1991–92 Soviet Cup

The 1991–92 Soviet Cup was the last edition of an already non-existing political entity, the Soviet Union.

Political background
On December 25, 1991, the President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev announced that he resigns as president. On December 26, the Soviet of the Republics, the upper chamber of the Union's Supreme Soviet, voted the Soviet Union out of existence (the lower chamber, the Council of the Union, had been unable to work since December 12, when the recall of the Russian deputies left it without a quorum).

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.

Organizational issues
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. Ukrainian clubs however were taking place in the 1992 Ukrainian Cup since February of 1992.

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.

The winner of the competition, Spartak Moscow, qualified for the continental tournament representing Russia in the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Participating teams
Source: [] ✅ marks clubs that took part in competitions, note, not all clubs of the First League played
 * Legend
 * Notes
 * Ukrainian Polissya and Naftovyk were finalists of the 1990 football cup of the Ukrainian SSR
 * Dinamo Baku represented the youth center of Olympic preparation in Baku, Pardaugava Riga was based on a youth team of Latvian SSR.

First preliminary round
All games took place on April 17, 1991.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 17

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 2

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|May 3


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Second preliminary round
Games took place on July 1, 1991.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|June 30

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|July 1

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|July 2

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|July 3

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|July 4


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First round
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 3, Second leg – November 11

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 4, Second leg – September 25

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 15

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 16

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – September 4, Second leg – November 17


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Second round
The round started in one country, but later its postponed games were played in another.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 22, Second leg – November 25

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – November 22, Second leg – November 26

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – February 20, Second leg – February 24

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|First leg – February 24, Second leg – March 20


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Quarter-finals
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.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|March 20


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Semi-finals
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 16

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|April 17


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Number of teams by union republic

 * Notes
 * Officially all Georgian teams withdrew from all Soviet competitions. However, due to occupation of Abkhazia by the Muscovite troops, in the 1991–92 Soviet Cup was participating Dynamo Sukhumi "as if" Georgian rogue team ignoring the official policy of the Georgian Football Federation.
 * Official boycott of the competition existed from Lithuania and Georgia as well as FC Neftchi Baku. In place of Daugava Riga, the Latvian Football Federation was fielding its youth national team under the name of FK Pārdaugava.