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{{Short description|52nd season of top-tier football league in Soviet Union}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition        = [[Soviet Top League]]
| season             = 1989
| dates              = March 11 — October 27, 1989
| winners            = [[FC Spartak Moscow]]<br>(12th season)
| relegated          = [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]<br />[[Zenit Leningrad]]<br />[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]] (withdrew)<br />[[FC Guria Lanchkhuti|Guria Lanchkhuti]] (withdrew)
| continentalcup1    = [[1990–91 European Cup|European Cup]]
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
| continentalcup2    = [[1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]]
| continentalcup2 qualifiers = [[1989–90 Soviet Cup|Dynamo Kyiv]]
| continentalcup3    = [[1990–91 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]]
| continentalcup3 qualifiers = [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]<br />[[Torpedo Moscow]]<br />[[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chernomorets Odessa]]
| league topscorer   = (16) [[Sergei Radionov]] ([[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]])
| biggest home win   = 
| biggest away win   = 
| highest scoring    = 
| matches            = 240
| total goals        = 522
| longest wins       = 
| longest unbeaten   = 
| longest losses     = 
| highest attendance = 
| lowest attendance  = 
| average attendance = 
| prevseason = [[1988 Soviet Top League|1988]]
| nextseason = [[1990 Soviet Top League|1990]]
}}
The '''1989 [[Soviet Top League]]''' season was the 52nd since its establishment. [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|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===
{{Location map+|Soviet Union|AlternativeMap = Soviet Union location map (no rivers).svg|width=1100|float=none|caption=Location of teams in the '''1989 Soviet Top League'''.
| places =
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>'''Moscow'''<br />[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak]]<br />[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv]]<br />[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dinamo]]<br />[[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo]]</big>
  | position = right
  | lat_deg = 55.75
  | lon_deg = 37.61 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo&nbsp;Kyiv]]</big>
  | position = top
  | lat_deg = 50.45
  | lon_deg = 30.523333 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chornomorets]]</big>
  | position = right
  | lat_deg = 46.466667
  | lon_deg = 30.733333 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #f8f9fa
  | label = <big>[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat]]</big>
  | position = left
  | lat_deg = 40.183333
  | lon_deg = 44.516667 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo&nbsp;Minsk]]</big>
  | lat_deg = 53.9
  | lon_deg = 27.566667 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Pamir Dushanbe|Pamir]]</big>
  | position = right
  | lat_deg = 38.585906
  | lon_deg = 68.769511 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit]]</big>
  | lat_deg = 59.95
  | lon_deg = 30.3 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Dnipro|Dnipro]]</big>
  | position = left
  | lat_deg = 48.45
  | lon_deg = 34.983333 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar]]</big>
  | lat_deg = 48.002778
  | lon_deg = 37.805278 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Zalgiris Vilnius|Žalgiris]]</big>
  | position = right
  | lat_deg = 54.683333
  | lon_deg = 25.283333 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist]]</big>
  | lat_deg = 50.004444
  | lon_deg = 36.231389 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | label = <big>[[FC Rotor Volgograd|Rotor]]</big>
  | position = top
  | lat_deg = 48.7
  | lon_deg = 44.516667 }}
{{Location map~ | Soviet Union
  | background = #FFFFF0
  | position = top
  | label = <big>[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]</big>
  | lat_deg = 41.716667
  | lon_deg = 44.783333 }}
}}

==Final standings==
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2

|team1=SPA|name_SPA={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|team2=DNI|name_DNI={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]
|team3=DK |name_DK ={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|team4=ŽAL|name_ŽAL={{flagicon|Lithuanian SSR}} [[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris Vilnius]]
|team5=TOR|name_TOR={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]
|team6=CHE|name_CHE={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chornomorets Odesa]]
|team7=MET|name_MET={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
|team8=DMO|name_DMO={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Dinamo Moscow|Dinamo Moscow]]
|team9=DMI|name_DMI={{flagicon|Belarusian SSR}} [[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
|team10=ROT|name_ROT={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Rotor Volgograd|Rotor Volgograd]]
|team11=DTB|name_DTB={{flagicon|Georgian SSR}} [[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
|team12=ARA|name_ARA={{flagicon|Armenian SSR}} [[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]
|team13=PAM|name_PAM={{flagicon|Tajik SSR}} [[FC Pamir Dushanbe|Pamir Dushanbe]]
|team14=SHK|name_SHK={{flagicon|Ukrainian SSR}} [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|team15=LOK|name_LOK={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|team16=ZEN|name_ZEN={{flagicon|RSFSR}} [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Leningrad]]

