The 2011–12 season of

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

began on 26 June with their first friendly match.

Off-season

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became the first official signing of Hannover's 2011–12 season. The next two signings were

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forward Artur Sobiech and Norwegen Henning Hauger. The remaining signings were Daniel Royer and Samuel Radlinger from

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. Hannover brought Deniz Aycicek and Erdal Akdarı from the youth setup. After losing his starter's spot, goalkeeper Florian Fromlowitz departed for

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runners-up

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. Constant Djakpa finished his loan and returned to

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, while American

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left after one season to join Mexican club

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after an injury-struck season left him surplus to requirements. During January, Hannover 96 signed Mame Biram Diouf from

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for a reported £1.5 million on a two-year deal. He made his debut against

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as a substitute, then started his first game in a Hannover shirt against

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Squad

Friendlies

Season results

Bundesliga

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

Matches

League table

DFB-Pokal

Hannover kicked off the

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against

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, where they advanced to the second round with a 6–0 victory.

Europa League

Hannover 96 qualified for the play-off round of the

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by finishing fourth in the Bundesliga in

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Play-off Round

After beating Sevilla 3–2 on aggregate in the play-offs, Hannover 96 advanced to Group B of the

Group stage

Knockout phase

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

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

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. Hannover 96 lose 2–4 on aggregate.

Goalscorers

;All competitions ;

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;

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Reserve team

Hannover's reserve team play in the fourth tier

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and are coached by Jürgen Willmann.

Squad

References

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