# Danish Men's Handball Cup

The Danish Men's Handball cup (Danish: Landspokalturneringen i håndbold for herrer) is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Denmark. It’s also known as Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition has been played annually since 1964.

## Tournament structure

The initial fase of the tournament is split in two. They are managed by the three regional federations, Jydsk Håndbold Forbund (JHF) in Jutland, and Håndboldregion Øst (HRØ) in Sealand together with Fyns Håndbold Forbund (FHF) in fyn. The western half of the initial tournament lasts 7 rounds, while the eastern half lasts 6 round. After the initial fase the DHF taking over the tournament at the round of 16. At the round of 16 and onwards, there are no longer geographical considerations, when drawing the matches. The tournament ultimately results in a final four event scheduled between Christmas and New Year. The winner of the tournament qualify for the annual Super Cup held during the summer where they meet the season's league winner. If the same team wins both the league and the cup, the losing cup finalist will participate as the second team in the Super Cup. The winner also qualifies for the EHF European League.

## Continental Qualification

The winner of the tournament qualifies for the continental tournament EHF European League. If the team is already qualified for the tournament or the EHF Champions League, the loser of the final will qualify instead. If they are also qualified, the qualification spot will go the whichever of the two losing semifinalists, who finished the highest in the league table.

## History

From 2001 to 2014 all finals where played in Aarhus, with the exception of 2011 where it took plays in Aalborg. Since 2010 the semifinals and finals have been played at one big event, where the semifinals are played on a saturday, while the final is played the day after, on sunday.

## Past winners
### Finals

Here is the list of Cup finals since 1964.
| Year | Winner | Results | Runner-up |
| 1964 | IF Ajax (1) | 21-19 | Aarhus KFUM |
| 1965 | IK Skovbakken (1) | 13-11 | Helsingør IF |
| 1966 | Aarhus KFUM (1) | 13-11 | Tarup-Paarup IF |
| 1967 | AGF (1) | 19-14 | IF Stadion |
| 1968 | IK Skovbakken (2) | 25-23 | IF Stadion |
| 1969 | IF Stadion (1) | 25-20 | Aarhus KFUM |
| 1970 | HK KVIK Esbjerg (1) | 16-15 | IK Skovbakken |
| 1971 | Fredericia KFUM (1) | 15-13 | IF Stadion |
| 1972 | Fredericia KFUM (2) | 25-20 | Helsingør IF |
| 1973 | Fredericia KFUM (3) | 18-16 | IF Stadion |
| 1974 | Fredericia KFUM (4) | 30-17 | FIF |
| 1975 | IK Skovbakken (3) | 16-15 | Holte IF |
| 1976 | Fredericia KFUM (5) | 27-16 | Aarhus KFUM |
| 1977 | Fredericia KFUM (6) | 30-18 | Aalborg HK |
| 1978 | AB (1) | 26-21 | Fredericia KFUM |
| 1979 | Helsingør IF (1) | 20-19 | IK Skovbakken |
| 1980 | Aarhus KFUM (2) | 21-18 | Helsingør IF |
| 1981 | Fredericia KFUM (7) | 27-18 | Helsingør IF |
| 1982 | Helsingør IF (2) | 31-25 | Gladsaxe HG |
| 1983 | Gladsaxe HG (1) | 19-18 | IF Ajax |
| 1984 | HIK (1) | 27-18 | Ribe HK |
| 1985 | Helsingør IF (3) | 39-38(agg.) | Gladsaxe HG |
| 1986 | Holte IF (1) | 43-32(agg.) | Holbæk HK |
| 1987 | Helsingør IF (4) | 25-22 | Kolding IF |
| 1988 | Virum-Sorgenfri HK (1) | 18-16 | Gladsaxe HG |
| 1989 | Kolding IF (1) | 29-18 | Gladsaxe HG |
| 1990 | GOG (1) | 19-14 | Gladsaxe HG |
| 1991 | GOG (2) | 25-19 | Kolding IF |
| 1992 | GOG (3) | 22-19 | Vejlby-Risskov IK |
| 1993 | Kolding IF (2) | 26-21 | GOG |
| 1994 | HK Roar (1) | 26-19 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 1995 | GOG (4) | 33-20 | Vrold-Skanderborg HK |
| 1996 | GOG (5) | 30-29 | Kolding IF |
| 1997 | GOG (6) | 36-22 | Otterup HK |
| 1998 | Kolding IF (3) | 27-25 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 1999 | Skjern Håndbold (1) | 24-20 | FIF |
| 2000 | Viborg HK (1) | 28-23 | KIF Kolding |
| 2001 | KIF Kolding (4) | 32-26 | GOG |
| 2002 | GOG (7) | 32-27 | Viborg HK |
| 2003 | GOG (8) | 33-30 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2004 | KIF Kolding (5) | 41-33 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2005 | GOG Svendborg TGI (9) | 36-26 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| 2006 | KIF Kolding (6) | 37-33 | Viborg HK |
| 2007 | KIF Kolding (7) | 28-23 | GOG Svendborg TGI |
| 2008 | Team Tvis Holstebro (1) | 32-23 | GOG Svendborg TGI |
| 2009 | FCK Håndbold (1) | 31-30 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| 2010 | AG København (1) | 26-20 | Århus Håndbold |
| 2011 | AG København (2) | 32-26 | Aalborg Håndbold |
| 2012 | Århus Håndbold (1) | 27-26 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2013 | KIF Kolding København (8) | 28-24 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| 2014 | Skjern Håndbold (2) | 24-20 | Team Tvis Holstebro |
| 2015 | HC Midtjylland (1) | 30-26 | GOG |
| 2016 | Skjern Håndbold (3) | 27-20 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| 2017 | TTH Holstebro (2) | 26-21 | GOG |
| 2018 | Aalborg Håndbold (1) | 28-27 | Skanderborg Håndbold |
| 2019 | GOG (10) | 30-28 | TTH Holstebro |
| 2020 | Mors-Thy Håndbold (1) | 32-31 | Aalborg Håndbold |
| 2021 | Aalborg Håndbold (2) | 30-27 | GOG Håndbold |
| 2022 | GOG Håndbold (11) | 34-29 | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2023 | GOG Håndbold (12) | 32-25 | Aalborg Håndbold |
| 2024 | Aalborg Håndbold (12) | 34-29 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |

