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
Bronze medal match
Final
Final ranking and statistics
Top goalscorers Counted from the round of 16 when DHF took over the tournament.
Rank Player Club Goals1 Lærke NolsøeNykøbing Falster Håndbold212 Estavana PolmanTeam Esbjerg183 Kristina LiščevićTeam Esbjerg184 Dione HousheerNykøbing Falster Håndbold165 Mie HøjlundOdense Håndbold15 Sabine PedersenRanders HK7 Camilla DalbyRanders HK14 Marit Røsberg JacobsenTeam Esbjerg Emelie WestbergNykøbing Falster Håndbold10 Mia RejKøbenhavn Håndbold13 Sanna SolbergTeam Esbjerg
Danish Handball Cup 2018 winners Nykøbing Falster HåndboldklubFirst 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:
References
External links The Danish Handball Federation