1996 Russian Top League
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
← 1995 1997 → | |
In 1996 the Russian Top League was extended to 18 clubs. The following is a summary of 1996 teams and people.
Overview
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
| FC Spartak Moscow | Georgi Yartsev |
| FC Alania Vladikavkaz | Valery Gazzaev |
| FC Rotor Volgograd | |
| FC Dynamo Moscow | Adamas Golodets |
| PFC CSKA Moscow | Aleksandr Tarkhanov |
| FC Lokomotiv Moscow | Yuri Syomin |
| FC Baltika Kaliningrad | Leonid Tkachenko |
| FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod | Valeri Ovchinnikov |
| FC Krylia Sovetov Samara | Aleksandr Averyanov |
| FC Zenit St. Petersburg | Pavel Sadyrin |
| FC Rostselmash Rostov-on-Don | Sergey Andreyev |
| FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow | Valentin Ivanov |
| FC Chernomorets Novorossiysk | Oleg Dolmatov |
| FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | Valeri Chetverik (until August) Ivan Butaliy (caretaker, from August) |
| FC Zhemchuzhina Sochi | Arsen Naydyonov |
| FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg | Valeri Voytenko (until April) Vitaliy Shevchenko (from May) |
| FC Energiya-Tekstilshchik Kamyshin | Sergei Pavlov |
| FC Lada Togliatti | Viktor Tishchenko |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spartak Moscow (C) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 72 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round[a] |
| 2 | Alania Vladikavkaz[b] | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 72 | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 3 | Rotor Volgograd | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 27 | +31 | 70 | |
| 4 | Dynamo Moscow | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 60 | 35 | +25 | 67 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 5 | CSKA Moscow | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 35 | +23 | 66 | |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 55 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Baltika Kaliningrad | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 46 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv N.N. | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 45 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 9 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 45 | |
| 10 | Zenit St. Petersburg | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 43 | |
| 11 | Rostselmash | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 58 | 60 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow[c] | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 51 | −9 | 41 | Qualification to Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 13 | Chernomorets Novorossiysk | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 39 | |
| 14 | KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 36 | |
| 15 | Zhemchuzhina Sochi | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 36 | |
| 16 | Uralmash Yekaterinburg (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 33 | Relegation to First League |
| 17 | Energiya-Tekstilshchik Kamyshin[d] (R) | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 24 | |
| 18 | Lada-Togliatti (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 64 | −46 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ The title was decided in a championship playoff as Spartak Moscow and Alania Vladikavkaz finished with equal points.
- ^ FC Spartak-Alania Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Alania
- ^ FC Torpedo Moscow renamed to FC Torpedo-Luzhniki
- ^ FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin renamed to FC Energiya-Tekstilshchik
Championship play-off
| Spartak Moscow | 2–1 | Alania Vladikavkaz |
|---|---|---|
| Tsymbalar Tikhonov |
Report | Kanishchev |
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of matches played on 3 November 1996.[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rostselmash | 23 | |
| 2 | Rotor | 19 | |
| 3 | Dynamo | 17 | |
| 4 | Rotor | 16 | |
| Spartak Moscow | |||
| 6 | Spartak Moscow | 13 | |
| Dynamo | |||
| 8 | Baltika | 12 | |
| Dynamo | |||
| 10 | Alania | 11 | |
| Lokomotiv N.N. | |||
| Alania | |||
| Alania |
Medal squads
| 1. FC Spartak Moscow |
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Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov (26), Ruslan Nigmatullin (10). Manager: Georgi Yartsev. Transferred out during the season: Yuriy Nikiforov (to |
| 2. FC Alania Vladikavkaz |
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Goalkeepers: Dmitriy Kramarenko One own goal scored by Albert Oskolkov (FC Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod). Manager: Valery Gazzaev. Transferred out during the season: Gocha Jamarauli |
| 3. FC Rotor Volgograd |
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Goalkeepers: Andrei Samorukov (34). 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). |
See also
- 1996 Russian First League
- 1996 Russian Second League
- 1996 Russian Third League
References
- ^ "Russia 1996". RSSSF. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 February 2024.