2011–12 Hannover 96 season

Hannover 96

2011–12 season
Chairman	Martin Kind
Manager	Mirko Slomka
Bundesliga	7th
DFB-Pokal	Round 2
UEFA Europa League	Quarter Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Mohammed Abdellaoue (11) All: Mohammed Abdellaoue (16)
Highest home attendance	49,000 vs. Multiple Opponents
Lowest home attendance	35,400 vs. 1.FC Nürnberg, 28 January 2012
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2010–11 2012-13 →

The 2011–12 season of Hannover 96 began on 26 June with their first friendly match.

Off-season

Christian Pander of Schalke 04 became the first official signing of Hannover's 2011–12 season. The next two signings were Polonia Warszawa forward Artur Sobiech and Norweigen Henning Hauger. The remaining signings were Daniel Royer and Samuel Radlinger from SV Ried. Hannover brought Deniz Ayçiçek and Erdal Akdarı from the youth setup.

After losing his starter's spot, goalkeeper Florian Fromlowitz departed for DFB Pokal runners-up MSV Duisburg.^[1] Constant Djakpa finished his loan and returned to Bayer Leverkusen,^[2] while American DaMarcus Beasley left after one season to join Mexican club Puebla^[3] after an injury-struck season left him surplus to requirements.

During January, Hannover 96 signed Mame Biram Diouf from Manchester United for a reported £1.5 million on a two-year deal.^[4] He made his debut against Hertha BSC as a substitute, then started his first game in a Hannover shirt against Mainz 05.

Friendlies

VfR Osterode v Hannover 96

26 June 2011	VfR Osterode	1 - 9	Hannover 96	Jahnstadion
16:00 CET	Reinhold  76'	[5]	Stindl  10' Schlaudraff  13' (22), 36' (70) Schmiedebach  19' Stoppelkamp  25' (37), 52'

SC Uchte v Hannover 96

29 June 2011	SC Uchte	0 - 13	Hannover 96	Sandbergstadion Uchte
19:00 CET		[6]	Rausch  15' Stindl  23' Erdal Akdarı  38' Schlaudraff  40' Stoppelkamp  54' (57), 60' (67), 69' (79) Unknown O.G.  56' Pinto  75' Ayçiçek  81'

TSG Emmerthal v Hannover 96

4 July 2011	TSG Emmerthal	1 - 22	Hannover 96	Sportplatz Emmerthal
18:00	Mohammed  89'	[7]	Schlaudraff  16' (61), 68' (83), 86' Abdellaoue  17' (72), 84' Stoppelkamp  23' (34), 36' Stindl  27' (39), 45' Ayçiçek  54' (64), 80' (91) Chahed  71' Schmiedebach  76' Rausch  90'	Attendance: 2,500

TSV Limmer v Hannover 96

6 July 2011	TSV Limmer	0 - 21	Hannover 96	Leinestadion, Letter
18:00		[8]	Pogatetz  2' (12) Stoppelkamp  17' (25), 31' (55), 62' (66), 70' (79), 80' (81), 83' (84) Pinto  23' (41), 43' Ayçiçek  48' (67), 75'	Attendance: 3096

Sturm Graz v Hannover 96

9 July 2011	Sturm Graz	3 - 3	Hannover 96	Gleisdorf
17:30 CET	Szabics  20' Bukva  50' (88)	[9]	Sofian Chahed  33' Moritz Stoppelkamp  51' Deniz Ayçiçek  81'	Attendance: 1,800

Baník Ostrava v Hannover 96

14 July 2011	Baník Ostrava	0 - 4	Hannover 96	Feldbach
18:30 CET		[10]	Rausch  12' Stoppelkamp  70' Ayçiçek  82' Stindl  88'	Attendance: 400

Hapoel Tel Aviv v Hannover 96

17 July 2011	Hapoel Tel Aviv	2 - 1	Hannover 96	Bad Radkersburg
17:00 CET	unknown  12' (32)	[11]	Abdellaoue  16'	Attendance: 400

