2025–26 DHB-Pokal

DHB-Pokal
2025–26
Tournament information
SportHandball
Dates16 August 2025–19 April 2026
Teams40
WebsiteHBL
Final positions
ChampionsFüchse Berlin
Runner-upBergischer HC
Tournament statistics
Matches played41
Goals scored2501 (61 per match)
Attendance150,566 (3,672 per match)

The 2025–26 DHB-Pokal was the 49th edition of the tournament, held from 16 August 2025 to 19 April 2026.[1]

Format

In the first round eleven teams from 2. Bunesliga and 3. Liga faced against each other. The teams were split into a north-and south group. In the second round, the teams from the Bundesliga joined, except for the three best-placed teams from the last edition, those joined in the round of 16. The tournament came to an end with a final four in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne.[2]

Schedule

The rounds of the 2025–26 competition were scheduled as follows:[2]

Round Matches
First round 15–19 August 2025
Second round 30 September – 21 October 2025
Round of 16 5–6 November 2025
Quarterfinals 17–18 December 2025
Final four 18–19 April 2026

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

First round

The draw took place on 10 July 2025.[3] The games were played between 15 and 19 August 2025. The match between Bietigheim and Potsdam (both played in Bundesliga last year) was played, because HBW Balingen-Weilstetten, as a second-league club, qualified for the round of 16 after finishing third last year.

15 August 2025
19:00		 HC Empor Rostock 24–35 VfL Eintracht Hagen Fiete-Reder-Halle, Rostock
Attendance: 403
Referees: Otto, Piper
Dias, Pratschner 7 (11–17) Kutz, Norouzinezhad 5
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15 August 2025
19:30		 TuS Vinnhorst 28–31 Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 Sportzentrum TuS Vinnhorst, Hanover
Attendance: 650
Referees: Engeln, Schmitz
Rohrweber 7 (13–17) Haake, Nowak 6
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16 August 2025
18:00		 Wölfe Würzburg 31–32 TV Großwallstadt Dreifachsporthalle, Rimpar
Attendance: 554
Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen
Bauder 11 (17–18) Schalles 9
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16 August 2025
18:00		 TSG A-H Bielefeld 24–38 Bergischer HC Sporthalle am Gymnasium Heepen, Bielefeld
Attendance: 700
Referees: Hillebrand, Umbescheidt
Hörr 6 (14–19) Maldonado 8
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16 August 2025
19:00		 HSG Krefeld Niederrhein 29–37 GWD Minden Glockenspitz-Sporthalle, Krefeld
Attendance: 1,107
Referees: Schwarzmeier, Stewen
Persson 10 (17–20) Kranzmann 6
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16 August 2025
19:00		 Longericher SC Köln 27–29 TSV Bayer Dormagen LSC ARENA, Cologne
Attendance: 500
Referees: Engeln, Schmitz
Schulz 6 (11–15) Strosack 6
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16 August 2025
19:00		 HC Oppenweiler/Backnang 25–30 HC Elbflorenz 2006 Murrtal-Arena, Backnang
Attendance: 400
Referees: Janz, Sug
Diebel 8 (9–16) Stavast 7
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16 August 2025
19:30		 TV Gelnhausen 28–37 HSC 2000 Coburg Rudi-Lechleidner-Halle, Gelnhausen
Attendance: 600
Referees: Seidler, Seidler
Csaba 7 (15–18) Schmidt 10
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16 August 2025
19:30		 MTV Braunschweig 25–33 TV Emsdetten Sporthalle Alte Waage, Braunschweig
Attendance: 1,024
Referees: Odabas, van Os
Pieles 7 (13–14) Széles 11
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16 August 2025
20:00		 VfL Pfullingen 20–28 TV 05/07 Hüttenberg Kurt-App-Sporthalle, Pfullingen
Attendance: 500
Referees: Hörath, Hofmann
Goller, Rix 5 (12–13) Dyatlov 5
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17 August 2025
17:00		 SG BBM Bietigheim 25–24 1. VfL Potsdam Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim-Bissingen
Attendance: 680
Referees: Kern, Kuschel
Fischer, Vlahović 5 (13–8) Mengon 5
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19 August 2025
19:30		 Eintracht Hildesheim 27–35 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen Volksbank-Arena, Hildesheim
Attendance: 504
Referees: Otto, Piper
Quedenbaum 10 (13–20) Lux 7
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Second round

The draw took place on 23 August 2025.[4][5] The games were played between 30 September and 21 October 2025.

