2024–25 DHB-Pokal

DHB-Pokal

2024–25
The official emblem of DHB-Pokal since 2019/20.
Tournament information
Sport	Handball
Dates	24 August 2024–13 April 2025
Teams	40
Website	HBL
Tournament statistics
Matches played	36
Goals scored	2173 (60.36 per match)

The 2024–25 DHB-Pokal will be the 48th edition of the tournament.[1][2]

Format

In the first round eleven teams from 2. Bunesliga and 3. Liga will race up. The teams will be split into a north-and south group. In the second round, the teams from the Bundesliga join, except for the three best-placed teams from the last edition, those will join in the round of 16. The tournament will come to an end with a final four in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[3]

Schedule

The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:[2]

Round	Matches
First round	21–25 August 2024
Second round	2–3 October 2024
Round of 16	13–14 November 2024
Quarterfinals	19–20 December 2024
Final four	12–13 April 2025

Times are UTC+2 (November and December games are UTC+1)

First round

The draw took place on 27 June 2024.[4][5] The games were played between 21 and 25 August 2024.

21 August 2024 20:00	MTV Braunschweig	25–29	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen	Sporthalle Alte Waage, Braunschweig Attendance: 400 Referees: Müller, Müller
	Mudrow 11	(9–16)	Jaeger 8
	2× 1×	Report	1× 1× 1×

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23 August 2024 19:00	HC Empor Rostock	28–25	1. VfL Potsdam	Fiete-Reder-Halle, Rostock Referees: Standke, Heine
	Gansau, Meuser 6	(14–12)	Akakpo, Klein 5
	1× 6× 1×	Report	1× 5×

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24 August 2024 19:00	ASV Hamm-Westfalen	33–27	TV Emsdetten	Westpress Arena, Hamm Referees: Standke, Heine
	Dayan, Huesmann 7	(16–12)	Esche 6
	1× 5×	Report	1× 5×

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24 August 2024 19:00	HSG Krefeld	26–29	TUSEM Essen	Glockenspitz Sporthalle, Krefeld Referees: Halbach, Halbach
	Persson 5	(14–13)	Göttler 5
	2× 1×	Report	2×

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24 August 2024 19:00	TuS Ferndorf	31–35	HSC 2000 Coburg	Sporthalle Stählerwiese, Kreuztal Referees: Zollitsch, Volkening
	Kević 8	(12–14)	Fuß 10
	1× 4×	Report	2× 1×

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24 August 2024 20:00	HSG Konstanz	30–35	HC Elbflorenz 2006	Riesenberg Sporthalle, Allensbach Referees: Struder, Kijowsky
	Erifopoulos 7	(14–13)	Pehlivan 5
	1× 3×	Report	4×

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24 August 2024 20:00	SG Leutershausen	29–43	VfL Eintracht Hagen	Heinrich Beck Halle, Leutershausen Referees: Seidler, Seidler
	Mastrocola, Weindl 5	(12–13)	Busch, Richter 6
	3×	Report	1× 1×

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24 August 2024 20:00	HC Oppenweiler/Backnang	20–32	TSG Friesenheim	Gemeindehalle, Oppenweiler Referees: Thrun, Jaros
	Fröhlich 5	(9–16)	Schwarzer 6
	2× 6×	Report	2× 2×

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25 August 2024 16:30	HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden	19–24	SG BBM Bietigheim	Sporthalle Nieder-Roden, Rodgau Referees: Barmann, Barmann
	Stenger 5	(10–8)	Claus 6
	3× 1×	Report	1×

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25 August 2024 17:00	Eintracht Hildesheim	26–39	VfL Lübeck-Schwartau	Volksbank Arena, Hildesheim Attendance: 561 Referees: Kern, Kuschel
	Wäger 7	(12–20)	Refsgaard 6
	2×	Report	5×

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25 August 2024 17:00	Wilhelmshavener HV	37–40	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	Nordfrost-Arena, Wilhelmshaven Attendance: 458 Referees: Gimmler, Rips
	Schweigart 9	(19–17)	Genz 7
	6× 1×	Report	4×

Second round

The draw took place on 31 August 2024.[6] The games were played on 2 and 3 October 2024.

