Moterų Rankinio Klubas Žalgiris Kaunas is a Lithuanian women's handball club from Kaunas.
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,List of finals in the-sports.org 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.List of top three positions in iblandt.ru
Since the break-up of the Soviet Union Žalgiris has played in the Lithuanian League.Profile in the Lithuanian Handball Association's website
Titles European Cup 1967, 1968, 1969 Soviet Championship 1966, 1967 Lithuanian League 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2012–13 Challenge CupR3 DHK Baník Most 25–29 25–35 50–64 2013–14 EHF CupR2 HC Karpaty 27–42 23–28 50–70 2014–15 EHF Cup Winners' CupR2 BNTU Minsk 23–28 20–32 42–60 2015–16 EHF CupR2 SPONO Eagles 35–25 27–38 62–63 2016–17 EHF CupR1 Muratpaşa Belediyespor SK 27–30 24–25 51–55 2017–18 Challenge CupR3 London GD Handball Club 42–13 32–21 51–551/8 Rincón Fertilidad Málaga 28–24 20–25 48–49 2018–19 Challenge CupR3 HC Gomel 31–35 26–30 57–65
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