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The European Cup is an annual bandy club competition between teams from Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1974.

The tournament has been dominated by Russia

Russia

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(the Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

until 1991), and Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Those three countries have won every single tournament to date.

Champions

1974: SKA Sverdlovsk
1975: Dynamo Moscow
1976: Dynamo Moscow
1977: Dynamo Moscow
1978: Dinamo Alma-Ata
1979: IF Boltic
IF Boltic
IF Boltic was a Swedish sports club from the town Karlstad. It existed from 1946 to 2000. In 2000, IF Boltic was merged with IF Karlstad-Göta and formed the new club BS BolticGöta.-Men's team:...
1980: Yenisey
1981: IF Boltic
1982: IF Boltic
1983: Yenisey
1984: IF Boltic
1985: IF Boltic
1986: Yenisey
1987: Yenisey
1988: Yenisey
1989: Yenisey
1990: Västerås SK
Västerås SK Bandy
Västerås SK Bandy is a Swedish sports club located in Västerås that plays the winter sport of bandy. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy...
1991: Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK
Vetlanda BK, founded in 1945, is a bandy club in Vetlanda, Sweden.The home arena is called Sapa Arena. The team colour is yellow. Vetlanda BK has won the Swedish bandy championship three times, 1986, 1991 and 1992 and European Cup once, 1991....

1992: Zorkiy

1993: Västerås SK

1994: Västerås SK

1995: IF Boltic

1996: Västerås SK

1997: Sandvikens AIK

Sandvikens AIK

Sandvikens AIK, SAIK, is a sports club from Sandviken in Sweden. It is most noted for its successes in bandy but has also played football. Sandvikens are in their 64th season in the top division. Sandvikens play in black shirts...

1998: Västerås SK

1999: not played

2000: Sandvikens AIK

2001: Yenisey

2002: Vodnik

2003: Vodnik

2004: Vodnik

2005: Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own....

2006: Dynamo Moscow

2007: Edsbyns IF

Edsbyns IF

2008: Dynamo Moscow

2009: Dynamo Moscow

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