1996 in Russian football

1996 in Russian football returned the fifth national title to Spartak Moscow, while the Russian Cup was taken by Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club competitions

FC Spartak Moscow won the title for the fourth time.

For more details, see:

• 1996 Russian Top League
• 1996 Russian First League
• 1996 Russian Second League
• 1996 Russian Third League

Cup competitions

The fourth edition of the Russian Cup, 1995–96 Russian Cup was won by FC Lokomotiv Moscow, who beat FC Spartak Moscow in the finals with a score of 3–2.

Early stages of the 1996–97 Russian Cup were played later in the year.

European club competitions

1995–96 UEFA Champions League

FC Spartak Moscow was knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Several key players (Stanislav Cherchesov, Viktor Onopko, Vasili Kulkov and Sergei Yuran) who played in the group stage where Spartak did not lose a single point left the club to move to Western European clubs in the winter before the quarterfinals.

Nicolas Ouédec was instrumental again, after scoring 7 goals in 4 games against the Russian teams in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup, this time he scored 3 goals in two games against Spartak.

• March 6, 1996 / Quarterfinals, First Leg / FC Nantes - FC Spartak Moscow 2-0 (N'Doram File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Ouédec File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' Pedros Red card 77' ) / Nantes, Stade de la Beaujoire / Attendance: 32,500

FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Lipko, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Shmarov, 46), Mamedov (Chudin, 35), Ananko, Piatnitski (captain), Alenichev (Bezrodny, 72), Evseev, Kechinov, Tikhonov.

• March 20, 1996 / Quarterfinals, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Nantes 2-2 (Nikiforov File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' - Ouédec File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' File:Soccerball shade.svg 86') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 22,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Ananko, Nikiforov (captain), Tsymbalar, Evseev, Lipko, Serhiy Nahornyak (Bezrodny, 75), Alenichev, Shmarov (Piatnitski, 60), Kechinov, Tikhonov.

1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

FC Dynamo Moscow were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

• March 7, 1996 / FC Dynamo Moscow - SK Rapid Wien 0-1 (Stumpf File:Soccerball shade.svg 35') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 8,300

FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Shulgin (Kutsenko, 63), Nekrasov, Kobelev, Samatov, Cheryshev (Tishkov, 40), Safronov (A. Grishin, 39), Kuznetsov, Teryokhin.

• March 21, 1996 / SK Rapid Wien - FC Dynamo Moscow 3-0 (Jancker File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' File:Soccerball shade.svg 74' Stöger File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' (pen.) - Cheryshev Red card 29' Teryokhin Red card 82') / Vienna, Ernst-Happel-Stadion / Attendance: 44,000

FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Shulgin (Safronov, 59), Nekrasov, Kobelev, Samatov (Lemeshko, 65), Cheryshev, A. Grishin (Tishkov, 56), Podpaly, Teryokhin.

1995–96 UEFA Cup

All the Russian teams were eliminated in 1995.

1996–97 UEFA Champions League

FC Alania Vladikavkaz was knocked out in the qualifying round.

• August 7, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / Rangers F.C. - FC Alania Vladikavkaz 3-1 (McInnes File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' McCoist File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Petrić File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' - Yanovskiy File:Soccerball shade.svg 29') Yanovskiy missed the goal from a penalty kick in the 81st minute / Glasgow, Ibrox Stadium / Attendance: 42,000

FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Kramarenko, Revishvili (Botsiyev, 40), Pagayev, Kornienko, I. Dzhioyev (captain), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Qosimov (Skysh, 65), Agayev, Suleymanov (Sergeyev, 77).

• August 21, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Alania Vladikavkaz - Rangers F.C. 2-7 (Yanovskiy File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' Suleymanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' (pen.) - McCoist File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' van Vossen File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Laudrup File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 87') / Vladikavkaz, Republican Spartak Stadium / Attendance: 37,000

FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Revishvili, Timofeev, Shelia, I. Dzhioyev (captain), Tetradze, Tedeyev (Agayev, 28, Sergeyev, 57), Yanovskiy, Kornienko (Skysh, 79), Kanishchev, Suleymanov.

1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

FC Lokomotiv Moscow went out in the second round.

