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1990 Soviet Top League

53rd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union

53rd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union

FieldValue
competitionSoviet Top League
season1990
datesMarch 1 — October 20, 1990
winnersDynamo Kyiv
(13th season)
continentalcup1[European Cup](1990-91-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiersDynamo Kyiv
continentalcup2[Cup Winners' Cup](1990-91-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers[CSKA Moscow](1990-91-soviet-cup)
continentalcup3[UEFA Cup](1990-91-uefa-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiersDynamo Moscow
Torpedo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
league topscorer(12) Oleh Protasov (Dynamo Kyiv)
Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow)
biggest home winCSKA – Rotor 7–0
biggest away winChornomorets – Dynamo K. 0–3
highest scoringSpartak – CSKA 5–4
prevseason[1989](1989-soviet-top-league)
nextseason[1991](1991-soviet-top-league)

(13th season) Torpedo Moscow Spartak Moscow Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow) The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions, but came only fifth this season and marginally qualified for continental competitions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams had withdrawn followed by another withdrawal from Žalgiris at the start of competition. The league consisted of ten teams contested in the 1989 season and the Army club promoted from the Soviet First League. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.

The season began on 1 March with the game between Dnipro and Rotor and lasted until 20 October 1990. The season was won by FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Participating teams

The league was reduced to 13 after first Georgian clubs (Dinamo Tbilisi and Guria Lanchkhuti) and then Žalgiris withdrew from the Soviet Top League.

Lokomotiv Moscow and the last placed Zenit Leningrad of the 1989 Soviet Top League were relegated to the 1990 Soviet First League. Lokomotiv returned to the Soviet First League after two seasons absence, while Zenit was relegated for the first time since being promoted back in 1938 through the club's merger.

Originally two teams were promoted from the 1989 Soviet First League and included PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Guria Lanchkhuti. Just before the start of new season Georgian clubs and Žalgiris left the league.

  • PFC CSKA Moscow – champion (returning after two seasons)
  • FC Guria Lanchkhuti – 2nd place (returning after two seasons)

Withdrawn teams

  • FC Guria Lanchkhuti, joined the Georgian Top League (Umaglesi Liga)
  • FC Dinamo Tbilisi, joined the Georgian Top League (Umaglesi Liga)
  • FC Zalgiris Vilnius, joined the 1990 Baltic League

Locations

Spartak CSKA Dinamo Torpedo

Stadiums

StadiumTeamOpenedCapacityNotes
Republican Stadium, KyivDynamo Kyiv1923100,062
Olimpic Stadium Luzhniki, MoscowSpartak195681,000
CSKA
Central Stadium Dinamo, MoscowDinamo Moscow192871,430
Central Stadium Hrazdan, YerevanArarat197070,000
BSS Central Stadium, OdesaChornomorets193555,000
OSC Metalist, KharkivMetalist192642,000
Dinamo Stadium, MinskDinamo Minsk193440,000
Meteor Stadium, DnipropetrovskDnipro196640,000
Central Stadium, VolgogradRotor196240,000
Central Stadium Shakhtar, DonetskShakhtar193631,718
SC Olimpiyskiy, MoscowSpartak198022,000used in round 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th
Frunze Republican Stadium, DushanbePamir194621,400
Torpedo Stadium, MoscowTorpedo195916,000
LFK CSKA, MoscowCSKA19794,000used in rounds 1st, 2nd, 5th, 10th
Dinamo Moscowused in rounds 1st, 2nd, 5th

Managers

ClubHead coach
FC Dynamo KyivAnatoliy Puzach
PFC CSKA MoscowPavel Sadyrin
FC Dynamo MoscowSemen Altman
FC Torpedo MoscowValentin Ivanov
FC Spartak MoscowOleg Romantsev
FC Dnipro DnipropetrovskYevhen Kucherevskyi
FC Ararat YerevanArmen Sarkisyan
FC Shakhtar DonetskValeriy Yaremchenko
FC Chornomorets OdessaViktor Prokopenko
FC Pamir DushanbeSharif Nazarov
FC Metalist KharkivLeonid Tkachenko
FC Dinamo MinskEduard Malofeyev
FC Rotor VolgogradVladimir Fayzulin
Žalgiris VilniusBenjaminas Zelkevičius

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Rotor VolgogradRussian SFSR Aleksandr Sevidov31 May 1990Russian SFSR Vladimir Fayzulin1 June 1990
Dinamo MoscowUkrainian SSR Anatoliy Byshovets31 July 1990Ukrainian SSR Semen Altman1 August 1990
Dinamo KievUkrainian SSR Valeriy Lobanovskyiurl=http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5814:1990leaguavplayers&catid=201:sovietua90&Itemid=775title=1990. Высшая лига. Составы команд.publisher=football.lg.uadate=access-date=27 July 2023}}Ukrainian SSR Anatoliy Puzach1 September 1990

Final standings

Promotion/relegation play-off

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

Lokomotiv Moscow won the promotion on 3–2 aggregate

Results

Top scorers

;12 goals

  • Oleg Protasov (Dynamo Kyiv)
  • Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow)

;10 goals

  • Eduard Son (Dnipro)

;9 goals

  • Mykola Kudrytsky (Dnipro)
  • Aleksandr Mostovoi (Spartak Moscow)
  • Mukhsin Mukhamadiev (Pamir)
  • Sergei Yuran (Dynamo Kyiv)

;8 goals

  • Igor Korneev (CSKA Moscow)
  • Valeri Masalitin (CSKA Moscow)
  • Yuri Savichev (Torpedo Moscow)

Clean sheets

;11 matches

  • Stanislav Cherchesov (Spartak Moscow)
  • Aleksandr Podshivalov (Torpedo Moscow)

;10 matches

  • Valeri Sarychev (Torpedo Moscow)
  • Aleksandr Uvarov (Dynamo Moscow)

;9 matches

  • Viktor Chanov (Dynamo Kyiv)

;8 matches

  • Viktor Hryshko (Chornomorets Odesa)

;7 matches

  • Mikhail Yeryomin (CSKA Moscow)
  • Andriy Kovtun (Shakhtar Donetsk)

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

Number of teams by union republic

RankUnion republicNumber of teamsClub(s)
1RSFSR5CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow
Ukrainian SSRChernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3Armenian SSR1Ararat Yerevan
Belarusian SSRDinamo Minsk
Tajik SSRPamir Dushanbe
Lithuanian SSRZhalgiris Vilnius

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Spartak Moscow27,800
2Dynamo Kyiv20,467
3Rotor20,167
4Pamir15,500
5Chornomorets14,492
6Shakhtar Donetsk14,250
7Dnipro12,083
8Ararat11,492
9PFC CSKA11,242
10Metalist10,375
11Dynamo Moscow9,233
12Dinamo Minsk8,342
13Torpedo Moscow4,908

Source:

References

References

  1. "1990. Высшая лига. Составы команд.". football.lg.ua.
  2. "ФУТБОЛ - 1990. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1990. On conducting the competitions.". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina).
  3. "Фубольный манеж ЛФК ЦСКА".
  4. https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov90.htm
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