Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas is a Lithuanian women's handball club from Kaunas.
| MRK Žalgiris Kaunas | |||
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| Full name | Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| Short name | Žalgiris Kaunas | ||
| League | A Lyga | ||
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| 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 Kyiv 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
edit- European Cup
- 1967, 1968, 1969
- Soviet Championship
- 1966, 1967
- Lithuanian League
- 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
European record
edit| 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
edit- ^ List of finals in the-sports.org
- ^ List of top three positions in iblandt.ru
- ^ Profile in the Lithuanian Handball Association's website