DHB Cup 2018/19

This article describes the 2018/19 men's DHB Cup in Germany. For the women's competition of the same name, see DHB Women's Cup 2018/19 .

DHB Cup 2018/19
Cup winners	THW Kiel (11th title)
Beginning	18th August 2018
The End	April 7, 2019
Stadion	Barclaycard Arena , Hamburg
Teams	64
Games	63
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The 2018/19 DHB Cup was the 45th edition of the men's handball cup competition . The THW Kiel was the winner for the eleventh time .

Main rounds

1 round

64 teams from professional and amateur leagues took part in the first round draw on June 19, 2018. The first 16 teams in the Bundesliga , who finished in places 1 to 16 in the 2017/18 season, were in the first lottery pot. The first 16 teams of the second division , which occupied places 1 to 16 in the 2017/18 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 divided according to geographical considerations into a north and a south relay, took place on 18./19. August 2018. 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 MT Melsungen Fresh on! Goeppingen HSG Wetzlar HC Erlangen TVB 1898 Stuttgart VfL Gummersbach The owls Ludwigshafen	North: VfL Lübeck-Schwartau HSG Nordhorn-Lingen TV Emsdetten Dessau-Roßlauer HV ASV Hamm-Westphalia Wilhelmshaven HV TUSEM food VfL Eintracht Hagen South: Bergischer HC SG BBM Bietigheim HSC 2000 Coburg HBW Balingen-Weilstetten DJK Rimpar Wölfe HC Elbflorenz HC Rhein Vikings EHV Aue	North: TuS N-Lübbecke Eintracht Hildesheim HSV Hamburg TSV Altenholz TuS Ferndorf TSV Bayer Dormagen TuS Spenge HSG Ostsee N / G South: TV Hüttenberg ThSV Eisenach HSG Konstanz HG Saarlouis TV Großwallstadt HSG Hanau SV Salamander Kornwestheim TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim	North: Mecklenburg bulls Schwerin 1. VfL Potsdam Oranienburger HC Handball Hannover-Burgwedel Northeimer HC Leichlinger TV HSG Krefeld SG Schalksmühle-Halver South: Longericher SC Cologne HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden MSG Groß-Bieberau / Modau SG Leutershausen TSG Haßloch TuS Fürstenfeldbruck HG Oftersheim / Schwetzingen VfL Pfullingen

North

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Sparkassen-Arena in Göttingen. The host was Northeimer HC.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:00 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	TuSEM food (2L)	39:23 (19:11)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	TSV Bayer Dormagen (2L)	-	Northeimer HC (3L)	36:25 (18:14)
19 Aug 2018, 4 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	TSV Bayer Dormagen (2L)	44:27 (24:13)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Spenge sports hall in Spenge. The organizer was TuS Spenge.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:00 p.m.	Leichlinger TV (3L)	-	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	26:45 (13:23)
Aug. 18, 2018, 6:15 p.m.	Dessau-Rosslauer HV 06 (2L)	-	TuS Spenge (3L)	29:26 (13:11)
19 Aug 2018, 4 p.m.	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	-	Dessau-Rosslauer HV 06 (2L)	26:25 (13:14)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Nordfrost-Arena in Wilhelmshaven. The organizer was the Wilhelmshaven HV.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	Handball Sport Club Hamburg (2L)	-	TSV GWD Minden (1L)	24:37 (15:16)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	1. VfL Potsdam (3L)	-	Wilhelmshaven HV (2L)	30:34 (14:17)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TSV GWD Minden (1L)	-	Wilhelmshaven HV (2L)	27:23 (11:10)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Edgar Meschkat Hall in Altenholz. The organizer was TSV Altenholz.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:30 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	VfL Eintracht Hagen (2L)	30:23 (16:11)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	Mecklenburg bulls Schwerin (3L)	-	TSV Altenholz (3L)	30:34 (16:14)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	TSV Altenholz (3L)	42:27 (24:13)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the sports hall all-day school in Halver. The organizer was SG Schalksmühle-Halver.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
18 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen (2L)	-	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	19:28 (10:14)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	TuS Ferndorf (2L)	-	SG Schalksmühle-Halver (3L)	26:23 (12:12)
19 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	TuS Ferndorf (2L)	30:22 (14:12)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Ems-Halle in Emsdetten. The host was TV Emsdetten.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
18 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	Oranienburger HC (3L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	23:37 (9:22)
Aug. 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m.	TV Emsdetten (2L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (2L)	34:35 a.d. (29:29; 11:15)
19 Aug 2018, 4 p.m.	Foxes Berlin (1L)	-	TuS N-Lübbecke (2L)	33:26 (18:14)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Gogenkroghalle in Neustadt in Holstein. The host was the HSG Ostsee N / G.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:00 p.m.	HSG Krefeld (3L)	-	ASV Hamm-Westphalia (2L)	25:29 (14:15)
Aug. 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m.	HSG Ostsee N / G (3L)	-	TBV Lemgo Lippe (1L)	26:37 (11:18)
19 Aug 2018, 3:30 p.m.	ASV Hamm-Westphalia (2L)	-	TBV Lemgo Lippe (1L)	25:31 (13:18)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Volksbank-Arena in Hildesheim. The host was Eintracht Hildesheim.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:00 p.m.	Handball Hannover-Burgwedel (3L)	-	Eintracht Hildesheim (3L)	18:26 (7:11)
Aug. 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m.	SC Magdeburg (1L)	-	VfL Lübeck-Schwartau (2L)	31:17 (16: 7)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	Eintracht Hildesheim (3L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	18:35 (10:18)

