2017–18 Hannover 96 season

The 2017–18 Hannover 96 season was the 122nd season in the football club's history and 29th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2017. Hannover 96 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 59th season for Hannover in the HDI-Arena, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. The season covered a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Hannover 96

2017–18 season
President	Martin Kind
Manager	André Breitenreiter
Stadium	HDI-Arena
Bundesliga	13th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Niclas Füllkrug (14 goals) All: Niclas Füllkrug (16 goals)
Highest home attendance	49,000
Lowest home attendance	32,800
Average home league attendance	42,706
Biggest win	Bonn 2–6 Hannover
Biggest defeat	Bremen 4–0 Hannover
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Players

Squad information

As of 18 March 2018^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Philipp Tschauner (vice-captain) 2 DF  CRO Josip Elez (on loan from HNK Rijeka) 3 DF  CHI Miiko Albornoz 4 DF  GER Julian Korb 5 DF  BRA Felipe 6 MF  GER Marvin Bakalorz 7 MF  GER Edgar Prib (captain) [2] 8 MF  GER Manuel Schmiedebach 9 FW  BRA Jonathas 10 MF  GER Sebastian Maier 11 MF  GER Felix Klaus 13 FW  TOG Ihlas Bebou 14 FW  AUT Martin Harnik 15 DF  GER Timo Hübers 16 FW  GER Yousef Emghames 18 MF  NOR Iver Fossum

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  GER Florian Hübner 20 MF  SEN Salif Sané 22 DF  GER Matthias Ostrzolek 23 GK  GER Michael Esser 24 FW  GER Niclas Füllkrug 25 DF  GER Oliver Sorg 26 FW  TUR Kenan Karaman 27 MF  SUI Pirmin Schwegler 29 FW  TUR Mete Kaan Demir 30 GK  GER Marlon Sündermann 31 DF  GER Waldemar Anton 33 DF  GER Fynn Arkenberg 35 FW  CUW Charlison Benschop 37 FW  NGA Noah Sarenren Bazee 38 MF  GER Tom Baller 40 MF  GER Linton Maina

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 FW  DEN Uffe Bech (on loan to Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2018) 21 FW  GER Marius Wolf (on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt until 30 June 2018) 28 MF  GER Mike-Steven Bähre (on loan to SV Meppen until 30 June 2018) 29 FW  SEN Babacar Guèye (on loan to Sint-Truidense V.V. until 30 June 2018) 30 GK  AUT Samuel Şahin-Radlinger (on loan to SK Brann until 31 December 2018)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee	Source
4	DF	Julian Korb	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2020	€3 million	[3]
9	FW	Jonathas	Rubin Kazan	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2020	€9 million	[4]
13	FW	Ihlas Bebou	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2021	€4.5 million	[5]
15	MF	André Hoffmann	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Return from loan	Summer	–	–
16	FW	Yousef Emghames	Bayern Munich Junior Team	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2019	Free	[6]
22	DF	Matthias Ostrzolek	Hamburger SV	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2020	Free	[7]
23	GK	Michael Esser	Darmstadt 98	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2020	€2 million	[8]
27	MF	Pirmin Schwegler	1899 Hoffenheim	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2019	Free	[6]
29	FW	Babacar Guèye	Zulte Waregem	Return from loan	Summer	30 June 2019	–
38	MF	Tom Baller	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Transfer	Summer	30 June 2019	Free	[9]
39	FW	Mevlüt Erdinç	FC Metz	Return from loan	Summer	30 June 2018	–
2	DF	Josip Elez	HNK Rijeka	Loan	Winter	30 June 2018	€500,000	[10]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	To	Type	Window	Fee	Source
4	DF	Stefan Strandberg	FC Krasnodar	End of loan	Summer	–
9	FW	Artur Sobiech	Darmstadt 98	End of contract	Summer	–	[11]
13	GK	Marko Marić	1899 Hoffenheim	End of loan	Summer	–
15	MF	André Hoffmann	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Transfer	Summer	€250,000	[12]
29	FW	Babacar Guèye	Sint-Truidense V.V.	Loan	Summer	Free	[13]
39	FW	Mevlüt Erdinç	İstanbul Başakşehir	Transfer	Summer	Free	[14]
40	GK	Timo Königsmann	Greuther Fürth	End of contract	Summer	–	[15]
17	FW	Uffe Bech	Greuther Fürth	Loan	Winter	Free	[16]
28	MF	Mike-Steven Bähre	SV Meppen	Loan	Winter	Free	[17]
30	GK	Samuel Şahin-Radlinger	SK Brann	Loan	Winter	Free	[18]

