Hannover 96 (women)

Hannover 96

Ground	Hannover 96 Akademie, Platz 4
Manager	Holger Gehrmann
League	Regionalliga Nord
2023–24	2nd
Website	hannover96-frauenfussball.de
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Hannover 96 is a women's association football club from Hannover, Germany. It is part of the Hannover 96 club.

History

Hannover 96 established its women's football department in the early 2000s, with competitive activity recorded as early as the 2005–06 season in the Bezirksliga. ^[1]

After years of building a strong foundation, the first team achieved a major breakthrough in 2018, earning promotion to the fourth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen. That same year, Hannover 96 celebrated a significant triumph by winning the Niedersachsenpokal, defeating VfL Jesteburg 2–0 in the final. Their success earned them a spot in the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, where they defeated Regionalligist Blau-Weiß Hohen Neuendorf 4–2 in the first round. However, they faced a heavy 0–11 loss against the reigning champions VfL Wolfsburg in the second round. ^[2]

In the 2018–19 season, Hannover 96 secured the Niedersachsen championship after a convincing 3–0 victory over Blau-Weiß Hollage in the final, which led to their promotion to the Regionalliga Nord. In their debut Regionalliga season, Hannover 96 performed impressively, finishing as runners-up behind SV Henstedt-Ulzburg. Despite their strong showing, both clubs opted not to move up to the 2. Frauen-Bundesliga due to financial constraints. ^[3]

Squad

As of 26 April 2025 ^{[4] [5]}

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   GER Leah Bungeroth 4 DF   GER Celina Hackbarth 6 MF   GER Lena Rathmann (captain) 7 MF   GER Bente Marie Bode 8 FW   GER Lara Theobald 9 FW   GER Elisa-Josephin Klein 10 MF   GER Franziska Haeckel 11 DF   GRE Alexia Mikrouli 13 FW   GER Julia Dose 14 DF   GER Pia Hinz

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW   GER Olivia Lee 16 FW   GER Nele Obara 17 MF   KOS Erisa Popaj 18 FW   GER Anna-Lena Füllkrug 19 DF   GER Enya Heine 20 FW   GER Saskia Engelhardt 21 MF   GER Aurora Gashi 25 DF   GER Isabel Waßmann 27 MF   GER Leticia Cordes 29 DF   GER Jana Menger

Current staff

As of 26 April 2025 ^[4]

Coaching staff
Holger Gehrmann	Head coach
Hendrik Behnke	Assistant coach
Anastasia Mikrouli	Supervisor
Johanna Schellhase	Physiotherapist

References

1. "Historie" (in German). Hannover 96.
2. "Ordentliche Leistung gegen Titelverteidiger" (in German). Hannover 96. 8 September 2018.
3. Hage, Christoph (27 April 2020). ""Würde zu früh kommen": Nach dem Spitzenreiter verzichten auch die 96-Frauen auf Aufstieg" (in German). sportbuzzer.de.
4. "Hannover 96 - unser Team - Erste Frauen" (in German). Hannover 96.
5. "Hannover 96 - Deutschland - Niedersächsischer Fußball-Verband" (in German). soccerdonna.de.