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 1ScoreTeam 2
Played in Emsdetten
HF Springe33–34TV Emsdetten
SG Flensburg-Handewitt33–14TV Korschenbroich
TV Emsdetten19–41SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Played in Aue
TBV Lemgo41–26SG Leutershausen
EHV Aue35–22SV 64 Zweibrücken
TBV Lemgo24–30EHV Aue
Played in Solingen
TV 1893 Neuhausen17–28Bergischer HC
HSG Rodgau Nieder Roden20–24TV Hüttenberg
Bergischer HC26–21TV Hüttenberg
Played in Rostock
HC Empor Rostock25–24HSG Krefeld
HC Elbflorenz Dresden24–30TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
HC Empor Rostock21–26TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
Played in Hamm
1. VfL Potsdam20–41GWD Minden
ASV Hamm-Westfalen26–24Wilhelmshavener HV
GWD Minden21–26ASV Hamm-Westfalen
Played in Hildesheim
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf30–28VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
Dessau-Roßlauer HV 0623–37Eintracht Hildesheim
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf31–27Eintracht Hildesheim
Played in Lingen
HSV Hannover24–27HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
HSV Hamburg34–23TuS Ferndorf
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen30–29HSV Hamburg
Played in Leipzig
Füchse Berlin39–25SG LVB Leipzig
SC DHfK Leipzig29–18TSV Altenholz
Füchse Berlin26–24SC DHfK Leipzig
Played in Essen
TUSEM Essen34–25DHK Flensborg
THW Kiel39–18VfL Fredenbeck
TUSEM Essen22–25THW Kiel
Played in Coburg
HSG Kleenheim18–43HSG Wetzlar
HSC 2000 Coburg25–24HSG Konstanz
HSG Wetzlar25–26HSC 2000 Coburg
Played in Nußloch
TV Kirchzell24–35TSV Bayer Dormagen
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten38–22SG Nussloch
TSV Bayer Dormagen25–28HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
Played in Saarlouis
Leichlinger TV35–39HG Saarlouis
VfL Gummersbach24–18HC Erlangen
HG Saarlouis23–31VfL Gummersbach
Played in Kornwestheim
TSG Friesenheim32–19SV Salamander Konwestheim
TV Bittenfeld18–27Rhein-Neckar Löwen
TSG Friesenheim17–30Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Played in Eisenach
TSB Heilbronn/Horkheim30–24TV Großwallstadt
MT Melsungen30–18ThSV Eisenach
TSB Heilbronn/Horkheim21–35MT Melsungen
Played in Rimpar
SG BBM Bietigheim36–26TV Hochdorf
DJK Rimpar Wölfe18–28Frisch Auf Göppingen
SG BBM Bietigheim25–31Frisch Auf Göppingen
Played in Hagen
Oranienburger HC32–33VfL Eintracht Hagen
SV Henstedt-Ulzburg23–28SC Magdeburg
VfL Eintracht Hagen32–39SC Magdeburg

Round 2

The draw was held on 6 September 2015.

27 October 2015 19:30HBW Balingen-Weilstetten25–29Frisch Auf GöppingenSparkassenArena, Balingen Attendance: 1,850 Referees: Wild, Baumgart (GER)
Wilke 9(13–15)Kraus 8
4× 2×2× 4×
28 October 2015 19:00Rhein-Neckar Löwen29–23Füchse BerlinFriedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 1,731 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann (GER)
González 6(16–13)Nielsen, Nenadić 4
3× 1×3× 1×
28 October 2015 19:00EHV Aue22–28GWD MindenErzgebirgshalle, Aue Attendance: 1,350 Referees: Helbig, Geipel (GER)
Roch 6(13–12)Sjöstrand 7
3× 2×3× 2×
28 October 2015 19:00TSV Hannover-Burgdorf22–28MT MelsungenSwiss-Life-Hall, Hannover Attendance: 2,246 Referees: Holm, Brauer (GER)
Häfner 7(11–15)Rnić, Sellin 7
2× 3×3× 2×
28 October 2015 19:00TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke34–39SC MagdeburgKreissporthalle, Lübbecke Attendance: 848 Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff (GER)
Borozan 8(15–20)Van Olphen 6
1× 3×3× 2×
28 October 2015 19:00VfL Gummersbach19–36SG Flensburg-HandewittSchwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach Attendance: 2,080 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow (GER)
three players 3(9–18)Eggert 9
4× 4×2× 2×
28 October 2015 19:30HSG Nordhorn-Lingen19–24Bergischer HCEuregium, Nordhorn Attendance: 2,510 Referees: Klein, Immel (GER)
Verjans 7(7–11)Oelze 7
4× 7× 2×3× 4× 1×
28 October 2015 20:15HSC 2000 Coburg23–27THW KielHUK-Coburg Arena, Coburg Attendance: 3,530 Referees: Maier, Kilp (GER)
Gerlich 7(9–16)Cañellas 6
3× 1×3× 4×

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 1 November 2015.

16 December 2015 19:00SC Magdeburg29–25Frisch Auf GöppingenGETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 5,730 Referees: Loppaschweski, Blumel (GER)
Bagersted 5(15–13)Kaufmann 4
3× 4× 1×4× 2×
16 December 2015 19:00THW Kiel27–34SG Flensburg-HandewittSparkassen-Arena, Kiel Attendance: 10,285 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Duvnjak 7(15–18)Glandorf, Svan Hansen 9
3× 3×2× 3×
16 December 2015 20:00Rhein-Neckar Löwen22–21MT MelsungenFriedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,140 Referees: Immel, Klein (GER)
Gensheimer 8(15–11)Sellin 4
4× 3×4× 6× 1×
16 December 2015 20:15Bergischer HC24–23GWD MindenUni-Halle, Wuppertal Attendance: 1,984 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich (GER)
three players 5(13–14)Sjöstrand 7
3× 5×2× 4×

Final four

The final four was held on 30 April and 1 May 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg.

Bracket

SemifinalsFinal
Rhein-Neckar Löwen30
SG Flensburg-Handewitt (ET)31
SG Flensburg-Handewitt30
SC Magdeburg32
Bergischer HC33
SC Magdeburg (ET)36

Semifinals

30 April 2016 15:00Rhein-Neckar Löwen30–31 (ET)SG Flensburg-HandewittBarclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Gensheimer 11(12–14)three players 5
4× 6× 2×2× 6× 1×
FT: 26–26 ET: 4–5
30 April 2016 17:45Bergischer HC33–36 (ET)SC MagdeburgBarclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Blumel, Loppaschewski (GER)
Nippes 7(15–14)Weber 12
1× 6×3× 2×
FT: 29–29 ET: 4–7

Final

1 May 2016 15:00SG Flensburg-Handewitt30–32SC MagdeburgBarclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow (GER)
Gottfridsson 7(12–14)Weber 10
3× 3×4× 6×

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