2024–25 Hannover 96 season

The 2024–25 Hannover 96 season is the 129th season in the football club's history and 29th overall and sixth consecutive season in the second flight of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. Hannover 96 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 66th season for Hannover in the Heinz von Heiden Arena, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Hannover 96
2024–25 season
ManagerStefan Leitl
(until 29 December)
André Breitenreiter
(from 29 December)
StadiumHeinz von Heiden Arena
2. Bundesliga7th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nicolò Tresoldi (4)

All:
Nicolò Tresoldi (4)
Highest home attendance49,000
Hannover v Hamburg
Hannover v Schalke
Hannover v Hertha
Lowest home attendance25,600
Hannover v Ulm
Average home league attendance38,889
Biggest winMagdeburg 0–3 Hannover
Biggest defeatBielefeld 2–0 Hannover
Braunschweig 2–0 Hannover
Elversberg 3–1 Hannover
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 29 December 2024.

Players

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Squad information

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As of 1 January 2025[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GER Ron-Robert Zieler (captain)
2 DF   ENG Josh Knight
4 DF   GER Kenneth Schmidt (on loan from SC Freiburg)
5 DF   GER Phil Neumann
6 MF   GER Fabian Kunze
7 FW   GER Jessic Ngankam (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt)
8 MF   GER Enzo Leopold
9 FW   GER Nicolò Tresoldi
10 MF   GER Jannik Rochelt
11 MF   KOR Lee Hyun-ju (on loan from Bayern Munich II)
13 MF   GER Max Christiansen
14 FW   LBN Husseyn Chakroun
16 FW   NOR Håvard Nielsen
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF   POL Bartłomiej Wdowik (on loan from Braga)
19 MF   GER Eric Uhlmann
20 DF   GER Jannik Dehm
21 DF   JPN Sei Muroya
23 DF   GER Marcel Halstenberg (vice-captain)
25 MF   GER Lars Gindorf
28 MF   GER Montell Ndikom
29 MF   SWE Kolja Oudenne
30 GK   GER Leo Weinkauf
32 FW   GER Andreas Voglsammer
35 GK   GER Leon-Oumar Wechsel
37 DF   GER Brooklyn Ezeh
38 FW   GER Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
39 MF   GER Marius Wörl (on loan to Arminia Bielefeld until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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No. Pos Player From Type Window Ends Fee Source
2 DF   Josh Knight   Peterborough United Transfer Summer 30 June 2026 Free [2]
7 FW   Jessic Ngankam   Eintracht Frankfurt Loan Summer 30 June 2025 Free [3]
10 MF   Jannik Rochelt   SV Elversberg Transfer Summer 30 June 2027 €1,500,000 [4]
11 MF   Lee Hyun-ju   Bayern Munich II Loan Summer 30 June 2025 Free [5]
17 DF   Bartłomiej Wdowik   Braga Loan Summer 30 June 2025 Free [6]
38 FW   Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh   Arminia Bielefeld Return from loan Summer 30 June 2026
MF   Max Besuschkow   Austria Klagenfurt Return from loan Summer 30 June 2025
4 DF   Kenneth Schmidt   SC Freiburg Loan Winter 30 June 2026 Free [7]
No. Pos Player To Type Window Fee Source
4 DF   Bright Arrey-Mbi   Braga Transfer Summer €6,200,000 [8]
10 MF   Sebastian Ernst   Jahn Regensburg End of contract Summer [9]
11 MF   Louis Schaub   Rapid Wien Transfer Summer €750,000 [10]
17 MF   Muhammed Damar   TSG Hoffenheim End of loan Summer
24 MF   Antonio Foti   Eintracht Frankfurt End of loan Summer
31 DF   Julian Börner   Free agent Contract terminated Summer [11]
34 DF   Yannik Lührs   Borussia Dortmund II Transfer Summer €350,000 [12]
36 FW   Cedric Teuchert   St. Louis City SC End of contract Summer [13]
40 MF   Christopher Scott   Antwerp End of loan Summer
MF   Max Besuschkow   FC Ingolstadt Transfer Summer Free [14]

