Hannover 96 starts season preparation. After the performance tests, the football second division team started with the first training session on the pitch on Thursday.

What are the goals for the new season?

The Lower Saxons are taking a new approach after narrowly missing the Bundesliga promotion. Coach Christian Titz has asked his team to start earlier than originally planned to avoid the extreme heat.

Who are the new signings?

Among the trainees are also the two new signings Jean Hugonet and Yunus Ünal for the first time. Further commitments from the new sports managing director Jonas Boldt are expected, should the attack on the first league be taken seriously.

DateEvent
26.06.2026Current league standing: 4th in 2. Bundesliga, 60 points, 16 wins, 12 draws, 6 losses

What's next?

The new season of the 2. Bundesliga starts on the weekend of August 7-9. The DFL wants to publish the match schedules on July 2. In the first round of the DFB Cup, the Titz team will play against the fifth division team SV Hemelingen on August 22.

Current situation

Hannover 96 is currently in 4th place in the 2. Bundesliga, 10 points behind the leaders FC Schalke 04. The last game ended with a 3-3 draw against 1. FC Nürnberg on May 17, 2026. The team has been unbeaten in the last 5 games.