later formally re-established as Hannoverscher SV on 11 November 1945 before re-adopting its traditional name on 27 April 1946. The clubhouse resumed league play in 1947 in the first division Oberliga Nord and was relegated, but cursorily returned to the top-flight in 1949. Hannover 96 ‘s future appearance in a home final would not come until 1954 when they thoroughly defeated 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5–1. The outwit slope included five of the lapp players who would go on subsequently that class to win Germany ‘s first World Cup in a surprise victory known as the Miracle of Bern. In 1963, the Bundesliga, Germany ‘s fresh professional football league, began play with 16 of the nation ‘s top teams. Hannover played in the Regionalliga Nord ( II ) that season, but earned forwarding to the senior lap in the following year. The club ‘s advance to the Bundesliga in 1964 was well received as they set a league attendance criminal record in their first base year, averaging 46,000 spectators a bet on. 96 played at the upper charge for a decade, until ultimately relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga Nord for the 1974–75 season. They bounced right back, but were again sent down, this time to spend 17 of the following 20 years in the moment tier .
reunion to present [edit ]
The club suffered from fiscal problems in the late 1970s and again in the early 1990s. then, in 1992, Hannover put together an impressive tend that would lead them to the capture of their first DFB-Pokal and help to set their finances right. That run included victories over Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Karlsruher SC, Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach, as they became the first lower division side to win the competition. champion for the cupwinners was goalkeeper Jörg Sievers, who made two saves when the semi-final match went to penalties and then scored the winner in his own turn at the spot. In the cup final examination, he again made two saves when that match was besides decided on penalties. The team ‘s humble point came with demotion to Regionalliga Nord ( III ) for two years in 1996–98 : the fact that the fall from the second league came during their anniversary year unfortunately made them a butt among fans of rival teams for years to come. Hannover made a clean begin with a modern team of hungry youngsters, many of whom went on play for the national team – notably Gerald Asamoah, Sebastian Kehl and Fabian Ernst – or impress in the Bundesliga. 96 returned to tier II play in 1998, and to the Bundesliga in 2002 on the military capability of a record-setting 75-point season. Since their promotion, the club have consolidated in the top escape, achieving a string of mid-table finishes under the instruction of several managers. Coach Dieter Hecking was brought in fair weeks into the 2006–07 season after a black start under Peter Neururer, in which the clubhouse lost the foremost three matches by a combined 11 goals. The 2007–08 season showed some early promise with impressive pre-season wins over Rangers and Real Madrid. however, they earned mix results in their open six Bundesliga matches. The team then put together a three match winning run, capped by a 2–0 acquire at champions VfB Stuttgart, to surge into the top six. Following the winter break, Hannover slipped after putting away some disappointing performances which they turned around to be defeated only two times in their last 11 matches of the season. This secured a points record of 49 for Die Roten in the Bundesliga, thus ending them in eighth space. The 2008–09 season started undesirably for Hannover with losses. however, it looked to have been rectified with a 5–1 thrash of Borussia Mönchengladbach, a shock absorber 1–0 win over Bayern Munich at home, which had not occurred for 20 years, and a thrilling 3–0 victory over Hamburger SV. Hannover settled in the lower-mid-table until the winter unwrap. The second gear half of the season consisted of discrepant results, relying about wholly on home class to keep Hannover in the top league. The clubhouse last achieved an away win with a few games remaining which boosted them from trouble and stabilized them, leading to an 11th-place stopping point. The season was one of inconsistent form and long injuries to key players. The 2009–10 season was launched with new optimism with a newly kit being released which included traditional away and alternative kits. Hannover besides signed a modern technical director in Jörg Schmadtke, who brought a fresh perspective to the club. The new signings were Karim Haggui and Constant Djakpa from Bayer Leverkusen, Valdet Rama from FC Ingolstadt. The season started undesirably with a former 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC and a disappointing home pull to Mainz 05, after which coach Dieter Hecking resigned voluntarily. He was succeeded by former assistant Andreas Bergmann. As the season continued, once again Hannover had many samara players injured, including the majority of attacking players and key defenders, adenine well as the traumatize and tragic suicide of german international goalkeeper Robert Enke. Andreas Bergmann was removed as bus and replaced by Mirko Slomka soon after the winter break. Arouna