south

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Wittelsbacherhalle in Fürstenfeldbruck. The organizer was TuS Fürstenfeldbruck.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TV 05/07 Hüttenberg (2L)	-	HC Elbflorenz 2006 (2L)	29:26 (16:11)
Aug. 18, 2018, 8:00 p.m.	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	-	TuS Fürstenfeldbruck (3L)	43:19 (20:12)
19 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	TV 05/07 Hüttenberg (2L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	29:38 (10:20)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Sporthalle Ost in Kornwestheim. The host was SV Salamander Kornwestheim.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:30 p.m.	SV Salamander Kornwestheim (3L)	-	HSC 2000 Coburg (2L)	27:35 (13:17)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	-	SG Leutershausen (3L)	29:15 (14: 6)
19 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	HSC 2000 Coburg (2L)	-	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	23:27 (15:14)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Lindach sports hall in Weilheim / Teck. The host was FRESH UP! Goeppingen.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TSG Haßloch (3L)	-	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (2L)	18:28 (9:14)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	FRESH ON! Goeppingen (1L)	-	HSG Konstanz (3L)	34:23 (14:12)
19 Aug 2018, 5:30 p.m.	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten (2L)	-	FRESH ON! Goeppingen (1L)	24:25 (11:11)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the city sports hall in Melsungen. The host was MT Melsungen.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	Longericher SC (3L)	-	ThSV Eisenach (3L)	25:33 (13:19)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	HC Rhein Vikings (2L)	-	MT Melsungen (1L)	23:33 (14:14)
19 Aug 2018, 4 p.m.	ThSV Eisenach (3L)	-	MT Melsungen (1L)	19:37 (7:19)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Main-Kinzig-Halle in Hanau. The organizer was the HSG Hanau.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	HC Erlangen (1L)	-	MSG Groß-Bieberau / Modau (3L)	38:18 (18: 8)
Aug. 18, 2018, 8:00 p.m.	SG BBM Bietigheim (1L)	-	HSG Hanau (3L)	33:32 (17:13)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	HC Erlangen (1L)	-	SG BBM Bietigheim (1L)	34:20 (22:11)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Erzgebirgshalle in Lößnitz. The organizer was EHV Aue.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
18 Aug 2018, 3 p.m.	EHV Aue (2L)	-	HSG Rodgau-Nieder-Roden (3L)	23:21 (12:10)
Aug. 18, 2018, 6:00 p.m.	TV Großwallstadt (2L)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	23:30 (11:16)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	EHV Aue (2L)	-	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	18:28 (9:15)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the weir hall in Heilbronn. The organizer was TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim (3L)	-	HG Oftersheim / Schwetzingen (3L)	28:26 (12:14)
Aug. 18, 2018, 8:00 p.m.	TVB 1898 Stuttgart (1L)	-	DJK Rimpar Wölfe (2L)	26:29 (11:15)
19 Aug 2018, 5:00 p.m.	TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim (3L)	-	DJK Rimpar Wölfe (2L)	23:25 (12:13)

The tournament was on 18./19. August 2018 in the Kurt-App-Halle in Pfullingen. The organizer was VfL Pfullingen.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Aug. 18, 2018, 4:00 p.m.	The Owls Ludwigshafen (1L)	-	VfL Pfullingen (3L)	28:29 (16:14)
Aug. 18, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	HG Saarlouis (3L)	-	Bergischer HC (1L)	11:36 (3:17)
19 Aug 2018, 1:00 p.m.	VfL Pfullingen (3L)	-	Bergischer HC (1L)	22:35 (12:18)

Round of 16

The round of 16 games were played on September 16 and October 16 and 17, 2018. The draw of the games took place on August 22, 2018 as part of the DHB Supercup . The leagues of the teams correspond to the 2018/19 season. The following teams were qualified:

Bundesliga	2nd Bundesliga
THW Kiel SC DHfK Leipzig GWD Minden TSV Hannover-Burgdorf SG Flensburg-Handewitt Foxes Berlin TBV Lemgo Lippe SC Magdeburg Rhine-Neckar lion VfL Gummersbach Fresh on Göppingen MT Melsungen HC Erlangen HSG Wetzlar Bergischer HC	DJK Rimpar Wölfe