Hannover 96 v Sunderland

20 July 2011	Hannover 96	3 - 1	Sunderland	Weserberglandstadion (Hameln)
19:00 CET	Abdellaoue  36' Schlaudraff  38' Akdarı  84'	[12]	Sessègnon  53'	Attendance: 5000

Hannover 96 v Lyon

24 July 2011	Hannover 96	0 - 0	Lyon	AWD-Arena
16:00 CET		[13]		Attendance: 17,200 Referee: Peter Gagelmann (Bremen)

1.FC Egestorf/Langreder v Hannover 96

31 August 2011	1.FC Egestorf/Langreder	0 - 4	Hannover 96
18:00 CET		[14]	Ayçiçek  20' Stoppelkamp  36' Pander  30' (49)	Attendance: 2,000

SC Langenhagen v Hannover 96

6 October 2011	SC Langenhagen	1 – 4	Hannover 96	Walter Bettges Stadion
17:00 CET	Tunc  74'	[15]	Ayçiçek  60' (69) Schulz  67' Rausch  75'	Attendance: 1,000

Hannover 96 v Köln

8 January 2012	Hannover 96	1 – 1	Köln	Ortszeit, Penina Golf Resort in Portimão
15:00 CET	Clemens  44'	[16]	Schlaudraff  65'	Attendance: 150

Hannover 96 v Heerenveen

14 January 2012	Hannover 96	0 – 1	Heerenveen	Trainingslager, Vila Nova de Cacela
16:00 CET		[17]	Narsingh  7'	Attendance: 200

Paderborn v Hannover 96

17 January 2012	Paderborn	2 – 3	Hannover 96	Energieteam Arena, Paderborn
18:30 CET	Proschwitz  17' (pen.) Kara  55'	[18]	Thomas Bertels  27' (o.g.) Royer  53' Ayçiçek  90'	Attendance: 3328

Matches

Bundesliga

The 2011–12 Bundesliga campaign began on 6 August when Hannover played in the opening game of the season against Hoffenheim.

Match	Date	Ground	Opponent	Score^1	Pos.	Pts.	GD	Report
1	6 August	H	1899 Hoffenheim	2 – 1	1	3	1
2	13 August	A	1. FC Nürnberg	2 – 1	2	6	2
3	21 August	H	Hertha BSC	1 – 1	2	7	2
4	28 August	H	Mainz 05	1 – 1	4	8	2
5	10 September	A	VfB Stuttgart	0 – 3	9	8	-1
6	18 September	H	Borussia Dortmund	2 – 1	5	11	0
7	24 September	A	FC Augsburg	0 – 0	7	12	0
8	2 October	H	Werder Bremen	3 – 2	5	15	1
9	16 October	A	1. FC Köln	0 – 2	7	15	-1
10	23 October	H	Bayern Munich	2 – 1	4	18	0
11	29 October	A	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1 – 2	7	18	-1
12	6 November	H	Schalke 04	2 – 2	6	19	-1
13	19 November	A	VfL Wolfsburg	1 – 4	8	19	-4
14	26 November	H	Hamburger SV	1 – 1	8	20	-4
15	3 December	A	SC Freiburg	1 – 1	8	21	-4
16	10 December	H	Bayer Leverkusen	0 – 0	8	22	-4
17	18 December	A	1. FC Kaiserslautern	1 – 1	7	23	-4
18	21 January	A	1899 Hoffenheim	0 – 0	7	24	-4
19	27 January	H	1. FC Nürnberg	1 – 0	7	27	-3
20	4 February	A	Hertha BSC	1 – 0	7	30	-2
21	11 February	A	Mainz 05	1 – 1	7	31	-2
22	19 February	H	VfB Stuttgart	4 – 2	7	34	0
23	26 February	A	Borussia Dortmund	1 – 3	7	34	-2
24	3 March	H	FC Augsburg	2 – 2	7	25	-2
25	11 March	A	Werder Bremen	0 – 3	7	35	-5
26	18 March	H	1. FC Köln	4 – 1	7	38	-2
27	24 March	A	Bayern Munich	1 – 2	7	38	-3
28	1 April	H	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2 – 1	5	41	-2
29	8 April	A	Schalke 04	0 – 3	7	41	-5
30	11 April	H	VfL Wolfsburg	2 – 0	7	44	-3
31	14 April	A	Hamburger SV	0 – 1	7	44	-4
32	22 April	H	SC Freiburg	0 – 0	7	45	-4
33	28 April	A	Bayer Leverkusen	0 – 1	7	45	-5
34	5 May	H	1. FC Kaiserslautern	2 – 1	7	48	-4

