1995–96 Vysshaya Liga season
The '1995–96 Vysshaya Liga season was the fourth season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 57 teams participated in the first round. SKA Khabarovsk and Dizelist Penza were promoted to the International Hockey League.
First round
Central-1
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1. | CSKA Moscow II | 32 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 138 | 71 | 47 |
| 2. | Torpedo Yaroslavl II | 32 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 135 | 70 | 46 |
| 3. | Dynamo Moscow II | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 137 | 99 | 42 |
| 4. | Motor Zavolzhye | 32 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 103 | 36 |
| 5. | Spartak Moscow II | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 112 | 116 | 34 |
| 6. | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod II | 32 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 112 | 102 | 34 |
| 7. | Krylya Sovetov Moscow II | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 100 | 114 | 24 |
| 8. | Kristall Elektrostal II | 32 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 84 | 132 | 17 |
| 9. | Zvezda Tver | 32 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 85 | 224 | 8 |
Central-2
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1. | HC Lipetsk | 24 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 119 | 51 | 42 |
| 2. | Dizelist Penza | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 123 | 47 | 37 |
| 3. | Buran Voronezh | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 68 | 64 | 30 |
| 4. | Vyatich Tver | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 75 | 87 | 18 |
| 5. | Khimik Engels | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 94 | 16 |
| 6. | Avangard Tambov | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 104 | 13 |
| 7. | Lada Togliatti II | 24 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 100 | 12 |
Northwest
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1. | KomiTEK Nizhny Odes | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 41 | 38 |
| 2. | Gornyak Olenegorsk | 20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 30 | 34 |
| 3. | Tekhnolog Ukhta | 6 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 76 | 15 | |
| 4. | Severstal Cherepovets II | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 63 | 77 | 13 |
| 5. | Izhorets St. Petersburg | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 111 | 11 |
| 6. | SKA St. Petersburg II | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 75 | 9 |
Volga
Ural-North
Ural-South
Siberia - Far East
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1. | Zapolyarnik Norilsk | 40 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 190 | 70 | 74 |
| 2. | SKA Khabarovsk | 40 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 57 | 73 |
| 3. | Metallurg Achinsk | 40 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 168 | 114 | 53 |
| 4. | Gornyak Raychikhinsk | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 136 | 116 | 44 |
| 5. | Ermak Angarsk | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 133 | 130 | 40 |
| 6. | Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk | 40 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 115 | 99 | 40 |
| 7. | Yantar Seversk | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 105 | 99 | 35 |
| 8. | Motor Barnaul | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 102 | 137 | 35 |
| 9. | Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk II | 40 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 151 | 210 | 27 |
| 10. | Metallurg Novokuznetsk II | 40 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 85 | 228 | 11 |
| 11. | Energiya Krasnoyarsk | 40 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 79 | 236 | 8 |
Final round
Central, Volga, Northwest
Ural, West Siberia
Siberian Far-Eastern
Playoffs
Placing round
;5th-8th place- Ermak Angarsk - Metallurg Achinsk 3:2, 5:1, 3:2, 4:2, 5:0
- Shakhtyor Prokopyevsk - Motor Barnaul 2:3, 3:0, 2:0, 2:0, 5:0
- Shakhtor Prokopyevsk - Ermak Angarsk 3:2, 4:2, 5:4
- Motor Barnaul - Metallurg Achinsk 5:3, 6:4, 2:1
Promotion round
| Club | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| 1. | SKA Khabarovsk | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 34 | 16 |
| 2. | Dizelist Penza | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 22 | 16 |
| 3. | Mechel Chelyabinsk | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 10 |
| 4. | HC Lipetsk | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 42 | 6 |