AHC Potaissa Turda explained

Clubname:Potaissa Turda
Fullname:AHC Potaissa Turda
Short Name:Potaissa
Capacity:650
Chairman: Flaviu Sâsâeac
Manager: Horațiu Gal
League:Liga Națională
Season:2021–22
Position:Liga Națională, 4th of 14
Website:https://ahcpotaissa.ro/
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AHC Potaissa Turda is a men's handball club from Turda, Romania, that plays in the Romanian Handball League. Potaissa Turda is a notable Romanian team in the last decade. In the last four years, is the only team that have qualified to the Final 4 of the national championships, in every season. Potaissa Turda won the EHF Challenge Cup in 2018, after a final against AEK Athens.

Turda was promoted to the first division in 2011.

Potaissa Turda's fairytail story began back in 2007, when their home sports hall, Gheorghe Baritiu, was inaugurated and the team's players could play finally in Turda. For example, one of the squad's members was the actual team president, Flaviu Constantin Sâsâeac, who used to play for Turda, and also being the team president, since 2003.

Another reason why Potaissa's early success is not that surprising, can be that the club has more youth squads, around 220 children and young players representing Turda in national competitions.[1]

Honours

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2014–15EHF CupQ1 Maccabi Tel Aviv32–2535-3067–55
Q2 Junior Fasano28-2739-2667–53
Q3 RK Nexe20-3526-2346–58
2016–17EHF Challenge CupR3 HC Dobrudja32–2343–1975–42
1/8 Handball Esch31–2728–2959–56
QF HB Dudelange32–2936–3568–64
SF Valur22–3032–2354–53
F Sporting CP28–3724–3052–67
For the first time in their short history, AHC Potaissa Turda have reached the Challenge Cup finals for the second year running. After the loss from a year before, against Sporting CP, Turda had the power to come back stronger, winning the first major trophy for the city from Cluj county. By beating AEK H.C. with 59-49 on aggregate, Potaissa Turda became the fourth team from Romania to ever lift the Challenge Cup, after Steaua Bucharest,[2] UCM Reșița (three times between 2007 and 2009[3]) and HC Odorhei.[4]
SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2017–18EHF Challenge CupR3 KH Trepça35-1940-3075–49
1/8 HC Visé BM44-2424-2968–53
QF FyllingenBergen29-2430-3259–56
SF IBV Vestmannaeyjar28-3128-2456–55
F AEK H.C.33-2226-2759–49
2018–19EHF CupQ1 FC Porto21-4124-2745-68
2019–20EHF Challenge CupR3 TENAX Dobele38-3532-3270-67
1/8 BSV Bern36-3333-3569-68
QF AEK H.C.CANCELLED
2020–21EHF European LeagueQ1 HRK Gorica24-2632-2756-53
2020–21EHF European LeagueQ2 Fenix Toulouse Handball35-3527-3162-66

Current squad

Squad for the 2022–23 season

Goalkeepers
Wingers
  • RW:
  • LW:
    Line players
    Back players
  • LB:
  • CB:
    RB:

    Technical staff

    Staff for the 2019–20 season

    Head Coach
    Assistant
    Masseur
    Club President
    Head of Youth Department
    Sports Director

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. https://pressone.ro/uriasii-din-curtea-scolii/
    2. News: UCM Resita a câştigat Challenge Cup! Cea mai mare performanţă sportivă pe echipe din Banat! Handbalul reşiţean a mâncat elanul norvegian!.
    3. Web site: UCM Resita - Experience the difference. www.his.ro. www.ucmr.ro. 2018-05-21.
    4. http://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/handbal/performanta-potaissa-turda-a-castigat-cupa-challenge-la-handbal-masculin-romania-incheie-sezonul-in-cupele-europene-cu-doua-trofee-si-un-final-four-in-liga-campionilor-17223097