1989 Soviet Top League
52nd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union
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The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, the defending 2-times champions, came in second this season.
Season1989
DatesMarch 11 — October 27, 1989
ChampionsFC Spartak Moscow
(12th season)
(12th season)
RelegatedLokomotiv Moscow
Zenit Leningrad
Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)
Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew)
Zenit Leningrad
Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)
Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew)
| Season | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 11 — October 27, 1989 |
| Champions | FC Spartak Moscow (12th season) |
| Relegated | Lokomotiv Moscow Zenit Leningrad Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew) Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew) |
| European Cup | Spartak Moscow |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Dynamo Kyiv |
| UEFA Cup | Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Torpedo Moscow Chernomorets Odessa |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 522 (2.18 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | (16) Sergei Radionov (Spartak Moscow) |
← 1988 1990 → | |
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
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Location of teams in the 1989 Soviet Top League.
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spartak Moscow (C) |
30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 44 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 |  Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk |
30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 27 | +20 | 42 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Dynamo Kyiv |
30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 | 27 | +17 | 38 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 |  Žalgiris Vilnius (X) |
30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 36 | Surrendered its qualification for UEFA competitions |
| 5 | Torpedo Moscow |
30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 40 | 26 | +14 | 35 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 6 | Chornomorets Odesa |
30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 41 | −1 | 31 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 7 | Metalist Kharkiv |
30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 33 | −3 | 30 | |
| 8 | Dinamo Moscow |
30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 30 | |
| 9 |  Dinamo Minsk |
30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29 | |
| 10 | Rotor Volgograd |
30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 27 | |
| 11 |  Dinamo Tbilisi (X) |
30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 25 | |
| 12 |  Ararat Yerevan |
30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 24 | |
| 13 |  Pamir Dushanbe |
30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 24 | |
| 14 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 23 | |
| 15 | Lokomotiv Moscow (R) |
30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 32 | −12 | 23 | Relegation to First League |
| 16 | Zenit Leningrad (R) |
30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 48 | −24 | 19 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on condition and place determined by the Federation); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results (3.1. points 3.2. goal difference 3.3. goal scored); 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Draw lots[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (X) Quit the Football Federation of the Soviet Union after this season and joined the leagues of their native countries. For the following season, the league was reduced to 13 teams as Žalgiris would quit after their first game of the new season.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Total points (If two or more teams have equal points for the first place, the winner is determined by additional single round-robin play-off on condition and place determined by the Federation); 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head results (3.1. points 3.2. goal difference 3.3. goal scored); 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total games scored; 6) Draw lots[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated; (X) Quit the Football Federation of the Soviet Union after this season and joined the leagues of their native countries. For the following season, the league was reduced to 13 teams as Žalgiris would quit after their first game of the new season.
Notes:
- Qualified to Europe instead of Žalgiris Vilnius
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
Сухие матчи вратарей Чемпионат СССР 1989. Высшая лига - статистика игроков
- 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
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:[2]