1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
This goal saved the blushes of Foyle, who missed a sitter from six yards earlier in the game, and Paul Musselwhite, who gifted Ferguson his goal when he spilled Anders Limpar's cross. Back at Vale Park, the "Valiants" added another scalp to their collection with goals from Bogie and McCarthy to win the match 2–1. The club also took in their highest ever gate receipt total, as the game saw Vale bank £170,349. They then faced another top side away in the Fifth Round, Leeds United at Elland Road.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
A goalless draw raised hopes of another cup upset, and hopes turned to expectations as Naylor put Vale ahead in the replay. However two goals from Gary McAllister saved United's blushes, dumping Vale out of the cup. For their efforts, John Rudge's side were handed the FA's Giantkillers award for the season.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the League Cup, Vale faced league rivals Huddersfield Town. Despite a 2–1 victory at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, the "Terriers" escaped from Burslem with a 3–1 victory to knock Vale out of the competition.


1995–96 Port Vale F.C. season, Overview, Cup competitions
In the Anglo-Italian Cup, Vale drew 2–2 with Cesena, beat Ancona 2–0, and drew 0–0 with Genoa, before beating Perugia 5–3. This took Vale through the Group Stage, along with Birmingham City, as they finished ahead of both Oldham Athletic and Luton Town. Facing Ipswich Town in the English semi-final, they progressed with a 4–2 win. They still had to beat West Bromwich Albion in a two-legged affair to reach the final. They beat the "Baggies" 3–1 to become the last English team in the competition, and face Genoa again, this time to decide the tournament's winner. Despite a brace from Foyle, the Serie B side were the 5–2 victors, former Italian international Gennaro Ruotolo scoring a hat-trick.


1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 26th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. After spending their first 25 years at the Memorial Coliseum, the Blazers began playing at the new Rose Garden Arena this season. The team received the eighth pick in the 1995 NBA draft from the Detroit Pistons, and selected Shawn Respert out of Michigan State, but soon traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for top draft pick Gary Trent.


1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season
Rookie center Arvydas Sabonis from Lithuania, who was drafted 24th overall by the Blazers in the 1986 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. The Blazers struggled through most of the season playing below .500, posting a 26–34 record as of March 5. However, they would win 18 of their final 22 games to finish the season with a 44–38 record. Fourth in the Pacific Division and sixth in the Western Conference, making their 14th straight trip to the postseason and 19th in 20 years. Clifford Robinson led the team in scoring averaging 21.1 points per game, while Rod Strickland provided the team with 18.7 points and 9.6 assists per game. Sabonis averaged 14.5 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.


1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season
In the playoffs, the Blazers were knocked out in the Western Conference First Round again losing to the Utah Jazz in five games, suffering a 38-point margin in a 102–64 road loss in Game 5. Following the season, Strickland demanded a trade no longer wanting to play for the Blazers. He was traded along with Harvey Grant to the Washington Bullets, while Buck Williams signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, and James Robinson was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.


1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1995–96 Portsmouth F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Portsmouth F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.


1995–96 Portsmouth F.C. season, Season summary
In Terry Fenwick's first full season in charge of Portsmouth, relegation to Division Two was avoided on the last day of the 1995–96 season (on goal difference) when Pompey won away at Huddersfield Town while other results went the club's way.


1995–96 Portsmouth F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Primeira Divisão
The 1995–96 Primeira Divisão was the 62nd edition of top flight of Portuguese football. It started on 19 August 1995 with a match between União de Leiria and Marítimo, and ended on 12 May 1996. Starting from this season, Portugal implemented the three points for a win rule, after FIFA formally adopted the system. The league was contested by 18 clubs with Porto as the defending champions.


1995–96 Primeira Divisão
Porto won the league and qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League group stage, Benfica qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup first round, and Sporting CP, Boavista and V. Guimarães qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Cup; in opposite, União da Madeira, Beira-Mar and Vitória de Setúbal were relegated to the Liga de Honra. Domingos  was the top scorer with 25 goals.


1995–96 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams relegated to Liga de Honra
União da Madeira, Beira-Mar and Vitória de Setúbal, were consigned to the Liga de Honra following their final classification in 1994–95 season.


1995–96 Primeira Divisão, Promotion and relegation, Teams promoted from Liga de Honra
The other three teams were replaced by Leça, Campomaiorense and Felgueiras from the Liga de Honra.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional
The 1995–96 Argentine Primera B Nacional was the tenth season of second division professional of football in Argentina. A total of 22 teams competed; the champion and runner-up were promoted to Argentine Primera División. It was the first season in which 3 points were awarded for a win instead of 2.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Promotion playoff
This leg was played between the Apertura Winner: Huracán Corrientes, and the Clausura Winner: Talleres (C). The winning team was declared champion and was automatically promoted to 1996–97 Primera División and the losing team played the Second Promotion Playoff.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Second promotion playoff
The second promotion playoff or Torneo Reducido was played by the teams placed 3rd to 8th in the overall standings: Atlético Tucumán (3rd), Godoy Cruz (4th), Douglas Haig (5th), Instituto (6th), Unión (7th) and San Martín (SJ) (8th); the Promotion Playoff loser: Talleres (C); and the champion of Primera B Metropolitana:Sportivo Italiano. The winning team was promoted to 1996–97 Primera División.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Relegation
Note: Clubs with indirect affiliation with AFA are relegated to their respective league of his province according to the Argentine football league system, while clubs directly affiliated face relegation to Primera B Metropolitana. Clubs with direct affiliation are all from Greater Buenos Aires, with the exception of Newell's, Rosario Central, Central Córdoba and Argentino de Rosario, all from Rosario, and Unión and Colón from Santa Fe.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Relegation playoff matches
The relegation playoff matches or Torneo Reclasificatorio were played by the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table, and 15 teams from Primera B Metropolitana.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Relegation playoff matches, First round
In the first round played the 14 teams of Primera B Metropolitana.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Relegation playoff matches, Second round
In the second round played Almagro, runner-up of Primera B Metropolitana, and 7 teams that qualified from the First Round.


1995–96 Primera B Nacional, Relegation playoff matches, Third round
In the third round played the 3 teams placed 20th, 21st, and 22nd of the relegation table (Almirante Brown, Arsenal and Tigre), 4 teams that qualified from the Second Round and the best loser team placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Almirante Brown and Arsenal won their playoffs and remained in the Primera B Nacional. Sarmiento (J) and Almagro won their playoffs and were promoted to Primera B Nacional. Temperley was also promoted as the best loser placed in the overall standings of Primera B Metropolitana. Tigre was relegated to Primera B Metropolitana and San Miguel and Tristán Suárez remained on it.


1995–96 Primera Divisió
The 1995-96 Primera Divisió was the inaugural season of Primera Divisió, the highest football league in Andorra. FC Encamp became the champion, finishing two points ahead of CE Principat. Construccions Emprim withdrew from the league after the season. No teams were relegated, as the Segona Divisió was introduced in 1999.


1995–96 Primera División A season
Primera División A (Méxican First A Division) 1995-96 was a Mexican football tournament. This was the second tournament played. 16 clubs played the tournament in order to earn promotion to the first division at the end of the tournament Pachuca earn the Promotion and Tepic was relegated to the Second Division.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented Princeton University  in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Pete Carril and the team captain was Sydney Johnson. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey. The team was the champion of the Ivy League, which earned them an invitation to the 64-team 1996 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they were seeded thirteenth in the Southeast Region. This was the final year that Carril coached the men's basketball team. He would be succeeded by assistant coach Bill Carmody. Carrill retired as the Ivy League's winningest coach in terms of overall victories, conference victories and conference championships. By the end of the decade, Princeton achieved a 76.1% (210–66) winning percentage, which was the eighth best in the nation.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
Using the Princeton offense, the team posted a 22–7 overall record and a 13–2 conference record. Even after Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney who led the Penn Quakers to Ivy titles in the prior four seasons graduated, Princeton's only two losses were to Penn.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
After losing the regular season finale at The Palestra against Penn to finish the regular season tied for the conference championship on March 5, the team won its March 9, 1996, one-game Ivy League playoff game against Penn in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the Stabler Arena by a 63–56 margin in overtime for the Ivy League Championship and an invitation to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The win ended an eight-game losing streak to Penn.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The win earned the team the conference automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA Tournament and following the game head coach Pete Carril announced his retirement. On March 14, the 13th seeded team was matched against the defending national champion and fourth seeded UCLA Bruins in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Southeast Regional first round game at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team fell behind 41–34 with over six minutes remaining, but held UCLA scoreless the rest of the game, winning 43–41 on the strength of a typical Princeton offense, Steve Goodrich to Gabe Lewullis bounce pass backdoor basket. During the game, Sydney Johnson's leadership held the team together early when the UCLA team looked strong. It was the final upset the team produced in Carril's career, as two days later, the Tigers season ended with a 63–41 loss to Mississippi State in the second round.


