Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1975 |
Administrator | DHB |
No. of teams | 58 |
Country | Germany |
Most recent champion(s) | SC Magdeburg (2023–24) |
Most titles | THW Kiel (12 titles) |
International cup(s) | EHF Cup |
Official website | Official website |
2023–24 |
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.
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 onwards, the league was sponsored by Toyota and has officially been called the Toyota Handball-Bundesliga. This lasted until 2012 when the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became the new sponsor. The official name has consequently been changed to LIQUY MOLY Handball-Bundesliga. The winners of the respective season are the official German handball champions. HBL is headquartered in Dortmund.
The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 2002 and 2023, the EHF European League in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2021 and the IHF Men's Super Globe in 2021 and 2022. The governing body of the handball club is a professional multi-sports club and has also departments for: canoe sprint, athletics, rowing, swimming and gymnastics.
Blaženko Lacković is a retired Croatian handball player.
Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatia national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balić.
Füchse Berlin is a professional handball club from Berlin, Germany, that currently competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, the highest national league, and in EHF competitions.
Bogdan Radivojević is a Serbian handball player for RK Eurofarm Pelister and the Serbian national team.
Patrick Wiencek is a German professional handballer playing for THW Kiel.
Andreas Wolff is a German handball player for the Polish club Industria Kielce and the German national team.
Hendrik Pekeler is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel.
Steffen Weinhold is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team.
Fabian Wiede is a German handball player for Füchse Berlin and the German national team.
Finn Lemke is a German retired handball player, who last played for MT Melsungen and the German national team. He ended his career in 2023 due to injuries.
Petre Ivănescu was a Romanian handball player and coach who played for Dinamo București and for the Romania national team.
Dinah Eckerle is a German handballer for Team Esbjerg and the German national team.
Hampus Wanne is a Swedish professional handballer for FC Barcelona and the Swedish national team.
Alina Grijseels is a German handball player for Metz HB and the German national team.
The 2019–20 DHB-Pokal was the 44th edition of the tournament.
Goran Stojanović is a Serbian handball coach and former player.
The 2021–22 Handball-Bundesliga was the 57th season of the Handball-Bundesliga, Germany's premier handball league and the 45th season consisting of only one league. It ran from 8 September 2021 to 12 June 2022.
The 2021–22 DHB-Pokal was the 45th edition of the tournament.