| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1933 |
| Inaugural season | 1933 |
| Administrator | USRRV |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Continent | Europe |
| Level on pyramid | 1st Level |
| Domestic cup(s) | Soviet Union Cup |
| International cup(s) | CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
The history of the USSR championships began on April 4, 1933. On that day the first matches among the national teams of the five cities were held at the Palace of Metalworkers in Dnepropetrovsk. These competitions, as well as the next three similar championships, were officially called the All-Union Volleyball Holidays.
The USSR championships among club teams representing various voluntary sports societies and departments were held since 1938. In 1956, 1959, 1963 and 1967 the USSR champion title was played in the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR. In 1937, 1941-1944 and 1964 there were no USSR Championship competitions.
In the 1991/92 season the USSR Volleyball Federation organized the CIS Open Championship, a number of its participants in 1992 played in parallel the first Russian Championship.
List of Champions
See also
References
- ↑ League history in sports123.com Retrieved 7 November 2021
- ↑ Призёры Спартакиад народов СССР Retrieved 7 November 2021
- ↑ Волейбол: Справочник Retrieved 7 November 2021