1989 Soviet Top League

52nd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union Soviet Top League 1989 March 11 — October 27, 1989 FC Spartak Moscow(12th season) Lokomotiv MoscowZenit LeningradDinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew) European Cup Spartak Moscow Cup Winners' Cup Dynamo Kyiv UEFA Cup Dnipro DnipropetrovskTorpedo MoscowChernomorets Odessa (16) Sergei Radionov (Spartak Moscow) 240 522 1988 1990 The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, the defending 2-times champions, came in second this season. The season began on 11 March with six games played on the date and lasted until 27 October 1989. The season was won by FC Spartak Moscow. Teams Promoted teams FC Pamir Dushanbe – champion (debut) FC Rotor Volgograd – 2nd place (returning for the first time since 1950 after 39 seasons, known as Torpedo Stalingrad) Location Soviet Union Soviet Union location map (no rivers).svg 1100 none Location of teams in the 1989 Soviet Top League. Soviet Union #FFFFF0 MoscowSpartakLokomotivDinamoTorpedo right 55.75 37.61 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Dynamo Kyiv top 50.45 30.523333 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Chornomorets right 46.466667 30.733333 Soviet Union #f8f9fa Ararat left 40.183333 44.516667 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Dinamo Minsk 53.9 27.566667 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Pamir right 38.585906 68.769511 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Zenit 59.95 30.3 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Dnipro left 48.45 34.983333 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Shakhtar 48.002778 37.805278 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Žalgiris right 54.683333 25.283333 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Metalist 50.004444 36.231389 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 Rotor top 48.7 44.516667 Soviet Union #FFFFF0 top Dinamo Tbilisi 41.716667 44.783333 Final standings main WDL QR 2 SPA RSFSR Spartak Moscow DNI Ukrainian SSR Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk DK Ukrainian SSR Dynamo Kyiv ŽAL Lithuanian SSR Žalgiris Vilnius TOR RSFSR Torpedo Moscow CHE Ukrainian SSR Chornomorets Odesa MET Ukrainian SSR Metalist Kharkiv DMO RSFSR Dinamo Moscow DMI Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk ROT RSFSR Rotor Volgograd DTB Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi ARA Armenian SSR Ararat Yerevan PAM Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe SHK Ukrainian SSR Shakhtar Donetsk LOK RSFSR Lokomotiv Moscow ZEN RSFSR Zenit Leningrad 17 10 3 49 19 C 18 6 6 47 27 13 12 5 44 27 14 8 8 39 29 X 11 13 6 40 26 11 9 10 40 41 10 10 10 30 33 9 12 9 31 26 11 7 12 35 33 9 9 12 28 35 6 13 11 27 32 X 8 8 14 25 41 7 10 13 20 38 9 5 16 24 36 7 9 14 20 32 R 5 9 16 24 48 R Quit the Football Federation of the Soviet Union after this season and joined the leagues of their native countries. For the following season, the league was reduced to 13 teams as Žalgiris would quit after their first game of the new season. green1 Qualification for European Cup first round CC blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round UC UC yellow1 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round CWC black3 Surrendered its qualification for UEFA competitions SUR blue1 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round Qualified to Europe instead of Žalgiris Vilnius UCb red1 Relegation to First League R R 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on condition and place determined by the Federation); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results (3.1. points 3.2. goal difference 3.3. goal scored); 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Draw lotshttp://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6655:1989reglament&catid=202:sovietua89&Itemid=775 ФУТБОЛ - 1989. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1989. On conducting the competitions. Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina) 13 March 2023 14 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230314000222/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6655:1989reglament&catid=202:sovietua89&Itemid=775 live complete Results main FBR grey ARA CHO DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB LOK MKH PAM ROT SHA SPA TOR ŽAL ZEN Spartak Moscow 2–1 2–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 6–2 2–0 1–1 0–0 Dnipro 1–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 3–0 4–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0 Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 1–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 Žalgiris Vilnius 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–2 4–0 3–0 0–0 4–0 Torpedo Moscow 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 5–2 1–0 3–2 1–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 Chornomorets Odessa 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–2 Metalist Kharkiv 3–3 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 0–1 4–1 Dynamo Moscow 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 6–1 0–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 Dinamo Minsk 0–1 4–1 0–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 Rotor Volgograd 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 2–1 Dinamo Tbilisi 