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Euroleague

Euroleague

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European Cup Winners Cup

European Cup Winners Cup

1

Intercontinental Cup

Intercontinental Cup

1

Soviet Union Gold Medals

Soviet Union Gold Medals

5

Baltic Basketball League

Baltic Basketball League

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Lithuanian League

Lithuanian League

24

Lithuanian Cup

Lithuanian Cup

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History of Zalgiris Kaunas


1944

Zalgiris Kaunas basketball club was established


1947

Zalgiris won the first gold in Soviet Union championship


1951

Zalgiris won the second gold in Soviet Union championship


1952

Zalgiris players Stepas Butautas, Justinas Lagunavicius, Kazimieras Petkevicius became Olympic champions


1953-56

Zalgiris won bronze medals in Soviet Union championship for 4 years in a row


1962

Zalgiris has got a new coach Vytautas Bimba, who started to recruit a young and ambitious team


1971

After the break of 15 years Zalgiris won bronze medals in Soviet Union championship


1972

Zalgiris player Modestas Paulauskas became Olympic champion


1981

Zalgiris made debut in European Cup tournaments


1985-87

Arvydas Sabonis led Zalgiris to becoming champions of the Soviet Union three times in a row


1986

Zalgiris won the Intercontinental William Jones Cup


1993

Zalgiris players became champions of newly founded Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL)


1998

Zalgiris won the European Cup Winners’ Cup and received the right to play in the Euroleague


1999

Zalgiris team – the Champions of the Euroleague!


2005

Zalgiris players became champions of newly established Baltic Basketball League (BBL)


2007

Lithuanian Cup competition was rebuilt and since then Zalgiris has won the Cup 5 times


2007

Zalgiris was invited to the NBA Europe Live project and went to USA to play three games with NBA teams


2011

The Euroleague season opening match took part in the newly opened Zalgirio arena


2014

Arvydas Sabonis jersey was raised to the rafters of Zalgirio arena during Zalgiris 70th anniversary celebration


2018

Zalgiris advanced to the EuroLeague playoffs, made it to the Final Four and won the third place in the EuroLeague


2019

Zalgiris became the highest-attended team in EuroLeague history averaging 14,737 fans each night in Zalgirio Arena


2023

A record broken - 16 of 17 of Zalgiris’ EuroLeague games were sold out

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The history of Zalgiris Kaunas
The history of Zalgiris Kaunas

Zalgiris Kaunas is the Lithuanian team with the most titles and glorious history since 1944. During this time, Zalgiris has won many national championships and established itself as a regular participant in European club basketball tournaments. As years went by, many team players became basketball legends and left indelible marks in this sport. The rich history of Zalgiris Kaunas is shaped not only by achievements in a basketball court, but also by passionate fans whose support helps the team to strive for success.

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