2016–17 DHB-Pokal
The 2017 DHB-Pokal was the 41st 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 advance to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four will be played on one weekend in Hamburg.
Round 1
Games were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.[1]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | 
|---|---|---|
| North | ||
| Played in Rostock | ||
| HC Elbflorenz | 20–35 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 
| HC Empor Rostock | 24–22 | VfL Eintracht Hagen | 
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 38–17 | HC Empor Rostock | 
| Played in Minden | ||
| TBV Lemgo | 24–27 | TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 
| GWD Minden | 37–23 | TV Korschenbroich | 
| TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke | 22–23 | GWD Minden | 
| Played in Nordhorn | ||
| Eintracht Hildesheim | 27–28 | HSG Norderstedt | 
| HSG Nordhorn-Lingen | 20–23 | SC Magdeburg | 
| HSG Norderstedt | 27–44 | SC Magdeburg | 
| Played in Hamm | ||
| THW Kiel | 29–20 | VfL Fredenbeck | 
| ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 30–23 | Neusser HV | 
| THW Kiel | 35–25 | ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 
| Played in Wilhelmshaven | ||
| Wilhelmshavener HV | 33–26 | 1. VFL Potsdam | 
| Oranienburger HC | 26–41 | Füchse Berlin | 
| Wilhelmshavener HV | 28–35 | Füchse Berlin | 
| Played in Essen | ||
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 38–21 | SV Anhalt-Bernburg | 
| SG Langenfeld 72/92 | 26–24 | TUSEM Essen | 
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 36–23 | SG Langenfeld 72/92 | 
| Played in Bad Schwartau | ||
| Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 | 32–27 | DHK Flensborg | 
| TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 31–27 | VfL Lübeck-Schwartau | 
| Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 | 24–38 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 
| Played in Solingen | ||
| Bergischer HC | 28–21 | TV Emsdetten | 
| HF Springe | 31–33 | HSG Krefeld | 
| Bergischer HC | 34–16 | HSG Krefeld | 
| South | ||
| Played in Erlangen | ||
| ThSV Eisenach | 34–22 | SG Nussloch 1887 | 
| HC Erlangen | 33–26 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | 
| ThSV Eisenach | 23–30 | HC Erlangen | 
| Played in Bietigheim | ||
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 36–31 | Leichlinger TV | 
| TV Bittenfeld | 31–23 | MSG Groß-Bieberau/Modau | 
| SG BBM Bietigheim | 23–22 | TV Bittenfeld | 
| Played in Lößnitz | ||
| HSC Bad Neustadt | 21–34 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 
| EHV Aue | 31–23 | HSG Konstanz | 
| HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 29–27 | EHV Aue | 
| Played in Kreuztal | ||
| HC Glauchau-Meerane | 17–33 | TuS Ferndorf | 
| TV Hochdorf | 19–42 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 
| TuS Ferndorf | 22–31 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 
| Played in Saarlouis | ||
| TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim | 22–41 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | 
| DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 24–22 | HG Saarlouis | 
| Frisch Auf Göppingen | 30–28 | DJK Rimpar Wölfe | 
| Played in Fürstenfeldbruck | ||
| TSG Friesenheim | 34–23 | Longericher SC | 
| VfL Gummersbach | 31–27 | TuS Fürstenfeldbruck | 
| TSG Friesenheim | 32–31 | VfL Gummersbach | 
| Played in Coburg | ||
| TV Hüttenberg | 25–30 | HSG Wetzlar | 
| HSC 2000 Coburg | 33–21 | Germania Großsachsen | 
| HSG Wetzlar | 31–22 | HSC 2000 Coburg | 
| Played in Neuhausen | ||
| MT Melsungen | 35–20 | SG Leutershausen | 
| TV 1893 Neuhausen | 31–26 | HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden | 
| MT Melsungen | 37–30 | TV 1893 Neuhausen | 
Round 2
The draw was held on 31 August 2016.[2]
| 25 October 2016 19:00 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30–20 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | AWD Hall, Hannover Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Moles, Pittner | 
| Häfner 7 | (14–12) | Schiller 5 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Report | 3×  1×   | 
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 36–34 (ET) | Füchse Berlin | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies | 
| Mogensen 7 | (14–16) | Nenadić 8 | ||
| 3×  5×   | Report | 2×  3×   | ||
| FT: 30–30 ET: 6–4 | ||||
