1989 Soviet First League Explained
The 1989 Soviet First League was the 50th season of the second-tier round-robin competitions of association football in the Soviet Union.
Teams
Promoted teams
- FC Fakel Voronezh – Winner of the Second League finals (returning after an absence of a season)
- FC Nistru Chisinau – Winner of the Second League finals (returning after an absence of 2 seasons)
- FC Torpedo Kutaisi – Winner of the Second League finals (returning after an absence of a season)
Relegated teams
Locations
Top scorers
Number of teams by union republic
| Rank | Union republic | Number of teams | Club(s) |
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| 1 | | 10 | CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Stavropol, Fakel Voronezh, Geolog Tyumen, Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu, Kuzbass Kemerovo, Shinnik Yaroslavl, Spartak Vladikavkaz, Kuban Krasnodar, SKA Rostov-na-Donu |
| 2 | | 3 | Guria Lanchkhuti, Torpedo Kutaisi, Dinamo Batumi |
| Metallurg Zaporozhye, Tavriya Simferopol, SKA Karpaty Lvov |
| 4 | | 1 | Nistru Kishenev |
| Kotaik Abovian |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent |
| Neftchi Baku |
| Kairat Alma-Ata |
| Daugava Riga |
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See also
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