Hannover 96 also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and won the cup for the first time in club history, becoming the first team outside the Bundesliga to do so.

This is the 33rd season for Hannover in the Niedersachsenstadion, located in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany.

The season covers a period from 1 July 1991 to 30 June 1992.

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