Eglė Vilnius

RK Eglė Vilnius, a.k.a. Eglė-Šviesa for sponsorship reasons, is a Lithuanian women's handball club from Vilnius.[1]

Eglė Vilnius
Full nameRK Eglė Vilnius
ArenaUniversity of Educology, Vilnius
LeagueLithuanian League
2011–123rd
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Egle was third in the Soviet Championship in 1981 and 1987, and in 1988 it won the EHF Cup beating Budućnost Titograd in the final. It also reached the competition's final in the inaugural 1982 edition and 1989, losing to RK Trešnjevka and Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea respectively.[2] Its major international success following the dissolution of the Soviet Union was reaching the Champions League's group stage in 1999.[3]

Titles

  • EHF Cup
    • 1988
  • Lithuanian League
    • 1st: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2006, 2007, 2010

References

  1. Profile in the Lithuanian Handball Federation's website
  2. List of finals in the-sport.org
  3. Profile in EHF's website
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