Soviet Men's Handball Championship
| Founded | 1956 (Field Handball) 1962 (Indoor Handball) |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | SKIF Krasnodar (2nd title) |
| Most titles | CSKA Moscow (9 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | Champions League EHF Cup |
The Soviet Union Handball Championship was the highest level for men's club handball in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
The competition was successively dominated by three clubs: CSKA Moscow and its nine titles, including eight between 1973 and 1983 succeeded by MAI Moscow and its seven titles between 1965 and 1975 and then comes the dominance of SKA Minsk and its six titles, including five between 1984 and 1989. These three clubs are also the only three to have won the European Cup of Champion Clubs (respectively two, one and three times).[1][2]
Field Handball
[edit]In this list is the first Soviet Union Field Handball Championship played with 11 players :
| Season | Champions |
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| 1955/56 | MVO Moscow |
| 1956/57 | Burevestnik Kiev |
| 1957/58 | OSZK Odessa |
| 1958/59 | SKIF Lviv |
| 1959/60 | MAI Moscow |
| 1960/61 | Trud Moscow |
Winners List Since 1962 Indoor Handball
[edit]• The 1991/92 Championship is Officially of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
References
[edit]- ^ todor66.com Men Retrieved 14 April 2022
- ^ LesSports.info Handball - Soviet Union - Division 1 Men - Winners] Retrieved 14 April 2022
- ^ Места команд по годам + преемственность клубов Retrieved 14 April 2022
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