[citation needed] In 1959 Dynamo Moscow represented the Soviet Union in the inaugural edition of the European Cup.
[citation needed] In the second half of the 1980s Russian teams took again the lead, with CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Novosibirsk entering the competition's palmares.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union the championship was closed after the 1991 edition, which was won by Dynamo Kyiv.
[1] In addition to its hegemony in the championship Daugava Riga won a record 18 European Cups between 1960 and 1982, including 12 titles in a row.
It was only in 1972 when other Soviet teams had the chance to triumph in Europe with the foundation of the Ronchetti Cup.