Hannover 96

11th in the 2. Bundesliga, 12 points from 11 games. Last 5, all competitions: D17 Oct · 2. BundesligaHome v FC St. PauliDrew 1–1L25 Oct · 2. BundesligaAway at Eintracht BraunschweigLost 0–2L28 Oct · DFB-Pokal · Second roundHome v 1. FC KaiserslauternLost 0–2W1 Nov · 2. BundesligaHome v Dynamo DresdenWon 2–1D8 Nov · 2. BundesligaAway at 1. FC HeidenheimDrew 2–2

What’s at stake: 9 pts from promotion play-offs · 1 pt clear of relegation

8th season in a row in the 2. BundesligaHome ground: Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

Honours: 🏆 DFB-Pokal ×1 · ▲ 1 promotion

DFB-Pokal 1
Promotions 12016–17 to Bundesliga

Title totals are all-time where we hold the full list. Counts marked "since" and promotions come from the seasons on this site.

Pyramid:Bundesliga (tier above)3. Liga (tier below)

Next match · 2. Bundesliga

Hannover 96vGreuther Fürth

Saturday 21 November at 13:00 · Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

Hannover 96’s journey through the German pyramid

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This season so far: 11th in the 2. Bundesliga, 29th of 56 across the top three German divisions. Since 2010–11: 1 promotion and 2 relegations.

BL1–182BL19–363L37–56

10–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–2222–2323–2424–2525–26Now

Promoted
Relegated

Season by season 17 seasons

2026–27T22. Bundesliga11th of 1829th of 56
2025–26T22. Bundesliga4th of 1822nd of 56
2024–25T22. Bundesliga9th of 1827th of 56
2023–24T22. Bundesliga6th of 1824th of 56
2022–23T22. Bundesliga10th of 1828th of 56
2021–22T22. Bundesliga11th of 1829th of 56
2020–21T22. Bundesliga13th of 1831st of 56
2019–20T22. Bundesliga6th of 1824th of 56
2018–19T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated17th of 1817th of 56
2017–18T1Bundesliga13th of 1813th of 56
2016–17T22. Bundesliga ▲ Promoted2nd of 1820th of 56
2015–16T1Bundesliga ▼ Relegated18th of 1818th of 56
2014–15T1Bundesliga13th of 1813th of 56
2013–14T1Bundesliga10th of 1810th of 56
2012–13T1Bundesliga9th of 189th of 56
2011–12T1Bundesliga7th of 187th of 56
2010–11T1Bundesliga4th of 18

Fixtures

Times in local kick-off time (Berlin)

21 Nov2BLHGreuther Fürth13:00
28 Nov2BLAVfL Osnabrück20:30
5 Dec2BLHHertha BSC20:30
12 Dec2BLAHolstein Kiel13:00
20 Dec2BLH1. FC Kaiserslautern13:30
15 Jan2BLAArminia Bielefeld18:30

All 23 fixtures

23 Jan2BLHEnergie Cottbus13:00
31 Jan2BLAVfL Wolfsburg13:30
7 Feb2BLHDarmstadt 9813:30
14 Feb2BLAKarlsruher SC13:30
21 Feb2BLH1. FC Nürnberg13:30
28 Feb2BLAVfL Bochum13:30
2 Mar2BLH1. FC Magdeburg18:30
7 Mar2BLAFC St. Pauli13:30
14 Mar2BLHEintracht Braunschweig13:30
21 Mar2BLADynamo Dresden13:30
4 Apr2BLH1. FC Heidenheim13:30
11 Apr2BLAGreuther Fürth13:30
18 Apr2BLHVfL Osnabrück13:30
25 Apr2BLAHertha BSC13:30
9 May2BLHHolstein Kiel13:30
16 May2BLA1. FC Kaiserslautern13:30
23 May2BLHArminia Bielefeld15:30

Results

8 Nov2BLA1. FC HeidenheimD2–2
1 Nov2BLHDynamo DresdenW2–1
28 OctDFBH1. FC Kaiserslautern 2BLL0–2
25 Oct2BLAEintracht BraunschweigL0–2
17 Oct2BLHFC St. PauliD1–1
10 Oct2BLA1. FC MagdeburgL0–3

All 13 results

20 Sept2BLHVfL BochumW2–1
11 Sept2BLA1. FC NürnbergL1–2
4 Sept2BLHKarlsruher SCD2–2
30 Aug2BLADarmstadt 98W1–0
22 AugDFBAHemelingenW9–1
16 Aug2BLHVfL WolfsburgL0–1
9 Aug2BLAEnergie CottbusL1–3

Competitions

11th of 18 · 12 pts

Full table →

1–2 Promotion
3rd Promotion play-off
16th Relegation play-off
17–18 Relegation

2. Bundesliga table around Hannover 96
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Form	PtsL5
8	VfL Bochum	11	4	2	5	11	13	−2	LLDWW	147
9	FC St. Pauli	11	2	6	3	13	16	−3	WDDLL	125
10	Greuther Fürth	11	3	3	5	13	19	−6	LWLWL	126
11	Hannover 96	11	3	3	5	12	18	−6	LDLWD	125
12	Energie Cottbus	11	2	5	4	18	20	−2	LDDLD	113
13	Eintracht Braunschweig	11	3	2	6	16	18	−2	WLWLD	117
14	VfL Osnabrück	11	3	2	6	14	18	−4	DLWLL	114

Second round: L 0–2 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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22 AugDFBAHemelingenW9–1
28 OctDFBH1. FC Kaiserslautern 2BLL0–2

Cup runs

DFB-Pokal

1 title in all. Best run since 2011–12: quarter-finals (2021–22).

WonFinalSemisQuartersLast 16Last 32Last 64Earlier

2011–12Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Mainz 05 0–1 aet2012–13Out in the 8th FinalsLost to Borussia Dortmund 1–52013–14Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Bayern Munich 1–42014–15Out in the 2nd RoundLost to VfR Aalen 0–22015–16Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Darmstadt 98 1–22016–17Out in the 3rd RoundLost to Eintracht Frankfurt 1–22017–18Out in the 2nd RoundLost to VfL Wolfsburg 0–12018–19Out in the 2nd RoundLost to VfL Wolfsburg 0–22019–20Out in the 1st RoundLost to Karlsruher SC 0–22020–21Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Werder Bremen 0–32021–22Out in the quarter-finalsLost to RB Leipzig 0–42022–23Out in the 2nd RoundLost to Borussia Dortmund 0–22023–24Out in the 1st RoundLost to SV Sandhausen 3–3, 2–4 on pens2024–25Out in the 1st RoundLost to Arminia Bielefeld 0–22025–26Out in the 1st RoundLost to Energie Cottbus 0–12026–27Out in the second roundLost to 1. FC Kaiserslautern 0–2

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