DHB Cup: SCM meets Dessau-Roßlau in the derby – pure excitement!
SC Magdeburg meets Dessau-Roßlau in the DHB Cup. The derby takes place between September 30th and October 2nd.

DHB Cup: SCM meets Dessau-Roßlau in the derby – pure excitement!
In an exciting Saxony-Anhalt derby, SC Magdeburg (SCM) meets Dessau-Roßlauer HV (DRHV) in the second round of the DHB Cup. This draw was drawn by ex-national player Steffen Weinhold on August 23, 2025 as part of the Super Cup in Munich. It will be the first meeting in the cup for the Magdeburgers, while the DRHV previously qualified for this round with a 31:28 win against TuS Vinnhorst People's voice reported.
There is also reason for anticipation among SCM managing director Marc-Henrik Schmedt, who sees the upcoming derby as a great opportunity. He aims for his team to reach the round of 16, a goal that is particularly motivating. “There’s something going on,” you might say. The exact date for the game is currently still open, as Magdeburg will be in action at the Club World Cup at the scheduled time from September 30th to October 2nd Sports show holds on.
The game plan in the DHB Cup
In the DHB Cup 2023-24, which is already the 47th edition of the tournament, there are 13 more games in the 2nd round, which will be played between September 12th and 20th, 2023. Excitement is guaranteed! The winners of this second round will then meet the three top teams from the last Final4 in the round of 16: THW Kiel, MT Melsungen and Balingen-Weilstetten. The round of 16 is scheduled for November 5th and 6th, the quarterfinals will take place on December 17th and 18th. Here is an overview of the games in the second round:
- Dessau-Roßlauer HV 06 – SC Magdeburg
- HSG Nordhorn-Lingen – HC Erlangen
- Bayer Dormagen – TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
- TV Emsdetten – TVB Stuttgart
- Eintracht Hagen – TBV Lemgo Lippe
- HC Elbflorenz – HSV Hamburg
- TV Hüttenberg – VfL Gummersbach
- Füchse Berlin – HSG Wetzlar
- GWD Minden – ThSV Eisenach
- Frisch Auf Göppingen – SC DHfK Leipzig
- TV Großwallstadt – SG BBM Bietigheim
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen – SG Flensburg-Handewitt
- HSC 2000 Coburg – Bergischer HC
There is still an absolute highlight coming up for handball fans: the Final4 will be held on April 18th and 19th, 2026 in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, where the best teams in the tournament will fight for the title. It will be interesting to see whether the SCM can qualify for the final again after the team won the title in the final of last season by defeating MT Melsungen Wikipedia summarized informatively. Until then, the games in the first main round, which took place on the last weekends in August, will provide plenty of stories to delight fans.