1996 Ýokary Liga
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The 1996 Turkmenistan Higher League (Ýokary Liga) season was the fifth season of Turkmenistan's professional football league. Eight teams competed in 1996. The championship was not completely finished and Nisa Ashkhabad was proclaimed champion.
Results
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF-GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nisa Aşgabat | 32 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 95-21 | 83 |
| 2 | Köpetdag Aşgabat | 31 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 76-12 | 74 |
| 3 | Ekskawatorçy Çärjew | 33 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 40-33 | 60 |
| 4 | Merw Mary | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 61-34 | 52 |
| 5 | Turan Daşoguz | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 43-33 | 52 |
| 6 | Nebitçi Nebit-Dag | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 39-43 | 45 |
| 7 | Pakhtachi Çärjew | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 35-72 | 33 |
| 8 | Büzmeýin | 33 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 28-52 | 33 |