1990 Soviet Top League

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Soviet Top League
Season1990
DatesMarch 1 — October 20, 1990
Champions Dynamo Kyiv
(13th season)
European Cup Dynamo Kyiv
Cup Winners' Cup CSKA Moscow
UEFA Cup Dynamo Moscow
Torpedo Moscow
Spartak Moscow
Top goalscorer(12) Oleh Protasov (Dynamo Kyiv)
Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow)
Biggest home winCSKA – Rotor 7–0
Biggest away winChornomorets – Dynamo K. 0–3
Highest scoringSpartak – CSKA 5–4
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The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions, but came only fifth this season and marginally qualified for continental competitions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams had withdrawn followed by another withdrawal from Žalgiris at the start of competition. The league consisted of ten teams contested in the 1989 season and the Army club promoted from the Soviet First League. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.

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The season began on 1 March with the game between Dnipro and Rotor and lasted until 20 October 1990. The season was won by FC Dynamo Kyiv.

Participating teams

The league was reduced to 13 after first Georgian clubs (Dinamo Tbilisi and Guria Lanchkhuti) and then Žalgiris withdrew from the Soviet Top League.

Lokomotiv Moscow and the last placed Zenit Leningrad of the 1989 Soviet Top League were relegated to the 1990 Soviet First League. Lokomotiv returned to the Soviet First League after two seasons absence, while Zenit was relegated for the first time since being promoted back in 1938 through the club's merger.

Originally two teams were promoted from the 1989 Soviet First League and included PFC CSKA Moscow and FC Guria Lanchkhuti. Just before the start of new season Georgian clubs and Žalgiris left the league.

Withdrawn teams

Locations

Stadiums

StadiumTeamOpenedCapacityNotes
Republican Stadium, Kyiv Dynamo Kyiv 1923100,062
Olimpic Stadium Luzhniki, Moscow Spartak 195681,000
CSKA
Central Stadium Dinamo, Moscow Dinamo Moscow 192871,430
Central Stadium Hrazdan, Yerevan Ararat 197070,000
BSS Central Stadium, Odesa Chornomorets 193555,000
OSC Metalist, Kharkiv Metalist 192642,000
Dinamo Stadium, Minsk Dinamo Minsk 193440,000
Meteor Stadium, Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro 196640,000
Central Stadium, Volgograd Rotor 196240,000
Central Stadium Shakhtar, Donetsk Shakhtar 193631,718
SC Olimpiyskiy, Moscow Spartak 198022,000used in round 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th
Frunze Republican Stadium, Dushanbe Pamir 194621,400
Torpedo Stadium, Moscow Torpedo 195916,000
LFK CSKA, Moscow CSKA 19794,000used in rounds 1st, 2nd, 5th, 10th
Dinamo Moscow used in rounds 1st, 2nd, 5th

Managers

ClubHead coach
FC Dynamo Kyiv Anatoliy Puzach
PFC CSKA Moscow Pavel Sadyrin
FC Dynamo Moscow Semen Altman
FC Torpedo Moscow Valentin Ivanov
FC Spartak Moscow Oleg Romantsev
FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Yevhen Kucherevskyi
FC Ararat Yerevan Armen Sarkisyan
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Valeriy Yaremchenko
FC Chornomorets Odessa Viktor Prokopenko
FC Pamir Dushanbe Sharif Nazarov
FC Metalist Kharkiv Leonid Tkachenko
FC Dinamo Minsk Eduard Malofeyev
FC Rotor Volgograd Vladimir Fayzulin
Žalgiris Vilnius Benjaminas Zelkevičius

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of
departure		Date of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of
appointment
Rotor Volgograd Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Aleksandr Sevidov 31 May 1990 [1] Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Vladimir Fayzulin 1 June 1990 [1]
Dinamo Moscow Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Anatoliy Byshovets 31 July 1990 [1] Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Semen Altman 1 August 1990 [1]
Dinamo Kiev Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Valeriy Lobanovskyi 31 August 1990 [1] Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Anatoliy Puzach 1 September 1990 [1]