• September 12, 1996 / First round, first leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – NK Varteks 1–0 (Cherevchenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 12') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 1,500

FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko (Arifullin, 86), Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Pashinin, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko, Janashia, Elyshev, Garin (Snigiryov, 55, Maminov, 73).

• September 26, 1996 / First round, second leg / NK Varteks – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1 (Vugrinec File:Soccerball shade.svg 62' File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' – Kosolapov File:Soccerball shade.svg 41') / Varaždin, Stadion Varteks / Attendance: 3,000

FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Pashinin, Solomatin, Hovhannisyan, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko, Janashia (Snigiryov, 80), Maminov (Drozdov, 86), Haras (Elyshev, 63).

• October 17, 1996 / Second round, first leg / S.L. Benfica – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 (João Pinto File:Soccerball shade.svg 8') / Lisbon, Estádio da Luz / Attendance: 10,000

FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Hovhannisyan, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko, Pashinin, Maminov (Smirnov, 59), Haras (Veselov, 70).

• October 31, 1996 / Second round, second leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – S.L. Benfica 2–3 (Solomatin File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Haras File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' – Panduru File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Donizete File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' João Pinto File:Soccerball shade.svg 89') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 7,000

FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Pashinin, Chugainov, Kosolapov (captain), Gurenko, Solomatin, Maminov, Haras (Veselov, 76).

1996–97 UEFA Cup

PFC CSKA Moscow, FC Dynamo Moscow and FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow were eliminated in the first round after going through the qualifying round. FC Alania Vladikavkaz went out in the first round after going to the UEFA Cup after failing in the qualification for the Champions League. FC Spartak Moscow went out in the second round.

• August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / ÍA - PFC CSKA Moscow 0-2 (Karsakov File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 37') / Akranes, Akranesvöllur / Attendance: 1,100

PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Shutov (Ulyanov, 46), Khokhlov, Mashkarin, Samaroni, Bushmanov, Semak (captain), Karsakov (Gerasimov, 60), Minko, Leonidas (Pervushin, 79), Jankauskas.

• August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - FC Jazz Pori 1-1 (Kobelev File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' - Laaksonen File:Soccerball shade.svg 38') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 2,500

FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev, S. Grishin, Tishkov, Kuznetsov, A. Grishin, Artyomov (R. Gusev, 33).

• August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / NK Croatia Zagreb - FC Spartak Moscow 3-1 (Slišković File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' I. Cvitanović File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Šarić File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' - Evseev File:Soccerball shade.svg 44') / Zagreb, Maksimir Stadium / Attendance: 15,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich (captain), Evseev, Mamedov (Duyun, 76), Kovalenko (Dzhubanov, 46), Melyoshin (Konovalov, 66), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov.

• August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / HNK Hajduk Split - FC Torpedo Moscow 1-0 (Leonchenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' (o.g)) / Split, Gradski stadion u Poljudu / Attendance: 20,000

FC Torpedo Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (captain), Makhmutov, Leonchenko (Savelyev, 72), Kornaukhov (Borodkin, 59), Krukovets (Burchenkov, 46), Nikolayev, Prokopenko, Kamnev, Avakov, Agashkov.

• August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - ÍA 4-1 (Movsisyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Leonidas File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Jankauskas File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' - Högnason File:Soccerball shade.svg 79') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 3,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin (Goncharov, 62), Samaroni, Khokhlov, Mashkarin, Gashkin, Pervushin, Semak (captain), Gerasimov (Movsisyan, 28), Minko (Tereškinas, 46), Leonidas, Jankauskas.

• August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Jazz Pori - FC Dynamo Moscow 1-3 (Levo-Jokimaki File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Rantanen Red card 60' - Kobelev File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (pen.) Artyomov File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' File:Soccerball shade.svg 82') / Pori, Porin Stadion / Attendance: 9,500

FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev (Gushchin, 80), S. Grishin, Tishkov, R. Gusev, A. Grishin (Artyomov, 54), Tochilin (Nekrasov, 73).

• August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - NK Croatia Zagreb 2-0 (Melyoshin File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Alenichev File:Soccerball shade.svg 56') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 18,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Duyun, Gorlukovich (captain), Evseev (Ananko, 73), Mamedov, Shirko, Melyoshin, Alenichev, Titov (Dzhubanov, 54), Kechinov, Tikhonov.

