Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club Explained

Clubname:Atlètic Terrassa
Fullname:Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club
Founded:1952
League:Men's División de Honor
Women's Primera División
Season:2020–21
Position:Men

2nd
Women: 10th (relegated)

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Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club, also known as Atlètic Terrassa, is a professional field hockey club based in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1952. Their senior men's field hockey team play in the División de Honor and the Copa del Rey. They have also regularly represented Spain in the Euro Hockey League. Their senior women's field hockey team play in the División de Honor and in the Copa de la Reina. In addition to field hockey, the club also organises teams in various other sports and activities including tennis, padel, basketball, futsal, swimming, gymnastics and golf.

History

Atlètic Terrassa was founded in 1952.[1] They won their first División de Honor title in 1982–83 and subsequently went onto win nine consecutive titles between then and 1990–91. Between 2003–04 and 2011–12 they won the División de Honor eight seasons out of nine.[2] [3] Atlètic won their first Copa del Rey in 1983–84 and subsequently went onto win five consecutive tournaments between then and 1987–88.[2] In 2014–15 they won their 16th Copa del Rey after defeating Real Club de Polo in a penalty shoot-out.[4]

Euro Hockey League

Atlètic Terrassa have regularly represented Spain in the Euro Hockey League. Their best performance in the competition was in 2021 when they finished second.[5] [6] [7]

SeasonRound
2007–08[8] Quarter-finals
2008–09[9] Round one
2009–10[10] [11] Quarter-finals
2010–11[12] Quarter-finals
2011–12Round of 16
2012–13[13] Round of 16
2014–15[14] Round one
2015–16Semi-finals
2016–17[15] Quarter-finals
2017–18[16] Round of 16
Silver medal

Can Salas

Atlètic Terrassa are based at Can Salas, located near Sant Llorenç del Munt and bordering Terrassa, Sabadell, Matadepera and Castellar del Vallès. The club purchased the former vineyards in 1967 and gradually expanded until acquiring 60 hectares. Construction began in January 1968 and the grounds were officially opened in 1969.[17] [18] In addition to hosting Copa del Rey and the Copa de la Reina tournaments,[19] Can Salas and Atlètic Terrassa have also hosted international tournaments at their hockey stadium called the Estadi de Hockey Josep Marquès, including the 2006 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2010–11 Euro Hockey League Round 1 group stages.[12]

Players

Current squad

Men's squad

Head coach: Xavier Gasol[20]

Women's squad

Head coach: Jordi Flo[21]

Men's internationals

Women's internationals

Honours

Men

División de Honor

Copa del Rey

Euro Hockey League

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup

Catalonia Hockey Championship

EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

Notes
  1. Web site: Historia. www.athc.catm. 26 January 2019. Catalan.
  2. Web site: Divisio D'Honor Masculil. www.athc.catm. 9 September 2018. Catalan.
  3. Web site: Atletic take control of title race!. ehlhockey.tv. 25 January 2019. 22 March 2009.
  4. Web site: Atlètic win Copa del Rey for 16th time. ehlhockey.tv. 26 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Atlètic Terrassa Club Biography . ehlhockey.tv. 9 September 2018.
  6. Web site: EHL by the Numbers: The Teams. ehlhockey.tv. 25 January 2019.
  7. Web site: Harvestehuder verslaat thuisfavoriet in troostfinale EHL. hockey.nl. 25 January 2019. 15 May 2016. Dutch.
  8. Web site: Tough assignment for Grange Men in Barcelona. www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. 25 January 2019. 11 October 2012.
  9. Web site: Three Rock Rover 0 ONO Atletic Terrasa 0. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035423/http://www.hookhockey.com/index.php/2008/10/three-rock-rover-0-ono-atletic-terrasa-0/#.XEtOcfZ2ty0. usurped. January 27, 2019. www.hookhockey.com. 25 January 2019. 31 October 2008.
  10. Web site: Reading pipped to top spot. ehlhockey.tv. 25 January 2019. 11 October 2009.
  11. Web site: L'Atlètic Terrassa cau contra el Rotterdam (5-3) i queda fora de les semifinals de l'Eurolliga. www.ccma.cat. 25 January 2019. 5 April 2010. Catalan.
  12. Web site: Atlètic Terrassa ready for Euro Hockey League Round 1.2. www.fih.ch. 25 January 2019. 28 October 2010.
  13. Web site: Full schedule announced for Euro Hockey League. www.englandhockey.co.uk. 25 January 2019. 16 August 2012.
  14. Web site: England lose Euro Hockey League place. www.englandhockey.co.uk. 25 January 2019. 23 June 2014.
  15. Web site: European Hockey League: Lisnagarvey lose 4-1 to Atletic Terrassa. www.bbc.co.uk. 25 January 2019. 15 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Rotterdam rocks for bumper crowd of over 6,400 at KO16 carnival . ehlhockey.tv. 25 January 2019. 30 March 2018.
  17. Web site: L'Enclavament De Can Salas. www.athc.catm. 26 January 2019. Catalan. 27 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190127035826/https://www.athc.cat/parc-esportiu/lenclavament-de-can-salas/. dead.
  18. Web site: Hockey Tours to Atletic Terrassa. www.inspiresport.com. 26 January 2019.
  19. Web site: Atlètic to host Copa del Rey y de la Reina. ehlhockey.tv. 26 January 2019.
  20. Web site: Equipo . rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey . 3 January 2022 . es.
  21. Web site: Equipo . es. rfeh.es . Real Federación Española de Hockey .
  22. Different sources list either Atlètic Terrassa or Club Deportiu Terrassa as winners of the 1933 Copa del Rey de Hockey Hierba. Atlètic Terrassa does not include this title in their list of honours.
  23. This list of Catalonia Hockey Championship titles is taken from Spanish and Catalan Wikipedia articles. Their list differs considerably from the list on Atlètic Terrassa's own website.

Women

Catalonia Hockey Championship: 3