2012–13 Hannover 96 season

The 2012–13 Hannover 96 season is the 117th season in the club's football history. In 2012–13 the club plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga, the top tier of German football. It is the clubs eleventh consecutive season in this league, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2002.

Hannover 96
2012–13 season
Sporting DirectorMartin Kind
ManagerMirko Slomka
StadiumAWD-Arena,
Hanover, Lower Saxony
Bundesliga10th
DFB-Pokal3rd Round
Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mame Biram Diouf (12)

All:
Mame Biram Diouf (17)
Highest home attendance49,000 vs. Multiple Opponents
Lowest home attendance32,300 vs. Greuther Fürth

The club also took part in the 2012–13 edition of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup, where it reached the third round and faced the cup holders, Borussia Dortmund before being knocked out of the tournament on a 5–1 loss.[1]

In Europe, the club qualified for the 2012–13 edition of the Europa League, where it played Anzhi Makhachkala in the Europa League Round of 32.[2]

Review and events edit

Matches edit

Legend edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendly matches edit

29 June 2012 Grone   0–5   Hannover 96
19:00 Aycicek    
Andreasen  
Rausch  
Hauger  
8 July 2012 Concordia Ihrhove   0–9   Hannover 96
14:00 Ya Konan          
Abdellaoue    
Andreasen  
Pinto  
18 July 2012 Hannover 96   0–4   Hertha BSC Hildesheim
18:30 report Beichler   37', 68'
Andreasen   47' (o.g.)
Ronny   89'
Stadium: Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion
Attendance: 3,680
Referee: Florian Meyer
28 July 2012 Wisła Kraków   1–1   Hannover 96
17:00 Genkov   90' Huszti   28'
11 August 2012 Hannover 96   3–4   Manchester United Hanover
20:20 Sobiech   26'
Haggui   48'
Abdellaoue   65'
Hernández   31'
Rooney   69', 82' (pen.)
Kagawa   85'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 35,800

