2016 DHB-Pokal explained

The 2016 DHB-Pokal was the 40th edition of the tournament.

Format

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

Games were played on 15 and 16 August 2015.

|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Emsdetten|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Aue|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Solingen|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Rostock|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hamm|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hildesheim|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Lingen|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Leipzig|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Essen|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Coburg|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Nußloch|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Saarlouis|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Kornwestheim|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Eisenach|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Rimpar|-|colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hagen|}

Round 2

The draw was held on 6 September 2015.^{[1] [2]}

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Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 1 November 2015.^[3]

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Final four

The final four was held on 30 April and 1 May 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg.

Semifinals

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Final

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pokalauslosung bei Sport1 - Nationalspielerin Luisa Schulze zieht Achtelfinal-Paarungen. 4 September 2015. dkb-handball-bundesliga.de.
2. Web site: DHB-Pokal: Die Achtelfinalpartien stehen fest. 6 September 2015. dkb-handball-bundesliga.de.
3. Web site: DHB-Pokal 2015/16: Die Begegnugend es Viertelfinales. 1 November 2015. dkb-handball-bundesliga.de. 1 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191930/http://www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de/de/n/news/dhb-pokal/auslosung-der-viertelfinal-paarungen/. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.