Friendly matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

28 June 2024 (2024-06-28) Friendly SC Hemmingen-Westerfeld   1–8   Hannover 96 Hemmingen
18:00 CEST (UTC 2) Biehl   53' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Sportgelände Hohe Bünte
Attendance: 1,496
Referee: Harm Osmers
29 June 2024 (2024-06-29) Friendly SV Ramlingen/Ehlershausen   0–3   Hannover 96 Burgdorf
15:30 CEST (UTC 2) Report
Stadium: Wahrendorff-Arena
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Alexander Roj
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) Friendly Hannover 96   2–1   SC Verl Hanover
14:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Steczyk   52' Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 700
Referee: Konrad Oldhafer
13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Friendly Hannover 96   4–2   VfL Osnabrück Hanover
13:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Timon Schulz
Note: The match lasted for 4×30 minutes.
20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) Friendly Hannover 96   3–3   Twente Leogang, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Steinbergstadion
Note: The match lasted for 4×30 minutes.
24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) Friendly Hannover 96   1–4   Leeds United Harsewinkel
15:30 CEST (UTC 2) Gindorf   62' Report
Stadium: Hotel-Residence Klosterpforte
Attendance: 0
Referee: Henry Schröder
27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) Friendly Hannover 96   3–2   VfL Wolfsburg Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC 2)
Report
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Lukas Benen
6 September 2024 (2024-09-06) Friendly VfL Wolfsburg   2–1   Hannover 96 Wolfsburg
12:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Momuluh   81' Attendance: 0
10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) Friendly Hannover 96   3–2   FC St. Pauli Hanover
12:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Banks   29', 51' Attendance: 0
14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) Friendly Hannover 96   2–2   1. FC Magdeburg Hanover
12:30 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lennart Kernchen
6 January 2025 (2025-01-06) Friendly Hannover 96   0–1   Waldhof Mannheim Belek, Turkey
15:30 TRT (UTC 3) Report Halstenberg   23' (o.g.) Stadium: Cornelia Sports Center
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) Friendly Hannover 96   v   1. FC Magdeburg Belek, Turkey
12:00 TRT (UTC 3) Stadium: Cornelia Sports Center
10 January 2025 (2025-01-10) Friendly Hannover 96   v   Young Boys Belek, Turkey
14:00 TRT (UTC 3) Stadium: Cornelia Sports Center

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 3 August 2024 18 May 2025 Matchday 1 17 8 3 6 22 17 5 047.06
DFB-Pokal 17 August 2024 17 August 2024 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Total 18 8 3 7 22 19 3 044.44

Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Competitions

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 1. FC Magdeburg 17 7 7 3 30 24 6 28
6 SC Paderborn 17 7 7 3 29 24 5 28
7 Hannover 96 17 8 3 6 22 17 5 27
8 Fortuna Düsseldorf 17 7 5 5 28 23 5 26
9 1. FC Kaiserslautern 17 7 5 5 30 27 3 26
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[15]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 8 3 6 22 17   5 27 7 1 1 15 6   9 1 2 5 7 11  −4

Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWLWLWLWWWLLDWLD
Position34395646621144357
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 1 Hannover 96 2–0 Jahn Regensburg Hanover
13:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 31,800
Referee: Michael Bacher
11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) 2 Preußen Münster 0–0 Hannover 96 Münster
13:30 CEST (UTC 2) Report Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 12,422
Referee: Lars Erbst
23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) 3 Hannover 96 1–0 Hamburger SV Hanover
18:30 CEST (UTC 2) Ngankam   49' (pen.) Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Patrick Alt
30 August 2024 (2024-08-30) 4 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 Hannover 96 Düsseldorf
18:30 CEST (UTC 2) Schmidt   59' Report Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 35,416
Referee: Florian Heft
14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) 5 Hannover 96 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Hanover
13:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Ache   56' Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 38,100
Referee: Robert Kampka
20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) 6 SC Paderborn 2–1 Hannover 96 Paderborn
18:30 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Kostons   19' (o.g.) Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Tom Bauer
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 7 Hannover 96 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Hanover
13:30 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 36,500
Referee: Eric Weisbach
6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) 8 Eintracht Braunschweig 2–0 Hannover 96 Braunschweig
13:30 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 19,919
Referee: Daniel Schlager
19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 9 Hannover 96 1–0 Schalke 04 Hanover
13:00 CEST (UTC 2) Kunze   4' Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Eric Weisbach
27 October 2024 (2024-10-27) 10 1. FC Magdeburg 0–3 Hannover 96 Magdeburg
13:30 CET (UTC 1) Report
Stadium: Avnet Arena
Attendance: 27,065
Referee: Tobias Stieler
2 November 2024 (2024-11-02) 11 Hannover 96 2–1 Karlsruher SC Hanover
13:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report Franke   45' Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 39,500
Referee: Richard Hempel
10 November 2024 (2024-11-10) 12 SV Elversberg 3–1 Hannover 96 Spiesen-Elversberg
13:30 CET (UTC 1)
Report Tresoldi   90 1' Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 9,337
Referee: Florian Lechner
23 November 2024 (2024-11-23) 13 Hannover 96 1–2 Darmstadt 98 Hanover
13:00 CET (UTC 1) Lee   68' Report
Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 31,500
Referee: Michael Bacher
30 November 2024 (2024-11-30) 14 1. FC Köln 2–2 Hannover 96 Cologne
13:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report
Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Sören Storks
7 December 2024 (2024-12-07) 15 Hannover 96 3–2 SSV Ulm Hanover
13:00 CET (UTC 1)
Report Telalović   23', 55' Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 25,600
Referee: Tom Bauer
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) 16 Greuther Fürth 1–0 Hannover 96 Fürth
13:30 CET (UTC 1) Futkeu   83' Report Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
Attendance: 12,334
Referee: Tobias Reichel
22 December 2024 (2024-12-22) 17 Hannover 96 0–0 Hertha BSC Hanover
13:30 CET (UTC 1) Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Daniel Schlager
17 January 2025 (2025-01-17) 18 Jahn Regensburg v Hannover 96 Regensburg
18:30 CET (UTC 1) Stadium: Jahnstadion Regensburg
26 January 2025 (2025-01-26) 19 Hannover 96 v Preußen Münster Hanover
13:30 CET (UTC 1) Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
2 February 2025 (2025-02-02) 20 Hamburger SV v Hannover 96 Hamburg
13:30 CET (UTC 1) Stadium: Volksparkstadion
22 February 2025 (2025-02-22) 23 Hannover 96 v SC Paderborn Hanover
20:30 CET (UTC 1) Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
1 March 2025 (2025-03-01) 24 1. FC Nürnberg v Hannover 96 Nuremberg
13:00 CET (UTC 1) Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
14–16 March 2025 (2025-03) 26 Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
4–6 April 2025 (2025-04) 28 Karlsruher SC v Hannover 96 Karlsruhe
Stadium: BBBank Wildpark
11–13 April 2025 (2025-04) 29 Hannover 96 v SV Elversberg Hanover
Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
25–27 April 2025 (2025-04) 31 Hannover 96 v 1. FC Köln Hanover
Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
2–4 May 2025 (2025-05) 32 SSV Ulm v Hannover 96 Ulm
Stadium: Donaustadion
18 May 2025 (2025-05-18) 34 Hertha BSC v Hannover 96 Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC 2) Stadium: Olympiastadion

DFB-Pokal

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17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) First round Arminia Bielefeld 2–0 Hannover 96 Bielefeld
18:00 CEST (UTC 2)
Report Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 26,044
Referee: Robert Hartmann

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 1 January 2025
No. Pos Player 2. Bundesliga[16] DFB-Pokal[17] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Ron-Robert Zieler 17 0 0 0 17 0
2 DF   Josh Knight 8 4 0 1 0 13 0
4 DF   Kenneth Schmidt 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Phil Neumann 16 0 1 0 17 0
6 MF   Fabian Kunze 10 5 1 1 0 16 1
7 FW   Jessic Ngankam 10 7 3 0 1 0 18 3
8 MF   Enzo Leopold 16 1 0 1 0 18 0
9 FW   Nicolò Tresoldi 12 5 4 1 0 18 4
10 MF   Jannik Rochelt 9 5 0 0 1 0 15 0
11 MF   Lee Hyun-ju 13 3 0 0 13 3
13 MF   Max Christiansen 8 5 1 0 1 0 14 1
14 FW   Husseyn Chakroun 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW   Håvard Nielsen 8 7 1 0 1 0 16 1
17 DF   Bartłomiej Wdowik 11 2 0 0 0 13 0
19 MF   Eric Uhlmann 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   Jannik Dehm 6 3 1 1 0 10 1
21 DF   Sei Muroya 16 1 0 1 0 18 0
23 DF   Marcel Halstenberg 16 2 1 0 17 2
25 MF   Lars Gindorf 0 9 0 1 0 10 0
28 MF   Montell Ndikom 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   Kolja Oudenne 1 3 0 0 0 4 0
30 GK   Leo Weinkauf 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 FW   Andreas Voglsammer 6 10 2 1 0 17 2
35 GK   Leon-Oumar Wechsel 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   Brooklyn Ezeh 1 4 0 0 1 0 6 0
38 FW   Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh 3 8 2 0 0 11 2

