title: 2019–20 DHB-Pokal
text: # 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. 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. 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 September 2019 20:00 | Lonn 8 | (13–12) | Sellin 6 | Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 710 Referees: Helbig, Geipel |
  | 25 September 2019 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 1× | Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 710 Referees: Helbig, Geipel |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | Füchse Berlin | 31–30 | SC Magdeburg | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,692 Referees: Regner, Koppl |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | Lindberg 7 | (15–16) | Musche 9 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,692 Referees: Regner, Koppl |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Attendance: 7,692 Referees: Regner, Koppl |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 27–30 | MT Melsungen | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,342 Referees: Klein, Immel |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | Roscheck 6 | (12–13) | Marić 7 | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,342 Referees: Klein, Immel |
  | 1 October 2019 19:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,342 Referees: Klein, Immel |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 36–34 (ET) | Frisch Auf Göppingen | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,753 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | Schmid 10 | (14–16) | Schiller 7 | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,753 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | 2× 8× | Report | 2× 4× | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,753 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 3,753 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |||
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | TBV Lemgo | 27–24 | Bergischer HC | Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,678 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | Elísson 7 | (12–12) | three players 4 | Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,678 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo Attendance: 2,678 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | ASV Hamm-Westfalen | 24–25 | TSG Friesenheim | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,012 Referees: Merz, Schilha |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | three players 4 | (14–13) | Durak, Müller 6 | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,012 Referees: Merz, Schilha |
  | 2 October 2019 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Westpress Arena, Hamm Attendance: 2,012 Referees: Merz, Schilha |
  | 2 October 2019 20:00 | HSG Wetzlar | 25–26 | THW Kiel | Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 3,734 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
  | 2 October 2019 20:00 | Čavor 10 | (14–12) | Ekberg 6 | Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 3,734 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
  | 2 October 2019 20:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar Attendance: 3,734 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
  | 3 October 2019 17:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 20–26 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,855 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 October 2019 17:00 | Gottfridsson 6 | (9–15) | Kastening, Olsen 5 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,855 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 October 2019 17:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,855 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  
  ## Quarterfinals
  
  The draw was held on 3 October 2019. 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 December 2019 19:00 | Kühn 9 | (14–16) | Lindberg 12 | Rothenbach-Halle, Melsungen Attendance: 4,168 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
  | 3 December 2019 19:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Rothenbach-Halle, Melsungen Attendance: 4,168 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
  | 3 December 2019 19:00 | TSG Friesenheim | 23–26 | TBV Lemgo | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 December 2019 19:00 | Falk 8 | (9–12) | Theuerkauf 6 | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 December 2019 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 December 2019 20:00 | TV Bittenfeld | 34–35 | THW Kiel | Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,095 Referees: Zupanovic, Thone |
  | 3 December 2019 20:00 | Schmidt 7 | (15–18) | Ekberg 10 | Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,095 Referees: Zupanovic, Thone |
  | 3 December 2019 20:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | Scharrena Stuttgart, Stuttgart Attendance: 2,095 Referees: Zupanovic, Thone |
  | 4 December 2019 20:00 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 30–31 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,620 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  | 4 December 2019 20:00 | Schmid 16 | (14–17) | Olsen 10 | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,620 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  | 4 December 2019 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 6× | SAP Arena, Mannheim Attendance: 7,620 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  
  ## Final four
  
  The draw was held on 9 December 2019. 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. On 4 May, the matches were scheduled to 27 and 28 February 2021 but was moved back later on. It took place on 3 and 4 June 2021.
  
  ### Bracket
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 June | 3 June |
  | MT Melsungen | 27 |
  | MT Melsungen | 27 | 4 June | 4 June |
  | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 24 | 4 June | 4 June |
  | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 24 | TBV Lemgo | 28 |
  | 3 June | 3 June | | TBV Lemgo | 28 |
  | 3 June | 3 June | MT Melsungen | 24 |
  | TBV Lemgo | 29 | MT Melsungen | 24 |
  | THW Kiel | 28 | | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 3 June 2021 17:00 | TBV Lemgo | 29–28 | THW Kiel | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3 June 2021 17:00 | Elísson, Schagen 6 | (11–18) | Ekberg, Pekeler 6 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 June 2021 17:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Schneider, Hartmann |
  | 3 June 2021 19:30 | MT Melsungen | 27–24 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  | 3 June 2021 19:30 | Kühn 7 | (14–10) | Martinović 8 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  | 3 June 2021 19:30 | 6× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Loppaschewski, Blümel |
  
  ### Final
  
  | 4 June 2021 17:30 | TBV Lemgo | 28–24 | MT Melsungen | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 June 2021 17:30 | Carlsbogård, Zerbe 5 | (15–12) | Pavlović 6 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  | 4 June 2021 17:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
  