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

Hannoverscher SC v Hannover 96

2 July 2017 (2017-07-02) Friendly	Hannoverscher SC	0–10	Hannover 96	Hanover
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Felipe 7' Füllkrug 9', 34' Prib 18' Hübner 25' Erdinç 66', 74', 82' Benschop 79' Klaus 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion an der Constantinstraße Attendance: 2,496

Weiche Flensburg v Hannover 96

6 July 2017 (2017-07-06) Friendly	Weiche Flensburg	2–5	Hannover 96	Flensburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hasanbegović 23' Empen 35'	Report	Prib 6', 26' Füllkrug 52', 59' Karaman 75'	Stadium: Manfred-Werner-Stadion Attendance: 984

TSV Havelse v Hannover 96

9 July 2017 (2017-07-09) Friendly	TSV Havelse	1–2	Hannover 96	Garbsen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sonnenberg 12'	Report	Füllkrug 38' Prib 69'	Stadium: Wilhelm-Langrehr-Stadion Attendance: 2,496

SV Ramlingen-Ehlershausen v Hannover 96

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) Friendly	SV Ramlingen-Ehlershausen	0–14	Hannover 96	Burgdorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Füllkrug 4', 21', 22', 32' Karaman 13', 34' Fossum 31' (pen.) Prib 48', 82' Emghames 50' Benschop 56', 62', 76' Klaus 68'	Stadium: Wahrendorff-Arena Attendance: 1,912

Hannover 96 v FC Twente

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly	Hannover 96	0–0	FC Twente	Sehnde
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Sportplatz Ilten Attendance: 1,996
Note: The game lasted for 2×60 minutes.

Wolfsberger AC v Hannover 96

25 July 2017 (2017-07-25) Friendly	Wolfsberger AC	0–0	Hannover 96	Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 1,000

Al-Duhail SC v Hannover 96

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) Friendly	Al-Duhail SC	2–4	Hannover 96	Villach, Austria
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	El-Arabi 73' Nam 83'	Report	Bähre 2' Harnik 9', 47' Emghames 90'	Stadium: Sportplatz Landskron Attendance: 400 Referee: Jürgen Fischer (Austria)

Kayserispor v Hannover 96

27 July 2017 (2017-07-27) Friendly	Kayserispor	4–2	Hannover 96	Velden am Wörther See, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mujangi Bia 2' Gyan 82' (pen.), 86' Welliton 90'	Report	Klaus 18' Füllkrug 34'	Stadium: Waldarena Attendance: 350

Udinese Calcio v Hannover 96

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) Friendly	Udinese Calcio	1–1	Hannover 96	Wolfsberg, Carinthia, Austria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Perica 58'	Report	Klaus 57'	Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 1,600

Germania Egestorf v Hannover 96

2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) Friendly	Germania Egestorf	1–4	Hannover 96	Barsinghausen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Siegert 69'	Report	Maier 18' Bakalorz 53' Füllkrug 85' Prib 87'	Stadium: August-Wenzel-Stadion

Burnley F.C. v Hannover 96

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) Friendly	Burnley F.C.	1–0	Hannover 96	Burnley, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1) 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mee 41'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor
Note: The match was abandoned at half-time due to Hannover 96 supporters storming the Burnley supporters' block.

Hannover 96 v Arminia Hannover

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Friendly	Hannover 96	7–0	Arminia Hannover	Hanover
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 2', 20' Maier 32' Bebou 34' Füllkrug 45' Benschop 54' Bähre 74'	Report		Stadium: 96-Stadion an der Eilenriede Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Arminia Bielefeld v Hannover 96

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) H-Hotels Wintercup	Arminia Bielefeld	2–1	Hannover 96	Bielefeld
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weihrauch 34' Voglsammer 44'	Report	Füllkrug 5'	Stadium: Schüco Arena
Note: The game lasted for 2×30 minutes.

Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC

6 January 2018 (2018-01-06) H-Hotels Wintercup	Hannover 96	1–0	Hertha BSC	Bielefeld
17:10 CET (UTC+1)	Maier 27'	Report		Stadium: Schüco Arena
Note: The game lasted for 2×30 minutes.

