1996 Russian Top League
In 1996 the Top League was extended to 18 clubs.
Overview
Standings
Source: rsssf.com {{{2}}}
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
As Alania and Spartak finished at the top of the table with equal points, the title was decided in a championship play-off.
Notes.
- FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Alania.
- FC Torpedo Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo-Luzhniki.
- FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin renamed to FC Energiya-Tekstilshchik.
Top goalscorers
Medal squads
| 1. FC Spartak Moscow |
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Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (26), Ruslan Nigmatullin (10).
Defenders: Sergei Gorlukovich (31 / 2), Dmitri Ananko (30 / 1), Vadim Evseev (27 / 2), Aleksandr Lipko (24), Vladislav Duyun (18 / 1), Yuriy Nikiforov (14 / 5), Ramiz Mamedov (14), Konstantin Golovskoy (9), Sergei Chudin (6).
Midfielders: Andrey Tikhonov (34 / 16), Dmitri Alenichev (32 / 7), Yegor Titov (31 / 5), Valery Kechinov (30 / 13), Aleksei Melyoshin (24 / 2), Ilya Tsymbalar (21 / 9), Andrei Piatnitski (13), Andrei Konovalov (11), Artyom Bezrodny (10), Aleksandr Pavlenko (2), Yevgeni Toloknov (1).
Forwards: Vladimir Dzhubanov (25 / 3), Aleksandr Shirko (22 / 5), Valeri Shmarov (3), Konstantin Kovalenko (2 / 1), Serhiy Nahornyak (2).
(league appearances and goals listed in brackets)
Manager: Georgi Yartsev.
Transferred out during the season: Yuriy Nikiforov (to Sporting Gijón), Valeri Shmarov (to Chunnam Dragons), Serhiy Nahornyak (to FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk).
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| 2. FC Alania Vladikavkaz |
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Goalkeepers: Dmitriy Kramarenko (22), Zaur Khapov (16).
Defenders: Omari Tetradze (31 / 1), Artur Pagayev (30 / 1), Alan Agayev (29 / 3), Inal Dzhioyev (29 / 1), Murtaz Shelia (27 / 5), Oleg Kornienko (22), Aslan Datdeyev (11 / 1).
Midfielders: Igor Yanovskiy (34 / 5), Bakhva Tedeyev (28 / 11), Sergey Timofeev (25), Zaza Revishvili (19 / 1), Mirjalol Qosimov (17 / 11), Georgi Botsiyev (16), Robert Bitarov (13 / 1), Sergei Derkach (12 / 1), Gocha Jamarauli (9), Vitaliy Skysh (6).
Forwards: Anatoli Kanishchev (33 / 7), Nazim Suleymanov (25 / 11), Oleg Sergeyev (13 / 2), Tamerlan Sikoyev (8 / 1), Valeri Klimov (6 / 1).
One own goal scored by Albert Oskolkov (FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod).
Manager: Valery Gazzaev.
Transferred out during the season: Gocha Jamarauli (to FC Dinamo Tbilisi), Valeri Klimov (to FC Arsenal Tula).
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| 3. FC Rotor Volgograd |
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Goalkeepers: Andrei Samorukov (34).
Defenders: Albert Borzenkov (33), Valeri Burlachenko (28 / 1), Aleksandr Shmarko (28 / 1), Volodymyr Herashchenko (21), Sergei Zhunenko (16), Ihor Zhabchenko (3), Aleksandr Yeshchenko (1), Sergei Khramtsov (1).
Midfielders: Oleg Veretennikov (33 / 19), Aleksandr Berketov (33 / 5), Valery Yesipov (33 / 1), Ihor Korniyets (33), Maksim Tishchenko (31 / 4), Hennadiy Orbu (20 / 2), Vitali Abramov (11 / 1), Aleksandr Tsarenko (7), Andrei Krivov (6 / 1), Ilya Borodin (3 / 1), Emil Tsatskin (3).
Forwards: Vladimir Niederhaus (31 / 16), Aleksandr Zernov (30 / 3), Sergei Ilyushin (18 / 2), Mikhail Potylchak (3).
One own goal scored by Sergei Makeyev (FC Krylia Sovetov Samara).
Manager: Viktor Prokopenko .
Transferred out during the season: Aleksandr Tsarenko (to FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin), Emil Tsatskin (to FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don), Mikhail Potylchak (to FC Torpedo Volzhsky), Aleksandr Yeshchenko (to FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi).
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