1995–96 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team
The team was led by first team All-Ivy League selections Steve Goodrich and Johnson. The team won the eighth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 51.7 points allowed average. Goodrich led the Ivy League with a 60.3 field goal percentage.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
In 1997 the NCAA began investigating claims of recruiting infractions by Purdue. The Committee on Infractions alleged that assistant coach and top recruiter Frank Kendrick and Purdue booster Bill Powers arranged for a loan of $4,000 in 1995 to recruit Luther Clay. Clay's understanding was that he did not need to pay back the loan, and records show that no attempt was made to recover it. Additionally, Kendrick arranged for a booster to provide housing and transportation for former Boilermaker Porter Roberts' mother.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
Both claims are denied by Purdue (in the latter case specifically, that the booster was not a Purdue booster, and therefore allowed to provide services as he saw fit). Furthermore, the committee discovered that Kendrick made 15 calls to Jamaal Davis in 1996 and told him to lie about an improper ride he received during a campus visit. Davis signed with Purdue for the 1997–98 but didn't play his freshman year due to academic ineligibility. He would go on to play 12 games the following year before transferring to Cincinnati in 1999.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
In 1999 the NCAA Division I Committee on Infractions ruled that Purdue had violated laws involving recruiting, extra benefits, and ethical conduct, as well as several secondary violations in the women's basketball program. As a result, Purdue was to repay approximately $80,000 (reduced from around $900,000) in earnings it received from their 1996 NCAA tournament appearance. Purdue received two years probation and dissociation of 2 representatives of the university athletic interests and Kendrick was banned from off-campus recruiting for a year.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
The basketball program was to reduce the number of official recruiting visits from 12 to 4 per year for the 1999–2000 and 2000–01 seasons, and lost one scholarship (limiting them to 12 per season) for the 2000–01 and 2001–02 academic years. Kendrick was fined an undisclosed amount and was subject to an NCAA "show-cause" requirement for 1 year. Finally, Purdue was forced to forfeit the 24 games in which Luther Clay participated (18 regular season wins) and vacate its 2 NCAA games (1 win and 1 loss).


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
The forfeited games would be recorded as losses for Purdue and wins for their opponent, whereas the vacated games would simply remove the result from Purdue's record with no change to the opponent's. The forfeits were among the steepest at the time. The Big Ten conference allowed Purdue to retain their title as regular season champions despite the change in conference records.


1995–96 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team, NCAA infractions
Purdue maintains that none of Clay's on-court actions affected game outcomes, scoring only 60 points the entire season, including 13 points in 12 conference games. Clay would transfer to Rhode Island after one season with Purdue. Kendrick left the Purdue basketball program in 1999. The Big Ten had multiple basketball scandals around this time, including the University of Michigan basketball scandal and the University of Minnesota basketball scandal.


1995–96 QMJHL season
The 1995–96 QMJHL season was the 27th season in the history of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The league continued to expand eastward, adding an expansion team in Moncton, New Brunswick, and the Saint-Jean Lynx relocated to the eastern Quebec city of Rimouski in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. Fourteen teams played 70 games each in the schedule.


1995–96 QMJHL season
The Granby Prédateurs finished first overall in the regular season winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy, and won their 1st President's Cup, defeating the Beauport Harfangs in the finals. The Prédateurs became the first QMJHL team to win the Memorial Cup in 15 years, by defeating the Peterborough Petes in the finals of the 1996 Memorial Cup tournament.


1995–96 QMJHL season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against


1995–96 QMJHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


1995–96 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Xavier Delisle was the leading scorer of the playoffs with 40 points (13 goals, 27 assists).


1995–96 QMJHL season, Playoffs
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; Pts = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against


1995–96 QMJHL season, Playoffs
‡ Saint-Hyacinthe Laser defeated Sherbrooke Faucons in a one-game playoff to determine 4th place in the round-robin standings.


1995–96 Qatar Stars League, Overview
It was contested by 9 teams, and Al-Arabi Sports Club won the championship.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Queens Park Rangers competed in the FA Premier League.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
One player never makes a team, but QPR felt the loss of prolific striker Les Ferdinand following his £6 million move to Newcastle United.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
The last three seasons had seen QPR finish fifth, ninth and eighth in the Premiership thanks largely to Ferdinand's goals, but the new strike partnership of Kevin Gallen and Danny Dichio failed to provide anywhere near as many goals as QPR had managed while Ferdinand was up front. Even the support of excellent winger Trevor Sinclair could not translate into a strong supply of goals, and it was soon clear that player-manager Ray Wilkins and his men were in for a hard season.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
A 3–0 win over London rivals West Ham United in late April was not enough to keep QPR up, and their relegation was confirmed after 13 years in the top flight.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Season summary
Hopes of QPR gaining a quick return to the Premiership were given a major boost by the confirmation that Gallen, Dichio and Sinclair were to stay at the club.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Kit
View From became QPR's new kit manufacturers. American electronics company Compaq remained as kit sponsors.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 RC Celta de Vigo season
Celta Vigo contested La Liga and the Copa del Rey in the 1995–96 season. They placed 11th in La Liga, matching their best result since earning promotion in 1992. They were eliminated at the round of 16 stage in the Copa del Rey, losing 4–1 on aggregate to Valencia.


1995–96 RC Celta de Vigo season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season
The 1995–96 season was the 116th season of competitive football by Rangers.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Rangers played a total of 53 competitive matches during the 1995–96 season. The team finished first in the Scottish Premier Division and won its eighth consecutive league title.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
In the cup competitions, the team won the Scottish Cup, beating Heart of Midlothian 5–1. Rangers were knocked out the Scottish League Cup by Aberdeen at the semi final stage, losing 2–1.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
The side reached the group stages of the UEFA Champions League this season and were drawn into a group with Juventus, Borussia Dortmund and Romanian side Steaua Bucharest. After six matches, three draws and three defeats, Rangers were bottom of the table and exited the competition.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Between July and February, manager Walter Smith spent nearly £12million on his squad by signing the likes of Peter van Vossen, Paul Gascoigne (a then national record signing at £4.3million), Stephen Wright and Gordan Petric. Basile Boli and Oleg Salenko left the club.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
Gascoigne was voted player of the year having scored a total of 19 goals in all competitions.


1995–96 Rangers F.C. season, Overview
November saw the departure of Mark Hateley as he returned to England in a £1.5million move to Queen's Park Rangers – the largest fee paid for a 34-year-old at this time. Hateley had lost his place in the first team to Gordon Durie who partnered Ally McCoist after two seasons mostly spent on the sidelines due to injuries.


1995–96 Ranji Trophy
The 1995–96 Ranji Trophy was the 62nd season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka defeated Tamil Nadu on first innings lead in the finals. For the first time, three teams in the semifinals were from the same zone - Hyderabad being the third team from the South Zone.


1995–96 Ranji Trophy
Sunil Joshi became the first, and as of 2015 the only, player to do the double of 500 runs and 50 wickets in a season.


1995–96 Reading F.C. season
During the 1995–96 English football season, Reading F.C. competed in the Football League First Division, following missing out on promotion to the Premier League the previous season.


1995–96 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Reading F.C. season, Team kit
Reading's kit for the 1995–96 was manufactured by Pelada, and the main sponsor was Auto Trader.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season
The 1995–96 season was the 65th season for Real Madrid C.F. in La Liga.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
Real Madrid ended up its most tumultuous and awful domestic season since 1976–77 by finishing in a lowly 6th place. Contrary to the previous nine seasons under the guidance of Leo Beenhakker, John Toshack, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Radomir Antić, Benito Floro, Vicente del Bosque and Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's offense malfunctioned as a root cause of worst domestic season by massive injuries of key players. In November, Ramón Mendoza resigned as president due to the economic, social, and sporting problems at the club, with successful Real Madrid director Lorenzo Sanz promoted to presidency as a task of Real Madrid's recovery. Three-months later Jorge Valdano was sacked as a consequence of Real Madrid's domestic league bad form and an early domestic Cup exit after being eliminated by Espanyol in the round of 16 with former Deportivo La Coruña manager Arsenio Iglesias taking over.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season, Summary
With Iglesias at the helm, Real Madrid managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the quarter-finals of the Champions League, then Real Madrid suffered European exit after being eliminated by Juventus 2–1 on aggregate. Real Madrid finished the season without a trophy and finished sixth in the league, outside European qualification spots.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Real Madrid CF season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Regionalliga
The 1995–96 Regionalliga was the second season of the Regionalliga as the third tier of German football. The league was organised in four regional divisions, Nord, Nordost, West-Südwest and Süd.


1995–96 Regionalliga
VfB Oldenburg, FC Gütersloh, Rot-Weiß Essen and Stuttgarter Kickers were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga while the three last placed in each division, except West/South-West, where it was the bottom four, were relegated to the Oberligas.


1995–96 Regionalliga, Promotion playoff
The last promotion place was contested between the champions of the North and North-East regions. VfB Oldenburg won on aggregate, and so were promoted to the 2. Bundesliga.


1995–96 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1995–96 season saw Rochdale compete in their 22nd consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.


1995–96 Roller Hockey Champions Cup
The 1995–96 Roller Hockey Champions Cup was the 31st edition of the Roller Hockey Champions Cup organized by CERH.


1995–96 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
The champions of the main European leagues played this competition, consisting in a double-legged knockout tournament.


1995–96 Roller Hockey Champions Cup, Teams
As Igualada, champion of the Spanish League, is the title holder, runners-up Barcelona achieved the place representing the Spanish league.


1995–96 Romanian Hockey League season
The 1995–96 Romanian Hockey League season was the 66th season of the Romanian Hockey League. Six teams participated in the league, and Steaua Bucuresti won the championship.


