1990 Baltic League
| Season | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Sirijus Klaipėda 1st league title |
1990 Baltic League was organized in 1990. The league consisting of 17 clubs from the Lithuania SSR, Estonian SSR, the Latvian SSR and FC Progress Cherniakhovsk from Kaliningrad Oblast.
The four best Lithuanian teams from Baltic League and the 1 Lyga qualified for the National Championship play-off. Also all Lithuanian clubs from the Baltic League qualified for the next season of A Lyga. Most of Latvian clubs also joined the championship of Latvia (Latvian SSR), while some continued their participation in the Soviet championship. The Soviet Estonian clubs after the fall of the Soviet Union were dissolved, while Progress Chernyakhovsk continued to participate in lower leagues of the Russian championship.
Note that Pardaugava also this season competed in the 1990 Soviet Second League (as Daugava Riga), while Zalgiris just pulled out of the Soviet competitions after playing the first game of the 1990 Soviet Top League, losing it away in Odessa. Also both Chernyakovsk and Yelgava clubs competed in the 1990 Soviet Second League B, Zone 6.
Pre-season organization
The following Soviet teams were allowed to play:
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | League and position in 1989 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris Vilnius | Vilnius | Soviet Top League | 4 | ||
| Pardaugava Riga | Riga | Soviet First League | 21 | ||
| Sirijus Klaipėda (Atlantas) | Klaipėda | Soviet Second League, Zone 5 | 8 | ||
| RAF Jelgava | Jelgava | 18 | |||
| Metalurgs Liepāja (Zveinieks) | Liepāja | 19 | |||
| Sport Tallinn | Tallinn | 20 | |||
| Inkaras Kaunas | Kaunas | 22 | |||
Baltic League
| Pos | Country | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Žalgiris Vilnius | 32 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 11 | 58 |
| 2 | | Sirijus Klaipėda | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 19 | 47 |
| 3 | | Ekranas Panevėžys | 32 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 46 |
| 4 |  | Progress Cherniakhovsk | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 33 | 42 |
| 5 | | Jovaras Mažeikiai | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 25 | 40 |
| 6 | | Inkaras Kaunas | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 25 | 39 |
| 7 | | Banga Kaunas | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 45 | 30 | 37 |
| 8 |  | RAF Jelgava | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 37 | 36 |
| 9 | | Sakalas Šiauliai | 32 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 41 | 32 | 34 |
| 10 |  | Sport Tallinn | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 39 | 33 |
| 11 | | Neris Vilnius | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 28 |
| 12 | | Celtnieks Daugavpils | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 45 | 23 |
| 13 | | Torpedo Rīga | 32 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 22 |
| 14 | | KKI Daugava Riga | 32 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 21 |
| 15 | | Pardaugava Riga | 32 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 53 | 18 |
| 16 | | Metalurgs Liepāja | 32 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 97 | 13 |
| 17 | | FK Sūduva Marijampolė | 32 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 69 | 7 |
- ASK Fosforit Tallinn quit the competition after 14 games
Top scorers
- 18 V.Baranauskas (Sakalas Šiauliai)
- 16 A.Narbekovas (Zalgiris Vilnius)
- 14 V.Ivanauskas (Zalgiris Vilnius)
- 14 K.Dranginis (Inkaras Kaunas)
1 Lyga
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panerys Vilnius | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 18 | 46 |
| 2 | Granitas Klaipėda | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 16 | 46 |
| 3 | Sirijietis Klaipėda | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 38 | 27 | 37 |
| 4 | Elektronas Tauragė | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 36 |
| 5 | Vienybe Ukmerge | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 32 | 36 |
| 6 | Vilija Kaunas | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 64 | 39 | 35 |
| 7 | Atletas Kaunas | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 22 | 33 |
| 8 | Tauras Šiauliai | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| 9 | Viltis Vilnius | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 30 |
| 10 | Dainava Alytus | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 29 |
| 11 | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 27 |
| 12 | Gel.Vilkas Vilnius | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 41 | 27 |
| 13 | Poli Kaunas | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 27 | 56 | 22 |
| 14 | Mastis Telšiai | 30 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 55 | 20 |
| 15 | Sveikata Kybartai | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 16 |
| 16 | Sirvinta Vilkaviskis | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 77 | 8 |
Play-offs
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| Elektronas Tauragė | 0–9 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 0–6 | 0–3 | |
| Panerys Vilnius | 2–1 | Yovaras Mazeikiai | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Granitas Klaipėda | 1–3 | Ekranas Panevėžys | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Sirijietis Klaipėda | 2–3 | Sirijus Klaipėda | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Semifinals | |||||
| Ekranas Panevėžys | 2–1 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| Panerys Vilnius | 3–5 | Sirijus Klaipėda | 2–3 | 1–2 | |
| Third place | |||||
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 1–0 | Panerys Vilnius | |||
| Final | |||||
| Sirijus Klaipėda | 0–0 | Ekranas Panevėžys | penalty kicks 3–2 | ||
| Cup | |||||
| Sirijus Klaipėda | 0–0 | Žalgiris Vilnius | penalty kicks 4–3 | ||