0–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 Ararat Yerevan 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 Pamir Dushanbe 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 Lokomotiv Moscow 0–0 0–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 Zenit Leningrad 1–5 1–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 complete Top scorers 16 goals Sergey Rodionov (Spartak Moscow) 13 goals Georgi Kondratyev (Chornomorets) 11 goals Igor Dobrovolsky (Dinamo Moscow) Vladimir Grechnev (Torpedo Moscow) Igor Kolyvanov (Dinamo Moscow) Yuri Savichev (Torpedo Moscow) Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow) 10 goals Mykola Kudrytsky (Dnipro) 9 goals Mikhail Rusyayev (Lokomotiv Moscow) Yuri Tarasov (Metalist) Clean sheets Сухие матчи вратарей Чемпионат СССР 1989. Высшая лига - статистика игроков 17 matches Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow) 13 matches Valeri Sarychev (Torpedo Moscow) 11 matches Andrei Manannikov (Pamir Dushanbe) Valdemaras Martinkenas (Zalgiris Vilnius) 10 matches Viktor Chanov (Dynamo Kyiv) 9 matches Dmitriy Kharine (Dynamo Moscow) Valeriy Horodov (Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk) Ihor Kutepov (Metalist Kharkiv) Mykhailo Mykhailov (Shakhtar Donetsk) Medal squads (league appearances and goals listed in brackets) 1. FC Spartak Moscow Goalkeepers: Stanislav Cherchesov (30), Aleksei Prudnikov (2). Defenders: Vasili Kulkov (30 / 1), Gennady Morozov (25 / 1), Aleksandr Bokiy (23), Sergei Bazulev (21), Boris Pozdnyakov (17), Yuri Susloparov (12), Aleksandr Bubnov (11), Boris Kuznetsov (5), Dmitri Gradilenko (1), Vladimir Sochnov (1). Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov (28 / 7), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (26 / 2), Viktor Pasulko (22 / 3), Igor Shalimov (20 / 1), Vladimir Kapustin (12), Aleksandr Mostovoi (11 / 3), Andrei Ivanov (10), Sergei Novikov (6 / 2), Valeri Shikunov (1). Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (28 / 16), Valeri Shmarov (27 / 11), Dmitri Popov (5). One own goal each scored by Serhiy Kuznetsov (FC Chornomorets Odesa) and Gennady Lesun (FC Dinamo Minsk). Manager: Oleg Romantsev. Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Bubnov (to FRA Red Star), Vladimir Sochnov, Valeri Shikunov (both to RVShSM-RAF Jelgava). 2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov (21), Serhiy Krakovskyi (9). Defenders: Andriy Sydelnykov (29 / 2), Oleksiy Cherednyk (24), Evgeny Yarovenko (20 / 2), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (16), Serhiy Puchkov (15 / 1), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (13), Oleksandr Sorokalet (10), Oleksandr Chervonyi (8), Yuriy Kulish (6), Petro Buts (1). Midfielders: Volodymyr Bahmut (30 / 5), Mykola Kudrytsky (29 / 10), Volodymyr Lyutyi (29 / 7), Andriy Yudin (26 / 3), Vadym Tyshchenko (20 / 3), Anton Shokh (16), Marat Kabayev (1). Forwards: Eduard Son (27 / 6), Yevhen Shakhov (25 / 8), Valentyn Moskvyn (8), Igor Shkvyrin (4). Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi. Transferred out during the season: Volodymyr Lyutyi (to GER FC Schalke 04), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (to TUR Fenerbahçe S.K.), Igor Shkvyrin, Marat Kabayev (both to FC Pakhtakor Tashkent). 3. FC Dynamo Kyiv Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov (22), Aleksandr Zhidkov (10). Defenders: Oleh Kuznetsov (29 / 4), Oleh Luzhnyi (27), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (26), Serhiy Zayets (22 / 4), Andriy Bal (18), Volodymyr Bezsonov (17 / 5), Vladimir Gorilyi (17), Anatoliy Demyanenko (5 / 2), Albert Sarkisyan (3). Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (29 / 7), Ivan Yaremchuk (18 / 1), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (15 / 3), Andrei Kanchelskis (15), Vasyl Rats (13 / 3), Mykhaylo Stelmakh (11 / 1), Pavlo Yakovenko (10). Forwards: Oleh Protasov (26 / 7), Oleg Salenko (26 / 3), Ihor Belanov (18 / 3). One own goal scored by Aleksei Arifullin (FC Lokomotiv Moscow). Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi. Transferred out during the season: Ihor Belanov (to GER Borussia Mönchengladbach). Number of teams by union republic Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)1 RSFSR6Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad2 Ukrainian SSR5Chornomorets Odesa, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Metalist Kharkiv, Shakhtar Donetsk3 Armenian SSR1Ararat Yerevan Belarusian SSRDinamo Minsk Georgian SSRDinamo Tbilisi Lithuanian SSRZhalgiris Vilnius Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe Attendances No. Club Average 1 Dynamo Kyiv 37,607 2 Spartak Moscow 33,620 3 Rotor 29,733 4 Shakhtar Donetsk 22,833 5 Pamir 20,133 6 Dinamo Tbilisi 19,113 7 Chornomorets 18,700 8 Ararat 18,193 9 Dinamo Minsk 14,733 10 Metalist 14,540 11 Dynamo Moscow 13,813 12 Dnipro 13,767 13 Zenit 11,367 14 Žalgiris 10,307 15 Torpedo Moscow 5,747 16 Lokomotiv Moscow 4,540Source:https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov89.htm Historical attendances European-football-statistics.co.uk July 31, 2026 References External links 1989 season at FootballFacts.ru 1989 season. RSSSF 25 лет последнему «полному» чемпионату СССР: судьбы клубов. www.championat.com Чемпионат СССР по футболу 1989. Спартак – Чемпион. Романцев против Лобановского. dzen.ru Category:Soviet Top League seasons 1 Soviet