1995–96 Rugby Football League season
The 1995–96 Rugby Football League season was the 101st season of rugby league football. Eleven English teams competed from August 1995 until January 1996 for the Stones Bitter Centenary Championship. The season was kept brief to accommodate the first season of the forthcoming new Super League competition, which would see top-level rugby league in the UK changed to a summer sport. It was also punctuated by the 1995 World Cup which took place in Britain throughout October. The 1996 Challenge Cup rounds started immediately after the Centenary Championship and the final was played in summer, during Super League I.


1995–96 Rugby Football League season, Championship
The top ten teams from the previous season plus the London Broncos competed for the Stones Bitter Centenary League Championship. For the seventh consecutive season, Wigan were crowned League Champions after finishing the season on top of the ladder. No teams were promoted or relegated.


1995–96 Rugby Football League season, Statistics
The following are the top points scorers in the 1995–96 season.


1995–96 Rugby Union County Championship
The 1995–96 CIS Insurance Rugby Union County Championship was the 96th edition of England's County Championship rugby union club competition.


1995–96 Rugby Union County Championship
Gloucestershire won their 16th title after defeating Warwickshire in the final.


1995–96 Russian Cup
The Russian Cup 1995–96 was the fourth season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of Soviet Union.


1995–96 Russian Cup, Final
Played in the earlier stages, but not on the final game roster:


1995–96 Russian Cup, Final
FC Spartak Moscow: Stanislav Cherchesov (GK), Ramiz Mamedov (DF), Viktor Onopko (DF), Vasili Kulkov (MF), Serhiy Nahornyak  (FW), Valeri Shmarov (FW), Sergei Yuran (FW).


1995–96 Russian Cup, Final
FC Lokomotiv Moscow: Vyacheslav Tsaryov (DF), Yuri Baturenko  (MF), Sergei Zhukov (MF), Yevgeni Kuznetsov (MF), Oleg Garin (FW).


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season
The 1995–96 season was Sport Lisboa e Benfica's 92nd season in existence and the club's 62nd consecutive season in the top flight of Portuguese football, covering the period from 1 July 1995 to 30 June 1996. It involved Benfica competing in the Primeira Divisão and the Taça de Portugal. Benfica qualified for the UEFA Cup by coming third in previous League.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season
After failing to renew the title in the past season, the club brought in several players during the transfer market, with Ricardo Gomes, Valdo, Calado and Marcelo assuming regular starter roles. However, the club lost all of his more historic players as the case of Neno, Vítor Paneira, Isaías and César Brito. With the animosity around Artur Jorge increasing, poor results in September caused his departure. Despite an irregular season in the league, various winning streaks helped the team reach their second-place finish by 23 March, after a home win against Porto. In the Portuguese Cup, a strong performance from Marcelo throughout the competition, who finish as the tournament top scorer, guided the team to the final, where João Pinto delivered the trophy after scoring a double.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The second season of Artur Jorge started with much more distrust over his abilities. From the large number of signings in the year before, only a handful prove noteworthy, and Tavares and Nelo even showed a complete inability to play for a big club. Despite that, more exits followed, with a 28-year-old Vítor Paneira, and the club league topscorer in the year before; Isaías, causing the most anger. Benfica signed mostly in Portugal, as with the league top goalscorer, Hassan, but also searched in Europe, bringing Valdo and Ricardo Gomes, back from France.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
The league start was not ideal, as the team dropped four points in three match-days, leading to Artur Jorge being sacked after the build up of fan pressure. The club then selected Mário Wilson as his replacement. Benfica slowly started collecting wins over the following weeks, but after the defeat against FC Porto in the Clássico of 5 November, the distance to the league leader increased to eight points. In Europe, the ended their campaign, after being knock out by Bayern Munich, with Klinsmann scoring six goals, in what the press dubbed 'Cataklinsmann'.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In November, with Porto putting on a strong campaign, the club set eyes on closing the distance on the second place, occupied by Sporting. At the end of January, Benfica reach the second place for the first time, after João Pinto led the club past Vitória Guimarães. In the following month, a strong performance by Marcelo, allowed the club to progress through the Portuguese Cup semi-finals after beating Vitória de Guimarães. However, February did not go as well in the league race, with the club spending two weeks on the fourth place.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
In March, Benfica received and beat Porto, with João Pinto scoring the winning goal, as he have done in Guimarães. With this win, the club re-assumed the second place, which would be its final league position, finishing the season six points ahead of Sporting, but an eleven behind Porto, which had the title wrapped up nearly a month before. In April, with only the Portuguese Cup to compete for. Marcelo continued his goalscoring record on the national cup, scoring a double in overtime for the semi-final against Leiria.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Season summary
On the 18 May, in the 1996 Taça de Portugal Final, João Pinto scored two against Sporting in a 3–1 win, with the club winning its twenty-third Taça de Portugal. The celebrations were nonetheless cancelled due to the death of a Sporting supporter, after being accidentally hit by a lost flare.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
The squad for the season consisted of the players listed in the tables below, as well as staff member Artur Jorge (manager), Zoran Filipovic (assistant manager) and Mário Wilson (manager).


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 1: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 S.L. Benfica season, Player statistics
Note 2: Players with squad numbers marked ‡ joined the club during the 1995–96 season via transfer, with more details in the following section.


1995–96 S.S. Lazio season
S.S. Lazio finished third in Serie A this season and reached the quarter final of the Coppa Italia and the round of 32 of the UEFA Cup.


1995–96 S.S.C. Napoli season
In the 1995-96 S.S.C. Napoli season, the club finished in the lower midfield of the table, once again missing out on the international competitions. Goalscoring was at a premium, but the tight defence led by Latin Americans Roberto Ayala and André Cruz, ensured that Napoli did not go close to relegation. Goalkeeper Giuseppe Taglialatela also strengthened his reputation with a solid season.


1995–96 SC Bastia season
French football club SC Bastia's 1995–96 season. Finished 15th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 20 goals in 20 league matches have been Anto Drobnjak. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 64 and the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 32 teams.


1995–96 SC Bastia season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 SD Compostela season
1995–96 was the 34th season in the history of SD Compostela, and their second in La Liga.


1995–96 SD Compostela season, Season summary
Compostela began their second season in the top flight by searching for a new manager, as Fernando Castro Santos, who had been with the club since their Tercera División days, left to join fellow Galician club Celta Vigo. He was replaced by Lugo manager Fernando Vázquez, who led Compos to the best league result in their history in his first season: they finished the season in a highly respectable 10th place. They also reached the last 16 of the Copa del Rey before being beaten 3–1 on aggregate by Sevilla, which was also their best performance in that competition up to that point. They would eventually better in by reaching the quarter-finals in 1999–2000.


1995–96 SD Compostela season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 SD Compostela season, Squad, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 SK Rapid Wien season
The 1995–96 SK Rapid Wien season was the 98th season in club history.


1995–96 SM-liiga season
The 1995-96 SM-liiga season was the 21st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jokerit Helsinki won the championship.


1995–96 Sacramento Kings season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Kings' 47th season in the National Basketball Association, and 11th season in Sacramento. During the offseason, the Kings acquired Šarūnas Marčiulionis from the Seattle SuperSonics, and Tyrone Corbin from the Atlanta Hawks. The Kings would play their best basketball winning their first five games of the season. However, things turned ugly as a brawl occurred in a 119–95 road win over the Indiana Pacers on November 10, with a total of 16 players, eight from each team suspended.


1995–96 Sacramento Kings season
After a 24–17 start, the Kings struggled losing eleven straight games in February, as they traded Corbin and Walt Williams to the Miami Heat for Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble. Despite their struggles, the Kings would finally end their nine-year playoff drought by winning 9 of their final 15 games. They would capture the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 39–43 record, fifth in the Pacific Division.


1995–96 Sacramento Kings season
Mitch Richmond averaged 23.1 points per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while being selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. Second-year forward Brian Grant provided the team with 14.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while second round draft pick Tyus Edney averaged 10.8 points and 6.1 assists per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings faced the top-seeded Seattle SuperSonics.


1995–96 Sacramento Kings season
Despite winning Game 2 on the road 90–81, the Kings would lose the series in four games as Richmond sprained his ankle in Game 4, which the Kings lost 101–87 to the Sonics. It was also their only playoff appearance with Richmond on the team. Following the season, Marčiulionis was traded to the Denver Nuggets.


1995–96 Sacramento Kings season, Player statistics
NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.


1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the Spurs' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise. San Antonio hosted the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. During the offseason, the team signed free agents Carl Herrera, who previously won two championships with the Houston Rockets, and former Spurs center Greg Anderson. Without Dennis Rodman, who was dealt to the Chicago Bulls for Will Perdue during the offseason, the Spurs had a solid team chemistry led by reigning MVP David Robinson and Sean Elliott, who were both selected for the All-Star Game.


1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season
The team got off to a solid 11–4 start, holding a 31–14 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, they traded J.R. Reid to the New York Knicks for Charles D. Smith and second-year forward Monty Williams. The Spurs posted a 17-game winning streak in March, where they had a 16–0 record, and went on to win their second straight Midwest Division title with a 59–23 record. Robinson was named to the All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive Second Team, averaging 25.0 points, 12.2 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. Elliott finished second on the team in scoring averaging 20.0 points per game, while Avery Johnson led the team with 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game.


1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season
In their seventh consecutive trip to the playoffs, the Spurs would easily beat the Phoenix Suns in four games in the Western Conference First Round. However, in the Western Conference Semifinals, the Spurs would again stumble in the postseason losing to Karl Malone, John Stockton and the 3rd-seeded Utah Jazz in six games, including a 108–81 road loss in Game 6. Following the season, Doc Rivers retired.


