Club Culture
Hannover's main rival is Eintracht Braunschweig while other less ancient rivalries include those with Werder Bremen and VfL Wolfsburg. Hannover fans have developed some recent ill feeling towards FC Energie Cottbus based on an incident in the 1997 Regionalliga (III) promotion round for the 2. Bundesliga. The floodlights at the Cottbus ground broke down during the game and many Hannover fans believed this was done deliberately and the effort to fix the lighting was half-hearted. Cottbus later won the rescheduled match 3–1 to advance. Hamburger SV is seen as a friendly club whose supporters share the rivalry with SV Werder Bremen. Both clubs are often referred to as HSV. Hannover's supporters also have a good relationship with the fans from Odense Boldklub. Both clubs' fans have traveled to each others games to support one another. There is also a friendship with Arminia Bielefeld, a club playing in the 3. Liga. Over the last twenty years the fans of the club have also established friendship with the fans of Millwall FC, in England.
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