1989 Soviet Top League Explained
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
Location
Top scorers
- 16 goals
- 13 goals
- 11 goals
- 10 goals
- 9 goals
Clean sheets
https://teams.by/champ/player_clean/1220/
- 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).
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| 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).
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| 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).
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Number of teams by union republic
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