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season
The 1995–96 San Jose Sharks season was the Sharks' fifth season of operation in the National Hockey League. The Sharks failed to make the playoffs, finishing 13th in the Western Conference.


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season
The Sharks allowed the most goals (357), the most even-strength goals (244), the most power-play goals (93), had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (76.57%), the fewest shutouts for (0) and the fewest shots on goal (2,143). On Saturday, January 13, 1996, Ray Sheppard scored a hat trick as the Sharks defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 10-8 in Pittsburgh. It was the highest scoring game of the NHL regular season.


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points         Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season, Regular season, Final standings
bold – Qualified for playoffs; p – Won Presidents' Trophy


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season, Player statistics
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;


1995–96 San Jose Sharks season, Roster
Craig Janney,Owen Nolan,Ray Sheppard,Jeff Friesen,Kevin Miller,Ray Whitney,Marcus Ragnarsson,Jamie Baker,Ulf Dahlen,Chris Tancill,Doug Bodger,Shean Donovan,Michal Sykora,Viktor Kozlov,Yves Racine,Jeff Odgers,Andrei Nazarov,Ville Peltonen,Jan Caloun,Darren Turcotte,Dody Wood,Jay More,Vlastimil Kroupa,Jim Kyte,Mike Rathje,Alexei Yegorov,Tom Pederson,Chris Terreri,Dave Brown,Sandis Ozolinsh,Pat Falloon,Igor Larionov,Sergei Bautin,Wade Flaherty,Arturs Irbe, andGeoff Sarjeant.


1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The 1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team represented San Jose State University during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans were led by seventh-year head coach Stan Morrison and played their home games at the Event Center Arena. SJSU was a member of the Big West Conference.


1995–96 San Jose State Spartans men's basketball team
The Spartans finished the season 13–17 overall, and 9–9 in the conference. During the season, San José State was invited and participated in the Illini Classic in Champaign, Illinois. San José State lost to Ball State and Southeast Missouri State to earn 4th place. In the postseason, San José State defeated Pacific, UC Irvine, and Utah State in the 1996 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to earn 1st place in Reno, Nevada. The Spartans were invited and participated in the 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, where they lost to Kentucky in Dallas, Texas in the First Round.


1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
The 1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team represented Santa Clara University in the 1995-96 Season. Led by head coach Dick Davey, the Broncos finished with a record of 20-9, and a regular season record of 19-8, placing first in the west coast conference. After losing in the first round of the West coast Conference tournament to Pepperdine, the school received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, where they beat Maryland in the first round, before being ousted by Kansas in the Round of 32.


1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team
Throughout the season, Canadian point guard Steve Nash was a standout performer for the broncos, winning his second consecutive WCC Player of the Year. Following the season, Nash would enter the NBA draft, being selected fifteenth overall by the Phoenix Suns. In his NBA career, Nash would play two tenures with the Suns, being named MVP twice, he would also play for the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers.


1995–96 Santa Clara Broncos men's basketball team, Schedule and results, Tournament results
WCC Tournament3/2/1996 Vs. Pepperdine - L, 60-63 @ Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, CANCAA Tournament3/15/1996 First Round Vs. Maryland - W, 91-79 @ ASU Activities Center, Tempe, AZ3/17/1996 Round of 32 Vs. Kansas - L, 51-76 @ ASU Activities Center, Tempe, AZ


1995–96 Saudi First Division, Relegation play-offs
Al-Ansar, who finished 2nd, faced Hajer, who finished 3rd for a two-legged play-off.


1995–96 Saudi Premier League
The 1995–96 Saudi Premier League was won by Al-Hilal for the 7th time after defeating Al Ahli in the final played in Jeddah. Al Taawon and Al Raed, both of whom represented Buraydah were relegated.


1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup
The 1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup was the sixth season of the competition, competed for by the 30 member clubs of the Scottish Football League. The previous champions were Airdrieonians, who defeated Dundee 3–2 after extra in the 1994 final.


1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup
The final was played on 5 November 1995, between Stenhousemuir and Dundee United at McDiarmid Park in Perth. Stenhousemuir won 5–4 penalties after a 0–0 draw after extra time, to win the tournament for the first time.


1995–96 Scottish Challenge Cup, First round
Cowdenbeath and Stenhousemuir received random byes into the second round.


1995–96 Scottish Cup
The 1995–96 Scottish Cup was the 111th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Rangers who defeated Heart of Midlothian in the final.


1995–96 Scottish First Division
The 1995–96 Scottish First Division season began on 12 August 1995.


1995–96 Scottish First Division, Overview
The 1995–96 Scottish First Division season ended in success for Dunfermline Athletic who won the title by four points from nearest rivals Dundee United.


1995–96 Scottish Football League
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1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The 1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship rugby union Scottish Inter-District Championship was the last between the Scottish districts at amateur level, before the game turned professional in Scotland in the summer of 1996; although later amateur Inter-District championship matches were also played in seasons when the Scottish professional districts were playing in the Welsh-Scottish League.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The Scottish Exiles team won this last amateur era district tournament. Indeed, it was the Scottish Exiles second only outright title in their history, since the Scottish Inter-District Championship began in 1953-54.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
However, as not a 'native' district they could not compete in European competition, as it was decided that Scottish districts would be entered in the new European tournaments.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
The Exiles were excluded from subsequent professional Scottish Inter-District Championships for that reason, as the inter-district league places were used to determine qualification for European places.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
At the end of this season, the 'native' amateur districts turned professional. Edinburgh District became Edinburgh Rugby, South became Border Reivers, North and Midlands became Caledonia Reds and Glasgow District eventually became Glasgow Warriors.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship
This season's top 3 'native' districts Edinburgh District, North and Midlands and South qualified for the 1996-97 Heineken Cup as Edinburgh, Caledonia Reds and the Border Reivers. In last place, Glasgow District qualified for the secondary European tournament, the European Conference, as Glasgow.


1995–96 Scottish Inter-District Championship, Results, Round 6
Edinburgh District: North and Midlands: R Shepherd (Melrose); N Renton (Kirkcaldy), P Rouse (Dundee HSFP), A Carruthers (Kirkcaldy), J Kerr (Watsonians); Mark McKenzie (Stirling County), K Harper (Stirling County); Willie Anderson (Stirling County), Kevin McKenzie (Stirling County), D Herrington (Kirkcaldy), Stuart Grimes (Watsonians), S Hamilton (Stirling County), Dave McIvor (Edinburgh Acads) captain, G Flockhart (Stirling County), R Wainwright (West Hartlepool).Replacements: S Burns (Edinburgh Academicals), B Easson (Boroughmuir), M Fraser (Stirling County), Martin Waite (Edinburgh Academicals), A Penman (Grangemouth), R Cairney (Stirling County).


1995–96 Scottish League Cup
The 1995–96 Scottish League Cup was the 50th staging of the Scotland's second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Coca-Cola Cup.


1995–96 Scottish League Cup
The competition was won by Aberdeen, who defeated Dundee 2–0 in the final at Hampden Park.


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division
The 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division season was the second season involving a relegation playoff with the Scottish First Division. The season began on 26 August 1995.


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Overview
The 1995–96 Scottish Premier Division season ended in success for Rangers who won the title by four points from nearest rivals Celtic to clinch eight titles in a row. Falkirk were relegated to the First Division after finishing bottom with Partick Thistle also being relegated after losing the relegation playoff to Dundee United. As champions, Rangers qualified for the Champions League while Celtic were joined by third-placed Aberdeen in qualifying for the UEFA Cup. Fourth-placed Hearts qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as Scottish Cup runners-up.


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Overview
The season began on 26 August with the first goal of the season scored by Aberdeen's John Inglis as they won 3–2 away to Falkirk. The regular league season ended on 4 May with Hibernian's Darren Jackson netting a late winner in a 1–0 win at home to Partick Thistle to claim the final goal of the season.


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Results, Matches 1–18
During matches 1–18 each team plays every other team twice (home and away).


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Results, Matches 19–36
During matches 19–36 each team plays every other team a further two times (home and away).


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Play-off
A two leg play-off took place between the 9th placed team in the Premier Division (Partick Thistle) and the runner-up of the First Division (Dundee United) for a place in the 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division.


1995–96 Scottish Premier Division, Play-off
The first leg at Firhill Stadium finished 1–1 and the second leg at Tannadice Park four days later also finished 1–1 after 90 minutes, meaning extra time was required to separate the teams. Owen Coyle scored for Dundee United during extra time, meaning Dundee United won 3–2 on aggregate, and returned to the Premier Division and Partick Thistle were relegated to the First Division.


1995–96 Scottish Second Division
The 1995–96 Scottish Second Division was won by Stirling Albion who, along with second placed East Fife, were promoted to the First Division. Forfar Athletic and Montrose were relegated to the Third Division.


1995–96 Scottish Third Division
The 1995–96 Scottish Football League Third Division was the 2nd season in the format of ten teams in the fourth-tier of Scottish football. The season started on 11 August 1995 and ended on 3 May 1996. Livingston F.C. finished top and were promoted alongside runners-up Brechin City. Both teams were promoted straight back to the Second Division having both been relegated the previous season. Albion Rovers finished bottom for a second consecutive season.


