HISTORY


EGARA SPORTS CLUB was born in 1935 as "Club Deportivo Armonia Egara", out of a merger with Armonia Football Club and with the aim of providing new impetus to the already flourishing hockey scene in Terrassa.


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The spirit of the club's foundation, as testified by contemporary press reports, has survived to the present day, not only in the ambit of hockey itself, which provided the Club's initial raison d'être, but also in the totality of the sports which are today practised on our premises and which illustrate the historical progression of EGARA SPORTS CLUB.

In 1950, our B team won its first national title, and in 1952, Egara became the Spanish title-holders at the highest championship level, whereupon one of the Club's long-standing ambitions, the possession of its own independent premises, began to take tangible form.

On July 1, 1961, the club's new and current premises were inaugurated; naturally, these have been modernised and extended over the years, with facilities for hockey, tennis, equestrianism, etc being successively introduced.

In 1975 the main No. 1 grass hockey pitch was inaugurated, and this was replaced in 1986 by an artificial sand-based surface, and later, in 1993, by the present water-based artificial turf, which coincided with a series of major additions to the Club's facilities, including the new gymnasium and the new equestrian area.

In 1969 and 1970, Egara Sports Club won its two most prestigious titles at the highest international level: the European Hockey Cup. The Club went on to win a European sub-championship (Brussels 1993) and two third places (Rome 1971 and The Hague 1997)

In 1991, Egara Sports Club hosted the European Cup winners' Cup (the so-called "Recopa"), achieving a notable organisational success, as well as picking up the bronze medal in the competition.

In 1997, Egara Sports Club received from the hands of King Juan Carlos, in Madrid, the highest accolade that a sports Club can receive at national level: The 1996 National Sporting Prize   (Stadium Cup).

Presidents:

Over the years, Egara Sports Club has had the following Presidents:

1935-1948

Pere Amat i Llopart
1949-1966

Agustí Vallés i de Prat
1966-1976

Salvador Vinyals i Pons
1976-1981

Joan Comerma i Pons
1981-1993

Josep Pi i Maseras
1993-2001

Francesc Salvatella i Badiella
2001-present

Ròmul Prat i Morera