Terrassa Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Terrassa, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1906, it currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home matches at Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, with a capacity of 11,500 spectators.[3]

Terrassa
Full nameTerrassa Futbol Club
Nickname(s)Egarenses, refundandaRojillos
Founded1906; 118 years ago (1906)
GroundEstadi Olímpic, Terrassa,
Catalonia, Spain
Capacity11,500[1]
PresidentJordi Cuesta
Head coachChus Trujillo[2]
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 3
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 3, 6th of 18

History

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Terrassa's foundations were set in 1914, with the first regulations being created by the board of directors, presided by Narcís Freixa Ubach. Three years later the club played one of its first international matches, against FC Basel of Switzerland, also winning three trophies: Copa Ramón Torras, Copa del Día Gráfico and Copa Sport, playing (and winning) twice against FC Barcelona, 1–0 and 2–1.[4]

Terrassa won its first Copa Catalunya in 1925,[4] and first reached Segunda División seventeen years later,[5] although it would be immediately relegated for the following 11 seasons.

In the 1960–61 campaign, with the team again in the second level – being again relegated – a Copa del Rey tie against Barça was played at the Camp Nou, with the hosts winning it 4–2 in front of over 80,000 spectators. The new ground, Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa, was also inaugurated with a 2–4 loss with Sevilla FC, as the club's new exile in Tercera División would be even longer the second time (14 years, although it is worth noting Segunda División B had not yet been created as the new division three).

On 29 May 1972, new club president Josep Masdefiol i Peralta was elected: other than aiding the club financially, he would eventually create the Trofeo Internacional de Fútbol Ciudad de Terrassa, with Real Zaragoza, Ferencvárosi TC and FC Bayern Munich being the first participants. Still, the club's anthem was created, by Vicenç Villatoro.

Terrassa played the 1977 relegation play-offs against AD Almería, winning after its opponent had fielded an ineligible player. In the 1980s, the club eventually dropped two levels, and had reached the regional leagues by 1990; as in several times in the past, the city hall intervened and enabled the club to stay afloat.

In 2001–02's third division, Terrassa finished in fifth position, but was allowed to participate in the promotion playoffs after Zaragoza's first team relegated from the top flight, rendering its reserves' possible promotion impossible. The promotion was attained after six matches and as many wins.

The club would play the next three years in division two, performing solidly in the first two: in 2002–03 Spanish Cup Terrassa fought valiantly against Real Madrid, before bowing out 5–7 on aggregate, thanks to longtime midfielder Monty who scored three goals in the tie.[6][7] A fourth Catalonia Cup was added with a win at CF Gavà, before the team eventually returned to the third level at the end of 2004–05 season, as third from bottom.

Former Spanish international Juanele played one of his last professional campaigns with the club.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1939–40 5 1ª Reg. B 4th
1940–41 4 1ª Reg. A 7th
1941–42 3 1ª Reg. A 1st
1942–43 2 5th
1943–44 3 4th
1944–45 3 10th
1945–46 3 9th
1946–47 3 10th
1947–48 3 5th
1948–49 3 5th
1949–50 3 8th
1950–51 3 2nd
1951–52 3 3rd
1952–53 3 3rd
1953–54 3 1st
1954–55 2 14th
1955–56 2 9th
1956–57 2 13th
1957–58 2 14th
1958–59 2 12th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1959–60 2 6th
1960–61 2 16th
1961–62 3 1st
1962–63 3 9th
1963–64 3 4th
1964–65 3 10th
1965–66 3 4th
1966–67 3 7th
1967–68 3 2nd
1968–69 3 2nd
1969–70 3 1st
1970–71 3 3rd
1971–72 3 2nd
1972–73 3 11th
1973–74 3 4th
1974–75 3 1st
1975–76 2 16th
1976–77 2 7th
1977–78 2 12th
1978–79 2 18th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 3 2ª B 5th
1980–81 3 2ª B 15th
1981–82 3 2ª B 18th
1982–83 4 8th
1983–84 4 18th
1984–85 4 3rd
1985–86 4 6th
1986–87 4 3rd
1987–88 3 2ª B 3rd
1988–89 3 2ª B 19th
1989–90 4 18th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
1991–92 5 1ª Cat. 2nd
1992–93 4 7th
1993–94 4 2nd
1994–95 3 2ª B 13th
1995–96 3 2ª B 5th
1996–97 3 2ª B 5th
1997–98 3 2ª B 2nd
1998–99 3 2ª B 5th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1999–2000 3 2ª B 15th
2000–01 3 2ª B 12th
2001–02 3 2ª B 5th
2002–03 2 12th
2003–04 2 12th
2004–05 2 20th
2005–06 3 2ª B 10th
2006–07 3 2ª B 6th
2007–08 3 2ª B 15th
2008–09 3 2ª B 16th
2009–10 3 2ª B 20th
2010–11 4 12th
2011–12 4 7th
2012–13 4 6th
2013–14 4 4th
2014–15 4 7th
2015–16 4 13th
2016–17 4 3rd
2017–18 4 4th
2018–19 4 8th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2019–20 4 2nd
2020–21 4 3rd
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 8th
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 6th
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 6th Second round
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Honours

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Current squad

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As of 30 July 2024[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ESP Marcos Pérez
2 DF   ESP Diego Garzón
3 DF   ESP Rafa Poveda
4 DF   ESP Álex Iglesias
5 MF   ARG Lautaro Montani
6 DF   ESP Borja López
7 MF   ESP Gil Muntadas
8 MF   ESP Josu Gallastegui
9 FW   ESP Aythami Perera
10 MF   ESP Jofre Cherta
11 FW   ESP Sergio Buenacasa
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Iván Biarge
14 DF   ESP Víctor Morales
15 DF   ESP Víctor Sanchís
16 DF   ESP Jordi Palacios
17 FW   NED Quinten van den Heerik
18 MF   ESP Martí Soler
19 DF   NED Gylermo Siereveld
20 FW   ESP Robert Simón
21 MF   ESP Samuel Casais
22 MF   GRE Giannis Ikonomidis
FW   ESP Aday Alcalde

Famous players

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Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

References

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  1. ^ "Terrassa FC - Tercera División G 5". resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  2. ^ Mundo Deportivo (4 October 2023). "Chus Trujillo, nuevo entrenador del Terrassa". Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ "The latest news from Terrassa FC: squad, results, table". BeSoccer. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ a b "Història". Terrassa FC (in Catalan). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. ^ "Terrassa Futbol Club, S.A.D. :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  6. ^ Dos goles de Monty frustran la victoria de los suplentes del Madrid (Two Monty goals thwart Madrid reserves' win); Diario AS, 8 January 2003 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ El Madrid pasa a cuartos tras ganar a un gran Terrassa (Madrid reaches quarter-finals after ousting great Terrassa); El Mundo, 14 January 2003 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ "Primer Equipo". Terrassa FC. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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