This is a list of records set by the
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
.
Team records
* Biggest home win: 13–1 v
Rasen SV Hildesheim 06 (
1933–34 Gauliga Niedersachsen)
* Biggest home win (
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
): 6–0 v
Borussia Neunkirchen (18 September
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
)
* Biggest home win (
DFB Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesl ...
): 8–1 v Borussia Hannover (29 August
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
)
* Biggest away win: 7–2 v
VfB Oldenburg (
2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...
; 30 May
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
)
* Biggest away win (
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
):
** 5–1 v
SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin (2 October
1965
Events January–February
* January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years.
* January 20
** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lyndo ...
)
** 5–1 v
Kickers Offenbach (27 February
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6).
The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history.
Events
Ja ...
)
* Biggest away win (
DFB Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesl ...
): 7-0 v
Marathon 1902 Berlin (1 August
1991
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)
* Biggest home defeat: 0–10 v
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga.
The football department is part of a larger sp ...
(
1947–48 Oberliga Nord)
* Biggest home defeat (
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
):
** 0–5 v
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...
(1 February
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
)
** 0–5 v
KFC Uerdingen 05
KFC Uerdingen 05 is a German football club in the Uerdingen district of the city of Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. The former Bundesliga side enjoyed its greatest successes in the 1980s but now plays in the fifth-level Oberliga.
History
The ...
(12 November
1988
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)
** 0–5 v
VfL Wolfsburg (16 May
2009
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)
* Biggest home defeat (
DFB Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesl ...
): 0–4 v
SV Darmstadt 98
Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was briefly known as ''Rasen-Spo ...
(27 August 1982)
* Biggest away defeat (
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...
):
** 0–7 v
VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...
(8 February
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
)
** 0–7 v
FC Bayern Munich
Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...
(18 April
2010
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)
* Biggest away defeat (
DFB Cup
The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout Association football, football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesl ...
): 1–5 v
SV Waldhof Mannheim
SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...
(12 November
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
)
* Most league goals (season): 120 (
1997–98 Regionalliga Nord)
* Most points:
** Two points for a win: 56 (
1980–81 2. Bundesliga,
1986–87 2. Bundesliga
The 1986–87 2. Bundesliga season was the thirteenth season of the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system.
Hannover 96 and Karlsruher SC were promoted to the Bundesliga while Eintracht Braunschweig, Viktoria Ascha ...
)
** Three points for a win: 89 (
1997–98 Regionalliga Nord)
Appearances
* Most league appearances:
Jörg Sievers - 384 (1989–2003)
* Most appearances (all games): Peter Anders - 458 (1966–1981)
* Most Bundesliga appearances:
Steven Cherundolo - 300 (1999–2014)
* Most international appearances while at club:
Steven Cherundolo - 87 (1999–2014)
Goals
* Most league goals:
Dieter Schatzschneider
Dieter Schatzschneider (born 26 April 1958) is a German former footballer who formerly held the record for the highest number of 2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was impleme ...
- 135 (1978–82; 1988–89)
* Most Bundesliga goals:
Hans Siemensmeyer - 72 (1965–74)
* Most European goals:
Hans Siemensmeyer - 7 (1965–74)
* Most league goals (season):
Dieter Schatzschneider
Dieter Schatzschneider (born 26 April 1958) is a German former footballer who formerly held the record for the highest number of 2. Bundesliga
The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was impleme ...
- 34 (1981–82)
Transfers
* Highest fee paid: €9 million to
Rubin Kazan for
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*Jonathas de Jesus (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
*Jonathas Granville (1785–1839), Haitian educator, legal expert, soldier, and diplomat
;Other
*''David et Jonathas'', French ope ...
(2017)
* Highest fee received: €8 million from
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
for
Joselu (2015)
{{Hannover 96
Records
German football club statistics