1995–96 Scottish Third Division, Teams for 1995–96
Forfar Athletic as champions of the previous season were directly promoted to the 1995–96 Scottish Second Division alongside runners-up Montrose. They were replaced by Meadowbank Thistle and Brechin City who finished second bottom and bottom of the 1994–95 Scottish Second Division respectively. During the change of season Meadowbank Thistle relocated to and changed their name to Livingston for the 1995–96 season.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
The 1995–96 NBA season was the 28th season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. During the offseason, the Sonics acquired shooting guards Hersey Hawkins and David Wingate from the Charlotte Hornets, and re-acquired Frank Brickowski from the Sacramento Kings. The team returned to what had now become the KeyArena at Seattle Center after spending the previous season in the Tacoma Dome, while the KeyArena was being renovated.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
After two consecutive playoffs appearances losing in the first round, the Sonics got off to a 9–6 start in November, but later on posted a 14-game winning streak between February and March, then won nine straight games between March and April. The team won 30 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break to finish the regular season with a franchise best 64–18 record, surpassing the record from the 1993–94 season, and earned their third number one seed in the Western Conference in franchise history.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
Point guard and Defensive Player of the Year Gary Payton, and power forward Shawn Kemp were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, and to the All-NBA Second Team. Payton was named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team averaging 19.3 points, 7.5 assists and 2.9 steals per game, and became the first and only point guard ever to win the Defensive Player of the Year award, while Kemp led the team with 19.6 points, 11.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game. Detlef Schrempf averaged 17.1 points per game, while Hawkins provided the team with 15.6 points and 1.8 steals per game. Sixth man Sam Perkins provided scoring off the bench averaging 11.8 points per game. This Sonics team is regarded as one of the best defensive teams in the late 90s.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
Led by Kemp and Payton, the two formed "Sonic Boom", one of the most electrifying tandems in NBA history. The SuperSonics defeated the Sacramento Kings three games to one in the Western Conference First Round, advancing to the second round for the first time in three years. In the Western Conference Semifinals, they swept the 5th-seeded and reigning champions Houston Rockets in four straight games to advance to the Western Conference Finals, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in seven games to reach their first NBA Finals since 1979.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
In the Finals, they would face the Chicago Bulls, who posted the league's best record at 72–10, and were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. After an 0–3 start in the series, Seattle managed to win their next two home games, but eventually lost the series in Game 6 in Chicago. Following the season, Ervin Johnson signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets, Vincent Askew was traded to the New Jersey Nets, and Brickowski signed with the Boston Celtics. This Sonics team has been featured in the video game series NBA 2K.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season
For the season, the Sonics featured a new logo of a dark green oval with the Space Needle forming the letter "I" in Sonics, plus adding new uniforms, and added dark green and red to their color scheme. The logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2001.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season, Season Synopsis, November
The SuperSonics started their season on November 3 on the road wherein they faced the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City. They started the game well after leading the Jazz in the 1st Quarter, but the Jazz fought back and never looked back as they defeated the Sonics, 112-94. The Sonics now went back home to play the two Los Angeles teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the L.A. Clippers. The SuperSonics won both of their home games, as they were now up 2-1 for the season. On November 26, the SuperSonics hosted the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls.


1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season, Regular season, Season Synopsis, November
The visiting Bulls hold a double-digit lead at halftime but the Sonics fought back and only allowed 28 2nd half PTS for the Bulls as they won the game, 97-92. The month of November for the Sonics ended in a disappointing way because they were defeated by a point by the visiting Indiana Pacers led by Reggie Miller. Overall, the Sonics posted a record of 9-6 in 15 games played during that month.


1995–96 Second League of FR Yugoslavia
Statistics of Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Serbian: Дpугa савезна лига, Druga savezna liga) for the 1995–96 season.


1995–96 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, Overview
The league was divided into 2 groups, A and B, consisting each of 10 clubs. Both groups were played in league system. By winter break all clubs in each group meet each other twice, home and away, with the bottom four classified from A group moving to the group B, and being replaced by the top four from the B group. At the end of the season the same situation happened with four teams being replaced from A and B groups, adding the fact that the bottom three clubs from the B group were relegated into the third national tier. The champion and the second following team were promoted into the 1996–97 First League of FR Yugoslavia.


1995–96 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, Overview
At the end of the season FK Budućnost Valjevo became champions, and together with OFK Kikinda, FK Železnik, FK Spartak Subotica, FK Rudar Pljevlja and FK Sutjeska Nikšić got promoted.


1995–96 Second League of FR Yugoslavia, Club names
Some club names were written in a different way in other sources, and that is because some clubs had in their names the sponsorship company included. These cases were:


1995–96 Segunda División
The 1995–96 Segunda División season saw 20 teams participate in the second flight Spanish league. Hércules CF, CD Logroñés and CF Extremadura were promoted to Primera División. Sestao, Athletic de Bilbao B, Getafe CF and Atlético Marbella were relegated to Segunda División B.


1995–96 Segunda División
From this season, wins worth 3 points instead of 2.


1995–96 Segunda División B
The season 1995-96 of Segunda División B of Spanish football started August 1995 and ended May 1996.


1995–96 Segunda División B, Summary before the 1995–96 season
Occupied the vacant spots by Segunda División free spots due to Primera División expansion:


1995–96 Segunda División B, Group I
Teams from Canary Islands, Castilla–La Mancha, Community of Madrid and Galicia.


1995–96 Segunda División B, Group II
Teams from Asturias, Basque Country, Castile and León, La Rioja and Navarre.


1995–96 Segunda División B, Group III
Teams from Andorra, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Catalonia and Valencian Community.


1995–96 Segunda Divisão B
The 1995–96 Segunda Divisão season was the 62nd season of the competition and the 46th season of recognised third-tier football in Portugal.


1995–96 Segunda Divisão B, Overview
The league was contested by 54 teams in 3 divisions with SC Covilhã, Varzim SC and CD Beja winning the respective divisional competitions and gaining promotion to the Liga de Honra. The overall championship was won by Varzim SC.


1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra
The 1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra season was the 6th season of the competition and the 62nd season of recognised second-tier football in Portugal.


1995–96 Segunda Divisão de Honra, Overview
The league was contested by 18 teams with Rio Ave FC winning the championship and gaining promotion to the Primeira Liga along with Vitória Setúbal and SC Espinho. At the other end of the table Nacional Funchal, FC Famalicão and AD Ovarense were relegated to the Segunda Divisão.


1995–96 Serbian Hockey League season
The Serbian Hockey League Season for 1995-1996 was the fifth season of the league. Four teams participated, each one playing four games with one another, resulting in twelve games for each team. KHK Crvenza Zvezda won all the games that it played that season, resulting in them winning the regular division. They went on to win the playoffs.


1995–96 Serbian Hockey League season, Playoffs, third place
Spartak and Partizan were supposed to pay in the finals. However they did not participate, and spartak won by default.


1995–96 Serbian Hockey League season, cup competition
There was also the competition for the cup. In it Red Star beat Vojvodina 9-3 to win it.


1995–96 Serie A
The 1995–96 Serie A title was won by Milan (15th title for the Milan-based club), with Juventus finishing as runners-up. Fourth placed Fiorentina tasted glory in the Coppa Italia, while seventh-placed Internazionale only narrowly managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup under the management of their new English head coach Roy Hodgson. Bari, Torino, Cremonese and Padova were all relegated.


1995–96 Serie A, Teams
Piacenza, Udinese, Vicenza and Atalanta had been promoted from Serie B.


1995–96 Serie A (ice hockey) season
The 1995–96 Serie A season was the 62nd season of the Serie A, the top level of ice hockey in Italy. Nine teams participated in the league, and HC Bozen won the championship by defeating HC 24 Milan in the final.


1995–96 Serie B
The Serie B 1995–96 was the sixty-fourth tournament of this competition played in Italy since its creation.


1995–96 Serie B, Teams
Bologna, Pistoiese, Reggina and Avellino had been promoted from Serie C, while Genoa, Foggia, Reggiana and Brescia had been relegated from Serie A.


1995–96 Sheffield Shield season
The 1995–96 Sheffield Shield season was the 94th season of the Sheffield Shield, the domestic first-class cricket competition of Australia. South Australia won the championship.


1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season
The 1995–96 season was the 107th season in existence for Sheffield United, during which they played in Division One for the second successive season. In the first half of the season, events in the boardroom overshadowed those on the pitch until Mike McDonald completed a successful take over of the club. Following his arrival, manager Dave Bassett resigned and was replaced by Howard Kendall, who was provided with the funds to overhaul the squad. Many changes were made to the playing squad over the following months, meaning the club used more first-team players in one season than ever before. Although struggling for much of the season, the new arrivals brought about a late rally and the club finished a respectable ninth in the division.


1995–96 Sheffield United F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
The 1995–96 season was Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 's 129th season. They competed in the twenty-team Premier League, the top tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.


1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
David Pleat's first season as Sheffield Wednesday manager was the club's worst in the top flight since winning promotion in 1991. The eagerly-anticipated signing of Belgian forward Marc Degryse turned out to be a major disappointment, though David Hirst provided a fair supply of goals on his return to fitness after a two-year injury struggle.


1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
The Owls struggled all season long, and finished 15th in the final table. This was another dismal showing for a club who were chasing honours just two or three seasons earlier, and Pleat knew that something had to change, and set out to reward the club's board for keeping faith in him for a second season.


