1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
A poor March dragged them down the table though, as the stadium's capacity was again reduced and the police bill spiralled. In April, Rudge sold David Riley to Peterborough United for £40,000, whilst £20,000 was spent bringing in Gary McKinstry from Portadown. The club's play-off dreams were killed off by a 2–1 defeat from Newcastle United, after which only two points were won from the final four games. Despite this the supporters held popular player Neil Aspin aloft following the team's final home game (a 2–1 defeat to Sunderland). The final game was a goalless draw with Oxford United at the Manor Ground, which was enough to ensure a top-half finish.


1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Second Division
They finished in eleventh place with 61 points, their highest finish since 1933–34. Darren Beckford was top-scorer with 21 goals in all competitions, with Nicky Cross and Robbie Earle bagged 15 and 12 goals respectively. The average home attendance of 8,978 was the highest since 1963–64. The players were taken on a holiday to Spain as a reward for their efforts. Rudge retained the entire playing staff at the end of the season.


1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the FA Cup, Vale were drawn against top-flight Derby County in the Third Round, and progressed 3–2 in the replay at The Baseball Ground having 'gave as good as they received' as they drew the original tie 1–1. The win was 'another famous cup victory' for the club, as three goals were put past Peter Shilton. Another difficult fixture awaited in the Fourth Round. On 27 January, Aston Villa inflicted Vale's biggest ever cup defeat with a 6–0 win in front of 36,532 fans at Villa Park. Nevertheless the cup run raised £150,000.


1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale overcame Third Division Walsall 3–1 on aggregate, having won 1–0 at home and 2–1 at Fellows Park. They then came unstuck against First Division Wimbledon, losing 2–1 at home before getting beat 3–0 at Plough Lane.


1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the short-lived Full Members Cup, Vale made it past the First Round with a 2–1 win over Sunderland at Roker Park, Walker and Cross getting the goals. They were then eliminated by Middlesbrough at the next stage, after losing 3–1 at Ayresome Park despite a Jeffers goal.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 20th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward Buck Williams from the New Jersey Nets. The Blazers finished with a franchise-high 59–23 record and returned to the NBA Finals for the first time since their championship season of 1976–77. However, they were unsuccessful in capturing their second NBA title, as they fell to the Detroit Pistons four games to one.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season
Clyde Drexler, who was selected for the 1990 NBA All-Star Game, continued to be the leading scorer for the Trail Blazers with 23.3 points per game, as the Blazers rebounded off their disappointing season to post a solid 59–23 record—good enough for second place in the Pacific Division. In the playoffs, the acquisition of Williams continued to help make the Blazers stronger as they won their first playoff series in five years by sweeping the Dallas Mavericks in three straight games.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the second round, the Blazers needed seven games to get past the San Antonio Spurs as the home team won all seven games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers continued to defend their home court well, jumping out to a 2–0 lead over the Phoenix Suns. The Suns rebounded to take the next two in Phoenix as the Blazers won Game 5 at home 120–114. However, there would be no need for a seventh game, as the Blazers knocked off the Suns with a 112–109 win in Game 6 to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in franchise history.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the Finals, the Trail Blazers got off to a solid start, splitting the first two games on the road against the defending NBA Champion Detroit Pistons. However, the Blazers dropped all three games at home as the Pistons won the NBA title in five games.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1989–90 Portland Trail Blazers season, Awards and records
During the season, Dražen Petrović won the Euroscar, presented by the Italian basketball magazine Superbasket to the top player in Europe. Unlike major NBA awards, the Euroscar is awarded for a player's performance during a calendar year, and also takes into account a player's performances for his national team. In Petrović's case, the award considered his performances in 1989 for Real Madrid and the Yugoslavia national team, as well as the Blazers. This was the second of what would eventually be four Euroscars for Petrović.


1989–90 Primeira Divisão
The 1989–90 Primeira Divisão was the 56th edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 20 August 1989 with a match between Chaves and Penafiel, and ended on 20 May 1990. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Benfica as the defending champions.


1989–90 Primeira Divisão
Porto qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup first round, Estrela da Amadora qualified for the 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Benfica, Sporting CP and Vitória de Guimarães qualified for the 1990–91 UEFA Cup first round; in opposite, Portimonense and Feirense were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Magnusson was the top scorer with 33 goals.


1989–90 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
Espinho, Fafe, Farense, Leixões and Académico de Viseu were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1988–89 season.


1989–90 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
The other five teams were replaced by União da Madeira, Feirense and Tirsense from the Liga de Honra, as the league dropped from 20 to 18 teams.


1989–90 Primera B Nacional
The 1989–90 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the fourth season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División.


1989–90 Primera B Nacional, Standings
Huracán was declared champion and was automatically promoted to Primera División, and the teams placed 2nd to 10th qualified for the Second Promotion Playoff.


1989–90 Primera B Nacional, Second Promotion Playoff
The Second Promotion Playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 2nd to 10th in the overall standings: Quilmes (2nd) who entered in the Semifinals, Douglas Haig (3rd) who entered in the Second Round, San Martín (T) (4th), Lanús (5th), Atlético de Rafaela (6th), Belgrano (7th), Banfield (8th), Sportivo Italiano (9th) and Colón (10th); the champion of Primera B Metropolitana: Deportivo Morón and Deportivo Laferrere and Atlanta, both winners of Zonales Noroeste y Sureste from Torneo del Interior. The winner was promoted to Primera División.


1989–90 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


1989–90 Primera B Nacional, Relegation, Relegation Playoff Matches
Each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, but if the first match was won by the team of Primera B Nacional (who also played the first leg at home), there was no need to play the second. If instead, the team from the Regional leagues wins the first leg, the second leg must be played, leg that, if its won by the team of Primera B Nacional, a third leg must be played, if the third leg finishes in a tie, the team from Primera B Nacional remains on it. This season, Cipolletti had to play against Fernández Oro from the Liga Deportiva Confluencia (Río Negro Province), Central Córdoba (SdE) had to play against Güemes (SdE) from the Liga Santiagueña de Fútbol, and Atlético Tucumán had to play against Atlético Concepción from the Liga Tucumana de Fútbol.


1989–90 Primera División de Baloncesto
The 1989–90 Primera División season was the second category of the Spanish basketball league system during the 1989–90 season. It was the second played with the name of Primera División.


1989–90 Primera División de Baloncesto, Teams, Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
A total of 16 teams contested the league, including 10 sides from the 1988–89 season, one relegated from the 1988–89 ACB, three  promoted from the Segunda División and two Wild Cards.


1989–90 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional
The 1989–90 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional season is the 38th tournament of El Salvador's Primera División since its establishment of the National League system in 1948. The tournament was scheduled to end in, 1990. Alianza FC, the best regular season team, won the championship match against Luis Angel Firpo,the best team in the final group.


1989–90 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, List of foreign players in the league
This is a list of foreign players in 1989-1990. The following players:


1989–90 Primera División de Fútbol Profesional, List of foreign players in the league
(player released mid season) (player Injured mid season) Injury replacement player


1989–90 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captains was Matt Lapin. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were seeded thirteenth in the Midwest Region.


1989–90 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team posted a 20–7 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. In a March 15, 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Midwest Regional first round game at the Erwin Events Center in Austin, Texas against the Arkansas Razorbacks, they lost by a 68–64 margin. Kit Mueller cut the lead to two points with 14 seconds remaining, but Arkansas made its free throws to close out the game. When the team beat Dartmouth 66–28 on February 10, 1990, it established a new National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I record for fewest points allowed (since 1986) while running the Princeton offense. The team would break its own record the following year.


1989–90 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selection Mueller, who earned the Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year award as well as third team Academic All-America recognition from College Sports Information Directors of America. Lapin led the nation in three-point field goal shooting percentage (53.4%, 71 of 133), and the team led the nation in both three point shooting percentage (45.2) and scoring defense with a 51.0 average. Lapin also led the Ivy League in three point shooting percentage in conference games with a 57.7% average. The scoring defense statistical championship was the second of twelve consecutive titles.


1989–90 Providence Friars men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Barnes, the Friars finished the season 17–12 (8–8 Big East) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 9 seed in the West region.


1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1989–90 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team finished second in the Big Ten regular season standings. The Boilermakers earned the #2 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, but were upset in the second round by Texas, finishing the season with a 22–8 record (13-5 Big Ten).


1989–90 QMJHL season
The 1989–90 QMJHL season was the 21st season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league inaugurates five new awards for accomplishments during the season. Shell Canada sponsored two Shell Cup "Player of the Year" awards, one each for offensive and defensive players. Transamerica sponsors the Transamerica Plaque for the player with the best plus/minus totals. The creates its first award specifically for team builders, the John Horman Trophy for the "Executive of the Year." Finally, the Paul Dumont Trophy is awarded to anyone involved with the league, as the "Personality of the Year."


