In addition to the already ongoing hostilities instigated by the Moscow government, number of "unfriendly gestures" as well as direct internal interventions into Ukrainian politics were made towards Ukraine starting from January of 1992.
[3] Despite being informed by the Football Federation of Ukraine in November of 1991 that Ukrainian clubs will not take part in the competition, the Football Federation of the Soviet Union ignored the notice and seeded Ukrainian clubs.
Because of that only one game was played during the competition's quarterfinals, while a club from Tajikistan, Pamir Dushanbe, advanced to the semifinals where it was eliminated.
Y Dynamo Kyiv Y CSKA Moscow Y Dinamo Moscow Y Torpedo Moscow Y Spartak Moscow Y Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Y Ararat Erevan Y Shakhter Donetsk Y Chornomorets Odesa Y Pamir Dushambe Y Metalist Kharkiv Y Dinamo Minsk Y Spartak Vladikavkaz Y Pakhtakor Tashkent Y Metallurg Zaporizhzhia Y Lokomotiv Moscow Y Rotor Volgograd Y Dinamo Stavropol Y Shinnik Yaroslavl Y Zimbrul Kishenev Y Tavria Simferopol Y Fakel Voronezh Y Geolog Tyumen Y Dinamo Sukhumi Y Tiligul Tiraspol Y Kotaik Abovian Y Rostselmash Rostov-na-Donu Y Lokomotiv Nizhniy Novgorod Y Kairat Alma-Ata Y Zenit Saint Petersburg Y Kuban Krasnodar Y Uralmash Yekaterinburg Y Bukovina Chernovtsy Y Neftchi Fergana Y Novbakhor Namangan Y Karpaty Lviv Y Nyva Ternopil Y Nyva Vinnitsa Y SKA Odesa Y Zorya Luhansk Y Spartak Nalchik Y Dinamo Brest Y Zaria Balti Y Vorskla Poltava Y Dnepr Mogilev Y Khimik Grodno Y Start Ulyanovsk Y Lori Kirovokan Y Krylia Sovetov Samara Y Kapaz Ganja Y Tsement Novorossiysk Y Druzhba Maykop Y Torpedo Ryazan Y Goyazan Gazakh Y Torpedo Vladimir Y Gastello Ufa Y Zenit Izhevsk Y Nart Cherkessk Y Torpedo Volzhskiy Y Sokol Saratov Y KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny Y Asmaral Moscow Y Metallurg Lipetsk Y Amur Blagoveshchensk Y Meliorator Chimkent Y Khimik Dzambul Y Avtomobilist Kokand Y Kopet-Dag Ashkhabad Y Alga Bishkek Y Traktor Pavlodar Y Dinamo Barnaul Y Shakhter Karaganda Y Vakhsh Kurgan-Tyube Y Tselinnik Tselinograd Y Ekibastuzets Ekibastuz Y Surkhan Termez Y Polissya Zhytomyr (Ukraine) Y Dinamo Baku (Azerbaijan) Source: [] Y marks clubs that took part in competitions, note, not all clubs of the First League played All games took place on April 17, 1991.
Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union on December 25, 1991, clubs from around the fallen Soviet Union refused their further participation among which were Ukrainian clubs who effectively forfeiting their chances at the Cup, Belarusian Dinamo Minsk, Kazakhstani Khimik Dzhambul, and others, leaving only Pamir Dushanbe as the non-Russian club still in the competition.