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| Full name | Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e.V. | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Die Roten (The Reds) | |||
| Short name | 96 | |||
| Founded | 12 April 1896 | |||
| Ground | Niedersachsenstadion | |||
| Capacity | 49,000[1] | |||
| President | Martin Kind[citation needed] | |||
| Head coach | Stefan Leitl | |||
| League | 2. Bundesliga | |||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga, 6th of 18 | |||
| Website | hannover96.de | |||
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Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (IPA: [haˈnoːfɐ ˌzɛksʔʊntˈnɔʏntsɪç]), is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 1964 and 2019 and currently play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier in the German football league system, having been relegated from the Bundesliga, Germany's first tier, after finishing 17th in the 2018–19 season.
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 rivalry with Eintracht Braunschweig.
- ^ "General information about the Heinz von Heiden Arena" (in German). Retrieved 2 March 2024.