Reunification to present thumb|left|Hannover 96 against Borussia Dortmund in September 2006 The club faced financial problems in the late 1970s and again in the early 1990s. Then, in 1992, Hannover's performance would lead them to earn their first DFB-Pokal and help to secure stable finances. That run included victories over Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Karlsruher SC, Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach, as they became the first lower division side to win the competition. The team's low point came with demotion to Regionalliga Nord (III) for two years in 1996–98.
Reunification to present thumb|left|Hannover 96 against Borussia Dortmund in September 2006 The club faced financial problems in the late 1970s and again in the early 1990s. Then, in 1992, Hannover's performance would lead them to earn their first DFB-Pokal and help to secure stable finances. That run included victories over Bundesliga sides Borussia Dortmund, VfL Bochum, Karlsruher SC, Werder Bremen and Borussia Mönchengladbach, as they became the first lower division side to win the competition. The team's low point came? with demotion to Regionalliga Nord (III) for two years in 1996–98.