• August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow (renamed from FC Torpedo) - HNK Hajduk Split 2-0 (Kamoltsev File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Vostrosablin File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' (pen.)) / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 6,800

FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (captain), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Kornaukhov (Murashov, 39), Borodkin, Savelyev, Kamoltsev, Kamnev (Pazemov, 57), Avakov (Prokopenko, 76), Agashkov.

• September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - Feyenoord 0-1 (van Wonderen File:Soccerball shade.svg 82') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 6,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Samaroni, Shutov, Mashkarin, Ivanov, Bushmanov, Semak (captain), Gerasimov, Minko, Leonidas (Pervushin, 62), Jankauskas.

• September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / A.S. Roma - FC Dynamo Moscow 3-0 (Tommasi File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' (pen.)) / Rome, Stadio Olimpico / Attendance: 60,000

FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (captain), Yakhimovich, Nekrasov, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev, S. Grishin, Cheryshev, Kuznetsov (R. Gusev, 67), A. Grishin, Tochilin (Tishkov, 24).

• September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Silkeborg IF 3-2 (Tikhonov File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' Kechinov File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Nigmatullin Red card 89' - Thygesen File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Reese File:Soccerball shade.svg 72') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Evseev, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (captain), Mamedov (Ananko, 82), Shirko (Duyun, 57), Golovskoy, Alenichev (Bezrodny, 78), Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov.

• September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow - FC Dinamo Tbilisi 0-1 (Jamarauli File:Soccerball shade.svg 35') / Moscow, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 7,300

FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (captain), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Kornaukhov, Nikolayev (Burchenkov, 46), Smertin (Savelyev, 51), Kamoltsev, Kamnev, Avakov, Agashkov (Prokopenko, 65).

• September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Alania Vladikavkaz - R.S.C. Anderlecht 2-1 (Yanovskiy File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Shelia File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' - Pagayev File:Soccerball shade.svg 3' (o.g)) / Vladikavkaz, Republican Spartak Stadium / Attendance: 37,000

FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Kornienko (Revishvili, 59, Bitarov, 65), Timofeev, Shelia, Pagayev, Tetradze, Tedeyev (captain) (Sergeyev, 79), Yanovskiy, Agayev, Kanishchev, Suleymanov.

• September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / Feyenoord - PFC CSKA Moscow 1-1 (van Wonderen File:Soccerball shade.svg 72' - Minko File:Soccerball shade.svg 57') / Rotterdam, De Kuip / Attendance: 35,000

PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Samaroni (Shutov, 75), Khokhlov, Mashkarin, Ivanov, Bushmanov, Semak (captain), Gashkin (Leonidas, 46), Minko, Jankauskas, Gerasimov.

• September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - A.S. Roma 1-3 (Kobelev File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' (pen.) - Fonseca File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (pen.) Tommasi File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Berretta File:Soccerball shade.svg 77') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 5,000

FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Dyomin, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Gushchin (R. Gusev, 46), Kobelev (captain) (Nekrasov, 46), S. Grishin, Cheryshev, Kuznetsov (Kutsenko, 46), A. Grishin, Teryokhin.

• September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / Silkeborg IF - FC Spartak Moscow 1-2 (Thygesen File:Soccerball shade.svg 31' - Tikhonov File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' Sønksen File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' (o.g)) / Silkeborg, Silkeborg Stadion / Attendance: 10,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (captain), Mamedov, Shirko, Golovskoy, Alenichev (Dzhubanov, 55), Titov (Duyun, 70), Kechinov, Tikhonov.

• September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Dinamo Tbilisi - FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow 1-1 (Jamarauli File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' - Vostrosablin File:Soccerball shade.svg 82') / Tbilisi, Boris Paichadze Stadium / Attendance: 65,000

FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (captain), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Burchenkov (Pazemov, 70), Borodkin, Smertin (Nikolayev, 51), Kamoltsev (Prokopenko, 51), Kamnev, Savelyev, Agashkov.

• September 24, 1996 / R.S.C. Anderlecht - FC Alania Vladikavkaz 4-0 (Johnson File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' De Bilde File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Zetterberg File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' File:Soccerball shade.svg 68') / Brussels, Constant Vanden Stock Stadium / Attendance: 24,000

FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Kornienko, Timofeev, Shelia, I. Dzhioyev (captain) (Suleymanov, 59), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Agayev (Datdeyev, 64), Kanishchev, Derkach (Sergeyev, 32).

