1989 Soviet Top League


The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk were the defending 2-times champions.
The season began on 11 March with six games played on the date and lasted until 27 October 1990. The season was won by FC Spartak Moscow.

Teams

Promoted teams

Final standings

Top scorers

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1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Stanislav Cherchesov, Aleksei Prudnikov.

Defenders: Vasili Kulkov, Gennady Morozov, Aleksandr Bokiy, Sergei Bazulev, Boris Pozdnyakov, Yuri Susloparov, Aleksandr Bubnov, Boris Kuznetsov, Dmitri Gradilenko, Vladimir Sochnov.

Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov, Yevgeni Kuznetsov, Viktor Pasulko, Igor Shalimov, Vladimir Kapustin, Aleksandr Mostovoi, Andrei Ivanov, Sergei Novikov, Valeri Shikunov.

Forwards: Sergey Rodionov, Valeri Shmarov, Dmitri Popov.
One own goal each scored by Serhiy Kuznetsov and Gennady Lesun.
Manager: Oleg Romantsev.
Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Bubnov, Vladimir Sochnov, Valeri Shikunov.
2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov, Serhiy Krakovskyi.

Defenders: Andriy Sydelnykov, Oleksiy Cherednyk, Evgeny Yarovenko, Ivan Vyshnevskyi, Serhiy Puchkov, Volodymyr Gerashchenko, Oleksandr Sorokalet, Oleksandr Chervonyi, Yuriy Kulish, Petro Buts.

Midfielders: Volodymyr Bahmut, Mykola Kudrytsky, Volodymyr Lyutyi, Andriy Yudin, Vadym Tyshchenko, Anton Shokh, Marat Kabayev.

Forwards: Eduard Son, Yevhen Shakhov, Valentyn Moskvyn, Igor Shkvyrin.
Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi.
Transferred out during the season: Volodymyr Lyutyi, Ivan Vyshnevskyi, Igor Shkvyrin, Marat Kabayev.
3. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov, Aleksandr Zhidkov.

Defenders: Oleh Kuznetsov, Oleh Luzhny, Serhiy Shmatovalenko, Serhiy Zayets, Andriy Bal, Volodymyr Bezsonov, Vladimir Gorilyi, Anatoliy Demyanenko, Albert Sarkisyan.

Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Ivan Yaremchuk, Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko, Andrei Kanchelskis, Vasyl Rats, Mykhaylo Stelmakh, Pavlo Yakovenko.

Forwards: Oleh Protasov, Oleg Salenko, Ihor Belanov.
One own goal scored by Aleksei Arifullin.
Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.
Transferred out during the season:''' Ihor Belanov.

Number of teams by union republic