|win_SPA=17|draw_SPA=10|loss_SPA=3|gf_SPA=49|ga_SPA=19|status_SPA=C
|win_DNI=18|draw_DNI=6|loss_DNI=6|gf_DNI=47|ga_DNI=27
|win_DK =13|draw_DK =12|loss_DK =5|gf_DK =44|ga_DK =27
|win_ŽAL=14|draw_ŽAL=8|loss_ŽAL=8|gf_ŽAL=39|ga_ŽAL=29|status_ŽAL=X
|win_TOR=11|draw_TOR=13|loss_TOR=6|gf_TOR=40|ga_TOR=26
|win_CHE=11|draw_CHE=9|loss_CHE=10|gf_CHE=40|ga_CHE=41
|win_MET=10|draw_MET=10|loss_MET=10|gf_MET=30|ga_MET=33
|win_DMO=9|draw_DMO=12|loss_DMO=9|gf_DMO=31|ga_DMO=26
|win_DMI=11|draw_DMI=7|loss_DMI=12|gf_DMI=35|ga_DMI=33
|win_ROT=9|draw_ROT=9|loss_ROT=12|gf_ROT=28|ga_ROT=35
|win_DTB=6|draw_DTB=13|loss_DTB=11|gf_DTB=27|ga_DTB=32|status_DTB=X
|win_ARA=8|draw_ARA=8|loss_ARA=14|gf_ARA=25|ga_ARA=41
|win_PAM=7|draw_PAM=10|loss_PAM=13|gf_PAM=20|ga_PAM=38
|win_SHK=9|draw_SHK=5|loss_SHK=16|gf_SHK=24|ga_SHK=36
|win_LOK=7|draw_LOK=9|loss_LOK=14|gf_LOK=20|ga_LOK=32|status_LOK=R
|win_ZEN=5|draw_ZEN=9|loss_ZEN=16|gf_ZEN=24|ga_ZEN=48|status_ZEN=R

|status_text_X=Quit the [[Football Federation of USSR|USSR Football Federation]] after this season and joined the leagues of their native countries. For the following season, the league was reduced to 13 teams as [[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris]] would quit after their first game of the new season.

|col_CC=green1|text_CC=Qualification for [[1990–91 European Cup#First round|European Cup first round]]
|result1=CC
|col_UC=blue1|text_UC=Qualification for [[1990–91 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]
|result2=UC|result5=UC
|col_CWC=yellow1|text_CWC=Qualification for [[1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup#First round|Cup Winners' Cup first round]]
|result3=CWC
|col_SUR=black3|text_SUR=[[Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania|Surrendered its qualification for UEFA competitions]]
|result4=SUR
|col_UCb=blue1|text_UCb=Qualification for [[1990–91 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]]|note_res_UCb=Qualified to Europe instead of [[Žalgiris Vilnius]]
|result6=UCb
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to [[1990 Soviet First League|First League]]
|result15=R|result16=R
|class_rules= 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6655:1989reglament&catid=202:sovietua89&Itemid=775|title=ФУТБОЛ - 1989. О ПРОВЕДЕНИЕ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ. (Football – 1989. On conducting the competitions.|pages= |publisher=Центральный стадион им. В.И.Ленина (Tsentralny Stadion imeni V.I.Lenina)|access-date=13 March 2023|archive-date=14 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314000222/http://football.lg.ua/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6655:1989reglament&catid=202:sovietua89&Itemid=775|url-status=live}}</ref>
|update=complete|source=
}}

