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. A founding member of the

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in 1961, Žalgiris won three editions in a row between 1967 and 1969 in addition to two Soviet Championships, which makes it one of the most successful Lithuanian teams in overall international competitions. However the team declined subsequently, with

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dominating both competitions for nearly two decades. In 1979 Žalgiris made it into the championship's top three for the last time, with

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becoming the major Lithuanian team in the championship. Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Žalgiris has played in the Lithuanian League.Profile
in the Lithuanian Handball Association's website

Titles

** 1967, 1968, 1969 * Soviet Championship ** 1966, 1967 * Lithuanian League **2012, 2013,

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, 2015, 2016, 2018

European record

References

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