30 September 2025
19:30		 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 35–32 HC Erlangen Euregium, Nordhorn
Attendance: 1,806
Referees: Hartmann, Hennekes
Bandlow 11 (17–16) Nissen, Steinert 7
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30 September 2025
19:30		 TV Großwallstadt 35–34 SG BBM Bietigheim Untermainhalle, Elsenfeld
Attendance: 1,024
Referees: Cesnik, Konrad
Skaarnæs 11 (17–18) Pfeifer 10
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1 October 2025
19:00		 Füchse Berlin 35–30 HSG Wetzlar MBS Arena, Potsdam
Attendance: 1,596
Referees: Kern, Kuschel
Freihöfer, Gidsel 7 (19–15) Ahouansou, Čavor 6
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1 October 2025
19:00		 Frisch Auf Göppingen 26–28 SC DHfK Leipzig EWS Arena, Göppingen
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Köppl, Regner
Schiller 8 (12–14) Semper 7
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1 October 2025
19:00		 VfL Eintracht Hagen 25–36 TBV Lemgo Ischelandhalle, Hagen
Attendance: 1,389
Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
Norouzinezhad 8 (11–19) Suton 11
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1 October 2025
19:00		 HC Elbflorenz 2006 40–40 (ET) HSV Hamburg BallsportArena Dresden, Dresden
Attendance: 1,723
Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen
Löser 9 (15–16) Andersen 12
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FT: 35–35 ET: 2–2, 3–3 Pen: 7–6

1 October 2025
19:00		 TV 05/07 Hüttenberg 21–32 VfL Gummersbach Sportzentrum Hüttenberg, Hüttenberg
Attendance: 1,450
Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
Dyatlov 5 (8–17) Gomes, Vujović 5
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1 October 2025
19:30		 TSV Bayer Dormagen 23–38 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf TSV Bayer Sportcenter, Dormagen
Attendance: 972
Referees: Linker, Schmidt
Böckenholt, Schmidt 4 (13–21) Pedersen, Poulsen 7
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1 October 2025
19:30		 GWD Minden 25–28 ThSV Eisenach Merkur Arena, Lübbecke
Attendance: 540
Referees: Bona, Frank
Antanavičius, Weber 6 (13–13) Büchner 7
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1 October 2025
19:30		 Rhein-Neckar Löwen 32–38 SG Flensburg-Handewitt SNP Dome, Heidelberg
Attendance: 3,971
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Kohlbacher 8 (18–18) three players 7
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2 October 2025
19:00		 TV Emsdetten 30–35 TVB Stuttgart Ems-Halle, Emsdetten
Attendance: 1,761
Referees: Heine, Standke
Damböck 8 (13–18) Häfner 8
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2 October 2025
19:30		 HSC 2000 Coburg 23–26 Bergischer HC HUK-Coburg arena, Coburg
Attendance: 1,586
Referees: Hörath, Hofmann
Krone 9 (13–10) Maldonado 7
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21 October 2025
19:00		 Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 34–44 SC Magdeburg Anhalt-Arena, Dessau-Roßlau
Attendance: 2,845
Referees: Thöne, Zupanovic
Danneberg 10 (15–19) Magnússon 8
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Round of 16

The draw was held on 9 October 2025.[6] The games were played between 5 and 6 November 2025.

5 November 2025
19:00		 HC Elbflorenz 2006 30–32 (ET) MT Melsungen BallsportArena Dresden, Dresden
Attendance: 2,704
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
Dierberg 9 (14–12) Drosten 6
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FT: 25–25 ET: 5–7

5 November 2025
19:00		 Bergischer HC 40–38 (ET) TSV Hannover-Burgdorf Uni-Halle, Wuppertal
Attendance: 2,384
Referees: Heine, Standke
Beyer 10 (15–12) Pedersen 9
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FT: 28–28 ET: 12–10

