DHB Cup 2017/18

This article describes the 2017/18 men's DHB Cup in Germany. For the women's competition of the same name, see DHB Women's Cup 2017/18 .

DHB Cup 2017/18
Cup winners	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1st title)
Beginning	19th August 2017
Stadion	Barclaycard Arena , Hamburg
Teams	64
Games	63
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The 2017/18 DHB-Pokal was the 44th edition of the men's handball cup competition. In the first round, 64 teams competed in 16 tournaments in “Final Four mode”. The Rhein-Neckar Löwen were the winners for the first time .

Main rounds

1 round

64 teams from professional and amateur leagues took part in the draw for the first round on June 20, 2017. The first 16 teams in the Bundesliga , which finished in places 1 to 16 in the 2016/17 season , were in the first lottery pot. The first 16 teams in the second division , who finished in places 1 to 16 in the 2016/17 season , were in the second lottery pot. In the 3rd lottery pot, the first division teams were in positions 17-18, the second division teams in positions 17-20, as well as the first and second-placed teams in each third division season . Furthermore, the two finalists of the previous amateur cup . In the 4th lottery pot were the third to sixth placed from each third division season. Second teams were not allowed to take part in the DHB Cup . The games of the 1st round, in which the clubs were geographically divided into a north and a south season, will take place on 19/20. August 2017. The teams from the lowest league have the right to host the tournament. If they can't, it will always be passed on to the league higher.

The following teams were qualified for the 1st round:

Lottery pot 1	Lottery pot 2	Lottery pot 3	Lottery pot 4
North: SG Flensburg-Handewitt THW Kiel Foxes Berlin SC Magdeburg SC DHfK Leipzig TSV Hannover-Burgdorf TSV GWD Minden TBV Lemgo South: Rhine-Neckar lion HSG Wetzlar MT Melsungen HC Erlangen Fresh on Göppingen TVB 1898 Stuttgart VfL Gummersbach Bergischer HC	North: TuS N-Lübbecke VfL Lübeck-Schwartau HSG Nordhorn-Lingen TV Emsdetten Dessau-Roßlauer HV ASV Hamm-Westphalia Wilhelmshaven HV TUSEM food South: TV Hüttenberg TSG Friesenheim DJK Rimpar Wölfe SG BBM Bietigheim ThSV Eisenach EHV Aue HSG Konstanz HG Saarlouis	North: TuS Ferndorf HC Up Rostock TSV Altenholz HC Rhein Vikings Hamburg Metropolitans Eintracht Hildesheim VfL Eintracht Hagen TuS Spenge South: HBW Balingen-Weilstetten HSC 2000 Coburg SG Leutershausen TV 1893 Neuhausen HC Elbflorenz SG Nussloch TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim HSV Bad Blankenburg	North: HSV Hamburg HF jump Oranienburger HC TSV Bayer Dormagen 1. VfL Potsdam Leichlinger TV OHV Aurich GSV Eintracht Baunatal South: Longericher SC Cologne TGS Pforzheim TV Großwallstadt TVG Großsachsen MSG Groß-Bieberau / Modau HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden SG Koendringen / Teningen HG Oftersheim / Schwetzingen

North

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Volksbank-Arena, Hildesheim.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 1:00 p.m.	Hamburg Metropolitans (3L)	-	Leichlinger TV (3L)	00: 00 ( 00: 00) 1
19 Aug 2017, 8:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (2L)	26:24 ( 08:13)
Aug. 20, 2017, 3:00 p.m.	Leichlinger TV (3L)	-	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	22:35 (10:18)

¹ HSV Norderstedt withdrew its team.

