Danish Handball Cup 2018 (women's handball)


The 2018 Danish Handball Cup, known as Santander Cup 2018 for sponsorship reasons, is the 55th edition of the national women's handball cup tournament. Team Esbjerg 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 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 2018.
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 27 March
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 10 April
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 11 April
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 12 April
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 17 April
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 25 April
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 1 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 2 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 3 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 5 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 14 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 15 May
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 17 May

Round of 16

The round of 16 ties were scheduled for 14-23 August 2018.
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 14 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 22 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 23 August
!colspan="3" style="background:#ccccff;"| 24 August

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, 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.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Lærke NolsøeNykøbing Falster Håndbold21
2 Estavana PolmanTeam Esbjerg18
3 Kristina LiščevićTeam Esbjerg18
4 Dione HousheerNykøbing Falster Håndbold16
5 Mie HøjlundOdense Håndbold15
5 Sabine PedersenRanders HK15
7 Camilla DalbyRanders HK14
7 Marit Røsberg JacobsenTeam Esbjerg14
7 Emelie WestbergNykøbing Falster Håndbold14
10 Mia RejKøbenhavn Håndbold13
10 Sanna SolbergTeam Esbjerg13

Danish Handball Cup 2018 winners
Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
First title
Team roster: Cecilie Greve, Sakura Hauge, Dione Housheer, Ayaka Ikehara, Isabella Jacobsen, Matilde Kondrup Nielsen, Kristina Kristiansen, Anna Lagerquist, Lærke Nolsøe, Sofie Olsen, Line Skak, Yui Sunami, Angelica Wallén, Emelie Westberg, Johanna Westberg
Head coach: Jakob Larsen

Most valuable player

MVP was announced after the final on 30 December 2018.
Most valuable player: