2026–27 Hannover 96 season
Hannover 96 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 Hannover 96 season will be the 131st season in the football club's history and 31st overall and eighth consecutive season in the second flight of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. Hannover 96 will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 68th season for Hannover in the Heinz von Heiden Arena, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.
| 2026–27 season | ||||
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| Manager | Christian Titz | |||
| Stadium | Heinz von Heiden Arena | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | Preseason | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Preseason | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 19 May 2026. | ||||
Players
Squad information
- As of 15 July 2026[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.
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Transfers
In
| No. | Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |  Pascal Loretz |
Luzern |
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2030 | €1,100,000 | [2] |
| 4 | MF |  Jean Hugonet |
 1. FC Magdeburg |
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2030 | Free | [3] |
| 18 | MF |  Daisuke Yokota |
 Gent |
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2029 | €1,500,000 | [4] |
| 24 | MF | Yunus Ünal |
Hertha BSC II |
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2030 | Free | [5] |
| 25 | MF | Lars Gindorf |
Alemannia Aachen |
Return from loan | Summer | 30 June 2027 | – | |
| 28 | FW | Taycan Etçibaşı |
Borussia Dortmund U19 |
Transfer | Summer | 30 June 2029 | €500,000 | [6] |
| 32 | MF | Jonas Sterner |
Dynamo Dresden |
Return from loan | Summer | 30 June 2028 | – | |
| 35 | GK | Leon-Oumar Wechsel |
Jahn Regensburg |
Return from loan | Summer | 30 June 2027 | – | |
| – | MF | Jannik Rochelt |
Arminia Bielefeld |
Return from loan | Summer | 30 June 2027 | – |
Out
| No. | Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nahuel Noll |
TSG Hoffenheim |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 4 | DF | Hendry Blank |
 Red Bull Salzburg |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 6 | DF |  Maik Nawrocki |
 Celtic |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 8 | MF | Enzo Leopold |
Borussia Mönchengladbach |
End of contract | Summer | – | [7] |
| 10 | MF | Noah Weißhaupt |
SC Freiburg |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 15 | MF | Noël Aséko Nkili |
Bayern Munich |
End of loan | Summer | €500,000[a] | [8] |
| 16 | FW |  Håvard Nielsen |
 TBD |
End of contract | Summer | – | |
| 18 | MF | Daisuke Yokota |
Gent |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 24 | FW |  Elias Saad |
FC Augsburg |
End of loan | Summer | – | |
| 32 | MF | Jonas Sterner |
Dynamo Dresden |
Transfer | Summer | €350,000 | [9] |
| 35 | GK | Leon-Oumar Wechsel |
Eintracht Trier |
Transfer | Summer | Free | [10] |
| 37 | DF | Brooklyn Ezeh |
Dynamo Dresden |
End of contract | Summer | – | [11] |
| – | MF | Jannik Rochelt |
Arminia Bielefeld |
Transfer | Summer | €400,000 | [12] |
Friendly matches
Win Draw Loss
| 1 July 2026 Friendly | TSV Pattensen | 1–6 | Hannover 96 | Pattensen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Schäfer  80' |
Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Schützenallee Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Nico Schünemann |
| 4 July 2026 Friendly | SV Ramlingen/Ehlershausen | 0–7 | Hannover 96 | Burgdorf |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wahrendorff-Arena Referee: Alexander Jahn |
| 7 July 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 3–1 | Phönix Lübeck | Hanover |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Kliti 79' |
Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 11 July 2026 Friendly | SC Paderborn | 3–2 | Hannover 96 | Paderborn |
| 11:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Trainings- und Nachwuchsleistungszentrum Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Exner | ||
| Note: The match lasted for 4×30 minutes. | ||||
| 18 July 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–1 | VfL Osnabrück | Iserlohn |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Henning 53' |
Stadium: Hemberg-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Weller | |
| Note: The match lasted for 4×30 minutes. | ||||
| 24 July 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 1–0 | Preußen Münster | Iserlohn |
| 12:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Källman 67' |
Report | Stadium: Hemberg-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Henry Schröder |
| 24 July 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 2–0 | Preußen Münster | Iserlohn |
| 14:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hemberg-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Leonidas Exuzidis |
| 31 July 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 3–2 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Hanover |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lennart Kernchen |
| 1 August 2026 Friendly | Hannover 96 | v |  PEC Zwolle | Hanover |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| 2. Bundesliga | 9 August 2026 | 23 May 2027 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| DFB-Pokal | 22 August 2026 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
Source: Competitions
2. Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dynamo Dresden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Greuther Fürth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hannover 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 7 August 2026. 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.[13]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
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.[13]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: DFB
Results by round
First match(es) will be played on 7 August 2026. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 9 August 2026 1 | Energie Cottbus | v | Hannover 96 | Cottbus |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: LEAG Energie Stadion |
