2019–20 DHB-Pokal

The 2019–20 DHB-Pokal was the 44th edition of the tournament.

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×

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×

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×

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

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×

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×

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×

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×

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×

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×

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×

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×

References

^ "DHB-Pokal 2019/20: Fecht-asse ziehen 1. Runde des DHB-Pokals". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 17 June 2019.
^ "Paarungen der 1. Runde im DHB-Pokal 2019/20 stehen fest – Titelverteidiger THW Kiel trifft auf Drittligisten". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 18 June 2019.
^ "DHB-Pokal 2019/20: Achtelfinal-Paarungen ausgelost – Füchse Berlin treffen auf den SC Magdeburg". liquimoly-hbl.de. 21 June 2019.
^ "DHB-Pokal-Auslosung: Berlin muss im Viertelfinale nach Melsungen, Löwen gegen Hannover". liquimoly-hbl.de. 3 October 2019.
^ "REWE Final4-Auslosung: Lemgo muss gegen Titelverteidiger ran!". liquimoly-hbl.de. 9 December 2019.
^ "Corona-Virus: Spielbetriev der Profiligen im Handball bis mindestens Ende April ausgesetzt". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). liquimoly-hbl.de. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
^ "Corona-Pandemie zwing Handball-Bundesligen zu vorzeitigem Saisonabbruch". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
^ "HBL GMBH plant weiter den start der Saison 2020/21 – Pokalfinale "REWE Final4 2020" wird im Februar 2021 ausgetragen". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ "Das REWE Final4 um den DHB-Pokal 2020 wird am 3./4. Juni 2021 ausgetragen – Alle Begegnungen live und frei empfangbar". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

External links

Official website

[1] "DHB-Pokal 2019/20: Fecht-asse ziehen 1. Runde des DHB-Pokals". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 17 June 2019.

[2] "Paarungen der 1. Runde im DHB-Pokal 2019/20 stehen fest – Titelverteidiger THW Kiel trifft auf Drittligisten". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 18 June 2019.

[3] "DHB-Pokal 2019/20: Achtelfinal-Paarungen ausgelost – Füchse Berlin treffen auf den SC Magdeburg". liquimoly-hbl.de. 21 June 2019.

[4] "DHB-Pokal-Auslosung: Berlin muss im Viertelfinale nach Melsungen, Löwen gegen Hannover". liquimoly-hbl.de. 3 October 2019.

[5] "REWE Final4-Auslosung: Lemgo muss gegen Titelverteidiger ran!". liquimoly-hbl.de. 9 December 2019.

[6] "Corona-Virus: Spielbetriev der Profiligen im Handball bis mindestens Ende April ausgesetzt". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). liquimoly-hbl.de. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.

[7] "Corona-Pandemie zwing Handball-Bundesligen zu vorzeitigem Saisonabbruch". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.

[8] "HBL GMBH plant weiter den start der Saison 2020/21 – Pokalfinale "REWE Final4 2020" wird im Februar 2021 ausgetragen". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 4 May 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[9] "Das REWE Final4 um den DHB-Pokal 2020 wird am 3./4. Juni 2021 ausgetragen – Alle Begegnungen live und frei empfangbar". liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). 28 April 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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