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Castello in Düsseldorf.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 7:00 p.m.	HC Rhein Vikings (3L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	20:33 ( 06:17)
19 Aug 2017, 4:30 p.m.	OHV Aurich (3L)	-	Wilhelmshaven HV (2L)	23:37 (13:16)
Aug. 20, 2017, 3:00 p.m.	Wilhelmshaven HV (2L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	26:33 (14:18)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Volksbank-Arena in Hildesheim.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 3:15 p.m.	TBV Lemgo (1L)	-	GSV Eintracht Baunatal (3L)	33:24 (18: 09)
19 Aug 2017, 5:30 p.m.	Eintracht Hildesheim (2L)	-	TUSEM food (2L)	24:21 (11:12)
Aug. 20, 2017, 5:15 p.m.	TBV Lemgo (1L)	-	Eintracht Hildesheim (2L)	37:26 (17:10)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Edgar Meschkat Halle, Altenholz.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 7:30 p.m.	TSV Altenholz (3L)	-	TSV Bayer Dormagen (3L)	37:35 (16:18)
19 Aug 2017, 4:30 p.m.	VfL Lübeck-Schwartau (2L)	-	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	18:37 (11:19)
20 Aug 2017, 5:00 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	TSV Altenholz (3L)	36:25 (21:11)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the sports hall Schulzentrum Süd in Springe.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 3 p.m.	HC Empor Rostock (3L)	-	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (2L)	15:30 (5:13)
19 Aug 2017, 6 p.m.	Foxes Berlin (1L)	-	HF jump (3L)	29:16 (15: 8)
Aug. 20, 2017, 3:00 p.m.	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (2L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	31:34 a.d. (27:27; 11:10)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the sports hall Spenge in Spenge.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 4:00 p.m.	Dessau-Roßlauer HV (2L)	-	1. VfL Potsdam (3L)	35:24 (18:12)
19 Aug 2017, 6:30 p.m.	TuS Spenge (4L)	-	THW Kiel (1L)	19:36 (11:19)
20 Aug 2017, 4:00 p.m.	Dessau-Roßlauer HV (2L)	-	THW Kiel (1L)	23:36 (12:20)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Kampa hall in Minden.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 3 p.m.	TuS Ferndorf (3L)	-	TSV GWD Minden (1L)	23:22 (10:12)
19 Aug 2017, 5:30 p.m.	Oranienburger HC (3L)	-	TV Emsdetten (2L)	24:36 (10:18)
20 Aug 2017, 12:30 p.m.	TuS Ferndorf (3L)	-	TV Emsdetten (2L)	29:23 (14:11)

The tournament was on 19./20. August 2017 in the Enervie-Arena in Hagen.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
19 Aug 2017, 5:00 p.m.	HSV Hamburg (3L)	-	ASV Hamm-Westphalia (2L)	32:33 a.d. (27:27; 14:12)
19 Aug 2017, 7:30 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	-	VfL Eintracht Hagen (2L)	29:27 (13:13)
Aug. 20, 2017, 3:00 p.m.	ASV Hamm-Westphalia (2L)	-	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	24:37 (13:20)

Round of 16

The round of 16 games were played on October 17 and 18, 2017. The leagues of the teams corresponded to the 2017/18 season. The following teams were qualified:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga	3rd league
HSG Wetzlar HC Erlangen Fresh on Göppingen TSV Hannover-Burgdorf THW Kiel MT Melsungen SC DHfK Leipzig TBV Lemgo TVB 1898 Stuttgart Rhine-Neckar lion SC Magdeburg SG Flensburg-Handewitt Foxes Berlin	Bergischer HC HG Saarlouis	TuS Ferndorf

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
October 17, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	Bergischer HC (2L)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	27:28 (14:16)
October 17, 2017, 8:00 p.m.	HC Erlangen (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	27:28 (14:14)
Oct. 18, 2017, 6:30 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	THW Kiel (1L)	24:22 (13:10)
Oct. 18, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	MT Melsungen (1L)	-	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	22:27 (12:15)
Oct. 18, 2017, 7:00 p.m.	TBV Lemgo (1L)	-	TVB 1898 Stuttgart (1L)	27:29 (12: 9)
Oct. 18, 2017, 7:30 p.m.	TuS Ferndorf (3L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	24:28 (13:15)
Oct. 18, 2017, 7:30 p.m.	HG Saarlouis (2L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	28:37 (15:19)
Oct. 18, 2017, 7:30 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	26:29 (14:14)

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on November 5, 2017. The games were played between March 4 and 7, 2018.

