The 2016 DHB-Pokal was the 40th edition of the tournament. SC Magdeburg won the tournament, beating SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the final.
The first round was split in a north and a south part and played in mini tournaments where only the winner advanced to the round of 16. From there on a knockout system was used to determine the winner. The final four was played on one weekend in Hamburg.
Games were played on 15 and 16 August 2015.
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Emsdetten
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Aue
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Solingen
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Rostock
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hamm
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hildesheim
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Lingen
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Leipzig
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Essen
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Coburg
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in NuÃÂloch
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Saarlouis
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Kornwestheim
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Eisenach
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Rimpar
|- |colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |Played in Hagen
The draw was held on 6 September 2015.
The draw was held on 1 November 2015.
The final four was held on 30 April and 1 May 2016 at the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg.