1990 Soviet First League


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

Teams

Promoted 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.

Locations

League standings

Promotion/relegation play-off

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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