1996 in Russian football returned the fifth national title to Spartak Moscow, while the Russian Cup was taken by Lokomotiv Moscow.

Club competitions

FC Spartak Moscow FC Spartak Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet Top League, Soviet championships (second only to FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv) and 10 Russian Premier League, Russian champ ...

won the title for the fourth time. For more details, see: *

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. Overview Standings Championship play-off Results Season statistics Top goalscorers Medal squads See also * 1996 Russia ...

1996 Russian First League The 1996 Russian First League was the 5th edition of Russian First Division Overview Standings Results Top goalscorers See also *1996 Russian Top League *1996 Russian Second League * 1996 Russian Third League {{Russian First Division ...

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 Standings Top goalscorers ;33 ...

* 1996 Russian Third League

Cup competitions

The fourth edition of the Russian Cup,

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was won by

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (, ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup a record ...

, who beat

in the finals with a score of 3–2. Early stages of the

1996–97 Russian Cup The 1996–97 Russian Cup (football), Russian Cup was the fifth season of the Russian Association football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union. First round , colspan="3" style="background:#99CCCC;", , - , colspan="3" st ...

were played later in the year.

European club competitions

1995–96 UEFA Champions League The 1995–96 UEFA Champions League was the 41st season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, and the fourth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League. The tournament was won by Juventus, who beat defending champions Ajax on ...

was knocked out in the quarterfinals.Champions League 95/96 results summary by KLISF
/ref> Several key players (

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Viktor Onopko Viktor Savelyevich Onopko (; born 14 October 1969) is a former Russian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender. He is the assistant manager of both FC Rostov in the Russian Premier League and the Russia national ...

Vasili Kulkov Vasili Sergeyevich Kulkov (; 11 June 1966 – 10 October 2020) was a Russian footballer. Either a central defender or defensive midfielder, he was best known for his spells at Spartak Moscow and Benfica. Having retired as a player, he continu ...

and

Sergei Yuran Sergei Nikolayevich Yuran (, ''Serhij Mykolajovyč Juran''; born 11 June 1969) is a Ukrainian-born Russian professional football manager and a former player. As a striker, he represented the USSR and Russia at international level. He has Ru ...

) who played in the group stage where Spartak did not lose a single point left the club to move to Western European clubs in the winter before the quarterfinals.

Nicolas Ouédec Nicolas Pierre Ouédec (born 28 October 1971) is a retired French professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Lorient, Morbihan, Ouédec was a product of FC Nantes's famous youth academy. He made his Division 1 debuts ...

was instrumental again, after scoring 7 goals in 4 games against the Russian teams in the

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, this time he scored 3 goals in two games against Spartak. * March 6, 1996 / Quarterfinals, First Leg /

FC Nantes Football Club de Nantes, commonly referred to as FC Nantes or simply Nantes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Naunnt''), is a French professional association football, football club based in Nantes in Pays de la Loire. The club was founded on 21 Ap ...

- FC Spartak Moscow 2-0 ( N'Doram Ouédec Pedros ) /

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/ Attendance: 32,500 :FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Lipko, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar ( Shmarov, 46), Mamedov ( Chudin, 35), Ananko, Piatnitski (

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...

), Alenichev ( Bezrodny, 72), Evseev, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * March 20, 1996 / Quarterfinals, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - FC Nantes 2-2 ( Nikiforov - Ouédec ) /

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/ Attendance: 22,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Ananko, Nikiforov (

), Tsymbalar, Evseev, Lipko,

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( Bezrodny, 75), Alenichev, Shmarov ( Piatnitski, 60), Kechinov, Tikhonov.

1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup The 1995–96 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was won by Paris Saint-Germain 1–0 in the final against Austrian entrants Rapid Wien in Brussels on 8 May 1996. The 1995–96 season also saw the return of Yugoslav clubs on the international s ...

FC Dynamo Moscow FC Dynamo Moscow (''FC Dynamo Moskva'', , ) is a Russian professional association football, football club based in Moscow. Dynamo returned to the Russian Premier League for the 2017–18 season after one season in the second-tier Russian Footba ...

were eliminated in the quarterfinals.CWC 94/95 results summary by KLISF
/ref> * March 7, 1996 / FC Dynamo Moscow -

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0-1 ( Stumpf ) /

/ Attendance: 8,300 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (

), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Shulgin ( Kutsenko, 63),

Nekrasov Nekrasov (), feminine: Nekrasova (), is a Russian surname sometimes transliterated as Nekrassov/Nekrassova. Notable people with the surname include: *Aleksandr Nekrasov (1883–1957), Russian mathematician and academician *Andrei Nekrasov (born 195 ...

, Kobelev, Samatov, Cheryshev ( Tishkov, 40), Safronov ( A. Grishin, 39),

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, Teryokhin. * March 21, 1996 / SK Rapid Wien - FC Dynamo Moscow 3-0 ( Jancker Stöger - Cheryshev Teryokhin ) /

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/ Attendance: 44,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (

), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Shulgin ( Safronov, 59),

, Kobelev, Samatov ( Lemeshko, 65), Cheryshev, A. Grishin ( Tishkov, 56), Podpaly, Teryokhin.

1995–96 UEFA Cup The 1995–96 UEFA Cup was the 25th season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was won by German club Bayern Munich on aggregate over Bordeaux of France. Girondins de Bordeaux went to the final all the way ...

All the Russian teams were eliminated in 1995.

