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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

FieldValue
competitionSoviet Top League
season1989
datesMarch 11 — October 27, 1989
winnersFC Spartak Moscow
(12th season)
relegatedLokomotiv Moscow
Zenit Leningrad
Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)
Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew)
continentalcup1[European Cup](1990-91-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersSpartak 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 qualifiersDnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Torpedo Moscow
Chernomorets Odessa
league topscorer(16) Sergei Radionov (Spartak Moscow)
matches240
total goals522
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

  • 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

;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)

Number of teams by union republic

RankUnion republicNumber of teamsClub(s)
1RSFSR6Dinamo Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow, Zenit Leningrad
2Ukrainian SSR5Chornomorets Odesa, Dynamo Kyiv, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, Metalist Kharkiv, Shakhtar Donetsk
3Armenian SSR1Ararat Yerevan
Belarusian SSRDinamo Minsk
Georgian SSRDinamo Tbilisi
Lithuanian SSRZhalgiris Vilnius
Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Dynamo Kyiv37,607
2Spartak Moscow33,620
3Rotor29,733
4Shakhtar Donetsk22,833
5Pamir20,133
6Dinamo Tbilisi19,113
7Chornomorets18,700
8Ararat18,193
9Dinamo Minsk14,733
10Metalist14,540
11Dynamo Moscow13,813
12Dnipro13,767
13Zenit11,367
14Žalgiris10,307
15Torpedo Moscow5,747
16Lokomotiv Moscow4,540

Source:

References

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).
  2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov89.htm
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