### Most valuable players

Since 1993, DHF has named an MVP (Danish: pokalfighter) following the cup final.
| Season | Player | Club |
| 1993 | Kim G. Jakobsen | Kolding IF |
| 1994 | Jan Kirkegaard | HK Roar |
| 1995 | René Boeriths | GOG Gudme |
| 1996 | Bilal Suman | Kolding IF |
| 1997 | Joachim Boldsen | GOG Gudme |
| 1998 | Kristian Asmussen | Kolding IF |
| 1999 | Søren Gottfredsen | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2000 | Michael V. Knudsen | Viborg HK |
| 2001 | Fredrik Ohlander | KIF Kolding |
| 2002 | Frank Brøndum | Viborg HK |
| 2003 | Michael V. Knudsen | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2004 | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding |
| 2005 | Kasper S. Povlsgaard | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg |
| 2006 | Lasse Boesen | KIF Kolding |
| 2007 | Kasper Søndergaard | KIF Kolding |
| 2008 | Heino Holm Knudsen | Team Tvis Holstebro |
| 2009 | Erlend Mamelund | FCK Håndbold |
| 2010 | Jan Nielsen | Århus Håndbold |
| 2011 | Mikkel Hansen | AG København |
| 2012 | Henrik Møllgaard | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2013 | Bo Spellerberg | KIF Kolding København |
| 2014 | Lasse Mikkelsen | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2015 | Tim Winkler | HC Midtjylland |
| 2016 | Tibor Ivanišević | Skjern Håndbold |
| 2017 | Torbjørn Bergerud | TTH Holstebro |
| 2018 | Mikael Aggefors | Aalborg Håndbold |
| 2019 | Anders Zachariassen | GOG Håndbold |
| 2020 | Mads Hoxer Hangaard | Mors-Thy Håndbold |
| 2021 | Emil Madsen | GOG Håndbold |
| 2022 | Lukas Jørgensen | GOG Håndbold |
| 2023 | Tobias Thulin | GOG Håndbold |