1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Season summary
Marc Degryse, Chris Waddle, Chris Woods and Klas Ingesson all left in the close season, and all the talk at Hillsborough was the acquisition of young striker Andy Booth from Huddersfield Town for £2.5 million. Many fans saw him as the answer to the problems which had plagued the Owls during the last seasons, and gave them hope of a new challenge for honours.


1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, First-team squad
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1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season, Players, Reserve squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy
The 1995 Singer Champions Trophy was held in Sharjah, UAE, between October 11-20, 1995. Three national teams took part: Pakistan, Sri Lanka and West Indies.


1995–96 Singer Champions Trophy
The 1995 Champions Trophy started with a double round-robin tournament where each team played the other twice. The two leading teams qualified for the final. Sri Lanka won the tournament and US$30,000.


1995–96 Singer Cup
The 1996 Singer Cup was a triangular cricket tournament held between 1 and 7 April 1996 in Singapore. The competition featured the national cricket teams of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The tournament was won by Pakistan, which defeated Sri Lanka in the final on 7 April.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Venue
The 1996 Singer Cup was the first major international cricket competition hosted in Singapore. All matches were played at The Padang sports ground, which has been the home of the Singapore Cricket Club.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Squads
Sri Lanka and India retained the captains – Arjuna Ranatunga (Sri Lanka) and Mohammad Azharuddin (India) – who had led their sides in the 1996 World Cup. However, Aamir Sohail replaced Wasim Akram as captain of the Pakistan team.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Squads, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka named a 14-player side for the tournament, unchanged from the team that won the 1996 World Cup.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Squads, Pakistan
Pakistan named a 14-player side with some major changes from the side that had played in the World Cup. Former captain and fast-bowler Wasim Akram had pulled out of the tournament due to an injury, and veteran batsman Javed Miandad retired after the 1996 World Cup. They were replaced by middle-order batsman Basit Ali and fast-bowler Mohammad Akram.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Squads, India
India named a 14-player side that incorporated some major changes. Leading batsman Vinod Kambli and medium-fast bowler Salil Ankola were dropped from the team. They were replaced by medium-fast bowler Prashant Vaidya and batsmen Rahul Dravid and Vikram Rathour. However, Rathour was not picked to play in any match.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Points table
The opening match on 1 April between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, was abandoned due to rain and re-played on 2 April. At the end of the round-robin matches, each team had one victory and one loss, making their tally of points equal. As a result, the finalists were decided based on superior net run-rate.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Records and awards
Sanath Jayasuriya, who had been the player of the tournament for the 1996 World Cup, won the same award for the 1996 Singer Cup. He finished the tournament scoring 217 runs in 3 innings with a batting average of 72.33, with one fifty and one century. As a bowler, Jayasuriya had also taken 3 wickets at an average of 38.33 and a best of 1/31.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Records and awards
Several world records were broken during the course of the tournament. In Sri Lanka's opening match against Pakistan, Jayasuriya made what was then the fastest century in ODIs, taking just 48 balls and going on to score 134 runs from 65 balls. Jayasuriya's 48-ball century surpassed the previously held record of India's Mohammad Azharuddin, who had scored a century from 62 balls. In the same match, Aamir Sohail conceded 30 runs in an over he bowled – the world record for most runs made in a single over. Jayasuriya's century became the second-fastest when Pakistani batsman Shahid Afridi scored a century from 37 balls in the first ODI innings of his career, against Sri Lanka in Nairobi, Kenya later in the year.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Records and awards
Sanath Jayasuriya also scored the fastest fifty in ODIs at that time– in 17 balls against Pakistan in the final – surpassing Australia's Simon O'Donnell's 18-ball record, made against Sri Lanka in Sharjah in 1989–90.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Records and awards
Pakistani captain Aamir Sohail made the second-highest number of runs, scoring 140 in 3 innings at an average of 70.00. India's Sachin Tendulkar was the only other batsman after Jayasuriya to score a century – making 100 runs against Pakistan.


1995–96 Singer Cup, Records and awards
The tournament's leading wicket-taker was Pakistani spin bowler Saqlain Mushtaq, who took a total of 8 wickets at an average of 16.2 and a best of 3/38. Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan shared the record of taking most catches along with Pakistani wicket-keeper Rashid Latif, both taking 4 catches.


1995–96 Six Nations Tournament
The 1995–96 Six Nations Tournament was the second and final playing of the Six Nations ice hockey Tournament. A total of 23 teams participated in the qualifying rounds, and the tournament was won by the Dragons de Rouen.


1995–96 Slovak 1. Liga season
The 1995–96 Slovak 1.Liga season was the third season of the Slovak 1. Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 12 teams participated in the league, and HK VTJ Spisska Nova Ves won the championship.


1995–96 Slovak Cup
The 1995–96 Slovak Cup was the 27th season of Slovakia's annual knock-out cup competition and the third since the independence of Slovakia. It was ended on 26 May 1996 with the Final. The winners of the competition earned a place in the qualifying round of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Inter Bratislava were the defending champions.


1995–96 Slovak Extraliga season
The 1995–96 Slovak Extraliga season was the third season of the Slovak Extraliga, the top level of ice hockey in Slovakia. 10 teams participated in the league, and HC Kosice won the championship.


1995–96 Slovak Superliga
The 1995–96 Slovak First Football League was the third season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. This season started on 29 July 1995 and ended on 12 June 1996. Slovan Bratislava are the defending champions.


1995–96 Slovak Superliga, Teams
A total of 12 teams was contested in the league, including 11 sides from the 1994–95 season and one promoted from the 2. Liga.


1995–96 Slovak Superliga, Teams
MŠK Žilina was relegated to the 1995–96 2. Liga. The one relegated team was replaced by FC Nitra.


1995–96 Slovenian Basketball League
The 1995–96 Slovenian Basketball League was the 5th season of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Slovenia.


1995–96 Slovenian Basketball League, Regular season
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points


1995–96 Slovenian Basketball League, Champions standings
P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, Pts=Points


1995–96 Slovenian Football Cup
The 1995–96 Slovenian Football Cup was the fifth season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season
The 1995–96 Slovenian Ice Hockey League was the fifth season of the Slovenian Hockey League.


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season
At the end of the regular season the playoffs were held. Olimpija were the winners.


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season, Play-offs, Semi-finals
Olimpija defeated Triglav Kranj 4–0 in a best of seven series 7–2, 9–0, 14–3 and 9–5


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season, Play-offs, Semi-finals
Jesenice defeated Bled 4–2 in a best of seven series 5–2, 2–4, 3–2, 2–4, 8–2 and 5–3


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season, Play-offs, Final
Olimpija defeated Jesenice 4–1 in a best of seven series.


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season, Play-offs, Third place
Bled defeated Triglav 3–1 in a best of five series 3–6, 6–4, 5–2 and 5–3


1995–96 Slovenian Hockey League season, Play-offs, Fifth place
Slavija defeated Maribor 4–1 in a best of seven 3–1, 2–3, 4–3, 5–0 and 5–2


1995–96 Slovenian PrvaLiga
The 1995–96 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the fifth season of Slovenian top division football. The season started on 30 July 1995 and ended on 8 June 1996 with each team playing a total of 36 matches.


1995–96 Slovenian PrvaLiga, Results
Every team plays four times against their opponents, twice at home and twice on the road, for a total of 36 matches.


1995–96 Slovenian Second League
The 1995–96 Slovenian Second League season started on 13 August 1995 and ended on 9 June 1996. Each team played a total of 29 matches. Jadran Dekani and Kočevje withdrew before the start of the season. Their places were taken by Železničar Maribor and Črnuče.


1995–96 Slovenian Third League
The 1995–96 Slovenian Third League was the fourth season of the Slovenian Third League, the third highest level in the Slovenian football system.


1995–96 South African municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in South Africa in 1995 and 1996. Over 11 000 seats were contested of which the African National Congress won 6 032, the National Party 1 814, the Inkhata Freedom Party 754 and the Democratic Party 138.


1995–96 South African municipal elections
The elections were held on 1 November 1995 in most of the country, but delayed to 29 May 1996 in the Western Cape and 26 June 1996 in KwaZulu-Natal due to boundary demarcation disputes.


1995–96 South Midlands League
The 1995–96 South Midlands League season was 67th in the history of South Midlands League.


1995–96 South Midlands League, Premier Division
The Premier Division featured 15 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 2 new clubs, promoted from last season's Senior Division:


1995–96 South Midlands League, Senior Division
The Senior Division featured 11 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 3 new clubs:


1995–96 South Midlands League, Division One
The Division One featured 10 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with 7 new clubs:


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season
The 1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season was one of the least active South Pacific tropical cyclone season's on record, with only four tropical cyclones occurring within the South Pacific Ocean to the east of 160°E. The season officially ran from November 1, 1995, until April 30, 1996. The first storm developed on January 12, while the last one dissipated on April 2. During the season the most intense tropical cyclone was Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti, which reached a minimum pressure of 935 hPa (27.61 inHg) as it affected New Caledonia. After the season ended Beti's name was the only name to be retired from the tropical cyclone naming lists and was replaced with Bune, after it inflicted over 5.6 million (USD) worth of damage to Australia, Vanuatu, New Caledonia and New Zealand.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season
During the season, tropical cyclones were officially monitored by the Regional Specialized Meteorological Center (RSMC) in Nadi, Fiji, and the Tropical Cyclone Warning Centers (TCWC) in Brisbane, Australia and Wellington, New Zealand. Throughout the season the United States Navy also monitored the basin and issued unofficial warnings, through its Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) and Naval Pacific Meteorology and Oceanography Center (NPMOC).