1996–97 UEFA Champions League The 1996–97 UEFA Champions League was the 42nd season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the fifth since its rebranding as the UEFA Champions League, and the last that involved only clubs that were champions of their domestic ...

FC Alania Vladikavkaz FC Spartak Vladikavkaz () was a Russian football club based in Vladikavkaz (formerly Ordzhonikidze), North Ossetia–Alania. Founded in 1921, the club played in the Soviet Top League during the communist era, and won its first and only league t ...

was knocked out in the qualifying round.Champions League 96/97 results summary by KLISF
/ref> * August 7, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg /

Rangers F.C. Rangers Football Club is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. The club is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers, though this has never been i ...

- FC Alania Vladikavkaz 3-1 ( McInnes McCoist

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- Yanovskiy ) Yanovskiy missed the goal from a penalty kick in the 81st minute /

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/ Attendance: 42,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Kramarenko, Revishvili ( Botsiyev, 40), Pagayev, Kornienko, I. Dzhioyev (

), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Qosimov ( Skysh, 65), Agayev, Suleymanov (

Sergeyev Sergeyev () is a common Russian last name that is derived from the male given name Sergey and literally means ''Sergey's''. It may refer to: People * Aleksandr Sergeyev (disambiguation), several people * Alexei T. Sergeev (1919–1998), Soviet sol ...

, 77). * August 21, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Alania Vladikavkaz - Rangers F.C. 2-7 ( Yanovskiy Suleymanov - McCoist van Vossen Laudrup

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) /

Vladikavkaz Vladikavkaz, formerly known as Ordzhonikidze () or Dzaudzhikau (), is the capital city of North Ossetia–Alania, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the republic at the foothills of the Caucasus, situated on the Terek (river), Terek River. ...

Republican Spartak Stadium Republican Spartak Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Vladikavkaz, Russia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium was built in 1962 and is able to hold 32,464 people. It is the home ground for FC Spartak Vladikavkaz ...

/ Attendance: 37,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Revishvili, Timofeev,

Shelia Shelia may refer to: *Shelia Burrell (born 1972), retired American heptathlete *Shelia Conover (born 1963), American sprint canoeist *Shelia Eddy (born 1995), American convicted of murder *Shelia Goss (born 1968), American author, freelance writer, ...

, I. Dzhioyev (

), Tetradze, Tedeyev ( Agayev, 28,

, 57), Yanovskiy, Kornienko ( Skysh, 79), Kanishchev, Suleymanov.

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went out in the second round.Cup Winners' Cup 96/97 summary by KLISF
/ref> * September 12, 1996 / First round, first leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – NK Varteks 1–0 ( Cherevchenko ) /

/ Attendance: 1,500 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko ( Arifullin, 86), Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Pashinin, Chugainov, Kosolapov (

), Gurenko, Janashia, Elyshev, Garin ( Snigiryov, 55, Maminov, 73). * September 26, 1996 / First round, second leg / NK Varteks – FC Lokomotiv Moscow 2–1 ( Vugrinec – Kosolapov ) /

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Stadion Varteks Stadion Varteks is a football stadium in Varaždin, Croatia. It is the home ground of the Croatian Football League club NK Varaždin and the lower division club NK Varteks. The stadium was built in 1931 as the home ground for a different NK ...

/ Attendance: 3,000 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Pashinin, Solomatin,

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, Chugainov, Kosolapov (

), Gurenko, Janashia ( Snigiryov, 80), Maminov ( Drozdov, 86), Haras ( Elyshev, 63). * October 17, 1996 / Second round, first leg /

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– FC Lokomotiv Moscow 1–0 (

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) /

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/ Attendance: 10,000 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Drozdov, Kharlachyov,

, Chugainov, Kosolapov (

), Gurenko, Pashinin, Maminov (

Smirnov Smirnov (masculine, ) or Smirnova (feminine, ) is one of the two most common surnames in Russia. ''Smirnov'' () is derived from an adjectival nickname (; in archaic form , ), meaning 'quiet, still, peaceful, gentle'. Smirnov * Aleksandr Smirnov ...

, 59), Haras ( Veselov, 70). * October 31, 1996 / Second round, second leg / FC Lokomotiv Moscow – S.L. Benfica 2–3 ( Solomatin Haras –

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Donizete

) /

/ Attendance: 7,000 :FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Ovchinnikov, Cherevchenko, Drozdov, Kharlachyov, Pashinin, Chugainov, Kosolapov (

), Gurenko, Solomatin, Maminov, Haras ( Veselov, 76).

1996–97 UEFA Cup The 1996–97 UEFA Cup was the 26th season of the UEFA Cup, the third-tier club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). It was won by German side Schalke 04, who beat Internazionale of Italy on pen ...

PFC CSKA Moscow Professional Football Club CSKA (, derived from the historical name 'Центральный спортивный клуб армии', English language, English: ''Central Sports Club of the Army''), commonly referred to as CSKA Moscow or ''CSK ...

and FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow were eliminated in the first round after going through the qualifying round.

went out in the first round after going to the UEFA Cup after failing in the qualification for the Champions League.

went out in the second round.UEFA Cup 96/97 summary by KLISF
/ref> * August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / ÍA - PFC CSKA Moscow 0-2 ( Karsakov Jankauskas ) /

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/ Attendance: 1,100 :PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Shutov (

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, 46), Khokhlov, Mashkarin, Samaroni, Bushmanov, Semak (

), Karsakov (

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, 60), Minko,

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(

Pervushin Pervushin () is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Pervushina. It may refer to: *Denis Pervushin (born 1977), Russian football player *Fyodor Pervushin (born 1994), Russian football forward *Irina Pervushina (born 1942), Russi ...

