2019–20 DHB-Pokal

The 2019–20 DHB-Pokal was the 44th edition of the German Handball Cup. TBV Lemgo won the tournament, beating MT Melsungen in the final.

Format

The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advanced to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four was played on one weekend in Hamburg.

Round 1

The draw was held on 18 June 2019.^[1][2] The matches were played on 17 and 18 August 2019.

Team 1  Score  Team 2 North Played in Lübeck Mecklenburger Stiere Schwerin 24–35 SG Flensburg-Handewitt VfL Gummersbach 20–25 VfL Lübeck-Schwartau SG Flensburg-Handewitt 30–14 VfL Lübeck-Schwartau Played in Habenhausen TUSEM Essen 34–21 1. VfL Potsdam TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 42–25 ATSV Habenhausen TUSEM Essen 25–34 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Played in Burscheid HSG Bergische Panther 24–30 Wilhelmshavener HV Eintracht Hildesheim 26–37 TBV Lemgo Wilhelmshavener HV 23–40 TBV Lemgo Played in Minden GWD Minden 21–31 ASV Hamm-Westfalen HC Empor Rostock 31–29 Oranienburger HC ASV Hamm-Westfalen 28–19 HC Empor Rostock Played in Nordhorn-Lingen TSV Altenholz 27–40 SC DHfK Leipzig HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 34–26 SG Schalksmühle-Halver Dragons SC DHfK Leipzig 31–21 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Played in Baunatal TV Emsdetten 35–33 Dessau-Rosslauer HV 06 THW Kiel 43–23 Eintracht Baunatal TV Emsdetten 23–39 THW Kiel Played in Northeim SC Magdeburg 41–26 Northeimer HC VfL Eintracht Hagen 30–29 Handball Hamburg SC Magdeburg 46–17 VfL Eintracht Hagen Played in Spenge HSG Krefeld 22–35 Füchse Berlin TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke 30–18 TuS Spenge Füchse Berlin 23–21 TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke

Team 1  Score  Team 2 South Played in Aue TSG Friesenheim 27–23 SG Leutershausen EHV Aue 27–25 HSG Konstanz TSG Friesenheim 31–26 EHV Aue Played in Balingen Weilstetten TV Grosswallstadt 36–34 Longericher SC HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 28–36 HSG Wetzlar TV Grosswallstadt 27–30 HSG Wetzlar Played in Pforzheim Bergischer HC 35–23 TGS Pforzheim TuS Fürstenfeldbruck 28–31 HC Elbflorenz Dresden Bergischer HC 28–22 HC Elbflorenz Dresden Played in Rodgau-Nieder-Roden SG BBM Bietigheim 28–27 HSG Rodgau-Nieder-Roden MT Melsungen 31–24 DJK Rimpar Wölfe SG BBM Bietigheim 25–31 MT Melsungen Played in Saarlouis TuS Ferndorf 36–28 SG Nußloch Rhein-Neckar Löwen 46–23 HG Saarlouis TuS Ferndorf 17–30 Rhein-Neckar Löwen Played in Aachen TV Bittenfeld 29–24 HSC 2000 Coburg BTB Aachen 1908 33–34 (OT) TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim TV Bittenfeld 31–27 TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim Played in Göppingen TSV Bayer Dormagen 28–24 HC Rhein Vikings Frisch Auf Göppingen 38–24 TuS 04 Dansenberg TSV Bayer Dormagen 24–33 Frisch Auf Göppingen Played in Hanau ThSV Eisenach 23–30 HC Erlangen TV Hüttenberg 21–23 HSG Hanau HC Erlangen 28–14 HSG Hanau

Round of 16

The draw was held on 21 August 2019.^[3] The matches were played between 25 September and 3 October 2019.

25 September 2019 20:00	TV Bittenfeld	30–26	HC Erlangen	Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 710 Referees: Helbig, Geipel
	Lonn 8	(13–12)	Sellin 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 1×

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1 October 2019 19:00	Füchse Berlin	31–30	SC Magdeburg	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,692 Referees: Regner, Koppl
	Lindberg 7	(15–16)	Musche 9
	3× 4×	Report	3× 6×

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1 October 2019 19:00	SC DHfK Leipzig	27–30	MT Melsungen	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,342 Referees: Klein, Immel
	Roscheck 6	(12–13)	Marić 7
	3× 1×	Report	3× 5× 1×

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2 October 2019 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	36–34 (ET)	Frisch Auf Göppingen	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,753 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel
	Schmid 10	(14–16)	Schiller 7
	2× 8×	Report	2× 4×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 7–5

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2 October 2019 19:00	TBV Lemgo	27–24	Bergischer HC	Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,678 Referees: Baumgart, Wild
	Elísson 7	(12–12)	three players 4
	3× 3×	Report	2× 2×

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2 October 2019 19:00	ASV Hamm-Westfalen	24–25	TSG Friesenheim	Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,012 Referees: Merz, Schilha
	three players 4	(14–13)	Durak, Müller 6
	3× 4×	Report	2× 4×

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2 October 2019 20:00	HSG Wetzlar	25–26	THW Kiel	Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 3,734 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
	Čavor 10	(14–12)	Ekberg 6
	2× 4×	Report	2× 2×

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3 October 2019 17:00	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	20–26	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,855 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann
	Gottfridsson 6	(9–15)	Kastening, Olsen 5
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 3 October 2019.^[4] The matches were played on 3 and 4 December 2019.

3 December 2019 19:00	MT Melsungen	33–30	Füchse Berlin	Rothenbach-Halle, Melsungen Attendance: 4,168 Referees: Baumgart, Wild
	Kühn 9	(14–16)	Lindberg 12
	3× 6×	Report	3× 4× 1×

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3 December 2019 19:00	TSG Friesenheim	23–26	TBV Lemgo	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann
	Falk 8	(9–12)	Theuerkauf 6
	3× 5×	Report	3× 2×

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3 December 2019 20:00	TV Bittenfeld	34–35	THW Kiel	Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,095 Referees: Zupanovic, Thone
	Schmidt 7	(15–18)	Ekberg 10
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

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4 December 2019 20:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	30–31	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,620 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze
	Schmid 16	(14–17)	Olsen 10
	1× 2×	Report	1× 6×

Final four

The draw was held on 9 December 2019.^[5] The matches would have been played on 4 and 5 April 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the league postponed the final four on 12 March 2020 and moved it back to after the season.^[6][7] On 4 May, the matches were scheduled to 27 and 28 February 2021 but was moved back later on.^[8] It took place on 3 and 4 June 2021.^[9]

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	3 June
	MT Melsungen	27
					4 June
	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	24
					TBV Lemgo	28
	3 June
					MT Melsungen	24
	TBV Lemgo	29
	THW Kiel	28

Semifinals

3 June 2021 17:00	TBV Lemgo	29–28	THW Kiel	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann
	Elísson, Schagen 6	(11–18)	Ekberg, Pekeler 6
	2×	Report	1× 2×

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3 June 2021 19:30	MT Melsungen	27–24	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel
	Kühn 7	(14–10)	Martinović 8
	6×	Report	1× 3× 1×

Final

4 June 2021 17:30	TBV Lemgo	28–24	MT Melsungen	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze
	Carlsbogård, Zerbe 5	(15–12)	Pavlović 6
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2×