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
16 Sep 2018, 5:30 p.m.	GWD Minden (1L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	26:31 (9:17)
October 16, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	TBV Lemgo Lippe (1L)	23:17 (11:11)
October 16, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	Bergischer HC (1L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	29:32 a.d. (24:24; 11:13)
October 16, 2018, 8:00 p.m.	HSG Wetzlar (1L)	-	MT Melsungen (1L)	20:28 (8:13)
Oct. 17, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	VfL Gummersbach (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	24:25 (13:11)
Oct. 17, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	SG Flensburg-Handewitt (1L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	28:31 (15:16)
Oct 17, 2018, 7:30 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	SC DHfK Leipzig (1L)	31:23 (15: 8)
Oct 17, 2018, 8:00 p.m.	DJK Rimpar Wölfe (2L)	-	HC Erlangen (1L)	21:26 (10:14)

Quarter finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on October 18, 2018. The games were played on November 27th and December 18th and 19th, 2018. The following teams were qualified:

Bundesliga

Foxes Berlin TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Rhine-Neckar lion MT Melsungen Fresh on Göppingen SC Magdeburg THW Kiel HC Erlangen

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
Nov. 27, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	MT Melsungen (1L)	31:19 (19: 8)
December 18, 2018, 6 p.m.	Foxes Berlin (1L)	-	Rhein-Neckar Löwen (1L)	37:35 a.d. (30:30, 14:17)
December 18, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	HC Erlangen (1L)	33:29 (16:14)
December 19, 2018, 7:00 p.m.	SC Magdeburg (1L)	-	Fresh on Göppingen (1L)	40:27 (21:12)

Final rounds

The final round, the Final Four , took place in the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg on April 6th and 7th, 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on January 8, 2019. The following teams were qualified:

Bundesliga

THW Kiel Foxes Berlin TSV Hannover-Burgdorf SC Magdeburg

Semifinals

The semi-finals games took place on April 6, 2019. The winner of each game moved on to the final.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
0April 6, 2019, 3:50 pm	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf (1L)	-	SC Magdeburg (1L)	29:30 (11:15)
0April 6, 2019, 6:30 p.m.	THW Kiel (1L)	-	Foxes Berlin (1L)	24:22 (13: 7)

1st semifinals

TSV Hannover-Burgdorf: Ziemer , Lesjak - Johannsen , Cehte (1), Mavers (3/3), Jurić , Thiele , Pevnov (3), Häfner (6) , Atman , Böhm , Sršen , Olsen (7), Feise ( 1), Kastening (6/1) , Büchner (2)

SC Magdeburg : Green Krejberg , Quenstedt - Musa , Chrapkowski (1) , Musche (2) , Kluge , Pettersson , Plaza Jiménez , Molina Cosano , Christiansen , Mertens , Lagergren (2), O'Sullivan (4), Bezjak (1) , Weber (5), Damgaard (15)

Referee : Christoph Immel / Ronald Klein

2nd semifinals

THW Kiel : N. Landin Jacobsen , Wolff - Duvnjak (6) , Reinkind , M. Landin Jacobsen (2) , Firnhaber , Weinhold (3) , Wiencek (1), Ekberg (6/1), Rahmel , Dahmke , Zarabec ( 5), Bilyk (1) , Pekeler , Nilsson

Füchse Berlin: Heinevetter , Semisch - Wiede (6), Elísson (2), Holm (2), Struck , Mandalinić , Gojun , Lindberg (3/2) , Zachrisson (1), Simak (1), Schmidt , Reißky , Koch , Marsenić (4) , Drux (3)

Referee : Tobias Tönnies / Robert Schulze

final

The final took place on April 7, 2019. The winner of the game is the winner of the DHB Cup 2019.

Date / time	Home team		Visiting team	Result
0April 7, 2019, 3:10 p.m.	SC Magdeburg (1L)	-	THW Kiel (1L)	24:28 (13:14)

SC Magdeburg: Green Krejberg , Quenstedt - Musa (2) , Chrapkowski (1) , Musche (4/1), Kluge , Pettersson (3/2), Plaza Jiménez , Molina Cosano , Christiansen , Mertens (2), Lagergren (2 ), O'Sullivan (1) , Bezjak (1), Weber (2), Damgaard (6)

THW Kiel : N. Landin Jacobsen , Wolff - Duvnjak (3) , Reinkind (6), M. Landin Jacobsen (1), Firnhaber , Weinhold , Wiencek (1) , Ekberg (4/1) , Rahmel , Dahmke (3) , Zarabec (1), Bilyk (3) , Pekeler (5) , Nilsson (1)

Referee : Fabian Baumgart / Sascha Wild

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Change of mode in the DHB-Pokal means "extended season" for third division clubs www.handball-world.news. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
2. ↑ Tournament overview 1st + 2nd round DHB-Pokal, season 2018-19. In: www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. Handball-Bundesliga GmbH, accessed on August 9, 2018 .