, 79), Jankauskas. * August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow -

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1-1 ( Kobelev - Laaksonen ) /

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/ Attendance: 2,500 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (

), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev, S. Grishin, Tishkov,

, A. Grishin, Artyomov ( R. Gusev, 33). * August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg / NK Croatia Zagreb - FC Spartak Moscow 3-1 ( Slišković I. Cvitanović Šarić - Evseev ) /

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/ Attendance: 15,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich (

), Evseev, Mamedov (

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, 76),

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( Dzhubanov, 46), Melyoshin ( Konovalov, 66), Alenichev, Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * August 6, 1996 / Qualifying Round, First Leg /

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- FC Torpedo Moscow 1-0 ( Leonchenko ) /

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/ Attendance: 20,000 :FC Torpedo Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (

), Makhmutov, Leonchenko ( Savelyev, 72), Kornaukhov ( Borodkin, 59), Krukovets ( Burchenkov, 46), Nikolayev, Prokopenko, Kamnev, Avakov, Agashkov. * August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow - ÍA 4-1 ( Movsisyan

Jankauskas - Högnason ) /

/ Attendance: 3,000 :PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin ( Goncharov, 62), Samaroni, Khokhlov, Mashkarin, Gashkin,

, Semak (

( Movsisyan, 28), Minko ( Tereškinas, 46),

, Jankauskas. * August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Jazz Pori - FC Dynamo Moscow 1-3 ( Levo-Jokimaki Rantanen - Kobelev Artyomov ) /

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/ Attendance: 9,500 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (

), Yakhimovich, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev ( Gushchin, 80), S. Grishin, Tishkov, R. Gusev, A. Grishin ( Artyomov, 54), Tochilin (

, 73). * August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - NK Croatia Zagreb 2-0 ( Melyoshin Alenichev ) /

/ Attendance: 18,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov,

, Gorlukovich (

), Evseev ( Ananko, 73), Mamedov, Shirko, Melyoshin, Alenichev, Titov ( Dzhubanov, 54), Kechinov, Tikhonov. * August 20, 1996 / Qualifying Round, Return Leg / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow (renamed from FC Torpedo) - HNK Hajduk Split 2-0 ( Kamoltsev Vostrosablin ) /

, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 6,800 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (

), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Kornaukhov ( Murashov, 39), Borodkin, Savelyev, Kamoltsev, Kamnev ( Pazemov, 57), Avakov ( Prokopenko, 76), Agashkov. * September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / PFC CSKA Moscow -

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0-1 ( van Wonderen ) /

/ Attendance: 6,000 :PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Samaroni, Shutov, Mashkarin,

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, Bushmanov, Semak (

, Minko,

(

, 62), Jankauskas. * September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg /

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- FC Dynamo Moscow 3-0 ( Tommasi Fonseca ) /

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/ Attendance: 60,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Smetanin (

), Yakhimovich,

, Kolotovkin, Shtanyuk, Kobelev, S. Grishin, Cheryshev,

( R. Gusev, 67), A. Grishin, Tochilin ( Tishkov, 24). * September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Spartak Moscow -

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3-2 ( Tikhonov Kechinov Nigmatullin - Thygesen Reese ) /

/ Attendance: 10,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Evseev, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (

), Mamedov ( Ananko, 82), Shirko (

, 57), Golovskoy, Alenichev ( Bezrodny, 78), Titov, Kechinov, Tikhonov. * September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow -

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0-1 ( Jamarauli ) /

, Torpedo Stadium / Attendance: 7,300 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (

), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Kornaukhov, Nikolayev ( Burchenkov, 46), Smertin ( Savelyev, 51), Kamoltsev, Kamnev, Avakov, Agashkov ( Prokopenko, 65). * September 10, 1996 / First Round, First Leg / FC Alania Vladikavkaz -

R.S.C. Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the mos ...

2-1 ( Yanovskiy

- Pagayev ) /

/ Attendance: 37,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Kornienko ( Revishvili, 59, Bitarov, 65), Timofeev,

, Pagayev, Tetradze, Tedeyev (

) (

, 79), Yanovskiy, Agayev, Kanishchev, Suleymanov. * September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / Feyenoord - PFC CSKA Moscow 1-1 ( van Wonderen - Minko ) /

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , ; ; ) is the second-largest List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, part of the North S ...

De Kuip Stadion Feijenoord (), more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (, the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same na ...

/ Attendance: 35,000 :PFC CSKA Moscow: Tyapushkin, Samaroni ( Shutov, 75), Khokhlov, Mashkarin,

, Bushmanov, Semak (

), Gashkin (

, 46), Minko, Jankauskas,

. * September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Dynamo Moscow - A.S. Roma 1-3 ( Kobelev - Fonseca Tommasi Berretta ) /

/ Attendance: 5,000 :FC Dynamo Moscow: Kleimyonov, Dyomin, Kovtun, Kolotovkin, Gushchin ( R. Gusev, 46), Kobelev (

) (

, 46), S. Grishin, Cheryshev,

( Kutsenko, 46), A. Grishin, Teryokhin. * September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / Silkeborg IF - FC Spartak Moscow 1-2 ( Thygesen - Tikhonov Sønksen ) /

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Silkeborg Stadion / Attendance: 10,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (

), Mamedov, Shirko, Golovskoy, Alenichev ( Dzhubanov, 55), Titov (

, 70), Kechinov, Tikhonov. * September 24, 1996 / First Round, Return Leg / FC Dinamo Tbilisi - FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow 1-1 ( Jamarauli - Vostrosablin ) /

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

Boris Paichadze Stadium The Boris Paitchadze Dinamo Arena ( ''Boris P’aich’adzis erovnuli st’adioni''), formerly known as Boris Paitchadze National Stadium, is a stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia, and the home stadium of Dinamo Tbilisi, Georgia national rugby union tea ...