2 October 2024 19:00	VfL Lübeck-Schwartau	33–36 (ET)	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Hansehalle, Lübeck Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
		(19–15)
		Report
	FT: 11–15 ET: 3–6

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2 October 2024 19:00	TSG Friesenheim	17–30	TBV Lemgo	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen
	Schwarzer 4	(9–13)	Carstensen 8
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

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2 October 2024 19:00	HC Elbflorenz	32–36	Bergischer HC	BallsportARENA, Dresden Referees: Fedtke, Wienrich
	Seidler 7	(16–17)	Beyer 12
	1× 5×	Report	2×

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2 October 2024 19:00	Füchse Berlin	37–36	Frisch Auf Göppingen	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin Referees: Heine, Standke
	Gidsel 10	(20–17)	Hallbäck 9
	5× 1×	Report	1× 4×

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2 October 2024 19:00	HSC 2000 Coburg	25–22	TVB Stuttgart	HUK-COBURG arena, Coburg Attendance: 1,556 Referees: Köppl, Regner
	Schmidt 7	(13–10)	Fernández, Rubin 4
	2×	Report	3×

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2 October 2024 19:00	HC Empor Rostock	42–40 (ET)	HSG Nordhorn-Lingen	Fiete-Reder-Halle, Rostock Referees: Klinke, Klinke
	Funke 8	(17–15)	Firnhaber 14
	1× 5×	Report	2×
	FT: 33–33 ET: 9–7

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2 October 2024 19:00	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	23–32	SC DHfK Leipzig	Merkur Arena, Lübbecke Referees: Thöne, Zupanovic
	Wesseling 4	(6–14)	Binder 9
	2× 1×	Report	5×

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2 October 2024 19:30	ASV Hamm-Westfalen	30–31	TUSEM Essen	WESTPRESS arena, Hamm Referees: Kern, Kuschel
	Bornemann 8	(14–15)	Eißing 7
	4×	Report	5× 1×

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2 October 2024 19:30	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	34–32	HSG Wetzlar	Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Referees: Kuttler, Merz
	Müller, Pfattheicher 6	(21–16)	Mappes 5
	1× 9×	Report	2×

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2 October 2024 19:30	VfL Eintracht Hagen	26–29	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Ischelandhalle, Hagen Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
	Von Boenigk 8	(14–15)	Martinović 7
	1× 4×	Report	1× 1× 1×

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2 October 2024 19:30	HC Erlangen	27–28	VfL Gummersbach	Arena Nürnberger Versicherung, Nuremberg Attendance: 2,853 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski
	Gömmel 8	(12–15)	Schluroff, Viðarsson 6
	4×	Report	4×

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2 October 2024 19:30	SG BBM Bietigheim	26–31	ThSV Eisenach	EgeTrans Arena, Bietigheim-Bissingen Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
	three players 4	(8–18)	Walz 8
	4×	Report	2× 7×

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3 October 2024 15:00	HSV Hamburg	27–30	THW Kiel	Barclays Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 5,876 Referees: Brodbeck, Reich
		(12–12)
		Report

Round of 16

The draw took place on 3 October 2024.[7] The games will be played on 13 and 14 November 2024.

13 November 2024 19:00	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	26–33	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 7,513 Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
	Fischer 8	(13–14)	Pytlick 7
	1× 1×	Report	4×

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13 November 2024 19:00	HC Empor Rostock	28–36	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	Fiete-Reder-Halle, Rostock Attendance: 735 Referees: Thöne, Zupanovic
	Meuser, Pratschner 5	(19–19)	Grüner 8
	6×	Report	5×

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13 November 2024 19:30	TUSEM Essen	27–32	MT Melsungen	Sportpark am Hallo, Essen Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski
	Hermeling, Wilhelm 5	(15–14)	Barrufet 7
	2×	Report	1×

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13 November 2024 19:30	ThSV Eisenach	30–24	SC DHfK Leipzig	Werner-Aßmann-Halle, Eisenach Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
	three players 5	(15–10)	Rúnarsson 7
	1×	Report	1× 4×

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13 November 2024 19:30	HSC 2000 Coburg	29–28	TBV Lemgo	HUK-COBURG arena, Coburg Attendance: 2,109 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen
	Fuß, Helmersson 7	(14–14)	Suton, Versteijnen 6
	1× 3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

