![Looking upwards: 96-sporting director Marcus Mann](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/22/282091/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/what-s-the-plan-behind-this-mr-mann.webp)
Hannover 96 enjoyed their most successful season in five years only to end up getting demoted in 2019.
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Once again, Hannover 96 experiences defeat at home on the last matchday of the season, this time against Kiel. The score ended with a 1-2 loss.
German Federal States![Christopher Scott's year on loan at Hannover 96 was time lost due to injury](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/17/273013/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/no-blooms-for-ernst-and-scott.webp)
Stefan Leitl's team (46) must acquire more points than Kiel does in Elversberg in order to secure fifth place. Achieving fourth place is just possible through a win if HSV also experiences a loss against Nuremberg.
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