/ Attendance: 65,000 :FC Torpedo-Luzhniki Moscow: Pchelnikov, Vostrosablin (

), Makhmutov, Leonchenko, Burchenkov ( Pazemov, 70), Borodkin, Smertin ( Nikolayev, 51), Kamoltsev ( Prokopenko, 51), Kamnev, Savelyev, Agashkov. * September 24, 1996 / R.S.C. Anderlecht - FC Alania Vladikavkaz 4-0 (

Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

De Bilde Zetterberg ) /

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

Constant Vanden Stock Stadium The Constant Vanden Stock Stadium (; ), also known as the Lotto Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the municipality of Anderlecht in Brussels, Belgium. It is home to R.S.C. Anderlecht. It also hosted the UEFA Euro 1972 semi ...

/ Attendance: 24,000 :FC Alania Vladikavkaz: Khapov, Kornienko, Timofeev,

, I. Dzhioyev (

) ( Suleymanov, 59), Tetradze, Tedeyev, Yanovskiy, Agayev ( Datdeyev, 64), Kanishchev,

Derkach Derkach (Cyrillic: Деркач) is a Ukrainian surname meaning a ratchet, noisemaker. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrii Derkach (born 1967), Ukrainian politician and businessman * Andriy Derkach (footballer) (born 1985), Ukrainian ...

(

, 32). * October 16, 1996 / Second Round, First Leg /

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

- FC Spartak Moscow 3-0 ( Breitenreiter Bäron

Kovačević Kovačević (Serbo-Croatian, sh-Cyrl, Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič (Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning " lackmith's son". The surname is de ...

) / (

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

Volksparkstadion Volksparkstadion () is a football stadium in Hamburg, Germany, with a capacity of 57,000, which makes it the eighth largest stadium in Germany. It has served as the home ground of Bundesliga side Hamburger SV since 1953. The Volksparkstadion ...

) / Attendance: 17,347 :FC Spartak Moscow: Nigmatullin, Ananko, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar (

), Mamedov, Evseev, Golovskoy ( Titov, 27), Alenichev, Melyoshin ( Shirko, 75), Kechinov ( Bezrodny, 45), Tikhonov. * October 29, 1996 / Second Round, Second Leg / FC Spartak Moscow - Hamburger SV 2-2 ( Melyoshin Tikhonov - Schupp

Hartmann Hartmann is a German surname. It is less frequently used as a male given name. The name originates from the Germanic word, "hart", which translates in English to "hardy", "hard", or "tough" and " Mann", a suffix meaning "man", "person", or "husband ...

) /

/ Attendance: 10,000 :FC Spartak Moscow: Filimonov, Ananko, Gorlukovich (

), Evseev ( Dzhubanov, 35), Lipko ( Golovskoy, 67),

, Melyoshin ( Bezrodny, 61), Alenichev, Titov, Shirko, Tikhonov.

1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Silkeborg, Guingamp, and Karlsruhe. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. No English team took part in support of Tottenham Hotspur and Wimbledon initially getting banned by UEFA from European co ...

Russian clubs participated in the Intertoto Cup for the first time.

FC Rotor Volgograd SC Rotor Volgograd () is a Russian professional football club from the large city of Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast (formerly Stalingrad). The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League, and are the largest and best supported Volgograd club. ...

FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny KAMAZ () is a Russian football club based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia. The club plays in the second-tier Russian First League. Colours are (Home) all white. (Away) Light blue shirts, white shorts. History The club was founded on 11 Novemb ...

and

FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg FC Ural Yekaterinburg () is a Russian professional association football club based in Yekaterinburg that plays in the Russian First League. History The club was founded in 1930 and was known as Avangard (1930–1948, 1953–1957), Zenit (1944� ...

all won their groups. Uralmash and KAMAZ lost in the semifinals and Rotor lost on away goals in the finals, not qualifying for the UEFA Cup.UEFA Intertoto Cup 1996 summary by KLISF
/ref> * June 22, 1996 / Group 7, Day 1 /

FC Ataka Minsk FC Ataka Minsk (Атака) was a Belarusian football club based in Minsk. They disbanded in 1998. History FC Ataka-407 Minsk was formed in 1986. In 1992 the team started playing in Belarusian Second League. In 1993, the team was renamed to Ataka ...

- FC Rotor Volgograd 0-4 ( Abramov Veretennikov Orbu ) / City Stadium,

Molodechno Maladzyechna, or Molodechno, is a town in Minsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Maladzyechna District (and formerly of Molodechno Region from 1944 to 1960). Maladzyechna is located northwest of Minsk. In 2006, it had an ...

/ Attendance: 2,500 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko ( Potylchak, 46), Tishchenko, Zhabchenko, Borzenkov ( Zernov, 46), Korniyets, Abramov, Veretennikov (

), Yesipov, Orbu (

Ilyushin The Open joint-stock company , public joint stock company Ilyushin Aviation Complex, operating as Ilyushin () or as Ilyushin Design Bureau, is a Russian aircraft manufacturer and design bureau, founded in 1933 by Sergey Ilyushin , Sergey Vladimir ...

