1996 Russian Top League
The season of Supreme League in 1996 was the fifth Russian football championship. The season began on March 2, 1996 and ended on 16 November 1996. Champion for the fourth time Spartak Moscow, which was able to win in a playoff against defending champions Alania Vladikavkaz. Descent had Uralmash Yekaterinburg, the Energia - Tekstilschtschik Kamyshin and FK Lada Tolyatti.
Participant
The 18 participants were as follows:
- The 15 most popular teams in the 1995 season
- The three newly promoted Baltika Kaliningrad, Zenit St Petersburg and FK Lada Tolyatti
Mode
For a victory, there were three points for a draw one point. In the event of a tie at first decided the number of victories over the placement followed by the outcome of the matches and the goal difference and the number of goals scored. Case of a tie for first place, a playoff was conducted.