The 2018

Danish Handball Cup The Danish Men's Handball cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen i håndbold for herrer) is the nationwide cup tournament for men's handball teams in Denmark. It’s also known as Santander Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition has been played ann ...

( da, DHF's Landspokalturnering 2018), known as Santander Cup 2018 for sponsorship reasons, is the 55th edition of the national women's handball cup tournament.

Team Esbjerg Team Esbjerg is a women's handball team based in Esbjerg, Denmark, that competes in the Bambusa Kvindeligaen and the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League. They play their home matches in Blue Water Dokken, which have capacity for 2,996 specta ...

are the defending champions.

Format

The initial 6 rounds are managed by the regional federations with the DHF taking over the tournament at the round of 16. It ultimately results in a final four event between Christmas and New Year. The winner of the tournament qualify for the Super Cup where they meet the season's

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winner. If the same team wins both the league and the cup, the losing cup finalist will be participating in the Super Cup.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

The quarter-final ties were scheduled for 17–20 September 2018. , - !colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;", 17 September , - !colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;", 18 September , - !colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;", 20 September

Final4

The final four event is scheduled for 29–30 December 2017 in

Blue Water Dokken Blue Water Dokken is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Esbjerg, Denmark. Its best known tenant is the women's handball club Team Esbjerg, one of the top teams of the Danish championship, that also regularly plays in Europe, having reached the EHF Cu ...

, Esbjerg.

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Final

Final ranking and statistics

Top goalscorers

Counted from the round of 16 when DHF took over the tournament.

Most valuable player

MVP was announced after the final on 30 December 2018.

References

External links

The Danish Handball Federation
{{2018–19 in European handball (EHF) Handball competitions in Denmark