• October 16, 1996 / Second Round, First Leg / Hamburger SV - FC Spartak Moscow 3-0 (Breitenreiter File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' Bäron File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Kovačević File:Soccerball shade.svg 58') / (Hamburg, Volksparkstadion) / Attendance: 17,347

FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Ananko, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (captain), Mamedov, Evseev, Golovskoy (Titov, 27), Alenichev, Melyoshin (Shirko, 75), Kechinov (Bezrodny, 45), Tikhonov.

• October 29, 1996 / Second Round, Second Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Hamburger SV 2-2 (Melyoshin File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Tikhonov File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.) - Schupp File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Hartmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 72') / Moscow, Lokomotiv Stadium / Attendance: 10,000

FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich (captain), Evseev (Dzhubanov, 35), Lipko (Golovskoy, 67), Duyun, Melyoshin (Bezrodny, 61), Alenichev, Titov, Shirko, Tikhonov.

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Russian clubs participated in the Intertoto Cup for the first time. FC Rotor Volgograd, FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny and FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg all won their groups. Uralmash and KAMAZ lost in the semifinals and Rotor lost on away goals in the finals, not qualifying for the UEFA Cup.

• June 22, 1996 / Group 7, Day 1 / FC Ataka Minsk - FC Rotor Volgograd 0-4 (Abramov File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' Orbu File:Soccerball shade.svg 69') / City Stadium, Molodechno / Attendance: 2,500

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko (Potylchak, 46), Tishchenko, Zhabchenko, Borzenkov (Zernov, 46), Korniyets, Abramov, Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Orbu (Ilyushin, 83).

• June 22, 1996 / Group 8, Day 1 / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny - ŁKS Łódź 3-0 (Klontsak File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Yevdokimov File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' (pen.) Babenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 67') / Naberezhnye Chelny, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 5,000

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Yugrin (Vinnikov, 55), Yefremov (Al-Shebat, 84), Klontsak, Aleksanenkov, Al-Shaqran, Baryshev (Prygunov, 72), Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain), Babenko, Jishkariani.

• June 23, 1996 / Group 11, Day 1 / Hibernians F.C. - FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 1-2 (Crawley File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' - Yamlikhanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Khankeyev File:Soccerball shade.svg 80') / Paola, Hibernians Ground / Attendance: 2,000

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev, Fedotov (captain), Ratnichkin, Bakunin, Bluzhin, Yamlikhanov, Bakhtin (Danilov, 46), Khankeyev (Vasikov, 89), Perednya (Kokarev, 70), Osinov, Mochulyak.

• June 29, 1996 / Group 8, Day 2 / FC Kaučuk Opava - FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 1-2 (Rozhon File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' - Babenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Klontsak File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Aleksanenkov Red card 89') / Ostrava, Nová huť Stadium / Attendance: 3,000

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Yugrin, Yefremov, Klontsak, Aleksanenkov, Al-Shaqran (Vinnikov, 87), Baryshev (Varlamov, 46), Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain), Babenko, Jishkariani.

• July 6, 1996 / Group 7, Day 3 / FC Rotor Volgograd - FC Shakhtar Donetsk 4-1 (Zernov File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' Abramov File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' - Kovalyov File:Soccerball shade.svg 44') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 15,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Zhabchenko (Zhunenko, 46), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Orbu (Korniyets, 46), Abramov, Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Zernov (Niederhaus, 59).

• July 6, 1996 / Group 11, Day 3 / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg - PFC CSKA Sofia 2-1 (Litvinov File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' - Slavchev File:Soccerball shade.svg 23') / Yekaterinburg, Central Stadium / Attendance: 4,000

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev, Fedotov (captain), Morozov, Litvinov, Reshetnikov, Yamlikhanov, Bakhtin, Danilov, Perednya (Vasikov, 87), Osinov, Mochulyak.

• July 13, 1996 / Group 8, Day 4 / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny - PFC Spartak Varna 2-2 (Zayarnyi File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Vinnikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' - Stanchev File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' Todorov File:Soccerball shade.svg 45') / Naberezhnye Chelny, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 6,000

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin (Tropanet, 46), Zayarnyi, Baryshev (Prygunov, 78), Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain), Babenko, Jishkariani (Vinnikov, 60).

