The 2021–22

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

season was the 126th season in the

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club's history and 26th overall and third consecutive season in the second flight of

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, the 2. Bundesliga. Hannover 96 will also participate in this season's edition of the

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, the

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. This is the 63rd season for Hannover in the

HDI-Arena Niedersachsenstadion (, ) is a football stadium in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, which is home to football club Hannover 96. The original 86,000-capacity stadium was completed in 1954 and has since been rebuilt several times for various major ...

, located in

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Players

Squad information

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Friendly matches

Competitions

Overview

2. Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

DFB-Pokal

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

References