1989–90 QMJHL season
Eleven teams played 70 games each in the schedule. The Victoriaville Tigres finished first overall in the regular season, winning their first Jean Rougeau Trophy. The President's Cup final was a rematch of the previous season, with the Laval Titan, winning a second consecutive title, defeating Victoriaville in four games.


1989–90 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1989–90 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes


1989–90 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Denis Chalifoux was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists).


1989–90 Qods League
The following is the results of the Qods League's 1989-90 Iranian football season.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season
The 1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques eleventh season in the National Hockey League.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
The Nordiques would not bring back Jean Perron, who finished the 1988–89 season as the interim head coach of the team. Quebec would bring back former head coach Michel Bergeron, who had coached the club from 1980–1987. Bergeron left the Nordiques to coach the New York Rangers from 1987–1989, leading them to two consecutive 82 point seasons. The club also named Martin Madden as the new general manager.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
At the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, the Nordiques had the first overall draft pick, and selected Mats Sundin from Nacka HK. Sundin became the first ever European born player drafted with the first overall selection. In 25 games with Nacka, Sundin had ten goals and 18 points. With their second pick, Quebec drafted Adam Foote from the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. In 66 games, Foote had seven goals and 39 points in 1988–89.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
Quebec made some trades during the off-season, dealing away their top goal scorer from the 1988–89 season, Walt Poddubny, along with a fourth round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft to the New Jersey Devils for Joe Cirella, Claude Loiselle, and an eighth round draft pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft. Cirella had three goals and 22 points in 80 games with the Devils in 1988–89, while Loiselle had seven goals and 21 points in 74 games.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
Quebec also traded Bob Mason to the Washington Capitals for future considerations, and Gaetan Duchesne to the Minnesota North Stars for Kevin Kaminski. Kaminski spent the 1988–89 with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL, scoring 25 goals and 68 points in 52 games. Right at the end of the pre-season, the Nordiques traded away Randy Moller to the New York Rangers for Michel Petit. Petit had eight goals and 33 points with the Rangers in 1988–89.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Offseason
The biggest move the club made was signing free agent Guy Lafleur to a two-year contract. Lafleur, who originally retired during the 1984–85, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988. Lafleur came out of retirement and signed with the New York Rangers for the 1988–89 season, where he scored 18 goals and 45 points in 67 games with the Rangers. Lafleur won five Stanley Cup championships with the Montreal Canadiens, and had a streak of 50 or more goals in a season and at least 119 points during a six-year stretch from 1974–1980. Lafleur also scored a league high 60 goals in 1977–78, and led the league in scoring for three consecutive seasons, from 1975–1978. The Nordiques also signed Lucien DeBlois, who also spent the previous season with the New York Rangers, where he had nine goals and 33 points in 73 games.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Quebec would have a poor start to the season, going 1-4-1 in their first six games, before winning two in a row to be only a game under .500. The Nordiques then lost eight games in a row to quickly fall out of the playoff race, before winning two in a row to improve to 5-12-1. The losses kept piling up for the Nordiques, who then began to make trades. Greg Adams and Robert Picard were traded to the Detroit Red Wings for former Nordiques player Tony McKegney, while Jeff Brown was dealt to the St. Louis Blues for Tony Hrkac and Greg Millen.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
By February 2, 1990, the Nordiques were 9-36-6, and their season was all but finished. On that date, the club fired general manager Martin Madden, and replaced him on an interim basis with former general manager Maurice Filion. Under Filion, the Nordiques traded away Michel Goulet, Greg Millen and a sixth round draft pick in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks for Everett Sanipass, Mario Doyon, and Dan Vincelette. The trades continued, as team captain Peter Stastny was traded to the New Jersey Devils for Craig Wolanin and future considerations, which turned out to be Randy Velischek.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
None of the roster moves had much effect. The Nordiques only won three more games for the remainder of the season to finish with a 12-61-7 record, earning 31 points—easily the worst record in the NHL. The next-worst record belonged to the Vancouver Canucks, who finished with more than twice the Nordiques' point total. The twelve wins was the fewest by a team since the Winnipeg Jets had nine in 1980–81, while their 31 points was the fewest since the Washington Capitals had 21 in the 1974–75 season. It is still the worst season in Nordiques/Avalanche history, and one of the worst for a non-expansion team since 1967.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Joe Sakic, who had 39 goals and 102 points, both team highs. Peter Stastny was the only other Nordique to finish with more than 20 goals, as he had 24 goals and 62 points before being traded to the New Jersey Devils. Tony McKegney had 16 goals and 27 points in 48 games after being acquired from the Detroit Red Wings, while Guy Lafleur had 12 goals and 34 points in his first season with the Nordiques.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
On defense, Michel Petit put up twelve goals and 36 points in his first season with the club. Rookie Bryan Fogarty had four goals and 14 points in 45 games, however, he had a -47 rating, the worst on the club.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
In goal, Ron Tugnutt led the Nordiques with five wins, while posting a club best 4.61 GAA in 35 games.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
The Nordiques finished the regular season last in scoring (240 goals for), last in goaltending (407 goals allowed), last in power-play goals allowed (98) and last in penalty-killing percentage (74.35%).


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season
The Nordiques finished the 1989–90 regular season with a 5.05 GAA. They are the last team to finish the regular season with a GAA above five to date.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals againstNote: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Transactions
The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1989–90 season.


1989–90 Quebec Nordiques season, Draft picks
Quebec's draft picks from the 1989 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.


1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 1989–90 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the First Division for the seventh year running.


1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
QPR finished in a mid-table position of 11th in the First Division. After a poor start to the season that saw them win just twice in their first twelve League matches, they sacked their player-manager Trevor Francis and appointed Don Howe in his place. They reached the sixth round of the FA Cup in a run that encompassed nine matches, including five replays, before they were finally knocked out by Liverpool.


1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season
The 1989–90 season was the 110th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 45 competitive matches during the 1989–90 season.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Transfer news in the close season was dominated by one signing. Celtic had paraded their former player and Scotland striker, Maurice Johnston as a new recruit just before the Scottish Cup final. However, a chance encounter between his agent, Bill McMurdo and Graeme Souness at Ibrox revealed that the deal was not completely done.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
On 10 July Rangers signed the former Celtic striker from French club Nantes for £1.5 million. The fact that Johnston was a high-profile ex-Celtic player and considered to be a Roman Catholic made the move unprecedented. The transfer angered Celtic fans and some sections of the Rangers support. At a stroke Souness and Rangers had made the most public statement that anyone could join the team if they met the required playing standards.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
When the season began, Rangers did not. Three matches played in the league, no wins and two defeats. However, the team slowly got into gear, despite only two wins from the first eight games. New arrival Johnston netted the crucial winner during an Old Firm game on 4 November 1989. Scoring the goal in the dying minutes of the match, Johnston celebrated wildly with the Rangers fans and was booked by the referee for leaving the pitch. Come May 1990, Rangers' name was on the trophy for the second time in as many seasons.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The club again failed to win the Scottish Cup, losing to Celtic in the fourth round at Parkhead. Their run in the League Cup came to an end, losing to Aberdeen by 2–1 AET in the final.


1989–90 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In Europe they were knocked out the European Cup by German side Bayern Munich in the first round (3–1 on aggregate). There was no seeding system in the competition at the time and it is believed that early round ties like this were the catalyst for discussions at UEFA to introduce the Champions League. Rangers and Club Secretary, Campbell Ogilvie would be instrumental in bringing the new competition to life in 1992.


1989–90 Ranji Trophy
The 1989–90 Ranji Trophy was the 56th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bengal won a rain interrupted final against Delhi on run quotient.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season
The 1989–90 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 88th season in existence and the club's 59th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Season
Real Madrid finished the campaign as league champions for the fifth season running, also, new coach John Benjamin Toshack and the team reached the record of most goals in a season. Mexican striker Hugo Sánchez scored 38 goals in league equalizing Telmo Zarra record and won the European Golden Shoe. This was its 25th league title in history.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Squad, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Squad, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
Schuster  38'Martín Vázquez  42'Martín Vázquez  57'Hugo Sánchez  69'Hugo Sánchez  87'


1989–90 Real Madrid CF season, Competitions, Supercopa
Awarded automatically to Real Madrid after they won the Double (League and Copa del Rey).


1989–90 Red Star Belgrade season
During the 1989–90 season, Red Star Belgrade participated in the 1989–90 Yugoslav First League, 1989–90 Yugoslav Cup and 1989–90 UEFA Cup.


1989–90 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
Red Star won their fifth double in this season. The season was marred by Dinamo–Red Star riot in the penultimate round of Yugoslav First League.


1989–90 Red Star Belgrade season, Season summary
On 28 January 1990, Miodrag Belodedici made his Red Star debut in a friendly match against his former club Steaua București.


1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball during the 1989–90 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head basketball coach Dick Tarrant and played its home games at the Robins Center.


