The Soviet Water Polo Championship was the premier

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in the

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. First held in 1925, it was disestablished in 1992 following the

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and succeeded by the Russian Championship. Three teams from the Soviet Championship,

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and MGU Moscow, won the

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and/or the

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.European champions
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Champions

(21) ** 1945, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 *

(11) ** 1955, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1968, 1969, 1985, 1986, 1987 * Moscow XI (6) ** 1925, 1936, 1956, 1959, 1963, 1967 * MGU Moscow (4) ** 1972, 1973, 1974, 1979 * VMS Leningrad (3) ** 1940, 1947, 1950 *

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(2) ** 1938, 1939 *

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(2) ** 1948, 1953 *

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(2) ** 1981, 1982 * Leningrad XI (1) ** 1928 * Profsoyuzny (1) ** 1934 * Elektrik Leningrad (1) ** 1937

Other teams that made it into the top three

* Azerbaijan XI * KKF Baku *

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* Dynamo Lviv *

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* Georgia XI * Moskovich AZLK * Stalinets Moscow * Trud Kyiv * Ukraine XI

References

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