Koné and Elson were signed to boost the team. Hannover 96 spent the majority of the year in the relegation zone, and with a few wins in the concluding games of the season, Hannover had to win and hope results went their means for them. Hannover won 3–0, with Arnold Bruggink, Mike Hanke and Sérgio Pinto all scoring to keep them in the Bundesliga. In the 2010–11 season, Hannover surprised everybody by finishing in a record-high fourthly space, qualifying for Europe for the first clock time in 19 years. In 2011–12, the team opened with a 2–1 win over 1899 Hoffenheim, followed by a 2–1 off win against 1. FC Nürnberg. In the play-offs to the Europa League, Hannover won against Sevilla 3–2 on aggregate to reach the group stage. shortly before the end of the 2011–12 season, Hannover Technical Director Jörg Schmadtke resigned due to class issues. It had been speculated that Schmadtke would join 1. FC Köln, but according to Bild, Schmadtke agreed with President Martin Kind on a return to Hannover after his bankrupt. Hannover finished buttocks of the Bundesliga in 2015/16 and was relegated to 2. Bundesliga. The club choose to keep the majority of their first-team squad together. however, after a good originate to the 2016/17 season, a poor campaign of imprint prompted the club ‘s dining table to sack coach Daniel Stendel, and appoint Andre Breitenreiter as their new director. He led the team to seven wins in the concluding 11 games, helping the 96ers fasten second gear set behind VfB Stuttgart and bounce spinal column to the crown flight at the first undertake. The club suffered adverse promotion when a boastfully contingent of ultras travelled to England for a 2017/18 pre-season game against Burnley. They caused worry in the town center anterior to the game. Once inside Turf Moor they responded to a brief affray on the peddle after 40 minutes by charging the home fans, tearing out seats and using them as missiles. On police advice the game was abandoned at half time with Hannover 96 trailing 1–0 .
Death of Robert Enke [edit ]
On 10 November 2009, at the age of 32, Hannover ‘s first-choice goalkeeper Robert Enke committed suicide when he stood in movement of a regional express train at a degree crossing in Eilvese, Neustadt am Rübenberge. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Police confirmed a suicide bill was discovered but would not publicise its details. [ 4 ] His widow, Teresa, revealed that her husband had been suffering from depression for six years and was treated by a psychiatrist. [ 5 ] After the end of his daughter Lara in 2006, he struggled to cope with the loss. [ 6 ] many fans immediately flocked to Hannover 96 ‘s AWD-Arena base to lay flowers and light candles and sign the reserve of condolences upon newsworthiness break. His former club Barcelona held a moment ‘s silence before their game that nox, and respective external matches the follow weekend paid the same tribute. As a chump of respect, the german national team cancelled their friendly catch against Chile which had been scheduled for 14 November. [ 7 ] A minute ‘s muteness was besides held at all Bundesliga games on 21 and 22 November 2009, a good as at Benfica ‘s game in the Taça de Portugal, a former club of Enke. Germany besides cancelled a planned training school term and all interviews after his death. Oliver Bierhoff, the national team ‘s general coach, said, “ We are all shock. We are lost for words. ” [ 6 ] On 15 November 2009, closely 40,000 attendees filled the AWD-Arena for his memorial service. Enke ‘s coffin, covered in white roses, was carried by six of his Hannover 96 teammates. [ 9 ] He was then buried in Neustadt, outside the city of Hanover, following to his daughter ‘s grave accent. [ 10 ] As a far score of respect for their former teammate, Hannover 96 players displayed the act one in a r-2 on the breast of their jerseys, as approved by the German Football Association ( DFL ), as a subtle tribute for the rest of the 2009–10 season. [ 11 ]
stadium [edit ]
Hannover 96 plays in the HDI-Arena, built in 1954 as the “ Niedersachsenstadion ”, which now has a capacity of 49,000 spectators. Before the year 2013 the sphere was called “ AWD-Arena ”. But after changing the sponsor the stadium name was changed to “ HDI-Arena ”. During the 2006 World Cup, the stadium was the web site of four first round matches and one Round of 16 pit. The stadium had besides served as a site for matches in the 1974 World Cup and UEFA Euro 1988 .
european Cups history [edit ]
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Honours [edit ]
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Records [edit ]
Players [edit ]
current police squad [edit ]
- As of 30 August 2021[13]
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Out on lend [edit ]
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Coach history [edit ]
Hannover 96 Amateure ( II ) [edit ]
Hannover fields a successful amateur english that has three german amateurish championships to its credit ( 1960, 1964, 1965 ) vitamin a well as losing appearances in the 1966 and 1967 finals. The moment team has besides taken separate in the german Cup tournament and presently plays in the Regionalliga Nord ( IV ) .
Honours [edit ]
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