The 2024–25
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 championship.
DHB-Pokal ...
was the 48th edition of the tournament.
THW Kiel won their 13th title with a win over MT Melsungen.
Format
In the first round eleven teams from 2. Bunesliga and 3. Liga played against each other. The teams were 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 joined in the round of 16. The tournament came to an end with a final four in the
Lanxess Arena
Lanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie and as one of Germany's major ...
in
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
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Schedule
The rounds of the 2024–25 competition were scheduled as follows:
''Times are
UTC+2
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Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
(November and December games are
UTC+1
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First round
The draw took place on 27 June 2024. The games were played between 21 and 25 August 2024.
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Second round
The draw took place on 31 August 2024. The games were played on 2 and 3 October 2024.
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Round of 16
The draw took place on 3 October 2024. The games will be played on 13 and 14 November 2024.
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Quarterfinals
The draw took place on 14 November 2024. The games were played on 18 and 19 December 2024.
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Final
The draw took place on 19 December 2024.
The games were played on 12 and 13 April 2025 at the
Lanxess Arena
Lanxess Arena (stylized as LANXESS arena; originally Kölnarena, German for "Cologne arena") is an indoor arena, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is known as the 18,500-capacity home of the Kölner Haie and as one of Germany's major ...
,
Cologne
Cologne ( ; ; ) is the largest city of the States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with nearly 1.1 million inhabitants in the city pr ...
.
Bracket
Semifinals
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Third place game
Final
References
External links
Official website
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