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | GWD Minden | 28–32 | MT Melsungen | Kampa-Halle, Minden Attendance: 955 Referees: Baumgart, Wild | 
| Gellerud, Svitlica 6 | (13–19) | Sellin 8 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Report | 3×  2×  1×   | 
| 26 October 2016 19:30 | HSG Wetzlar | 25–27 | SC DHfK Leipzig | Sporthalle Hüttenberg, Wetzlar Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff | 
| Bjørnsen 8 | (15–12) | Jurdžs, Rojewski 4 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 1×  4×   | 
| 26 October 2016 20:00 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 29–32 | TSG Friesenheim | Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim Attendance: 709 Referees: Hurst, Krag | 
| Haller, Schäfer 5 | (14–14) | Weber 7 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  8×   | 
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | SC Magdeburg | 21–22 | THW Kiel | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,247 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski | 
| Weber 8 | (11–10) | Ekberg 6 | ||
| 3×  2×  1×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 27–23 | Bergischer HC | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 1,563 Referees: Kilp, Maier | 
| Kunkel 8 | (13–11) | Gunnarsson 6 | ||
| 3×  6×   | Report | 2×  3×   | 
| 27 October 2016 19:00 | HC Erlangen | 23–29 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg Attendance: 3,244 Referees: Brauer, Holm | 
| Link 8 | (11–15) | Petersson, Schmid 6 | ||
| 2×  3×   | Report | 2×  2×   | 
Quarterfinals
The draw was held on 2 November 2016.[3]
| 13 December 2016 19:00 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 28–24 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,028 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschweski | 
| Pieczkowski 7 | (14–13) | Böhm 5 | ||
| 4×  4×   | Report | 3×  3×   | 
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32–28 | MT Melsungen | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,542 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff | 
| Eggert 10 | (17–18) | Allendorf 11 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  7×   | 
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | TSG Friesenheim | 23–29 | THW Kiel | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Hartmann, Schneider | 
| Feld 5 | (14–14) | Ekberg 8 | ||
| 3×  4×   | Report | 3×  2×   | 
| 14 December 2016 20:45 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 25–32 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Geipel, Helbig | 
| Friedrich, Hausmann 6 | (10–17) | Ekdahl du Rietz, Schmid 7 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 1×  1×   | 
Final four
The final four was held on 8 and 9 April 2017 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg. The draw was held on 13 January 2017.[4]
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 32 | |||||
| 9 April | ||||||
| THW Kiel | 35 | |||||
| THW Kiel | 29 | |||||
| 8 April | ||||||
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 23 | |||||
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 23 | |||||
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 33 | |||||
Semifinals
| 8 April 2017 14:30 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 32–35 | THW Kiel | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow | 
| Binder, Pieczkowski 7 | (19–19) | Ekberg 12 | ||
| 2×  5×   | Report | 2×  1×   | 
| 8 April 2017 17:30 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 23–33 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild | 
| Ekdahl du Rietz, Petersson 5 | (16–18) | Lauge Schmidt 8 | ||
| 3×  2×   | Repiort | 3×  2×   | 
Final
| 9 April 2017 14:30 | THW Kiel | 29–23 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze | 
| Duvnjak 7 | (13–12) | Glandorf, Lauge Schmidt 4 | ||
| 3×  3×   | Report | 3×  4×   | 
References
- ^ Round 1 schedule
- ^ "DHB-Pokal 2016/17: Achtefinal-Paarungen stehen fest - Box-Champion Firat Arslan zieht spannende Paarungen". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Viertelfinals im DHB-Pokal: Sprinter-Shootingstar von Rio Lisa Mayer zieht Paarungen bei EM_Qualifikation". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 31 October 2016.
- ^ "REWE Final Four 2017: Neuauflage des Halbfinal-Klassikers". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 13 January 2017.