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1990 Soviet First League


FieldValue
competitionSoviet First League
season1990
winnersFC Spartak Vladikavkaz
promotedFC Spartak Vladikavkaz
FC Pakhtakor Tashkent
FC Metalurh Zaporizhia
FC Lokomotiv Moscow
relegatedFC Kuzbass Kemerevo
league topscorer(37) Igor Shkvyrin (Pakhtakor Tashkent)
prevseason[1989](1989-soviet-first-league)
nextseason[1991](1991-soviet-first-league)

FC Pakhtakor Tashkent FC Metalurh Zaporizhia FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1990 Soviet First League was part of the Soviet football competition in the second league division. After the fall of the Soviet Union some clubs left the Soviet competitions and the league was reduced.

Teams

  • Dinamo Sukhumi – Winner of the Second League finals (returning after an absence of 28 seasons)
  • Tiras Tiraspol – Winner of the Second League finals (returning after an absence of 28 seasons)
  • Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod – Winner of the Second League finals (debut)

Relegated teams

  • Lokomotiv Moscow – (Returning after 2 seasons)
  • Zenit Leningrad – (Returning after 48 seasons)

Renamed teams

  • Prior to the start of the season Textilshchik Tiraspol was renamed to Tiras Tiraspol.

Withdrawn teams

Prior to the start of the season all Georgian clubs (with the exception of Dinamo Sukhumi, a majority-Russian club from Abkhazia) withdrew from Soviet competitions. This included two First League clubs, FC Torpedo Kutaisi and FC Dinamo Batumi. Because of that the league was reduced to 20 as compared to the previous season of 22 participants.

Locations

League standings

Notes:

  • The city of Ordzhonikidze was renamed to Vladikavkaz.
  • The city of Gorkiy was renamed to Nizhniy Novgorod.
  • Kotayk Abovyan played all its home games in the neighboring Yerevan.

Promotion/relegation play-off

(13th team of the Top League and 4th team of the First League)

  • Lokomotiv Moscow – Rotor Volgograd 3–1 0–1 Rybakov
    Zhitkov

Lokomotiv Moscow won the promotion on 3–2 aggregate

Top scorers

#PlayerClubGoals
1Igor ShkvyrinPakhtakor Tashkent37
2Bakhva TedeyevSpartak Vladikavkaz23
3Vali GasimovNeftchi Baku22
4Sergei VolginMetalurh Zaporizhia19
5Vyacheslav ProtsenkoNistru Chisinau18
6Vladimir SushiyDynamo Stavropol16
7Robert KocharyanKotayk Abovian15
8Georgiy ChaligavaDinamo Sukhumi12
Viktor LeonenkoGeolog Tyumen12

Number of teams by union republic

RankUnion republicNumber of teamsClub(s)
1RSFSR11Spartak Vladikavkaz, Lokomotiv Moscow, Dinamo Stavropol, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Fakel Voronezh, Geolog Tyumen, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod, Zenit Saint Petersburg, Kuban Krasnodar, Kuzbass Kemerovo
2Moldavian SSR2Tiligul Tiraspol, Nistru Kishenev
Ukrainian SSRMetallurg Zaporozhye, Tavriya Simferopol
5Armenian SSR1Kotaik Abovian
Uzbek SSRPakhtakor Tashkent
Azerbaijan SSRNeftchi Baku
Georgian SSR / (Abkhazia)Dinamo Sukhumi
Kazakh SSRKairat Alma-Ata

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Spartak Vladikavkaz18,784
2Dinamo Stavropol13,579
3Paxtakor13,474
4Metalurh Zaporizhzhya13,395
5Nistru10,084
6Neftçhi8,782
7Nizhny Novgorod6,889
8Tavriya5,921
9Sukhumi5,889
10Tiras5,242
11Fakel4,547
12Kuban3,900
13Tyumen3,732
14Shinnik3,432
15Kairat3,242
16Rostselmash2,511
17Kuzbass2,511
18Zenit2,005
19Lokomotiv Moscow1,879
20Kotayk1,400

Source:

References

References

  1. "Фубольный манеж ЛФК ЦСКА".
  2. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov90.htm
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