# 2011–12 Hannover 96 season

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 Norwegen Henning Hauger. The remaining signings were Daniel Royer and Samuel Radlinger from SV Ried. Hannover brought Deniz Aycicek and Erdal Akdarı from the youth setup.
After losing his starter's spot, goalkeeper Florian Fromlowitz departed for DFB-Pokal runners-up MSV Duisburg. Constant Djakpa finished his loan and returned to Bayer Leverkusen, while American DaMarcus Beasley left after one season to join Mexican club Puebla 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. He made his debut against Hertha BSC as a substitute, then started his first game in a Hannover shirt against Mainz 05.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Ron-Robert Zieler |
| 2 | DF | DEN | Leon Andreasen |
| 3 | DF | TUN | Karim Haggui |
| 4 | DF | AUT | Emanuel Pogatetz |
| 5 | DF | SUI | Mario Eggimann |
| 6 | DF | USA | Steve Cherundolo (captain) |
| 7 | MF | POR | Sérgio Pinto |
| 8 | MF | ALB | Altin Lala |
| 9 | FW | POL | Artur Sobiech |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Ya Konan |
| 13 | FW | GER | Jan Schlaudraff |
| 14 | GK | GER | Markus Miller |
| 15 | MF | NOR | Henning Hauger |
| 16 | MF | AUT | Daniel Royer |
| 17 | MF | GER | Moritz Stoppelkamp |
| 18 | GK | GER | Pascal Nagel |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | GER | Christian Schulz |
| 20 | MF | POR | Carlitos |
| 21 | GK | AUT | Samuel Radlinger |
| 23 | DF | TUN | Sofian Chahed |
| 24 | DF | GER | Christian Pander |
| 25 | FW | NOR | Mohammed Abdellaoue |
| 26 | MF | GER | Deniz Aycicek |
| 27 | DF | TUR | Erdal Akdarı |
| 28 | FW | GER | Lars Stindl |
| 30 | MF | GER | Tim Wendel |
| 31 | MF | GER | Jannis Pläschke |
| 33 | MF | GER | Manuel Schmiedebach |
| 34 | MF | GER | Konstantin Rausch |
| 35 | MF | GER | Christopher Avevor |
| 39 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf |

## Season results
### Bundesliga

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 54 | Qualification to Europa League group stage |
| 6 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 53 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 48 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 8 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 60 | −13 | 44 | |
| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 42 | |
* 1 2 3 The 2011–12 DFB-Pokal champions (Borussia Dortmund) and runners-up (Bayern Munich) qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, thus the three Europa League places were distributed through league positions.

### 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.

### 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

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Standard Liège | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Hannover 96 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Copenhagen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Vorskla Poltava | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 2 | |

#### Knockout phase

After winning 3–1 on aggregate, Hannover 96 advance to the round of 16 to play Standard Liège.
After winning 6–2 on aggregate, Hannover 96 advance to the quarterfinals to play Atlético Madrid.
Hannover 96 lose 2–4 on aggregate.

## Goalscorers

| 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 |
| Sérgio Pinto | 3 |
| Artur Sobiech | 2 |
| Karim Haggui | 1 |
| Konstantin Rausch | 1 |
| Emanuel Pogatetz | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | GER | Marcel Klonz |
| — | GK | GER | Pascal Nagel |
| — | DF | TUR | Erdal Akdarı |
| — | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor |
| — | DF | GER | Christian Brinkmann |
| — | DF | GER | Niko Gießelmann |
| — | DF | GER | Jannik Löhden |
| — | DF | ETH | Khaled Mesfin-Mulugeta |
| — | DF | GER | Jannis Pläschke |
| — | DF | GER | Florian Rutter |
| — | DF | GER | Tim Wendel |
| — | MF | GER | Deniz Aycicek |
| — | MF | GER | Lars Fuchs |
| — | MF | TUR | Engin Kiy |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | GER | Patrick Jöcks |
| — | MF | GER | Marc-Kemo Kranich |
| — | MF | GER | Tom Merkens |
| — | MF | KOS | Bajram Mustafa-Muzaqi |
| — | MF | JPN | Masahito Noto |
| — | MF | GER | Sascha Schünemann |
| — | FW | CMR | Conrad Azong |
| — | FW | GER | Florian Beil |
| — | FW | GER | Florian Büchler |
| — | FW | TUR | Ali Gökdemir |
| — | FW | SEN | Saliou Sane |
| — | FW | ITA | Giacomo Serrone |
| — | FW | LBN | Feiz Chamsine |