5 November 2025
19:00		 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten 36–41 THW Kiel Mey-Generalbau-Arena, Balingen
Attendance: 2,350
Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
Heinzelmann, Pfattheicher 8 (17–19) Reinkind 8
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5 November 2025
19:00		 TBV Lemgo 30–27 VfL Gummersbach Lipperlandhalle, Lemgo
Attendance: 3,995
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Schagen 6 (17–13) Schluroff, Smits 6
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5 November 2025
19:30		 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen 27–28 SC DHfK Leipzig Euregium, Nordhorn
Attendance: 1,947
Referees: Cesnik, Konrad
Marschall 7 (11–14) Lönn 5
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5 November 2025
19:30		 TV Großwallstadt 27–45 SC Magdeburg Untermainhalle, Elsenfeld
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Köppl, Regner
Schalles 5 (11–23) Weber 8
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5 November 2025
20:00		 TVB Stuttgart 29–36 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Scharrena, Stuttgart
Attendance: 1,921
Referees: Kern, Kuschel
Häfner 13 (12–17) Jakobsen 9
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6 November 2025
20:00		 Füchse Berlin 38–22 ThSV Eisenach Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 3,796
Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
Gidsel, Grøndahl 6 (22–12) Joelsson 5
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Quarterfinals

The draw took place on 6 November 2025.[7] The games were played between 17 and 18 December 2025.

17 December 2025
19:00		 SC DHfK Leipzig 27–35 TBV Lemgo BallsportArena Dresden, Dresden
Attendance: 2,704
Referees: vom Dorff, vom Dorff
Krzikalla 6 (11–14) Versteijnen 8
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18 December 2025
19:00		 Füchse Berlin 32–30 THW Kiel Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 8,525
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
Gidsel 9 (16–17) Zerbe 10
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18 December 2025
19:00		 Bergischer HC 30–23 MT Melsungen Uni-Halle, Wuppertal
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Seesing 7 (12–9) Kulesh 5
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18 December 2025
19:30		 SC Magdeburg 35–29 SG Flensburg-Handewitt GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 6,600
Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
Magnússon 11 (18–14) Pytlick 7
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Final four

The draw took place on 18 December 2025.[8] The games were played on 18 and 19 April 2026 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne.

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 April
 
 
TBV Lemgo36
 
19 April
 
Füchse Berlin39
 
Füchse Berlin42
 
18 April
 
Bergischer HC33
 
Bergischer HC (Pen)27 (4)
 
 
SC Magdeburg27 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
19 April
 
 
TBV Lemgo35
 
 
SC Magdeburg31

Semifinals

18 April 2026
15:45		 TBV Lemgo 36–39 Füchse Berlin Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Baumgart, Dinges
Suton 8 (16–20) Andersson 11
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18 April 2026
18:45		 Bergischer HC 27–27 (ET) SC Magdeburg Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Beyer 7 (11–11) Claar 8
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FT: 22–22 ET: 5–5 Pen: 4–3

Third place game

19 April 2026
12:45		 TBV Lemgo 35–31 SC Magdeburg Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Köppl, Regner
Suton 8 (16–15) Musche 6
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Final

19 April 2026
15:45		 Füchse Berlin 42–33 Bergischer HC Lanxess Arena, Cologne
Attendance: 19,750
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah
Andersson 10 (22–17) Beyer, Hangstein 6
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References

  1. ↑ "Großwallstadt im DHB-Pokal - Bundesliga-Absteiger müssen zittern". handball-world.news. 4 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Der DHB-Pokal startet in die neue Saison – Auslosung der 1. Runde am Donnerstag live bei Dyn". daikin-hbl.de. 8 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "DHB-Pokal 2025/26: Die Duelle der 1. Runde stehen fest". daikin-hbl.de. 10 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Steffen Weinhold lost aus: Paarungen der 2. Runde im DHB-Pokal 2025/26 werden im Rahmen des Handball Super Cups gezogen". daikin-hbl.de. 20 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "DHB-Pokal-Auslosung: Zwei ehemalige Pokalsieger treffen schon in Runde zwei aufeinander". daikin-hbl.de. 23 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "DHB-Pokal 2025/26: Achtelfinalpartien ausgelost – Dana Bleckmann zieht attraktive Duelle". daikin-hbl.de. 9 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "DHB-Pokal 2025/26: Viertelfinalpartien in Berlin ausgelost – Füchse treffen auf Kiel". daikin-hbl.de. 6 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "Magdeburg und Berlin weiter im Rennen um Handball-Pokal". wz.de. 18 December 2025.
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