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.

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 sent off: 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 sent off: 29' Teryokhin sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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') / 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 ⚽ 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 (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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 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 sent off: 84' - Donizete ⚽ 47' Ronaldo ⚽ 85' (pen.) Cafu sent off: 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 sent off: 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).