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:

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

Cup competitions

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

Early stages of the Russian Cup 1996–97 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  28' Ouédec  69' Pedros  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  33'  39' - Ouédec  63'  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  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  49'  74' Stöger  63' (pen.) - Cheryshev  29' Teryokhin  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  51' McCoist  60' Petrić  80' - Yanovskiy  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  15' Suleymanov  23' (pen.) - McCoist  1'  14'  18' van Vossen  40' Laudrup  56'  83' Miller  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  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  62'  79' – Kosolapov  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  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  8' Haras  59' – Panduru  48' Donizete  63' João Pinto  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  34' Jankauskas  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  15' - Laaksonen  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  5' I. Cvitanović  71' Šarić  78' - Evseev  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  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  33'  40' Leonidas  50' Jankauskas  58' - Högnason  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  41' Rantanen  60' - Kobelev  60' (pen.) Artyomov  68'  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  28' Alenichev  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  17' Vostrosablin  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  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  7' Fonseca  18'  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  14'  37' Kechinov  20' Nigmatullin  89' - Thygesen  53' Reese  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  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  19' Shelia  48' - Pagayev  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  72' - Minko  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  19' (pen.) - Fonseca  45' (pen.) Tommasi  71' Berretta  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  31' - Tikhonov  42' Sønksen  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  49' - Vostrosablin  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  28' De Bilde  39' Zetterberg  63'  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  8' Bäron  38' Kovačević  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  10' Tikhonov  42' (pen.) - Schupp  29' Hartmann  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  41' Veretennikov  61'  63' Orbu  69') / Horodskiy Stadium, Maladzyechna / 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  58' Yevdokimov  64' (pen.) Babenko  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  86' - Yamlikhanov  46' Khankeyev  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  64' - Babenko  48' Klontsak  70' Aleksanenkov  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  7' Abramov  48' Veretennikov  59'  89' - Kovalyov  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  34'  58' - Slavchev  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  61' Vinnikov  63' - Stanchev  9' Todorov  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  35' Bruno Rodriguez  85' - Litvinov  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  14' Khuse  22' - Veretennikov  70' Berketov  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  18' Yesipov  38' Veretennikov  57' - Orlando  28' Giallanza  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  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  2' Kokarev  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  1' Duspara  60' - Veretennikov  25'  29' Yesipov  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  33' Zayarnyi  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  15' - Bruun  17' Knudsen  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  40' Veretennikov  42'  86' Zernov  54' Abramov  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 a.e.t (Assadourian  75' Carnot  88' Horlaville  97' Moreira  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  90' (pen.) Romaschenko  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  53' Tishchenko  80' - Horlaville  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  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  26' Kiriakov  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  12' Karpin  63'  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  89' (pen.) - Simutenkov  13'  73' Alenichev  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  89' - Mostovoi  34' Kolyvanov  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  53' (pen.) Abdulaziz Hassan  89' - Kiriakov  2'  58' Kanchelskis  5' Kolyvanov  27' Mostovoi  78' Nikiforov  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  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  21' Beschastnykh  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  5'  52' - Tsymbalar  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  71' - Sammer  56' Klinsmann  77'  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  49' Tetradze  54' Beschastnykh  84' - Suchopárek  6' Kuka  19' Šmicer  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  18' (pen.) Radimov  80' Onopko  84' - Donizete  47' Ronaldo  85' (pen.) Cafu  76') / 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  7'  50' Kolyvanov  34' Beschastnykh  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  63' - Kolyvanov  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  34' Kanchelskis  39' Beschastnykh  58' Karpin  81' Nikiforov  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 (Russian)