1990 Soviet First League


1990 Soviet First League was part of the Soviet football competition in the second league division. After the fall of the Soviet Union some clubs left the Soviet competitions and the league was reduced.

Teams

Promoted teams

Relegated teams

Renamed teams

  • Prior to the start of the season Textilshchik Tiraspol was renamed to Tiras Tiraspol.

Withdrawn teams

Prior to the start of the season all Georgian clubs withdrew from Soviet competitions. This included two First League clubs, FC Torpedo Kutaisi and FC Dinamo Batumi. Because of that the league was reduced to 20 as compared to the previous season of 22 participants.

League standings

Notes:

Promotion/relegation play-off

Lokomotiv Moscow – Rotor Volgograd 3–1 0–1
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''Lokomotiv Moscow won the promotion on 3–2 aggregate''

Top scorers

#PlayerClubGoals
1Igor ShkvyrinPakhtakor Tashkent37
2Bakhva TedeyevSpartak Vladikavkaz23
3Vali GasimovNeftchi Baku22
4Sergei VolginMetalurh Zaporizhia19
5Vyacheslav ProtsenkoNistru Chisinau18
6Vladimir SushiyDynamo Stavropol16
7Robert KocharyanKotayk Abovian15
8Georgiy ChaligavaDinamo Sukhumi12
8Viktor LeonenkoGeolog Tyumen12

Attendances

No.ClubAverage
1Spartak Vladikavkaz18,784
2Dinamo Stavropol13,579
3Paxtakor13,474
4Metalurh Zaporizhzhya13,395
5Nistru10,084
6Neftçhi8,782
7Nizhny Novgorod6,889
8Tavriya5,921
9Sukhumi5,889
10Tiras5,242
11Fakel4,547
12Kuban3,900
13Tyumen3,732
14Shinnik3,432
15Kairat3,242
16Rostselmash2,511
17Kuzbass2,511
18Zenit2,005
19Lokomotiv Moscow1,879
20Kotayk1,400

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