Hannover 96 v SC Paderborn

9 January 2018 (2018-01-09) Friendly	Hannover 96	4–1	SC Paderborn	Hanover
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bebou 12' Füllkrug 34' Maina 57' Benschop 69'	Report	Michel 36'	Stadium: 96-Stadion an der Eilenriede

Hessen Kassel v Hannover 96

16 May 2018 (2018-05-16) Friendly	Hessen Kassel	1–2	Hannover 96	Kassel
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Saric 28'	Report	Bebou 66' Karaman 74'	Stadium: Auestadion Referee: Pascal Loschke

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	19 August 2017	12 May 2018	Matchday 1	13th	34	10	9	15	44	54	−10	029.41
DFB-Pokal	13 August 2017	25 October 2017	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	050.00
Total					36	11	9	16	50	57	−7	030.56

Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

Main article: 2017–18 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Werder Bremen	34	10	12	12	37	40	−3	42
12	FC Augsburg	34	10	11	13	43	46	−3	41
13	Hannover 96	34	10	9	15	44	54	−10	39
14	Mainz 05	34	9	9	16	38	52	−14	36
15	SC Freiburg	34	8	12	14	32	56	−24	36

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[19]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	10	9	15	44	54	−10	39	8	3	6	28	25	+3	2	6	9	16	29	−13

Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L
Position	5	4	3	2	4	4	5	9	6	4	6	8	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	9	7	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13

Source: Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Mainz 05 v Hannover 96

19 August 2017 (2017-08-19) 1	Mainz 05	0–1	Hannover 96	Mainz
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Harnik 73'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 28,279 Referee: Felix Brych

Hannover 96 v Schalke 04

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 2	Hannover 96	1–0	Schalke 04	Hanover
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonathas 67'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

VfL Wolfsburg v Hannover 96

9 September 2017 (2017-09-09) 3	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Hannover 96	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Didavi 52'	Report	Harnik 75'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,321 Referee: Felix Zwayer

Hannover 96 v Hamburger SV

15 September 2017 (2017-09-15) 4	Hannover 96	2–0	Hamburger SV	Hanover
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Harnik 50' Bebou 82'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

SC Freiburg v Hannover 96

20 September 2017 (2017-09-20) 5	SC Freiburg	1–1	Hannover 96	Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Petersen 83'	Report	Harnik 65'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 22,900 Referee: Tobias Stieler

Hannover 96 v 1. FC Köln

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) 6	Hannover 96	0–0	1. FC Köln	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 47,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

Borussia Mönchengladbach v Hannover 96

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) 7	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1	Hannover 96	Mönchengladbach
15:40 CEST (UTC+2)	Ginter 67' Hazard 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Harnik 71'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 50,542 Referee: Christian Dingert
Note: The match, originally scheduled for 15:30 CEST, was delayed to 15:40 CEST due to a traffic jam outside the stadium.

Hannover 96 v Eintracht Frankfurt

14 October 2017 (2017-10-14) 8	Hannover 96	1–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 36'	Report	Haller 10' Rebić 89'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

FC Augsburg v Hannover 96

21 October 2017 (2017-10-21) 9	FC Augsburg	1–2	Hannover 96	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gregoritsch 33'	Report	Füllkrug 76', 89'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 25,971 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Hannover 96 v Borussia Dortmund

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10	Hannover 96	4–2	Borussia Dortmund	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonathas 20' (pen.) Bebou 40', 86' Klaus 60'	Report	Zagadou 27' Yarmolenko 52'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

RB Leipzig v Hannover 96

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11	RB Leipzig	2–1	Hannover 96	Leipzig
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Poulsen 70' Werner 85'	Report	Jonathas 56'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 40,461 Referee: Martin Petersen

Werder Bremen v Hannover 96

19 November 2017 (2017-11-19) 12	Werder Bremen	4–0	Hannover 96	Bremen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bartels 39' Kruse 55', 59', 78'	Report		Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

Hannover 96 v VfB Stuttgart

24 November 2017 (2017-11-24) 13	Hannover 96	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Hanover
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 76' (pen.)	Report	Asano 24'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 43,500 Referee: Christian Dingert

