# 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 |