, 83). * June 22, 1996 / Group 8, Day 1 / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny -

ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, ...

3-0 ( Klontsak Yevdokimov Babenko ) /

Naberezhnye Chelny Naberezhnye Chelny (, ; , ) is the second largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoi ...

, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 5,000 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Yugrin ( Vinnikov, 55), Yefremov ( Al-Shebat, 84), Klontsak, Aleksanenkov, Al-Shaqran, Baryshev ( Prygunov, 72),

Zubkov Zubkov (, from ''зуб'' meaning ''tooth'') is a Russian masculine surname, its feminine counterpart is Zubkova. It may refer to *Alexandr Zubkov (born 1974), Russian bobsledder *Anatoly Zubkov (1900–1967), Soviet physiologist *Andrey Zubkov (b ...

, Yevdokimov (

), Babenko, Jishkariani. * June 23, 1996 / Group 11, Day 1 /

Hibernians F.C. Hibernians Football Club is a Maltese professional football club based in the town of Paola. They are the only Malta football club to have never been relegated from the Premier League. History The club played one season in 1922 as Constituti ...

- FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 1-2 (

Crawley Crawley () is a town and Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough in West Sussex, England. It is south of London, north of Brighton and Hove, and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Crawley covers an area of and had a populat ...

- Yamlikhanov Khankeyev ) /

Paola Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. In Greek it is Polina. Notable people with the name include: People In arts and entertainment * Paola Del Medico (born 1950), Swiss singer *Paola e Chiara, pop music duo consist ...

Hibernians Ground Tony Bezzina Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Paola, Malta. The Hibernians football ground was inaugurated on 9 November 1986. Hibernians became the first Maltese club to have their own football pitch. Nonetheless, Hibernians play most of thei ...

/ Attendance: 2,000 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev,

Fedotov Fedotov (Федотов) or Fedotova (feminine) is a common Russian language, Russian last name from the given name ''Fedot'', borrowed from "given by God". Belarusian form is ''Фядотаў''. It may refer to the following people: ;Association ...

(

), Ratnichkin,

Bakunin Mikhail Alexandrovich Bakunin. Sometimes anglicized to Michael Bakunin. ( ; – 1 July 1876) was a Russian revolutionary anarchist. He is among the most influential figures of anarchism and a major figure in the revolutionary socialist, so ...

, Bluzhin, Yamlikhanov,

Bakhtin Bakhtin (Russian: Бахтин) is a Russian masculine surname originating from the obsolete verb ''bakhtet'' (бахтеть), meaning ''to swagger''; its feminine counterpart is Bakhtina. The surname may refer to the following notable people: * Al ...

( Danilov, 46), Khankeyev ( Vasikov, 89), Perednya ( Kokarev, 70), Osinov, Mochulyak. * June 29, 1996 / Group 8, Day 2 /

FC Kaučuk Opava Slezský FC Opava is a professional football club based in Opava, Czech Republic. The club plays in the Czech National Football League, the second of Czech football after being relegated from the Czech First League at the end of the 2020–21 seas ...

- FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 1-2 ( Rozhon - Babenko Klontsak Aleksanenkov ) /

Ostrava Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opa ...

, Nová huť Stadium / Attendance: 3,000 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Yugrin, Yefremov, Klontsak, Aleksanenkov, Al-Shaqran ( Vinnikov, 87), Baryshev ( Varlamov, 46),

, Yevdokimov (

), Babenko, Jishkariani. * July 6, 1996 / Group 7, Day 3 / FC Rotor Volgograd -

FC Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

4-1 ( Zernov Abramov Veretennikov -

Kovalyov Kovalyov (), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacksmith A blacksmi ...

) /

Volgograd Volgograd,. formerly Tsaritsyn. (1589–1925) and Stalingrad. (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of , with a population ...

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 15,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Zhabchenko ( Zhunenko, 46), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Orbu ( Korniyets, 46), Abramov, Veretennikov (

), Yesipov, Zernov ( Niederhaus, 59). * July 6, 1996 / Group 11, Day 3 / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg -

PFC CSKA Sofia CSKA Sofia () is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia and currently competing in the country's premier football competition, the First Professional Football League, First League. ''CSKA'' is an abbreviation for ' ...

2-1 (

Litvinov Litvinov or Litvinoff () is a Russian surname derived from the term ''Litvin'', meaning Lithuania, Lithuanian person (Litva/Литвa). The female form of this surname is Litvinova (). Notable persons with that name include: Litvinov * Alexander L ...

- Slavchev ) /

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 4,000 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev,

(

), Morozov,

, Reshetnikov, Yamlikhanov,

, Danilov, Perednya ( Vasikov, 87), Osinov, Mochulyak. * July 13, 1996 / Group 8, Day 4 / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny - PFC Spartak Varna 2-2 ( Zayarnyi Vinnikov - Stanchev Todorov ) /

, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 6,000 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin ( Tropanet, 46), Zayarnyi, Baryshev ( Prygunov, 78),

, Yevdokimov (

), Babenko, Jishkariani ( Vinnikov, 60). * July 13, 1996 / Group 11, Day 4 /

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, commonly known as RC Strasbourg (, ; RCS) or simply just Racing, is a French professional association football club founded in 1906 and based in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace. It became a professional club in ...

- FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 1-1 ( Baticle Bruno Rodriguez -

) /

Strasbourg Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...

