# 2016–17 DHB-Pokal

The 2016 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.
| 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.
| 25 October 2016 19:00 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | 30–20 | Frisch Auf Göppingen | AWD Hall, Hannover Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Moles, Pittner |
| 25 October 2016 19:00 | Häfner 7 | (14–12) | Schiller 5 | AWD Hall, Hannover Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Moles, Pittner |
| 25 October 2016 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× | AWD Hall, Hannover Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Moles, Pittner |
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 36–34 (ET) | Füchse Berlin | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | Mogensen 7 | (14–16) | Nenadić 8 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 3× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |
| Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies |||
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | GWD Minden | 28–32 | MT Melsungen | Kampa-Halle, Minden Attendance: 955 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | Gellerud, Svitlica 6 | (13–19) | Sellin 8 | Kampa-Halle, Minden Attendance: 955 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
| 26 October 2016 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Kampa-Halle, Minden Attendance: 955 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
| 26 October 2016 19:30 | HSG Wetzlar | 25–27 | SC DHfK Leipzig | Sporthalle Hüttenberg, Wetzlar Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 26 October 2016 19:30 | Bjørnsen 8 | (15–12) | Jurdžs, Rojewski 4 | Sporthalle Hüttenberg, Wetzlar Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 26 October 2016 19:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 1× 4× | Sporthalle Hüttenberg, Wetzlar Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 26 October 2016 20:00 | SG BBM Bietigheim | 29–32 | TSG Friesenheim | Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim Attendance: 709 Referees: Hurst, Krag |
| 26 October 2016 20:00 | Haller, Schäfer 5 | (14–14) | Weber 7 | Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim Attendance: 709 Referees: Hurst, Krag |
| 26 October 2016 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 8× | Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim Attendance: 709 Referees: Hurst, Krag |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | SC Magdeburg | 21–22 | THW Kiel | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,247 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | Weber 8 | (11–10) | Ekberg 6 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,247 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | 3× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,247 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 27–23 | Bergischer HC | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 1,563 Referees: Kilp, Maier |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | Kunkel 8 | (13–11) | Gunnarsson 6 | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 1,563 Referees: Kilp, Maier |
| 26 October 2016 20:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 3× | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 1,563 Referees: Kilp, Maier |
| 27 October 2016 19:00 | HC Erlangen | 23–29 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg Attendance: 3,244 Referees: Brauer, Holm |
| 27 October 2016 19:00 | Link 8 | (11–15) | Petersson, Schmid 6 | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg Attendance: 3,244 Referees: Brauer, Holm |
| 27 October 2016 19:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg Attendance: 3,244 Referees: Brauer, Holm |

## Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 2 November 2016.
| 13 December 2016 19:00 | SC DHfK Leipzig | 28–24 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,028 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschweski |
| 13 December 2016 19:00 | Pieczkowski 7 | (14–13) | Böhm 5 | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,028 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschweski |
| 13 December 2016 19:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,028 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschweski |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 32–28 | MT Melsungen | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,542 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | Eggert 10 | (17–18) | Allendorf 11 | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,542 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,542 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | TSG Friesenheim | 23–29 | THW Kiel | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Hartmann, Schneider |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | Feld 5 | (14–14) | Ekberg 8 | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Hartmann, Schneider |
| 14 December 2016 19:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 2× | Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Hartmann, Schneider |
| 14 December 2016 20:45 | HBW Balingen-Weilstetten | 25–32 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Geipel, Helbig |
| 14 December 2016 20:45 | Friedrich, Hausmann 6 | (10–17) | Ekdahl du Rietz, Schmid 7 | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Geipel, Helbig |
| 14 December 2016 20:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Geipel, Helbig |

## 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.

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 8 April | 8 April |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 32 |
| SC DHfK Leipzig | 32 | 9 April | 9 April |
| THW Kiel | 35 | 9 April | 9 April |
| THW Kiel | 35 | THW Kiel | 29 |
| 8 April | 8 April | | THW Kiel | 29 |
| 8 April | 8 April | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 23 |
| Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 23 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 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 |
| 8 April 2017 14:30 | Binder, Pieczkowski 7 | (19–19) | Ekberg 12 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow |
| 8 April 2017 14:30 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 1× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow |
| 8 April 2017 17:30 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 23–33 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
| 8 April 2017 17:30 | Ekdahl du Rietz, Petersson 5 | (16–18) | Lauge Schmidt 8 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |
| 8 April 2017 17:30 | 3× 2× | Repiort | 3× 2× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild |

### Final

| 9 April 2017 14:30 | THW Kiel | 29–23 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
| 9 April 2017 14:30 | Duvnjak 7 | (13–12) | Glandorf, Lauge Schmidt 4 | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |
| 9 April 2017 14:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze |