Soviet Top League
Season1989
DatesMarch 11 — October 27, 1989
ChampionsFC Spartak Moscow
(12th season)
RelegatedLokomotiv Moscow
Zenit Leningrad
Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)
Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew)
European CupSpartak Moscow
Cup Winners' CupDynamo Kyiv
UEFA CupDnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Torpedo Moscow
Chernomorets Odessa
Matches played240
Goals scored522 (2.18 per match)
Top goalscorer(16) Sergei Radionov (Spartak Moscow)
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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

Location

1989 Soviet Top League is located in the Soviet Union
Moscow Spartak Lokomotiv Dinamo Torpedo
Dynamo Kyiv
Chornomorets
Ararat
Dinamo Minsk
Pamir
Zenit
Dnipro
Shakhtar
Žalgiris
Metalist
Rotor
Dinamo Tbilisi
Location of teams in the 1989 Soviet Top League.

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Spartak Moscow (C) 30 17 10 3 49 19 +30 44 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 30 18 6 6 47 27 +20 42 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Dynamo Kyiv 30 13 12 5 44 27 +17 38 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic Žalgiris Vilnius (X) 30 14 8 8 39 29 +10 36 Surrendered its qualification for UEFA competitions
5 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Torpedo Moscow 30 11 13 6 40 26 +14 35 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
6 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Chornomorets Odesa 30 11 9 10 40 41 −1 31 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Metalist Kharkiv 30 10 10 10 30 33 −3 30
8 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Dinamo Moscow 30 9 12 9 31 26 +5 30
9 Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Minsk 30 11 7 12 35 33 +2 29
10 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Rotor Volgograd 30 9 9 12 28 35 −7 27
11 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic Dinamo Tbilisi (X) 30 6 13 11 27 32 −5 25
12 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Ararat Yerevan 30 8 8 14 25 41 −16 24
13 Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic Pamir Dushanbe 30 7 10 13 20 38 −18 24
14 Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Shakhtar Donetsk 30 9 5 16 24 36 −12 23
15 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Lokomotiv Moscow (R) 30 7 9 14 20 32 −12 23 Relegation to First League
16 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Zenit Leningrad (R) 30 5 9 16 24 48 −24 19
Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 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 lots[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (X) Quit the USSR Football Federation 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified to Europe instead of Žalgiris Vilnius

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO DNI DYK DMN DYN DTB LOK MKH PAM ROT SHA SPA TOR ŽAL ZEN
Ararat Yerevan 3–1 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0
Chornomorets Odessa 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 1–1 1–0 3–2
Dnipro 4–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–0 2–2 1–2 2–0
Dynamo Kyiv 4–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–4 2–2 2–1 0–0
Dinamo Minsk 2–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
Dynamo Moscow 6–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–3 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 3–0
Dinamo Tbilisi 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–1 1–1
Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 2–1 0–4 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–3 2–1 0–0 4–1
Pamir Dushanbe 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 2–0
Rotor Volgograd 2–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–1
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–3 3–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–0
Spartak Moscow 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 3–0 6–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 0–0
Torpedo Moscow 2–0 5–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 2–1
Žalgiris Vilnius 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 4–0
Zenit Leningrad 0–1 0–1 1–2 2–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–5 1–1 2–3
Source:[citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

16 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

Clean sheets

[1]

17 matches
13 matches
11 matches
10 matches
9 matches

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 France 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 Germany FC Schalke 04), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (to Turkey 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 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teams Club(s)
1  RSFSR 6 Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2  Ukrainian SSR 5 Chornomorets Odesa, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Metalist Kharkiv, Shakhtar Donetsk
3  Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
 Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
 Georgian SSR Dinamo Tbilisi
 Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius
 Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe

References

  1. ^ "ФУТБОЛ - 1989. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1989. On conducting the competitions". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina). Archived from the original on 14 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

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