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification [a]
1 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dynamo Kyiv (C)2414644420+2434Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg CSKA Moscow 2413564326+1731Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
3 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Dinamo Moscow 2412752724+331Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Torpedo Moscow 2413472824+430
5 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Spartak Moscow 2412573926+1329
6 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2411673926+1328
7 Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Ararat Yerevan 248792523+223
8 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Shakhtar Donetsk 2461082331−822
9 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Chornomorets Odesa 2483132329−619
10 Flag of Tajik SSR.svg Pamir Dushanbe 2474132634−818
11 Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Metalist Kharkiv 2458111328−1518
12 Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Dinamo Minsk 2463152034−1415
13 Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg Rotor Volgograd (R)2446141439−2514Qualification for Relegation play-off
14 Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Žalgiris Vilnius [b] (R)00010000Withdrew from the league
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 [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Guria and Dinamo Tbilisi never played any games in the league for the season and joined their national competition. Žalgiris joined the 1990 Baltic League which was a regional international competition.
  2. ↑ Žalgiris Vilnius withdrew from the championship after losing to Chornomorets 1–0 in Odesa. Žalgiris' record was 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss with 0-1 goal difference and later was annulled. As Žalgiris withdrew, its European berth was transferred to Chornomorets.

Promotion/relegation play-off

(13th team of the Top League and 4th team of the First League)

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Lokomotiv Moscow 3–2 Rotor Volgograd 3–10–1
Lokomotiv Moscow 3 – 1 Rotor Volgograd
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Rybakov Soccerball shade.svg51'
Zhitkov Soccerball shade.svg79'		 Report Fyodorovsky Soccerball shade.svg76'
LFK CSKA, Moscow
Attendance: 2,000 (4,600) [3]
Referee: Petro Kobychek (Chernivtsi)

Lokomotiv Moscow won the promotion on 3–2 aggregate

Results

Home \ Away ARA CHO CSK DNI DMN DYK DYN MKH PAM ROT SHA SPA TOR
Ararat Yerevan 1–04–02–23–02–11–20–01–03–00–01–30–1
Chornomorets Odessa 1–00–01–03–10–32–31–03–10–04–21–00–1
CSKA Moscow 0–12–01–21–01–10–03–24–17–04–02–13–1
Dnipro 1–12–02–23–11–05–13–04–13–14–21–11–0
Dinamo Minsk 0–02–11–22–03–20–00–01–03–12–00–11–2
Dynamo Kyiv 1–02–14–12–13–00–12–03–13–02–03–14–3
Dynamo Moscow 1–23–20–01–01–00–01–02–11–12–01–11–2
Metalist Kharkiv 0–01–00–10–01–00–20–11–11–01–10–12–1
Pamir Dushanbe 3–20–00–22–33–11–12–01–01–02–15–10–1
Rotor Volgograd 0–00–20–12–12–00–00–11–21–03–20–22–2
Shakhtar Donetsk 1–01–01–00–01–02–21–12–20–03–00–02–1
Spartak Moscow 4–03–15–42–02–11–31–26–01–00–00–02–0
Torpedo Moscow 2–11–00–21–02–10–03–10–01–01–01–11–0
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

12 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals

Clean sheets

11 matches
10 matches
9 matches
8 matches
7 matches

Medal squads

(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)

1. FC Dynamo Kyiv

Goalkeepers: Viktor Chanov (21), Aleksandr Zhidkov (4).
Defenders: Serhiy Shmatovalenko (22 / 1), Oleh Kuznetsov (20 / 2), Akhrik Tsveiba (20), Serhiy Zayets (17 / 1), Anatoliy Demyanenko (15), Oleh Luzhnyi (12), Andriy Annenkov (8), Volodymyr Bezsonov (7 / 1), Andriy Bal (4), Borys Derkach (3 / 2), Andriy Aleksanenkov (3), Yuriy Moroz (3).
Midfielders: Hennadiy Lytovchenko (24 / 6), Vasyl Rats (21 / 2), Ivan Yaremchuk (18 / 2), Serhiy Kovalets (11 / 2), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (8), Pavlo Yakovenko (6).
Forwards: Oleg Salenko (21 / 4), Oleh Protasov (16 / 12), Sergei Yuran (13 / 9).

