MRK Žalgiris Kaunas

Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas is a Lithuanian women's handball club from Kaunas.

MRK Žalgiris Kaunas
Full name	Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas
Short name	Žalgiris Kaunas
League	A Lyga
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

A founding member of the European Cup in 1961, Žalgiris won three editions in a row between 1967 and 1969 in addition to two Soviet Championships,[1] which makes it one of the most successful Lithuanian teams in overall international competitions. However the team declined subsequently, with Spartak Kiev dominating both competitions for nearly two decades. In 1979 Žalgiris made it into the championship's top three for the last time, with Egle Vilnius becoming the major Lithuanian team in the championship.[2]

Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Žalgiris has played in the Lithuanian League.[3]

Titles

• European Cup
  • 1967, 1968, 1969
• Soviet Championship
  • 1966, 1967
• Lithuanian League
  • 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2012–13	Challenge Cup	R3	DHK Baník Most	25–29	25–35	50–64
2013–14	EHF Cup	R2	HC Karpaty	27–42	23–28	50–70
2014–15	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	R2	BNTU Minsk	23–28	20–32	42–60
2015–16	EHF Cup	R2	SPONO Eagles	35–25	27–38	62–63
2016–17	EHF Cup	R1	Muratpaşa Belediyespor SK	27–30	24–25	51–55
2017–18	Challenge Cup	R3	London GD Handball Club	42–13	32–21	51–55
		1/8	Rincón Fertilidad Málaga	28–24	20–25	48–49
2018–19	Challenge Cup	R3	HC Gomel	31–35	26–30	57–65

References

1. List of finals in the-sports.org
2. List of top three positions in iblandt.ru
3. Profile in the Lithuanian Handball Association's website