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The 2016 DHB-Pokal was the 41st 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 advance to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four will be played on one weekend in Hamburg.

Round 1

Games were played on 27 and 28 August 2016.^[1]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
North
Played in Rostock
HC Elbflorenz	20–35	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
HC Empor Rostock	24–22	VfL Eintracht Hagen
SG Flensburg-Handewitt	38–17	HC Empor Rostock
Played in Minden
TBV Lemgo	24–27	TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke
GWD Minden	37–23	TV Korschenbroich
TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke	22–23	GWD Minden
Played in Nordhorn
Eintracht Hildesheim	27–28	HSG Norderstedt
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen	20–23	SC Magdeburg
HSG Norderstedt	27–44	SC Magdeburg
Played in Hamm
THW Kiel	29–20	VfL Fredenbeck
ASV Hamm-Westfalen	30–23	Neusser HV
THW Kiel	35–25	ASV Hamm-Westfalen
Played in Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshavener HV	33–26	1. VFL Potsdam
Oranienburger HC	26–41	Füchse Berlin
Wilhelmshavener HV	28–35	Füchse Berlin
Played in Essen
SC DHfK Leipzig	38–21	SV Anhalt-Bernburg
SG Langenfeld 72/92	26–24	TUSEM Essen
SC DHfK Leipzig	36–23	SG Langenfeld 72/92
Played in Bad Schwartau
Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06	32–27	DHK Flensborg
TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	31–27	VfL Lübeck-Schwartau
Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06	24–38	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Played in Solingen
Bergischer HC	28–21	TV Emsdetten
HF Springe	31–33	HSG Krefeld
Bergischer HC	34–16	HSG Krefeld
South
Played in Erlangen
ThSV Eisenach	34–22	SG Nussloch 1887
HC Erlangen	33–26	TSV Bayer Dormagen
ThSV Eisenach	23–30	HC Erlangen
Played in Bietigheim
SG BBM Bietigheim	36–31	Leichlinger TV
TV Bittenfeld	31–23	MSG Groß-Bieberau/Modau
SG BBM Bietigheim	23–22	TV Bittenfeld
Played in Lößnitz
HSC Bad Neustadt	21–34	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
EHV Aue	31–23	HSG Konstanz
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	29–27	EHV Aue
Played in Kreuztal
HC Glauchau-Meerane	17–33	TuS Ferndorf
TV Hochdorf	19–42	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
TuS Ferndorf	22–31	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Played in Saarlouis
TSB Heilbronn-Horkheim	22–41	Frisch Auf Göppingen
DJK Rimpar Wölfe	24–22	HG Saarlouis
Frisch Auf Göppingen	30–28	DJK Rimpar Wölfe
Played in Fürstenfeldbruck
TSG Friesenheim	34–23	Longericher SC
VfL Gummersbach	31–27	TuS Fürstenfeldbruck
TSG Friesenheim	32–31	VfL Gummersbach
Played in Coburg
TV Hüttenberg	25–30	HSG Wetzlar
HSC 2000 Coburg	33–21	Germania Großsachsen
HSG Wetzlar	31–22	HSC 2000 Coburg
Played in Neuhausen
MT Melsungen	35–20	SG Leutershausen
TV 1893 Neuhausen	31–26	HSG Rodgau Nieder-Roden
MT Melsungen	37–30	TV 1893 Neuhausen

Round 2

The draw was held on 31 August 2016.^[2]

25 October 2016 19:00	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	30–20	Frisch Auf Göppingen	AWD Hall, Hannover Attendance: 1,769 Referees: Moles, Pittner
	Häfner 7	(14–12)	Schiller 5
	3× 2×	Report	3× 1×

26 October 2016 19:00	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	36–34 (ET)	Füchse Berlin	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 5,687 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies
	Mogensen 7	(14–16)	Nenadić 8
	3× 5×	Report	2× 3×
	FT: 30–30 ET: 6–4

