2016 DHB-Pokal
The 2016 DHB-Pokal was the 40th edition of the tournament. SC Magdeburg won the tournament, beating SG Flensburg-Handewitt 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
Games were played on 15 and 16 August 2015.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| Played in Emsdetten | ||
| HF Springe | 33–34 | TV Emsdetten | 
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 33–14 | TV Korschenbroich | 
| TV Emsdetten | 19–41 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 
| Played in Aue | ||
| TBV Lemgo | 41–26 | SG Leutershausen | 
| EHV Aue | 35–22 | SV 64 Zweibrücken | 
| TBV Lemgo | 24–30 | EHV Aue | 
| Played in Solingen | ||
| TV 1893 Neuhausen | 17–28 | Bergischer HC | 
| HSG Rodgau Nieder Roden | 20–24 | TV Hüttenberg | 
| Bergischer HC | 26–21 | TV Hüttenberg | 
| Played in Rostock | ||
| HC Empor Rostock | 25–24 | HSG Krefeld | 
| HC Elbflorenz Dresden | 24–30 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 
| HC Empor Rostock | 21–26 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 
| Played in Hamm | ||
| 1. VfL Potsdam | 20–41 | GWD Minden | 
| ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 26–24 | Wilhelmshavener HV | 
| GWD Minden | 21–26 | ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 
| Played in Hildesheim | ||
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30–28 | VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 
| Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 | 23–37 | Eintracht Hildesheim | 
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31–27 | Eintracht Hildesheim | 
| Played in Lingen | ||
| HSV Hannover | 24–27 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 
| HSV Hamburg | 34–23 | TuS Ferndorf | 
| HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 30–29 | HSV Hamburg | 
| Played in Leipzig | ||
| Füchse Berlin | 39–25 | SG LVB Leipzig | 
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 29–18 | TSV Altenholz | 
| Füchse Berlin | 26–24 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 
| Played in Essen | ||
| TUSEM Essen | 34–25 | DHK Flensborg | 
| THW Kiel | 39–18 | VfL Fredenbeck | 
| TUSEM Essen | 22–25 | THW Kiel | 
| Played in Coburg | ||
| HSG Kleenheim | 18–43 | HSG Wetzlar | 
| HSC 2000 Coburg | 25–24 | HSG Konstanz | 
| HSG Wetzlar | 25–26 | HSC 2000 Coburg | 
| Played in Nußloch | ||
| TV Kirchzell | 24–35 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | 
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 38–22 | SG Nussloch | 
| TSV Bayer Dormagen | 25–28 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 
| Played in Saarlouis | ||
| Leichlinger TV | 35–39 | HG Saarlouis | 
| VfL Gummersbach | 24–18 | HC Erlangen | 
| HG Saarlouis | 23–31 | VfL Gummersbach | 
| Played in Kornwestheim | ||
| TSG Friesenheim | 32–19 | SV Salamander Konwestheim | 
| TV Bittenfeld | 18–27 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 
| TSG Friesenheim | 17–30 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 
| Played in Eisenach | ||
| TSB Heilbronn/Horkheim | 30–24 | TV Großwallstadt | 
| MT Melsungen | 30–18 | ThSV Eisenach | 
| TSB Heilbronn/Horkheim | 21–35 | MT Melsungen | 
| Played in Rimpar | ||
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 36–26 | TV Hochdorf | 
| DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 18–28 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 25–31 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 
| Played in Hagen | ||
| Oranienburger HC | 32–33 | VfL Eintracht Hagen | 
| SV Henstedt-Ulzburg | 23–28 | SC Magdeburg | 
| VfL Eintracht Hagen | 32–39 | SC Magdeburg | 
Round 2
The draw was held on 6 September 2015.[1][2]
| 27 October 2015 19:30 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 25–29 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | SparkassenArena, Balingen Attendance: 1,850 Referees: Wild, Baumgart (GER) | 
| Wilke 9 | (13–15) | Kraus 8 | ||
| 4×  2×   | Report | 2×  4×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 29–23 | Füchse Berlin | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 1,731 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann (GER) | 
