| Country: | the Soviet Union |
| Season: | 1990 |
| Division1: | Top League |
| Champions1: | Dinamo Kiev |
| Division2: | First League |
| Champions2: | Spartak Vladikavkaz |
| Division3: | Second League |
| Champions3: | Bukovina Chernovtsy Uralmash Sverdlovsk Neftianik Fergana Zhalgiris Vilnius |
| Division4: | Lower Second League |
| Champions4: | Torpedo Zaporozhye Ararat-2 Yerevan Karabakh Agdam Torpedo Taganrog Asmaral Moscow Volga Tver KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk Nurafshon Bukhara Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk |
| Domestic: | Soviet Cup |
| Dchampions: | Dinamo Kiev |
| Prevseason: | 1989 |
| Nextseason: | 1991 |
| Flagicon: | yes |
The 1990 Soviet football championship was the 59th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union. Dinamo Kiev won the Top League championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the thirteenth time.
| Competition | Winner | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top League | Dinamo Kiev (13*) | CSKA Moscow | ||
| First League | Spartak Vladikavkaz (1) | Pakhtakor Tashkent | ||
| Second League | West | Bukovina Chernovtsy | Daugava Riga | |
| Center | Uralmash Sverdlovsk | Tekstilschik Kamyshin | ||
| East | Neftianik Fergana | Novbakhor Namangan | ||
| Baltic | Zhaligiris Vilnius | Siriyus Klaipeda | ||
| Lower Second League | Group 1 | Torpedo Zaporozhye | Sudostroitel Nikolayev | |
| Group 2 | Ararat-2 Yerevan | Araks Oktemberian | ||
| Group 3 | Karabakh Agdam | Khazar Sumgayit | ||
| Group 4 | Torpedo Taganrog | APK Azov | ||
| Group 5 | Asmaral Moscow | Tigina Bendery | ||
| Group 6 | Volga Tver | KIM Vitebsk | ||
| Group 7 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Lada Tolyatti | ||
| Group 8 | Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk | Zhetysu Taldy-Kurgan | ||
| Group 9 | Nurafshon Bukhara | Kasansayets Kasansay | ||
| Group 10 | Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Lokomotiv Chita | ||
| Soviet Cup | Dinamo Kiev (9) | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition
See main article: 1990 Soviet Top League.
(13th team of the Top League and 4th team of the First League)----
Lokomotiv Moscow won the promotion on 3–2 aggregate
Notes:
See main article: 1990 Soviet Lower Second League, Zone 1.
Top League
First League