1989–90 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
Richmond finished second in the CAA regular-season standings with a 10–4 conference record, and won the CAA Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. In the opening round of the East regional, the #14 seed Spiders fell to #3 seed Duke, 81–46, to finish with a 22–10 record.


1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I basketball season. Robert Morris was coached by Jarrett Durham and played their home games at the Charles L. Sewall Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. The Colonials were members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 22–8, 12–4 in NEC play. They won the 1990 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They earned a 15 seed in the East Region and played No. 2 seed Kansas in the first round. The Colonials played a tough game, but were beaten 79–71 to end their season.


1989–90 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1989–90 season saw Rochdale compete in their 16th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.


1989–90 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1989–90 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 26th edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1989–90 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues and Noia, as title holder, played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament.


1989–90 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1989–90 Romanian Hockey League season was the 60th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship. The final round was cancelled after 17 games due to the Romanian Revolution.


1989–90 Ronchetti Cup
The 1988–89 Ronchetti Cup was the 18th edition of FIBA's second-tier competition for European women's basketball clubs. The final returned to its original two-leg format 13 years later, and the group stage was expanded from 12 to 16 teams. Primigi Parma defeated Jedinstvo Tuzla in the final to become the second Italian champion of the competition, ending Soviet hegemony in the previous seasons and starting an era of Italian dominance. The three previous seasons' runner-up Gemeaz Milano and Iskra Ljubljana also reached the semifinals.


1989–90 Rugby Football League season
The 1989–90 Rugby Football League season was the 95th ever season of professional rugby league football in Britain. Fourteen teams competed from August, 1989 until May, 1990 for the Stones Bitter Championship, Premiership Trophy and Silk Cut Challenge Cup.


1989–90 Rugby Football League season, Season summary
Warrington beat Oldham 24–16 to win the Lancashire County Cup, and Bradford Northern beat Featherstone Rovers 20–14 to win the Yorkshire County Cup.


1989–90 Rugby Football League season, League Tables
Runcorn Highfield became only the second peacetime team in the history of the Rugby Football League to lose every game, and the first since Liverpool City in 1906-1907.


1989–90 Rugby Football League season, Challenge Cup
Wigan defeated Warrington 36-14 in the Challenge Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 28 April 1990 before a crowd of 77,729. Andy Gregory, Wigan's scrum half, was awarded his second Lance Todd Trophy for being the man-of-the-match.


1989–90 Rugby League Premiership
The 1989–90 Rugby League Premiership was the 16th end of season Rugby League Premiership competition.


1989–90 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1989–90 Toshiba Rugby Union County Championship was the 90th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1989–90 Rugby Union County Championship
Lancashire won their 14th title after defeating Middlesex in the final.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season
The 1989–90 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 86th season in existence and the club's 56th consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990. Benfica competed domestically in the Primeira Divisão, the Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça, and participated in the European Cup after winning the previous league.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season
After only winning the Primeira Divisão, Benfica disputed the Supertaça, winning it for the third time. The league campaign was another controversial battle with Porto, who finished four points ahead of Benfica. Magnusson won the Bola de Prata. With attentions set on the European Cup, Benfica reached the final after defeating Marseille in the semi-finals. In the seventh European Cup Final, Benfica lost for a fifth time, prolonging Guttmann's curse.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The new season saw the arrival of Sven-Göran Eriksson for a second term. After Benfica won the 1988–89 Primeira Divisão on 7 May 1989, Eriksson confirmed that he would take over Toni's job only three days later. In the transfer window, Benfica lost Shéu and Mozer, with the first retiring and the latter moving abroad. To replace him, the club hired Brazilian defender Aldair and Swedish midfielder Jonas Thern. Eriksson started working on 28 July with Benfica travelling to Netherlands the following day for a two-week tour. They competed in the Rotterdam Tournament in early August and had their  presentation game against Spartak Moscow on the 15. They then won the Trofeo Cidade de Vigo and had a late friendly with Varzim, postponing the league opening game.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica's league campaign was again a clash with Porto. The season was notable by the constant controversy surrounding referees and the battle for control of the Portuguese Football Federation. The crucial Clássico on 11 March 1990 ended with a draw, keeping Porto with a three-point lead, nearly closing the title race. Benfica was nonetheless, entirely focused on the European Cup, as Eriksson admitted that winning another European title was a target of President João Santos. Eriksson led the team through easy wins against Derry City and Budapest Honvéd. The quarter-final matches with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk fell within a busy schedule, but despite that, Benfica flew past the Ukrainian with three-nil win.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
However, the semi-finals with Marseille were much different. Benfica lost in France by 2–1; their first loss after seven games and needed a win to go through, as Erisskon said "We are not dead yet. He have a 49% chance of going through"  The home reception to Marseille saw 120 thousand fans fill Estádio da Luz to witness Vata score the sole goal that qualified Benfica. In the 83rd minute, in a corner, Vata rose above everyone and slipped the ball past Jean Castaneda with his hand.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Several players immediately surrounded referee Marcel Van Langenhove protesting that the goal was scored with the hand, but he disregarded their appeals. Assistant manager Toni gave his opinion: "Vata was pulled and he could not fight for the ball – unable to use his chest or head, he used his hand. So what the referee should have done is signalled a penalty, which he did not do." Bernard Tapie furiously screamed "The Portuguese are pigs, they are pigs. They gave something to the referee, it could only be. Benfica still has a lot of power and scares a lot of people. This was a disgrace."


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Benfica ended the league on 20 May, finishing four points behind Porto. Three days later, they met AC Milan in the European Cup Final in Vienna. Before the final, Eusébio visited Béla Guttmann's grave and prayed for his curse to be lifted. Dressed in white, Benfica was defeated with a goal from Rijkaard in the second half. Eriksson regretted the loss and explained his strategy: "It consisted of closely marking Gullit and van Basten, so they would be offside while simultaneously paying attention to the midfielders. I talked a lot about it and they executed it perfectly, until Rijkaard came from behind and stole our dream".


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
Still, Benfica did not ended the season empty handed, having previously won their third Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira against Belenenses. Magnusson was the league top-scorer with 33 goals.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff members Sven-Göran Eriksson (manager) and Toni (assistant manager), Eusébio (assistant manager), José Capristano (director of football), Shéu (Secretary of football department), Bernardo Vasconcelos (doctor), Amílcar Miranda (doctor), Asterónimo Araújo (masseur), António Gaspar (physiotherapist), Jorge Castelo (scout), Luís Santos (kit man), José Luís (kit man).


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1989-90 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1989–90 S.S.C. Napoli season
S.S.C. Napoli won their second ever Italian championship, thanks to a new club record in points scored over the course of the season. Diego Maradona scored 16 of the side's 57, whilst the contributions of other players such as Careca and Gianfranco Zola gave Napoli enough of an attacking edge to claim the title.


1989–90 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1989–90 SK Rapid Wien season was the 92nd season in club history.


1989–90 SM-liiga season
The 1989-90 SM-liiga season was the 15th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.


1989–90 Sacramento Kings season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Kings' 41st season in the National Basketball Association, and fifth season in Sacramento. Prior to the start of the season, the Kings were hit with tragedy as Ricky Berry, who had just completed a solid rookie season committed suicide after an argument with his wife. The Kings won the Draft Lottery and selected Pervis Ellison out of Louisville with the first overall pick of the 1989 NBA draft, while acquiring Ralph Sampson from the Golden State Warriors. However, injuries limited Ellison to just 34 games.


1989–90 Sacramento Kings season
After a 7–21 start to the season, head coach Jerry Reynolds was fired and replaced with Dick Motta. At midseason, Kenny Smith was traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Antoine Carr as the Kings finished last place in the Pacific Division with a 23–59 record. Following the season, Ellison was traded to the Washington Bullets, Danny Ainge was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, and Rodney McCray was dealt to the Dallas Mavericks.


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the Spurs' 14th season in the National Basketball Association, and 23rd season as a franchise. They finished with a franchise-best 56–26 regular season record, surpassing the 53-win season of 1982–83.


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
As the 1980s ended, the 1989–90 season proved to be the rebirth of the Spurs franchise. With his tour of duty over, David Robinson arrived to the Spurs along with the newly added Terry Cummings, who was acquired from the Milwaukee Bucks, and 1989 first round draftee Sean Elliott. The team also acquired Maurice Cheeks from the Philadelphia 76ers during the offseason, but traded him at midseason to the New York Knicks for second-year guard Rod Strickland. This season would mark a turning point for the franchise, the Spurs would miss the playoffs only once between 1990 and 2019 (that coming in 1996–97).


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
Although there was speculation that Robinson might choose not to sign with the Spurs and to become a free agent once his Navy commitment ended, Robinson decided to play in San Antonio. Robinson joined the Spurs for the 1989-90 season, and he helped the team produce the second greatest single season turnaround in NBA history. Robinson had one of the most successful rookie seasons for a center in NBA history, finishing the season as Rookie of the Year while averaging 24.3 points and 12.0 rebounds per game.


