2016–17 Hannover 96 season explained

Club:Hannover 96
Season:2016–17
Chairman:Martin Kind
Chrtitle:President
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Stadium:HDI-Arena
League:2. Bundesliga
League Result:2nd (promoted)
Cup1:DFB–Pokal
Cup1 Result:Round of 16
Highest Attendance:49,000
Lowest Attendance:26,000
Average Attendance:36,706
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Hannover 96 season is the first since being relegated from the Bundesliga.

Background

Hannover were relegated from the Bundesliga.[1] They had been in the Bundesliga for 14 seasons.[1] This was the fifth time they were relegated from the Bundesliga.[1] Hannover 96 are looking for a new coach. During the 2015–16 season, Michael Frontzeck resigned[2] and Thomas Schaaf was sacked.[3] Daniel Stendel took over for the rest of 2015–16 season as interim head coach[3] and was eventually given the permanent job.[4]

Florian Hübner[5] and Sebastian Maier[5] joined Hannover. Marcelo transferred to Beşiktaş after playing there on loan for the previous half year.[6] Ron-Robert Zieler left the club.[7]

Players

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Transfers

In

NameAgeMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer fee
4DFStefan StrandbergKrasnodarLoanSummer30 June 2017[9]
6MFMarvin BakalorzPaderbornTransferSummer30 June 2019Free[10]
10MFSebastian MaierSt. PauliTransferSummer30 June 2019Free
14FWMartin HarnikStuttgartTransferSummer30 June 2019Free[11]
19DFFlorian HübnerSandhausenTransferSummer30 June 2019€500,000
22DFTimo HübersKöln IITransferSummer30 June 2019Free[12]
24FWNiclas FüllkrugNürnbergTransferSummer30 June 2020€2.2 million[13]
28MFMike-Steven BähreHalleReturn from loanSummer
29FWBabacar GuèyeTroyesTransferSummer30 June 2019Free[14]
FWMevlüt ErdinçGuingampReturn from loanSummer
13GKMarko Marić1899 HoffenheimLoanWinter30 June 2017

Out

NameAgeMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer fee
1GKRon-Robert ZielerLeicester CityTransferSummer€3.5 million
2MFLeon AndreasenEnd of contractSummer[15]
4DFHiroki SakaiMarseilleTransferSummerFree[16]
6MFCeyhun GülselamKarabüksporReleaseSummer
10MFHiroshi KiyotakeSevillaTransferSummer€6.5 million
14MFAllan Saint-MaximinMonacoEnd of loanSummer
16MFHotaru YamaguchiCerezo OsakaTransferSummer€1.5 million
19DFChristian SchulzSturm GrazEnd of contractSummer
22FWHugo AlmeidaAEK AthensTransferSummerFree
24DFAlexander MiloševićBeşiktaşEnd of loanSummer
28FWÁdám Szalai1899 HoffenheimEnd of loanSummer
FWMevlüt ErdinçMetzLoanSummer
DFMarceloBeşiktaşTransferSummer€2 million
15MFAndré HoffmannDüsseldorfLoanWinter
21FWMarius WolfE. FrankfurtLoanWinter
29FWBabacar GuèyeZulte WaregemLoanWinter

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2016–17 2. Bundesliga.

Review

Hannover started the season on 5 August 2016 against 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[17] Hannover won the match 4–0.[18] Hannover then defeated Greuther Fürth 3–1.[19] The first season loss came on the 4th matchday in a home match against Dynamo Dresden, which they lost 0–2. They recovered with three wins from the next four matches, only to lose two matches in a row against Union Berlin and 1. FC Nürnberg, respectively. From there on until the winter break they remained unbeaten, with four wins and three draws, causing them to spend the break in second place. They started the second half of the season with a 1–0 home win against Kaiserslautern, thereby moving up to first place for the first time since the second matchday.

On 20 March 2017, after only one win in the previous four matches, Hannover 96 sacked coach Daniel Stendel and appointed André Breitenreiter as new head coach.[20]

League fixtures and results

DFB-Pokal

DFB-Pokal review

In the first round draw, Hannover were drawn against Kickers Offenbach,[21] beating them 3–2 after extra time by means of a last-minute penalty goal by Salif Sané. They went on to face Fortuna Düsseldorf in the second round, beating them 6–1, their highest season win. For the round of 16, they were drawn against Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt, against who they lost 1–2 after initially taking the lead and were thereby eliminated.

