1996 Russian Second League
The Russian Second League 1996 was the fifth edition of Russian Second Division. There were 3 zones with 60 teams starting the competition (2 were excluded before the end of the season).
Zone West
Overview
Standings
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Notes:
- 6 points were deducted from FC Olimp Kislovodsk.
- FC Iriston Vladikavkaz were excluded from the league after playing 19 games and gaining 25 points. All their results were discarded.
- FC Kolos Krasnodar were excluded from the league after playing 18 games and gaining 20 points. All their results were discarded. Kolos did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1997.
- FC Anzhi Makhachkala awarded 1 home win.
- FC Moskovskiy-Selyatino renamed to FC MChS-Selyatino.
- FC Avtodor-BMK Vladikavkaz renamed to FC Avtodor.
- FC Angusht Malgobek moved to Nazran.
- FC Turbostroitel Kaluga did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1997.
Top goalscorers
- 33 goals
- Ibragim Gasanbekov (FC Anzhi Makhachkala)
- 31 goals
- Vitali Yermilov (FC Torpedo Taganrog)
- 29 goals
- Sergei Lavrentyev (FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino)
- 25 goals
- Igor Lyakhov (FC Metallurg Lipetsk)
- 23 goals
- Sergei Polstyanov (FC Metallurg Lipetsk)
- 17 goals
- Vladimir Kharin (FC Lokomotiv Liski)
- 16 goals
- Aleksandr Zhidkov (FC Metallurg Lipetsk)
- 15 goals
- Andrei Bakalets (FC MChS-Selyatino Selyatino)
- 14 goals
- Vladimir Ivanov (FC Gatchina)
- 13 goals
- Isa Markhiyev (FC Angusht Nazran)
Zone Centre
Overview
Standings
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Notes:
- FC Torpedo Pavlovo awarded 1 home win.
- FC Asmaral Moscow awarded 1 home loss.
- FC Zavodchanin Saratov did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1997.
Top goalscorers
- 34 goals
- Konstantin Paramonov (FC Amkar Perm)
- 30 goals
- Valeri Solyanik (FC CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk)
- 27 goals
- Aleksandr Kuzmichyov (FC Arsenal Tula)
- 25 goals
- Aleksei Chernov (FC Lada Dimitrovgrad)
- 24 goals
- Andrei Knyazev (FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
- 21 goals
- Oleg Nechayev (FC Lada Dimitrovgrad)
- 20 goals
- Vladimir Pantyushenko (FC Rubin Kazan)
- 19 goals
- Oleg Sinelobov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)
- 17 goals
- Armen Adamyan (FC CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk)
- 16 goals
- Igor Palachyov (FC Nosta Novotroitsk)
- Aleksandr Zaikin (FC Lada Dimitrovgrad)
Zone East
Overview
Standings
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Top goalscorers
- 22 goals
- Marat Mulashev (FC Irtysh Omsk)
- 18 goals
- Sergei Ageyev (FC Viktoriya Nazarovo)
- 16 goals
- Anatoli Kisurin (FC Dynamo Omsk)
- 14 goals
- Sergei Rogalevskiy (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo)
- 13 goals
- Sergei Shaporenko (FC Irtysh Omsk)
- 11 goals
- Aleksandr Bogatyryov (FC Viktoriya Nazarovo)
- Yevgeni Savin (FC Dynamo Barnaul)
- 10 goals
- Maksim Shvetsov (FC SKA Khabarovsk)
- 9 goals
- Stanislav Achkasov (FC Kuzbass Kemerovo)
- Ruslan Akhidzhak (FC Tom Tomsk)
- Stanislav Chaplygin (FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk)
- Yury Khadaronak (FC Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk)
- Sergei Kondratskiy (FC Irtysh Omsk)
- Konstantin Orlov (FC Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk)
- Vitali Razdrogin (FC Irtysh Omsk)
- Viktor Sebelev (FC Tom Tomsk)
- Taras Shulga (FC SKA Khabarovsk)