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
In the first round of the playoffs, the Spurs swept the Denver Nuggets in three games. However, they would lose in a full seven game series to the Portland Trail Blazers in the semifinals.


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season
For the season, the Spurs introduced a new logo, which featured the fiesta colors of turquoise, fuchsia and orange. The uniforms remained silver and black, although starting this season the team nickname replaced the city name on road jerseys. The "fiesta" logo lasted until 2002.


1989–90 San Antonio Spurs season, Regular season
The Spurs went from 21–61 in the 1988–89 NBA season to 56–26 in 1989–90, for a remarkable 35-game improvement. They advanced to the second round of the Western Conference playoffs where they lost in seven games to the eventual western conference champions, the Portland Trail Blazers. Following the 1989–90 season, David Robinson was unanimously named the NBA Rookie of the Year, and subsequently SEGA produced a game featuring him entitled David Robinson's Supreme Court.


1989–90 Santosh Trophy
The 1989–90 Santosh Trophy was the 43st edition of the Santosh Trophy, the main State competition for football in India. It was held in Margao, Goa. Goa defeated Kerala 2–0 in the final to win the competition for the third time. Kerala finished second for the third straight year.


1989–90 Saudi Premier League
Al-Hilal won the championship for the 6th time in 1990.


1989–90 Saudi Premier League
Newly promoted Al-Raed carried on the Saudi tradition by getting relegated in their first season along with Al-Nahda who were relegated for the first time since the 1977–78 season


1989–90 Scottish Cup
The 1989–90 Scottish Cup was the 105th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Aberdeen who defeated Celtic in the final. It was the first final to have been decided by a penalty shootout.


1989–90 Scottish First Division
The 1989–90 Scottish First Division season was won by St Johnstone, who were promoted four points ahead of Airdrieonians to the Premier Division. Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic were relegated to the Second Division.


1989–90 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1989–90 Scottish Inter-District Championship was a rugby union competition for Scotland's district teams.


1989–90 Scottish Inter-District Championship
Glasgow District won the competition with three wins and one draw.


1989–90 Scottish League Cup
The 1989–90 Scottish League Cup was the forty-fourth season of Scotland's second football knockout competition. The competition was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Rangers in the Final.


1989–90 Scottish Premier Division
The 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division season was won by Rangers, seven points ahead of Aberdeen. Dundee were relegated.


1989–90 Scottish Second Division
The 1989–1990 Scottish Second Division was won by Brechin City who, along with second placed Kilmarnock, were promoted to the First Division. East Stirlingshire finished bottom.


1989–90 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1989–90 NBA season was the 22nd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. It was Bernie Bickerstaff's last season as head coach of the Sonics, and the first season for rookie and future All-Star forward Shawn Kemp. After winning two of their first three games, the Sonics lost in a quintuple-overtime game on November 9 to the Milwaukee Bucks, 155–154 at the Bradley Center.


1989–90 Seattle SuperSonics season
The Sonics played around .500 for the entire season peaking late in the season at 34-32 before going 7-9 to end their season, as they finished fourth in the Pacific Division with a 41–41 record, losing the #8 seed in the Western Conference to the Houston Rockets, who had the same record but were ahead after tie-breaks, and thus did not reach the playoffs. This was also Xavier McDaniel's final full season in Seattle, as he was traded midway through the following season to the Phoenix Suns.


1989–90 Seattle SuperSonics season, Draft picks
Seattle drafted future All-Stars Dana Barros and Shawn Kemp as their only two picks of the 1989 Draft. Kemp would go on to have a successful 8-year run with the Sonics.


1989–90 Seattle SuperSonics season, Awards, records, and honors
The Sonics did not have any awards, records, and honors.


1989–90 Segunda División
The 1989–90 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Real Burgos, Real Betis and RCD Español were promoted to Primera División. Racing de Santander, Castilla CF, Recreativo de Huelva and Atlético Madrileño were relegated to Segunda División B.


1989–90 Segunda División B
The 1989–90 Segunda División B season was the 13th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 2 September 1989, and the season ended on 27 May 1990.


1989–90 Segunda División B, Overview before the season
80 teams joined the league, including four relegated from the 1988–89 Segunda División and 19 promoted from the 1988–89 Tercera División. The composition of the groups was determined by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, attending to geographical criteria.


1989–90 Segunda División B, Group 1
Teams from Asturias, Castile and Leon, Castilla–La Mancha, Galicia and Madrid.


1989–90 Segunda División B, Group 2
Teams from Andorra, Aragon, Basque Country, Cantabria, Catalonia, Castile and Leon, La Rioja and Navarre.


1989–90 Segunda División B, Group 3
Teams from Andalusia, Canary Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Ceuta, Extremadura and Melilla.


1989–90 Segunda División B, Group 4
Teams from Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Region of Murcia and Valencian Community.


1989–90 Segunda Divisão
The 1989–90 Segunda Divisão season was the 56th season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal. It was the last regionalized contest for the second tier championship, as a new Segunda Liga took shape as an unified second tier from the next season onwards.


1989–90 Segunda Divisão, Overview
The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SC Salgueiros, Gil Vicente FC and SC Farense winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga. The overall championship was won by SC Salgueiros.


1989–90 Segunda Divisão, Play-offs, Segunda Divisão B Play-off
The last 4 classified in each series competed for against the teams classified in 6th place in each of the 6 series of the III Divisão and the 2 best 7th classified of the 6 series of the III Divisão (CD Fátima and Moura), in one hand. The 10 winners qualified for 1990–91 Segunda Divisão B , while the losers competed in 1990–91 Terceira Divisão.


1989–90 Serie A
The 1989–90 Serie A season was another successful year for Napoli, with Diego Maradona being among the leading goalscorers in Serie A (16 goals), behind Marco van Basten of Milan (19 goals) and Roberto Baggio of Fiorentina (17 goals). But while Baggio's Fiorentina narrowly avoided relegation, Maradona's Napoli won their second Serie A title in four seasons, while Van Basten helped Milan retain the European Cup as compensation for their failure to win the Serie A title, having finished two points behind Napoli. Demoted to Serie B for 1990–91 were Udinese, Hellas Verona, Cremonese and Ascoli. In Europe, Sampdoria won the Cup Winners Cup and Juventus the UEFA Cup, making this year the most successful in Italian football history.


1989–90 Serie A, Teams
Genoa, Bari, Udinese and Cremonese had been promoted from Serie B.


1989–90 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1989–90 Serie A season was the 56th season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Bozen won the championship by defeating Asiago Hockey in the final.


1989–90 Serie B
The Serie B 1989–90 was the fifty-eighth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1989–90 Serie B, Teams
Triestina, Reggiana, Cagliari and Foggia had been promoted from Serie C, while Torino, Pescara, Pisa and Como had been relegated from Serie A.


1989–90 Sheffield Shield season
The 1989–90 Sheffield Shield season was the 88th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. New South Wales won the championship.


1989–90 Slough Jets season, Players Statistics
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes


1989–90 Slovenian Republic Cup
The 1989–90 Slovenian Republic Cup was the penultimate season of Slovenia's football knockout competition before the establishment of the Slovenian Football Cup. It was contested by all Slovenian clubs except Olimpija and played by the East/West system.


1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team
The 1989–90 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was the 19th season in school history. The team was coached by Bobby Paschal in his fourth year at the school, and USF played its home games in the USF Sun Dome. The Bulls finished the season 20–11, 9–5 in Sun Belt play, and won the Sun Belt Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the first in school history. USF lost to Arizona in the first round.


1989–90 South Midlands League
The 1989–90 South Midlands League season was 61st in the history of South Midlands League.


1989–90 South Midlands League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 17 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs:


1989–90 South Midlands League, Division One
The Division One featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 5 new clubs:


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season was a below-average season with only five tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 1989, to April 30, 1990, with the first disturbance of the season forming on November 8 and the last disturbance dissipating on March 19. This is the period of the year when most tropical cyclones form within the South Pacific Ocean.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season at least 15 people were killed from tropical disturbances whilst overall damage was estimated at $196 million. The most damaging tropical disturbance was Cyclone Ofa, one of the strongest storms to affect Samoa in the 20th century, which caused at least $18 million in damage to multiple countries and left eight dead. Cyclone Nancy caused $14 million in damages to Queensland and NSW, Australia and killed four people. During the formative stages of Cyclone Peni, the system caused $1 million in damages to the Cook Islands. Cyclone Rae drowned three people in Fiji but caused only $1 million (1990 USD) of damages to crops and vegetation. As a result of the impacts caused by Ofa and Peni, the names were retired from the tropical cyclone naming lists.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season, tropical cyclones were monitored by the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWC) in Nadi, Fiji, and in Wellington, New Zealand. Whilst tropical cyclones that moved to the west of 160°E were monitored as a part of the Australian region. Both the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and the Naval Western Oceanography Center (NWOC) issued unofficial warnings within the southern Pacific. The JTWC issued warnings between 160°E and the International Date Line whilst the NWOC issued warnings for tropical cyclones forming between the International Date Line and the coasts of the Americas.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season
Both the JTWC and the NWOC designated tropical cyclones with a number and a P suffix with numbers assigned in order to tropical cyclones developing within the whole of the Southern Hemisphere. TCWC Nadi, TCWC Wellington and TCWC Brisbane all use the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale and estimate wind speeds over a ten-minute period, while the JTWC estimates sustained winds over a one-minute period, which are subsequently compared to the Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale (SSHWS).


