1992 was the first season Russia held its own national football competition since the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Club competitions
The teams participating came mostly from the Soviet Union leagues. New Top League had 20 teams, second-level First League had 3 zones and 52 teams in total and third-level Second League had 6 zones with 115 teams. FC Spartak Moscow won the championship.
For more details, see: 1992 Russian Top League 1992 Russian First League 1992 Russian Second League
Cup competitions
The last, 1991/92 edition of the Soviet Cup was won by FC Spartak Moscow who beat PFC CSKA Moscow in the final game 2–0 on 10 May 1992. Ukrainian teams who were scheduled to play in the quarterfinals, FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Metalist Kharkiv and FC Chornomorets Odesa all withdrew, giving Spartak, CSKA and FC Pamir Dushanbe spots in the semifinals.
The early stages of the 1992–93 Russian Cup were played later in the year.
European club competitions
All the Russian teams participating in the 1991–92 seasons of their respective competitions were eliminated in 1991.
The Russian league was not finished by the time of the 1992–93 season, therefore the Russian teams qualified for that season based on the Soviet Top League 1991 results.
1992–93 UEFA Champions League
PFC CSKA Moscow, surprisingly, qualified for the group stage, unexpectedly knocking out FC Barcelona in the qualification round. They came last in their group though, only gaining 2 points in 6 games. They could not play their home games in Moscow due to the lack of a stadium meeting the Champions League standards at the time.
16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / Víkingur (Iceland) – PFC CSKA Moscow 0–1 (Karsakov ) / Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur / attendance: 2,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin (Bavykin, 70), Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Mashkarin, Grishin, Sergeyev, Bushmanov (Karsakov, 57), Faizulin.
30 September 1992 / first round, return leg / PFC CSKA Moscow – Víkingur 4–2 (Sergeyev Karsakov Grishin Kolesnikov – Einarrson Steinsson ) / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 10,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin (Mashkarin, 69), Malyukov, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Minko, Grishin, Sergeyev, Karsakov, Faizulin (Kolesnikov, 61).
21 October 1992 / second round, first leg / PFC CSKA Moscow – FC Barcelona (Spain) 1–1 (Grishin – Txiki Begiristain ) / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 40,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin, Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Ivanov, Mashkarin (Bushmanov, 68), Grishin, Sergeyev, Karsakov (Faizulin, 63), Minko.
4 November 1992 / second round, return leg / FC Barcelona – PFC CSKA Moscow 2–3 (Nadal Txiki Begiristain – Bushmanov Mashkarin Karsakov ) / Barcelona, Camp Nou / attendance: 80,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine, Guschin, Kolotovkin, Malyukov, Fokin, Kolesnikov (captain) (Ivanov, 75), Mashkarin, Grishin (Karsakov, 38), Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.
25 November 1992 / Group A, Day 1 / Club Brugge (Belgium) – PFC CSKA Moscow 1–0 (Amokachi ) / Bruges, Olympiastadion / attendance: 24,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Kharine (Guteyev, 46), Guschin, Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Malyukov, Kolesnikov (captain), Mashkarin, Grishin (Karsakov, 30), Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.
4 December 1992 / Group A, Day 2 / PFC CSKA Moscow – Rangers (Scotland) 0–1 (Ferguson ) / Bochum, Germany, Ruhrstadion / attendance: 16,000 PFC CSKA Moscow: Guteyev, Guschin (Ivanov, 68), Kolotovkin, Bystrov, Fokin (captain), Malyukov, Valeri Minko (Grishin, 61), Karsakov, Sergeyev, Bushmanov, Faizulin.
1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup
Despite stumbling in the first game against the low-rated FC Avenir Beggen, FC Spartak Moscow had quite a successful run, eventually reaching the semifinals.
16 September 1992 / first round, first leg / FC Spartak Moscow – FC Avenir Beggen (Luxembourg) 0–0 / Moscow, Luzhniki Stadium / attendance: 12,500 FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov (Beschastnykh, 50), Rusyayev, Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.
30 September 1992 / first round, return leg / FC Avenir Beggen – FC Spartak Moscow 1–5 (Nowak – Onopko Piatnitski Radchenko Popov ) / Beggen, Stade rue Henri Dunant / attendance: 1,604. FC Spartak Moscow: Cherchesov (captain), Khlestov, Ivanov (Kuzhlev, 74), Popov, Rusyayev (Beschastnykh, 26), Chernyshov, Onopko, Karpin, Piatnitski, Lediakhov, Radchenko.