1996 Belarusian Premier League
| Season | 1996 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
MPKC Mozyr (1st title) |
| Relegated |
Obuvshchik Lida Vedrich Rechitsa |
| Champions League | MPKC Mozyr |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Belshina Bobruisk |
| UEFA Cup | Dinamo Minsk |
| Intertoto Cup | Dinamo-93 Minsk |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 647 (2.7 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
 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) |
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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.
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).
The championship was played as a double round-robun 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.
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd matches won; 3rd head-to-head
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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