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.
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Current squad Squad for the 2025–26 season
Goalkeepers Adrian Baștiurea Mihai Popescu Alexandru Bucătaru
Wingers RW Roland Thalmaier Daniel Pop LW Alexandru Ghivil Denis Vereș Line players Gabriel Dumitriu Paul Grindean Mateusz Piechowski
Back players LB Radu Lazăr Teodor Pinţoiu George Pințoiu Ivan Mošić CB Alexandru Ghivil Irakli Kbilashvili RB Radu Cristian Ghiță Darius Rusu
Technical staff Head coach: Horațiu Gal Assistant coach: Ionuț Ștef Masseur: Andreea Bărbos
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Leandro Semedo (LB) from Ángel Ximénez Puente Genilhttps://www.facebook.com/potaissaturda/posts/-bun-venit-leandro-semedoahc-potaissa-turda-anunță-transferul-lui-leandro-semedo/1509811997824234/ Teimuraz Orjonikidze (LB) from GRK Ohridhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DaQcIgJG_n2/
Leaving Ivan Mošić (LB) to HC Buzăuhttps://handbalmania.ro/2026/05/21/primele-transferuri-anuntate-de-hc-buzau-2/ Alexandru Bucătaru (GK) to HC Buzăuhttps://www.instagram.com/p/Dbk7nupjboc/?hl=id
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining Ivan Mošić (LB) from HC Buzăuhttps://rukometnizurnal.com/ivan-mosic-pojacao-potaisa-turdu/
Leaving Mohammad Reza Oraei (RB) to Istres Provence Handballhttps://istreshandball.com/mohammadreza-oraei-rejoint-le-istres-provence-handball/ Janja Vojvodić (CB) to CSM Bucureștihttps://handbalmania.ro/2025/07/23/liga-zimbrilor-reunire-cu-multe-noutati-la-csm-bucuresti/
Honours EHF European Cup Winners (1): 2017–18 Runners-up (1): 2016–17 Liga Națională Third place (4): 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2014–15 EHF CupQ1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 32–25 35-30 67–55Q2 Junior Fasano 28-27 39-26 67–53Q3 RK Nexe 20-35 26-23 46–58 2016–17 EHF Challenge CupR3 HC Dobrudja 32–23 43–19 75–421/8 Handball Esch 31–27 28–29 59–56QF HB Dudelange 32–29 36–35 68–64SF Valur 22–30 32–23 54–53F Sporting CP 28–37 24–30 52–67 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, UCM Reșița (three times between 2007 and 2009) and HC Odorhei. Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2017–18 EHF Challenge CupR3 KH Trepça 35-19 40-30 75–491/8 HC Visé BM44-24 24-29 68–53QF FyllingenBergen29-2430-32 59–56SF IBV Vestmannaeyjar28-3128-24 56–55F AEK H.C.33-2226-27 59–49 2018–19 EHF CupQ1 FC Porto 21-41 24-27 45–68 2019–20 EHF Challenge CupR3 TENAX Dobele 38-35 32-32 70–671/8 BSV Bern 36-33 33-35 69–68QF AEK H.C. CANCELLED 2020–21 EHF European LeagueQ1 HRK Gorica 24–26 32–27 56–53Q2 Fenix Toulouse Handball 35–35 27–31 62–66 2021–22 EHF European CupR3 KH Besa Famgas 28–30 29–26 57–56L16 Alingsås HK 31–30 30–41 61–71 2022–23 EHF European LeagueQ1 IK Sävehof 21–45 30–34 51–79 2024–25 EHF European CupR2 GRK Ohrid 25–31 39–29 64–60R3 Olympiacos SFP 27–32 31–27 58–59 2025–26 EHF European LeagueGS Irudek Bidasoa Irún 33–34 30–35 4th place Saint-Raphaël Var Handball 25–34 24–42 SG Flensburg-Handewitt 26–33 28–46
References
External links Official website