• July 13, 1996 / Group 11, Day 4 / RC Strasbourg - FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 1-1 (Baticle File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Bruno Rodriguez Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card - Litvinov File:Soccerball shade.svg 41') / Strasbourg, Stade de la Meinau / Attendance: 8,000

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev, Fedotov (captain), Morozov, Litvinov, Bakunin, Yamlikhanov, Osinov, Danilov (Bakhtin, 46), Perednya, Romaschenko (Ratnichkin, 68), Mochulyak (Kokarev, 74).

• July 14, 1996 / Group 7, Day 4 / Antalyaspor - FC Rotor Volgograd 2-1 (Kona File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Khuse File:Soccerball shade.svg 22' - Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' Berketov Red card 90') / Isparta, Isparta Atatürk Stadium / Attendance: 6,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Zhunenko (Orbu, 60), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Zhabchenko, 72), Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Abramov (Zernov, 55).

• July 20, 1996 / Group 7, Day 5 / FC Rotor Volgograd - FC Basel 3-2 (Niederhaus File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Yesipov File:Soccerball shade.svg 38' Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 57' - Orlando File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' Giallanza File:Soccerball shade.svg 29') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 20,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Zhunenko, Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Zhabchenko (Zernov, 46), Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Ilyushin, 75), Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Orbu (Abramov, 68).

• July 20, 1996 / Group 8, Day 5 / TSV 1860 München - FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 0-1 (Jishkariani File:Soccerball shade.svg 70') / Munich, Grünwalder Stadion / Attendance: 20,600

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin, Zayarnyi (Baryshev, 87), Tropanet, Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain), Prygunov, Jishkariani.

• July 20, 1996 / Group 11, Day 5 / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg - Kocaelispor 2-0 (Osinov File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Kokarev File:Soccerball shade.svg 56') / Yekaterinburg, Central Stadium / Attendance: 3,000

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev, Fedotov (captain), Ratnichkin, Litvinov (Bluzhin, 78), Bakunin, Yamlikhanov, Osinov, Danilov (Khankeyev, 46), Perednya, Romaschenko (Bakhtin, 73), Kokarev.

• July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg / LASK Linz - FC Rotor Volgograd 2-2 (Westerthaler File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Duspara File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' - Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' Yesipov Red card 73') / Linz, Linzer Stadion / Attendance: 5,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Zernov (Abramov, 65), Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Zhabchenko, 82), Veretennikov (captain), Yesipov, Orbu (Zhunenko, 70).

• July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny - Guingamp 2-0 (Babenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Zayarnyi File:Soccerball shade.svg 45') / Naberezhnye Chelny, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 8,000

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin, Zayarnyi, Tropanet, Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain) (Baryshev, 83), Babenko (Tikhonov, 79), Jishkariani (Prygunov, 64).

• July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg - Silkeborg IF 1-2 (Bakhtin File:Soccerball shade.svg 15' - Bruun File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' Knudsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 18') / Yekaterinburg, Central Stadium / Attendance: 5,500

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev, Fedotov (captain), Ratnichkin, Litvinov, Bakunin (Bluzhin, 63), Yamlikhanov (Danilov, 71), Osinov, Khankeyev, Bakhtin, Romaschenko (Perednya, 51), Kokarev.

• July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd - LASK Linz 5-0 (Berketov File:Soccerball shade.svg 40' Veretennikov File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' File:Soccerball shade.svg 86' Zernov File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Abramov File:Soccerball shade.svg 72') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 22,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov (Karimov, 58), Zhabchenko (Zhunenko, 61), Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Abramov, Veretennikov (captain), Zernov (Gerashchenko, 68), Orbu.

• July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / Guingamp - FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 4-0 Template:Aet (Assadourian File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' Carnot File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' Horlaville File:Soccerball shade.svg 97' Moreira File:Soccerball shade.svg 105') / Guingamp, Stade du Roudourou / Attendance: 4,615

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Prygunov (Vinnikov, 105), Zayarnyi, Tropanet (Al-Shaqran, 33), Zubkov, Yevdokimov (captain), Babenko, Jishkariani (Baryshev, 86).

