1996–97 in Russian futsal

National student team
5th World University Futsal Championship 1996 in Jyväskylä, Finland

Top League
5th Russian futsal championship 1996/1997

First League. Division A
1tst union Russian second level futsal division 1996/1997

Group 1
Games played in Mihnevo and Nizhnekamsk. One game between Sport-Express and MFK Spartak (SK Perovo) played in Moscow.

Final stage
KrAZ Krasnoyarsk withdraw before the final tournament, Voronezh would like to replace them, but sometimes later they withdraw too.

Women's League
5th Russian women futsal championship 1996/1997