Bayern Munich v Hannover 96

2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14	Bayern Munich	3–1	Hannover 96	Munich
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Vidal 17' Coman 67' Lewandowski 87' (pen.)	Report	Benschop 35'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Hannover 96 v 1899 Hoffenheim

10 December 2017 (2017-12-10) 15	Hannover 96	2–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 59' Harnik 85'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 36,800 Referee: Markus Schmidt

Hertha BSC v Hannover 96

13 December 2017 (2017-12-13) 16	Hertha BSC	3–1	Hannover 96	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kalou 18', 45' Torunarigha 83'	Report	Bebou 65'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Berlin Attendance: 29,231 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Hannover 96 v Bayer Leverkusen

17 December 2017 (2017-12-17) 17	Hannover 96	4–4	Bayer Leverkusen	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bebou 12' Füllkrug 21' (pen.) Klaus 45' Korb 83'	Report	Brandt 11' Mehmedi 25' Bailey 47', 67'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 32,800 Referee: Sören Storks

Hannover 96 v Mainz 05

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18	Hannover 96	3–2	Mainz 05	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 33', 38' (pen.), 75'	Report	Mutō 26' Hack 31'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Schalke 04 v Hannover 96

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 19	Schalke 04	1–1	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pjaca 16'	Report	Füllkrug 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Martin Petersen

Hannover 96 v VfL Wolfsburg

28 January 2018 (2018-01-28) 20	Hannover 96	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Hanover
18:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Mallı 72'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 34,300 Referee: Felix Brych

Hamburger SV v Hannover 96

4 February 2018 (2018-02-04) 21	Hamburger SV	1–1	Hannover 96	Hamburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kostić 86'	Report	Fossum 37'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 46,016 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Hannover 96 v SC Freiburg

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22	Hannover 96	2–1	SC Freiburg	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Anton 28' Klaus 54'	Report	Gulde 88'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 37,800 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

1. FC Köln v Hannover 96

17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23	1. FC Köln	1–1	Hannover 96	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osako 29'	Report	Füllkrug 37'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 48,400 Referee: Markus Schmidt

Hannover 96 v Borussia Mönchengladbach

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24) 24	Hannover 96	0–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Kramer 72'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

Eintracht Frankfurt v Hannover 96

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25	Eintracht Frankfurt	1–0	Hannover 96	Frankfurt
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	da Costa 39'	Report		Stadium: Commerzbank-Arena Attendance: 48,500 Referee: Marco Fritz

Hannover 96 v FC Augsburg

10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) 26	Hannover 96	1–3	FC Augsburg	Hanover
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sané 37'	Report	Gregoritsch 26', 83' Kačar 45+2'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 36,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Borussia Dortmund v Hannover 96

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18) 27	Borussia Dortmund	1–0	Hannover 96	Dortmund
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Batshuayi 24'	Report		Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,360 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Hannover 96 v RB Leipzig

31 March 2018 (2018-03-31) 28	Hannover 96	2–3	RB Leipzig	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 71' Füllkrug 78'	Report	Forsberg 16' Orbán 53' Poulsen 76'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 42,300 Referee: Guido Winkmann

Hannover 96 v Werder Bremen

6 April 2018 (2018-04-06) 29	Hannover 96	2–1	Werder Bremen	Hanover
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Harnik 17' Klaus 42'	Report	Belfodil 74'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

VfB Stuttgart v Hannover 96

14 April 2018 (2018-04-14) 30	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	Hannover 96	Stuttgart
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Thommy 53'	Report	Füllkrug 90+1'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 57,131 Referee: Sven Jablonski

Hannover 96 v Bayern Munich

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 31	Hannover 96	0–3	Bayern Munich	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Müller 57' Lewandowski 73' Rudy 89'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

1899 Hoffenheim v Hannover 96

27 April 2018 (2018-04-27) 32	1899 Hoffenheim	3–1	Hannover 96	Sinsheim
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kramarić 16', 50', 86'	Report	Karaman 24'	Stadium: Wirsol Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 26,452 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

Hannover 96 v Hertha BSC

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33	Hannover 96	3–1	Hertha BSC	Hanover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Harnik 4' Sané 40' Füllkrug 42'	Report	Selke 73'	Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Sören Storks

Bayer Leverkusen v Hannover 96

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34	Bayer Leverkusen	3–2	Hannover 96	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Alario 3', 18' Brandt 55'	Report	Füllkrug 90+1' Harnik 90+4'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Guido Winkmann