• July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / Silkeborg IF - FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 0-1 (Khankeyev File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) Romaschenko Red card 37') / Silkeborg, Silkeborg Stadion / Attendance: 12,000

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev, Fedotov (captain), Morozov, Litvinov, Bluzhin, Danilov (Vasikov, 65), Osinov (Bakunin, 81), Khankeyev, Perednya, Romaschenko, Kokarev (Ratnichkin, 70).

• August 6, 1996 / Finals, First Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd - Guingamp 2-1 (Zernov File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Tishchenko File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' - Horlaville File:Soccerball shade.svg 45') / Volgograd, Central Stadium / Attendance: 29,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Abramov (Zhabchenko, 61), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus (Gerashchenko, 84), Veretennikov (captain), Zernov (Ilyushin, 74), Orbu.

• August 20, 1996 / Finals, Return Leg / Guingamp - FC Rotor Volgograd 1-0 (Carnot File:Soccerball shade.svg 76') / Guingamp, Stade du Roudourou / Attendance: 10,000

FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Gerashchenko (captain), Tishchenko (Burlachenko, 46), Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets (Zhunenko, 70), Niederhaus, Veretennikov, Yesipov, Zernov (Abramov, 64).

National team

Russia national football team participated in the UEFA Euro 1996, coming last in their group with 1 point and not qualifying for the quarterfinals. Oleg Romantsev was the manager up to and including the Euro, with Aleksandr Tarkhanov and Boris Ignatyev assisting. After the Euro Boris Ignatyev became the manager, with Aleksandr Tarkhanov and Yuri Syomin assisting.

• February 7, 1996 / Rothmans Cup / Malta - Russia 0-2 (Karpin File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Kiriakov File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' / Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali National Stadium / Attendance: 2,000

Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Shalimov, Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Tikhonov (Beschastnykh, 46), Mostovoi, Yuran, Kiriakov.

• February 9, 1996 / Rothmans Cup / Iceland - Russia 0-3 (Kanchelskis File:Soccerball shade.svg 12' Karpin File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' File:Soccerball shade.svg 65') / Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali National Stadium / Attendance: 1,000

Russia: Kharine, Radimov, Nikiforov (Chugainov, 76), Tetradze, Kovtun (Kanchelskis, 10), Karpin, Onopko (captain) (Bushmanov, 46), Beschastnykh, Mostovoi (Simutenkov, 46), Dobrovolski (Alenichev, 76), Radchenko.

• February 11, 1996 / Rothmans Cup / Slovenia - Russia 1-3 (Gliha File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.) - Simutenkov File:Soccerball shade.svg 13' File:Soccerball shade.svg 73' Alenichev File:Soccerball shade.svg 18') / Ta' Qali, Ta' Qali National Stadium / Attendance: 4,000

Russia: Cherchesov (Kharine, 46), Radimov (Mamedov, 70), Nikiforov (captain), Tetradze, Bushmanov (Chugainov, 78), Kanchelskis, Alenichev, Beschastnykh (Tikhonov, 78), Kechinov, Simutenkov, Radchenko.

• March 27, 1996 / Friendly / Ireland - Russia 0-2 (Keane Red card 89' - Mostovoi File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Kolyvanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 53') / Dublin, Lansdowne Road / Attendance: 47,000

Russia: Cherchesov, Radimov (Tetradze, 46), Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Radchenko, 46), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov (Shalimov, 70), Mostovoi, Kiriakov (Simutenkov, 66).

• April 24, 1996 / Friendly / Belgium - Russia 0-0 / Brussels, King Baudouin Stadium / Attendance: 16,000

Russia: Cherchesov (Kharine, 46), Kanchelskis, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Kovtun, Karpin, Radimov, Mostovoi, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov (Simutenkov, 79), Kiriakov (Radchenko, 69).

• May 24, 1996 / Friendly / Qatar - Russia 2-5 (Mubarak Mustafa File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' (pen.) Abdulaziz Hassan File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' - Kiriakov File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Kanchelskis File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' Kolyvanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Mostovoi File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Nikiforov Red card 88') / Doha, Khalifa International Stadium / Attendance: 2,500

Russia: Kharine (Ovchinnikov, 85), Gorlukovich, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar (Dobrovolski, 46), Tetradze, Karpin (Shalimov, 59), Onopko (captain) (Bushmanov, 69), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov (Yuran, 46), Mostovoi, Kiriakov.

