The 2018–19 DHB-Pokal was the 43rd edition of the tournament.

THW Kiel won the cup for the eleventh time.[1]

Format

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The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advanced to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four was played on one weekend in Hamburg.

Round 1

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The draw was held on 19 June 2018.[2][3][4] The matches were played on 18 and 19 August 2018 with a semifinal and final. The winner of each tournament advanced to the round of 16.

Round of 16

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The draw was held on 22 August 2018.[5] The match from Berlin was moved forward to 16 September due to their involvement in the 2018 IHF Super Globe, the other matches will be played on 16 and 17 October 2018.

16 September 2018
17:30
GWD Minden 26–31 Füchse Berlin Kampa-Halle, Minden
Attendance: 1,151
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Rambo 9 (9–17) Simak 8
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16 October 2018
19:00
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 23–17 TBV Lemgo AWD Hall, Hanover
Attendance: 2,649
Referees: Geipel, Helbig
Kastening, Olsen 6 (11–11) Bartok 4
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16 October 2018
19:30
Bergischer HC 29–32 (ET) Rhein-Neckar Löwen Klingenhalle, Solingen
Attendance: 2,487
Referees: Thiyagarajah, Thiyagarajah
Arnesson 7 (11–13) Schmid 11
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FT: 24–24 ET: 5–8


16 October 2018
20:00
HSG Wetzlar 20–28 MT Melsungen Rittal Arena Wetzlar, Wetzlar
Attendance: 2,820
Referees: Fasthoff, Behrens
Holst, Rüdiger 5 (8–13) Kühn 5
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17 October 2018
19:00
VfL Gummersbach 24–25 Frisch Auf Göppingen Schwalbe-Arena, Gummersbach
Attendance: 2,036
Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski
Norouzinejad 9 (13–11) Heymann 6
  5×  Report   5× 

17 October 2018
19:00
SG Flensburg-Handewitt 28–31 SC Magdeburg Flens-Arena, Flensburg
Attendance: 5,330
Referees: Brodbeck, Reich
Wanne 7 (15–16) Weber 8
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17 October 2018
19:30
THW Kiel 31–23 SC DHfK Leipzig Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 6,731
Referees: Grobe, Kinzel
Nilsson 8 (15–8) Weber 8
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17 October 2018
20:00
DJK Rimpar Wölfe 21–26 HC Erlangen s.Oliver Arena, Würzburg
Attendance: 1,676
Referees: Schneider, Hartmann
Backs, Sauer 4 (10–14) Sellin 8
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Quarterfinals

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The draw was held on 18 October 2018.[6] The matches will be played on 27 November and 18 and 19 December 2018.

27 November 2018
19:00
THW Kiel 31–19 MT Melsungen Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel
Attendance: 5,800
Referees: Fasthoff, Behrens
Ekberg 7 (19–8) Reichmann 5
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18 December 2018
18:00
Füchse Berlin 37–35 (ET) Rhein-Neckar Löwen Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
Attendance: 6,405
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
three players 7 (14–17) Larsen 10
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FT: 30–30 ET: 7–5


18 December 2018
19:00
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 33–29 HC Erlangen TUI Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 4,348
Referees: Geipel, Helbig
Brozović, Ugalde 7 (16–14) Steinert 8
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19 December 2018
19:00
SC Magdeburg 40–27 Frisch Auf Göppingen GETEC Arena, Magdeburg
Attendance: 6,372
Referees: Hurst, Krag
Musche 10 (21–12) Rentschler 6
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Final four

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The draw was held on 8 January 2019.[7] The matches were played on 6 and 7 April 2019.

Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
6 April
 
 
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf28
 
7 April
 
SC Magdeburg29
 
SC Magdeburg24
 
6 April
 
THW Kiel28
 
THW Kiel24
 
 
Füchse Berlin22
 

Semifinals

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6 April 2019
15:50
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 28–29 SC Magdeburg Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Immel, Klein
Olsen 7 (11–15) Damgaard 16
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6 April 2019
18:30
THW Kiel 24–22 Füchse Berlin Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Tönnies, Schulze
Duvnjak, Ekberg 6 (13–7) Wiede 6
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Final

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7 April 2019
15:10
SC Magdeburg 24–28 THW Kiel Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg
Attendance: 13,200
Referees: Baumgart, Wild
Damgaard 6 (13–14) Reinkind 6
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References

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  1. ^ "REWE final four - Beeindruckender THW Kiel feiert elften Pokalsieg". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 7 April 2019.
  2. ^ "DHB-Pokal 2018/19: HBL und Sportstadt Düsseldorf zeigen Erstrunden-Auslosung live bei Facebook". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 14 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Paarungen der 1. Runde im DHB-Pokal stehen fest". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Ausrichter der 1. Runde im DHB-Pokal 2018/19 stehen fest". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ "DHB-Pokal 2018/19: Achtelfinal-Paarungen ausgelost - Flensburg trifft auf SC Magdeburg". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 22 August 2018.
  6. ^ "DHB-Pokal 2018/19: Viertelfinalpaarungen ausgelost - Titelverteidiger trifft auf EHF-Pokalsieger". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Halbfinalpaarungen des REWE Final Four 2019 stehen fest: Kiel trifft auf Berlin". dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 8 January 2019.
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