2025–26 DHB-Pokal
| 2025–26 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| Dates | 16 August 2025–19 April 2026 |
| Teams | 40 |
| Website | HBL |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 37 |
| Goals scored | 2231 (60.3 per match) |
| Attendance | 71,566 (1,934 per match) |
The 2025–26 DHB-Pokal is 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 will face against each other. 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.[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 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 0× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 16 August 2025 18:00 |
Wölfe Würzburg | 31–32 | TV Großwallstadt | Dreifachsporthalle, Rimpar Attendance: 554 Referees: Hellbusch, Jansen |
| Bauder 11 | (17–18) | Schalles 9 | ||
| 8× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× 7× | Report | 1× 6× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 7× 2× | Report | 1× 6× |
| 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 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 5× |
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 | ||
| 4× | Report | 4× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 5× | ||
| 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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 4× | Report | 6× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 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 | ||
| 5× 1× | Report | 1× 5× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× | Report | 2× |
| 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 | ||
| 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 5× | ||
|
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 | ||
| 2× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | ||
|
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 | ||
| 1× 7× | Report | 5× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 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 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× 4× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 1× 4× 1× |
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 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 2× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 1× | Report | 1× |
Final four
The draw took place on 18 December 2025.[8] The games will be played on 18 and 19 April 2026 at the Lanxess Arena, Cologne.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| TBV Lemgo | ||||||
| 19 April | ||||||
| Füchse Berlin | ||||||
| 18 April | ||||||
| Bergischer HC | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 19 April | ||||||
Semifinals
| 18 April 2026 15:45 |
TBV Lemgo | v | Füchse Berlin | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| Report | ||||
| 18 April 2026 18:45 |
Bergischer HC | v | SC Magdeburg | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| Report | ||||
Third place game
| 19 April 2026 12:45 |
LSF1 | v | LSF2 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| Report | ||||
Final
| 19 April 2026 15:45 |
WSF1 | v | WSF2 | Lanxess Arena, Cologne |
| Report | ||||
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