Danish Handball Cup 2019 (women's handball)

The 2019 Danish Handball Cup (Danish: DHF's Landspokalturnering 2019), known as Santander Cup 2019 for sponsorship reasons, is the 56th edition of the national women's handball cup tournament. Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub are the defending champions.

2019 Danish Handball Cup

Tournament details
Country	Denmark
Final positions
Champions	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Runner-up	Odense Håndbold
Tournament statistics
Best player	Sabine Englert
← 2018 2020 →

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 league 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

The round of 32 ties were scheduled through March to May 2019.^[1][2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
3 April
HH Elite	27–24	Ringkøbing Håndbold
9 April
Gudme HK	24–25	Roskilde Håndbold
17 April
DHG Odense	22–36	København Håndbold
23 April
Oddense-Otting Håndbold	11–47	EH Aalborg
25 April
Fredericia HK	21–34	Skanderborg Håndbold
1 May
Farsø KFUM HK	19–42	Randers HK
2 May
Hadsten Håndbold	17–30	Aarhus United
7 May
Bjerringbro FH	23–39	Viborg HK
Vendsyssel Håndbold	25–33	TTH Holstebro
9 May
AGF Håndbold	25–24	SønderjyskE Håndbold
Lyngby HK	20–34	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
Odder Håndbold	16–33	Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
TMS Ringsted	17–32	Ajax København
10 May
Tved G&I Håndbold	17–33	Odense Håndbold
14 May
Aalborg HK	12–35	Herning-Ikast Håndbold

Round of 16

The round of 16 ties were scheduled for August 2019.^[3]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
15 August
AGF Håndbold	19–40	Odense Håndbold
20 August
Roskilde Håndbold	20–30	København Håndbold
21 August
EH Aalborg	21–24	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
Skanderborg Håndbold	23–23 (e.t.) (26–27)	TTH Holstebro
22 August
Randers HK	23–27	Team Esbjerg
Ajax København	25–31	Viborg HK
23 August
HH Elite	18–29	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
25 August
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM	26–30	Aarhus United

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final ties were scheduled for 17–20 September 2018^[4]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
17 September
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub	23–27	København Håndbold
Odense Håndbold	24–24 (e.t.) (28–26)	Viborg HK
19 September
Team Esbjerg	25–26	Herning-Ikast Håndbold
Aarhus United	21–21	TTH Holstebro

Final4

The final four event is scheduled for 28–29 December 2019 in Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro.^[5]

Semi-finals Final                 28 December     Odense Håndbold 26   29 December   København Håndbold 25   Odense Håndbold 25   28 December   Herning-Ikast Håndbold 33   Herning-Ikast Håndbold 21     TTH Holstebro 18   Bronze medal match     29 December     København Håndbold 24     TTH Holstebro 28

Semi-finals

28 December 2019 13:30 (CEST)	Odense Håndbold	26-25 (ET)	København Håndbold	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,621 Referees: Hansen, Andersen
	Groot 10	(14–10)	Rej 8
	2× 2×	Report	3×
	FT: 22–22 ET: 4–3

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28 December 2019 16:00 (CEST)	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	21–18	TTH Holstebro	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,810 Referees: Christiansen, Hesseldal
	Fauske 8	(10–6)	Jensen 5
	1× 3×	Report	4×

Bronze medal match

29 December 2019 13:30 (CEST)	København Håndbold	24–28	TTH Holstebro	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 1,954 Referees: Søegaard, Kalisz Nielsen
	Rej 11	(13–12)	Jensen 5
	3×	Report	1× 1×

Final

29 December 2019 16:00 (CEST)	Odense Håndbold	25–33	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	Gråkjær Arena, Holstebro Attendance: 2,031 Referees: Albrechtsen, Trustrup
	Groot 7	(9–20)	Løseth 7
	2× 1×	Report	2×

Final ranking

Danish Handball Cup 2019 winners Herning-Ikast Håndbold Eighth title Team roster: Jessica Ryde, Michala Møller, Vilde Johansen, Cecilie Brandt, Stine Skogrand (captain), Helene Gigstad Fauske, Naja Nissen Kristensen, Sarah Iversen, Julie Gantzel Pedersen, Emilie Steffensen, Emma Friis, Sabine Englert, Annika Jakobsen, Jeanett Kristiansen, Tonje Løseth, Julie Jensen Head coach: Mathias Madsen

Most valuable player

MVP was announced after the final on 29 December 2019.

Most valuable player:  Sabine Englert (GER)

References

1. "Santander Cup - LP Damer, 6. runde, Pulje 1" (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
2. "Santander Cup Damer LP 2016-18 Damer - 6. runde HRØ - FHF, Pulje 1" (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
3. "Santander Cup 2019 – 1/8 Finaler" (in Danish). Retrieved 16 August 2019.
4. "Santander Cup 2019 – 1/4 Finaler" (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
5. "Program Santander Final4 Damer" (in Danish). Retrieved 17 December 2019.

External links

• The Danish Handball Federation (in Danish)
• Divisionsforeningen (in Danish)