Participants
| Team | Qualification | Participation |
|---|---|---|
| Spartak Moscow | 1992 Russian Top League champions | 1st |
| Belarus Minsk | 1992–93 Belarusian Premier League 2nd team as of the winter break1 | 1st |
| Ekranas Panevėžys | 1992–93 LFF Lyga 1st team as of the winter break | 1st |
| Skonto Riga | 1992 Latvian Higher League champions | 1st |
| Norma Tallinn | 1992 Meistriliiga champions | 1st |
| Zimbru Chişinău | 1992 Moldovan National Division champions | 1st |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1991–92 Umaglesi Liga champions | 1st |
| Neftchi Baku | 1992 Azerbaijan Top League champions | 1st |
| Homenetmen Yerevan | 1992 Armenian Premier League champions2 | 1st |
| Kairat Almaty | 1992 Kazakhstan Premier League champions | 1st |
| Pakhtakor Tashkent | 1992 Uzbek League champions3 | 1st |
| Regar Tursunzoda | 1992 Tajik League runners-up4 | 1st |
| Alga Bishkek | 1992 Kyrgyzstan League champions | 1st |
| Köpetdag Aşgabat | 1992 Ýokary Liga champions | 1st |
| Russia U-19 national team | Out of competition, not eligible to advance past group stage | 1st |
1 Belarus Minsk (formerly a reserve team for Dinamo Minsk) replaced 1992 champions Dinamo Minsk, whose almost entire squad at the same time traveled to play friendly matches in South America as a part of Belarus national football team.
2 Homenetmen Yerevan were one of two teams equally declared 1992 Armenian champions along with Shirak.
3 Pakhtakor Tashkent were one of two teams equally declared 1992 Uzbekistan champions along with Neftchi Farg'ona.
4 Regar Tursunzoda replaced champions Pomir Dushanbe, who refused to participate.
5 Tavriya Simferopol (1992 Ukrainian champions) refused to participate along with all other Ukrainian teams. No other team was invited as a replacement.
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