Soviet Women's Handball Championship

The Soviet Women's Handball Championship (Чемпионат СССР по гандболу среди женщин) was the premier women's handball championship in the Soviet Union. Founded in 1962, it last took place in 1992 following the state's collapse.

Luch Moscow (previously Trud) and Žalgiris Kaunas were early powerhouses of the championship. Spartak Kiev subsequently dominated the championship for two decades, with twenty titles in a row between 1969 and 1988. The four last editions were won by Kuban Krasnodar and Rostselmash. Avtomobilist Baku was the championship's runner-up a record 9 times, but wasn't able to win it.[1]

The Soviet Championship was arguably one of the top women's handball competitions in the world. Spartak Kiev extended its dominance to the European Cup with 13 titles, and Avtomobilist Baku, Eglė Vilnius, Kuban Krasnodar, Luch Moscow, Rostselmash and Žalgiris Kaunas also won international competitions.[2]

List of champions

1962: Trud Moscow 1963: Trud Moscow 1964: Trud Moscow 1965: Trud Moscow 1966: Žalgiris Kaunas 1967: Žalgiris Kaunas 1968: Luch Moscow 1969: Spartak Kiev 1970: Spartak Kiev 1971: Spartak Kiev 1972: Spartak Kiev

1973: Spartak Kiev 1974: Spartak Kiev 1975: Spartak Kiev 1976: Spartak Kiev 1977: Spartak Kiev 1978: Spartak Kiev 1979: Spartak Kiev 1980: Spartak Kiev 1981: Spartak Kiev 1982: Spartak Kiev 1983: Spartak Kiev

1984: Spartak Kiev 1985: Spartak Kiev 1986: Spartak Kiev 1987: Spartak Kiev 1988: Spartak Kiev 1989: Kuban Krasnodar 1990: Rostselmash 1991: Rostselmash 1992: Kuban Krasnodar

References

1. List of champions in Iblandt.tu
2. List of champions of EHF competitions in the-sports.org