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season
Tropical cyclones that were located between 160°E and 120°W as well as the Equator and 25°S were monitored by RSMC Nadi while any that were located to the south of 25°S between 160°E and 120°W were monitored by TCWC Wellington. During the season the JTWC issued warnings on any tropical cyclone that was located between 160°E and 180° while the NPMOC issued warnings for tropical cyclones forming between the 180° and the American coast. RSMC Nadi and TCWC Wellington both used the Australian Tropical Cyclone Intensity Scale, and measured windspeeds over a 10-minute period during the season, while the JTWC and the NPMOC measured sustained windspeeds over a 1-minute period.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Because of a weak–moderate La Niña episode, most tropical cyclones that developed within the season occurred within the Coral Sea. The weak La Nina conditions also affected the amount of tropical cyclones that occurred during the year, with only 5 tropical cyclones occurring within the basin. During December 24, Tropical Cyclone Gertie moved into the basin from the Australian region, before it passed to the south of New Caledonia and weakened below tropical cyclone intensity.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Cyclone Yasi, developed on January 12 as a tropical depression before it was named on January 16. As a tropical cyclone, Yasi brought significant rain to both Fiji and Tonga before it dissipated on January 19 to the south of Papette in French Polynesia. After Yasi dissipated, no tropical cyclones were recorded in the basin until March 9; however on February 12, a tropical low developed to the west of New Caledonia.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
Over the next 24 hours the low deepened to about 1002 hPa before it crossed 160°E and moved into the Australian region where it became known as the Queen Elizabeth II storm. On February 22 and 23, a shallow tropical depression moved around the Fijian archipelago and caused some flooding of low-lying areas in Vanua Levu. On March 9 and 10, Tropical Cyclones Zaka and Atu both developed near New Caledonia, about 1,000 km (620 mi) apart and took similar tracks towards the southeast before becoming extratropical.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Seasonal summary
On March 21, the final tropical cyclone of the season developed to the northeast of Vanuatu. Over the next couple of days the depression gradually developed further and was named as Beti, before it passed over Vanuatu and New Caledonia. On March 29, after it had passed over New Caledonia, Beti degenerated into an extratropical cyclone, before dissipating on April 2. After the season ended the name Beti was retired from the tropical cyclone naming lists.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Yasi
On January 12, RSMC Nadi reported that a tropical depression had developed over the Fijian island of Vanua Levu, about 430 km (270 mi) to the south of Labasa. Over the next few days, the depression moved towards the southeast before it started to affect Tonga on January 15. During the following day, the depression rapidly developed further as it interacted with the South Pacific Convergence Zone, before the NPMOC initiated warnings on the system and designated it as 08P.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Yasi
At 0000 UTC on January 17, the NPMOC reported that the depression had reached its peak 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (50 mph) while RSMC Nadi reported that the depression had intensified into a tropical cyclone while it was located about 510 km (320 mi) to the southeast of Nukualofa, Tonga. However RSMC Nadi did not name it Yasi for another 12 hours, while the system reached its peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (50 mph). After it was named on January 17, Yasi accelerated towards the southeast, before it moved out of RSMC Nadi's area of responsibility.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Yasi
During January 18, the NPMOC issued their final warning because Yasi had degenerated into an extratropical cyclone. TCWC Wellington monitored Yasi's remnants for another day, before they dissipated about 1520 km (940 mi) to the south of Papeete, French Polynesia. Although no major damage was reported from any of the islands affected some minor damage was reported in Tonga, after Yasi caused heavy rainfall there.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Zaka
On March 9, RSMC Nadi started to monitor a tropical depression had developed within an active convergence zone, about 150 km (95 mi) to the northwest of Noumea, New Caledonia. During that day an upper level trough moved over New Zealand which brought the jet stream over New Caledonia. As a result, this made the depression hard to locate with satellite imagery. However, later that day despite the system being poorly organized, RSMC Nadi reported that the depression had intensified into a tropical cyclone and named it Zaka.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Zaka
As they named it RSMC Nadi reported that the system had reached its peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 65 km/h (40 mph) with further development of the system restricted by strong vertical wind shear. Early on March 10, the JTWC designated Zaka as Tropical Cyclone 20P, while it had its peak 1-minute windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph). RSMC Nadi then issued their final advisory at 0600 UTC, as Zaka had weakened into a tropical depression and was moving into TCWC Wellingtons area of responsibility. TCWC Wellington and the JTWC monitored Zaka for another day before it was last noted during March 11 as it became an extratropical cyclone. Zaka dumped 376 mm (14.8 in) of rain on Vanuatu in just 24 hours.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Atu
On March 4, the JTWC started to monitor an area of disturbed weather that had developed within the Australian region about 900 km (560 mi), to the southeast of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Over the next few days, the system remained weak and gradually moved southeast before it crossed 160°E and moved into the basin on March 9. During the next day, both the JTWC and the FMS started to monitor the system as a tropical depression as it moved through the Loyalty Islands.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Tropical Cyclone Atu
On March 11, the depression intensified into a tropical cyclone as it moved southeastward, prompting the FMS to name it Atu at 1800 UTC. Early on March 12, the JTWC reported that Atu had reached its peak 1-minute windspeeds of 100 km/h (65 mph). Later that morning the FMS reported that Atu had reached its peak 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 85 km/h (50 mph). After it had peaked in intensity, Atu weakened under the influence of strong vertical windshear before the JTWC and the FMS issued their final advisories during March 13, as Atu had become extratropical. Atu's remnants were then monitored by the FMS and MetService until they dissipated on March 18.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
On March 19, the JTWC started to monitor a tropical disturbance that was located about 1145 km (710 mi) to the northwest of Suva, Fiji. Over the next couple of days the system moved towards the south and gradually developed further in an area of low vertical windshear, before the system was designated as Tropical Depression 23P by the JTWC and RSMC Nadi on March 21. Over the next couple of days, 23P moved further towards the south, before the depression started to move towards the southwest as a ridge of high pressure strengthened on March 23.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
Later that day, RSMC Nadi reported that the depression had intensified into a category 1 tropical cyclone and named it as Beti. During that day, Beti continued to develop further before the system moved into the Coral Sea on March 24, after passing over the Vanuatuan islands of Pentecost and Malekula. As Beti moved into the Coral Sea, the system quickly intensified further, with RSMC Nadi reporting on March 25 that Beti had intensified into a category 3 severe tropical cyclone. As Beti intensified into a severe tropical cyclone, the ridge of high pressure weakened as it interacted with an upper level trough of low pressure. As a result, the system started to move towards the south-southeast.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
Over the next couple of days Beti continued to intensify as it moved towards New Caledonia, before the JTWC reported at 1800 UTC on March 26, that Beti had reached its peak 1-minute sustained windspeeds of 195 km/h (120 mph). Six hours later, RSMC Nadi reported that the system had peaked as a category 4 severe tropical cyclone with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 165 km/h (105 mph). Later on March 27, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti made landfall on the Grande Terre island of New Caledonia near its peak intensity and quickly weakened into a category 2 tropical cyclone.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
During the next day, Beti moved towards the southeast under the influence of the trough, reemerging into the Coral Sea as a weakening tropical cyclone that had started to transition into an extratropical cyclone. Later on March 28, RSMC Nadi passed the primary warning responsibility of the cyclone to TCWC Wellington, before the JTWC issued their final advisory on Beti as it had become extratropical. Over the next few days, TCWC Wellington continued to monitor Beti's remnants, as they came under the influence of a high pressure area and moved around New Zealand's East Coast, before they were last noted on April 2 while located about 1400 km (870 mi) to the southeast of Wellington.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
While it was active, Cyclone Beti was responsible for 2 deaths and caused damage in Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, and Vanuatu. The most significant damage occurred in New Caledonia where wind and flooding destroyed crops, gardens and caused disruption to the electricity network, water supply, road and telephone communications. Many homes and roads were also badly damaged, with over 50% of lower standard housing on the outskirts of Noumea damaged after rivers and creeks burst their banks.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Cyclone Beti
Press reports indicated that Beti inflicted between FF 22-27 million (US$4.3 - 5.3 million) in damage to New Caledonia and that only a few injuries had occurred. Within Vanuatu, Beti caused about VUV4.5 million, (US$41,000) in damage to food gardens and shelters. As an extratropical cyclone, Beti generated a high surf and long period swells that hit both eastern Australia and New Zealand. Within Australia, the high surf left several competitors in the Australian life surfing championships injured, while another competitor was killed after his boat was swamped by large waves. Within New Zealand, Beti's remnants caused flooding and mud-slips, which led to several roads being closed. A helicopter and its pilot were lost at the height of the storm, while they were travelling from Napier to Gisborne.


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
During December 23, the remnants of Severe Tropical Cyclone Gertie, moved westwards off the Australian mainland and into the Coral Sea near Maryborough. After moving into the Coral Sea, the system underwent a pierod of rapid intensification, during which it reintensified into a tropical cyclone and caused gale-force winds along the southern Queensland Coast. During the following day, gale-force winds eased along the Queensland coast, as Gertie moved north-eastwards into the South Pacific basin where it peaked with 10-minute sustained windspeeds of 75 km/h (45 mph).