Bundesliga edit

26 August 2012 1 Hannover 96 2–2 Schalke 04 Hannover
17:30 Stindl   23'
Felipe   43'
Nikçi   80'
Report Draxler   29'
Huntelaar   52'
Jones   54'
Holtby   55',   64'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Felix Brych
2 September 2012 (2012-09-02) 2 VfL Wolfsburg 0–4 Hannover 96 Wolfsburg
15:30 Naldo   22'
Pogatetz   28'
Knoche   51'   65'
Report Haggui   10'
Sobiech   26', 56'
Andreasen   52'
Stindl   63'
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 29,451
Referee: Wolfgang Stark
15 September 2012 (2012-09-15) 3 Hannover 96 3–2 Werder Bremen Hannover
15:30 Haggui   3'
Huszti   6'
Andreasen   10'
Schlaudraff   31'
Pinto   88'
Huszti   90+2',   90+4'   90+4'
Report Hunt   26' (pen.)
Bergfrede   30'
Papastathopoulos   55'
De Bruyne   74'
Junuzović   75'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Deniz Aytekin
23 September 2012 (2012-09-23) 4 1899 Hoffenheim 3–1 Hannover 96 Sinsheim
17:30 Johnson   27'
Williams   36'
Beck   64'
Salihović   82'
Williams   90+2'
Report Delpierre   26' (o.g.)
Felipe   56'
Eggimann   90'
Stadium: WIRSOL Rhein-Neckar-Arena
Attendance: 23,575
Referee: Marco Fritz
26 September 2012 (2012-09-26) 5 Hannover 96 4–1 1. FC Nürnberg Hannover
20:00 Stindl   21'
Huszti   29'
Haggui   40'
Schmiedebach   40'
Ya Konan   43',   52', 64'
Report Chandler   73'
Gebhart   81'
Pinola   90'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 36,200
Referee: Daniel Siebert
29 September 2012 (2012-09-29) 6 Hamburger SV 1–0 Hannover 96 Hamburg
15:30 Iličević   2'
Rudņevs   20'
Arslan   38'
Badelj   63'
Report Haggui   47' Stadium: Imtech-Arena
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Felix Zwayer
7 October 2012 (2012-10-07) 7 Hannover 96 1–1 Borussia Dortmund Hannover
17:30 Sobiech   10'
Cherundolo   54'
Schlaudraff   79'
Stindl   82'
Diouf   86'
Report Lewandowski   26' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Peter Gagelmann
20 October 2012 (2012-10-20) 8 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Hannover 96 Frankfurt
15:30 Matmour   5'
Jung   18'
Schwegler   80'
Zambrano   80'
Meier   83'
Report Huszti   15'
Abdellaoue   43'
Pinto   60'
Diouf   80'
Ya Konan   85'
Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena
Attendance: 50,500
Referee: Christian Dingert
28 October 2012 (2012-10-28) 9 Hannover 96 2–3 Borussia Mönchengladbach Hannover
17:30 Schlaudraff   48'
Diouf   53'
Sakai   56'
Haggui   68'
Report Stranzl   52'
Domínguez   70'
Brouwers   77'
Arango   79'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Referee: Thorsten Kinhofer
3 November 2012 (2012-11-03) 10 Hannover 96 2–0 FC Augsburg Hannover
15:30 Diouf   26'
Stindl   85'
Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 41,200
Referee: J. Drees
11 November 2012 (2012-11-11) 11 VfB Stuttgart 2–4 Hannover 96 Stuttgart
17:30 Genter   21'
Ibišević   37' (pen.)
Kuzmanović   42'
Boka   73'
Report Huszti   33'
Schmiedebach   46'
Sobiech   57'
Diouf   62'
Schlaudraff   65' (pen.)
Abdellaoue   68', 73' (pen.)
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena
Attendance: 50,600
Referee: F. Brych
17 November 2012 (2012-11-17) 12 Hannover 96 1–2 SC Freiburg Hannover
15:30 Abdellaoue   33' (pen.) Report Schmid   11'
Rosenthal   55'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 43,800
Referee: D. Aytekin
24 November 2012 (2012-11-24) 13 Bayern Munich 5–0 Hannover 96 Munich
15:30 Martínez   3'
Kroos   24'
Ribéry   37'
Dante   63'
Gómez   67'
Report Stadium: Allianz Arena
Attendance: 71,000
Referee: F. Zwayer
27 November 2012 (2012-11-27) 14 Hannover 96 2–0 Greuther Fürth Hannover
20:00 Diouf   4'
Eggimann   69'
Schmiedebach   73'
Report Kleine   76' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 32,300
Referee: Marco Fritz
1 December 2012 (2012-12-01) 15 Mainz 05 2–1 Hannover 96 Mainz
15:30 Müller   10'
Szalai   89'
Report Schulz   28' Stadium: Coface Arena
Attendance: 28,277
Referee: G. Perl
9 December 2012 (2012-12-09) 16 Hannover 96 3–2 Bayer Leverkusen Hannover
17:30 Huszti   20', 69'
Diouf   57'
Report Castro   2'
Kießling   58'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 45,800
Referee: T. Welz
15 December 2012 (2012-12-15) 17 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 Hannover 96 Düsseldorf
15:30 Schahin   39'
Ilsø   83'
Report Diouf   69' Stadium: Esprit Arena
Attendance: 47,623
Referee: K. Kircher
18 January 2013 18 Schalke 04 5–4 Hannover 96 Gelsenkirchen
Farfán   44'
Draxler   49'
Höger   64'
Marica   67'
Holtby   88'
Report Pinto   55'
Huszti   59', 68'
Diouf   90+2'
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 60,811
26 January 2013 19 Hannover 96 2–1 VfL Wolfsburg Hannover
Abdellaoue   3'
Diouf   38'
Report Madlung   46' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 38,880
1 February 2013 20 Werder Bremen 2–0 Hannover 96 Bremen
Petersen   85', 88' Report Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 41,600
9 February 2013 21 Hannover 96 1–0 1899 Hoffenheim Hannover
Diouf   8' Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 35,200
17 February 2013 22 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 Hannover 96 Nuremberg
Klose   53'
Polter   90+2'
Report Huszti   41'
Ya Konan   68'
Stadium: Frankenstadion
Attendance: 36,101
23 February 2013 23 Hannover 96 5–1 Hamburger SV Hannover
Diouf   7'
Huszti   39' (pen.)
Ya Konan   45', 68'
Abdellaoue   85'
Report van der Vaart   13' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
2 March 2013 24 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Hannover 96 Dortmund
Lewandowski   8', 21'
Schieber   72'
Report Abdellaoue   40' Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 80,645
10 March 2013 25 Hannover 96 0–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Hannover
Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 44,800
30 March 2013 27 FC Augsburg 0–2 Hannover 96 Augsburg
Report Rausch   61', 90+1' Stadium: SGL arena
Attendance: 28,511
7 April 2013 28 Hannover 96 0–0 VfB Stuttgart Hannover
Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 46,000
12 April 2013 29 SC Freiburg 3–1 Hannover 96 Freiburg im Breisgau
Schulz   24' (o.g.)
Kruse   44'
Schmid   73'
Report Rausch   36' Stadium: Dreisamstadion
Attendance: 24,000
20 April 2013 30 Hannover 96 1–6 Bayern Munich Hannover
Hoffmann   84' Report Stindl   16' (o.g.)
Ribéry   23'
Gómez   40', 62'
Pizarro   71', 86'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
26 April 2013 31 Greuther Fürth 2–3 Hannover 96 Fürth
Đurđić   41', 83' Report Abdellaoue   36'
Hoffmann   71'
Pinto   87'
Stadium: Trolli Arena
Attendance: 15,370
4 May 2013 32 Hannover 96 2–2 Mainz 05 Hannover
Sobiech   36'
Diouf   70'
Report Müller   25', 79' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 47,000
11 May 2013 33 Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 Hannover 96 Leverkusen
Hegeler   6', 59'
Kießling   28'
Report Sobiech   71' Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 29,904
18 May 2013 34 Hannover 96 3–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Hannover
Diouf   36'
Ya Konan   61', 76'
Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 49,000
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Hamburger SV 34 14 6 14 42 53 −11 48
8 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 12 11 11 45 49 −4 47
9 Hannover 96 34 13 6 15 60 62 −2 45
10 1. FC Nürnberg 34 11 11 12 39 47 −8 44
11 VfL Wolfsburg 34 10 13 11 47 52 −5 43
Source: Bundesliga.de, kicker.de
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