Stade de la Meinau The Stade de la Meinau (), commonly known as "la Meinau", is a football (soccer), football stadium in Strasbourg, France. It is the home ground of Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace, RC Strasbourg and has also hosted international matches, includi ...

/ Attendance: 8,000 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev,

(

), Morozov,

, Yamlikhanov, Osinov, Danilov (

, 46), Perednya,

Romaschenko Romaschenko (Russian or Ukrainian: Ромащенко, Belarusian: Рамашчанка) is a gender-neutral Ukrainian-language patronymic surname originating from the given name Roman. The surname may refer to * Maksim Romaschenko (born 1976), Bel ...

( Ratnichkin, 68), Mochulyak ( Kokarev, 74). * July 14, 1996 / Group 7, Day 4 /

Antalyaspor Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in Antalya, southern Turkey. The club's colours are red and white. The association football, football side play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the cl ...

- FC Rotor Volgograd 2-1 ( Kona Khuse - Veretennikov Berketov ) /

Isparta Isparta is a city in western Turkey. It is the seat of Isparta Province and Isparta District.İl ...

Isparta Atatürk Stadium Isparta Atatürk Şehir Stadyumu is a multi-purpose stadium in Isparta, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Turkish Regional Amateur League team Ispartaspor. The stadium was built in 1950 and cu ...

/ Attendance: 6,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Zhunenko ( Orbu, 60), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus ( Zhabchenko, 72), Veretennikov (

), Yesipov, Abramov ( Zernov, 55). * July 20, 1996 / Group 7, Day 5 / FC Rotor Volgograd -

FC Basel Fussball Club Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel, FCB, or just Basel, is a Swiss professional Association football, football club based in Basel, in the Basel-Stadt, Canton of Basel-Stadt. Formed in 1893, the club has been List of Swiss footba ...

3-2 ( Niederhaus Yesipov Veretennikov -

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

Giallanza ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 20,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Zhunenko, Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Zhabchenko ( Zernov, 46), Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus (

, 75), Veretennikov (

), Yesipov, Orbu ( Abramov, 68). * July 20, 1996 / Group 8, Day 5 /

TSV 1860 München , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; ''sechzig'' locally ; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's association football, football team plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football league system ...

- FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 0-1 ( Jishkariani ) /

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

Grünwalder Stadion Städtisches Stadion an der Grünwalder Straße (also known as ''Grünwalder Stadion'' and ''Sechzger Stadion'') is a football stadium in Munich, Germany. It was built in 1911 and was the home ground for 1860 Munich until 1995. Local rival Bay ...

/ Attendance: 20,600 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin, Zayarnyi ( Baryshev, 87), Tropanet,

, Yevdokimov (

), Prygunov, Jishkariani. * July 20, 1996 / Group 11, Day 5 / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg -

Kocaelispor Kocaelispor is a Turkish professional football club based in İzmit, Kocaeli. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980 and 1988, 1992–2003, and the 2008–09 seasons. Their best finish was in the 1992–93 season, w ...

2-0 ( Osinov Kokarev ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 3,000 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev,

(

), Ratnichkin,

( Bluzhin, 78),

, Yamlikhanov, Osinov, Danilov ( Khankeyev, 46), Perednya,

(

, 73), Kokarev. * July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg /

LASK Linz Linzer Athletik-Sport-Klub, commonly known as LASK (), or Linzer ASK, is an Austrian professional football club based in Upper-Austrian state capital Linz. It is the oldest football club in that region, and plays in the Austrian Football Bundes ...

- FC Rotor Volgograd 2-2 ( Westerthaler Duspara - Veretennikov Yesipov ) /

Linz Linz (Pronunciation: , ; ) is the capital of Upper Austria and List of cities and towns in Austria, third-largest city in Austria. Located on the river Danube, the city is in the far north of Austria, south of the border with the Czech Repub ...

Linzer Stadion Linzer Stadion was a multi-purpose stadium, in Linz, Austria. Originally built in 1952, the stadium was last modified in 2012 and now has a capacity of 21,005. The 2012 modifications included the installation of rail seats for safe standing. H ...

/ Attendance: 5,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Zernov ( Abramov, 65), Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus ( Zhabchenko, 82), Veretennikov (

), Yesipov, Orbu ( Zhunenko, 70). * July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg / FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny -

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

2-0 ( Babenko Zayarnyi ) /

, KAMAZ stadium / Attendance: 8,000 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Yugrin, Zayarnyi, Tropanet,

, Yevdokimov (

) ( Baryshev, 83), Babenko ( Tikhonov, 79), Jishkariani ( Prygunov, 64). * July 27, 1996 / Semi-finals, First Leg / FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg -

1-2 (

- Bruun Knudsen ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 5,500 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Armishev,

(

), Ratnichkin,

( Bluzhin, 63), Yamlikhanov ( Danilov, 71), Osinov, Khankeyev,

( Perednya, 51), Kokarev. * July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd - LASK Linz 5-0 ( Berketov Veretennikov Zernov Abramov ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 22,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov ( Karimov, 58), Zhabchenko ( Zhunenko, 61), Burlachenko, Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Abramov, Veretennikov (

), Zernov ( Gerashchenko, 68), Orbu. * July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / Guingamp - FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny 4-0 ( Assadourian Carnot Horlaville

Moreira Moreira may refer to: Places * Moreira (Maia), a parish in Maia Municipality, northern Portugal * , a parish in Monção Municipality, northern Portugal * , a parish in Nelas Nelas () is a municipality located in the Centro Region of continent ...

