The 1992 Russian First League was the 1st edition of Russian First Division. There were 3 zones with 52 teams in total.
West
Overview
| Team | 1991 league and position | Head coach | 
| FC Zhemchuzhina-Amerus Enterprises Sochi | Soviet Second League B, Zone 4, 1st (as FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi)
 | Arsen Naydyonov | 
| FC Uralan Elista | Soviet Second League B, Zone 4, 2nd | Arnold Lendengolts | 
| FC Gekris Novorossiysk | Soviet Second League, Center, 13th (as FC Tsement Novorossiysk)
 | Oleg Dolmatov | 
| FC Druzhba Maykop | Soviet Second League, Center, 15th | Nurbiy Khakunov | 
| FC Terek Grozny | Soviet Second League, Center, 5th | Khaydar Alkhanov | 
| FC Dynamo Vologda | Soviet Second League B, Zone 6, 4th | Leon Agubyants | 
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | Soviet Second League, Center, 4th | Aleksandr Ignatenko | 
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Soviet Second League, West, 17th | Kazbek Tlyarugov | 
| FC Spartak Anapa | Soviet Second League B, Zone 5, 1st | Akop Kalandzhan | 
| FC Torpedo Vladimir | Soviet Second League, Center, 3rd | Yuri Pyanov | 
| FC Asmaral Kislovodsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 4, 3rd (as FC Narzan Kislodovsk)
 | Gennadi Sarychev (until July) Eduard Malofeyev (from July)
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| FC Torpedo Taganrog | Soviet Second League, West, 6th | Valeri Volodin (until July) Anatoly Bulgakov (from August)
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| FC Nart Cherkessk | Soviet Second League, Center, 17th | Leonid Shlyak | 
| FC APK Azov | Soviet Second League, Center, 16th | Aleksandr Irkhin (until July) Vladimir Inyutin (from September)
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| FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Soviet Second League B, Zone 6, 2nd | Vladimir Belkov | 
| FC Energomash Belgorod | Soviet Second League B, Zone 5, 4th | Viktor Prokhorov | 
| FC Prometey-Dynamo St. Petersburg | Soviet Second League B, Zone 6, 1st | Vladimir Pronin (until May) Vladimir Goncharov (from June)
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| FC Trion-Volga Tver | Soviet Second League, Center, 20th (as FC Volga Tver)
 | Viktor Arzhanykh (until August) Boris Zhuravlyov (from September)
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Standings
Source: 
RSSSF(P) Promoted; 
(R) Relegated
Top goalscorers
Center
Overview
| Team | 1991 league and position | Head coach | 
| FC KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | Soviet Second League, Center, 10th | Valeri Chetverik | 
| FC Torpedo Ryazan | Soviet Second League, Center, 12th | Sergei Nedosekin | 
| FC Zvezda Perm | Soviet Second League, Center, 14th | Viktor Slesarev | 
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Soviet Second League, Center, 7th | Oleg Dudarin | 
| FC Rubin-TAN Kazan | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 1st (as FC Rubin Kazan)
 | Aleksandr Ivchenko (until August) | 
| FC Lada Togliatti | Soviet Second League, Center, 6th | Anatoli Tyryatkin (until August) Vladimir Yevsyukov (from September)
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| FC Sokol Saratov | Soviet Second League, Center, 8th | Aleksandr Koreshkov | 
| FC Uralets Nizhny Tagil | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 3rd | Viktor Konshin | 
| FC Torpedo Miass | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 4th | Vladimir Khitrin | 
| FC Zenit Izhevsk | Soviet Second League, Center, 9th | Valeri Salnikov | 
| FC Druzhba Yoshkar-Ola | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 5th | Geliy Putevskoy | 
| FC Zenit Chelyabinsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 6th | Mirgarifan Shafigulin | 
| FC Svetotekhnika Saransk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 5, 2nd | Vladimir Solovyov | 
| FC Lada Dimitrovgrad | first professional season | Aleksandr Samygin | 
| FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 2nd | Viktor Lukashenko | 
| FC Atommash Volgodonsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 4, 5th | Aleksandr Rakov | 
| FC Gastello Ufa | Soviet Second League, Center, 18th | Yuri Surenskiy | 
| FC Dynamo Kirov | Soviet Second League B, Zone 7, 7th | Aleksandr Vozhegov (until August) Boris Ulitin (from September)
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Standings
Source: 
RSSSF(P) Promoted; 
(R) Relegated
Top goalscorers
East
Overview
| Team | 1991 league and position | Head coach | 
| FC Luch Vladivostok | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 8th | Lev Burchalkin (until August) Aleksandr Ivchenko (from August)
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| FC Irtysh Omsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 3rd | Vyacheslav Martynov | 
| FC Lokomotiv Chita | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 1st | Aleksandr Kovalyov | 
| FC Chkalovets-FoKuMiS Novosibirsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 4th (as FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk)
 | Valeri Yerkovich | 
| FC Selenga Ulan-Ude | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 12th | Yuri Zubkov | 
| FC Zvezda-Yunis-Sib Irkutsk | Soviet Second League, East, 6th (as FC Zvezda Irkutsk)
 | Sergey Muratov | 
| FC Tom Tomsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 6th | Vladimir Pomeshchikov | 
| FC Dynamo Yakutsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 10th | Yuri Pudyshev | 
| FC Metallurg Novokuznetsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 5th | Vladislav Sosnov | 
| FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 7th | Aleksandr Kishinyovskiy | 
| FC Kuzbass Kemerovo | Soviet Second League, East, 7th | Aleksandr Krasnozhyonov | 
| FC Dynamo Barnaul | Soviet Second League, East, 15th | Viktor Volynkin | 
| FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | Soviet Second League, East, 19th | B. Tibilov | 
| FC SKA Khabarovsk | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 2nd | Vladimir Bychek | 
| FC Amur Blagoveshchensk | Soviet Second League, East, 13th | Anatoli Kulik | 
| FC Amur Komsomolsk-na-Amure | Soviet Second League B, Zone 10, 11th | Yevgeni Kozhemyako | 
Standings
Source: 
RSSSF(P) Promoted; 
(R) Relegated
Top goalscorers
See also
References
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