Manager: Valeriy Lobanovskyi (until September), Anatoliy Puzach (from September).

Transferred out during the season: Oleh Kuznetsov (to Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers), Oleh Protasov (to Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos), Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (to Flag of Italy.svg Sampdoria).

2. PFC CSKA Moscow

Goalkeepers: Mikhail Yeremin (15), Aleksandr Guteyev (6), Yuri Shishkin (4).
Defenders: Dmitri Bystrov (23 / 1), Dmitri Galiamin (23), Sergei Fokin (21 / 1), Sergei Kolotovkin (20), Oleg Malyukov (16), Viktor Yanushevsky (12).
Midfielders: Valeri Broshin (24 / 5), Dmitri Kuznetsov (22 / 5), Igor Korneev (21 / 8), Vladimir Tatarchuk (21 / 3), Mikhail Kolesnikov (18 / 2), Igor Kozlov (8), Sergei Krutov (2), Aleksandr Grishin (1).
Forwards: Oleg Sergeyev (24 / 6), Sergey Dmitriev (21 / 4), Valeri Masalitin (9 / 8).

Manager: Pavel Sadyrin.

Transferred out during the season: none.

3. FC Dynamo Moscow

Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Uvarov (20), Andrei Smetanin (3), Dmitri Kharine (1).
Defenders: Andrei Chernyshov (22 / 2), Igor Sklyarov (21 / 1), Viktor Losev (20), Andrei Mokh (18 / 2), Yevgeni Smertin (18), Yevgeni Dolgov (16), Vyacheslav Tsaryov (10), Serhiy Protsyuk (9), Andrei Zhirov (2), Ravil Sabitov (2).
Midfielders: Aleksei Sereda (23), Andrey Kobelev (21 / 4), Sergei Derkach (19 / 4), Igor Dobrovolski (15 / 4), Roman Pylypchuk (15 / 2), Aleksandr Zakharov (4), Aleksandr Smirnov (3), Aleksei Yeryomenko (2), Sergei Neyman (1).
Forwards: Sergei Kiriakov (22 / 3), Igor Kolyvanov (19 / 5), Igor Simutenkov (1).

Manager: Anatoli Byshovets (until July), Semen Altman (caretaker, from July).

Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Smirnov, Ravil Sabitov (both to FC Dinamo Sukhumi).

Number of teams by union republic

Rank Union republic Number of teamsClub(s)
1Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.svg RSFSR 5 CSKA Moscow, Dinamo Moscow, Rotor Volgograd, Spartak Moscow, Torpedo Moscow
Flag of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1949-1991).svg Ukrainian SSR Chernomorets Odessa, Dinamo Kiev, Dnepr Dnepropetrovsk, Metallist Kharkov, Shakhter Donetsk
3Flag of Armenian SSR.svg Armenian SSR 1 Ararat Yerevan
Flag of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (1951-1991).svg Belarusian SSR Dinamo Minsk
Flag of Tajik SSR.svg Tajik SSR Pamir Dushanbe
Flag of Lithuanian SSR.svg Lithuanian SSR Zhalgiris Vilnius

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Spartak Moscow27,800
2Dynamo Kyiv20,467
3Rotor20,167
4Pamir15,500
5Chornomorets14,492
6Shakhtar Donetsk14,250
7Dnipro12,083
8Ararat11,492
9PFC CSKA11,242
10Metalist10,375
11Dynamo Moscow9,233
12Dinamo Minsk8,342
13Torpedo Moscow4,908

Source: [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "1990. Высшая лига. Составы команд". football.lg.ua. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "ФУТБОЛ - 1990. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1990. On conducting the competitions". Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina). Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Фубольный манеж ЛФК ЦСКА". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  4. ↑ https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/sov/avesov90.htm
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