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Depression Felicity
On December 19, the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Felicity, moved into the basin with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph), which would have made it a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. However, because it did not have the "classical characteristics of a tropical cyclone", it was treated as a tropical depression by the BoM and the FMS. Over the next couple of days, in response to an upper-level trough of low pressure weakening, the depression slowly weakened further, while accelerating to towards the southeast. Felicity was absorbed by a short-wave trough of low pressure to the north of New Zealand before it was last noted during December 22.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Coral Sea Depression
On January 20, TCWC Nadi started to monitor a shallow area of low pressure that had developed within a trough of low pressure, about 600 mi (965 km) to the Northwest of Noumea in New Caledonia.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Coral Sea Depression
The depression was last noted on January 25, as it moved into TCWC Wellington's area of responsibility.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Coral Sea Depression
There were no reports of any damage associated with this depression within New Caledonia, which was largely due to its small and not so intense nature of the system.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa
On January 27, a shallow tropical depression formed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone, about 430 km (265 mi) to the southeast of Funafuti, Tuvalu. Over the next two days the system developed little and remained slow moving, near the Tuvaluan atoll of Funafuti. During January 30, the depression moved towards the north-east and started to organize, as pressures near the systems center rapidly falling. During the next day the system subsequently started to curve south-eastwards and away from Tuvalu, before the NWOC initiated advisories on the system and designated it as Tropical Cyclone 13P.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa
Late on January 31, TCWC Nadi named the tropical depression Ofa, after it had developed into a category 1 tropical cyclone on the Australian scale. Over the few days the system moved towards the south-southeast and intensified further. Ofa subsequently passed about 110 km (70 mi) to the west of the Western Samoan Island of Savai'i between 10:00 and 18:00 UTC during February 3.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa
Early the next day as the system started to accelerate towards the south-southeast towards the island nation of Niue, the NWOC estimated that Ofa had peaked with 1-minute sustained wind speeds of 215 km/h (130 mph), which made it equivalent to a category 4 hurricane on the SSHWS. Later that day TCWC Nadi also estimated that the system had peaked with 10-minute sustained wind speeds of 185 km/h (115 mph) as a category 4 severe tropical cyclone,.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa
During February 5, the system passed about 55 km (35 mi) to the west of Niue, as it started to weaken and started to transition into an extratropical cyclone. The system completed this transition during February 8, before the remnants were last noted during February 10 after they had performed a small clockwise loop.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Ofa
Cyclone Ofa affected seven different island nations and caused gales or much stronger winds in six of those countries which resulted in damage ranging from moderate to very severe. Storm tide from the cyclone which is the combined effect of storm surge and high tide caused havoc in several countries and was the major cause of destruction. Overall the system killed at least eight people while it was estimated that the overall damage would amount to over US$18 million with damage totals of at least US$15 million and US$30 million in Western and American Samoa.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Nancy
Late on January 30, TCWC Nadi started to issue warnings on a tropical depression, that was intensifying as it moved southeastwards and approached 160°E and the South Pacific tropical cyclone basin. The system subsequently moved into the basin early the next day and was named Nancy by TCWC Nadi, after it had become a category 1 tropical cyclone. During that day the system re-curved and started to move towards the south-southwest, as it was steered around the southern extension of an upper-level trough of low pressure.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Nancy
The system subsequently moved out of the basin during February 1, as it intensified into a category 2 tropical cyclone. While the system was in the basin the JTWC estimated that Nancy had peak 1-minute sustained winds of215 km/h (130 mph), which made it equivalent to a category 1 hurricane on the SSHWS. The system subsequently re-entered the basin as an extratropical cyclone on February 6, before it dissipated to the west of New Zealand on February 8. There was no damage associated with Nancy while it was in the basin, however it later caused 5 deaths, when it affected the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Samoa Depression
On February 6, the FMS reported that a depression had developed, within the South Pacific Convergence Zone near the islands of Tuvalu. Over the next few days the system was steered towards the southeast by a north-westerly steering flow on the eastern side of an upper-level trough of low pressure. As the depression moved towards the southeast it passed in between Western Samoa and the northern islands of Tonga before it came very close to Niue during February 8.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Samoa Depression
Despite marginal gale-force winds being present in the depressions eastern quadrant, strong north-westerlies prevented the depression, from strengthening into a tropical cyclone. The depression was subsequently last noted during February 9, as it was absorbed into the Westerlies. The only damage that could be attributed to the depression is a number of houses that were destroyed on the Tuvaluan atoll of Vaitupu on February 6, however it is possible that the houses were destroyed by the strong and squally north-westerlies that were prevailing over the northern islands of Tuvalu at that time. As Tuvalu, Western Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Niue had all been affected by Cyclone Ofa a few days earlier; any damage would have been difficult to assess.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Peni
A shallow area of low-pressure began to develop near Rakahanga, an island in the Cook Island chain. The storm had also formed on the South Pacific convergence zone. The storm was first recognized on February 12, and had received tropical cyclone characteristics on the 13th. At 21:00 UTC, the storm was recognized as Tropical Cyclone Peni. The storm then took a path southwest towards the Cook Islands, Peni made a narrow turn and passed close to Aitutaki. Peni had gained hurricane status on the 15th, at 06:00 UTC. Peni had been able to keep hurricane characteristics until February 17, when it was downgraded to a storm, and soon, was declared extratropical. The name Peni was retired from the naming list.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Hilda
During March 7, Tropical Cyclone Hilda moved into the basin from the Australian region, as a category 2 tropical cyclone while it was located about 640 km (400 mi) to the northeast of Noumea, New Caledonia. During that day, the system passed about 640 km (400 mi) to the south-west of New Caledonia, as it moved south-southwestwards and degenerated into an extratropical depression. Over the next couple of days, the system moved through the Tasman Sea and passed near New Zealand's South Island, before it was absorbed into a high-latitude trough of low pressure.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rae
On March 16, TCWC Nadi started to monitor a shallow tropical depression that had developed within the South Pacific Convergence Zone, about 400 km (250 mi) to the west of the Tuvaluan Islands. The system initially moved slowly towards the south — southeast and passed about 95 km (60 mi) to the east of the Fijian Dependency of Rotuma during March 18. Over the next 24 hours the system moved southwards before it turned towards the southwest during March 19, as it approached and started to affect the Fijian Islands.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Rae
At this time the depression appeared disorganised in satellite imagery, with estimated sustained windspeeds of between 35 to 55 km/h (20 to 35 mph) in a broad area to the north and east of the depression center. During the next day the depression passed about 65 km (40 mi) to the west of the Yasawa group of islands as it continued to move towards the southwest.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The following depressions were also monitored by TCWC Nadi, however these systems were either short lived or did not develop significantly. Between November 8–10 and December 14–17, TCWC Nadi monitored 2 depressions that had developed near the Southern Cook Islands and the Samoan Islands. On March 15, the precursor shallow tropical depression to Cyclone Ivor developed within the South Pacific convergence zone, about 390 km (240 mi) to the northeast of Port Villa in Vanuatu. During that day, the low moved towards the southwest and moved into the Australian region where it developed into Tropical Cyclone Ivor during March 16.


