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. During the seventies it rose to the European limelight thanks to the victory of 3 continental trophies, under the name Elektrotechnika.

History

The debut of the club in the Soviet championship dates back to 1947, but the first notable result is the second place in 1960. From that moment on, the team was one of the strongest players in the Soviet volleyball scene. From 1973 to 1983 it never dropped below the 5th place, and during that decade it was able to establish itself in Europe thanks to the victory of 3 CEV Cup Winners' Cups, two of which back to back. In 1984 the club achieved the maximum milestone in its history: It won the championship title, succeeding in the task of interrupting the streak of 14 consecutive titles of CSKA Moscow. After the Champion title of the Soviet Union Electrotechnika participated in the CEV European Champions Cup in 1985, where it was eliminated in the quarterfinals by future champions of

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. After placing third in the 1990 and 1991 editions of the Soviet championship, in 1992 dominated the Latvian newborn championship, created because of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The last great achievement of the club was the winning of the

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final in 1991 (then the third continental trophy). Also this was the time to defeat by another famous Italian club,

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Names

* 1947–60: Daugava * 1960–62: SKIF Rīga * 1962–91: Elektrotechnika * 1991–present: Radiotechnik

Achievements

CEV Cup Winners' Cup The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CE ...

: Winners (3): 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77 *

: Runners-up (1): 1990–91 * USSR League : Winners (1): 1983–84 * Latvian League : Winners (1): 1992

References

Volleyball clubs established in 1947 Volleyball in Latvia {{USSR-stub