| 16 August 2026 2 | Hannover 96 | v | VfL Wolfsburg | Hanover |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 30 August 2026 3 | Darmstadt 98 | v | Hannover 96 | Darmstadt |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor |
| 4 September 2026 4 | Hannover 96 | v | Karlsruher SC | Hanover |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 11 September 2026 5 | 1. FC Nürnberg | v | Hannover 96 | Nuremberg |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion |
| 20 September 2026 6 | Hannover 96 | v | VfL Bochum | Hanover |
| 13:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 9–11 October 2026 7 | 1. FC Magdeburg | v | Hannover 96 | Magdeburg |
| Stadium: Avnet Arena |
| 16–18 October 2026 8 | Hannover 96 | v | FC St. Pauli | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 23–25 October 2026 9 | Eintracht Braunschweig | v | Hannover 96 | Braunschweig |
| Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion |
| 30 October – 1 November 2026 10 | Hannover 96 | v | Dynamo Dresden | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 6–8 November 2026 11 | 1. FC Heidenheim | v | Hannover 96 | Heidenheim |
| Stadium: Voith-Arena |
| 20–22 November 2026 12 | Hannover 96 | v | Greuther Fürth | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 27–29 November 2026 13 | VfL Osnabrück | v | Hannover 96 | Osnabrück |
| Stadium: Stadion an der Bremer Brücke |
| 4–6 December 2026 14 | Hannover 96 | v | Hertha BSC | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 11–13 December 2026 15 | Holstein Kiel | v | Hannover 96 | Kiel |
| Stadium: Holstein-Stadion |
| 18–20 December 2026 16 | Hannover 96 | v | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 15–17 January 2027 17 | Arminia Bielefeld | v | Hannover 96 | Bielefeld |
| Stadium: SchücoArena |
| 22–24 January 2027 18 | Hannover 96 | v | Energie Cottbus | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 29–31 January 2027 19 | VfL Wolfsburg | v | Hannover 96 | Wolfsburg |
| Stadium: Volkswagen Arena |
| 5–7 February 2027 20 | Hannover 96 | v | Darmstadt 98 | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 12–14 February 2027 21 | Karlsruher SC | v | Hannover 96 | Karlsruhe |
| Stadium: BBBank Wildpark |
| 19–21 February 2027 22 | Hannover 96 | v | 1. FC Nürnberg | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 26–28 February 2027 23 | VfL Bochum | v | Hannover 96 | Bochum |
| Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion |
| 2–4 March 2027 24 | Hannover 96 | v | 1. FC Magdeburg | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 5–7 March 2027 25 | FC St. Pauli | v | Hannover 96 | Hamburg |
| Stadium: Millerntor-Stadion |
| 12–14 March 2027 26 | Hannover 96 | v | Eintracht Braunschweig | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 19–21 March 2027 27 | Dynamo Dresden | v | Hannover 96 | Dresden |
| Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion |
| 2–4 April 2027 28 | Hannover 96 | v | 1. FC Heidenheim | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 9–11 April 2027 29 | Greuther Fürth | v | Hannover 96 | Fürth |
| Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer |
| 16–18 April 2027 30 | Hannover 96 | v | VfL Osnabrück | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 23–25 April 2027 31 | Hertha BSC | v | Hannover 96 | Berlin |
| Stadium: Olympiastadion |
| 7–9 May 2027 32 | Hannover 96 | v | Holstein Kiel | Hanover |
| Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
| 14–16 May 2027 33 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | v | Hannover 96 | Kaiserslautern |
| Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion |
| 23 May 2027 34 | Hannover 96 | v | Arminia Bielefeld | Hanover |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena |
DFB-Pokal
| 22 August 2026 First round | SV Hemelingen | v | Hannover 96 | Bremen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Weserstadion |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 15 July 2026
| No. | Pos | Player | 2. Bundesliga[14] | DFB-Pokal[15] | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Pascal Loretz |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Boris Tomiak |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Jean Hugonet |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  Virgil Ghiță |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |  Mustapha Bundu |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Waniss Taïbi |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Benjamin Källman |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Benedikt Pichler |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Franz Roggow |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  Husseyn Chakroun |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Håvard Nielsen |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | Bastian Allgeier |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Daisuke Yokota |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | William Kokolo |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF |  Ime Okon |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  Mwisho Mhango |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Noah Engelbreth |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  Stefán Teitur Þórðarson |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Yunus Ünal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Lars Gindorf |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Tom Hobrecht |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Hayate Matsuda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Taycan Etçibaşı |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  Kolja Oudenne |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Leo Weinkauf |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Maurice Neubauer |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | Joschua Siewert |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Alexander Vogel |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | FW |  Taycan Kurt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | Jonas Schwanke |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
- Hannover 96 made use of their option to purchase Aséko for €1,000,000, prompting Bayern Munich to make use of their option to purchase him back for €1,500,000.