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: ^[19]
1Hannover 96 goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Hannover 96.
Pos. = Position in league, Pts. = Points, GD = Goal difference, Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral, HR = Home replacement, AR = Away replacement.

DFB-Pokal

Hannover kicked off the 2011–12 DFB-Pokal against FC Anker Wismar in Lübeck, where they advanced to the second round with a 6-0 victory

Anker Wismar v Hannover 96

31 August 2011 1st Round	Anker Wismar	0 – 6	Hannover 96	Lübeck
14:30		[20] (German)	Abdellaoue  13' (25) Stindl  34' (36) Stoppelkamp  71' (76)	Stadium: Lohmühle Stadion Attendance: 6,077 Referee: Peter Sippel

Hannover 96 v Mainz 05

26 October 2011 2nd Round	Hannover 96	0 – 1 (aet)	Mainz 05	Hanover
19:00 CET		Report	93' Ivanschitz	Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 30,100 Referee: Felix Brych

Europa League

Hannover 96 qualified for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League by finishing fourth in the Bundesliga in 2010–11.

Play-off Round

Hannover 96 v Sevilla

18 August 2011 Play-off	Hannover 96	2 – 1	Sevilla	Hannover, Germany
20:30 CET	Schlaudraff  6' (45)	[21]	Kanouté  37'	Stadium: AWD-Arena Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Sevilla v Hannover 96

25 August 2011 Play-off	Sevilla	1 – 1	Hannover 96	Seville, Spain
21:05 CET	Pogatetz  37' (o.g.)	[22]	Abdellaoue  23'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny

After beating Sevilla 3–2 on aggregate in the play-offs, Hannover 96 advanced to Group B of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Standard Liège	6	4	2	0	9	1	+8	14
Hannover 96	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11
Copenhagen	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5
Vorskla Poltava	6	0	2	4	4	10	−6	2

Hannover 96 v Standard Liège

15 September 2011	Hannover 96	0 – 0	Standard Liège	AWD-Arena, Hannover
19:00		[23]		Attendance: 42,350 Referee: Aleksander Stavrev (Macedonia)

Vorskla Poltava v Hannover 96

29 September 2011	Vorskla Poltava	1 - 2	Hannover 96	Butovsky Vorskla Stadium, Poltava
21:05	Kurylov  50'	[24]	Abdellaoue  32' Pander  44'	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Kristinn Jakobsson (Iceland)

Hannover 96 v Copenhagen

20 October 2011	Hannover 96	2 - 2	Copenhagen	AWD-Arena, Hannover
21:05	Pander  29' Pinto  82'	[25]	N'Doye  68' Santin  89'	Attendance: 43,100 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Copenhagen v Hannover 96

3 November 2011	Copenhagen	1 - 2	Hannover 96	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen
19:00	N'Doye  67'	[26]	Schlaudraff  71' Stindl  74'	Referee: Eric Bramhaar (Netherlands)

Standard Liège v Hannover 96

30 November 2011	Standard Liège	2 – 0	Hannover 96	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
21:05	Tchité  26' Cyriac  59'	Report		Attendance: 18,104[27] Referee: Antonio Damato (Italy)

Hannover 96 v Vorskla Poltava

15 December 2011	Hannover 96	3 – 1	Vorskla Poltava	AWD-Arena, Hanover
19:00	Rausch  25' Ya Konan  33' Sobiech  78'	Report	Bezus  45+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Knockout phase

