The 1989 Soviet Top League season was the 52nd since its establishment. Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, the defending 2-times champions, came in second this season.
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
Final standings
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
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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
References
External links
1989 season at FootballFacts.ru
1989 season. RSSSF
25 лет последнему «полному» чемпионату СССР: судьбы клубов. www.championat.com
Чемпионат СССР по футболу 1989. Спартак – Чемпион. Романцев против Лобановского. dzen.ru