• May 29, 1996 / Friendly / Russia - UAE 1-0 (Simutenkov File:Soccerball shade.svg 84') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 5,500

Russia: Cherchesov, Radimov, Tetradze, Tsymbalar (Simutenkov, 68), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis (Dobrovolski, 46), Kolyvanov, Yanovskiy, Kiriakov.

• June 2, 1996 / Friendly / Russia - Poland 2-0 (Kovtun File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Beschastnykh File:Soccerball shade.svg 73') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 15,000

Russia: Kharine, Radimov (Shalimov, 86), Tetradze, Tsymbalar (Dobrovolski, 58), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (captain) (Nikiforov, 46), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov (Simutenkov, 46), Yanovskiy, Kiriakov (Beschastnykh, 46).

• June 11, 1996 / UEFA Euro 1996, First Round, Group C / Italy - Russia 2-1 (Casiraghi File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' File:Soccerball shade.svg 52' - Tsymbalar File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' / Liverpool, Anfield / Attendance: 35,120

Russia: Cherchesov, Tetradze, Bushmanov (Yanovskiy, 46), Onopko (captain), Kovtun, Kanchelskis, Karpin (Kiriakov, 63), Mostovoi, Tsymbalar (Dobrovolski, 71), Kolyvanov, Radimov.

• June 16, 1996 / UEFA Euro 1996, First Round, Group C / Russia - Germany 0-3 (Kovtun Red card 71' - Sammer File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' Klinsmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' File:Soccerball shade.svg 90') / Manchester, Old Trafford / Attendance: 50,760

Russia: Kharine, Tetradze, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Kovtun, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov, Mostovoi, Radimov (Karpin, 46), Khokhlov (Simutenkov, 66).

• June 19, 1996 / UEFA Euro 1996, First Round, Group C / Russia - Czech Republic 3-3 (Mostovoi File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Tetradze File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' Beschastnykh File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' - Suchopárek File:Soccerball shade.svg 6' Kuka File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Šmicer File:Soccerball shade.svg 88') / Liverpool, Anfield / Attendance: 21,128

Russia: Cherchesov, Tetradze, Nikiforov, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (Shalimov, 67), Karpin (captain), Yanovskiy, Radimov, Khokhlov, Kolyvanov (Beschastnykh, 46), Simutenkov (Mostovoi, 46).

• August 28, 1996 / Friendly / Russia - Brazil 2-2 (Nikiforov File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' (pen.) Radimov File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Onopko Red card 84' - Donizete File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Ronaldo File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.) Cafu Yellow card 76' Red card) / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 25,000

Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Tikhonov (Kharlachyov, 63), Ternavski, Tetradze, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Veretennikov (Radimov, 15), Kolyvanov (Kechinov, 77), Radchenko (Beschastnykh, 66).

• September 1, 1996 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Russia - Cyprus 4-0 (Nikiforov File:Soccerball shade.svg 7' File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Kolyvanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Beschastnykh File:Soccerball shade.svg 82') / Moscow, Dynamo Stadium / Attendance: 8,500

Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Onopko (captain), Ternavski, Kanchelskis, Radimov (Kharlachyov, 66), Tetradze, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov (Tikhonov, 60), Radchenko (Kanishchev, 46).

• October 9, 1996 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Israel - Russia 1-1 (G. Brumer File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' - Kolyvanov File:Soccerball shade.svg 80') / Ramat Gan, Ramat Gan Stadium / Attendance: 48,000

Russia: Cherchesov, Minko, Nikiforov, Bushmanov (Radimov, 67), Karpin, Tetradze, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov, Radchenko (Tikhonov, 46).

• November 10, 1996 / 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier / Luxembourg - Russia 0-4 (Tikhonov File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' Kanchelskis File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Beschastnykh File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Karpin File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' Nikiforov Red card 37') / Luxembourg, Stade Josy Barthel / Attendance: 5,660

Russia: Cherchesov (Ovchinnikov, 75), Minko, Nikiforov, Tikhonov, Karpin, Tetradze, Onopko (captain), Kanchelskis, Beschastnykh (Radimov, 81), Kolyvanov, Mostovoi (Bushmanov, 46).

References

• League and cup results
• League top scorers Template:In lang