1995–96 South Pacific cyclone season, Systems, Other systems
The system subsequently passed to the south of New Caledonia and was last noted during December 24, as it weakened below tropical cyclone intensity. During February 12, a tropical low developed to the west of New Caledonia. Over the next 24 hours the low deepened to about 1002 hPa (29.59 inHg) before it crossed 160°E and moved into the Australian region where it became known as the Queen Elizabeth II storm. On February 22 and 23, a shallow tropical depression moved around the Fijian archipelago and caused some flooding of low-lying areas in Vanua Levu.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The 1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season was a moderately active season that included Cyclone Bonita, which was the first known tropical cyclone to cross from the southern Indian Ocean into the southern Atlantic Ocean. Tropical activity lasted for about six months from the middle of November 1995 to early May 1996. The first storm, Intense Tropical Cyclone Agnielle, formed in the adjacent Australian basin on November 16 and later reached peak winds in the south-west Indian Ocean. The next named storm after Agnielle was Bonita, which formed in early January and killed 42 people.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
The basin was most active in February, with two tropical cyclones, or the equivalent of a minimal hurricane, as well as a severe tropical storm. The first of these three was Doloresse, which killed 67 people due to a shipwreck in the Comoros. The next storm was Cyclone Edwige, which caused heavy crop damage on Mauritius before looping along the east coast of Madagascar. In March, both Cyclone Flossy and Tropical Storm Guylianne passed near the Mascarene Islands, producing heavy rainfall and gusty winds.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season
Tropical activity continued through April and May, with two tropical cyclones in the former month. In early April, Tropical Cyclone Hansella moved over the island of Rodrigues, dropping more rainfall in 24 hours than the average monthly total. Later, Itelle became a rare April intense tropical cyclone, but weakened before it approached St. Brandon island. The final storm of the season, Jenna, formed in the Australian region, briefly intensified into a minimal tropical storm in the south-west Indian Ocean, and proceeded to exit the basin on May 4 to end the season. In addition to the named storms, several tropical depressions were tracked, one of which in December dropped heavy rainfall on Réunion.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
During the season, the Météo-France office (MFR) on Réunion island issued warnings in tropical cyclones within the basin. The agency estimated intensity through the Dvorak technique, and warned on tropical cyclones in the region from the coast of Africa to 90° E, south of the equator. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), which is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force task force, also issued tropical cyclone warnings for the southwestern Indian Ocean.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
The season was fairly active with ten tropical storms, one greater than average, although most storms were short-lived. Six of the storms reached tropical cyclone status, or maximum sustained winds of at least 120 km/h (75 mph), which is two more than average. Most cyclones dissipated within the tropics, in contrast to the norm of storms accelerating into higher latitudes. Throughout the season there were 82 days in which there was tropical activity. Based on a list contributed by the nation of Seychelles, the storms were named in sequential order, starting with Agnielle. The rest of the names on the list were Ketty, Lucia, Molly, Nadege, Odette, Paquerette, Rolina, Sylvianne, Talla, Vivienne, Walya, and Yoline.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
In addition to the named storms, the MFR tracked 11 tropical depressions or disturbances that did not intensify into a tropical storm. The agency did not issue any bulletins on eight of them. Of the remaining three, two formed in late December, and the other formed in mid-February. Tropical Depression B2, the longest-lasting of the depressions, formed after a month of activity. An area of convection developed in the Mozambique Channel, and the MFR believed it to be connected to the depression that formed on December 28 east of Madagascar.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Seasonal summary
With a ridge to the east, the system tracked southward, but failed to intensify due to strong wind shear. While passing west of Réunion, the depression dropped heavy rainfall, totaling 350 mm (14 in) along the northern coast and about twice that amount in the mountainous interior. On December 31, the depression dissipated to the southwest of Réunion. On February 10, the JTWC tracked Tropical Cyclone 12S into the basin as a weakening tropical depression, which quickly dissipated. A few days later, the JTWC also tracked Tropical Cyclone 15S from February 14–17, which briefly intensified into a minimal tropical storm in the eastern portion of the basin.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Daryl–Agnielle
In the middle of November 1995, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) spawned an area of convection to the southwest of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Located within the Australian region in an area of low wind shear, a tropical low developed west of Sumatra on November 16. It gradually intensified while moving southward, before turning sharply westward on November 18 due to a ridge to the south. That day, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) office in Perth upgraded the low to Tropical Cyclone Daryl, or to minimal tropical storm status. Designated Tropical Cyclone 01S by the JTWC, Daryl continued to intensify, and the BoM upgraded it to winds of 120 km/h (75 mph). The system crossed into the basin on November 19, and was renamed Daryl as Agnielle at that time.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Daryl–Agnielle
On November 20, the ridge to the south weakened, allowing Agnielle to turn to the southwest. A well-defined eye developed, which persisted for about three days. Late on November 20, Agnielle attained peak 10‑minute sustained winds of 175 km/h (110 mph), making it an intense tropical cyclone, a rarity for November storms. On November 21, the JTWC estimated peak 1‑minute winds of 280 km/h (175 mph), the second-strongest storm estimated by the agency in the Indian Ocean, after only Cyclone Fantala.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Daryl–Agnielle
Although the eye briefly became less organized, accompanied by a decrease in winds, Agnielle re-intensified despite moving over colder waters. The ridge to the south rebuilt, forcing the cyclone to slow and turn to the west. Increasing wind shear caused rapid weakening; within 30 hours, the winds decreased from tropical cyclone to tropical depression status on November 25. That day, the JTWC discontinued advisories, although the MFR continued tracking the circulation until Agnielle's dissipation on November 27.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bonita
As Tropical Depression B2 was dissipating near Réunion, another tropical depression formed east of the Chagos Archipelago on January 3. It moved southwestward, initially without development, but conditions gradually became more favorable. On January 5, the depression strengthened into Tropical Storm Bonita, and three days later reached tropical cyclone status as it developed a well-defined eye. Later that day, Bonita quickly intensified to its 10‑minute peak intensity of 185 km/h (115 mph), making it the strongest storm of the season. A ridge to the south turned the cyclone more to the west.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bonita
On January 9, the JTWC estimated Bonita attained peak 1‑minute winds of 250 km/h (155 mph), and the next day, the cyclone made landfall about 50 km (30 mi) north of Foulpointe in eastern Madagascar. Bonita quickly weakened into a tropical storm while crossing the country, but re-intensified slightly after reaching the Mozambique Channel on January 12. Late on January 13, Bonita made a second landfall in eastern Mozambique between Pebane and Quelimane.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bonita
Although the MFR ceased issuing advisories on January 15, the remnants of Bonita continued across Africa, and emerging into the southern Atlantic Ocean on January 19 and dissipating the next day. Bonita was considered by the Zambia Meteorological Department to have been the first tropical cyclone known to have traversed southern Africa from the South-West Indian Ocean to the South Atlantic.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Intense Tropical Cyclone Bonita
In eastern Madagascar, 24‑hour rainfall totals included 170 mm (6.7 in) at Toamasina, while gusts exceeded 230 km/h (140 mph) on the offshore island of Île Sainte-Marie. Bonita caused widespread flooding of rice crops, as well as heavy infrastructure and crop damage along the northeastern coastline. The cyclone killed 25 people in Madagascar and left 5,000 people homeless. In Mozambique, Bonita dropped heavy rainfall and produced flooding, killing as many as 17 people. Floodwaters destroyed 2,500 ha (6,200 acres) of crops and demolished many buildings, including about 12 schools. The remnants of Bonita dropped the heaviest rainfall in 80 years in eastern Zimbabwe, and heavy rainfall also spread into Zambia.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hubert–Coryna
In the Australian basin, the monsoon trough spawned a tropical disturbance near Christmas Island on January 3. With a ridge to the south, the system tracked to the west-southwest, developing into a tropical low on January 6 and being named Hubert the next day by the BoM. It quickly intensified to reach peak 10‑minutes winds of 150 km/h (90 mph) on January 9 to the north of the Cocos Islands, but later that day began weakening due to increasing wind shear.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Hubert–Coryna
At around 1800 UTC on January 9, Hubert crossed into the south-west Indian Ocean with 10‑minute winds of 100 km/h (65 mph), and at that time, was renamed the cyclone Coryna. The wind shear quickly tore the convection away from the center, leaving the circulation exposed by January 10. The next day, Coryna weakened to tropical depression status, and on January 12 the circulation dissipated in the central Indian Ocean.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Doloresse
After about a month in which there were no named storms in the basin, a tropical disturbance formed within the ITCZ to the southwest of Seychelles on February 12. It moved slowly to the southwest with a well-defined center and a broad area of convection. For several days, the system remained weak until reaching more favorable conditions on February 16, and the next day it intensified into Tropical Storm Doloresse. The storm slowed while reaching the western extent of a ridge, drifting for nearly 24 hours about 160 km (99 mi) north-northwest of Grande Comore.


1995–96 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Systems, Severe Tropical Storm Doloresse
On February 17, an approaching trough turned Doloresse to the south-southeast, bringing the storm about 55 km (35 mi) southwest of Grande Comore; this made it the first cyclone to directly affect the nation since Cyclone Elinah 13 years prior. On February 17, the JTWC estimated peak 1‑minute winds of 140 km/h (85 mph), and on the next day, the MFR estimated peak 10‑minute winds of 95 km/h (60 mph). Increasing shear caused Doloresse to rapidly weaken to tropical depression status on February 19. Although the JTWC assessed the storm as continuing to the southeast and striking northwestern Madagascar, the MFR estimated the system turned to a southwest drift and dissipated on February 20.