Kazakhstan 1996 Final Standings 1.Taraz Jambul 34 23 7 4 56-14 76 +42 2.Irtysh Pavlodar 34 23 5 6 60-22 74 +38 [Ansat] 3.Yelimay Semipalatinsk 34 22 8 4 64-17 74 +47 4.Munayshi Aktau 34 18 9 7 54-26 63 +28 5.Batyr Ekibastuz 34 18 9 7 43-22 63 +21 6.Kayrat Almaty 34 19 5 10 61-30 62 +31 7.Kaysar Kzyl-Orda 34 15 11 8 39-25 56 +14 8.Shakhtyor Karaganda 34 14 10 10 52-40 52 +12 9.Kaynar Taldy-Kurgan 34 14 6 14 35-40 48 - 5 (former D2) 10.Aktobemunay Aktyubinsk 34 13 6 15 42-48 45 - 6 [Aktyubinets+Tsesna] 11.Tobol Kustanay 34 10 15 9 35-35 45 0 12.Vostok Ust-Kamenogorsk 34 12 8 14 34-35 44 - 1 13.Tselinnik Akmola 34 12 3 19 44-61 39 -17 (former D2) 14.Zhiger Chimkent 34 9 9 16 39-50 36 -11 15.Yenbek Jezkazgan 34 8 3 23 24-70 27 -46 (former D2) 16.SKIF Ordabasy Chimkent 34 6 6 22 29-61 24 -32 ------------------------------------------------------- 17.Bulat Temirtau 34 5 2 27 26-76 17 -50 18.Kokshetau 34 2 4 28 12-77 10 -65 (former D2) Name changes: Ansat Pavlodar became Irtysh Pavlodar Aktyubinets Aktuybinsk merged with Tsesna to form Aktobemunay Aktyubinsk. It would seem that Bulat Temirtau were not relegated after all, as instead Kaynar Taldy-Kurgan, Munayshi Aktau, Tobol Kustanay, and SKIF Ordabasy Chimkent either withdrew or were relegated. Only Avtomobilist Shortandy were promoted. After the season, Yenbek Jezkazgan seems to have changed name to Ulytau Jezkazgan. Author: Mike Dryomin (mikad@online.ru) Last updated: 29 Nov 2007 (C) Copyright Mike Dryomin and RSSSF 1999/2007