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2017–18 DFB-Pokal

Bonner SC v Hannover 96

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) First round	Bonner SC	2–6	Hannover 96	Bonn
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Lokotsch 20' Perrey 83'	Report	Füllkrug 34', 74' Harnik 60', 90+3' Karaman 90' Maier 90+1'	Stadium: Sportpark Nord Attendance: 9,500 Referee: Daniel Schlager

VfL Wolfsburg v Hannover 96

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) Second round	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	Hannover 96	Wolfsburg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Uduokhai 49'	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 15,508 Referee: Felix Brych

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Player	Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Philipp Tschauner	31	0	1	0	32	0
2	DF	Josip Elez	9+2	0	0	0	11	0
3	DF	Miiko Albornoz	7+3	0	1	0	11	0
4	DF	Julian Korb	28	1	1	0	29	1
5	DF	Felipe	6	0	1	0	7	0
6	MF	Marvin Bakalorz	23+3	0	1+1	0	28	0
7	MF	Edgar Prib	0	0	1	0	1	0
8	MF	Manuel Schmiedebach	2+4	0	1	0	7	0
9	FW	Jonathas	7+5	3	1	0	13	3
10	MF	Sebastian Maier	2+7	0	1+1	1	11	1
11	MF	Felix Klaus	25+3	4	1	0	29	4
13	FW	Ihlas Bebou	21+9	5	1	0	31	5
14	FW	Martin Harnik	21+8	9	2	2	31	11
15	DF	Timo Hübers	5	0	0	0	5	0
16	FW	Yousef Emghames	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	Uffe Bech	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	Iver Fossum	13+6	1	0	0	19	1
19	DF	Florian Hübner	4+4	0	0	0	8	0
20	MF	Salif Sané	31	4	2	0	33	4
22	DF	Matthias Ostrzolek	27	0	1	0	28	0
23	GK	Michael Esser	3	0	1	0	4	0
24	FW	Niclas Füllkrug	26+7	14	1+1	2	35	16
25	DF	Oliver Sorg	20+2	0	1	0	23	0
26	FW	Kenan Karaman	8+13	1	0+2	1	23	2
27	MF	Pirmin Schwegler	27+2	0	1	0	30	0
28	DF	Mike-Steven Bähre	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	Mete Kaan Demir	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Samuel Şahin-Radlinger	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	Marlon Sündermann	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Waldemar Anton	26+1	1	2	0	29	1
33	DF	Fynn Arkenberg	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	Charlison Benschop	2+4	1	0+1	0	7	1
37	MF	Noah Sarenren Bazee	0+6	0	0	0	6	0
38	MF	Tom Baller	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Linton Maina	0+2	0	0	0	2	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	24	FW	Niclas Füllkrug	14	2	16
2	14	FW	Martin Harnik	9	2	11
3	13	FW	Ihlas Bebou	5	0	5
4	11	MF	Felix Klaus	4	0	4
	20	MF	Salif Sané	4	0	4
6	9	FW	Jonathas	3	0	3
7	26	FW	Kenan Karaman	1	1	2
8	4	DF	Julian Korb	1	0	1
	10	MF	Sebastian Maier	0	1	1
	18	MF	Iver Fossum	1	0	1
	31	DF	Waldemar Anton	1	0	1
	35	FW	Charlison Benschop	1	0	1
Total				44	6	50

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	1	GK	Philipp Tschauner	5	0	5
Total				5	0	5

Disciplinary record

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Total
1	27	MF	Pirmin Schwegler	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
2	4	DF	Julian Korb	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
3	11	MF	Felix Klaus	5	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	20	MF	Salif Sané	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
5	22	DF	Matthias Ostrzolek	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
6	6	MF	Marvin Bakalorz	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	25	DF	Oliver Sorg	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	13	FW	Ihlas Bebou	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	9	FW	Jonathas	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	14	FW	Martin Harnik	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	15	DF	Timo Hübers	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	19	DF	Florian Hübner	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24	FW	Niclas Füllkrug	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26	FW	Kenan Karaman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
15	1	GK	Philipp Tschauner	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	2	DF	Josip Elez	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	3	DF	Miiko Albornoz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	MF	Manuel Schmiedebach	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	31	DF	Waldemar Anton	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	MF	Noah Sarenren Bazee	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				62	0	0	1	0	0	63	0	0

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