26 October 2016 19:00	GWD Minden	28–32	MT Melsungen	Kampa-Halle, Minden Attendance: 955 Referees: Baumgart, Wild
	Gellerud, Svitlica 6	(13–19)	Sellin 8
	3× 2×	Report	3× 2× 1×

26 October 2016 19:30	HSG Wetzlar	25–27	SC DHfK Leipzig	Sporthalle Hüttenberg, Wetzlar Attendance: 1,223 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff
	Bjørnsen 8	(15–12)	Jurdžs, Rojewski 4
	3× 4×	Report	1× 4×

26 October 2016 20:00	SG BBM Bietigheim	29–32	TSG Friesenheim	Sporthalle am Viadukt, Bietigheim Attendance: 709 Referees: Hurst, Krag
	Haller, Schäfer 5	(14–14)	Weber 7
	3× 4×	Report	3× 8×

26 October 2016 20:15	SC Magdeburg	21–22	THW Kiel	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg Attendance: 6,247 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschewski
	Weber 8	(11–10)	Ekberg 6
	3× 2× 1×	Report	2× 2×

26 October 2016 20:15	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	27–23	Bergischer HC	Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 1,563 Referees: Kilp, Maier
	Kunkel 8	(13–11)	Gunnarsson 6
	3× 6×	Report	2× 3×

27 October 2016 19:00	HC Erlangen	23–29	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg Attendance: 3,244 Referees: Brauer, Holm
	Link 8	(11–15)	Petersson, Schmid 6
	2× 3×	Report	2× 2×

Quarterfinals

The draw was held on 2 November 2016.^[3]

13 December 2016 19:00	SC DHfK Leipzig	28–24	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf	Arena Leipzig, Leipzig Attendance: 4,028 Referees: Blümel, Loppaschweski
	Pieczkowski 7	(14–13)	Böhm 5
	4× 4×	Report	3× 3×

14 December 2016 19:00	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	32–28	MT Melsungen	Flens-Arena, Flensburg Attendance: 4,542 Referees: Behrens, Fasthoff
	Eggert 10	(17–18)	Allendorf 11
	3× 4×	Report	3× 7×

14 December 2016 19:00	TSG Friesenheim	23–29	THW Kiel	Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen Attendance: 2,350 Referees: Hartmann, Schneider
	Feld 5	(14–14)	Ekberg 8
	3× 4×	Report	3× 2×

14 December 2016 20:45	HBW Balingen-Weilstetten	25–32	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	Sparkassen-Arena, Balingen Attendance: 2,090 Referees: Geipel, Helbig
	Friedrich, Hausmann 6	(10–17)	Ekdahl du Rietz, Schmid 7
	3× 3×	Report	1× 1×

Final four

The final four was held on 8 and 9 April 2017 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg. The draw was held on 13 January 2017.^[4]

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

8 April

SC DHfK Leipzig	32
		9 April
THW Kiel	35
		THW Kiel	29
8 April
		SG Flensburg-Handewitt	23
Rhein-Neckar Löwen	23

SG Flensburg-Handewitt	33

Semifinals

8 April 2017 14:30	SC DHfK Leipzig	32–35	THW Kiel	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Pritschow, Pritschow
	Binder, Pieczkowski 7	(19–19)	Ekberg 12
	2× 5×	Report	2× 1×

8 April 2017 17:30	Rhein-Neckar Löwen	23–33	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Baumgart, Wild
	Ekdahl du Rietz, Petersson 5	(16–18)	Lauge Schmidt 8
	3× 2×	Repiort	3× 2×

Final

9 April 2017 14:30	THW Kiel	29–23	SG Flensburg-Handewitt	Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg Attendance: 13,200 Referees: Tönnies, Schulze
	Duvnjak 7	(13–12)	Glandorf, Lauge Schmidt 4
	3× 3×	Report	3× 4×