| 1. Round | 10/08/1985 | Hannover 96 | - | Bayer Leverkusen | 1:1 | ||||
| 2. Round | 16/08/1985 | Werder Bremen | - | Hannover 96 | 8:2 | ||||
| 3. Round | 21/08/1985 | Hannover 96 | - | Bor. Mönchengladbach | 2:3 |  |
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| 6. Round | 07/09/1985 | FC Schalke 04 | - | Hannover 96 | 2:2 | |
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| 14. Round | 09/11/1985 | Hannover 96 | - | VfL Bochum | 1:2 | ||||
| 17. Round | 30/11/1985 | Borussia Dortmund | - | Hannover 96 | 2:0 | ||||
| 16. Round | 03/12/1985 | Hannover 96 | - | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3:2 | ||||
| 18. Round | 06/12/1985 | Bayer Leverkusen | - | Hannover 96 | 4:1 | ||||
| 19. Round | 14/12/1985 | Hannover 96 | - | Werder Bremen | 2:4 | ||||
| 20. Round | 25/01/1986 | Bor. Mönchengladbach | - | Hannover 96 | 4:3 | ||||
| 22. Round | 08/02/1986 | VfB Stuttgart | - | Hannover 96 | 7:0 | ||||
| 25. Round | 01/03/1986 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | - | Hannover 96 | 2:1 | ||||
| 28. Round | 22/03/1986 | Hannover 96 | - | 1. FC Nürnberg | 0:2 | ||||
| 29. Round | 27/03/1986 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | - | Hannover 96 | 2:2 | ||||
| 23. Round | 01/04/1986 | Hannover 96 | - | FC Schalke 04 | 1:2 | ||||
| 31. Round | 11/04/1986 | VfL Bochum | - | Hannover 96 | 3:2 | ||||
| 33. Round | 22/04/1986 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | - | Hannover 96 | 1:0 | ||||
| 34. Round | 26/04/1986 | Hannover 96 | - | Borussia Dortmund | 1:4 |
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