Hannover 96 v Club Brugge

16 February 2012 RO32 1st Leg	Hannover 96	2 – 1	Club Brugge	AWD-Arena, Hanover
21:05 CET	Sobiech  73' Schlaudraff  80' (pen)	Report	Lestienne  51'	Attendance: 42,000 Referee: Manuel de Sousa, Portugal

Club Brugge v Hannover 96

23 February 2012 RO32 2nd Leg	Club Brugge	0 – 1	Hannover 96	Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
19:00 CET		Report	Diouf  21'	Attendance: 22,000[28] Referee: William Collum (Scotland)

After winning 3–1 on aggregate, Hannover 96 advance to the round of 16 to play Standard Liège

Standard Liège v Hannover 96

8 March 2012 RO16 1st Leg	Standard Liège	2 – 2	Hannover 96	Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège
21:05	Buyens  27' Tchité  30'	Report	Stindl  22' (pen.) Diouf  56'	Attendance: 25,000[29] Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Hannover 96 v Standard Liège

15 March 2012 RO16 2nd Leg	Hannover 96	4 – 0	Standard Liège	AWD-Arena, Hanover
19:00	Abdellaoue  4' Kanu  21' (o.g.), 73' (o.g.) Pinto  90+3'	Report		Attendance: 42,000[30] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

After winning 6–2 on aggregate, Hannover 96 advance to the quarterfinals to play Atlético Madrid

Atlético Madrid v Hannover 96

29 March 2012 Quarterfinals 1st Leg	Atlético Madrid	2 – 1	Hannover 96	Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid
21:05	Falcao  9' Salvio  89'	Report	Diouf  38'	Attendance: 35,000[31] Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

Hannover 96 v Atlético Madrid

5 April 2012 Quarterfinals 2nd Leg	Hannover 96	1 – 2	Atlético Madrid	AWD-Arena, Hanover
21:05	Diouf  81'	Report	Adrián  63' Falcao  87'	Attendance: 44,000 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Hannover 96 lose 2-4 on aggregate

Goal scorers

All competitions Scorer Goals Mohammed Abdellaoue 16 Mame Biram Diouf 11 Didier Ya Konan 6 Jan Schlaudraff 6 Lars Stindl 5 Moritz Stoppelkamp 4 Christian Pander 3 Karim Haggui 3 Sérgio Pinto 2 Artur Sobiech 2 Konstantin Rausch 1 Emanuel Pogatetz 1	Bundesliga Scorer Goals Mohammed Abdellaoue 11 Mame Biram Diouf 8 Didier Ya Konan 6 Jan Schlaudraff 3 Christian Pander 2 Sérgio Pinto 1 Konstantin Rausch 1 Karim Haggui 1 Emanuel Pogatetz 1 Artur Sobiech 1 Lars Stindl 1	UEFA Europa League Scorer Goals Mame Biram Diouf 3 Jan Schlaudraff 3 Mohammed Abdellaoue 3 Moritz Stoppelkamp 2 Sérgio Pinto 2 Lars Stindl 2 Christian Pander 1 Artur Sobiech 1	DFB-Pokal Scorer Goals Mohammed Abdellaoue 2 Moritz Stoppelkamp 2 Lars Stindl 2
Last updated: 7 May 2012

Reserve team

Hannover's reserve team play in the fourth tier Regionalliga Nord and are coached by Jürgen Willmann.

Squad

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

No. Position Player GK Marcel Klonz GK Pascal Nagel DF Erdal Akdarı DF Christopher Avevor DF Christian Brinkmann DF Niko Gießelmann DF Jannik Löhden DF Khaled Mesfin-Mulugeta DF Jannis Pläschke DF Florian Rutter DF Tim Wendel MF Deniz Ayçiçek MF Lars Fuchs MF Engin Kiy

No. Position Player MF Patrick Jöcks MF Marc-Kemo Kranich MF Tom Merkens MF Bajram Mustafa-Muzaqi MF Masahito Noto MF Sascha Schünemann FW Conrad Azong FW Florian Beil FW Florian Büchler FW Ali Gökdemir FW Saliou Sane FW Giacomo Serrone FW Feiz Chamsine

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