# 2013–14 Hannover 96 season

The 2013–14 Hannover 96 season is the 118th season in the club's football history. In 2013–14 the club plays in the Bundesliga, the premier tier of German football. It is the club's eleventh season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2002.

## Off-season

Hannover made five new signings over the summer period—Salif Sané from Nancy, Edgar Prib from Greuther Fürth, Leonardo Bittencourt from Borussia Dortmund, and youngsters Konstantin Fuhry from Stuttgart under-19's and Florian Ballas from Nürnberg II.
Hannover also lost Sérgio Pinto to Levante and both Mohammed Abdellaoue and Konstantin Rausch to Stuttgart. Additionally, Mario Eggimann left to join Union Berlin, Sofian Chahed left on a free transfer and Johan Djourou returned to Arsenal before signing on loan at rivals Hamburger SV.
During the winter break, rumours arose regarding the situation of manager Mirko Slomka due to the team's recent poor form, and on 27 December, he was fired.
As per the norm for German football teams, during the mid-season break, the teams have training camps in countries with warmer winter climates. This year, Hannover 96 will be in Belek, Turkey, between 9 January and 17 January, along with Hertha BSC and Borussia Mönchengladbach, prior to the Niedersaschen derby at Wolfsburg on 25 January.
On 31 December 2013, it was announced that Turkish manager Tayfun Korkut had become the new manager of Hannover on a contract running until 30 June 2016. He is the second Turkish coach to manage in the Bundesliga.

## Fixtures
### Bundesliga
#### League fixtures and results
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 52 |
| 9 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 70 | +2 | 44 |
| 10 | Hannover 96 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 59 | −13 | 42 |
| 11 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 41 |
| 12 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 39 |

### DFB-Pokal

Hannover entered the 2013–14 DFB Pokal with an away game against Victoria Hamburg on Sunday 4 August 2013.

## Squad
### Squad information

Squad Season 2013–14 :
| No. | Player | Birthdate | at H96 since | previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Ron-Robert Zieler | 12 Feb 1989 | 2010 | Manchester United |
| 14 | Markus Miller | 8 Apr 1982 | 2010 | Karlsruhe |
| 21 | Konstantin Fuhry | 8 Apr 1994 | 2013 | Stuttgart |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Karim Haggui | 20 Jan 1984 | 2009 | Bayer Leverkusen |
| 4 | Hiroki Sakai | 12 Apr 1990 | 2012 | Kashiwa Reysol |
| 5 | Salif Sane | 25 Aug 1990 | 2013 | Nancy |
| 6 | Steve Cherundolo | 19 Feb 1979 | 1999 | University of Portland |
| 18 | Sébastien Pocognoli | 1 Aug 1987 | 2013 | Standard Liège |
| 19 | Christian Schulz | 1 Apr 1983 | 2007 | Werder Bremen |
| 20 | Felipe | 15 May 1987 | 2012 | Standard Liège |
| 22 | František Rajtoral | 12 Mar 1986 | 2014 | Viktoria Plzeň (loan) |
| 23 | Christopher Avevor | 11 Feb 1992 | 2013 | St. Pauli |
| 24 | Christian Pander | 28 Aug 1983 | 2011 | Schalke 04 |
| 25 | Marcelo | 20 May 1987 | 2013 | PSV |
| 30 | Florian Ballas | 8 Jan 1993 | 2013 | Nürnberg |
| 33 | Yannik Schulze | 5 Feb 1995 | 2008 | TSV Isernhagen |
| 35 | Ali Gökdemir | 17 Sep 1991 | 2013 | Stuttgart |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 2 | Leon Andreasen | 23 Apr 1983 | 2009 | Fulham |
| 7 | Edgar Prib | 15 Dec 1989 | 2013 | Greuther Fürth |
| 8 | Manuel Schmiedebach | 5 Dec 1988 | 2008 | Hertha BSC |
| 10 | Szabolcs Huszti | 18 Apr 1983 | 2012 | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| 15 | André Hoffmann | 28 Feb 1993 | 2013 | Duisburg |
| 16 | França | 21 Apr 1991 | 2013 | Criciúma |
| 22 | Adrian Nikçi | 10 Nov 1989 | 2012 | Zürich |
| 28 | Lars Stindl | 26 Aug 1988 | 2010 | Karlsruhe |
| 32 | Leonardo Bittencourt | 19 Dec 1993 | 2013 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 38 | Valmir Sulejmani | 1 Feb 1996 | 2013 | Hannover 96 II |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Artur Sobiech | 12 Jun 1990 | 2011 | Polonia Warsaw |
| 11 | Didier Ya Konan | 22 May 1984 | 2009 | Rosenborg |
| 13 | Jan Schlaudraff | 18 Jul 1983 | 2008 | Bayern Munich |
| 16 | Artjoms Rudņevs | 13 Jan 1988 | 2014 | Hamburg (loan) |
| 27 | Deniz Kadah | 2 Mar 1986 | 2012 | Lübeck |
| 39 | Mame Biram Diouf | 16 Dec 1987 | 2012 | Manchester United |
| 40 | Almir Kasumović | 3 Jun 1994 | 2005 | Sparta Langenhagen |
| Last updated: 12 April 2014 ||||||

