1996 Russian First League
# 1996 Russian First League

The Russian First League 1996 was the 5th edition of Russian First Division

## Overview

| Team | Head coach |
| - | - |
| FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen | Aleksandr Irkhin |
| FC Shinnik Yaroslavl | Anatoli Polosin |
| FC Fakel Voronezh | Sergei Savchenkov |
| FC Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | Viktor Slesarev |
| FC Dynamo Stavropol | Pyotr Shubin |
| FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | Sergei Vasyutin |
| FC Uralan Elista | Pavlo Yakovenko |
| FC Sokol-PZhD Saratov | Aleksandr Koreshkov (until July) Nikolay Kiselyov (from July) |
| PFC Spartak Nalchik | Viktor Kumykov |
| FC Kuban Krasnodar | Vladimir Brazhnikov |
| FC Saturn Ramenskoye | Vladimir Mukhanov |
| FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | Givi Nodia (until October) Viktor Nikitenko (caretaker, from October) |
| FC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | Gennadi Sarychev (until July) Viktor Antikhovich (from August) |
| FC Torpedo Volzhsky | Vladimir Dergach |
| FC Luch Vladivostok | Ishtvan Sekech (until July) Boris Kolokolov (from August) |
| FC Druzhba Maykop | Soferbi Yeshugov |
| FC Lokomotiv Chita | Aleksandr Kovalyov |
| FC Torpedo Arzamas | Valeri Tikhonov (until July) Valeri Sinau (from August) |
| FC Okean Nakhodka | Sergei Bondarenko |
| FC Zvezda Irkutsk | Sergei Muratov |
| FC Metallurg Krasnoyarsk | Aleksandr Kishinevsky |
| FC Chkalovets Novosibirsk | Leonid Shevchenko (until September) Vladimir Zaburdayev (from September) |

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen (P) | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 82 | 34 | +48 | 84 | Promotion to Top League |
| 2 | Shinnik Yaroslavl (P) | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 83 | Promotion to Top League |
| 3 | Fakel Voronezh (P) | 42 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 72 | 33 | +39 | 82 | Promotion to Top League |
| 4 | Gazovik-Gazprom Izhevsk | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 69 | 44 | +25 | 79 | |
| 5 | Dynamo Stavropol | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 45 | +19 | 74 | |
| 6 | Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 66 | |
| 7 | Uralan Elista | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 66 | |
| 8 | Sokol-PZhD Saratov | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 62 | |
| 9 | Spartak Nalchik | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 59 | |
| 10 | Kuban Krasnodar | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 59 | |
| 11 | Saturn Ramenskoye | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 57 | |
| 12 | Lokomotiv St. Petersburg | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 55 | |
| 13 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 45 | 55 | −10 | 55 | |
| 14 | Torpedo Volzhsky | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 71 | −14 | 54 | |
| 15 | Luch Vladivostok | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 54 | |
| 16 | Druzhba Maykop | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 53 | |
| 17 | Lokomotiv Chita | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 56 | −6 | 51 | |
| 18 | Torpedo Arzamas (R) | 42 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 47 | 64 | −17 | 50 | Relegation to Second League |
| 19 | Okean Nakhodka (R) | 42 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 76 | −34 | 39 | Relegation to Second League |
| 20 | Zvezda Irkutsk (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 63 | −32 | 38 | Relegation to Second League |
| 21 | Metallurg Krasnoyarsk (R) | 42 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 35 | Relegation to Second League |
| 22 | Chkalovets Novosibirsk (R) | 42 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 44 | 102 | −58 | 27 | Relegation to Second League |

* ↑ FC Dynamo Stavropol awarded one home win
* ↑ FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg was called FC Lokomotiv-Saturn for the first 24-game days of the season.

## Top goalscorers

### 22 goals

* Varlam Kilasonia (FC Lokomotiv St. Petersburg)

### 20 goals

* Karapet Mikaelyan (FC Sokol-PZhD Saratov)

### 19 goals

* Sergei Toporov (FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky)

### 18 goals

* Nail Galimov (FC Lokomotiv Chita)
* Sergey Maslov (FC Dynamo Stavropol)
* Oleksandr Pryzetko (FC Dynamo-Gazovik Tyumen)

### 17 goals

* Vladislav Yarkin (FC Zarya Leninsk-Kuznetsky)

### 16 goals

* Mikhail Zubchuk (FC Fakel Voronezh)

### 15 goals

* Valeri Shushlyakov (FC Kuban Krasnodar)
* Valeriy Yablochkin (FC Shinnik Yaroslavl)
