1996 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup
The 1996 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was won by Dynamo Kyiv in their first participation in the competition, while Omari Tetradze (Alania Vladikavkaz) was honoured with the Best player award. The two top teams of each group progressed through the first stage, a quarter-final round being played for the first time.
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skonto FC |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
 Neftchi Fergana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
 Zimbru Chişinău |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
 Russia |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Skonto Riga | 3–2 | Russia U-21 | |
| Zimbru Chişinău | 1–2 | Neftchi Fergana | |
| Skonto Riga | 2–1 | Zimbru Chişinău | |
| Russia U-21 | 2–1 | Neftchi Fergana | |
| Neftchi Fergana | 1–2 | Skonto Riga | |
| Zimbru Chişinău | 0–3 | Russia U-21 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alania Vladikavkaz |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
 Yelimay Semipalatinsk |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
 FC Pyunik |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
 Kant-Oil Kant |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Alania Vladikavkaz | 5–0 | Kant-Oil Kant | |
| FC Pyunik | 0–3 | Yel. Semipalatinsk | |
| KAlania Vladikavkaz | 4–0 | FC Pyunik | |
| Kant-Oil Kant | 0–4 | Yel. Semipalatinsk | |
| FC Pyunik | 1–1 | Kant-Oil Kant | |
| Yel. Semipalatinsk | 0–4 | Alania Vladikavkaz |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dinamo Minsk |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
 Dynamo Kyiv |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
 Kopetdag Asgabat |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
 Flora Tallinn |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Flora Tallinn | |
| Kopetdag Asgabat | 3–5 | Dinamo Misnk | |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–0 | Kopetdag Asgabat | |
| Flora Tallinn | 0–2 | Dinamo Minsk | |
| Kopetdag Asgabat | 4–1 | Flora Tallinn | |
| Dinamo Minsk | 3–2 | Dynamo Kyiv |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Žalgiris Vilnius |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Dinamo Tbilisi |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
 Pamir Dushanbe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 3 |
 Kapaz Ganja |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 9–0 | Pamir Dushanbe | |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 0–1 | Kapaz Ganja | |
| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1–3 | Žalgiris Vilnius | |
| Pamir Dushanbe | 3–2 | Kapaz Ganja | |
| Kapaz Ganja | 0–3 | Dinamo Tbilisi | |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 5–2 | Pamir Dushanbe |
Final rounds
| Quarter-finals (30 Jan) | Semi-finals (1 Feb) | Final (3 Feb) | ||||||||||||
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| FC Skonto | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Yelimay Semipalatinsk | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| FC Skonto | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Alania Vladikavkaz | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Alania Vladikavkaz | 9 | ||||||||||||
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| Neftchi Fergana | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Alania Vladikavkaz | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Dinamo Minsk | 2 | ||||||||||||
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| Dinamo Tbilisi | 1 | ||||||||||||
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| Dinamo Minsk | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 4 | ||||||||||||
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| Žalgiris Vilnius | 0 | ||||||||||||
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| Dynamo Kyiv | 3 | ||||||||||||
| CIS Cup Winner 1996 |
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Dynamo Kyiv First title |