==Results==
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey
|team1=ARA|team2=CHO|team3=DNI|team4=DYK|team5=DMN
|team6=DYN|team7=DTB|team8=LOK|team9=MKH|team10=PAM
|team11=ROT|team12=SHA|team13=SPA|team14=TOR|team15=ŽAL
|team16=ZEN

|name_SPA=[[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]]
|match_SPA_DNI=2–1
|match_SPA_DYK=2–1
|match_SPA_ŽAL=4–0
|match_SPA_TOR=0–0
|match_SPA_CHO=1–0
|match_SPA_MKH=3–0
|match_SPA_DYN=1–1
|match_SPA_DMN=3–2
|match_SPA_ROT=1–0
|match_SPA_DTB=0–1
|match_SPA_ARA=1–0
|match_SPA_PAM=6–2
|match_SPA_SHA=2–0
|match_SPA_LOK=1–1
|match_SPA_ZEN=0–0

|name_DNI=[[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro]]
|match_DNI_SPA=1–0
|match_DNI_DYK=2–1
|match_DNI_ŽAL=1–2
|match_DNI_TOR=2–2
|match_DNI_CHO=3–1
|match_DNI_MKH=2–0
|match_DNI_DYN=0–0
|match_DNI_DMN=2–1
|match_DNI_ROT=3–1
|match_DNI_DTB=3–0
|match_DNI_ARA=4–2
|match_DNI_PAM=2–0
|match_DNI_SHA=2–1
|match_DNI_LOK=2–1
|match_DNI_ZEN=2–0

|name_DYK=[[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|match_DYK_SPA=1–4
|match_DYK_DNI=1–0
|match_DYK_ŽAL=2–1
|match_DYK_TOR=2–2
|match_DYK_CHO=4–0
|match_DYK_MKH=1–0
|match_DYK_DYN=0–0
|match_DYK_DMN=2–0
|match_DYK_ROT=2–0
|match_DYK_DTB=2–2
|match_DYK_ARA=4–1
|match_DYK_PAM=1–0
|match_DYK_SHA=1–0
|match_DYK_LOK=3–0
|match_DYK_ZEN=0–0

|name_ŽAL=[[FK Žalgiris|Žalgiris Vilnius]]
|match_ŽAL_SPA=2–1
|match_ŽAL_DNI=2–1
|match_ŽAL_DYK=1–0
|match_ŽAL_TOR=1–1
|match_ŽAL_CHO=1–0
|match_ŽAL_MKH=1–1
|match_ŽAL_DYN=0–0
|match_ŽAL_DMN=1–1
|match_ŽAL_ROT=2–0
|match_ŽAL_DTB=1–0
|match_ŽAL_ARA=3–2
|match_ŽAL_PAM=4–0
|match_ŽAL_SHA=3–0
|match_ŽAL_LOK=0–0
|match_ŽAL_ZEN=4–0

|name_TOR=[[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]
|match_TOR_SPA=0–0
|match_TOR_DNI=2–2
|match_TOR_DYK=2–0
|match_TOR_ŽAL=0–1
|match_TOR_CHO=5–2
|match_TOR_MKH=1–0
|match_TOR_DYN=3–2
|match_TOR_DMN=1–2
|match_TOR_ROT=2–0
|match_TOR_DTB=0–0
|match_TOR_ARA=2–0
|match_TOR_PAM=4–0
|match_TOR_SHA=0–1
|match_TOR_LOK=1–0
|match_TOR_ZEN=2–1

|name_CHO=[[FC Chornomorets Odessa|Chornomorets Odessa]]
|match_CHO_SPA=2–3
|match_CHO_DNI=1–1
|match_CHO_DYK=1–1
|match_CHO_ŽAL=1–0
|match_CHO_TOR=1–1
|match_CHO_MKH=2–0
|match_CHO_DYN=2–2
|match_CHO_DMN=3–2
|match_CHO_ROT=2–0
|match_CHO_DTB=1–1
|match_CHO_ARA=3–1
|match_CHO_PAM=3–0
|match_CHO_SHA=2–1
|match_CHO_LOK=1–0
|match_CHO_ZEN=3–2