) /

Stade du Roudourou The Stade municipal de Roudourou () is a stadium in Guingamp, France, that is the home ground of Ligue 2 side En Avant Guingamp. It is located in the district from which it takes its name. The name Roudourou comes from the Breton language, Breton ...

/ Attendance: 4,615 :FC KAMAZ-Chally Naberezhnye Chelny: Zakharchuk, Varlamov, Yefremov, Klontsak, Prygunov ( Vinnikov, 105), Zayarnyi, Tropanet ( Al-Shaqran, 33),

, Yevdokimov (

), Babenko, Jishkariani ( Baryshev, 86). * July 31, 1996 / Semi-finals, Return Leg / Silkeborg IF - FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg 0-1 ( Khankeyev

) /

Silkeborg Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Silkeborg Stadion / Attendance: 12,000 :FC Uralmash Yekaterinburg: Shukhovtsev,

(

), Morozov,

, Bluzhin, Danilov ( Vasikov, 65), Osinov (

, 81), Khankeyev, Perednya,

, Kokarev ( Ratnichkin, 70). * August 6, 1996 / Finals, First Leg / FC Rotor Volgograd -

2-1 ( Zernov Tishchenko - Horlaville ) /

, Central Stadium / Attendance: 29,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Abramov ( Zhabchenko, 61), Tishchenko, Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets, Niederhaus ( Gerashchenko, 84), Veretennikov (

), Zernov (

, 74), Orbu. * August 20, 1996 / Finals, Return Leg / Guingamp - FC Rotor Volgograd 1-0 ( Carnot ) /

/ Attendance: 10,000 :FC Rotor Volgograd: Samorukov, Shmarko, Gerashchenko (

), Tishchenko ( Burlachenko, 46), Berketov, Borzenkov, Korniyets ( Zhunenko, 70), Niederhaus, Veretennikov, Yesipov, Zernov ( Abramov, 64).

National team

Russia national football team The Russia national football team () represents Russia in men's international football. It is controlled by the Russian Football Union (, ), the governing body for football in Russia. Russia's home ground is the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow and ...

participated in the

UEFA Euro 1996 The 1996 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 96, was the 10th UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament contested by European nations and organised by UEFA. It took place in ...

, coming last in their group with 1 point and not qualifying for the quarterfinals.

Oleg Romantsev Oleg Ivanovich Romantsev (; born 4 January 1954) is a Soviet Union, Soviet/Russian former international Association football, footballer and Coach (sport), coach who is currently an advisor for FC Pari Nizhny Novgorod. Romantsev was acclaimed fo ...

was the manager up to and including the Euro, with

Aleksandr Tarkhanov Aleksandr Fyodorovich Tarkhanov (, ; born 6 September 1954) is a Russian football coach and a former Soviet player. He is the manager of Ural-2 Yekaterinburg. International career Tarkhanov made his debut for USSR on 28 November 1976 in a fri ...

and

Boris Ignatyev Boris Petrovich Ignatyev (, born 5 December 1940) is a Russian former association football, football manager (football), manager and player. As a footballer, Ignatyev spent only one season in the Soviet Top League, with Volga Gorky in 1964. He ...

assisting. After the Euro

became the manager, with

and

Yuri Syomin Yury Pavlovich Syomin (; born 11 May 1947) is a Russian football coach. He has managed FC Lokomotiv Moscow for 4 different stints, for a total of over 23 years. The recent history of the Russian club has been associated with him, as he was also ...

assisting.National team games in 1996
/ref> * February 7, 1996 / Rothmans Cup /

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

- Russia 0-2 ( Karpin Kiriakov /

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/ Attendance: 2,000 :Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Shalimov, Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (

), Tikhonov ( Beschastnykh, 46), Mostovoi, Yuran, Kiriakov. * February 9, 1996 / Rothmans Cup /

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- Russia 0-3 ( Kanchelskis Karpin ) /

/ Attendance: 1,000 :Russia: Kharine,

Radimov Radimov () is a village and municipality in Skalica District in the Trnava Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1392. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 254 metres and ...

, Nikiforov ( Chugainov, 76), Tetradze, Kovtun ( Kanchelskis, 10), Karpin, Onopko (

) ( Bushmanov, 46), Beschastnykh, Mostovoi ( Simutenkov, 46), Dobrovolski ( Alenichev, 76), Radchenko. * February 11, 1996 / Rothmans Cup /

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- Russia 1-3 ( Gliha - Simutenkov Alenichev ) /

/ Attendance: 4,000 :Russia: Cherchesov ( Kharine, 46),

( Mamedov, 70), Nikiforov (

), Tetradze, Bushmanov ( Chugainov, 78), Kanchelskis, Alenichev, Beschastnykh ( Tikhonov, 78), Kechinov, Simutenkov, Radchenko. * March 27, 1996 / Friendly /

Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...

- Russia 0-2 ( Keane - Mostovoi Kolyvanov ) /

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

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/ Attendance: 47,000 :Russia: Cherchesov,

( Tetradze, 46), Nikiforov, Tsymbalar ( Radchenko, 46), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov ( Shalimov, 70), Mostovoi, Kiriakov ( Simutenkov, 66). * April 24, 1996 / Friendly /

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

- Russia 0-0 /

King Baudouin Stadium The King Baudouin Stadium ( ; ) is a sports ground in Brussels, Belgium. Located in the north-western district of the City of Brussels, it was built to embellish the Heysel/Heizel Plateau in view of the 1935 Brussels International Exposition ...

