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1989 Soviet Top League

The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, the defending 2-times champions, came in second this season.

Soviet Top League
Season1989
DatesMarch 11 — October 27, 1989
ChampionsFC Spartak Moscow
(12th season)
RelegatedLokomotiv Moscow
Zenit Leningrad
Dinamo Tbilisi (withdrew)
Guria Lanchkhuti (withdrew)
European CupSpartak Moscow
Cup Winners' CupDynamo Kyiv
UEFA CupDnipro Dnipropetrovsk
Torpedo Moscow
Chernomorets Odessa
Matches played240
Goals scored522 (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

Location

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Location of teams in the 1989 Soviet Top League.

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Spartak Moscow (C)30171034919+3044Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk3018664727+2042Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 Dynamo Kyiv30131254427+1738Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4 Žalgiris Vilnius (X)3014883929+1036Surrendered its qualification for UEFA competitions
5 Torpedo Moscow30111364026+1435Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
6 Chornomorets Odesa30119104041−131Qualification for UEFA Cup first round[a]
7 Metalist Kharkiv301010103033−330
8 Dinamo Moscow3091293126+530
9 Dinamo Minsk30117123533+229
10 Rotor Volgograd3099122835−727
11 Dinamo Tbilisi (X)30613112732−525
12 Ararat Yerevan3088142541−1624
13 Pamir Dushanbe30710132038−1824
14 Shakhtar Donetsk3095162436−1223
15 Lokomotiv Moscow (R)3079142032−1223Relegation to First League
16 Zenit Leningrad (R)3059162448−2419
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 USSR Football Federation 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:

Results

Home \ AwayARACHODNIDYKDMNDYNDTBLOKMKHPAMROTSHASPATORŽALZEN
Ararat Yerevan3–10–10–31–00–00–00–20–02–22–12–00–01–00–03–0
Chornomorets Odessa3–11–11–13–22–21–11–02–03–02–02–12–31–11–03–2
Dnipro4–23–12–12–10–03–02–12–02–03–12–11–02–21–22–0
Dynamo Kyiv4–14–01–02–00–02–23–01–01–02–01–01–42–22–10–0
Dinamo Minsk2–00–04–10–12–11–01–10–12–12–01–10–10–22–01–1
Dynamo Moscow6–11–20–11–11–11–02–00–30–01–03–00–00–01–33–0
Dinamo Tbilisi1–10–02–02–21–21–21–12–11–11–12–10–11–13–12–1
Lokomotiv Moscow1–01–10–11–30–10–12–10–10–20–01–00–02–03–11–1
Metalist Kharkiv0–02–10–40–00–00–12–10–11–11–02–13–32–10–04–1
Pamir Dushanbe1–01–10–10–01–21–11–01–00–01–11–00–00–21–02–0
Rotor Volgograd2–02–10–00–02–12–01–14–03–21–02–10–32–21–12–1
Shakhtar Donetsk1–22–10–03–33–21–01–01–01–22–00–00–10–01–01–0
Spartak Moscow1–01–02–12–13–21–10–11–13–06–21–02–00–04–00–0
Torpedo Moscow2–05–22–22–01–23–20–01–01–04–02–00–10–00–12–1
Žalgiris Vilnius3–21–02–11–01–10–01–00–01–14–02–03–02–11–14–0
Zenit Leningrad0–10–11–22–21–01–00–01–12–21–02–01–01–51–12–3
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

16 goals
13 goals
11 goals
10 goals
9 goals

Clean sheets

[1]

17 matches
13 matches
11 matches
10 matches
9 matches

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Stanislav Cherchesov (30), Aleksei Prudnikov (2).
Defenders: Vasili Kulkov (30 / 1), Gennady Morozov (25 / 1), Aleksandr Bokiy (23), Sergei Bazulev (21), Boris Pozdnyakov (17), Yuri Susloparov (12), Aleksandr Bubnov (11), Boris Kuznetsov (5), Dmitri Gradilenko (1), Vladimir Sochnov (1).
Midfielders: Fyodor Cherenkov (28 / 7), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (26 / 2), Viktor Pasulko (22 / 3), Igor Shalimov (20 / 1), Vladimir Kapustin (12), Aleksandr Mostovoi (11 / 3), Andrei Ivanov (10), Sergei Novikov (6 / 2), Valeri Shikunov (1).
Forwards: Sergey Rodionov (28 / 16), Valeri Shmarov (27 / 11), Dmitri Popov (5).

One own goal each scored by Serhiy Kuznetsov (FC Chornomorets Odesa) and Gennady Lesun (FC Dinamo Minsk).

Manager: Oleg Romantsev.

Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Bubnov (to Red Star), Vladimir Sochnov, Valeri Shikunov (both to RVShSM-RAF Jelgava).

2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

Goalkeepers: Valeriy Horodov (21), Serhiy Krakovskyi (9).
Defenders: Andriy Sydelnykov (29 / 2), Oleksiy Cherednyk (24), Evgeny Yarovenko (20 / 2), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (16), Serhiy Puchkov (15 / 1), Volodymyr Gerashchenko (13), Oleksandr Sorokalet (10), Oleksandr Chervonyi (8), Yuriy Kulish (6), Petro Buts (1).
Midfielders: Volodymyr Bahmut (30 / 5), Mykola Kudrytsky (29 / 10), Volodymyr Lyutyi (29 / 7), Andriy Yudin (26 / 3), Vadym Tyshchenko (20 / 3), Anton Shokh (16), Marat Kabayev (1).
Forwards: Eduard Son (27 / 6), Yevhen Shakhov (25 / 8), Valentyn Moskvyn (8), Igor Shkvyrin (4).

Manager: Yevhen Kucherevskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Volodymyr Lyutyi (to FC Schalke 04), Ivan Vyshnevskyi (to Fenerbahçe S.K.), Igor Shkvyrin, Marat Kabayev (both to FC Pakhtakor Tashkent).

3. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov (22), Aleksandr Zhidkov (10).
Defenders: Oleh Kuznetsov (29 / 4), Oleh Luzhnyi (27), Serhiy Shmatovalenko (26), Serhiy Zayets (22 / 4), Andriy Bal (18), Volodymyr Bezsonov (17 / 5), Vladimir Gorilyi (17), Anatoliy Demyanenko (5 / 2), Albert Sarkisyan (3).
Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (29 / 7), Ivan Yaremchuk (18 / 1), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (15 / 3), Andrei Kanchelskis (15), Vasyl Rats (13 / 3), Mykhaylo Stelmakh (11 / 1), Pavlo Yakovenko (10).
Forwards: Oleh Protasov (26 / 7), Oleg Salenko (26 / 3), Ihor Belanov (18 / 3).

One own goal scored by Aleksei Arifullin (FC Lokomotiv Moscow).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

Transferred out during the season: Ihor Belanov (to Borussia Mönchengladbach).

Number of teams by union republic

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

References

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