Goalscorers

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As of 22 December 2024
Rank No. Pos Name 2. Bundesliga[18] DFB-Pokal[19] Total
1 9 FW   Nicolò Tresoldi 4 0 4
2 7 FW   Jessic Ngankam 3 0 3
11 MF   Lee Hyun-ju 3 0 3
4 23 DF   Marcel Halstenberg 2 0 2
32 FW   Andreas Voglsammer 2 0 2
38 FW   Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh 2 0 2
7 6 MF   Fabian Kunze 1 0 1
13 MF   Max Christiansen 1 0 1
16 FW   Håvard Nielsen 1 0 1
20 DF   Jannik Dehm 1 0 1
Own goals 2 0 2
Total 22 0 22

Clean sheets

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As of 22 December 2024
Rank No. Pos Name 2. Bundesliga[20] DFB-Pokal[21] Total
1 1 GK   Ron-Robert Zieler 7 0 7
Total 7 0 7

Disciplinary record

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As of 22 December 2024
Rank No. Pos Name 2. Bundesliga[22] DFB-Pokal[23] Total
                       
1 13 MF   Max Christiansen 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1
2 6 MF   Fabian Kunze 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
3 5 DF   Phil Neumann 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
4 7 FW   Jessic Ngankam 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF   Enzo Leopold 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 DF   Sei Muroya 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
7 2 DF   Josh Knight 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
8 10 MF   Jannik Rochelt 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 FW   Håvard Nielsen 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF   Marcel Halstenberg 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
11 1 GK   Ron-Robert Zieler 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF   Lee Hyun-ju 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 DF   Bartłomiej Wdowik 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF   Jannik Dehm 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 MF   Lars Gindorf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 MF   Kolja Oudenne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW   Andreas Voglsammer 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 FW   Thaddäus-Monju Momuluh 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 35 1 1 2 0 0 37 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Unser Team" [Our Team]. hannover96.de (in German). Hannover 96. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ ""Typisch britischer Innenverteidiger": Knight wird Hannovers erster Neuzugang". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Ngankam will in Hannover wieder durchstarten". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Hannover sticht "weitere Klubs" aus: Rochelt unterschreibt bei 96". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Mit Kaufoption: Hannover leiht Lee von den Bayern aus". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ ""Erfüllt das Profil zu 100 Prozent": 96 leiht polnischen Nationalspieler Wdowik". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  7. ^ ""Variabilität" für die 96-Defensive: Schmidt kommt aus Freiburg". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Für über 6 Millionen Euro: Arrey-Mbi verlässt Hannover gen Portugal". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Achter Neuzugang: Regensburg verpflichtet "Ankerpunkt" Ernst". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Offiziell: Schaub kehrt zu Rapid zurück". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Vereinbarung aufgelöst: Börner hört bei Hannover 96 auf". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  12. ^ "H96-Eigengewächs Lührs zieht es zum BVB II". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Die MLS ruft: Teuchert unterschreibt in St. Louis". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Puzzleteil gefunden: Besuschkow wechselt nach Ingolstadt". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  15. ^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Hannover 96 – Kader – 2. Bundesliga 2024/25". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  17. ^ "Hannover 96 – Kader – DFB-Pokal 2024/25". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  18. ^ "Torjäger Hannover 96 – 2. Bundesliga 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  19. ^ "Torjäger Hannover 96 – DFB-Pokal 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  20. ^ "Torhüter Hannover 96 – 2. Bundesliga 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  21. ^ "Torhüter Hannover 96 – DFB-Pokal 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  22. ^ "Gelbe Karten und Platzverweise Hannover 96 – 2. Bundesliga 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.
  23. ^ "Gelbe Karten und Platzverweise Hannover 96 – DFB-Pokal 2023/24". kicker.de (in German). kicker.