In the first round the two relegated teams from the
2022–23 Handball-Bundesliga and eight other teams from the 2. Bunesliga joined 12 teams from the 3. Liga and amateur-cup. The teams were split into a north-and south group and face each other. In the third round, the other teams from the Bundesliga joined, except for the three best-placed teams from the
last edition, those joined in the round of 16. The tournament came to an end with a final four in the
Lanxess Arena in
Cologne. ==Schedule==