DFB-Pokal edit

19 August 2012 1st Round FC Nöttingen 1–6 Hannover 96 Remchingen
14:30 Neziraj   53'
Schenker   78'
Report Pinto   27', 32'
Andreasen   47'
Schlaudraff   55', 83'
Felipe   56'
Huszti   75'
Rausch   79'
Stadium: Panoramastadion
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Benjamin Cortus
31 October 2012 2nd Round Hannover 96 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Dynamo Dresden Hannover
20:30 Diouf   15' Report Brégerie   28' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Ergolding)
Penalties
Stindl  
Schmiedebach  
Rausch  
Sobiech  
Schlaudraff  
  Losilla
  Fiél
  Solga
  Jungwirth
  Poté
19 December 2012 Round of 16 Borussia Dortmund 5–1 Hannover 96 Dortmund
20:30 Götze   3', 40', 84'
Błaszczykowski   18'
Lewandowski   90'
Report Cherundolo   38'
Schmiedebach   62'
Diouf   79'
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 77,615
Referee: Felix Brych

UEFA Europa League edit

Third qualifying round edit

2 August 2012 (2012-08-02) 1st Leg St Patrick's Athletic   0–3   Hannover 96 Dublin, Ireland
20:45 Report   6' Andreasen
  67' Pander
  80' Ya Konan
Stadium: Tallaght Stadium
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
8 August 2012 (2012-08-08) 2nd Leg Hannover 96   2–0
(5–0 agg.)
  St Patrick's Athletic Hannover, Germany
20:30 Haggui   32'
Eggimann   47'
Report Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 24.500
Referee: Anar Salmanov (Azerbaijan)

Playoff round edit

23 August 2012 (2012-08-23) 1st Leg Śląsk Wrocław   3–5   Hannover 96 Wrocław, Poland
20:45 Jodłowiec   34'
Patejuk   54'
Kaźmierczak   61'
Report Andreasen   7', 82'
Schlaudraff   25'
Stindl   40'
Schmiedebach   85'
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 13.644
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento
30 August 2012 (2012-08-30) 2nd Leg Hannover 96   5–1
(10–4 agg.)
  Śląsk Wrocław Hannover, Germany
20:45 Abdellaoue   22'
Huszti   35', 88'
Sobiech   68', 85'
Report Kaźmierczak   10' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 26.200
Referee: Anton Averianov

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Hannover 96 6 3 3 0 11 8 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase
2   Levante 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3   Helsingborg 6 1 1 4 9 12 −3 4[a]
4   Twente 6 0 4 2 5 10 −5 4[a]
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Helsingborg are ranked ahead of Twente on head-to-head points.
20 September 2012 (2012-09-20) 1 FC Twente   2–2   Hannover 96 Enschede, Netherlands
21:05 Janssen   7'
Chadli   54'
Report Sobiech   67'
Wisgerhof   73' (o.g.)
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
4 October 2012 (2012-10-04) 2 Hannover 96   2–1   Levante UD Hannover, Germany
19:00 Huszti   21' (pen.)
Ya Konan   49'
Report Míchel   10' (pen.) Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 34,600
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)
25 October 2012 (2012-10-25) 3 Helsingborgs IF   1–2   Hannover 96 Helsingborg, Sweden
19:00 Bouaouzan   41'
Đurđić   71'
Álvaro   90+1'
Report Diouf   12'
Stindl   75'
Ya Konan   90+3'
Stadium: Olympia
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Steven Studer (Switzerland)
8 November 2012 (2012-11-08) 4 Hannover 96   3–2   Helsingborgs IF Hannover, Germany
21:05 Diouf   3', 50'
Stindl   66'
Huszti   90' (pen.)
Report Lindström   28'
Đurđić   59'
Bedoya   67',   75'
Larsson   89'
Atta   89'
Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 36,000
Referee: Fredy Fautrel
22 November 2012 (2012-11-22) 5 Hannover 96   0–0   FC Twente Hanover, Germany
19:00 Eggimann   72'
Pinto   85'
Report (in German) Fer   90' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Attendance: 35,800
Referee: Alexey Kulbalkov
6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) 6 Levante UD   2–2   Hannover 96 Valencia, Spain
21:05 El Zhar   14'
Ángel   49'
Iborra   90+4'
Report Stindl   18',   35'
Rausch   23'
Ya Konan   26'
Pinto   43'
Schulz   77'
Diouf   81'
Nikçi   90+1'
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,420
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

Round of 32 edit

14 February 2013 (2013-02-14) First leg Anzhi Makhachkala   3–1   Hannover 96 Moscow, Russia
18:00 Eto'o   34'
Ahmedov   48'
Boussoufa   64'
Huszti   22' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)
21 February 2013 (2013-02-21) Second leg Hannover 96   1–1
(2–4 agg.)
  Anzhi Makhachkala Hannover, Germany
21:05 Pinto   70' Traoré   90' Stadium: AWD-Arena
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)

