| Season | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 1 — October 20, 1990 |
| Champions | Dynamo Kyiv (13th season) |
| European Cup | Dynamo Kyiv |
| Cup Winners' Cup | CSKA Moscow |
| UEFA Cup | Dynamo Moscow Torpedo Moscow Spartak Moscow |
| Top goalscorer | (12) Oleh Protasov (Dynamo Kyiv) Valeri Shmarov (Spartak Moscow) |
| Biggest home win | CSKA – Rotor 7–0 |
| Biggest away win | Chornomorets – Dynamo K. 0–3 |
| Highest scoring | Spartak – CSKA 5–4 |
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The 1990 Soviet Top League season was the 53rd since its establishment. Spartak Moscow were the defending 12-times champions, but came only fifth this season and marginally qualified for continental competitions. The league was shortened and a total of fourteen teams participated. By the start of the season both Georgian teams had withdrawn followed by another withdrawal from Žalgiris at the start of competition. The league consisted of ten teams contested in the 1989 season and the Army club promoted from the Soviet First League. The representatives of the Baltic states as well as Georgia chose not to take part in the competition.
The season began on 1 March with the game between Dnipro and Rotor and lasted until 20 October 1990. The season was won by FC Dynamo Kyiv.