The 2016

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...

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

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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. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 1 November 2015. ---- ---- ----

Final four

The final four was held on 30 April and 1 May 2016 at the

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Bracket

Semifinals

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Final

References

External links

Official website
{{DHB-Pokal

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