Hannover 96’s badge is built around a large black “96” placed over a green circular field, with a white inner outline and black outer border. The design is a pure number mark, using the club’s founding reference as the central visual element.
The “96” refers to 1896, the year Hannoverscher Fußball-Club 1896 was founded. The green, black and white colours are Hannover 96’s official club colours, even though the team is widely known as “Die Roten” because of its traditional red home shirts.
The modern club identity developed after the 1913 merger of Hannoverscher FC 1896 and Ballverein 1898 Hannovera, creating Hannoverscher Sportverein 1896. That full name remains the basis of the club’s official identity today.
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About Hannover 96 — Hannover 96 is a professional football club from Germany competing in 2. Bundesliga. This page provides the primary crest and social media icon (SVG & PNG) with transparent backgrounds for editorial/reference use. For official brand rules, consult the club’s official site. Hannover 96 crest and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners; high‑quality logo files are provided above on this page.