1989–90 South Pacific cyclone season, Season effects
This table lists all the storms that developed in the South Pacific basin during the 1989–90 season. It includes their intensity on the Australian Tropical cyclone intensity scale, duration, name, areas affected, deaths, and damages.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was an average cyclone season, with nine named storms and five tropical cyclones – a storm attaining maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph). The season officially ran from November 1, 1989, to April 30, 1990. Storms were officially tracked by the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion while the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) in an unofficial basis. The first storm, Cyclone Alibera, was the second longest-lasting tropical cyclone on record in the basin, with a duration of 22 days.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Alibera meandered and changed directions several times before striking southeastern Madagascar on January 1, 1989, where it was considered the worst storm since 1925. The cyclone killed 46 people and left widespread damage. Only the final storm of the year – Severe Tropical Storm Ikonjo – also had significant impact on land, when it left $1.5 million in damage (1990 USD) in the Seychelles.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Of the remaining storms, several passed near the Mascarene Islands but did not cause much impact. In early February, Severe Tropical Storm Cezera and Tropical Cyclone Dety were active at the same time and interacted with each other through the process of the Fujiwhara effect. Cyclone Gregoara was the strongest of the season, which originated as Cyclone Walter from the adjacent Australian basin. Gregoara attained peak winds of 170 km/h (110 mph) over the open waters of the Indian Ocean in March, although the JTWC considered Alibera to be stronger. In April, Moderate Tropical Storm Hanta approached the northwest coast of Madagascar, but dissipated over the Mozambique Channel.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
During the season, the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion island issued warnings in tropical cyclones within the basin. Using satellite imagery from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the agency estimated intensity through the Dvorak technique, and warned on tropical cyclones in the region from the coast of Africa to 90° E, south of the equator. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force, also issued tropical cyclone warnings for the southwestern Indian Ocean. The season's nine named storms and five tropical cyclones – a storm attaining maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph) – is the same as the long term average for the basin.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Operationally, the MFR considered the tropical cyclone year to begin on August 1 and continue to July 31 of the following year. However, the JTWC began the year on July 1 and it lasted through June 30 of the following year. The latter agency tracked two short-lived tropical cyclones in July 1989, labeling them Tropical Cyclone 01S and 02S, but they are not considered part of MFR's season. After these early storms, another tropical depression formed east of Diego Garcia on September 21, classified as Tropical Cyclone 03S.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
Forming from the near-equatorial trough, the system moved generally to the southwest, dissipating on September 27 as it approached Mauritius. In the next month, Tropical Cyclone 04S formed closer to Diego Garcia on October 11. The JTWC classified it as a tropical depression on October 13 but dropped advisories the next day. The system initially drifted to the south but later turned to the northwest, dissipating on October 17. The final of a series of early tropical systems was a tropical depression that formed east of Diego Garcia on October 28.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Season summary
It moved southeastward, classified by the JTWC as Tropical Cyclone 05S on October 31. The agency briefly estimated peak winds of 65 km/h (40 mph), making it a tropical storm, before the storm looped back to the west and dissipated on November 2. Later, the precursor to Australian Tropical Cyclone Bessi was tracked in the eastern portion of the south-west Indian Ocean basin in the middle of April. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) classified the system as a minimal tropical storm while still west of 90° E, although the MFR did not classify the system before it entered the Australian basin on April 15.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alibera
The first named storm of the season, Alibera formed on December 16, well to the northeast of Madagascar. For several days, it meandered southwestward while gradually intensifying. On December 20, Alibera intensified to tropical cyclone status with 10‑minute winds of 120 km/h (75 mph), or the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. That day, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), an unofficial warning agency for the region, estimated peak 1‑minute winds of 250 km/h (160 mph), while the Météo-France office in Réunion (MFR) estimated 10‑minute winds of only 140 km/h (87 mph).


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alibera
After drifting erratically for several days, the storm began a steady southwest motion on December 29 as a greatly weakened system. On January 1, Alibera struck southeastern Madagascar near Mananjary, having re-intensified to just below tropical cyclone status. It weakened over land but again restrengthened upon reaching open waters on January 3. The storm shifted directions while moving generally southward, dissipating on January 5. It was the second longest-lasting tropical cyclone in the basin since the start of satellite imagery, with a duration of 22 days. Only Cyclone Georgette in 1968 lasted longer at 24 days.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Alibera
Early in its duration, Alibera produced gusty winds in the Seychelles. Upon moving ashore in Madagascar, the cyclone lashed coastal cities with heavy rainfall and up to 250 km/h (160 mph) wind gusts. In Mananjary, nearly every building was damaged or destroyed, and locals considered it the worst storm since 1925. Across the region, the cyclone destroyed large areas of crops, thousands of houses, and several roads and bridges. Alibera killed 46 people and left 55,346 people homeless. After the storm, the Malagasy government requested for international assistance.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Baomavo
A tropical disturbance formed on January 2 to the northwest of the Cocos Islands, which was tracked by the JTWC for the preceding few days before being classified as Tropical Cyclone 09S. It originated from the monsoon trough, which is an extended low pressure area within a convergence zone. It gradually intensified as it moved slowly to the southwest due to a high pressure system, or ridge, to the east. On January 3, the system intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Baomavo, and two days later attained tropical cyclone status while turning more to the south.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Baomavo
The JTWC estimated peak 1‑minute winds of 155 km/h (96 mph) on January 5, and on the next day the MFR estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 150 km/h (93 mph). An approaching cold front caused Baomavo to weaken while the storm turned southeastward. By January 8, the system weakened to tropical depression status while looping back to the northwest, steered by a ridge to the southwest. On the next day, Baomavo dissipated over the open waters of the Indian Ocean.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Cezera
On January 31, a tropical disturbance formed just east of Agaléga. Moving southeastward, it intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Cezera on February 1, the same day that the JTWC began tracking it as Tropical Cyclone 14S. Cezera quickly intensified, and the JTWC upgraded it to the equivalence of a minimal hurricane on February 3 with 1‑minute peak winds of 150 km/h (93 mph). By contrast, the MFR only estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 95 km/h (59 mph).


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Cezera
By February 4, Cezera began a Fujiwhara interaction with Tropical Cyclone Dety, which was located to the east; this caused the former storm to turn back to the northwest while gradually weakening. On February 6, the storm turned to the south and later southeast, weakening to tropical depression status that day. Cezera briefly re-intensified into a moderate tropical storm on February 7, but weakened again on the next day while passing just north of St. Brandon. After turning more to the east-northeast, the system turned sharply southward on February 10, and dissipated the next day.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dety
A tropical depression developed within the monsoon trough on February 2 to the southwest of Diego Garcia, about 1,125 km (699 mi) east of Cezura. The JTWC had been tracking the system for several days previously, classifying it as Tropical Cyclone 16S also on February 2. With an anticyclone – a high pressure area over the system – providing favorable conditions, the depression quickly intensified while moving generally south-southwestward. It became Moderate Tropical Storm Dety on February 3 and a tropical cyclone the next day.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Dety
The MFR estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 135 km/h (84 mph), while the JTWC assessed stronger 1‑minute winds of 175 km/h (110 mph). Around that time, Dety began a Fujiwhara interaction with Tropical Storm Cezura to the west, causing the former storm to turn to the east-southeast. Increased wind shear weakened the cyclone, although it maintained much of its intensity through February 7 as a severe tropical storm. However, Dety quickly fell to tropical disturbance status the next day while undergoing a counterclockwise loop. After turning back to the southeast, Dety remained a weak system for several days, dissipating on February 11.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Edisoana
The MFR began tracking a tropical disturbance on March 1 between Mauritius and Diego Garcia, which was followed by the JTWC for several days previously and classified as Tropical Cyclone 18S. Within a day, it intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Edisoana while tracking southwestward. On March 4, the JTWC upgraded the storm to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, and on the next day the MFR followed suit by upgrading Edisoana to tropical cyclone status. The latter agency estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 135 km/h (84 mph), while the JTWC assessed a peak 1‑minute intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph).


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Edisoana
Around that time, the storm passed west of Rodrigues island. Edisoana accelerated southward and gradually weakened, influenced by an approaching trough. On March 7, the storm began transitioning into an extratropical cyclone, completing it by the next day. The extratropical cyclone rapidly intensified due to the influence of the trough and a nearby ridge, later being absorbed by the westerlies.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Felana
On March 7, a tropical depression formed in the eastern portion of the basin to the east-southeast of Diego Garcia. The nascent quickly intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Felana by March 8, the same day that the JTWC began tracking it as Tropical Cyclone 22S. Felana moved steadily to the southwest, although on March 10 it turned to the west-northwest, followed by another turn to the south-southwest on the next day. During this time, the MFR only estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph), although the JTWC assessed a peak 1‑minute intensity of 85 km/h (53 mph). Upon turning back southward, Felana passed east of Rodrigues on March 12. It weakened to tropical depression status on March 15 and dissipated the following day, having curved back to the southeast.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Walter–Gregoara
On March 4, a tropical low formed from the monsoon trough in the Australian basin southwest of the Cocos Islands. It executed a large loop and later turned back to the west due to a ridge to the south, during which it was named Walter by the BOM. On March 13, Walter crossed 90° E into the south-west Indian Ocean and was renamed Gregoara by the Mauritius Weather Service.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Walter–Gregoara
However, the MFR did not begin issuing advisories until March 15, when Gregoara reached 85° E. The JTWC classified the system as Tropical Cyclone 23S, which was a separate number from when the storm existed in the Australian basin. Gregoara moved to the southwest, intensifying into a tropical cyclone on March 16, the same day that the JTWC upgraded it to the equivalent of a minimal hurricane. On the next day, the cyclone attained peak winds – the MFR estimated 10‑minute winds of 170 km/h (110 mph), while the JTWC estimated 1‑minute winds of 205 km/h (127 mph).