DFB-Pokal fixtures and results

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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114FWMartin Harnik17421
211MFFelix Klaus639
326FWKenan Karaman606
424FWNiclas Füllkrug505
55MFSalif Sané213
9FWArtur Sobiech213
10MFSebastian Maier213
831DFWaldemar Anton202
97MFEdgar Prib101
17FWUffe Bech101
18MFIver Fossum101
19DFFlorian Hübner101
20DFFelipe101
37FWNoah Sarenren Bazee101
Own goal303
Totals511061

Last updated: 21 May 2017

Clean sheets

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11GKPhilipp Tschauner16016
Totals16016

Last updated: 14 May 2017

Disciplinary record

Player2. BundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
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1GKPhilipp Tschauner100000100
3DFMiiko Albornoz400000400
4DFStefan Strandberg400000400
5MFSalif Sané802000802
6MFMarvin Bakalorz400100500
7MFEdgar Prib10001001100
8MFManuel Schmiedebach900000900
9FWArtur Sobiech100000100
10MFSebastian Maier500000500
11MFFelix Klaus800000800
14FWMartin Harnik500000500
18MFIver Fossum100000100
19DFFlorian Hübner400000400
20DFFelipe310000310
24FWNiclas Füllkrug100100200
25DFOliver Sorg200100300
26FWKenan Karaman300000300
30GKSamuel Şahin-Radlinger100000100
31DFWaldemar Anton600001601
37FWNoah Sarenren Bazee200000200
Totals82124018613

Last updated: 21 May 2017

Notes and References

  1. News: Harding. Jonathan. Hannover 96 relegated from the Bundesliga. 29 May 2016. Deutsche Welle. 24 April 2016.
  2. News: Vanopdorp. Davis. Michael Frontzeck resigns as Hannover 96 coach. 29 May 2016. Deutsche Welle. 21 December 2015.
  3. News: Thomas Schaaf: Bundesliga strugglers Hannover sack coach. 29 May 2016. BBC Sport. 3 April 2016.
  4. News: Stendel überzeugt und bleibt 96-Trainer. 30 May 2016. kicker. 29 April 2016. German.
  5. News: Hannover holt Hübner und Maier. 29 May 2016. kicker. 15 May 2016. German.
  6. News: 96-Tauschbörse: Milosevic kommt, Marcelo geht. 29 May 2016. kicker. 1 February 2016. German.
  7. News: Leicester City announce signing of Ron-Robert Zieler from Hannover 96. 6 June 2016. Press Association. The Guardian. 3 June 2016.
  8. Web site: Edgar Prib. 16 May 2016. German. Hannover 96.
  9. Web site: FC Krasnodar. http://fckrasnodar.ru/team/news/object/?object_id=126873. ru:СТЕФАН СТРАНДБЕРГ ПРОВЕДЕТ СЕЗОН-2016/2017 В ГЕРМАНИИ. 26 August 2016. Russian.
  10. Web site: Lobeshymne auf 96: Hannover holt Bakalorz. Praising 96: Hannover gets Bakalorz. German. 30 May 2016. 31 July 2016. kicker.
  11. Web site: Wechsel zu 96! Harnik kommt mit ehrlichen Worten. Transfer to 96! Harnik comes with honest words. German. 18 July 2016. 31 July 2016. kicker.
  12. Web site: Hübers kehrt zu Hannover 96 zurück. Hübers returns to Hannover 96. German. 2 June 2016. 31 July 2016. kicker.
  13. Web site: "Herzensentscheidung": Füllkrug zieht's nach Hannover. "Decision from the heart": Füllkrug is drawn to Hannover. German. 18 July 2016. 31 July 2016. kicker.
  14. Web site: Wechselbörse. Transfermarket. German. 16 June 2016. 16 June 2016. kicker. https://web.archive.org/web/20161116125831/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/wechselboerse/2015-16/1/1-bundesliga/transfermarkt.html. 16 November 2016. dead.
  15. Web site: Andreasens Vertrag wird nicht verlängert. Andreasen's contract is not renewed. German. 19 May 2016. 9 August 2016. kicker.
  16. Web site: Sakai wechselt nach Frankreich. Sakai transfers to France. German. 24 June 2016. 31 July 2016. kicker.
  17. News: 4:0! Hannover feiert Traumauftakt. 5 August 2016. kicker. German.
  18. Web site: Kaiserslautern vs. Hannover 96 0 - 4. Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 August 2016.
  19. Web site: Hannover 96 vs. Greuther Fürth 3 - 1. Soccerway. Perform Group. 15 August 2016.
  20. News: 96: Stendel muss gehen – Breitenreiter übernimmt. 20 March 2017. kicker. German.
  21. News: 1. Runde: Jena gegen Bayern, Trier vs. BVB. 19 June 2016. kicker. 19 June 2016. German.