Soviet Water Polo Championship Explained

The Soviet Water Polo Championship was the premier water polo in the Soviet Union. First held in 1925, it was disestablished in 1992 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and succeeded by the Russian Championship. Three teams from the Soviet Championship, CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Moscow and MGU Moscow, won the European Cup and/or the Cup Winners' Cup.^[1]

Champions

CSKA Moscow (21)
- 1945, 1946, 1949, 1954, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
Dynamo Moscow (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
Dynamo Leningrad (2)
- 1938, 1939
Torpedo Moscow (2)
- 1948, 1953
Dynamo Alma-Ata (2)
- 1981, 1982
Leningrad XI (1)
- 1928
Profsoyuzny (1)
- 1934
Elektrik Leningrad (1)
- 1937