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

Format edit

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 edit

The draw was held on 18 June 2019.[1][2] The matches were played on 17 and 18 August 2019.

Round of 16 edit

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
  4×  Report   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
  4×  Report   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
  1×  Report   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
  8×  Report   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×  Report   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
  4×  Report   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
  4×  Report   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
  4×  Report   2× 

Quarterfinals edit

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
  6×  Report   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
  5×  Report   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
  2×  Report   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
  2×  Report   6× 

Final four edit

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 edit

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 June
 
 
MT Melsungen27
 
4 June
 
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf24
 
TBV Lemgo28
 
3 June
 
MT Melsungen24
 
TBV Lemgo29
 
 
THW Kiel28
 

Semifinals edit

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
  Report   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   3×  1× 

Final edit

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
  2×  Report   2× 

References edit

  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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