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1996 Belarusian Premier League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| competition | Belarusian Premier League |
| season | 1996 |
| winners | MPKC Mozyr |
| (1st title) | |
| relegated | Obuvshchik Lida |
| Vedrich Rechitsa | |
| continentalcup1 | Champions League |
| continentalcup1 qualifiers | MPKC Mozyr |
| continentalcup2 | Cup Winners' Cup |
| continentalcup2 qualifiers | Belshina Bobruisk |
| continentalcup3 | UEFA Cup |
| continentalcup3 qualifiers | Dinamo Minsk |
| continentalcup4 | Intertoto Cup |
| continentalcup4 qualifiers | Dinamo-93 Minsk |
| league topscorer | Belarus Andrey Khlebasolaw |
| (34 goals) | |
| biggest home win | Dinamo Br 7–0 Torpedo-Kadino |
| (19 June); | |
| Belshina 7–0 Vedrich | |
| (11 August) | |
| biggest away win | Vedrich 0–6 Torpedo Mn |
| (28 October) | |
| highest scoring | MPKC 7–1 Torpedo-Kadino |
| (27 July) | |
| matches | 240 |
| total goals | 647 |
| prevseason | 1995 |
| nextseason | 1997 |
(1st title) Vedrich Rechitsa (34 goals) (19 June); Belshina 7–0 Vedrich (11 August) (28 October) (27 July) The 1996 Belarusian Premier League was the sixth season of top-tier football in Belarus. It started on 16 April and ended on 10 November 1996. Dinamo Minsk were the defending champions.
Team changes from 1995 season
Bobruisk, who finished in the last place, have relegated and immediately dissolved after 1995 season. They were replaced by the newcomers Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk, who won the First League in 1995.
Dvina Vitebsk changed their name to Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk and Shinnik Bobruisk were renamed to Belshina Bobruisk. Torpedo Mogilev changed name to Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev in the middle of the season (in September).
Overview
The championship was played as a double round-robin tournament in the summer season of 1996. MPKC Mozyr won the champions title for the 1st time while spending only two seasons in Premier League and qualified for the next season's Champions League. The championship runners-up Dinamo Minsk qualified for UEFA Cup. Bronze medalists and 1996–97 Cup winners Belshina Bobruisk qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup. Obuvshchik Lida and Vedrich Rechitsa, placed 15th and 16th respectively, relegated to the First League.
Teams and venues
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | Position in 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Minsk | Minsk | Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) | 50,050 | 1 |
| MPKC Mozyr | Mozyr | Yunost Stadium (Mozyr) | 7,500 | 2 |
| Dinamo-93 Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 25,000 | 3 |
| Ataka-Aura Minsk | Minsk | Traktor Stadium | 25,000 | 4 |
| Molodechno | Molodechno | City Stadium | 5,600 | 5 |
| Dnepr Mogilev | Mogilev | Spartak Stadium (Mogilev) | 12,000 | 6 |
| Lokomotiv-96 Vitebsk | Vitebsk | Dinamo Stadium (Vitebsk) | 5,500 | 7 |
| Neman Grodno | Grodno | Neman Stadium | 14,000 | 8 |
| Torpedo Minsk | Minsk | Torpedo Stadium (Minsk) | 5,000 | 9 |
| Dinamo Brest | Brest | Dinamo Stadium (Brest) | 5,400 | 10 |
| Torpedo-Kadino Mogilev | Mogilev | Torpedo Stadium (Mogilev) | 6,000 | 11 |
| Obuvshchik Lida | Lida | Obuvshchik Stadium | 3,000 | 12 |
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | Soligorsk | Stroitel Stadium | 5,000 | 13 |
| Vedrich Rechitsa | Rechytsa | Central Stadium | 5,500 | 14 |
| Belshina Bobruisk | Bobruisk | Spartak Stadium (Bobruisk) | 4,800 | 15 |
| Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | Novopolotsk | Atlant Stadium | 6,500 | First league, 1 |
Table
Results
Belarusian clubs in European Cups
| Round | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #1 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup | |||||
| Group stage | Ataka-Aura Minsk BLR | 0–4 | RUS Rotor Volgograd | 0–4 | |
| Shakhtar Donetsk UKR | 1–2 | BLR Ataka-Aura Minsk | 1–2 | ||
| Ataka-Aura Minsk BLR | 0–3 | TUR Antalyaspor | 0–3 | ||
| Basel SUI | 5–0 | BLR Ataka-Aura Minsk | 5–0 | ||
| 1996–97 UEFA Cup | |||||
| Preliminary round | Dinamo-93 Minsk BLR | 4–2 | Moldova Tiligul Tiraspol | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Bohemians IRL | 1–1 (a) | BLR Dinamo Minsk | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Qualifying round | Helsingborg SWE | 4–1 | BLR Dinamo-93 Minsk | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Dinamo Minsk BLR | 2–3 | TUR Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | |||||
| Qualifying round | MPKC Mozyr BLR | 2–3 | Iceland KR Reykjavik | 2–2 | 0–1 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLR Andrey Khlebasolaw | Belshina Bobruisk | 34 |
| 2 | BLR Uladzimir Makowski | Dinamo Minsk | 23 |
| 3 | BLR Alyaksandr Vyazhevich | Molodechno | 20 |
| 4 | BLR Sergey Yaromko | MPKC Mozyr | 14 |
| 5 | BLR Alyaksandr Kulchy | MPKC Mozyr | 13 |
| 6 | BLR Vitaliy Kirilko | Dinamo Brest | 12 |
| RUS Vladimir Solodukhin | Dnepr Mogilev | 12 | |
| 8 | UKR Ruslan Lyashenko | Naftan-Devon Novopolotsk | 11 |
| BLR Vladimir Putrash | Belshina Bobruisk | 11 | |
| 10 | BLR Aleksandr Volovik | Torpedo Minsk | 10 |
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