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1989 Soviet Top League
52nd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union
52nd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Soviet Top League |
| season | 1989 |
| dates | March 11 — October 27, 1989 |
| winners | FC Spartak Moscow |
| (12th season) | |
| relegated | Lokomotiv Moscow |
| Zenit Leningrad | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew) | |
| Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew) | |
| continentalcup1 | [European Cup](1990-91-european-cup) |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | Spartak Moscow |
| continentalcup2 | [Cup Winners' Cup](1990-91-european-cup-winners-cup) |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | [Dynamo Kyiv](1989-90-soviet-cup) |
| continentalcup3 | [UEFA Cup](1990-91-uefa-cup) |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
| Torpedo Moscow | |
| Chernomorets Odessa | |
| league topscorer | (16) Sergei Radionov (Spartak Moscow) |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 522 |
| prevseason | [1988](1988-soviet-top-league) |
| nextseason | [1990](1990-soviet-top-league) |
(12th season) Zenit Leningrad Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew) Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew) Torpedo Moscow Chernomorets Odessa 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
Spartak Lokomotiv Dinamo Torpedo
Final standings
Results
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
- 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)
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 |
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 | 4,540 |
Source:
References
References
- "ФУТБОЛ - 1989. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1989. On conducting the competitions.". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina).
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov89.htm
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