1989 Soviet Top League

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.

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)

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 (Spartak Moscow)


 * 10 goals
 * Mykola Kudrytsky (Dnipro)


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

Clean sheets

 * 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)