/ Attendance: 16,000 :Russia: Cherchesov ( Kharine, 46), Kanchelskis, Nikiforov, Onopko (

), Kovtun, Karpin,

, Mostovoi, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov ( Simutenkov, 79), Kiriakov ( Radchenko, 69). * May 24, 1996 / Friendly /

Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...

- Russia 2-5 (

Mubarak Mustafa Mubarak Mustafa Fazli (; born 30 March 1973) is a Qatari former footballer who formerly worked as a sports analyst for Al Kass and now works for BeIN Sports as a sports analyst. He is known for his numerous achievements with Qatari club Al-Arab ...

Abdulaziz Hassan - Kiriakov Kanchelskis Kolyvanov Mostovoi Nikiforov ) /

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Khalifa International Stadium Khalifa International Stadium (, , ) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Doha, Qatar, around west from the centre of Doha. Its ground comprises a running track and a Pitch (sports field), grass pitch. Opened in 1976, the stadium was named af ...

/ Attendance: 2,500 :Russia: Kharine ( Ovchinnikov, 85), Gorlukovich, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar ( Dobrovolski, 46), Tetradze, Karpin ( Shalimov, 59), Onopko (

) ( Bushmanov, 69), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov ( Yuran, 46), Mostovoi, Kiriakov. * May 29, 1996 / Friendly / Russia -

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1-0 ( Simutenkov ) /

/ Attendance: 5,500 :Russia: Cherchesov,

, Tetradze, Tsymbalar ( Simutenkov, 68), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis ( Dobrovolski, 46), Kolyvanov, Yanovskiy, Kiriakov. * June 2, 1996 / Friendly / Russia -

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

2-0 ( Kovtun Beschastnykh ) /

/ Attendance: 15,000 :Russia: Kharine,

( Shalimov, 86), Tetradze, Tsymbalar ( Dobrovolski, 58), Kovtun, Karpin, Onopko (

) ( Nikiforov, 46), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov ( Simutenkov, 46), Yanovskiy, Kiriakov ( Beschastnykh, 46). * June 11, 1996 /

, First Round, Group C /

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

- Russia 2-1 ( Casiraghi - Tsymbalar /

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

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/ Attendance: 35,120 :Russia: Cherchesov, Tetradze, Bushmanov ( Yanovskiy, 46), Onopko (

), Kovtun, Kanchelskis, Karpin ( Kiriakov, 63), Mostovoi, Tsymbalar ( Dobrovolski, 71), Kolyvanov,

. * June 16, 1996 /

, First Round, Group C / Russia -

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

0-3 ( Kovtun - Sammer Klinsmann ) /

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/ Attendance: 50,760 :Russia: Kharine, Tetradze, Nikiforov, Tsymbalar, Kovtun, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis, Kolyvanov, Mostovoi,

( Karpin, 46), Khokhlov ( Simutenkov, 66). * June 19, 1996 /

, First Round, Group C / Russia -

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...

3-3 ( Mostovoi Tetradze Beschastnykh - Suchopárek

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Šmicer ) /

/ Attendance: 21,128 :Russia: Cherchesov, Tetradze, Nikiforov, Gorlukovich, Tsymbalar ( Shalimov, 67), Karpin (

), Yanovskiy,

, Khokhlov, Kolyvanov ( Beschastnykh, 46), Simutenkov ( Mostovoi, 46). * August 28, 1996 / Friendly / Russia -

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

2-2 ( Nikiforov

Onopko - Donizete

Ronaldo Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, also prevalent in other Romance countries. People Notable people known as Ronaldo include: Association footballe ...

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) /

/ Attendance: 25,000 :Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Tikhonov ( Kharlachyov, 63), Ternavski, Tetradze, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis, Veretennikov (

, 15), Kolyvanov ( Kechinov, 77), Radchenko ( Beschastnykh, 66). * September 1, 1996 /

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qualifier / Russia -

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

4-0 ( Nikiforov Kolyvanov Beschastnykh ) /

/ Attendance: 8,500 :Russia: Cherchesov, Mamedov, Nikiforov, Onopko (

), Ternavski, Kanchelskis,

( Kharlachyov, 66), Tetradze, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov ( Tikhonov, 60), Radchenko ( Kanishchev, 46). * October 9, 1996 /

qualifier /

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

- Russia 1-1 ( G. Brumer - Kolyvanov ) /

Ramat Gan Ramat Gan (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located east of the municipality of Tel Aviv, and is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. It is home to a Diamond Exchange District (one of the world's major diamond exch ...

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/ Attendance: 48,000 :Russia: Cherchesov, Minko, Nikiforov, Bushmanov (

, 67), Karpin, Tetradze, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis, Beschastnykh, Kolyvanov, Radchenko ( Tikhonov, 46). * November 10, 1996 /

qualifier /

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

- Russia 0-4 ( Tikhonov Kanchelskis Beschastnykh Karpin Nikiforov ) /

Stade Josy Barthel The Stade Josy Barthel is the former national stadium of Luxembourg, and the former home of the Luxembourg national football team. The stadium, which also hosted rugby union and athletics events, is located on route d'Arlon, in the Luxembourg ...

/ Attendance: 5,660 :Russia: Cherchesov ( Ovchinnikov, 75), Minko, Nikiforov, Tikhonov, Karpin, Tetradze, Onopko (

), Kanchelskis, Beschastnykh (

, 81), Kolyvanov, Mostovoi ( Bushmanov, 46).

References

League and cup results
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