1996 Russian Second League
The 1996 Russian Second League was the fifth edition of Russian Second Division. There were 3 zones with 60 teams starting the competition.
Zone West
Overview
| Team | Head coach |
| FC Metallurg Lipetsk | Valeri Tretyakov |
| FC Anzhi Makhachkala | Eduard Malofeyev |
| FC Torpedo Taganrog | Anatoly Bulgakov |
| FC Avtozapchast Baksan | Sergei Tashuev |
| FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino | Leonid Nazarenko |
| FC Avtodor Vladikavkaz | Ruslan Sakiyev |
| FC Angusht Nazran | Timur Kuriyev |
| FC Lokomotiv Liski | Vladimir Ponomaryov |
| FC SKA Rostov-on-Don | Aleksandr Tumasyan |
| FC Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | Vladimir Yerofeyev |
| FC Volgodonsk | Valeri Zubakov |
| FC Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | Sergei Ponomaryov |
| FC Gatchina | Nikolai Gosudarenkov |
| FC Energiya Pyatigorsk | Sergei Razaryonov |
| FC Avangard Kursk | Aleksandr Galkin |
| FC Torpedo Armavir | Arkadi Afanasyev |
| FC Dynamo Vologda | Aleksandr Samygin |
| FC Olimp Kislovodsk | Yuri Kotov |
| FC Turbostroitel Kaluga | Mikhail Balabuyev |
| FC Dynamo St. Petersburg | Aleksandr Fyodorov |
| FC Kolos Krasnodar | Vladimir Inyutin |
| FC Iriston Vladikavkaz | Aleksandr Katsiyev |
Standings
Top goalscorers
;33 goals;31 goals
;29 goals
;25 goals
- Igor Lyakhov
;17 goals
;16 goals
;15 goals
;14 goals
;13 goals
Zone Centre
Overview
Standings
Top goalscorers
;34 goals;30 goals
;27 goals
;25 goals
;24 goals
;21 goals
;20 goals
;19 goals
;17 goals
;16 goals
Zone East
Overview
| Team | Head coach |
| FC Irtysh Omsk | Aleksandr Ivchenko |
| FC Tom Tomsk | Vladimir Yurin |
| FC Viktoriya Nazarovo | Mikhail Putintsev |
| FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk | Vladislav Sosnov |
| FC SKA Khabarovsk | Vladimir Susin |
| FC Kuzbass Kemerovo | Viktor Shel |
| FC Irtysh Tobolsk | Rudolf Atamalyan |
| FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | Aleksandr Shudrik |
| FC Dynamo Omsk | Vyacheslav Martynov |
| FC Dynamo Barnaul | Aleksandr Gostenin |
| FC Amur Blagoveshchensk | Ivan Nikolayev |
| FC Selenga Ulan-Ude | Valeri Mikhnov |
| FC Angara Angarsk | Ivan Korzhenko |
| FC Motor Prokopyevsk | Vitali Golopolosov |
| FC Torpedo Rubtsovsk | Vladimir Vorzhev |
| FC Mezhdurechensk | Viktor Kolmogorov |
Standings
Top goalscorers
;22 goals;18 goals
;16 goals
;14 goals
- Sergei Rogalevskiy
- Sergei Shaporenko
;10 goals
;9 goals
- Stanislav Achkasov
- Ruslan Akhidzhak
- Stanislav Chaplygin
- Yury Khadaronak
- Sergei Kondratskiy
- Konstantin Orlov
- Vitali Razdrogin
- Viktor Sebelev
- Taras Shulga