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The '''Federation Cup 1995-1996''' was the second and last edition of the [[IIHF Continental Cup|IIHF Federation Cup]]. The season started on October 6, 1995, and finished on December 29, 1995.

The tournament was won by [[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]], who beat [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]] in the final.

==Preliminary round==

===Group A ''*''===

====Group A Participants====
{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Alba Volán Székesfehérvár]],
{{flagicon|LIT}} HK Solvita Kaunas,
{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[KHK Crvena zvezda]],
{{flagicon|ROU}} [[HSC Csíkszereda|SC Miercurea Ciuc]]

====Group A Winner====
{{flagicon|ROU}} '''[[HSC Csíkszereda|SC Miercurea Ciuc]]'''

'''*''': Scheduled group did not take place, ''SC Miercurea Ciuc'' qualification criteria were unclear.

===Group B===
([[Jesenice, Jesenice|Jesenice]], [[Slovenia]])

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[HK Acroni Jesenice]]''' {{flagicon|SLO}}
|5:4
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[KHL Medveščak|KHL Medveščak Zagreb]]
|}

==First stage==

===Group C===
([[Riga]], [[Latvia]])

====Group A Semifinals====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}}
|12:1
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[HSC Csíkszereda|SC Miercurea Ciuc]]
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|Nik's Brih Rīga {{flagicon|LAT}}
|2:5
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''[[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]'''
|}

====Group C Third Place====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''Nik's Brih Rīga''' {{flagicon|LAT}}
|8:3
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[HSC Csíkszereda|SC Miercurea Ciuc]]
|}

====Group C Final====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}}
|5:2
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|NOR}} '''[[Vålerenga Ishockey|Vålerenga]]
|}

===Group D===
([[Oświęcim]], [[Poland]])

====Group B Semifinals====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}}
|9:1
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|SLO}} [[HK Acroni Jesenice]]
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|[[TH Unia Oświęcim|KS Unia Oświęcim]] {{flagicon|POL}}
|1:4
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} '''Polymir Novopolotsk'''
|}

====Group D Third Place====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|[[TH Unia Oświęcim|KS Unia Oświęcim]] {{flagicon|POL}}
|3:8
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|SLO}} '''[[HK Acroni Jesenice]]'''
|}

====Group D Final====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}}
|6:1
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|BLR}} Polymir Novopolotsk
|}

===Group E===
([[Varese]], [[Italy]])

====Group E Semifinals====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[PSG Zlín|ZPS Zlín]]''' {{flagicon|CZE}}
|12:3
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|UKR}} HK ATEK Kyiv
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]]''' {{flagicon|ITA}}
|4:1
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Chamonix HC]]
|}

====Group E Third Place====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Chamonix HC]]''' {{flagicon|FRA}}
|3:2
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|UKR}} HK ATEK Kyiv
|}

====Group E Final====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]]''' {{flagicon|ITA}}
|4:3
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[PSG Zlín|ZPS Zlín]]
|}

{{flagicon|SVK}} [[HK Dukla Trenčín]]    :  bye

==Final stage==
([[Trenčín]], [[Slovakia]])

===Semifinals===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]''' {{flagicon|RUS}}
|2:1
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|[[HK Dukla Trenčín]] {{flagicon|SVK}}
|1:2
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]]'''
|}

===Third place match===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|[[HK Dukla Trenčín]] {{flagicon|SVK}}
|4:7
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} '''[[Salavat Yulaev Ufa]]'''
|}

===Final===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width=22%|Team #1
!width=11%|Score
!width=22%|Team #2
|-
|style="text-align: right;"|'''[[HC Varese|AS Mastini Varese]]''' {{flagicon|ITA}}
|4:3
|style="text-align: left;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Metallurg Magnitogorsk]]
|}

==References==
* [http://www.passionhockey.com/hockeyarchives/Federation1996.htm Federation Cup 1996]

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