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Walter–Gregoara
The storm subsequently weakened slowly, and was below tropical cyclone status by March 19. Three days later, Gregoara turned to the southeast as a weakened tropical depression, subjected to cooler waters and stronger wind shear, and it became extratropical. For several days, the system moved slowly over the southern Indian Ocean, turning to the southwest and later to the southeast before dissipating on March 27.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Hanta
A tropical disturbance originated on April 11 just north of the Comoros in the Mozambique Channel. Originally it only consisted of a spiral area of thunderstorms, but it gradually organized. It moved southeastward and intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Hanta on April 12, passing just north of Mayotte. On the next day, the JTWC classified it as Tropical Cyclone 27S with peak 1‑minute winds of 85 km/h (55 mph), although the agency did not include the name Hanta in advisories. By contrast, the MFR only estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 65 km/h (40 mph). Hanta approached the northwest coast of Madagascar on April 14, passing within 11 km (6.8 mi) of the Anjajavy Forest before turning back to the west, due to a ridge to the south. Later that day, the system weakened and dissipated.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Moderate Tropical Storm Hanta
In the Glorioso Islands north of Madagascar, Hanta produced 50 km/h (31 mph) wind gusts and 32 mm (1.3 in) of rainfall. Later, gusts reached 65 km/h (40 mph) on Mayotte, and the storm dropped 75 mm (3.0 in) of precipitation over 24 hours.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Ikonjo
The final storm of the 1989-90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season formed as a tropical disturbance on May 11 west-southwest of Diego Garcia. It moved erratically at first, initially to the west, followed by a turn to the south and later a small loop. Its movement during this time and for its duration was dictated by a powerful ridge to the south. During this time, the system remained weak, although it intensified into Moderate Tropical Storm Ikonjo on May 14. The JTWC began classifying the storm as Tropical Cyclone 29S about two days prior.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Ikonjo
After becoming a tropical storm, Ikonjo began a steadier westward movement, gradually curving back to the west-northwest, and bringing it just north of Agaléga on May 16. Two days later, the storm quickly intensified to attain peak 10‑minute winds of 95 km/h (59 mph), which made Ikonjo a severe tropical storm according to the MFR. Around that time it stalled, even drifting slightly to the west, before resuming a northwest motion, influenced by a ridge to the south. Ikonjo subsequently weakened while moving near or through the Outer Islands of the Seychelles. On May 21, Ikonjo dissipated at the low latitude of 5° S.


1989–90 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Ikonjo
Late in its duration, Ikonjo became a rare storm to affect the nation of Seychelles. It passed nearest to Desroches Island, where it destroyed much of the island's hotel. On the primary island of Mahé, Ikonje produced strong winds reaching 83 km/h (52 mph) at Seychelles International Airport, strong enough to knock over several trees. Nationwide, the storm caused $1.5 million (1990 USD) in damage and two injuries. A ship passing through the center of Ikonjo reported wind gusts of 148 km/h (92 mph).


1989–90 Southeastern Conference women's basketball season
The 1989–90 SEC women's basketball season began with practices in October 1989, followed by the start of the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 1990 and concluded in February, followed by the 1990 SEC Women's Basketball Tournament in Albany, Georgia.


1989–90 Southern Football League
The 1989–90 Southern Football League season was the 87th in the history of the league, an English football competition.


1989–90 Southern Football League
Dover Athletic won the Premier Division but were not promotied due to ground grading issues and a place in the Football Conference was taken by runners-up Bath City. Four bottom clubs were relegated to the Southern and Midland divisions, while champions and runners-up of lower divisions get a places in the next Premier Division season. Banbury United, Hounslow, Sandwell Borough and Sheppey United left the league.


1989–90 Southern Football League, Premier Division
The Premier Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1989–90 Southern Football League, Midland Division
The Midland Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 17 clubs from the previous season and five new clubs:


1989–90 Southern Football League, Midland Division
Also, at the end of the previous season Forest Green Rovers was renamed Stroud and Ashfield Hightree was renamed Sandwell Borough.


1989–90 Southern Football League, Southern Division
The Southern Division consisted of 22 clubs, including 18 clubs from the previous season and four new clubs:


1989–90 Southern Football League, Southern Division
Also, at the end of the previous season Thanet United reverted name to Margate.


1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team
The 1989–90 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented the University of Southern Mississippi during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by head coach M. K. Turk, played their home games at Reed Green Coliseum and were members of the Metro Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 9–5 in Metro play to finish in second place behind Louisville. They lost in the championship game of the Metro Tournament to top-seed Louisville. Southern Miss received an at-large bid to the 1990 NCAA Basketball Tournament where they lost in the opening round to La Salle and National Player of the Year Lionel Simmons.


1989–90 Southwest Independent Soccer League
The 1989–90 Southwest Independent Soccer League was an American indoor soccer season run by the Southwest Independent Soccer League during the winter of 1989-1990.


1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team
The 1989–90 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1989–90 season. Playing in the Mid-Continent Conference and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the Mid-Con regular season title. Southwest Missouri State lost to North Carolina in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.


1989–90 Soviet Cup
The 1989–90 Soviet Cup was cup competition of the Soviet Union. The winner of the competition Dynamo Kyiv qualified for the continental tournament.


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Dinamo KievY Lokomotiv MoscowY Dinamo MoscowY Torpedo MoscowY Spartak MoscowY Dnepr DnepropetrovskY Ararat ErevanY Shakhter DonetskY Chernomorets OdessaY Pamir DushambeY Metallist KharkovY Dinamo MinskY Rotor VolgogradY Zalgiris VilniusY Iberia TbilisiY Zenit Leningrad


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Spartak OrdzhonikidzeY Pakhtakor TashkentY Metallurg ZaporozhyeY CSKA MoscowY Dinamo StavropolY Shinnik YaroslavlY Zimbrul KishenevY Neftchi BakuY Tavria SimferopolY Fakel VoronezhY Geolog TyumenY Kotaik AbovianY Rostselmash Rostov-na-DonuY Kairat Alma-AtaY Guria LanchkhutiY Kuban KrasnodarY Kuzbass KemerovoY FC KutaisiY FC BatumiY Daugava RigaY SKA Rostov-na-DonuY SKA Karpaty Lvov


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Bukovina ChernovtsyY Niva TernopolY Volyn LutskY Vorskla PoltavaY Niva VinnitsaY Karpaty LvovY Kremen KremenchugY SKA OdessaY Zarya LuganskY Tiligul TiraspolY Dinamo Sukhumi


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Lokomotiv Nizhniy NovgorodY Volgar AstrakhanY Zvezda PermY Zenit IzhevskY Krylia Sovetov SamaraY Gastello UfaY Mashuk PiatigorskY Metallurg LipetskY Tekstilschik KamyshinY Terek GroznyY Uralmash YekaterinburgY Torpedo VladimirY Sokol SaratovY Torpedo RyazanY Tsement Novorossiysk


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Alga BishkekY Vakhsh Kurgan-TyubeY Meliorator ChimkentY Neftianik FerganaY Novbakhor NamanganY Okean NakhodkaY Zvezda IrkutskY Sogdiana DzhyzakY Traktor PavlodarY Tselinnik TselinogradY Dinamo Barnaul


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Participating teams
Y Kolkheti Khobi Y Kolkheti 1913 Poti Y Sanavardo Samtredia


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 32
First leg games took place on June 29-30, 1989, while second leg games were scheduled on July 17-18.


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Round of 16
First leg games took place on November 8-12, 1989, while most second leg games were played on November 16-18. Three more second leg games were played on March 1, 1990.


1989–90 Soviet Cup, Competition schedule, Quarter-finals
All games were scheduled on 20 March 1990, while the game between CSKA and Krylya Sovietov Samara was played a day earlier on 19 March.


1989–90 Soviet League season
The 1989–90 Soviet Championship League season was the 44th season of the Soviet Championship League, the top level of ice hockey in the Soviet Union. 16 teams participated in the league, and Dynamo Moscow won the championship.


1989–90 Sporting de Gijón season
The 1989–90 Sporting de Gijón season was the 29th season of the club in La Liga, the 15th consecutive after its last promotion.


1989–90 Sporting de Gijón season, Overview
Coach Jesús Aranguren was sacked after earning only one point in the first six matches. Carlos García Cuervo replaced him and helped the team to avoid the relegation playoffs three weeks before the end of the season.


1989–90 Sporting de Gijón season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Sri Lankan cricket season
The 1989–90 Sri Lankan cricket season was dominated by Sinhalese Sports Club who won both the country's major trophies.


1989–90 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The 1989–90 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rich Zvosec, who was in his second year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the  Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981.


1989–90 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team
The Terriers finished their season at 9–18 overall and 4–12 in conference play.


1989–90 St. John's Redmen basketball team
The 1989–90 St. John's Redmen men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his twenty-second year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.


1989–90 St. Louis Blues season
The 1989–90 St. Louis Blues season was the St. Louis Blues' 23rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL).


1989–90 St. Louis Blues season, Offseason
Team captain Bernie Federko is traded to the Detroit Red Wings. Forward Rick Meagher is named team captain.


