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1989 Soviet Football Longsleeve
1989 Soviet Football Longsleeve
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A one of one, hand made bleach dyed longsleeve football shirt inspired by the 1989 USSR football kit. The shirt is 100% cotton and features a polo collar. The front showcases the bold "USSR" lettering, the Soviet football badge, and the Golden Age logo.
The sleeves have wavy stripes, an alternative take on the classic Soviet kit's 3 stripes.
The back shows the squad number "89", reflecting the year this kit was worn by the USSR nation team, shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The shirt is red and orange, with white detailing.
Size Guide
One of one, available in L size only.
Background
In 1989, the Soviet Union was on the brink of monumental political and social change, with Mikhail Gorbachev's policies of glasnost (openness) and perestroika (restructuring) accelerating unintended fractures within the USSR.
This period saw rising nationalist movements in Soviet republics like Ukraine and the Baltics, which would soon challenge the centralized state. Football mirrored these tensions: the Soviet national team, historically a symbol of unity, was increasingly dominated by players from non-Russian republics, particularly Ukraine, where Dynamo Kyiv supplied key talents like Oleh Protasov and Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko.
The team’s identity was caught between Soviet tradition and the looming reality of dissolution, as seen in its mixed performances; while domestically Spartak Moscow won the 1989 Top League, the national side’s earlier successes (e.g., Euro 1988 runners-up) were fading amid structural instability.
The 1989 Soviet football season also reflected the era’s contradictions. The national team, still wearing the iconic CCCP crest, was a relic of fading unity, while club football saw cracks in the system: Georgian teams like Dinamo Tbilisi began withdrawing from Soviet competitions, foreshadowing the USSR’s collapse.
The year was less about on-pitch achievements and more about transition. Youth prospects like Ukrainian striker Oleh Salenko emerged, hinting at a future where post-Soviet states would compete independently. By 1989, the team’s ethos, once defined by Cold War rivalries and Lobanovskyi’s scientific tactics, was overshadowed by geopolitical shifts that would soon dissolve it entirely.
Materials
Materials
100% cotton, 220 GSM
Dimensions
Dimensions
Inches
XS - length 24, width 17, sleeve 12.5
S - length 25, width 18, sleeve 13
M - length 27, width 19, sleeve 13.5
L - length 29, width 20.5, sleeve 14
Centimeters
XS - length 61.5, width 43.5, sleeve 32
S - length 64, width 46, sleeve 33.5
M - length 69, width 48.5, sleeve 35
L - length 20.5, width 52.5, sleeve 36