Bundesliga

HSG Wetzlar Fresh on Göppingen TSV Hannover-Burgdorf SC DHfK Leipzig TVB 1898 Stuttgart Rhine-Neckar lion SC Magdeburg Foxes Berlin

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
04th Mar 2018, 3 p.m.	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	-	TVB 1898 Stuttgart (1L)	25:21 (11: 9)
06th Mar 2018, 7:00 p.m.	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	-	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	35:23 (17: 8)
06th Mar 2018, 7:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	31:30 (16:12)
07th Mar 2018, 7:00 p.m.	Foxes Berlin (1L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	29:30 (16:17)

Final rounds

The final round, the Final Four , took place in the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg on May 5th and 6th, 2018. The draw for the semi-finals took place on March 7, 2018.

Semifinals

The semi-finals games took place on May 5, 2018. The winner of each game moved into the final of the DHB Cup 2018.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
0May 5, 2018, 3:15 p.m.	SC Magdeburg (1L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	24:31 (10:16)
0May 5, 2018, 6 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	24:19 (15: 4)

1st semifinals

SC Magdeburg : Quenstedt, Green; Musa (1), Chrapkowski, Musche (3), Pettersson, de la Pena, Cosena, Christiansen (1), Mertens, O'Sullivan (2), Bezjak (1), Weber (12/8), Kalarash, Damgaard ( 3), Zelenovic (1)

Rhein-Neckar Löwen : Appelgren, Palicka; Schmid (2), Bliznac, Sigurdsson (4), Radivojevic, Baena (1), Tollbring, Mensah Larsen (6), Pekeler (7), Groetzki (3), Reinkind (1), Taleski, Petersson (5), Ekdahl You Rietz (2)

Referee : Peter Behrens / Marc Fasthoff

2nd semifinals

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf : Ziemer, Semisch; Johannsen, Mortensen (4/2), Patrail (2) Pevonv (1), Lehnhoff, Häfner (6), Atman, Böhm (4), Karason (1), Olsen (3), Brozovic (1), Feise, Christophersen , Kastening (2)

HSG Wetzlar : Buric, Weber; Hermann (1), Kneer (1), Björnsen (3), Pöter, Ferraz (1), Mirkulovski, Volentics, Holst (1), Foresell Schefvert (1), Kvist (1), Klesniks, Lindeskog (4), Cavor (1), Kohlbacher (5)

Referee : Marcus Helbig / Lars Geipel

final

The final took place on May 6, 2018. The winner of the game was the winner of the 2018 DHB Cup .

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
0May 6, 2018, 3:15 p.m.	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	-	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	30:26 (13:11)

Rhein-Neckar Löwen : Palicka, Appelgren; Tollbring, Sigurdsson (1), Groetzki (6), Radivojevic, Schmid (8), Pekeler (2), Bliznac, Petersson (5), Reinkind (1), Mensah Larsen (5), Taleski, Baena, Ekdahl Du Rietz ( 2)

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf : Semisch, Ziemer; Mortensen (1), Pevnov (5), Häfner (6), Böhm (1), Olsen (1), Brozovic (1), Christophersen, Kastening (6), Lehnhoff, Thiele, Johannsen, Patrail (5), Atman, Karason

Referee : Fabian Baumgart / Sascha Wild

Individual evidence

1. ^ Reform of the DHB Cup website of the DHB. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
2. Jump up : HSV Norderstedt withdraws from the 3rd division. In: handball-world.news. Retrieved August 18, 2017 . 
3. ↑ DKB Handball Bundesliga - 2nd matchday: SC Magdeburg - Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
4. ↑ DKB Handball Bundesliga - 2nd matchday: TSV Hannover-Burgdorf - HSG Wetzlar. Retrieved May 7, 2018 . 
5. ↑ DKB Handball Bundesliga - 1st matchday: Rhein-Neckar Löwen - TSV Hannover-Burgdorf. Retrieved May 7, 2018 .