1990 Soviet Lower Second League, Zone 1

1990 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was the 60th season of association football competition of the Ukrainian SSR, which at the time was a part of the Soviet Lower Second League. The Soviet Second League was split this season and all national (republican) competitions were placed at the lower league (4th division), while the upper league (3rd division) was transformed into a buffer league. The 1990 Football Championship of Ukrainian SSR was won for the first time by FC Torpedo Zaporizhia.

Promoted teams

 * SKA Kyiv – Champion of the Fitness clubs competitions (KFK) (returning to professional level after an absence of 2 seasons)

Relegated teams

 * None

Realigned teams

 * FC Desna Chernihiv – Placed 17th in the Zone 5 of Second League, (returning to republican competitions after a year of absence)

Top goalscorers
The following were the top ten goalscorers.