Squad edit

Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Totals
No. Player Nat. Birthday at Hannover since Previous club Matches Goals Matches Goal Matches Goals Matches Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Ron-Robert Zieler   12 February 1989 2010 Manchester United 34 0 3 0 12 0 49 0
14 Markus Miller   8 April 1982 2010 Karlsruher SC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Christofer Heimeroth   7 November 1992 2010 SV Ried 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Leon Andreasen   23 April 1983 2010 Fulham F.C. 5 2 1 1 5 3 11 6
3 Karim Haggui   20 January 1984 2009 Bayer Leverkusen 22 1 3 0 8 1 33 2
4 Hiroki Sakai   12 April 1990 2012 Kashiwa Reysol 13 0 1 0 3 0 17 0
5 Mario Eggimann   24 January 1981 2008 Karlsruher SC 22 1 2 0 8 1 32 2
6 Steve Cherundolo   19 February 1979 1999 University of Portland Pilots 20 0 3 0 10 0 33 0
15 André Hoffmann   18 February 1993 2013 MSV Duisburg 16 2 0 0 0 0 16 2
17 Johan Djourou   18 January 1987 2013 Arsenal F.C. 14 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
18 Sébastien Pocognoli   1 August 1987 2013 Standard Liège 11 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
19 Christian Schulz   1 April 1983 2007 Werder Bremen 19 1 1 0 9 0 29 1
20 Felipe   15 May 1987 2012 Standard Liège 4 1 1 0 3 0 8 1
23 Sofian Chahed   18 April 1983 2009 Hertha BSC 13 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
24 Christian Pander   28 August 1983 2011 Schalke 04 18 0 3 0 6 1 27 1
34 Konstantin Rausch   15 March 1990 2004 SV Nienhagen 30 3 2 1 10 0 41 4
35 Christopher Avevor   11 February 1992 2008 Holstein Kiel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 Sérgio Pinto   16 October 1980 2007 Alemannia Aachen 30 2 3 2 10 1 43 5
8 Manuel Schmiedebach   5 December 1988 2006 Hertha BSC 21 0 3 0 12 1 36 1
10 Szabolcs Huszti   18 April 1983 2012 Zenit Saint Petersburg 21 9 2 0 12 5 35 14
22 Adrian Nikçi   10 November 1989 2012 FC Zürich 4 1 0 0 4 0 8 1
26 Deniz Aycicek   5 June 1990 --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Lars Stindl   26 August 1988 2010 Karlsruher SC 18 2 2 0 9 2 29 4
31 Jannis Plaeschke   6 February 1993 --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 Willi Evseev   14 February 1992 --- --- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Artur Sobiech   12 June 1990 2011 Polonia Warszawa 25 5 2 0 10 3 37 8
11 Didier Ya Konan   22 May 1984 2009 Rosenborg BK 28 7 3 0 10 4 41 11
13 Jan Schlaudraff   18 July 1983 2008 Bayern Munich 30 2 3 2 9 1 42 5
25 Mohammed Abdellaoue   23 October 1985 2010 Vålerenga 26 8 1 0 8 1 35 9
27 Deniz Kadah   2 March 1986 2012 VfB Lübeck 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
39 Mame Biram Diouf   16 December 1987 2012 Manchester United 28 12 2 2 6 3 36 17

Coaching staff edit

Name Job Nationality
Mirko Slomka Head coach  
Norbert Düwel Assistant coach  
Nestor El Maestro Assistant coach  
Jörg Sievers Goalkeeping coach  
Jürgen Freiwald Fitness coach  
Ingo Geisler Fitness coach  
Edward Kowalczuk Fitness coach  
Axel Partenheimer Club doctor  
Sascha Haschemi-Fard Club doctor  
Helmut Lill Club doctor  
Björn-Niclas Pabel Physio  
Ralf Blume Physio  
Marcus Schonaich Physio  
Carlos Hernandez Physio  

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 39 FW   Mame Biram Diouf 12 2 3 17
2 10 MF   Szabolcs Huszti 9 0 5 14
3 11 FW   Didier Ya Konan 7 0 4 11
4 25 FW   Mohammed Abdellaoue 8 0 1 9
5 9 FW   Artur Sobiech 5 0 3 8
6 2 DF   Leon Andreasen 2 1 3 6
7 7 MF   Sérgio Pinto 2 2 1 5
13 FW   Jan Schlaudraff 2 2 1 5
9 28 MF   Lars Stindl 2 0 2 4
34 DF   Konstantin Rausch 3 1 0 4
11 3 DF   Karim Haggui 1 0 1 2
5 DF   Mario Eggimann 1 0 1 2
15 DF   André Hoffmann 2 0 0 2
14 8 MF   Manuel Schmiedebach 0 0 1 1
19 DF   Christian Schulz 1 0 0 1
20 DF   Felipe 1 0 0 1
22 MF   Adrian Nikçi 1 0 0 1
24 DF   Christian Pander 0 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1 2
Totals 60 8 28 96

Last updated: 18 May 2013

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Europa League Total
1 1 GK   Ron-Robert Zieler 8 0 3 11
Totals 8 0 3 11

Last updated: 18 May 2013

Sources edit

  1. ^ [1][permanent dead link] DFB-Pokal 2012–13, accessed: 24 December 2012
  2. ^ Europa League 2012/2013 .:. Gruppe L (in German) UEFA Europa League 2012–13 – Group L, accessed: 13 September 2012

External links edit