|name_MKH=[[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]]
|match_MKH_SPA=3–3
|match_MKH_DNI=0–4
|match_MKH_DYK=0–0
|match_MKH_ŽAL=0–0
|match_MKH_TOR=2–1
|match_MKH_CHO=2–1
|match_MKH_DYN=0–1
|match_MKH_DMN=0–0
|match_MKH_ROT=1–0
|match_MKH_DTB=2–1
|match_MKH_ARA=0–0
|match_MKH_PAM=1–1
|match_MKH_SHA=2–1
|match_MKH_LOK=0–1
|match_MKH_ZEN=4–1

|name_DYN=[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|match_DYN_SPA=0–0
|match_DYN_DNI=0–1
|match_DYN_DYK=1–1
|match_DYN_ŽAL=1–3
|match_DYN_TOR=0–0
|match_DYN_CHO=1–2
|match_DYN_MKH=0–3
|match_DYN_DMN=1–1
|match_DYN_ROT=1–0
|match_DYN_DTB=1–0
|match_DYN_ARA=6–1
|match_DYN_PAM=0–0
|match_DYN_SHA=3–0
|match_DYN_LOK=2–0
|match_DYN_ZEN=3–0

|name_DMN=[[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
|match_DMN_SPA=0–1
|match_DMN_DNI=4–1
|match_DMN_DYK=0–1
|match_DMN_ŽAL=2–0
|match_DMN_TOR=0–2
|match_DMN_CHO=0–0
|match_DMN_MKH=0–1
|match_DMN_DYN=2–1
|match_DMN_ROT=2–0
|match_DMN_DTB=1–0
|match_DMN_ARA=2–0
|match_DMN_PAM=2–1
|match_DMN_SHA=1–1
|match_DMN_LOK=1–1
|match_DMN_ZEN=1–1

|name_ROT=[[FC Rotor Volgograd|Rotor Volgograd]]
|match_ROT_SPA=0–3
|match_ROT_DNI=0–0
|match_ROT_DYK=0–0
|match_ROT_ŽAL=1–1
|match_ROT_TOR=2–2
|match_ROT_CHO=2–1
|match_ROT_MKH=3–2
|match_ROT_DYN=2–0
|match_ROT_DMN=2–1
|match_ROT_DTB=1–1
|match_ROT_ARA=2–0
|match_ROT_PAM=1–0
|match_ROT_SHA=2–1
|match_ROT_LOK=4–0
|match_ROT_ZEN=2–1

|name_DTB=[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
|match_DTB_SPA=0–1
|match_DTB_DNI=2–0
|match_DTB_DYK=2–2
|match_DTB_ŽAL=3–1
|match_DTB_TOR=1–1
|match_DTB_CHO=0–0
|match_DTB_MKH=2–1
|match_DTB_DYN=1–2
|match_DTB_DMN=1–2
|match_DTB_ROT=1–1
|match_DTB_ARA=1–1
|match_DTB_PAM=1–1
|match_DTB_SHA=2–1
|match_DTB_LOK=1–1
|match_DTB_ZEN=2–1

|name_ARA=[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]
|match_ARA_SPA=0–0
|match_ARA_DNI=0–1
|match_ARA_DYK=0–3
|match_ARA_ŽAL=0–0
|match_ARA_TOR=1–0
|match_ARA_CHO=3–1
|match_ARA_MKH=0–0
|match_ARA_DYN=0–0
|match_ARA_DMN=1–0
|match_ARA_ROT=2–1
|match_ARA_DTB=0–0
|match_ARA_PAM=2–2
|match_ARA_SHA=2–0
|match_ARA_LOK=0–2
|match_ARA_ZEN=3–0

|name_PAM=[[FC Pamir Dushanbe|Pamir Dushanbe]]
|match_PAM_SPA=0–0
|match_PAM_DNI=0–1
|match_PAM_DYK=0–0
|match_PAM_ŽAL=1–0
|match_PAM_TOR=0–2
|match_PAM_CHO=1–1
|match_PAM_MKH=0–0
|match_PAM_DYN=1–1
|match_PAM_DMN=1–2
|match_PAM_ROT=1–1
|match_PAM_DTB=1–0
|match_PAM_ARA=1–0
|match_PAM_SHA=1–0
|match_PAM_LOK=1–0
|match_PAM_ZEN=2–0

