The winner of the competition, Karpaty Lviv qualified for the continental tournament.
The competition was planned to be carried as the last year and in the spring of 1968 a qualification phase set off for most of the RSFSR groups (zones).
There were played over 100 matches before the whole qualification phase was announced to be void and the Class B teams were excluded from the competition.
The 1969 Soviet Cup has restarted in the spring of 1969 as competition only for the Class A teams.
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