| González 6 | (16–13) | Nielsen, Nenadić 4 | ||
| 3×  1×   | Report | 3×  1×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:00 | EHV Aue | 22–28 | GWD Minden | Erzgebirgshalle, Aue Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Helbig, Geipel (GER) | 
| Roch 6 | (13–12) | Sjöstrand 7 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:00 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 22–28 | MT Melsungen | Swiss-Life-Hall, Hannover Attendance: 2,246 Referees: Holm, Brauer (GER) | 
| Häfner 7 | (11–15) | Rnić, Sellin 7 | ||
| 2×  3×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:00 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 34–39 | SC Magdeburg | Kreissporthalle, Lübbecke Attendance: 848 Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff (GER) | 
| Borozan 8 | (15–20) | Van Olphen 6 | ||
| 1×  3×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:00 | VfL Gummersbach | 19–36 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow (GER) | 
| three players 3 | (9–18) | Eggert 9 | ||
| 4×  4×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
| 28 October 2015 19:30 | HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 19–24 | Bergischer HC | Euregium, Nordhorn Attendance: 2,510 Referees: Klein, Immel (GER) | 
| Verjans 7 | (7–11) | Oelze 7 | ||
| 4×  7×  2×   | Report | 3×  4×  1×   | 
| 28 October 2015 20:15 | HSC 2000 Coburg | 23–27 | THW Kiel | HUK-Coburg Arena, Coburg Attendance: 3,530 Referees: Maier, Kilp (GER) | 
| Gerlich 7 | (9–16) | Cañellas 6 | ||
| 3×  1×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 1 November 2015.[3]
| 16 December 2015 19:00 | SC Magdeburg | 29–25 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 5,730 Referees: Loppaschweski, Blumel (GER) | 
| Bagersted 5 | (15–13) | Kaufmann 4 | ||
| 3×  4×  1×   | Report | 4×  2×   | 
| 16 December 2015 19:00 | THW Kiel | 27–34 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) | 
| Duvnjak 7 | (15–18) | Glandorf, Svan Hansen 9 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
| 16 December 2015 20:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 22–21 | MT Melsungen | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,140 Referees: Immel, Klein (GER) | 
| Gensheimer 8 | (15–11) | Sellin 4 | ||
| 4×  3×   | Report | 4×  6×  1×   | 
| 16 December 2015 20:15 | Bergischer HC | 24–23 | GWD Minden | Uni-Halle, Wuppertal Attendance: 1,984 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER) | 
| three players 5 | (13–14) | Sjöstrand 7 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 2×  4×   | 
Final four
The final four was held on 30 April and 1 May 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg.
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30 | |||||
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt (ET) | 31 | |||||
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 30 | |||||
| SC Magdeburg | 32 | |||||
| Bergischer HC | 33 | |||||
| SC Magdeburg (ET) | 36 | |||||
Semifinals
| 30 April 2016 15:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30–31 (ET) | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) | 
| Gensheimer 11 | (12–14) | three players 5 | ||
| 4×  6×  2×   | Report | 2×  6×  1×   | ||
| FT: 26–26 ET: 4–5 | ||||
| 30 April 2016 17:45 | Bergischer HC | 33–36 (ET) | SC Magdeburg | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Blumel, Loppaschewski (GER) | 
| Nippes 7 | (15–14) | Weber 12 | ||
| 1×  6×   | Report | 3×  2×   | ||
| FT: 29–29 ET: 4–7 | ||||
Final
| 1 May 2016 15:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 30–32 | SC Magdeburg | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow (GER) | 
| Gottfridsson 7 | (12–14) | Weber 10 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 4×  6×   | 
References
- ^ "Pokalauslosung bei Sport1 - Nationalspielerin Luisa Schulze zieht Achtelfinal-Paarungen". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 4 September 2015.
- ^ "DHB-Pokal: Die Achtelfinalpartien stehen fest". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "DHB-Pokal 2015/16: Die Begegnugend es Viertelfinales". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2015.