1989–90 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1989–90 St. Louis Blues season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1989–90 St. Louis Blues season, Draft picks
St. Louis's draft picks at the 1989 NHL Entry Draft held at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota.


1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team
The 1989–90 Stanford Cardinal women's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cardinal were coached by Tara VanDerveer who was in her fifth year. The Cardinal were members of the Pacific-10 Conference. They won their first NCAA Championship.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season
The 1989–90 season was Stoke City's 83rd season in the Football League and 30th in the Second Division.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season
The pressure was now on Mick Mills after four seasons without a serious promotion challenge and he spent big in the summer with £1 million worth of talent arriving at the Victoria Ground. However Stoke's overall performances left a lot to be desired and after failing to gain a victory until their 12th match Stoke hit the bottom of the table. With no improvement Mills paid the price and was sacked in November with former World Cup winner Alan Ball taking charge. Ball was unable to stop the slide into the third tier for only the second time in the club's history.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
After four seasons of mid-table finishes manager Mick Mills spent big to turn Stoke into a side capable of gaining promotion to the First Division. He spent good money, breaking the club's record transfer of £480,000 for Sheffield Wednesday defender Ian Cranson, £75,000 on Derek Statham from West Bromwich Albion, £175,000 for Ian Scott and £250,000 for Wayne Biggins both from Manchester City. All four started the first match of the season in a 1–1 draw at home to West Ham United in front of an expectant crowd of 16,058. The teams's overall displays, however, left a lot to be desired and favourable results proved elusive, Stoke failing to win any of their first 11 matches.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
Injuries, refereeing decisions and a spate of draws saw Stoke hit bottom spot in November after collecting just two wins in 19. With the club heading towards the third tier for the first time since 1927 Mills paid the price for his failure and was dismissed. Into Mills' place came Alan Ball, a former World Cup winner with England, whose previous job was with Portsmouth. Ball was appointed as Mills' assistant two months earlier. He made an instant impact as Stoke beat Newcastle United on Boxing Day.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
But injury to Ian Cranson against Bournemouth in March put a dent in any hopes of a revival. Ball chose to wheel and deal in the transfer market in an effort to halt the club's slide. He had come to the conclusion that the squad he had inherited was simply not good enough and out went Chris Kamara, Dave Bamber, Leigh Palin, Carl Saunders, Gary Hackett and Nicky Morgan. Into the side came Tony Ellis, Lee Sandford, Tony Kelly, Dave Kevan, Paul Barnes and Noel Blake.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League
It was a big gamble by Ball to change the squad around so much so quickly and it did not pay off, Stoke staying rooted to the bottom of the table and they subsequently fell through the trap door into the Third Division for the first time since 1927. Stoke won only six of their 46 matches and scored just 35 goals, Biggins getting 10. With Stoke's fate already sealed over 3,000 fans travelled to Brighton & Hove Albion for the final away match to have a 'relegation party'. There were few bright spots during a dismal season which saw the Potteries derby make a return, 27,032 saw Stoke and Vale draw 1–1 on 23 September and at Vale Park 22,075 saw a dull 0–0 on 3 February.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, FA Cup
Former fan favourites Steve Bould and Lee Dixon returned to the Victoria Ground with Arsenal and a crowd of 23,827 saw David O'Leary score the only goal of the tie.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, League Cup
After beating First Division Millwall 1–0 in the first leg Stoke lost the second leg 2–0 with some controversial referring decisions going against Stoke which led to Mick Mills having to be restrained on the touchline.


1989–90 Stoke City F.C. season, Season review, Full Members' Cup
Stoke entered the Full Members' Cup for the final time and went out in the second round losing on penalties to Leeds United.


1989–90 Sunderland A.F.C. season
During the 1989–90 season Sunderland competed in the Football League Second Division. They finished sixth in the league and were promoted via the play-offs.


1989–90 Sunderland A.F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1989–90 Superliga Juvenil de Fútbol
The 1989–90 División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol, also known as Superliga Juvenil was the fourth season since its establishment.


1989–90 Sussex County Football League
The 1989–90 Sussex County Football League season was the 65th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.


1989–90 Sussex County Football League, Division One
Division One featured 16 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:


1989–90 Sussex County Football League, Division Two
Division Two featured eleven clubs which competed in the division last season, along with five new clubs.


1989–90 Sussex County Football League, Division Three
Division Three featured ten clubs which competed in the division last season, along with four new clubs:


1989–90 Svenska Cupen
1989–90 Svenska Cupen was the 35th season of the main Swedish football Cup. The competition started in 1989 and concluded in 1990 with the Final, held at Råsunda Stadium, Solna Municipality in Stockholms län. Djurgårdens IF won the final 3-0 against BK Häcken.


1989–90 Swindon Town F.C. season
The 1989–90 season was Swindon Town's third season in the Division Two since their promotion from the third tier of English football in 1987. Alongside the league campaign, Swindon Town also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and the Full Members Cup.


1989–90 Swindon Town F.C. season, Second Division, Second Division play-offs
The semifinals were decided over two legs. The final consisted of only a single match. The full results can be found at: Football League Division Two play-offs 1990.


1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The 1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 14th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–7 (12–4) record, was Big East regular season champions, and advanced to the Southeast Regional semifinal of the NCAA tournament.


1989–90 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
The team was led by Big East Player of the Year Derrick Coleman and sophomore Billy Owens.


1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by legendary head coach John Chaney and played their home games at McGonigle Hall. The Owls won A-10 regular season and conference tournament titles. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. Temple was beaten by St. John's in the opening round to finish with a record of 20–11 (15–3 A-10).


1989–90 Tercera División
The 1989–90 Tercera División season is the 13th season since establishment the tier four.


1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
The 1989–90 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1989–90 season. The Longhorns were led by second-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 24–9 overall record and finished third in Southwest Conference play with a 12–4 conference record. Texas advanced to the NCAA Tournament for in consecutive seasons for the first time in school history, recording its fourth overall Elite Eight appearance and its first in 43 years. Texas finished the season ranked No. 12 in the postseason college basketball Coaches Poll.


1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team
The 1989–90 Texas Southern Tigers basketball team represented Texas Southern University during the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 15th-year head coach Robert Moreland, played their home games at the Health and Physical Education Arena and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Texas Southern compiled an overall record of 19–12, and 10–4 in SWAC play, to finish second during the conference regular season. The Tigers won the SWAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the first in school history. As No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the team was defeated by 8th-ranked, No. 3 seed Georgetown in the opening round.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season
The 1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season was Toronto's 73rd season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Maple Leafs had their first non-losing season since the 1978–79 NHL season. Gary Leeman became the second member of the Maple Leafs to score 50 goals in one season.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Off-season
Newly acquired defenceman Rob Ramage is named team captain. Ramage assumes a role that has been vacant for three seasons.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
On the power play, the Maple Leafs scored 81 goals on 348 advantages for a 23.3% success rate. This ranked fourth overall in the NHL. The Maple Leafs allowed 17 shorthanded goals on 348 advantages, which ranked 20th in the league. Against the power play, the Maple Leafs allowed 89 goals on 408 advantages, which ranked 15th in the league. The Maple Leafs scored 16 shorthanded goals, third-best in the league. Dave Reid was influential by scoring four shorthanded goals.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Eddie Olczyk reached 30 goals for the third straight year. Olczyk tied a Maple Leafs scoring record by scoring at least 1 point in 18 consecutive games. It was the NHL's third longest scoring streak of the season. The streak was snapped on January 10 in a game against the New York Islanders. During the streak, Olczyk had 11 goals and 17 assists.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season
Offensively, the Leafs scored 337 goals and 889 points, the most ever by a Leafs team in a season. They had four 30-goal scorers.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Regular season, Season standings
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


1989–90 Toronto Maple Leafs season, Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1989-90 season.


1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season
The 1989–90 season was the 84th season of competitive football played by Tottenham Hotspur. Entering the 1989-90 season, Terry Venables stayed on as manager for his third season as charge of Tottenham with the team ending in third position, sixteen points behind eventual champions Liverpool. In the FA Cup, they got knocked by fellow first division team, Southampton and they got knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Football League Cup by Nottingham Forest.


1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Football League First Division, August–December
Tottenham opened their 1989–90 campaign with an home match against Luton Town. In a match that saw 50 fans being locked-out due to the club selling more tickets, they recorded their first win of the season with a 2–1 victory with goals from Paul Stewart and Paul Allen. Three days later at Goodison Park, they gave an early goal away with Mike Newell scoring the goal. After coming back into the match with a goal from Allen, they would go on to lose the match with Kevin Sheedy scoring the winner.


1989–90 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season, Football League First Division, August–December
A draw against Manchester City, would be followed by two defeats to Aston Villa, and Chelsea. After being over-run in a 2–2 draw to Norwich City with injuries affecting the team, Gary Lineker scored three goals in a 3-2 win over Queens Park Rangers after squandering a two goal lead for the second week in a row.