|name_SHA=[[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|match_SHA_SPA=0–1
|match_SHA_DNI=0–0
|match_SHA_DYK=3–3
|match_SHA_ŽAL=1–0
|match_SHA_TOR=0–0
|match_SHA_CHO=2–1
|match_SHA_MKH=1–2
|match_SHA_DYN=1–0
|match_SHA_DMN=3–2
|match_SHA_ROT=0–0
|match_SHA_DTB=1–0
|match_SHA_ARA=1–2
|match_SHA_PAM=2–0
|match_SHA_LOK=1–0
|match_SHA_ZEN=1–0

|name_LOK=[[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]]
|match_LOK_SPA=0–0
|match_LOK_DNI=0–1
|match_LOK_DYK=1–3
|match_LOK_ŽAL=3–1
|match_LOK_TOR=2–0
|match_LOK_CHO=1–1
|match_LOK_MKH=0–1
|match_LOK_DYN=0–1
|match_LOK_DMN=0–1
|match_LOK_ROT=0–0
|match_LOK_DTB=2–1
|match_LOK_ARA=1–0
|match_LOK_PAM=0–2
|match_LOK_SHA=1–0
|match_LOK_ZEN=1–1

|name_ZEN=[[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Leningrad]]
|match_ZEN_SPA=1–5
|match_ZEN_DNI=1–2
|match_ZEN_DYK=2–2
|match_ZEN_ŽAL=2–3
|match_ZEN_TOR=1–1
|match_ZEN_CHO=0–1
|match_ZEN_MKH=2–2
|match_ZEN_DYN=1–0
|match_ZEN_DMN=1–0
|match_ZEN_ROT=2–0
|match_ZEN_DTB=0–0
|match_ZEN_ARA=0–1
|match_ZEN_PAM=1–0
|match_ZEN_SHA=1–0
|match_ZEN_LOK=1–1

|update=complete|source=
}}

==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 (footballer)|Valeri Shmarov]] (Spartak Moscow)

;10 goals
* [[Mykola Kudrytsky]] (Dnipro)

;9 goals
* [[Mikhail Rusyayev]] (Lokomotiv Moscow)
* [[Yuri Tarasov]] (Metalist)

==Clean sheets==
[https://teams.by/champ/player_clean/1220/ ]
;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)''
{| class="wikitable" style="width:700px;"
|- style="background:#f00;"
|  style="text-align:center; width:700px;"|<span style="color:#fff;"> '''1. FC Spartak Moscow''' </span>
|- style="background:#e8e8e8;"
|  style="text-align:left; width:700px;"|
'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Stanislav Cherchesov]] (30), [[Aleksei Prudnikov]] (2).<br />
'''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 (footballer, born 1957)|Boris Kuznetsov]] (5), [[Dmitri Gradilenko]] (1), [[Vladimir Sochnov]] (1).<br />
'''Midfielders:''' [[Fyodor Cherenkov]] (28 / 7), [[Yevgeni Kuznetsov (footballer born 1961)|Yevgeni Kuznetsov]] (26 / 2), [[Viktor Pasulko]] (22 / 3), [[Igor Shalimov]] (20 / 1), [[Vladimir Kapustin]] (12), [[Aleksandr Mostovoi]] (11 / 3), [[Andrei Yevgenyevich Ivanov|Andrei Ivanov]] (10), [[Sergei Borisovich Novikov|Sergei Novikov]] (6 / 2), [[Valeri Shikunov]] (1).<br />
'''Forwards:''' [[Sergey Rodionov]] (28 / 16), [[Valeri Shmarov (footballer)|Valeri Shmarov]] (27 / 11), [[Dmitri Popov]] (5).

One own goal each scored by [[Serhiy Vasylyovych Kuznetsov|Serhiy Kuznetsov]] ([[FC Chornomorets Odesa]]) and [[Gennady Lesun]] ([[FC Dinamo Minsk]]).

'''Manager:''' [[Oleg Romantsev]].