### Season statistics

As of 12 April 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Bundesliga | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER | Ron-Robert Zieler | 33 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | GK | GER | Markus Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | GER | Konstantin Fuhry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | TUN | Karim Haggui | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Hiroki Sakai | 27 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SEN | Salif Sane | 20 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Steve Cherundolo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | BEL | Sébastien Pocognoli | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | GER | Christian Schulz | 25 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Felipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CZE | František Rajtoral | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | GER | Christopher Avevor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | GER | Christian Pander | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Marcelo | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | GER | Florian Ballas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | GER | Yannik Schulze | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | AZE | Ali Gökdemir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 2 | MF | DEN | Leon Andreasen | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GER | Edgar Prib | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER | Manuel Schmiedebach | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | HUN | Szabolcs Huszti | 29 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | GER | André Hoffmann | 23 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | BRA | França | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SUI | Adrian Nikçi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GER | Lars Stindl | 30 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | GER | Leonardo Bittencourt | 31 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ALB | Valmir Sulejmani | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | POL | Artur Sobiech | 18 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CIV | Didier Ya Konan | 15 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | GER | Jan Schlaudraff | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | LVA | Artjoms Rudņevs | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | GER | Deniz Kadah | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | SEN | Mame Biram Diouf | 24 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | BIH | Almir Kasumović | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 April 2014. Source:

#### Results by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |

## Goal scorers

| Scorer | Goals |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 9 |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 8 |
| Artur Sobiech | 4 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 4 |
| Didier Ya Konan | 4 |
| Artjoms Rudņevs | 3 |
| Lars Stindl | 3 |
| Salif Sané | 2 |
| Leon Andreasen | 2 |
| Jan Schlaudraff | 1 |
| Christian Schulz | 1 |
| Hiroki Sakai | 1 |
| Edgar Prib | 1 |
| Scorer | Goals |
| Mame Biram Diouf | 8 |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 8 |
| Leonardo Bittencourt | 4 |
| Didier Ya Konan | 3 |
| Artjoms Rudņevs | 3 |
| Artur Sobiech | 3 |
| Lars Stindl | 3 |
| Salif Sané | 2 |
| Leon Andreasen | 2 |
| Jan Schlaudraff | 1 |
| Christian Schulz | 1 |
| Hiroki Sakai | 1 |
| Edgar Prib | 1 |
| Scorer | Goals |
| Artur Sobiech | 1 |
| Szabolcs Huszti | 1 |
| Didier Ya Konan | 1 |
Last updated: 18 April 2014 :