Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 , commonly referred to as Hannover 96 , Hannover or simply 96 , is a German association football club based in the city of Hanover , Lower Saxony .
Simplified: Hannover 96 ist a sports club in Hanover , a city in northern Germany .