'''Transferred out during the season:''' [[Aleksandr Bubnov]] (to {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Red Star Saint-Ouen|Red Star]]), [[Vladimir Sochnov]], [[Valeri Shikunov]] (both to [[RVShSM-RAF Jelgava]]).
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|  style="text-align:center; width:700px;"|<span style="color:#fff;"> '''2. FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk''' </span>
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|  style="text-align:left; width:700px;"|
'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Valeriy Horodov]] (21), [[Serhiy Krakovskyi]] (9).<br />
'''Defenders:''' [[Andriy Sydelnykov]] (29 / 2), [[Oleksiy Cherednyk]] (24), [[Evgeny Yarovenko]] (20 / 2), [[Ivan Vyshnevskyi (footballer)|Ivan Vyshnevskyi]] (16), [[Serhiy Puchkov]] (15 / 1), [[Volodymyr Gerashchenko]] (13), [[Oleksandr Sorokalet (footballer)|Oleksandr Sorokalet]] (10), [[Oleksandr Chervonyi]] (8), [[Yuriy Kulish]] (6), [[Petro Buts]] (1).<br />
'''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).<br />
'''Forwards:''' [[Eduard Son]] (27 / 6), [[Yevhen Shakhov (footballer born 1962)|Yevhen Shakhov]] (25 / 8), [[Valentyn Moskvyn]] (8), [[Igor Shkvyrin]] (4).

'''Manager:''' [[Yevhen Kucherevskyi]].

'''Transferred out during the season:''' [[Volodymyr Lyutyi]] (to {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Schalke 04]]), [[Ivan Vyshnevskyi (footballer)|Ivan Vyshnevskyi]] (to {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K.]]), [[Igor Shkvyrin]], [[Marat Kabayev]] (both to [[FC Pakhtakor Tashkent]]).
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|  style="text-align:center; width:700px;"|<span style="color:#fff;"> '''3. FC Dynamo Kyiv''' </span>
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'''Goalkeepers:''' [[Viktor Chanov]] (22), [[Aleksandr Zhidkov (footballer, born 1965)|Aleksandr Zhidkov]] (10).<br />
'''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 (born 1963)|Albert Sarkisyan]] (3).<br />
'''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).<br />
'''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 {{flagicon|GER}} [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]).
|}

==Number of teams by union republic==
{| class="wikitable"
! Rank
! [[Union republic]]
! Number of teams
! Club(s)
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1|1
| {{flag|RSFSR}}
| align="center" rowspan=1|6
| align="center"|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dinamo Moscow]], [[FC Lokomotiv Moscow|Lokomotiv Moscow]], [[FC Rotor Volgograd|Rotor Volgograd]], [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]], [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]], [[FC Zenit Leningrad|Zenit Leningrad]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan=1|2
| {{flag|Ukrainian SSR}}
| align="center" rowspan=1|5
| align="center"|[[FC Chornomorets Odesa|Chornomorets Odesa]], [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]], [[FC Dnipro|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]], [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]], [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]]
|-
| align="center" rowspan=5|3
| {{flag|Armenian SSR}}
| align="center" rowspan=5|1
| align="center"|[[FC Ararat Yerevan|Ararat Yerevan]]
|-
| {{flag|Belarusian SSR}}
| align="center"|[[FC Dinamo Minsk|Dinamo Minsk]]
|-
| {{flag|Georgian SSR}}
| align="center"|[[FC Dinamo Tbilisi|Dinamo Tbilisi]]
|-
| {{flag|Lithuanian SSR}}
| align="center"|[[FC Zhalgiris Vilnius|Zhalgiris Vilnius]]
|-
| {{flag|Tajik SSR}}
| align="center"|[[FC Pamir Dushanbe|Pamir Dushanbe]]
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://footballfacts.ru/turnir/159604-chempionat-sssr-1989 1989 season] at FootballFacts.ru
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/su89.html#89l 1989 season]. [[RSSSF]]
*[https://www.championat.com/football/article-3251819-sudby-uchastnikov-chempionata-sssr-1989.html 25 лет последнему «полному» чемпионату СССР: судьбы клубов]. www.championat.com
*[https://dzen.ru/media/id/5f53c7c3d1293f3bd2404d5e/chempionat-sssr-po-futbolu-1989-spartak--chempion-romancev-protiv-lobanovskogo-60215adf4849a636082b6453 Чемпионат СССР по футболу 1989. Спартак – Чемпион. Романцев против Лобановского]. dzen.ru

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