The 1996 Commonwealth of Independent States Cup was won by Dynamo Kyiv in their first participation in the competition, while Omari Tetradze (Alania Vladikavkaz) was honoured with the Best player award. The two top teams of each group progressed through the first stage, a quarter-final round being played for the first time.
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