Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club

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.

Atlètic Terrassa
Full nameAtlètic Terrassa Hockey Club
LeagueMen's División de Honor
Women's Primera División
Founded1952
Home groundCan Salas,
Terrassa,
Spain
Websitewww.athc.cat
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History

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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

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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]

Season Round
2007–08[8] Quarter-finals
2008–09[9] Round one
2009–10[10][11] Quarter-finals
2010–11[12] Quarter-finals
2011–12 Round of 16
2012–13[13] Round of 16
2014–15[14] Round one
2015–16[7] Semi-finals
2016–17[15] Quarter-finals
2017–18[16] Round of 16
2021 Silver medal

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Can Salas

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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

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Current squad

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Men's squad

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Head coach: Xavier Gasol

As of 2021–22[20]
Pos. Nation Player
  ESP Marc Vizcaino
MF   ESP Jordi Bonastre
  ESP Quim Malgosa
  ESP Santi Ibañez
  ESP Marc Escudé
  ESP Joan Monzo
GK   ESP Marc Calzada
  ESP Xavier Barutel
Pos. Nation Player
DF   NED Johannes Mooij
  ESP Roger Malgosa
  ESP Pol Cabré-Verdiell
DF   ESP Pau Cunill
MF   ESP Pepe Cunill
DF   ESP Ignasi Torras
MF   ESP Marc Sallés

Women's squad

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Head coach: Jordi Flo

As of September 2020[21]
Pos. Nation Player
  ESP Nina Cortes
  ESP Maria Barba
FW   ARG Antonella Rinaldi
  ESP Anna Barba
  SCO Lexi Sabatelli
DF   ARG Julia Gomes Fantasia
  SCO Jessica Buchanan
  ESP Gemma Beltran
No. Pos. Nation Player
  ESP Marta Dorda
  ESP Clara Barba
  ESP Hanna Badia
  ESP Meritxell Vizcaino
  ESP Nuria Carles
  ESP Julia Calvo
  ESP Maria Gesti
  ESP Cristina Escude
  ESP Maria Torrente

Notable players

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Men's internationals

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  Spain
  Germany
  Netherlands

Women's internationals

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  Spain
  Argentina

Honours

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División de Honor

  • Winners (22): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17, 2021–22
  • Runners-up (10): 1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2020–21

Copa del Rey

  • Winners (17): 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2021–22[note 1]

Euro Hockey League

  • Runners-up (1): 2021

EuroHockey Club Champions Cup

  • Winners (2): 1985, 1998
  • Runner-up (7): 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2006, 2007

EuroHockey Cup Winners Cup

  • Winners (2): 1994, 2000

Catalonia Hockey Championship

  • Winners (17): 1979–80, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2020–21[note 2]

EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup

  • Winners (1): 1999
  • Runners-up (2): 2002, 2010

Source:[2]

Notes
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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

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Catalonia Hockey Championship: 3

  • 1988, 2007, 2009

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References

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  1. ^ "Historia" (in Catalan). www.athc.catm. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Divisio D'Honor Masculil" (in Catalan). www.athc.catm. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Atletic take control of title race!". ehlhockey.tv. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Atlètic win Copa del Rey for 16th time". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Atlètic Terrassa Club Biography". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ^ "EHL by the Numbers: The Teams". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Harvestehuder verslaat thuisfavoriet in troostfinale EHL" (in Dutch). hockey.nl. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Tough assignment for Grange Men in Barcelona". www.scottish-hockey.org.uk. 11 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  9. ^ "Three Rock Rover 0 ONO Atletic Terrasa 0". www.hookhockey.com. 31 October 2008. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Reading pipped to top spot". ehlhockey.tv. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  11. ^ "L'Atlètic Terrassa cau contra el Rotterdam (5-3) i queda fora de les semifinals de l'Eurolliga" (in Catalan). www.ccma.cat. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Atlètic Terrassa ready for Euro Hockey League Round 1.2". www.fih.ch. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  13. ^ "Full schedule announced for Euro Hockey League". www.englandhockey.co.uk. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  14. ^ "England lose Euro Hockey League place". www.englandhockey.co.uk. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  15. ^ "European Hockey League: Lisnagarvey lose 4-1 to Atletic Terrassa". www.bbc.co.uk. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Rotterdam rocks for bumper crowd of over 6,400 at KO16 carnival". ehlhockey.tv. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  17. ^ "L'Enclavament De Can Salas" (in Catalan). www.athc.catm. Archived from the original on 27 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Hockey Tours to Atletic Terrassa". www.inspiresport.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Atlètic to host Copa del Rey y de la Reina". ehlhockey.tv. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  20. ^ "Equipo". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Equipo". rfeh.es (in Spanish). Real Federación Española de Hockey.
  22. ^ "Divisio D'Honor Femeni" (in Catalan). www.athc.catm. Retrieved 9 September 2018.