HT Tatran Prešov

Tatran Presov
Full nameTatran Presov Handball Team
Short nameTatran
Founded1952
ArenaTatran Handball Arena
Capacity4,870 seats
PresidentMiloslav Chmeliar
Head coachRadoslav Antl
LeagueNiké Handball Extraliga, EHF European League
2023–241st
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Home
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Website
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HT Tatran Prešov is a handball club from Prešov, Slovakia, that plays in the Niké Handball Extraliga and EHF European League.

Location of HT Tatran Prešov
Prešov
Prešov
Location of HT Tatran Prešov

History

The official establishment of the club begins in 1952 under the name Slavia CSSA. In 1954, Tatran successfully qualified for the championship of Czechoslovakia, where they won their first historic bronze medal. In 1967, the national team of Czechoslovakia became world champion in Sweden. Four Tatran Presov players were in the national team at that time: Anton Frolo, Martin Gregor, Vladimir Seruga and Rudolf Horváth. In the 1968/1969 season, Tatran won its first Czechoslovak league title. The second golden record was brought immediately by the 1970/71 season. In the 1971/72 season, Tatran achieved its greatest international success, where it only reached the semi-finals of the European Champions Cup, where VfL Gummersbach defeated it in the fight to advance to the finals. After the independence of Slovakia, from the 1993/94 season, various lobby groups took turns in the management of the club. The most difficult period of men's handball in Eperjes has come, there were frequent personnel changes in the club management, financial conditions brought the club to the brink of collapse. Miloslav Chmeliar took over the club from the summer of 2001. From then on, the team became stronger financially and personally, and could finally operate under decent conditions. In recent years, Tatran has developed into the most successful and strongest club in Slovakia. In the last decade, the club has grown into a serial champion of its country.[1]

Kits

Management

Position Name
Club Owner And Company Manager Slovakia Miloslav Chmeliar
Manager Slovakia Pavol Kožlej
Sports Director Slovakia Jozef Gaľan
Marketing Manager Slovakia Marián Eštočko

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[2]
HT Tatran Prešov

Technical staff

  • Head Coach: Slovakia Radoslav Antl
  • Assistent: Slovakia Marek Gernát
  • Goalkeeper Coach: Slovakia Maroš Kolpak
  • Physiotherapist: Slovakia Marián Dittrich
  • Masseur: Slovakia Tomáš Foriš

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Accomplishments

  • National Championship of Slovakia: (19)
    • 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • National Cup of Slovakia: (25)
    • 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
  • EHF Champions League
    • 1/8 Final (1): 2004/05
    • Group Stage (8): 2005/06, 2007/08, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2015/16, 2016/17, 2018/19, 2019/20
  • EHF European League
    • 1/4 Final: (1): 2011/12
    • 1/8 Final (1): 2009/10
    • Group Phase: (6): 2012/13, 2013/14, 2017/18, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23
    • Qualification Round 3: (1): 2014/2015
  • EHF European Cup
    • 1/4 Final (1): 2023/24
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup
    • 1/4 Final (1): 2005/06
    • 1/8 Final (3): 2002/03, 2007/08, 2008/09

EHF ranking

As of 17/10/2024[5]
Rank Team Points
42 Poland Górnik Zabrze 112
43 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen 108
44 Czech Republic HCB Karviná 107
45 Slovakia Tatran Prešov 107
46 Turkey Beşiktaş JK 100
47 Hungary Tatabánya KC 98
48 Sweden Ystads IF 97

Former club members

Notable former players

Former coaches

Seasons Coach Country
-2003 Martin Lipták Czech Republic
2003–2004 Peter Hatalčík Slovakia
2004–2005 Yuri Zhuravlyov Ukraine
2005–2006 František Šulc Czech Republic
2006–2007 Roman Lamač Slovakia
2007–2008 Martin Lipták Czech Republic
2008–2011 Rastislav Trtík Czech Republic
2011–2012 Đorđe Rašić Serbia
2013 Roman Lamač Slovakia
2013–2014 Peter Hatalčík Slovakia
2014–2015 Peter Dávid Slovakia
2015–2017 Rastislav Trtík Czech Republic
2017–2021 Slavko Goluža Croatia
2021–2022 Radoslav Antl Slovakia
2022–2023 Marek Gernát Slovakia
2023–2024 Pavol Jano Slovakia
2024-2025 Ratko Đurković Montenegro

References

  1. ^ "História klubu TATRAN Prešov | Handball Team Tatran Prešov". tatranpresov.sk. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ^ "TATRAN PREŠOV A-TEAM | Handball Team Tatran Prešov".
  3. ^ https://tatranpresov.sk/clanok/do-tatrana-prichadza-skuseny-pivot-alexej-usal
  4. ^ https://cetinjskilist.com/danilo-mihaljevic-na-golu-tatran-presova/
  5. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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