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13 November 2024 20:00	THW Kiel	29–28	SC Magdeburg	Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 7,521 Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah
	Imre, Madsen 5	(14–14)	Damgaard 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 3×

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14 November 2024 19:00	VfL Gummersbach	29–24	Bergischer HC	Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach Referees: Hurst, Krag
	Schluroff 7	(17–14)	M'Bengue 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

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14 November 2024 20:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	30–29	Füchse Berlin	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Attendance: 3,791 Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
	Martinović 10	(12–16)	Freihöfer 8
	1× 3×	Report	2× 1×

Quarterfinals

The draw took place on 14 November 2024.[8] The games were played on 18 and 19 December 2024.

18 December 2024 19:30	HSC 2000 Coburg	33–38 (ET)	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	HUK-COBURG arena, Coburg Attendance: 3,530 Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
	Schmidt 7	(17–15)	Pfattheicher 7
	2× 2×	Report	1× 7×
	FT: 30–30 ET: 3–8

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19 December 2024 19:00	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	31–28	ThSV Eisenach	SNP Dome, Heidelberg Referees: Thöne, Zupanovic
	Martinović 11	(15–15)	Grgić 10
	1× 6×	Report	1× 4×

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19 December 2024 19:00	THW Kiel	36–33	VfL Gummersbach	Wunderino Arena, Kiel Attendance: 7,510 Referees: Heine, Standke
	Madsen 8	(20–20)	Horžen 6
	3×	Report	1× 3×

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19 December 2024 20:00	MT Melsungen	30–28	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Rothenbach-Halle, Melsungen Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
	Kastening 6	(14–13)	Pytlick 8
	2× 3×	Report	3× 3×

Final

The draw took place on 19 December 2024.[9][10] The games will be played on 12 and 13 April 2025 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 April
	THW Kiel
					13 April
	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
	12 April
	MT Melsungen
	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
					Third place
					13 April

Semifinals

12 April 2024 16:10	THW Kiel	v	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Lanxess Arena, Cologne
		Report

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12 April 2024 19:00	MT Melsungen	v	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	Lanxess Arena, Cologne
		Report

Third place game

13 April 2024 12:45	LSF1	v	LSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne
		Report

Final

13 April 2024 15:35	WSF1	v	WSF2	Lanxess Arena, Cologne
		Report

References

1. "Diese Teams spielen 1. Runde DHB-Pokal 2024/25". handball-world.news. 7 June 2024.
2. "DHB-Pokal 2024/25: Die 22 Teilnehmer der 1. Runde stehen fest". liquimoly-hbl.de. 7 June 2024.
3. "Vorverkaufsstart: Tickets für das REWE Final4 2025 ab sofort erhältlich". liquimoly-hbl.de. 17 April 2024.
4. "DHB-Pokal 2024/25: Auslosung der 1. Pokalrunde findet am 27. Juni statt". liquimoly-hbl.de. 21 June 2024.
5. "DHB-Pokal 2024/25: Das sind die Partien der 1. Runde". liquimoly-hbl.de. 27 June 2024.
6. "DHB-Pokal 2024/25: Partien der 2. Runde ausgelost – Kiel muss nach Hamburg". liquimoly-hbl.de. 31 August 2024.
7. "DHB-Pokalwettbewerb 2024/25 – Fußballtrainer Steffen Baumgart zieht Spielpaarungen für das Pokal-Achtelfinale im Handball". liquimoly-hbl.de. 4 October 2024.
8. "DHB-Pokal 2024/25: Viertelfinalpartien ausgelost – Melsungen trifft auf Flensburg und Zweitliga-Duell in Coburg". liquimoly-hbl.de. 14 November 2024.
9. "Lidl Final4 2025: Auslosung der Halbfinals im Anschluss an Viertelfinale MT Melsungen vs. SG Flensburg-Handewitt". liquimoly-hbl.de. 11 December 2024.
10. "Lidl Final4 um den DHB-Pokal 2025: Die Halbfinalpartien des Handball-Highlights stehen fest". liquimoly-hbl.de. 19 December 2024.

External links

• Official website