1996 Russian Top League


In 1996 the Russian Top League was extended to 18 clubs. The following is a summary of 1996 teams and people.

Standings


Season statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
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Medal squads

1. FC Spartak Moscow

Goalkeepers: Aleksandr Filimonov, Ruslan Nigmatullin.

Defenders: Sergei Gorlukovich, Dmitri Ananko, Vadim Evseev, Aleksandr Lipko, Vladislav Duyun, Yuriy Nikiforov, Ramiz Mamedov, Konstantin Golovskoy, Sergei Chudin.

Midfielders: Andrey Tikhonov, Dmitri Alenichev, Yegor Titov, Valery Kechinov, Aleksei Melyoshin, Ilya Tsymbalar, Andrei Piatnitski, Andrei Konovalov, Artyom Bezrodny, Aleksandr Pavlenko, Yevgeni Toloknov.

Forwards: Vladimir Dzhubanov, Aleksandr Shirko, Valeri Shmarov, Konstantin Kovalenko

Attendances

#ClubAverage AttendanceChange
1Alania27,547-17,7%
2Baltika17,2942,4%
3Rotor16,676-3,4%
4Zenit15,382106,7%
5Krylia Sovetov11,58872,1%
6Novorossiysk10,85311,1%
7KAMAZ10,353-17,0%
8Nizhny Novgorod9,76553,4%
9Spartak Moscow9,506-23,8%
10Rostselmash7,859-8,6%
11Torpedo7,388218,4%
12Tekstilshchik6,753-33,9%
13Uralmash5,935-38,0%
14PFC CSKA5,624-2,4%
15Zhemchuzhina3,90072,0%
16Lada3,65354,1%
17Dynamo Moscow3,476-6,4%
18Lokomotiv Moscow3,088-7,7%

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