# 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 (2 were excluded before the end of the season).

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Metallurg Lipetsk (A) | 38 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 105 | 23 | +82 | 93 | Promotion to 1997 Russian First League |
| 2 | Anzhi Makhachkala (A) | 38 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 99 | 36 | +63 | 87 | Promotion to 1997 Russian First League |
| 3 | Torpedo Taganrog | 38 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 96 | 33 | +63 | 81 | |
| 4 | Avtozapchast Baksan | 38 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 64 | 41 | +23 | 70 | |
| 5 | MChS-Selyatino Selyatino | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 68 | |
| 6 | Avtodor Vladikavkaz | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 68 | |
| 7 | Angusht Nazran | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 62 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiv Liski | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 57 | −4 | 57 | |
| 9 | SKA Rostov-on-Don | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 49 | 67 | −18 | 56 | |
| 10 | Volgar-Gazprom Astrakhan | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 52 | |
| 11 | Volgodonsk (R) | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 62 | −18 | 48 | Relegation to Third League |
| 12 | Kavkazkabel Prokhladny | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 46 | |
| 13 | Gatchina | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 46 | |
| 14 | Energiya Pyatigorsk | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 40 | 54 | −14 | 44 | |
| 15 | Avangard Kursk | 38 | 13 | 4 | 21 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 43 | |
| 16 | Armavir | 38 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 40 | 75 | −35 | 36 | |
| 17 | Dynamo Vologda | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 62 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 | Olimp Kislovodsk (R) | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 38 | 60 | −22 | 32 | Relegation to Third League |
| 19 | Turbostroitel Kaluga (R) | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 67 | −42 | 21 | Relegation to Third League |
| 20 | Dynamo St. Petersburg | 38 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 81 | −55 | 19 | |
| – | Iriston Vladikavkaz | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
| – | Kolos Krasnodar | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | — | 0 | |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 6 points were deducted from FC Olimp Kislovodsk.
* ↑ FC Turbostroitel Kaluga did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1997.
* ↑ 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.

### 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

| Team | Head coach |
| FC Lada Dimitrovgrad | Vladimir Yevsyukov |
| FC CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk | Lev Platonov |
| FC Amkar Perm | Sergei Oborin |
| FC Arsenal Tula | Gennadi Kostylev (until September) |
| FC Spartak Ryazan | Sergei Nedosekin |
| FC Rubin Kazan | Igor Volchok |
| FC Don Novomoskovsk | Leonid Lipovoy |
| FC Nosta Novotroitsk | Valeri Shaveyko |
| FC UralAZ Miass | Valeri Znarok |
| FC Svetotekhnika Saransk | Aleksandr Korolyov |
| FC Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | Vladimir Belkov |
| FC Torpedo Pavlovo | Vyacheslav Melnikov |
| FC Sibir Kurgan | Vladimir Petrov |
| FC Energiya Chaikovsky | Sergei Kleymyonov |
| FC Metallurg Magnitogorsk | Igor Kasyuk |
| FC Spartak Shchyolkovo | Sergei Suslin |
| FC Zavodchanin Saratov | Anatoli Smal |
| FC Kosmos Dolgoprudny | Aleksandr Logunov |
| FC Zenit Izhevsk | Leonid Garyayev |
| FC Zenit Penza | Aleksandr Komissarov |
| FC Asmaral Moscow | Vladimir Mikhaylov |
| FC Industriya Borovsk | Yuri Karamyan |

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Lada Dimitrovgrad (A) | 42 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 90 | 28 | +62 | 98 | Promotion to 1997 Russian First League |
| 2 | CSK VVS-Kristall Smolensk (A) | 42 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 96 | 36 | +60 | 96 | Promotion to 1997 Russian First League |
| 3 | Amkar Perm | 42 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 86 | 31 | +55 | 93 | |
| 4 | Arsenal Tula | 42 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 36 | +43 | 92 | |
| 5 | Spartak Ryazan | 42 | 28 | 6 | 8 | 67 | 24 | +43 | 90 | |
| 6 | Rubin Kazan | 42 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 79 | |
| 7 | Don Novomoskovsk | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 78 | |
| 8 | Nosta Novotroitsk | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 76 | |
| 9 | UralAZ Miass | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 56 | +4 | 67 | |
| 10 | Svetotekhnika Saransk | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 60 | |
| 11 | Tekstilshchik Ivanovo | 42 | 18 | 3 | 21 | 65 | 60 | +5 | 57 | |
| 12 | Torpedo Pavlovo | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 51 | |
| 13 | Sibir Kurgan | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 46 | |
| 14 | Energiya Chaikovsky | 42 | 13 | 5 | 24 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 44 | |
| 15 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | 42 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 59 | 103 | −44 | 42 | |
| 16 | Spartak Shchyolkovo | 42 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 42 | |
| 17 | Zavodchanin Saratov (R) | 42 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 42 | Relegation to Third League |
| 18 | Kosmos Dolgoprudny (R) | 42 | 11 | 4 | 27 | 39 | 83 | −44 | 37 | Relegation to Third League |
| 19 | Zenit Izhevsk | 42 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 37 | 79 | −42 | 35 | |
| 20 | Zenit Penza (R) | 42 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 34 | Relegation to Third League |
| 21 | Asmaral Moscow (R) | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 33 | 92 | −59 | 28 | Relegation to Third League |
| 22 | Industriya Borovsk (R) | 42 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 27 | 106 | −79 | 22 | Relegation to Third League |
* ↑ FC Torpedo Pavlovo awarded 1 home win.
* ↑ FC Zavodchanin Saratov did not participate in any national-level competitions in 1997.
* ↑ FC Asmaral Moscow awarded 1 home loss.

### 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

| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Irtysh Omsk (A) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 17 | +42 | 69 | Promotion to 1997 Russian First League |
| 2 | Tom Tomsk | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 63 | |
| 3 | Viktoriya Nazarovo | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 54 | 37 | +17 | 56 | |
| 4 | Metallurg-ZapSib Novokuznetsk | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 56 | |
| 5 | SKA Khabarovsk | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 30 | +18 | 54 | |
| 6 | Kuzbass Kemerovo | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 51 | 24 | +27 | 48 | |
| 7 | Irtysh Tobolsk | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 46 | |
| 8 | Samotlor-XXI Nizhnevartovsk | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 45 | |
| 9 | Dynamo Omsk | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 42 | |
| 10 | Dynamo Barnaul | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 42 | |
| 11 | Amur Blagoveshchensk | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | |
| 12 | Selenga Ulan-Ude | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 41 | |
| 13 | Angara Angarsk | 30 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 71 | −42 | 21 | |
| 14 | Motor Prokopyevsk (R) | 30 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 20 | Relegation to Amateur Football League |
| 15 | Torpedo Rubtsovsk | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 18 | |
| 16 | Mezhdurechensk | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 69 | −48 | 18 | |

### 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)