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
----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 | Goals |
| 1 |  Lærke Nolsøe | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 21 |
| 2 |  Estavana Polman | Team Esbjerg | 18 |
| 3 |  Kristina Liščević | Team Esbjerg | 18 |
| 4 | Dione Housheer | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 16 |
| 5 | Mie Højlund | Odense Håndbold | 15 |
| 5 | Sabine Pedersen | Randers HK | 15 |
| 7 | Camilla Dalby | Randers HK | 14 |
| 7 |  Marit Røsberg Jacobsen | Team Esbjerg | 14 |
| 7 |  Emelie Westberg | Nykøbing Falster Håndbold | 14 |
| 10 | Mia Rej | København Håndbold | 13 |
| 10 | Sanna Solberg | Team Esbjerg | 13 |
| 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: |